Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-014 Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the sentences below. 1. The boy has a bad cut on his leg and it’s________ quite badly. A. bleeding B. hurting C. burning D. falling 2. In case of burning, ________ pain with ice or cold water pack. A. quit B. cancel C. protect D. ease 3. These beautiful pictures________ from recycled paper. A. make B. makes C. is made D. are made 4. I’m very happy________ a letter from my family. A. receive B. receiving C. to receive D. received 5. Do you mind if I________ the fan? A. turn on B. turned on C. will turn on D. would turn on 6. Do you know the boy________ to Mrs. Nga? A. talked B. talking C. is talking D. he talks 7. Would you mind________ the door for me? A. close B. closing C. to close D. to closing 8. I was walking home when I ________ Julia. A. meet B. met C. was meeting D. am meeting 9. Which underlined part is incorrect? Will the time machine built by the end of the year? A B C D 10. While we________ to school, we saw an accident. A. were walking B. walking C. walked D. walks 11. Compost is a wonderful natural________ It helps plants grow. A. sandal B. glassware C. metal D. fertilizer 12. Vietnam is a ________country. A. rubber - exporting B. rubber exported C. exporting rubber D. exported rubber 13. Jane said she________ in the contest. A. can participate B. will participate C. would participate D. is participating 14. What time is it? _ It’s 8. 20. You say: ________. A. Eight to twenty B. Twenty to eight C. Twenty past eight D. A and B are correct 15. Which underlined part is pronounced differently? A. Twin B. Liberty C. Unite D. trip 16. Which word has the different stress? A. Manual B. Computer C. Monitor D. Positive 17. Have you turned on the radio________? A. still B. ever C. already D. yet 18. Sometimes Tom writes a letter to his parents ________to ask them for some money. A. so as B. so order C. in as D. as order 19. I’m very thirsty. ______for me? A. Do you pour a glass of water? B. Did you pour a glass of water? C. Should you pour a glass of water? D. Will you pour a glass of water? 20. ________to get better apples of lower price. A. I went to another store so as that B. I went to another store on C. I went to another store in order D. I went to another store as so for 21. You / finish / do / homework / yet? A. Did you finish doing your homework yet? B. Have you finished doing your homework yet? C. Are you finishing to do the homework yet? D. Will you finish to do the homework yet? 22. I / cut / flower / from / garden / yesterday. A. I cut some flowers from my garden yesterday. B. I will cut some flower from my garden yesterday. C. I am cutting any flowers from my garden yesterday. D. I cutted any flower from my garden yesterday. 23. Mrs. Nga didn’t type the document. A. The document didn’t be typed by Mrs. Nga. B. The document wasn’t typed by Mrs. Nga. Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-014 C. The document hasn’t been typed by Mrs. Nga. D. The document is being typed by Mrs. Nga. 24. “I am from Paris, France” Paul said. A. Paul said that he was from Paris, France. B. Paul said that he is from Paris, France. C. Paul said that I am from Paris, France. D. Paul said that I was from Paris, France. II. Read the text then do the tasks below. THE RICE- COOKING FESTIVAL This report shows how the rice- cooking festival was held. The festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from a river. There were three competitions: water-fetching, fire- making and rice-cooking. The festival took one day. In the water-fetching contest, one person from each team had to run to the river to get a bottle of water. In the fire-making contest, two team member had to make a fire in the traditional way. They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire. Six people from each team took part in the rice- cooking contest. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice. After the three contests, all the points were added and the Thon Trieu Group won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful. A. Choose A, B, C, or D to answer the questions 25. What is the name of the festival? A. It’s water-fetching. B. It’s fire- making. C. It’s rice-cooking. D. It’s husk-separating. 26. Where was the festival held? A. Three km away from a river. B. In Thon Trieu. C. In one’s house yard. D. In the communal house yard. 27. How long did the festival last? A. Three competitions. B. One day. C. One week. D. Three contests. 28. How many activities were there? A. Three activity B. One person C. Three activities D. Three people B. Answer the questions. 29. How was the fire–making contest organized? 30. Who wrote the report? 31. How many people from each team took part in the rice-cooking contest? Complete the second sentence. 32. “ Do many tourists visit your village?” Tan asked me__________________________________________________________________ 33. “ The bikes are broken.” Nam said______________________________________________________________________ 34. Nguyen Hue School will hold an English-Speaking contest next month. An English-Speaking contest______________________________________________________ 35. A boat rescued them. They_________________________________________________________________________ 36. “ Could you close the door , please?” Do you mind___________________________________________________________________ 37. Let’s go to the zoo! I suggest______________________________________________________________________ 38. I’ve never talked to a more interesting person than him. He is _________________________________________________________________________ 39. The United States has a big industry that makes cars. 40. “Can you help me with my homework, Lan”. Nga asked Lan if ________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER . water-fetching, fire- making and rice-cooking. The festival took one day. In the water-fetching contest, one person from each team had to run to the river to get a bottle of water. In the fire-making. questions 25. What is the name of the festival? A. It’s water-fetching. B. It’s fire- making. C. It’s rice-cooking. D. It’s husk-separating. 26. Where was the festival held? A. Three km away. from Paris, France. II. Read the text then do the tasks below. THE RICE- COOKING FESTIVAL This report shows how the rice- cooking festival was held. The festival was held in the communal house