School : Nguyen Huu ThoName : ________________________Class : ____________________

English Test ( grade 8 )Time : 45’

Marks:

I/ Listen to the tape and choose the correct answer: ( 1m )1. Today in Sydney it will be ____________________

a. Dry and windy b. snowy and rainy c. windy and rainy d. windy and snowy

2. In Tokyo the low temperature will be _____________________________ a. 20 b. 5 c. 15 d. 20

3. London is going to have a _________________ day .a. Windy b. humid c. hot d. cool

4. In Paris the weather will be _________________________ day.a. Cold b. windy and cloudy c. warm and dry d. cool and dry

II/ Choose the best answer: ( 2 ms )1/ Vietnam is the second biggest ____________________________a. Exporting rice country b. rice- exporting country c. country exports riced. country rice export2/ Would you mind if I _________________ a photo of your house?a.caught b. took c. got d. had3/ _________________ catch up with his studies, he worked through the summer.a.In order to b. So as to c. so that d. a & b4/ This temple _______________ quite old . It _________________ over 100 years ago.a.looks/ built b. looked/ was built c. looks/ was built d. looked/ built5/ My sister ___________ always _______________ her clothes everywhere!a.is…thrown b. is … throwing c. is … to throw

d. has … thrown6/ Mary _____________ in this house since 1978.a.lived b. is living c. was lived d. has lived7/ Are you fond ______________ basketball?a.of played b. of playing c. in playing d. at playing8/ He said that she _______________________ pay him then.a.must b. has to c. had to d. willII/ Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets: ( 1m )1/ What ____________ you _______at this time yesterday ? ( study )2/ This tree ___________ by my grandfather a week ago . ( plant )3/Do you mind if I ________________ with you for a week ? ( stay )5/ The old lady _________ in front of our house is our grandmother. ( stand )III/ Give the correct form of the words in brackets: ( 1m )1/ The story begins with a __ ____ of the author’s native village. ( describe )2/ There are ten ___________ from Ha Noi to HCM City every day. ( fly )3/ Sa Pa is a wonderful _____________ resort in Viet Nam. ( mountain )4/ Twenty villages have entered for the rice-cooking ____ __ ( compete )IV/ Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: ( 0.5m )1/ A new school is going to buildin the village. A B C D2/ She said she will phone you to tell aboutthe news. A B C DV/ Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage : ( 1.5ms )

If you look at a map of England, you ( 1) _____________ see a number of lakes in the north-west corner. This is one of the most beautiful part of ( 2)______________ because , in addition to the lakes themselves, there are green valleys, wooded hills and waterfalls. Because there are boating, bathing and fishing, many people ( 3 ) _______________________ the lakes to the seaside for a holiday. There ( 4 ) _______________ no big cities very near the lakes, but a number of small towns with good hotels for ( 5)______________. Those who want quieter places to stay at can usually find rooms ( 6 ) ____________ a village or farmhouses.A. could b. would c. will d. shouldA. English b. England c. the England d. the EnglishA. like b. liking c. prefer d. preferingA. is b. are c. be d. wasA. visitors b. visiters c. villagers d. EnglandA. on b. in c. for d. to VI/ Read the passage carefully, then write true ( T ) or false ( F ) for the following sentences: ( 1m)

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 the season. Tet lasts ten days . The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year.1/_______________ Tet is also called Lunar New Year.2/ ______________ Tet usually occurs in late January or early February.3/ ______________ On New Year’s Eve people usually stay awake until midnight.4/ _____________ Viet nam people believe that they will have good luck on the first three days of Tet.VII/ Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest meaning to the sentences printed before them: (2.m5)1/ Japan is a country which exports lots of cars.Japan is a ______________________________________2/ The VietNamese celebrate several festivals every years.Several festivals ________________________________3/ She’s very pleased to see her grandparents soon.She’s looking ____________________________________4/ Mai said, “ My father is in the garden now. “Mai said that _______________________________________

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School : Nguyen Huu ThoName : ________________________Class : ____________________

English Test ( grade 8 )Time : 45’ DAP AN

Marks:

I/ Listen to the tape and choose the correct answer: ( 1m )5. Today in Sydney it will be ____________________

b. Dry and windy b. snowy and rainy c. windy and rainy d. windy and snowy

6. In Tokyo the low temperature will be _____________________________ b. 20 b. 5 c. 15 d. 20

7. London is going to have a _________________ day .b. Windy b. humid c. hot d. cool

8. In Paris the weather will be _________________________ day.b. Cold b. windy and cloudy c. warm and dry d. cool and dry

II/ Choose the best answer: ( 2 ms )1/ Vietnam is the second biggest ____________________________a. Exporting rice country b. rice- exporting country c. country exports riced. country rice export2/ Would you mind if I _________________ a photo of your house?a.caught b. took c. got d. had3/ _________________ catch up with his studies, he worked through the summer.a.In order to b. So as to c. so that d. a & b4/ This temple _______________ quite old . It _________________ over 100 years ago.a.looks/ built b. looked/ was built c. looks/ was built d. looked/ built5/ My sister ___________ always _______________ her clothes everywhere!a.is…thrown b. is … throwing c. is … to throw

d. has … thrown6/ Mary _____________ in this house since 1978.a.lived b. is living c. was lived d. has lived7/ Are you fond ______________ basketball?a.of played b. of playing c. in playing d. at playing8/ He said that she _______________________ pay him then.a.must b. has to c. had to d. willII/ Give the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets: ( 1m )1/ What __WERE__________ you __STUDYING_____at this time yesterday ? ( study )2/ This tree ____WAS PLANTED_______ by my grandfather a week ago . ( plant )3/Do you mind if I ___ STAYED_____________ with you for a week ? ( stay )5/ The old lady ___STANDING______ in front of our house is our grandmother. ( stand )III/ Give the correct form of the words in brackets: ( 1m )1/ The story begins with a ___DESCRIPTION ____ of the author’s native village. ( describe )2/ There are ten ___FLIGHTS ________ from Ha Noi to HCM City every day. ( fly )3/ Sa Pa is a wonderful ____MOUNTAINOUS_________ resort in Viet Nam. ( mountain )4/ Twenty villages have entered for the rice-cooking _____COMPETITION __ ( compete )IV/ Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting: ( 0.5m )1/ A new school is going to buildin the village. A B C D2/ She said she will phone you to tell aboutthe news. A B C D

V/ Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage : ( 1.5ms )If you look at a map of England, you ( 1) _____________ see a number of lakes in the north-west corner. This is one of the most beautiful part of ( 2)______________ because , in addition to the lakes themselves, there are green valleys, wooded hills and waterfalls. Because there are boating, bathing and fishing, many people ( 3 ) _______________________ the lakes to the seaside for a holiday. There ( 4 ) _______________ no big cities very near the lakes, but a number of small towns with good hotels for ( 5)______________. Those who want quieter places to stay at can usually find rooms ( 6 ) ____________ a village or farmhouses.A. could b. would c. will d. shouldA. English b. England c. the England d. the EnglishA. like b. liking c. prefer d. preferingA. is b. are c. be d. wasA. visitors b. visiters c. villagers d. EnglandA. on b. in c. for d. to VI/ Read the passage carefully, then write true ( T ) or false ( F ) for the following sentences: ( 1m)

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 the season. Tet lasts ten days . The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year.1/___TRUE____________ Tet is also called Lunar New Year.2/ ___TRUE___________ Tet usually occurs in late January or early February.3/ ___TRUE___________ On New Year’s Eve people usually stay awake until midnight.4/ ___FALSE__________ Viet nam people believe that they will have good luck on the first three days of Tet.VII/ Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest meaning to the sentences printed before them: (2.m5)1/ Japan is a country which exports lots of cars.Japan is a CAR- EXPORTING COUNTRY2/ The VietNamese celebrate several festivals every years.Several festivals ARE CELEBRATED BY THE VIETNAMESE PEOPLE EVERY YEARS3/ She’s very pleased to see her grandparents soon.She’s looking FORWARD TO SEEING HER GRANDPARENTS.4/ Mai said, “ My father is in the garden now. “Mai said that HER FATHER WAS IN THE GARDEN THEN

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