Tổng hợp đề thi lớp 8 học kì 2 môn tiếng anh năm 2013 (Phần 2)

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ĐỀ KIÊM TRA HỌC KỲ II MÔN: TIẾNG ANH THỜI GIAN: 60 PHÚT

I Listen to the conversation carefully Choose the best answer: (1m)

1 We must use only to make into compost

A vegetable matter B meat C grain products

2 The best place for a compost heap is a place that gets

A no sun B sun and shade C too much sun

3 If the weather is very wet, we should the heap

A water B turn C cover

4 After about the compost will be ready to use as fertilizer

A six months B eight months C a year

II Choose the most suitable words to fill in the blanks of the following sentences: (1.5ms)

1 This custom spread Europe

2 Jane saw her old friend when she the street

A crossing B crossed C is crossing D was crossing

3 The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven of the world

A temples B gardens C wonders D pyramids

4 Christmas songs for people in towns and villages

A performed B is performed C was performed D were performed

5 Santa Claus is based the description of Santa Nicholas in a poem

6 I promise I won't do that again -

A Sure B Yes, please C I hope so D OK

III Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting: (0.5m)

1 I can see a boy to riding a bike on my way to school

A B C D

2 Jenny said that they are having a champagne party that night

A B C D

IV Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in bracket: (1m)

1.When I saw Mr Brown, he coffee (drink)

2 Hung is good at household appliances (repair)

3 It was late, so we decided a taxi home (take)

4 Minh said he French in Paris (learn)

V Supply the correct form of the word in bracket: (1m)

1 The Pyramid is a famous tourist (attract)

2 ., dark clouds soon appeared and it began to rain (fortunate)

3 The house was colorfully before Tet (decoration)

4 We had an trip to our home village (interest)

VI Reading comprehension

1/ Read the passage carefully, then check the statement is true r false: (1m)

Since Da Lat was found by Doctor Alexander Yersin in 1897, it has become one of Vietnam’s most famous vacation destinations Da Lat is now the holiday resort for Vietnamese and foreign tourists It is famous for its temperate and flowers such as orchids and roses Many hotels have been built in da Lat for the past few years, but it is still difficult to find accommodation at busy time The name Da Lat comes from the tribal people in this region It means the stream of Lat people

True False

1 Da Lat is popular tourist destination … …

2 Da Lat is famous for vegetables and flowers … …

3 People can find accommodation easily in Da Lat at busy time … …

4 Da Lat means "Stream of the Lat" … …

2/ Read the passage and choose the best answer among A, B, C and D to complete each gap: (2ms)

Yesterday, our village held a festival in a school about one kilometer away from a river There were three competitions: (1) , fire - making and rice - cooking (2) the water - fetching contest, one person from each team had to run to the (3) to get the water In the fire- making contest, two team members had to make a (4) ………in the traditional way They tried to (5) pieces of bamboo together to make the fire Six people from each team took part (6) the rice- coking contest They had to (7) .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 (8) The festival was wonderful

1 A water fetch B water - fetching C watering - fetch D fetching - water

2 A On B At C In D During

3 A house B market C river D yard

4 A fire B list C advice D light

5 A cut B urge C yell D rub

6 A on B into C in D to

7 A decide B divide C make D separate

8 A award B first C prize D points

VII Rewrite the following sentences with the words provided without changing their meaning: (2ms)

1 My mother decorated the Christmas tree yesterday

That

2 Can I borrow your pencil?

Would you mind

3 The woman is Nam's mother She is holding a brown handbag

The woman

4 "I'm waiting for the school bus now," Ba said

Ba said

Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words

2 A university B unit C discuss D computer

3 A fat B festival C grand D man

4 A rub B surrounding C plumber D husk

5 A helped B worked C asked D cleaned

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

6 The man _to the principal is my form teacher

A talks B talk C talked D talking

7 Rice, coffee, fruit and vegetables are Vietnam’s agricultural _

A produce B production C products D productive

8 Thanks for the flowers you sent me while I was in hospital They helped to cheer me _

A over B up C on D in

9 We have lived here _years

10 She _me she didn’t know what to do

A talked B told C said D spoke

11 Would you mind if I _a photo?

A takes B take C took D taken

12 The _festival was held in the communal house yard

A rice- cook B rice- cooking C rice- cooker D rice-cooked

13 He has worked with the computer _this early morning

A for B from C since D until

14 It is dangerous _in this river

A swim B swam C swimming D to swim

15 During his life, Thomas Edison made a lot of _

A inventions B discoveries C findings D phone calls

16 Please tell me _to get to the bus station

A why B which C what D how

17 Mary _in a small house in the countryside

18 Would you mind putting out your cigarette? ~ _

A No, thanks B No, of course not C No, I wouldn’t D No, I don’t

19 Sa Pa, located in the north of Vietnam, is a mountainous _

20 The train _at the station yet

A didn’t arrive B hasn’t arrived C isn’t arriving D doesn’t arrive

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

21 The shop assistant asked Helen whether the shoes was too small for her

Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-011

24 We are looking forward to seeing you on April

A B C D

25 I am interesting in the rice - cooking contest you organized yesterday

Read the passage and choose the best option to fill in the passage

Monica Fox is a tennis (26) _ She started playing tennis (27) _ she was ten years old She has traveled to many countries with her parents (28) _ has won a lot of tournaments She won her first (29) _ in a tournament in 1985 Now she is trying very (30) _ She (31) _ to play at Wimbledon next year

27 A why B what C who D when

29 A contest B prize C festival D competition

30 A hardly B bad C badly D hard

Rewrite these sentences, using the suggested words

32 Columbus discovered America in the 15th century

35 “Can you help me with my homework, Lan”

 Nga asked Lan if _

Read the passage and then answer the following questions

Ha Long Bay or Bay of the Descending Dragon is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water and the thousands of limestone mountains The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along “Bai Chay” or Scorched Beach From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay It is hear that visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most fascinating sites Dau Go cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long Bay It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288

END -Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence

1 It’s difficult _your directions Can you start again, please?

A follow B to follow C following D followed

2 Would you mind if I _a photo? – Not at all

A take B took C taken D am taking

3 Would you mind _in the front seat of the taxi?

A sit B sat C sitting D to sit

4 We are delighted that you are interested _protecting the environment

5 The glass _into small pieces

A breaks B broke C is broken D are broken

6 There were three competitions in the rice-cooking festival: _, fire-making and rice-cooking

A water-cooking B water-making C water-fetching D water-drinking

7 What’s special _the fire-making contest?

A with B to C for D about

8 Two team members try to make a fire by _pieces of bamboo together

A rub B to rub C rubbing D rubbed

9 They have to separate the rice _the husk and then cook the rice

10 An English – speaking contest _at Nguyen Hue School next month

A will hold B will be held C holds D was held

11 The plumber said he _the faucets

A can fix B could fix C can fixing D could be fixed

12 He said she _pay him then

A must B will C has to D had to

Match a question in column A to its suitable answer in column B

13 How long does it take before you can use the compost? A.Wonderful 13-

14 Have you tidied the bedrooms? B Six months 14-

15 Could you collect my new ao dai at the tailor round the corner? C Yes, I have 15-

16 What do you think about the festival? D Sure I will 16-

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage

THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL

This report shows how the (17) _festival was held

The festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from a river There were three competitions : (18) _, fire-making and rice-cooking The festival took one day

In the water fetching contest one person from each team had to (19) _to the river to get the (20) _ In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the (21) _way They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire

Six people from each team took part (22) _the rice-cooking contest They had to separate the rice from the husk and then (23) _the rice After the three contests, all the points were (24) _ and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize The festival was wonderful

17 A rice-cooking B cooking-rice C cook-rice D rice-cook

18 A water-making B water-fetching C fetching-water D water-cooking

19 A walk B fetch C run D get

20 A rice B fire C point D water

21 A traditional B tradition C traditionally D by tradition

22 A on B in C with D from

23 A eat B enjoy C cook D taste

24 A given B taken C made D added

Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-010

Read the passage, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false(F)

Ha Long Bay or Bay of the Descending Dragon is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water and the thousands of limestone mountains The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along “Bai Chay” or ScorchedBeach From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay It is hear that visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most fascinatingsites Dau Go cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long Bay It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288

25 Ha Long is popular with only Vietnamese tourists

26 There are limestone mountains in Ha Long

27 The Bay’s water is clear in the spring and late summer

28 When visitors arrive in Ha Long City, they can go along Chay Beach

29 From Chay Beach, visitors can go to the Bay by boat

30 One of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long Bay is Dau Go Cave

31 Tran Hung Dao was a General

32 Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes in Dau Go Cave

Choose the underlined word or phrase that need correcting

33 Do you mind to go to the grocery to get me some sugar?

Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one

37 People speak English all over the world

A English was spoken all over the world

B English spoke by people all over the world

C English is spoken all over the world

D English all over the world speak

38 Miss Lien wrote the letter

A Miss Lien was written by the letter

B The letter was written by Miss Lien

C The letter wrote by Miss Lien

D The letter is written by Miss Lien

39 “We are waiting for the school bus ”, said the children

A The children said he was waiting for the school bus

B The children said they are waiting for the school bus

C The children said they were waiting for the school bus

D The children said we were waiting for the school bus

40 John said, “Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?”

A John said Phong Nha Cave was in southern Vietnam, Nhi

B John asked Nhi was Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam

C John asked Nhi if was Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam

D John asked Nhi if Phong Nha Cave was in southern Vietnam

-THE END -

Choose the word that has different stress pattern

2 A museum B luggage C around D perform

3 A campus B cooking C arrive D festival

Which underlined part is pronounced differently?

4 A catch B church C watch D Christmas

5 A cloudy B house C bought D sound

Choose the best option to complete the following sentences

6 What is a contest?

A fire-make B fire-making C fires-makes D fires-making

7 How the fire

A do/make B do/made C is/make D is/made

8 It is made by pieces of bamboos together

A rub B rubbing C to rub D rubbed

9 The director me that he was to help you

A said/pleased B said/pleasing C told/pleased D told/pleasing

10 Let’s the festival together

A going B to go C go D went

11 Is there you want me to do while you’re out?

12 Vietnam is a in South East Asia

A rice-exporting country B rice-export country

C rices-exporting country D rices-export country

13 your homework yet?

A Has/done B Has/been done C Has/ being done D Has/ be done

14 I'm interested in the _ contest

15 Lan gives me a _ to guess her answer

A point B decision C clue D prediction

16 Christmas songs were for people in towns 800 years ago

A to perform B perform C performed D performing

17 Angkor Wat should be a _ because it is the largest temple in the world

18 is a machine that prints words from a computer

A Monitor screen B Bulletin boards C Printer D Input tray

19 It's difficult _ your directions

20 Six people from each team in the rice-cooking contest

21 John showed her where it

A finding B found C finds D to find

22 This beautiful box from recycled paper

A make B made C making D was made

23 Would you mind _ here for a minute?

24 We have studied English 2001

A for B since C in D from

Grade 8 THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION-009

25 We should use _ bags instead of plastic bags

A clothe B cloth C clothes D clothing

26 She me she couldn't go with us the following day

A suggested B told C asked D said

Choose the underlined part that needs correcting

27 While my family was eating dinner, the phone was ringing

Supply the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses

30 I (meet) her at a party last week She (become) rich and beautiful

Change the following sentences to the Indirect speech

31 The teacher said to the students: “Are you ready for tomorrow?”

 _

32 The girl said to the boy: “Do you know the way to the post office in this city?”

 _

Change the following sentences to the passive voice

33 My father will buy a new car next year

 _

34 She wrote this letter yesterday

 _

Rewrite the following sentences, Using present participle or past participle

35 The boy is living in Tran Hung Đao Street He is my friend

 _

36 The garden is watered every morning It is full of flowers

 _

Read the passage, then answer the questions

In the country of China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long It is called the Great Wall of China

It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains Every inch of this 1,500 mile wall was made

by hand

The Great Wall of China was made many, many years ago The people of China made it to keep out their enemies There are watch towers all along the way The wall is made of brick and earth It is high and wide on top People can walk along the top as if it were a road

It is said that it took ten years to build one part of this wall No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China

37 How long is the Great Wall?

Read the letter and put a tick in the appropriate box for True (T), False (F), or NM if the statement is not mentioned in the letter

Dear Tuan,

I arrived in Australia a week ago and I think that my English is improving! I’m living in a small flat near the centre of Sydney It’s cheap and quite comfortable

In your letter you ask what I’m going to do to improve my English Well, tomorrow I’m going

to visit the language centre to see what English classes they offer there in the evenings Of course, I’m going to read a newspaper every day I’m going to spend a lot on cassettes because listening is so important! There are some good bookshops here, so I’m also going to look for some other books to read before bedtime I’m going to write a diary in English – that’s a good way to learn English How are you getting on? I was sorry I had to leave in the middle of the course Are you going to write to me again? Hope to hear from you all soon

Nam

T F NM

1 Nam came to Australia last week

2 He is staying in a small house near the centre of Sydney

3 He is not pleased with his accommodation

4 He is going to visit a language centre tomorrow

5 He is going to have a lesson tomorrow evening

6 He is going to talk with Australian students

7 Every day he is going to read a newspaper

8 Listening is less important to him

9 There are many bookshops in the neighborhood

10 He is going to read books and write a diary in English

Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences

11 Have you any news about Lan since her bike accident?

A hear B hearing C to hear D heard

12 We dinner when my friends arrived yesterday evening

A are having B is having C were having D was having

13 The glass bottle will be broken small pieces

A into B to C in D by

14 They don’t want to the market now

A go B to go C going D went

15 I home for school at 7 o’clock every morning

A start B leave C go D move

16 The girl enjoys her fitness exercise after classes

A doing B to do C do D did

17 I have known her _ two years

A for B since C with D within

18 I’d like you with me for some days

A staying B to stay C stayed D will stay

19 Used paper is collected and _ to factories

Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION-008

A sent B sending C send D to send

20 I am happy _ all the exams

A passed B pass C passing D to pass

Put the verbs in correct tenses

21 Would you mind if I (decorate) the Christmas tree?

22 Mother wanted me (buy) something for Tet

23 In China many things for the Olympic games (prepare) at the moment

24 This song (often / hear) at Christmas

25 While I (walk) home it (start) raining

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

26 Do you mind if I open the windows

29 She asked him “Will you stay with your friends tomorrow?”

 She asked him _

30 To go swimming is interesting

 It's

31 The team won the prize The team had the most points (V_ing)

 The team

32 Can you tell me something about Christmas history

 Would you mind

33 I wanted to know more about the world wonder I read more book on it

Fill in each gap with a suitable word

things -bottles -shoes -cans –materials

The best way to protect our environment is to reduce the amount of garbage We can recycle some (36) instead of putting them into the garbage As you know, this means that we need

to use the old materials in the garbage to make new (37) Already in many countries, people can recycle their newspapers, bottles and (38) But people are still thinking of new ways to recycle things

For example, some companies are using the plastic in old soda bottles to make clothing Other companies are making (39) with the materials in old tires Some companies even make garbage cans from old plastic (40) These companies are trying to recycle the plastic we already have, instead of making a lot of new plastic

- THE END -

Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others

2 A wash B late C want D quality

3 A button B cup C pulp D put

4 A sunbathe B product C include D fun

Choose the correct answer for each sentence

5 Our teacher asked us we liked to go camping at the coming festival

A whether B if C what D A & B

6 It’s too cold outside Would you mind the window?

A to close B close C closing D closed

7 The festival was held in the communal house yard

8 Nam writes very quickly He has finished his essay

A for B already C yet D since

9 It is exciting the play many times It’s really a good one

10 Do you mind if he me to carry this bag?

A help B to help C helps D helped

11 She the letter yet

A has finished B haven’t finished C have finished D hasn’t finished

12 Has the flight Hong Kong departed yet?

A with B of C from D to

13 My family dinner when the phone rang

A are having B had C were having D have had

14 Would you mind if I the door?

15 I’m lucky enough a lot of friends

A having B to have C have D has

16 Yesterday, Hoa Nien a letter

A send B sent C sends D to send

17 She a movie tonight

A see B seeing C is going to see D saw

18 You will have to dinner yourself

A cooking B cook C to cook D cooks

19 It only takes one to cause a fire

A book B tree C match D lamp

20 Can you help me my bags?

21 They here since last week

A lived B live C living D have lived

22 My Dad for his company for 20 years

23 Lipton tea is different Dilmah tea

24 The magazine is not the newspaper

A as large as B larger C the most large D more larger

25 This is the first time Hoa Tim’s family

A met B meets c meeting D has met

26 Would you mind in the front seat of the taxi?

A sit B to sit C sitting D sat

27 Would you mind if I a photo?

A take B taking C to take D took

Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-007

28 Nhi asked Nga if she My Son

A knew B know C to know D knowing

29 Hoa TV at seven o’clock last night

A watches B was watching C watch D to watch

30 My family when the phone rang

Rewrite the sentences as directed

31 They built our house two years ago (passive)

37 “Can you help me with my homework, Lan”

 Nga asked Lan if

38 I study English because I want to read books in English

 I study English so as to _

Write sentences with given words

39 Nam / play / piano / 7 o’clock / last night/./



40 they / go / HCM city / next month/./



Read the passage and choose the suitable word to fill in each blank

Monica Fox is a tennis (41) She started playing tennis (42) she was ten years old She has traveled to many countries with her parents (43) has won a lot of tournaments She won her first (44) in a tournament in 1985 Now she is trying very (45) She (46) to play at Wimbledon next year

42 A why B what C who D when

44 A contest B prize C festival D competition

45 A hardly B bad C badly D hard

Read the passage and then check True (T) or False (F)

Ha Long Bay is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists One of the attractions of

Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay It is here that the visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful sites Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long Bay

47 Ha Long Bay is popular with only Vietnamese

48 There aren’t any limestone mountains in Ha Long Bay

49 Chay Beach is in Ha Long Bay

50 One of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long is Dau Go Cave

-THE END -

Choose the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

1 A rub B plumber C bamboo D suitable

4 A sight B tribe C seaside D magnificent

5 A jungle B sunny C bus D surrounding

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below

6 We were delighted your letter last week

A getting B to get C get D got

7 to come and have dinner with us ? – Yes, I’d love to

A Do you want B Would you mind C Would you like D Could you please

8 Millions of Christmas cards every year

9 you turn off the T.V, please ?

A Must B Might C Will D Do

10 I always get up early in the morning come to class on time

A so B because C but D in order to

11 Would you mind I took a photo ?

A whether B so C if D so as

12 The Eiffel Tower was designed Alexander Gustave Eiffel

13 They were having dinner when the phone

14 There are flights daily to Ho Chi Minh City Monday

15 She promises she me up at 7.30 p.m

A picks B pick C will pick D picked

16 Milk bottles can be after being cleaned

A recycle B thrown away C broken D reused

17 My parents are that I passed my exam

A unhappy B delighted C worried D sad

18 Famers collect household and garden waste to make

19 Cool the burn immediately so as to tissue damage

A relieve B ease C minimize D maximize

20 Christmas is an important in many countries

A competition B festival C souvenir D contest

21 is often called the Windy City

A San Francisco B Hawaii C New York D Chicago

22 We used to wash clothes by hand Now we have a

A vacuum B washing machine C hair dryer D refrigerater

23 The Pyramids of Cheops is one of the seven of the world

Grade 8 SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-006

24 She arrived while we dinner

A was having B were having C have D had

25 She asked me a driving license

A If I have B whether I have C If I had D whether I have

Choose the underlined part that needs correction

26 I’m glad telling you that I’m going to have interesting activities

Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces

Last week, while on vacation in Da Lat, the Browns (31) quite an adventure One afternoon, they (32) to paddle around Xuan Huong Lake in a canoe After hiring the canoe, the family climbed in and paddled out to the middle of the lake Unfortunately, dark clouds soon appeared and it began to rain The wind (33) to blow and the rain became heavier The canoe moved up and down the water Shannon dropped her paddle She leaned over and tried to pick it up The canoe overturned and everyone (34) into the deep and dangerous water A boat appeared and rescued them The family (35) very lucky

31 A have B had C has D having

33 A start B starting C started D was starting

34 A fall B falling C was falling D fell

35 A were B was C is D are

Rewrite the following sentences as directed

36 Andrew is keen on collecting stamps

 Andrew likes _

37 We moved to live in Ha Noi two years ago

 We have _

38 “ Can you help me with the house work ?” asked Miss Blake

 Miss Blake asked

39 This afternoon we went on a tour which lasted eight hours

 This afternoon we

40 The boys made a fire last night

 A fire _

-THE

END -Choose the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

1 A house B highlight C humor D hour

3 A sightseeings B recycling C fighting D himself

4 A mountain B yourself C about D house

5 A computers B reuse C natural D future

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below

6 is the treatment given to an injured person before a doctor comes

A First help B First aid C Aid D Help

7 These materials can be into other packaging products

8 Will you pick me after the party?

A in B on C up D to

9 is a mountain with a hole in the top where fire, gas and lava come out

10 The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven of the world

A pictures B wonders C resort centers D sightseeings

11 The festival is a festival in which people have their bulls fight against each other

A cat-fighting B horse-fighting C bull-fighting D dog-fighting

12 Angkor Wat was originally built Hindus

A on B because of C to D for

13 is a machine that prints words from a computer onto the paper

14 It’s very difficult to find in Da Lat at busy time

A accommodation B accommodate C accommodating D accommodative

15 Sapa is considered the most beautiful resort in the north of Vietnam ( mountain )

A mountain B mountaineer C mountainous D mountaineering

16 We should recycle used things such as bottles, cans, paper save natural resources

A so as B in order that C so as to D in order

17 Yesterday she cut badly

A himself B herself C itself D yourself

18 He is a good football player He plays football

A good B fast C well D wonderful

19 What your new teacher ? - He’s tall with short black hair

A is / like B does / like C does / look like D A&C

20 You ought do it by

A with/your B at/you C to/yourself D of/ourselves

Supply the correct form or tense of verbs in brackets

21 In 1876, the telephone by Bell and Watson (introduce)

22 Ann television when the phone rang (watch)

23 Would you mind the window? (close)

24 _the flight to Kuala Lumpur yet ? (depart)

25 I _him since we said goodbye a year ago (not see)

Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same

26 The nurse covers the burn with ice The ice helps ease the pain

Grade 8 SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-005

CHILDREN AND COMPUTERS

We are already familiar with computers – computers work for us at home, in offices, in industry But it is also true that many children today are using computers at school before they can write What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not?

Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with They worry that children do not learn from experience but just from pressing a button and that is not good for them They think that children are growing up not knowing about the real world

But people who understand more about computers see that they can be very good for children A computer can help them learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what they want, to learn and to think for themselves And for the future, don’t we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information quickly and use it well? What do you think?

Answer the following questions:

31 Are we strange to computers?

36 I / delighted / that / you / pass / your exam/ /

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest

1 A dinner B family C countryside D produce

2 A dictionary B younger C invent D summer

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest

3 A ago B know C also D mother

4 A where B what C who D why

Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D

6 The photographs _during his trip are very pretty

A take B were taken C taken D were taking

7 My family _dinner when the phone rang

A are having B had C have had D were having

8 She _her homework yet

A has finished B haven’t finished C have finished D hasn’t finished

9 This project _at the end of this month

A will finish B finishing C will be finished D finished

10 I’d like _in a house in the countryside

A live B living C lived D to live

11 His new car _in Japan

A is make B is made C is making D is to make

12 She is not old enough _a car

A drive B to drive C driving D drove

13 _can I do for you ?

14 It is easier _ English than any other languages else

A learn B learning C to learn D learned

15 Would you mind _the washing up for me tonight ?

A do B did C doing D to do

16 I prefer walking _riding a bicycle

17 She used to _ her younger brother when her parents went out

A look for B look after C look up D look at

18 Mr Lam asked me _you the dictionary

A give B to give C gave D giving

Put the verbs in bracket into correct tenses

19 Nam _already _his homework (do)

20 I didn't know how to the city (get)

21 It heavily while my family were having dinner yesterday (rain)

22 They anywhere last summer vacation (not go)

23 They were watching The Eight O’clock News on T.V when I _last night (come)

Rewrite the sentences as directed

24 The Chinese invented paper in the 1st century A.D

 Paper

Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST-004

25 This factory produces thousands of cars each year

 Thousands of cars

26 "My sister likes reading old folktales." said Nam

 Nam said that _

27 " Is Ha Long Bay in the North of Vietnam?" asked Mary

 Mary asked me

28 The question is so difficult that I can't answer it

 The question is too _

Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow

William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in the English literature He was born in 1564 in Stratford- upon- Avon At the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, who was eight years older than himself A few years later he moved to London, where he worked as a actor and a playwright

Shakespeare wrote thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets (a kind of poem containing 14 lines) His most

famous plays are the four great tragedies - Othelo, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear Shakespeare died

in Stratford on 23 April 1616, but his plays are still very popular today They have been translated into different languages, and many of them have been made into films, both in English and other languages

A Check True ( T ) or False ( F )

29 William Shakespeare was the greatest writer

30 He married Anne Hathaway at the age of eighteen

31 wrote fifty seven plays and 451 sonnets

32 His plays are not very popular today

B Answer the following questions

33 When and where was he born?

Fill in each gap with a suitable word in the box

honor - only - yet - already - presented

37 I have not eaten lunch

38 Hoa has finished her homework

39 The statue of Liberty was to the USA by the French

40 Angkor Wat was built around the year 1.100 to Hindu God

- THE END -

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest

1 A relieve B immediately C themselves D children

2 A wonderful B damage C recycling D minimize

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest

3 A seen B teenager C been D engineer

4 A city B center C because D license

Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences

6 Lan asked Nga she had a driving license

A whether B whatever C if D A&C

7 She promises to pick me at 7 30 pm

A on B up C in D at

8 Cool the burn immediately so as to tissue damage

A ease B relieve C minimize D maximize

9 There are daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City Monday

A beside B after C except D on

10 Drinking cans are brought back to the factory for

A recycled B to recycle C recycling D recycle

11 Mount Rushmore can be from more than 100 kilometers

12 They collect old car tires send them to a place for recycling

A in order to B so that C so as to D A&C

13 is one of competitions of rice-cooking festival

A water-fetching B flower-arranging C bull-fighting D car-making

14 I’ve lived in this house more than five years

A from B in C since D for

15 Peter is student in my class

16 The children aren’t old enough to look after themselves

A take care for B take care of C take care on D take care

17 I often go swimming Sunday mornings

Choose the underlined part that needs correction

18 The armchair is in the livingroom, among the television and the sofa

Grade:8 THE MID-SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-003

Rewrite these following sentences as directed

23 Do you mind if I open the windows?

26 She asked him “Will you stay with your friends tomorrow?”

 She asked him

Read the following passage then do the tasks that follow

Angkor Wat should really be known as a wonder because it is the largest temple in the world The temple was built around the year 1100 to honor a Hindu God, but over the next three centuries it became

a Buddhist religious center The area surrounding the temple, Angkor Thom, used to be a royal capital city In the early 15th century, the Khmer rulers moves to Phnom Penh and Angkor Wat was quiet It now is a famous tourist attraction

A Tick True (T) or False (F)

32 Angkor Wat is the smallest temple in the world

33 Angkor Thom is one of The Seven Wonders Of The World

34 The temple was built to honor a Hindu God

35 In the early 15th century, the Khmer rulers moved to Phnom Penh

36 It now is a famous tourist attraction

B Answer the following questions

37 Why should Angkor Wat be known as a wonder?