Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-017 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. connected B. phoned C. included D. exported 2. A. answer B. golden C. delicious D. wonder Choose the word that has the different stress from that of the others. 3. A. damage B. promise C. revise D. bangdage 4. A. canoe B. florist C. luggage D. garden Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences. 5. At 9 o’clock yesterday, it _________heavily, so we couldn’t go out. A. is raining B. was raining C. rains D. rained 6. Would you mind if I _________your computer for an hour. A. use B. using C. used D. am using 7. Angkor Wat is the largest _________in the world. A. temple B. house C. pagoda D. church 8. Tom asked his teacher_________read the story. A. if he can B. if he could C. whether he can D. whether could he 9. Calm _________and tell me what happened. A. up B. out C. down D. in 10. We are delighted _________ you are interested in protecting the environment. A. to B. so that C. that D. and 11. The school_________in yellow and brown was built a long time ago. A. painted B. paiting C. to paint D. paints 12. An English-speaking contest_________at our school next week. A. holds B. will hold C. is held D. will be held 13. Nam: _________your homework yet, Ba? –Ba: Already. A. Do you finish B. Did you finish C. Have you finished D. Have you finish 14. Do you mind_________this composition for me? A. correct B. to correct C. corrected D. correcting 15. Cool the burns immediately so as to_________the tissue damage. A. minimize B. maximize C. ease D. relieve 16. We are happy_________a lot of presents from our parents. A. receive B. to receive C. receiving D. received 17. Ten countries participated in the discussions. A. took part in B. held C. went to D. arranged 18. Nga’s mother was cooking dinner when Nga_________home. A. arrives B. arrived C. is arriving D. was arriving 19. She told me how _________to the supermarket. A. get B. getting C. to get D. got 20. Nga: I think computer are useful. –Lan: _________. A. So do I B. I do, too C. I do, either D. A&B are correct 21. The Eiffle Tower_________by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for The Paris World’s Fair of 1889. A. constructs B. constructed C. is constructed D. was constructed 22. Lan: Could you pass the sugar, please? –Hoa: _________. A. That would be nice B. I hope so C. OK, here you are D. No, thank you Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. Page 1 2010-2011 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-017 23. We have known each other in 1999. A B C D 24. People collect household and garden wasting to make compost. A B C D Rewrite the following sentences as directed. 25. Vietnamese people celebrate Lunar New Year around January or February. Lunar New Year__________________________________________________________________ 26. People made shoes and sandals from recycled old car tires. Shoes and sandals_________________________________________________________________ 27. “Do Pyramids in Egupt attract a lot of tourists every year?” Nam asked Nga___________________________________________________________________ 28. “The pipes are broken.” He said__________________________________________________________________________ 29. We are going to clean the environment. We are ready. (use adj.+ to inf.) _______________________________________________________________________________ 30. It is a contest in which participiants have to make a fire. (use compound adj.) It’s a _____________________ contest. Read the following passage and do the tasks below. Hi! I’m Dean. I’m from England. My favorite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25 th December. That’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to our friends and family, here and abroad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. On Christmas Day, we give each other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we have Christmas pudding. [pudding: dessert] A). Check True (T) or False (F). FACTS T F 31. Dean is English. 32. Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas. 33. At Christmas, people decorate a big tree with lights and other things. 34. People send a lot of cards to their friends in early December. B). Answer the questions. 35. When is Christmas held? _______________________________________________________________________________ 36. Do Christians celebrate the death of Christ on Christmas Day? ________________________________________________________________________________ 37. What do they do on Christmas Day? ________________________________________________________________________________ 38. Are you a Christian? ________________________________________________________________________________ 39. Name some festivals you know? ________________________________________________________________________________ 40. How do you feel when New Year is coming? ________________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 2010-2011 THE SECOND SEMESTER . thank you Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. Page 1 201 0-2 011 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-017 23. We have known each other in 1999. A B C D 24. People collect. correct 21. The Eiffle Tower_________by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for The Paris World’s Fair of 188 9. A. constructs B. constructed C. is constructed D. was constructed 22. Lan: Could you pass the. Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-017 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the