Name : Written test for the second semester Class : 8… Time: 45' ( N o 1 ) Mark Teacher's remark Question I : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences ( 2P ) . 1. Would you mind if I the television. a, will turn b, turned c, turn 2. We . in Lenin Park when it rained. a. walked b. have walked c. were walking. 3. Color television ………. by John Logie Baird in 1928 a. invented b. was invented c. was inventing. 4. That printer is . guarantee so the company will repair it. a. on b. in c. under 5. The Browns haven't visited Ha Long Bay . a. yet b. already c. ever 6. People use first- aid ……… ease the victim’s pain and anxiety . a. so that b. so as not to c. in order to 7. The boy … next to Hoa is a new comer. a. sitting b. sits c. to sit 8. Linh asked me . books before going to bed every night. a. If I read b. did I read c. I read. Question II: Rewrite the second sentences so that it has same meaning to the first (2P). 1. I sent a letter to my friend in London last week. --> A letter 2. She said to him : "I will go to Nha Trang next week". --> She told . 3. Mai : Can you speak China? Hoa: No, I can --> Mai asked Hoa 4. Is it all right if I take some photographs ? --> Would you mind Question III : Supply the correct verb form or tense (2P). 1. He was eating when the milkman (come) 2. What you (do) . at 12 o'clock yesterday ? 3. My uncle … just … (open) a new internet house on Tran Phu Street. 4. Sure, I'll show you how… (make) the chocolate cake. 1. 2. 3. 4. Question IV: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below (2.5P). Vietnam's New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan , or Tet. It begins between January twenty first and February nineteenth . The exact date changes from year to year . Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand . They tidy their houses , cook special food , clean and make offerings on the family altars . On the New Year's Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of season . Tet often lasts ten days 1. What is Vietnam's New Year known as ? 2. When does the Lunar New Year begin ? . 3. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet ? . . 4. How long does Tet last ? . Question V: Listen then decide True ( T ) or False ( F ) ( 2P ) 1. Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year in Britain. 2. Celebrations start on 23 rd December, 3. Christmas cards have been sent to teachers. 4. About a week before Christmas, people usually put their decorations and an angle on the top of the Christmas tree. Name : Written test for the second semester Class : 8… Time: 45' ( N o 2 ) Mark Teacher's remark Question I : Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences ( 2P ) . 1. It's too cold out side. Do you mind …… the window? a, close b, closed c, clothing 2. We . soccer while they………. in the classroom. a. were playing/were reading b. were playing/ was reading c. were reading /were playing 3. Color television ………. by John Logie Baird in 1928 a. invented b. was invented c. was inventing. 4. That printer is . guarantee so the company will repair it. a. on b. in c. under 5. The Browns haven't visited Ha Long Bay . a. already b. yet c. ever 6. People use first- aid ……… ease the victim’s pain and anxiety . a. so that b. so as not to c. in order to 7. The boy … next to Hoa is a new comer. a. sitting b. sits c. to sit 8. Do you think chatting on Internet is ……………. a. time-consumed b. consuming-time c. time-consuming Question II: Rewrite the second sentences so that it has same meaning to the first (2P). 1. Shakespeare wrote in 1592 --> Romeo and Juliet 2. He said to his friends : "I will go to Ho Chi Minh tomorrow". --> He told . 3. Mai : Can you speak English? Ba: No, I can --> Mai asked Ba 4. Is it all right if I take some photographs ? --> Do you mind Question III : Supply the correct verb form or tense (2P). 1. He was reading a comic while his mother (watching) television 2. What you (do) . at 12 o'clock yesterday ? 3. My uncle … just … (open) a new internet house on Tran Phu Street. 4. Sure, I'll show you how… (make) the chocolate cake. 1. 2. 3. 4. Question IV: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below (2.5P). Vietnam's New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan , or Tet. It begins between January twenty first and February nineteenth . The exact date changes from year to year . Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand . They tidy their houses , cook special food , clean and make offerings on the family altars . On the New Year's Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of season . Tet often lasts ten days 1. What is Vietnam's New Year known as ? 2. When does the Lunar New Year begin ? . 3. What do people do on the New Year's Eve ? . . 4. How long does Tet last ? . Question V: Listen then decide True ( T ) or False ( F ) ( 2P ) 1. Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year in Britain. 2. Celebrations start on 24 th December, 3. Christmas cards have been sent to teachers. 4. About two weeks before Christmas, people usually put their decorations and an angle on the top of the Christmas tree. Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year in Britain. Celebrations start on 24 th December, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of preparations beforehand. The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought. Christmas cards have been sent to friends and relatives. About a week before Christmas, people usually put their decorations and an angle on the top of the Christmas tree. Family presents are usually put under the tree.