Minh Khai secondary school Name: . Class: 8…. English written test N º : 4 Period: 89 – April 16 th , 2009 Time: 45 minutes Mark Teacher comments I. Odd one out (1pt) 1. A. vacation B. volcano C. island D. facility 2. A. tourist B. famous C. anxious D. dangerous 3. A. study B. much C. century D. button 4. A. return B. beat C. burn D. first 5. A. fetched B. based C. added D. washed II. Choose the best words (2pts) 1. The Hanging Garden of Babylon is one of the seven …………….of the world. A. gardens B. landmarks C. temples D. wonders 2. Have you ever been to Phong Nha ………………in Viet Nam? A. place B. cave C. beach D. bay 3. The Pyramids is the ……………. wonder you can still see today. A. last B. early C. only D. soon 4. My parents were watching T.V while I …………… my homework. A. was doing B. did C. is doing D. were doing. 5. In the fire- making contest, pieces of bamboo ……………. to make the fire. A. is using B. are using C. is used D. are used 6. Viet Nam is a rice……………. country. A. export B. exporting C. exported D. rice-exporting. 7. The police told me how ……………. to the post office. A. go B. to go C. went D. going 8. Thanks for ……………. me to the ceremory. A. invite B. invited C. inviting D. invites 9. We were watching TV in the living room when the phone ……………. A. ring B. rang C. ringing D. is ringing 10. Angkor Wat is one of the largest ……………. in the world. A. churches B. pagodas C. temples D. movies. III. Rewrite the following sentences, as directed in brackets (1.5pts) 1. They built this house more than 100 years ago. (This house was …) 2. He will complete the work today. (The work…) 3. Minh said: “I can drive a car”. (Minh said he…) 4. The plumber said: “The pipes are broken”. (The plumber said…) 5. My father said to me: “Will I travel to HCM City tomorrow?” (Her father asked me if he…) 6. The sister asked: “Are you hungry, Tom?” (The sister asked Tom if…) IV. Write complete sentences, using the words given (1pt) 1. Minh / always / forget / books. 2. Lan / tell / me / how / use / computer. 3. Christmas / often / perform / the churches. 4. I / ask / my mother / if (whether)/ Eiffel Tower / one of the seven wonders / world. 5. I / like / go / HaLong Bay / beacause / sights / beautiful. V. Listen and fill in the gap with one word to complete the passage (2pts) There are (1)…………….competitions in the rice-cooking festival. They are (2)…………… , fire- making and water-fetching. In the water-fetching contest one person from each (3)……………had to run to the (4)……………. to get the water. In the fire-making (5)…………. two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way. They tried to rub pieces of (6)………… together to make the fire. (7)…………….people from each team took part in the rice – cooking contest. They had to separate the rice (8)…………… the husk and then cook the rice. VI. Read the text and choose True (T) or False (F) (2.5pts) Australia is an island continent in the South Pacific. The capital is Canberra, but the city with the biggest population is Sydney, which has nearly four million. English is the first language of most people, but there are also many immigrants who speak other language. Canada is the second largest country in land site. It stretches 3,223 miles from east to west, and from the North Pole to the U.S border. Both English and France are official languages. Many French- speaking people live in the province, where Montreal is the biggest city. Canada has a cold winter, and Canadians enjoy winter sports, such as skiing. Switzerland is a small country in central Europe. Its neighbors are France in the west, Italy in the south, Australia in the east, and West-Germany in the north. Six percent of the land in Switzerland is mountains. Switzerland is famous for its banks, tourism and skiing. A. True or False (1.5pts) 1. ……… Australia is an island continent in the South Asian. 2. ……… Sydney has the biggest population nearly four million. 3. ……… The first language is English. 4. ……… Canada stretches 3.223 miles from east to south. 5. ……… Canadians enjoy skiing in the winter. 6. ……… Six percent of the land in Switzerland is mountains. B. Answer the questions (1pt) 1. Where is Australia? 2. What is the population of Sydney? 3. Which languages are used in Canada? 4. Which countries are the neighbors of Switzerland? -----the end----- Answer key N o :4 I. Odd one out (1pt) 1. C. island 2. A. tourist 3. C. century 4. B. beat 5. C. added II. Choose the best words (2pts) 1. D. wonders 2. B. cave 3. C. only 4. A. was doing 5. D. are used 6. B. exporting 7. B. to go 8. C. inviting 9. B. rang 10. C. temples III. Rewrite the following sentences, as directed in brackets (1.5pts) 1. This house was built more than 100 years ago. 2. The work will be completed today 3. Minh said he could drive a car. 4. The plumber said the pipes were broken. 5. Her father asked me if he would travel to HCM City the next day. 6. The sister asked Tom if he was hungry. IV. Write complete sentences, using the words given (1pt) 1. Minh always forgets his books. 2. Lan told me how to use the computer. 3. Christmas are often performed at the churches. 4. I asked my mother if Eiffel Tower was one of the seven wonders of the world. 5. I like to go to HaLong Bay because the sights are beautiful. V. Listen and fill in the gap with one word to complete the passage (2pts) Three rice-cooking team river bamboo Six from contest There are (1)…………….competitions in the rice-cooking festival. They are (2)…………… , fire- making and water-fetching. In the water-fetching contest one person from each (3)……………had to run to the (4)……………. to get the water. In the fire-making (5)…………. two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way. They tried to rub pieces of (6)………… together to make the fire. (7)…………….people from each team took part in the rice – cooking contest. They had to separate the rice (8)…………… the husk and then cook the rice. VI. Read the text and choose True (T) or False (F) (2.5pts) A. True or False (1.5pts) 1. F……… Australia is an island continent in the South Asian. 2. T……… Sydney has the biggest population nearly four million. 3. T……… The first language is English. 4. F……… Canada stretches 3.223 miles from east to south. 5. T……… Canadians enjoy skiing in the winter. 6. T……… Six percent of the land in Switzerland is mountains. B. Answer the questions (1pt) 1. Australia is an island continent in the South Pacific 2. The population of Sydney has nearly four million. 3. English and French are used in Canada. 4. The neighbors of Switzerland are France in the west, Italy in the south, Australia in the east, and West-Germany in the north. . Name: . Class: 8 . English written test N º : 4 Period: 89 – April 16 th , 2009 Time: 45 minutes Mark Teacher comments I. Odd. one person from each (3)……………had to run to the (4) ……………. to get the water. In the fire-making (5)…………. two team members had to make a fire in the traditional