Choose the word or phrase A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in each sentence.. Choose the underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that needs correcting... Choose the word or phr
Trang 1TRẦN ĐẠI NGHĨA Highschool For The Gifted THE FIRST SEMESTER Examiner’s Chữ Ký
Foreign Language Department FINAL EXAMINATION Signature Giám Thị
- Academic Year: 2013-2014 – Reading – Writing TEST
- Grade 8 – GENERAL CURRICULUM
Full name:……… Date: 20/12/2013 MARKS Candidate’s No Class: 8A… Number in class:……… Allotted Time: 60 minutes SBD
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I Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.5 pts)
1 he said nothing, he seemed to be very upset about it
2 I know John is living in Tokyo, but I don’t think he _ speak Japanese
3 Usher is famous that he gets recognized wherever he goes
4 We thought the experiment would work, but the end it didn’t
5 I know London quite well because I _ there
A used to live B used to living C was used to live D was used to living
6 I’ll buy a ticket as soon as I _ my pocket money
7 I’m to go on my own! I’m nineteen!
8 Isaac us a really funny joke, but I can’t remember it!
9 Mr Foster has decided _, so we’re going to have a farewell party
10 I’m not a very _ person I get nervous when I have to speak in public
II Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting (0.5 pts)
Trang 21 In my first day in Hanoi, my uncle took my parents and me to the Temple of Literature.
A B C D
2 The teacher gave Nam a cassette in order that help him improve his pronunciation.
A B C D
III Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
Modern technology is changing and improving all the time Every month, scientists (1) new gadgets and equipment
to help us with our daily lives, and _(2) _ ways to make existing technology faster and better Research suggests, however, that it’s young people who are best able to deal with this change While teenagers have no problem operating a DVD player, their mums and dads and grandparents often find using new technology _(3) _ and difficult But if you’re teenager who criticizes your parents for their lack of technological awareness, don’t be too hard on them! Some time _(4) _ the future, when you’ve got children of your own, your ability to deal with new technology will probably _(5) _ and your children will feel more comfortable with new technology _(6) _ you do You won’t want them to criticize you, will you?
IV Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow it are True or False (1.0 pt)
Justin Weston is one of the most hotly discussed young British artists After a childhood in the south of England, he discovered his passion for art while at secondary school in Scotland also brought him into direct contact with the landscape that later became his main subject matter Mr Weston is one of his generation’s great painters, but his style is not universally popular, as
a number of negative comments from colleagues have shown ‘Such comments only give me more courage to do new and exciting things and to paint more effectively’, he says
1 Mr Weston expressed thanks to his family for his success
2 Mr Weston is interested in painting England’s landscape
3 Some people like his paintings, but some do not
4 Mr Weston thinks criticism has a positive effect on him
V Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5 pts)
1 No one has ever told us _ about that change (office)
2 Who is the _ of Microsoft Corp.? (found)
3 I cannot understand that painting It’s totally _ to me (meaning)
4 His explanation is not _ I’m not happy with it at all (satisfy)
5 The government has spent a lot of money _ the traffic system (modern)
6 We _ thought that it would be easy to live in a foreign country (fool)
VI Use the correct tense or form of the verb given in each sentence (1.0 pt)
1 The children for one hour (sleep)
Trang 32 Dennis _ the director of the company from 2000 to 2005 (be)
3 Listen! I think someone _ at the door (knock)
4 My students enjoy with new things (experiment)
VII Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it (2.0 pts)
1 The bus driver stopped frequently to allow the tourists to see the sights (so that)
The bus driver stopped _
2 There aren’t many differences between our school and yours (similar)
Our
3 ‘Do you want to join the Spanish speaking club, Mai?’, said Mrs Smith (part)
Mrs Smith
4 Peter hasn’t seen his aunt Lucy for years (saw)
It’s
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