Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-016 Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences. 1. Hoa had a day_________ last week. A. to remember B. remember C. remembering D. remembered 2. Are you free _________ Tuesday evening? A. on B. in C. at D. with 3. It is a _________ contest. A. fire-make B. fires-making C. fire-making D. fire-makings 4. The Hanging Garden of Babylon is one of the _________of the world. A. wonders B. walls C. buildings D. strangers 5. Would you mind _________for a few minutes? A. wait B. to wait C. waiting D. waits 6. Do you mind if I _________here? A. sit B. sitting C. to sit D. sits 7. Would you mind if I _________a picture? A. taking B. took C. taken D. take 8. Our teacher said we _________work harder for our next project. A. will B. shall C. can D. should 9. It is difficult _________Spainish? A. to pratice B. praticing C. pratice D. praticed 10. Those toys were _________of wood. A. making B. to make C. made D. make 11. Nam is always _________his homework. A. forget B. forgets C. forgot D. forgetting 12. Nhi asked Nga _________she knew My Son. A. what B. whether C. if D. B&C 13. My parents decided _________Hanoi. A. to visit B. visit C. visits D. visiting 14. His parents _________TV at 8.00 pm last night. A. watch B. to watch C. were watching D. watched 15. Which word has the different stress from the rest? A. reduce B. celebrate C. forget D. participate 16. A new house _________next year. A. will bild B. will be building C. will be built D. build 17. Tam was doing his homework when I _________last night. A. arrive B. arrived C. to arrive D. was arriving 18. Which underlined part needs correcting? At 7.00 last night, Nam watched TV in the living-room. A B C D 19. Which word has the different stress from the rest? Page 1 2009-2010 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-016 A. leader B. Christmas C. description D. festival 20. Which underlined part is pronounced differently? A. give B. live C. minute D. drive Read the passage and then answer the questions that follow. Thanksgiving Day is a holiday that Americans celebrate the honor of everything the country offered to their ancestors, who was among the first immigrants to the US. When they first came to America, they saw that there was enough food and opportunity for everyone. They were even helped by the Indians, who taught them how to grow all kinds of new vegetables, such as corns and yams or sweet potatoes. On Thanksgiving Day, it’s traditional to eat a big meal together. The Americans eat food that was found here by their ancestors. They usually eat turkey with sweet potatoes, Indian corn bread, and have pumpkin pie for dessert. Every Thanksgiving Day, a giant parade is held by one of the famous deparment stores in New York. It’s an annual event. And at the end of the parade, children also see Santa Claus, who is visiting from the North Pole. Santa Claus is invited to remind children and parents that Christmas is not far away. 21. When the first ancestors came to America, what did they see? ______________________________________________________________________________ 22. Is it traditional to eat a big meal together on Thanksgiving Day? ______________________________________________________________________________ 23. Do they usually eat turkey with sweet potatoes? ______________________________________________________________________________ 24. Who is visiting from the North Pole? ______________________________________________________________________________ Change these sentences into passive voice. 25. They completed Sysney Opera House in 1973. Sysney Opera House_____________________________________________________________ 26. Mr. Nhan repaired the computers. The computers__________________________________________________________________ 27. They have cleaned water bottles. Water bottles___________________________________________________________________ 28. Lan will make a cake for her mom. A cake_________________________________________________________________________ Fill in each blank with a suitable word in the box. canoe- vacation- dark- paddle Last week, while on_________(29) in Da Lat, the Browns had quite an adventure. One afternoon, they decided to _________(30) around Xuan Huong Lake in a _________(31). After hiring the canoe, the family climbed in and paddled out to the middle of the lake. Unfortunately, _________(32) clouds soon appeared and it began to rain. THE END Page 2 2009-2010 THE SECOND SEMESTER . Tuesday evening? A. on B. in C. at D. with 3. It is a _________ contest. A. fire-make B. fires-making C. fire-making D. fire-makings 4. The Hanging Garden of Babylon is one of the _________of the world. A arriving 18. Which underlined part needs correcting? At 7.00 last night, Nam watched TV in the living-room. A B C D 19. Which word has the different stress from the rest? Page 1 200 9-2 010 THE. bottles___________________________________________________________________ 28. Lan will make a cake for her mom. A cake_________________________________________________________________________ Fill in each blank with a suitable word in the box. canoe- vacation-