PHUC THANH Secondary School Name: Class: Question 1: Listen to the tape and tick true (T) or false (F) Statements The first 45 – minute test English 8: Time allowed: 45 minutes T The topic of this week’s program is hanging out with friends Playing sports is not good for your physical health Watching people downtown is very fun Going to cultural center can educate yourself Question 2: Listen and tick: is an important traditional dish of many ethnic minorities a five-coloured sticky rice b white sticky rice The things that create the colours are …… … a natural roots and leaves a fire b earth Red is Question 3: Complete the following words: _ _acelet _ _esident Question 4: Label the pictures: a water Green is b chemicals b plants in_ _ead te pla h n Question 5: Write the correct forms of the verbs: Do you fancy with friends on Facebook? (chat ) My father doesn’t mind …………… the washing up in my family (do) These days lots of children prefer staying indoors to …………… outside (play) The boy often helps his parents the chickens (feed) Question 6: Make sentences using the pictures and cue words: A lion/ run/ fast/ horse Mai/ enjoy/make/ crafts ………………………… Which/ ethnic group/ Viet Nam/ have /largest/ population/? Don’t/ forget/ lock the door/ before/ going/ bed di_ _lay F Question 7: Read the passage and choose true (T) or false (F): Television is one of man’s important means of communication It brings events and sounds around the world into millions of homes A person with the television set can sit in his house and watch the president making a speech or visit a foreign country He can see a war being fought and watch statesmen try to bring peace Through TV, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in faraway lands Television even takes its viewers out of this world It brings them coverage of America’s astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space In addition to these things, TV brings its viewers a steady stream of programs that are designed to entertain In fact, TV provides many more entertainment programs than any other kinds The programs include action packed dramas, lights comedies, sporting events and motion pictures TV brings us events and sounds around our globe A person with the TV set can meet presidents without going out People can learn many things through TV TV provides many entertainment programs Question 8: Read and fill in the gap with a suitable word in the box: festivals celebrated lunar best most activity Spring is the time when there are many (1) _ in our country Among them, Hoa Ban festival is the (2) _ beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai people In the second (3) _ month of the year, when it gets warmer and hoa ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (4) _ This is a great time for everyone, especially for boys and girls Question 9: Write a paragraph giving your opinion about life in the countryside In my opinion, life in the countryside has many good points Firstly, people/ friendly ………………………………………………………… Secondly, life/ easy/ simple ……………………………………………………… Thirdly, The food/ fresh/ safe …………………………………………………… Finally, The air/ fresh …………………………………………………………… For these reason, I like to live in the countryside Question 10: Put the words/ phrases in correct order to make sentences: My house is smaller than yours -> Your house Playing games with friends is very exciting -> It is ………… My sister loves to watch cartoon-> My sister enjoys………………… Nam plays the piano the most skillful in this group ->No one in this group The end PHUC THANH Secondary School Name: Class: The first 45 – minute test English 8: Time allowed: 45 minutes Question 1: Listen to the tape and tick true (T) or false (F) Statements T The topic of this week’s program is hanging out with friends Playing sports is not good for your physical health Watching people downtown is very fun Going to cultural center can educate yourself Question 2: Listen and tick: is an important traditional dish of many ethnic minorities a five-coloured sticky rice b white sticky rice Five- colored sticky rice isn’t made with …… a natural roots and leaves a fire b earth Yellow is Question 3: Complete the following words: a_ _icot _ _ead Question 4: Label the pictures: a water Purple is ha_ _est b chemicals b plants et_ _ic F te .2 pla h no Question 5: Write the correct forms of the verbs: Do you want books? (read) My mother loves …………… the washing up in my family (do) Nick enjoys Vietnamese (learn) The boy prefers the chickens (feed) Question 6: Make sentences using the pictures and cue words: A lion/ run/ fast/ horse ………………………………………………………… Mai/ enjoy/make/ crafts Which/ ethnic group/ Viet Nam/ have /smallest/ population/? The Thai people / live/ stilt houses Question 7: Read the passage and choose true (T) or false (F): In my opinion, using the computer as your hobby can be harmful to both your health and your social life Firstly, sitting all day in front of the computer can cause health problems such as eye-tiredness and obesity Secondly, you may get irritated easily Besides, if you use the computer too much, you will not have time for our family and friends In short, computers should only be used for a limited time Using the computer too much can make your eyes tired ……… You can be obese if you use the computer too much ……… We will have a lot of time for our family and friends ……… According to the writer, we can use the computer for a long time ……… Question 8: Read and fill in the gap with a suitable word in the box: festivals celebrated lunar best most activity Spring is the time when there are many (1) in our country Among them, Hoa Ban festival is the (2) _ beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai people In the second (3) _ month of the year, when it gets warmer and Hoa ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (4) _ This is a great time for everyone, especially for boys and girls Question 9: Write a paragraph giving your opinion about life in the countryside In my opinion, life in the countryside has many good points Firstly, people/ helpful Secondly, life/ close to the nature Thirdly, the food/ clean/ safe Finally, the air/ unpolluted For these reasons, I like to live in the countryside very much Question 10: Put the words/ phrases in correct order to make sentences: My bag is more expensive than yours -> Your bag Going swimming in the river with friends is fun -> It is ………… My sister doesn’t like to the washing up-> My sister detests…… No houses in this village is larger than this one -> This house is …………………………………………………………… The end