I/ Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.. Please send an ambulance to Nguyen Du school.[r]
(1)PRACTICE TEST - THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST ENGLISH 8
I/ Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 pts)
1. Please send an ambulance to Nguyen Du school A student is hurt A falling B polluted C bleeding D injured
2. Many years ago, Christmas songs _ for people in towns and villages
A performed B have performed C were performing D were performed
3. _ a large hole in the side of a mountain or under the ground A waterfall B cave C bay D lake
4. Thao is always _ to school late
A go B going C to go D gone
5. Household and garden waste is collected _ compost
A to B to have C to make D to change
6. Empty cans are brought back to the factory for _
A recycling B recycled C recycle D be recycled
7. The rings _ of gold are usually expensive
A to make B making C is made D made
8. I _ the floor when the phone rang
A is cleaning B was cleaning C cleaned D were cleaning
9. What does this sign mean? A No passing allowed B No playing on the street C No pedestrian traffic D No parking allowed
10. What does this sign mean? A Construction zone ahead B Roundabout ahead
C Railroad crossing ahead D Hospital ahead
II/ Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.0 pt)
11.Santa Claus is based on the of Saint Nicholas in a poem (describe)
12.She waved as the car approached (excite)
13.First, I’ll the rules of the game (explanation)
14.The place is now a center (religion)
III/ Read the passage then finish the tasks below (1.5 pts)
(2)A Decide True or False (1pt)
19 The rice-cooking festival takes place in the common ground _ 20 A contestant from each team has to get the water a kilometer away _ 21 All team members take part in the fire-making contest _ 22 The winner of the rice-cooking festival is the team with the most points _
B Choose the correct answer: (0.5pt)
23 How to make the fire in the rice - cooking festival:
A using matches or lighters B rubbing pieces of wood together
C rubbing pieces of bamboo together D making the fire in the untraditional way 24 How long does the rice - cooking festival take place?
A days B days C days D day
IV/ Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
We (25) _ to Thai land for our summer vacation last year It was our first (26) _ to Asia We loved it We went to the floating market very early one morning We didn't buy anything there, we just looked Another day, we went to Wat Phra Keo, the famous Temple of the Emerald Buddha It was really(27) _ Then we saw two more temples nearby We also went on a river (28) _ somewhere outside Bangkok The best thing (29) _ the trip was the food The next time we have friends over for dinner, I (30) _ Thai food
25 A go B went C are going D will go 26 A vacation B holiday C trip D A&B
27 A interested B interesting C bored D boring 28 A trip B walk C travel D bank
29 A in B on C of D at
30 A cook B cooked C was cooking D am going to cook
V/ Rearrange the words or phrases to make complete sentences (0.5 pt)
31 ought to use/ instead of/ plastic bags./ We/ cloth bags
32 The Statue of Liberty / by / was / French people / made
VI/ Rewrite the sentence so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them (2.0 pts)
33 Mr Ba grows vegetables in the small garden
Vegetables _
34 He began learning English three years ago
He has _
35 It is a contest in which participants have to cook rice
It is
36 “Can you speak Spanish?” Tuan asked Phong