School: Name: . Class: May 15 th , 2007. THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION Subject : English Grade : 8 Marks Remarks A.Listen to the activities in the emergency room of a large hospital carefully. (2mks) I.Choose True or false statement : (1mk) 1.______ A doctor is wheeling a patient on a stretcher into the emergency room. 2.______ The patient’s head is bandaged. 3.______ A nurse is pushing an empty wheelchair towards the exit. 4.______ The eyechart consists of 28 letters ranging in the same size. II.Listen again and choose the best answer : (1mk) 1. In the emergency, a .is waiting to treat the patient. a. nurse b. doctor c. paramedic d. dentist 2. The eyechart is used to check people’s a. eyes b. health c. eyesight d. teeth 3. A doctor is trying to a crying baby on the scale. a. weigh b. check c. measure d. put 4. The baby’s . is trying to stop him from crying. a. father b. sister c. aunt d. mother B.Vocabulary And Grammar . ( 4mks) I.Choose the word that has different stress from the others : (1mk) 1. a. heritage b. jungle c. wonder d. competition 2. a. departure b. florist c. limestone d. buffalo 3. a. import b. forget c. sunbathe d. improve 4. a. jolly b. religious c. pretty d. wonderful II.Rewrite the sentences as directed : (1,5mks) 1. People break the glass into small pieces. - The glass 2. Hoa said to Nhan, “ Is it very cold in Sapa ? “ - Hoa asked Nhan 3. Minh said to his teacher, “ I can’t do this assignment.” - Minh told his teacher 4. Ba invited Liz to the rice – cooking festival. - Liz 5. She said ,” I will turn off the light.” - She said . 6. Mr. Tuan has used this machine for ten years. - This machine . III.Choose the correct answer : (1,5mks) 1.I can see a boy a water buffalo. a. ride b. riding c. to ride d. rode 2.The car in Japan is two thousand dollars. a. made b. making c. to make d. is made 3. Chicago is situated right the shore of Lake Michigan. a. on b. in c. at d. near 4. When I arrived at school, the school drum . a. sounded b. is sounding c. has sounded d. was sounding 5. An man wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends in the mid 19 th century. a. American b. English c. Australian d. Indian 6.Would you mind in the front seat of the car ? a. sit b. sitting c. sat d. to sit C. Read a passage carefully. (2mks) We are all destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities. We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not grow enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the Earth. I /.Choose True Or False ? (1mk) 1.________ A few people are destroying the Earth. 2.________ We cannot swim in the seas and rivers because they are very dirty now. 3.________ Now there are vast areas of wasteland all over the world. 4.________ Farmers in parts of Africa can grow enough to eat. II/.Answer the questions (1mk) 1. Is it healthy to live in many of world’s cities ? - 2. Where are wild animals quickly disappearing ? - D. Complete the postcard Mr. Thai sent from Australia. Dear David, We / have / wonderful time / Australia / now. The people / be / hospitable / and / the weather / be / dry and windy. Yesterday / I / visit / Opera House / Sydney . It / be / interesting / see it. I / buy / lot / souvenirs / the children. My wife / always / complain / the heaviness of my suitcase. We / going / return / Ha Noi / tomorrow night. See you soon. Love, Thai THE END. Dear David, We . . . See you soon. Love, Thai ANSWER KEY Grade 8 – Nguyen Trai secondary school. A. LISTENING (2MKS) I . True / False 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F (0,25 mk) II. Choose a, b , c or d : 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. d (0,25 mk) B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (4MKS) I. Stress : 1.d 2.a 3.c 4.b (0,25mk) II.Rewrite the sentences : 1. The glass is broken into small pieces. (0,25 mk ) 2. Hoa asked Nhan if it was very cold in Sapa. 3. Minh told his teacher he couldn’t do that assigtment. 4. Liz was invited to the rice- cooking festival. 5. She said she would turn off the light. 6. This machine has been used by Mr. Tuan for ten years. III. MCQ : 1.b 2.a 3.a 4.d 5.b 6.b ( 0,25mk ) C.READING (2MKS) I.True / False : 1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F (0,25mk) II. Answer : 1. No, it isn’t. 2. They are quickly disappearing in certain countries in Asia. (0,5mk) D.WRITING A POSTCARD. (2MKS) 1. We are having a wonderful time in Australia now. (0,25mk) 2. The people are hospitable 3. And the werather has been dry and windy. 4. Yesterday I visited the Opera House in Sydney. 5. It was interesting to see it. 6. I bought a lot of souvenirs for the children. 7. My wife is always complaining about the heaviness of my suitcase. 8. We are going to return Hanoi tomorrow night. REVIEW – English 8 I. Supply the correct tense of verbs. 1. Mr. Phong often .his son a present on his birthday. (give ) 2. The sun .in the East and . in the West. (rise / set) 3. .the children .flowers in the garden now ? (grow) 4. We .to the concert last night. (not go) 5. The Bakers in Moscow since 1998. (live) 6. What .your children tomorrow morning? (do) 7 .you that woman since Christmas ? (know) 8. The weather very hot two days ago. (be) 9. Who Susan and Mary to the zoo tomorrow ? (take) 10. How Dung .to work this morning ? (travel) 11. Why .you .this activity today ? (enroll) 12. My brother for a national bank for nearly four years. (work) 13. .those boys .the baseball cards now ? (swap) 14. Hung’s parents on the beach last summer vacation. (be) 15. Giang .a lot of green fruits yesterday. (eat) II. Complete a passage with suitable words in a box . 1). I have a new friend. His name is Paul. He comes (1) .Paris. Sometimes I speak French with him . I didn’t (2) .French very well , but Paul is very nice and never laughs (3) .my mistakes. Last week we had an interesting trip to the countryside. We Camped over (4) and I danced a lot. I really enjoyed (5) .Well, it’s time to go. I’m cooking some (6) .food, and I need to check it. 2/ - Read the following passage: She started painting in 1986. At first, she painted just for a hobby, but then in 1989 she began making and selling birthday cards. A lot of people liked them and bough them. She usually starts work at 7:00 in the morning and finishes at 5:00 in the after noon. Then she goes swimming. Last year, I visited Australia and I stayed with her for two weeks. I had a very good holiday. * Answer the questions 1. Did she start painting in 1986? - . 2. What did she do in 1989? - . 3. What time does she usually start her work? - 4. Did the writer stay with her on the weekends? - . *True or false ? 1._____ She has painted since 1986. 2._____ At first she painted for money. 3._____ Her work usually lasts from 7 a.m to 5 p.m. 4._____ No one likes her birthday cards. 3/.- Read a passage carefully. We are all destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities. We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not grow enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the Earth. * Choose True Or False ? 1.________ We are destroying the Earth 2.________ Farmers in Africa cannot grow enough to eat. 3.________ It is good to swim in the dirty rivers and seas. * Answer the questions 1. Is it unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities ? - . 2. Where is there too little rice ? - III. Underline the suitable words to complete the following sentences. 1. It is (safe/ dangerous/ hard) to leave medicine around the house. 2. I’m sorry but I can’t (to play/playing/play) chess tonight. 3. She isn’t old (too/ enough / for)to be in my class 4. The weather (was/ is/ will be) nice yesterday. 5. You seem (happier/ happy/ happiness) today. 6. Would you like (leave/leaving/to leave) him a message? French home from at night village speak myself 7. The bag is not big enough (carry / to carry / carrying) everything. 8. Bell demonstrated his (invention / inventing / inventor) at a lot of exhibitions. 9. I’ll come over to pick you (on / with / up) tomorrow evening, David. 10. It is (dangerous / incorrect / safe) to keep medicine in locked cupboards. 11. When Minh was a boy, he (used to/get used to/ am used to) fly a kite in the fields with me. 12. My sister often looks at ( himself / herself / itself ) in the mirror. IV. Make complete sentences. 1. We / not / eat / the restaurant / three years. - 2. I / not / be / beautiful / as / aunt . - 3. On / right side / room / window - . 4. Ward rode / opposite / bookshelf - 5. He / not / old enough /my class - . 6. mother / asked / him / get /early/ morning. - . 7. I /want/ sent / parcel / Nha Trang. - . 8. My sister / good / sing / English songs - 9. Life / city /comfortable / than / life / country. - 10. Mr. Kim / run / quickly / as / that man. - THE END. . buffalo. a. ride b. riding c. to ride d. rode 2.The car........................in Japan is two thousand dollars. a. made b. making c. to make d. is made 3. Chicago. myself 7. The bag is not big enough (carry / to carry / carrying) everything. 8. Bell demonstrated his (invention / inventing / inventor) at a lot of exhibitions.