Tài liệu Grade 8 the mid second semester exam

Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. cat B. hat C. that D. hate 2. A. these B. thank C. this D. their 3. A. worked B. cleaned C. asked D. helped Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the others. 4. A. repair B. invite C. because D. cooking 5. A. wonderful B. holiday C. attract D. happen Choose the best answer: 6. Peter is interested______ Vietnamese history. A. on B. at C. in D. about 7. We have learnt English______ three years. A. for B. since C. in D. at 8. Thanks for inviting me to the______ festival. A. cooking-rice B. rice-cooking C. rice-cooked D. cooked-rice 9. Children should______ to bed early. A. go B. gone C. went D. goes 10. My car______ by my uncle yesterday. A. has been repaired B. can be repaired C. is repaired D. was repaired 11. Would you mind if I______ a photo of your house? A. take B. taking C. took D. will take 12. Last night, my parents______ television when the phone rang. A. watched B. has watched C. was watching D. were watching 13. I can’t read because the______ of computer is too dark. A. mouse B. plug C. screen D. socket 14. Peter is ______ student in my class. A. the best B. better C. most better D. most best. 15. The children are old enough to look after______. A. themselves B. ourselves C. their D. for themselves 16. Have you ______ about Lan since her accident? A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. heard 17. We ______ dinner when my friends arrived yesterday evening. A. are having B. is having C. were having D. was having 18. The glass bottle will be broken ______ small pieces. A. into B. to C. in D. by 19. They don’t want ______ to the market now. A. go B. to go C. going D. went 20. I ______ home for school at 7 o’clock every morning. A. start B. leave C. go D. move 21. The girl enjoys ______ her fitness exercise after classes. A. doing B. to do C. do D. did 22. I have known her _______ two years. A. for B. since C. in D. within 23. I’d like you ______ with me for some days. A. staying B. to stay C. stayed D. will stay 24. Used paper is collected and _______ to factories. A. sent B. sending C. send D. to send 25. I am happy _______ all the exams. A. passed B. pass C. passing D. to pass Page 1 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM Read the following passage then choose the best option : COMPOST Compost is a wonderful natural resource that helps plants grow well. Today I am going to tell you (26)______ to start a compost heap. First we must use only household and garden matter including tea leaves and egg shells, but we must (27)______ them first. Don’t use any meat or grain products because this attracts rats. Find a place (28)______ your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each day. The (29)______ also needs moisture but it will get this from condensation. Cover the heap with a sheet of strong- plastic if the weather is wet. Keep adding to pile and after six months your compost can be (30)______ for your fields, gardens. 26. A. how B. what C. where D. why 27. A. washing B. washed C. wash D. to wash 28. A. on B. at C. for D. in 29. A. compost B. glass C. bottles D. cans 30. A. use B. used C. using D. to use Choose the underlined part that needs correction 31. I’m bored and I wonder if you could to tell me what to do for fun. A B C D 32. Thanks for invite me to the rice-cooking contest of your school. A B C D 33. I am interesting in the rice-cooking contest you orgazined yesterday. A B C D 34. We don’t want to go out tonight because it is rain. A B C D 35. The statue of Liberty is presented to the USA by France in 1897. A B C D Read and answer Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday. Read and tick True or False FACTS TRUE FALSE 36. Tet is the most important celebration in Vietnam. 37. Tet happens in early January. 38. People don’t clean and decorate their homes. 39. People often visit relatives and close friends on the first day of New Year. 40. Vietnamese people wear new clothes at Tet. ------THE END------ Page 2 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM Circle the word whose underlinded part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. tanks B. books C. maps D. volunteers 2. A. preferred B. hoped C. played D. annoyed 3. A. suger B. sea C. see D. sick 4. A. no B. son C. note D. go Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. 5. Millions of Christmas cards ________ every year. A. is sent B. are sent C. send D. are sending 6. Could you show me how_________ this game. A. play B. played C. to play D. playing 7. We take part ____most of the youth activities of my school. A. on B. in C. to D. for 8. We're looking forward to_________ you soon. A. see B. seeing C. saw D. be seeing 9. He had his father_________ his watch. A. fixed B. to fix C. fix D. fixing 10. Luckily, Peter had ______ to finish his final exam. A. many time B. enough time C. time enough D. some time 11. Tom_____his hand when he was cooking the dinner. A. burnt B. was burning C. burn D. is burning 12. I promised _________ late again. A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. not be no 13. Would you mind if I_________ a photo? A. take B. took C. taking D. will take 14. Mary _________ England in 1990. A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. was visiting 15. It is_____to find an expensive hotel in this town. A. difficult B. difficultly C. difficulty D. differ 16. ______you ever_________ to America yet? A. Have/ been B. Have/ gone C. Were /been D. Are /been Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 17. While my family was eating dinner, the phone was ringing. A B C D 18. Would you mind if I open the window. A B C D 19. The plumber told me how could I fix the faucets. A B C D Write the correct form of the words in brackets. 20. It's________________to be near the stove. (danger) 21. The glass pieces are dried________________________. (complete) 22. Would you mind ________________the door ? It’s too hot in here. (open) 23. His father is a good________________He always drives carefully. (drive) Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the root one. 24. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823.  The poem ________________________________________________________ Page 3 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM 25. "We are waiting for the school bus", said the children.  The children said__________________________________________________ 26. Roses can't possibly grow in such poor ground.  It is impossible____________________________________________________ 27. The last time I played tennis was in 1990.  I haven't_________________________________________________________ 28. I study English because I want to read books in English.  I study English so as to______________________________________________ 29. Let’s play volleyball tomorrow  Would you like_____________________________________________________ 30. “I am a student”  Tim said_________________________________________________________ 31. “Do you like milk ?”  John asked Lan ___________________________________________________ Read and check True ( T ) or False ( F ). LET'S VISIT TOKYO Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan, is one of the three largest cities in the world. In the twelfth century, Japan's capital was an island city named Kyoto. Six hundred years later, many people from Kyoto had moved to a city called Eyed. They had renamed it Tokyo and had made this city the capital of all Japan. Today, Tokyo is a busy place. It is a center for business and education. It is also a center for religion. In addition, Tokyo University, the beautiful grounds of the Imperial Palace, the famous Imperial Hotel, built in 1920 by an American, Frank Loyd Wright, and many fine shops, stores, theaters and eating places can be found in this capital. In downtown Tokyo, many large, new buildings made of concrete and steel may be seen. Some of these were built after the earthquake of 1923. Others were built after World War II. FACTS T F th 32. The city which used to be the capital of Japan in the 12 century was Kyoto. 33. Tokyo use to called Eyed. 34. The famous Imperial Hotel was built in 1820. 35. Many large, new buildings were made of concrete and steel. Read the passage and answer the following questions. THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 to 209 BC. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top as if it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China. 36. Where is the Great Wall? ___________________________________________________________________ 37. How long is it? ___________________________________________________________________ 38. When was it built? ___________________________________________________________________ Page 4 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM 39. What is it made of? __________________________________________________________________ 40. What was it built for? __________________________________________________________________ ------ THE END ------ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest. 1. A. relieve B. immediately C. themselves D. children 2. A. wonderful B. damage C. recycling D. minimize Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 3. A. seen B. teenager C. been D. engineer 4. A. city B. center C. because D. license 5. A. helped B. cleaned C. opened D. recycled Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. 6. Lan asked Nga ______she had a driving license. A. whether B. whatever C. if D. A&C 7. She promises to pick me ______ at 7. 30 pm. A. on B. up C. in D. at 8. Cool the burn immediately so as to ______tissue damage. A. ease B. relieve C. minimize D. maximize 9. There are daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City ______Monday A. beside B. after C. except D. on 10. Drinking cans are brought back to the factory for ______. A. recycled B. to recycle C. recycling D. recycle 11. Mount Rushmore can be ______from more than 100 kilometers. A. seen B. saw C. see D. seeing 12. They collect old car tires ______send them to a place for recycling. A. in order to B. so that C. so as to D. A&C 13. ______is one of competitions of rice-cooking festival. A. water-fetching B. flower-arranging C. bull-fighting D. car-making. 14. I’ve lived in this house ______more than five years. A. from B. in C. since D. for 15. Peter is ______student in my class. A. the best B. better C. the better D. the worse 16. The children aren’t old enough to look after themselves. A. take care for B. take care of C. take care on D. take care 17. I often go swimming______Sunday mornings. A. in B. into C. on D. at Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 18. The armchair is in the livingroom, among the television and the sofa. A B C D 19. They wanted him understand that they wanted some milk and sandwiches. A B C D 20. When I was a child I used to write new words on mirrors around the house. Page 5 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM A B C D 21. I use a dictionary so that to learn new words, pronunciation and examples. A B C D 22. You can enjoying fresh air, beautiful nature and marverlous scenery in the White Horse Mountains. A B C D Rewrite these following sentences as directed. 23. Do you mind if I open the windows?  Would you _____________________________________________________________________ 24. "Is the Great Wall in China?” she asked me.  She asked______________________________________________________________________ 25. All of you must do this test carefully.  This test________________________________________________________________________ 26. She asked him “Will you stay with your friends tomorrow?”  She asked him __________________________________________________________________ 27. To go swimming is interesting.  It's ____________________________________________________________________________ 28. To drive a car is difficult.  It is ___________________________________________________________________________ 29. Would you mind if I turned on the TV.  Do you mind if I_________________________________________________________________ 30. " Are you a doctor ?". Nam asked me .  Nam asked me If ________________________________________________________________ 31. "Where are you going now ?" I asked Hoa  I asked Hoa_____________________________________________________________________ Read the following passage then do the tasks that follow. Angkor Wat should really be known as a wonder because it is the largest temple in the world. The temple was built around the year 1100 to honor a Hindu God, but over the next three centuries it became a Buddhist religious center. The area surrounding the temple, Angkor Thom, used to be a royal capital city. In the early 15th century, the Khmer rulers moves to Phnom Penh and Angkor Wat was quiet. It now is a famous tourist attraction. A. Tick True (T) or False (F). FACTS T F 32. Angkor Wat is the smallest temple in the world. 33. Angkor Thom is one of The Seven Wonders Of The World. 34. The temple was built to honor a Hindu God. 35. In the early 15th century, the Khmer rulers moved to Phnom Penh. 36. It now is a famous tourist attraction. B. Answer the following questions. 37. Why should Angkor Wat be known as a wonder? _______________________________________________________________________________ 38. When was the temple built? _______________________________________________________________________________ 39. Did it become a Buddhist religious center? Page 6 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM _______________________________________________________________________________ 40. What is it now? _______________________________________________________________________________ ------THE END-----Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest. 1. A. dinner B. family C. countryside D. produce 2. A. dictionary B. younger C. invent D. summer Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 3. A. ago B. know C. also D. mother 4. A. where B. what C. who D. why 5. A. enjoyed B. helped C. looked D. worked Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. 6. The photographs_________during his trip are very pretty. A. take B. were taken C. taken D. were taking 7. My family _________dinner when the phone rang. A. are having B. had C. have had. D. were having 8. She _________her homework yet. A. has finished B. haven’t finished C. have finished D . hasn’t finished 9. This project_________at the end of this month. A. will finish B. finishing C. will be finished D. finished 10.I’d like_________in a house in the countryside. A. live B. living C. lived D. to live 11. His new car_________in Japan. A. is make B. is made C. is making D. is to make 12.She is not old enough _________a car. A. drive B. to drive C. driving D. drove 13._________can I do for you ? A. What B. When C. Where D. How 14.It is easier_________ English than any other languages else. A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned 15.Would you mind_________the washing up for me tonight ? A. do B. did C. doing D. to do 16.I prefer walking _________riding a bicycle. A. to B. than C. with D. for 17.She used to _________ her younger brother when her parents went out. A. look for B. look after C. look up D. look at 18.Mr. Lam asked me _________you the dictionary. A. give B. to give C. gave D. giving Page 7 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM Put the verbs in bracket into correct tenses. 19.Nam _________already _________his homework. (do) 20.I didn't know how ________________to the city. (get) 21.It __________________heavily while my family were having dinner yesterday. (rain) 22.They __________________anywhere last summer vacation. (not go) 23.They were watching The Eight O’clock News on T.V when I _________last night. (come) Rewrite the sentences as directed. 24.The Chinese invented paper in the 1st century A.D.  Paper___________________________________________________________ 25.This factory produces thousands of cars each year.  Thousands of cars__________________________________________________ 26."My sister likes reading old folktales." said Nam.  Nam said that_____________________________________________________ 27." Is Ha Long Bay in the North of Vietnam?" asked Mary.  Mary asked me____________________________________________________ 28.The question is so difficult that I can't answer it.  The question is too_________________________________________________ Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow. William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in the English literature. He was born in 1564 in Stratford- upon- Avon. At the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, who was eight years older than himself. A few years later he moved to London, where he worked as a actor and a playwright. Shakespeare wrote thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets (a kind of poem containing 14 lines). His most famous plays are the four great tragedies - Othelo, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear. Shakespeare died in Stratford on 23 April 1616, but his plays are still very popular today. They have been translated into different languages, and many of them have been made into films, both in English and other languages. A. Check True ( T ) or False ( F ). FACTS 29.William Shakespeare was the greatest writer. 30.He married Anne Hathaway at the age of eighteen. 31.wrote fifty seven plays and 451 sonnets. 32.His plays are not very popular today. T F B. Answer the following questions 33.When and where was he born? _________________________________________________________________ 34.How many plays did he write? _________________________________________________________________ 35.When did he die? Page 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM _________________________________________________________________ 36.Are his plays still popular today? _________________________________________________________________ Fill in each gap with a suitable word in the box. honor - only - yet - already - presented 37.I have not eaten lunch__________________. 38.Hoa has __________________finished her homework. 39.The statue of Liberty was __________________to the USA by the French. 40.Angkor Wat was built around the year 1.100 to __________________Hindu God. ------ THE END ------ Choose the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. house B. highlight C. humor D. hour 2. A. wanted B. washed C. watched D. worked 3. A. sightseeings B. recycling C. fighting D. himself 4. A. mountain B. yourself C. about D. house 5. A. computers B. reuse C. natural D. future Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below. 6. ____________is the treatment given to an injured person before a doctor comes. A. First help B. First aid C. Aid D. Help 7. These materials can be ____________into other packaging products. A. recycled B. recycle C. recycling D. cycled 8. Will you pick me ____________after the party? A. in B. on C. up D. to 9. ____________is a mountain with a hole in the top where fire, gas and lava come out. A. Volcano B. Mountain C. River D. Temple 10. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven ____________of the world. A. pictures B. wonders C. resort centers D. sightseeings 11. The ____________festival is a festival in which people have their bulls fight against each other. A. cat-fighting B. horse-fighting C. bull-fighting D. dog-fighting 12. Angkor Wat was originally built ____________Hindus. A. on B. because of C. to D. for 13. ____________is a machine that prints words from a computer onto the paper. A. Printer B. CD player C. Stereo D. Television 14. It’s very difficult to find ____________in Da Lat at busy time. A. accommodation B. accommodate C. accommodating D. accommodative Page 9 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM 15. Sapa is considered the most beautiful ____________resort in the north of Vietnam. ( mountain ) A. mountain B. mountaineer C. mountainous D. mountaineering 16. We should recycle used things such as bottles, cans, paper ____________save natural resources. A. so as B. in order that C. so as to D. in order 17. Yesterday she cut____________badly. A. himself B. herself C. itself D. yourself 18. He is a good football player. He plays football____________. A. good B. fast C. well D. wonderful 19. What ____________your new teacher____________? - He’s tall with short black hair. A. is / like B. does / like C. does / look like D. A&C 20. You ought ____________do it by ____________. A. with/your B. at/you C. to/yourself D. of/ourselves Supply the correct form or tense of verbs in brackets 21. In 1876, the telephone ______________________by Bell and Watson. (introduce) 22. Ann ____________________ television when the phone rang. (watch) 23. Would you mind __________________ the window? (close) 24. _________the flight to Kuala Lumpur ________________yet ? (depart) 25. I ___________________him since we said goodbye a year ago. (not see) Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 26. The nurse covers the burn with ice. The ice helps ease the pain.  In order to ______________________________________________________ 27. UNESCO recognized Ha Long Bay as a World Herritage site.  Ha Long Bay ____________________________________________________ 28. “ There are flights from NhaTrang to HaNoi twice a week, ” Ni said.  Ni said _________________________________________________________ 29. “ Are you going to visit The Great Wall of China next summer?” Mai asked me.  Mai asked______________________________________________________ 30. What about going to the beach now ?  Shall__________________________________________________________ Read the passage and answer the questions below. CHILDREN AND COMPUTERS We are already familiar with computers – computers work for us at home, in offices, in industry. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at school before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not? Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with. They worry that children do not learn from experience but just from pressing a button and that is not good for them. They think that children are growing up not knowing about the real world. Page 10 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM But people who understand more about computers see that they can be very good for children. A computer can help them learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what they want, to learn and to think for themselves. And for the future, don’t we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information quickly and use it well? What do you think? Answer the following questions: 31. Are we strange to computers?  32. In which four places can you find computers ?  33. Does everyone think computers are good for children?  34. What three things can computers help children to do ?  35. Does the writer think this is a good thing ?  Write complete sentences, using the words and phrases given. 36. I / delighted / that / you / pass / your exam/. /  37. Would you mind / I / borrow / your dictionary?  38. Lan / like / learn English/./  39. She / begin / learn / this language / 2003/./  40. She / always / want / improve her English/./  ------THE END------ Choose the word that has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. rub B. plumber C. bamboo D. suitable 2. A. burned B. stopped C. asked D. promised 3. A. stamps B. trains C. caves D. hotels 4. A. sight B. tribe C. seaside D. magnificent 5. A. jungle B. sunny C. bus D. surrounding Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below. 6. We were delighted ____________your letter last week. A. getting B. to get C. get D. got 7. ____________ to come and have dinner with us ? – Yes, I’d love to. A. Do you want B. Would you mind C. Would you like D. Could you please 8. Millions of Christmas cards ____________every year. A. are sent B. were sent C. send D. is sending 9. ____________you turn off the T.V, please ? Page 11 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM A. Must B. Might C. Will D. Do 10. I always get up early in the morning____________come to class on time. A. so B. because C. but D. in order to 11. Would you mind ____________I took a photo ? A. whether B. so C. if D. so as 12. The Eiffel Tower was designed ____________Alexander Gustave Eiffel. A. at B. by C. on D. with 13. They were having dinner when the phone ____________. A. rang B. ring C. was ringing D. has rung 14. There are flights daily to Ho Chi Minh City____________Monday. A. except B. beside C. after D. on 15. She promises she ____________me up at 7.30 p.m. A. picks B. pick C. will pick D. picked 16. Milk bottles can be ____________after being cleaned. A. recycle B. thrown away C. broken D. reused 17. My parents are ____________that I passed my exam. A. unhappy B. delighted C. worried D. sad 18. Famers collect household and garden waste to make ____________. A. compost B. glass ware C. fabric D. floor covering 19. Cool the burn immediately so as to____________tissue damage. A. relieve B. ease C. minimize D. maximize 20. Christmas is an important ____________in many countries A. competition B. festival C. souvenir D. contest 21. ____________is often called the Windy City. A. San Francisco B. Hawaii C. New York D. Chicago 22. We used to wash clothes by hand. Now we have a ____________. A. vacuum B. washing machine C. hair dryer D. refrigerater 23. The Pyramids of Cheops is one of the seven____________of the world. A. pyramids B. temples C. wonders D. landmarks 24. She arrived while we____________dinner. A. was having B. were having C. have D. had 25. She asked me ____________a driving license. A. If I have B. whether I have C. If I had D. whether I have Choose the underlined part that needs correction. 26. I’m glad telling you that I’m going to have interesting activities. A B C D 27. We have gone to Ho Chi Minh City five months ago. A B C D 28. He asked me if I like playing tennis. A B C D 29. This hotel has been already in business for fifty years A B C D 30. They have to separate the rice to the husk. Page 12 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM A B C D Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. Last week, while on vacation in Da Lat, the Browns (31)______ quite an adventure. One afternoon, they (32)______to paddle around Xuan Huong Lake in a canoe. After hiring the canoe, the family climbed in and paddled out to the middle of the lake . Unfortunately, dark clouds soon appeared and it began to rain. The wind (33)______to blow and the rain became heavier. The canoe moved up and down the water. Shannon dropped her paddle. She leaned over and tried to pick it up. The canoe overturned and everyone (34)______into the deep and dangerous water. A boat appeared and rescued them. The family (35)______very lucky. 31. A. have B. had C. has D. having 32. A. decided B. decide C. deciding D. to decide 33. A. start B. starting C. started D. was starting 34. A. fall B. falling C. was falling D. fell 35. A. were B. was C. is D. are Rewrite the following sentences as directed. 36. Andrew is keen on collecting stamps.  Andrew likes_________________________________________________________ 37. We moved to live in Ha Noi two years ago.  We have____________________________________________________________ 38. “ Can you help me with the house work ?” asked Miss Blake.  Miss Blake asked _____________________________________________________ 39. This afternoon we went on a tour which lasted eight hours.  This afternoon we_____________________________________________________ 40. The boys made a fire last night.  A fire ______________________________________________________________ ------THE END------ Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. ago B. flat C. man D. happy 2. A. wash B. late C. want D. quality 3. A. button B. cup C. pulp D. put 4. A. sunbathe B. product C. include D. fun Choose the correct answer for each sentence 5. Our teacher asked us ________we liked to go camping at the coming festival. A. whether B. if C. what D. A & B 6. It’s too cold outside. Would you mind ________the window? A. to close B. close C. closing D. closed 7. The festival was held in the communal house yard. A. organized B. started C. designed D. met 8. Nam writes very quickly. He has________finished his essay. A. for B. already C. yet D. since 9. It is exciting________the play many times. It’s really a good one. A. to watch B. watching C. watch D. watched 10. Do you mind if he ________me to carry this bag? Page 13 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 A. help THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM B. to help 11. She ________the letter yet. C. helps D. helped A. has finished B. haven’t finished C. have finished D. hasn’t finished 12. Has the flight ________Hong Kong departed yet? A. with B. of C. from D. to 13. My family ________dinner when the phone rang. A. are having B. had C. were having D. have had 14. Would you mind if I ________the door? A. opened B. opens C. opening D. to open 15. I’m lucky enough ________a lot of friends. A. having B. to have C. have D. has 16. Yesterday, Hoa ________Nien a letter. A. send B. sent C. sends D. to send 17. She ________a movie tonight. A. see B. seeing C. is going to see D. saw 18. You will have to ________dinner yourself. A. cooking B. cook C. to cook D. cooks 19. It only takes one ________to cause a fire. A. book B. tree C. match D. lamp 20. Can you help me ________my bags? A. carry B. carried C. carries D. carring 21. They ________here since last week. A. lived B. live C. living D. have lived 22. My Dad ________for his company for 20 years. A. hasn’t worked B. worked C. works D. to work 23. Lipton tea is different ________Dilmah tea. A. to B. from C. on D. at 24. The magazine is not ________the newspaper. A. as large as B. larger C. the most large D. more larger 25. This is the first time Hoa ________Tim’s family. A. met B. meets c . meeting D. has met 26. Would you mind ________in the front seat of the taxi? A. sit B. to sit C. sitting D. sat 27. Would you mind if I ________a photo? A. take B. taking C. to take D. took 28. Nhi asked Nga if she ________My Son. A. knew B. know C. to know D. knowing 29. Hoa ________TV at seven o’clock last night. A. watches B. was watching C. watch D. to watch 30. My family ________when the phone rang. A. was sleeping B. slept C. to sleep D. sleep Rewrite the sentences as directed. 31. They built our house two years ago. (passive) _______________________________________________________________ 32. We often buy new clothes for our children at Tet. (passive) _______________________________________________________________ 33. Nga asked me, “Do you visit the Hue Citadel?” (reported speech) _______________________________________________________________ 34. Columbus discovered America in the 15th century. (passive)  America _______________________________________________________ 35. I’ve never talked to a more interesting person than him.  He is __________________________________________________________ Page 14 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM 36. The United States has a big industry that makes cars.  There__________________________________________________________ 37. “Can you help me with my homework, Lan”.  Nga asked Lan if _________________________________________________ 38. I study English because I want to read books in English.  I study English so as to____________________________________________ Write sentences with given words 39. Nam / play / piano / 7 o’clock / last night/./ _______________________________________________________________ 40. they / go / HCM city / next month/./ _______________________________________________________________ Read the passage and choose the suitable word to fill in each blank. Monica Fox is a tennis (41)____ She started playing tennis (42)____ she was ten years old. She has traveled to many countries with her parents (43)____ has won a lot of tournaments. She won her first (44)____ in a tournament in 1985. Now she is trying very (45)____. She (46)______to play at Wimbledon next year. 41. A. player B. playing C. plays D. play 42. A. why B. what C. who D. when 43. A. and B. but C. or D. if 44. A. contest B. prize C. festival D. competition 45. A. hardly B. bad C. badly D. hard 46. A. hopes B. hoped C. hoping D. to hope Read the passage and then check True (T) or False (F). Ha Long Bay is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is here that the visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long Bay. Facts T F 47. Ha Long Bay is popular with only Vietnamese. 48. There aren’t any limestone mountains in Ha Long Bay. 49. Chay Beach is in Ha Long Bay. 50. One of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long is Dau Go Cave. ------THE END------ Read the letter and put a tick in the appropriate box for True (T), False (F), or NM if the statement is not mentioned in the letter. Dear Tuan, I arrived in Australia a week ago and I think that my English is improving! I’m living in a small flat near the centre of Sydney. It’s cheap and quite comfortable. In your letter you ask what I’m going to do to improve my English. Well, tomorrow I’m going to visit the language centre to see what English classes they offer there in the evenings. Of course, I’m going to read a newspaper every day. I’m going to spend a lot on cassettes because listening is so important! There are some good bookshops here, so I’m also going to look for some other books to read before bedtime. I’m going to write a diary in English – that’s a good way to Page 15 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM learn English. How are you getting on? I was sorry I had to leave in the middle of the course. Are you going to write to me again? Hope to hear from you all soon. Nam T F NM 1. Nam came to Australia last week. 2. He is staying in a small house near the centre of Sydney. 3. He is not pleased with his accommodation. 4. He is going to visit a language centre tomorrow. 5. He is going to have a lesson tomorrow evening. 6. He is going to talk with Australian students. 7. Every day he is going to read a newspaper. 8. Listening is less important to him. 9. There are many bookshops in the neighborhood. 10. He is going to read books and write a diary in English. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. 11. Have you ______ any news about Lan since her bike accident? A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. heard 12. We ______ dinner when my friends arrived yesterday evening. A. are having B. is having C. were having D. was having 13. The glass bottle will be broken ______ small pieces. A. into B. to C. in D. by 14. They don’t want ______ to the market now. A. go B. to go C. going D. went 15. I ______ home for school at 7 o’clock every morning. A. start B. leave C. go D. move 16. The girl enjoys ______ her fitness exercise after classes. A. doing B. to do C. do D. did 17. I have known her _______ two years. A. for B. since C. with D. within 18. I’d like you ______ with me for some days. A. staying B. to stay C. stayed D. will stay 19. Used paper is collected and _______ to factories. A. sent B. sending C. send D. to send 20. I am happy _______ all the exams. A. passed B. pass C. passing D. to pass Put the verbs in correct tenses. 21. Would you mind if I (decorate) ______________ the Christmas tree? 22. Mother wanted me (buy) ______________ something for Tet. Page 16 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM 23. In China many things for the Olympic games (prepare) ______________ at the moment. 24. This song (often / hear) ______________ at Christmas. 25. While I (walk) ______________ home it (start) ______________ raining. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. 26. Do you mind if I open the windows.  Would you________________________________________________________ 27. "Is the Great Wall in China". She asked me.  She asked________________________________________________________ 28. All of you must do this test carefully.  This test__________________________________________________________ 29. She asked him “Will you stay with your friends tomorrow?”  She asked him ____________________________________________________ 30. To go swimming is interesting.  It's _____________________________________________________________ 31. The team won the prize. The team had the most points. (V_ing)  The team________________________________________________________ 32. Can you tell me something about Christmas history.  Would you mind____________________________________________________ 33. I wanted to know more about the world wonder. I read more book on it.  In order__________________________________________________________ 34. David enjoys ancient countries.  David is __________________________________________________________ 35. What do you use garbage for? (passive)  What is _________________________________________________________ Fill in each gap with a suitable word. --things -bottles -shoes -cans –materials-The best way to protect our environment is to reduce the amount of garbage. We can recycle some (36) instead of putting them into the garbage. As you know, this means that we need to use the old materials in the garbage to make new (37) . Already in many countries, people can recycle their newspapers, bottles and (38) . But people are still thinking of new ways to recycle things. For example, some companies are using the plastic in old soda bottles to make clothing. Other companies are making (39) with the materials in old tires. Some companies even make garbage cans from old plastic (40) . These companies are trying to recycle the plastic we already have, instead of making a lot of new plastic. ------- THE END ------Choose the word that has different stress pattern. 1. A. volcano B. florist C. visit D. library 2. A. museum B. luggage C. around D. perform Page 17 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM 3. A. campus B. cooking C. arrive D. festival Which underlined part is pronounced differently? 4. A. catch B. church C. watch D. Christmas 5. A. cloudy B. house C. bought D. sound Choose the best option to complete the following sentences. 6. What is a __________contest? A. fire-make B. fire-making C. fires-makes D. fires-making. 7. How__________the fire__________. A. do/make B. do/made C. is/make D. is/made 8. It is made by__________pieces of bamboos together. A. rub B. rubbing C. to rub D. rubbed 9. The director__________me that he was__________to help you. A. said/pleased B. said/pleasing C. told/pleased D. told/pleasing 10. Let’s__________the festival together. A. going B. to go C. go D. went. 11. Is there__________you want me to do while you’re out? A. anything B. something C. anythings D. some things 12. Vietnam is a __________in South East Asia. A. rice-exporting country B. rice-export country C. rices-exporting country D. rices-export country 13. __________your homework__________yet? A. Has/done B. Has/been done C. Has/ being done D. Has/ be done 14. I'm interested in the ___________ contest. A. rice-cooking B. rice-cook C. cook-rice D. cooking-rice 15. Lan gives me a _______ to guess her answer. A. point B. decision C. clue D. prediction 16. Christmas songs were ________ for people in towns 800 years ago. A. to perform B. perform C. performed D. performing 17. Angkor Wat should be a _____ because it is the largest temple in the world. A. wonder B. place C. century D. area 18. ______ is a machine that prints words from a computer. A. Monitor screen B. Bulletin boards C. Printer D. Input tray 19. It's difficult _______ your directions. A. to follow B. follow C. followed D. following 20. Six people from each team ________ in the rice-cooking contest. A. participate B. leave C. separate D. make 21. John showed her where ______ it. A. finding B. found C. finds D. to find 22. This beautiful box __________ from recycled paper. A. make B. made C. making D. was made 23. Would you mind _________ here for a minute? A. waiting B. waited C. to wait D. wait 24. We have studied English ________ 2001. A. for B. since C. in D. from 25. We should use _______ bags instead of plastic bags. A. clothe B. cloth C. clothes D. clothing 26. She ______ me she couldn't go with us the following day. Page 18 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM A. suggested B. told C. asked D. said Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 27. While my family was eating dinner, the phone was ringing. A B C D 28. Would you mind if I open this window. A B C D 29. The plumber told me how could fix the faucets. A B C D Supply the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses 30. I (meet)__________her at a party last week. She (become)__________rich and beautiful. Change the following sentences to the Indirect speech 31. The teacher said to the students: “Are you ready for tomorrow?” _______________________________________________________________ 32. The girl said to the boy: “Do you know the way to the post office in this city?” _______________________________________________________________ Change the following sentences to the passive voice 33. My father will buy a new car next year _______________________________________________________________ 34. She wrote this letter yesterday. _______________________________________________________________ Rewrite the following sentences, Using present participle or past participle 35. The boy is living in Tran Hung Đao Street. He is my friend. _______________________________________________________________ 36. The garden is watered every morning. It is full of flowers _______________________________________________________________ Read the passage, then answer the questions In the country of China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. Every inch of this 1,500 mile wall was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was made many, many years ago. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top as if it were a road. It is said that it took ten years to build one part of this wall. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China. 37. How long is the Great Wall? _______________________________________________________________ 38. How long ago was the Great Wall built? _______________________________________________________________ 39. What was the Great Wall built for? _______________________________________________________________ 40. What is the wall made of? _______________________________________________________________ ---------THE END--------- Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence. Page 19 THE SECOND SEMESTER Grade 8 THE MID SECOND SEMESTER EXAM 1. It’s difficult _________your directions. Can you start again, please? A. follow B. to follow C. following D. followed 2. Would you mind if I _________a photo? – Not at all. A. take B. took C. taken D. am taking 3. Would you mind _________in the front seat of the taxi? A. sit B. sat C. sitting D. to sit 4. We are delighted that you are interested _________protecting the environment. A. in B. at C. on D. for 5. The glass _________into small pieces. A. breaks B. broke C. is broken D. are broken 6. There were three competitions in the rice-cooking festival:_________, fire-making and rice-cooking. A. water-cooking B. water-making C. water-fetching D. water-drinking 7. What’s special _________the fire-making contest? A. with B. to C. for D. about 8. Two team members try to make a fire by _________pieces of bamboo together. A. rub B. to rub C. rubbing D. rubbed 9. They have to separate the rice _________the husk and then cook the rice. A. from B. with C. in D. of 10. An English – speaking contest _________at Nguyen Hue School next month. A. will hold B. will be held C. holds D. was held 11. The plumber said he _________the faucets. A. can fix B. could fix C. can fixing D. could be fixed 12. He said she _________pay him then. A. must B. will C. has to D. had to Match a question in column A to its suitable answer in column B. A B Answer s 13. How long does it take before you can use the A.Wonderful. 13compost? 14. Have you tidied the bedrooms? B. Six 14months. 15. Could you collect my new ao dai at the tailor round C. Yes, I 15the corner? have. 16. What do you think about the festival? D. Sure. I 16will. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL This report shows how the (17)_______festival was held. The festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from a river. There were three competitions : (18)_______, fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival took one day. In the water fetching contest one person from each team had to (19)_______to the river to get the (20)_______. In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the (21)_______way. They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire. Six people from each team took part (22)_______the rice-cooking contest . They had to separate the rice from the husk and then (23)_______the rice. After the three contests, all the points were (24)_______ and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful. 17. A. rice-cooking B. cooking-rice C. cook-rice D. rice-cook Page 20 THE SECOND SEMESTER