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Date : ………….April , 2011

ONE –PERIOD ENGLISH TEST

Grade : 8 A Time allowed : 45minutes

A PRONUNCIATION:

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: (1mark)

1 A heritage B pyramid C religious D prisoner

2 A magnificent B participate C competition D emergency

4 A festival B sightseeing C brochure D century

B VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES:

I Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D that best fits each sentence: (2ms) :

5 Santa Claus is made up based from the _ of Saint Nicolas in the poem

A appearance B description C describing D disappearance

6 We are thinking _ going to the beach after lunch

7 This book to the library yesterday

A was returned B has been returned C has returned D is returned

8 A strange man told me how _ to the nearest bus stop

9 The only surviving wonder on Antipater’s list is

A The Great Wall of China B The Statue of Zeus

10 Jane said that she in the contest

A is participating B will participate C would participate D can participate

11 The teacher a class at 8 o’clock yesterday evening

A is having B are having C was having D was have

12 Ha Long Bay is recognized UNESCO a Heritage Site

II Give the correct form of the verbs: (1mark)

13 The Christmas cards (send) to their friends by post last week

14 The area _(surround) the temple used to be the royal capital city

15 My brother _ (always/ forget ) his homework

16 When I (see) them yesterday, they (try) to find a new house near their work

III Choose the incorrect numbers of each sentences bellow (0.5mark):

17 We are watching TV at home at 5 o’clock last Sunday.

A B C D

18 The window was break by the boy last night.

A B C D

IV Word Forms: (1mark)

19 Mr Brown is the of UNESCO in Vietnam.(represent)

20 Our trip to Sapa – a mountainous city in Vietnam is (excite)

21 There are many tall around my house (build)

22 In order to keep fit, we should do exercises (regular)

C READING: (2,5ms)

I Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces: (1,5 marks)

One of the most famous statues in the world stands on Ellis island New York Harbor The statue of Liberty (23 ) _ a woman (24) _ a torch up high (25) _ can go inside the statue It is so large that as many (26) _ twelve people can (27) _ inside the torch Many more people can stand in other parts of the statue The statue (28) _ 225 tons and is 306 feet tall It was a gift to The United States from the people of France

24 A holds B held C to hold D holding

25 A tour B tourist C tourists D tourism

27 A standing B stand C stood D to stand

28 A weighs B weigh C weight D weighed

II Read and then answer True or False(1mark):

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 house, 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

29 Vietnam’s New Year is known as the Lunar New Year or Tet Nguyen Dan _

30 The Lunar New Year begins between January and February. _

31 Vietnamese people usually do nothing to prepare for Tet. _

D WRITING:

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.(2marks)

33 It is a contest in which participants have to cook rice

It is a

34 “Where does your father work?” The teacher asked me

The teacher

35 They will take the children to the zoo next Sunday

The children

36 He learns English because he wants to talk to foreigners

So as

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School :………

Name : ………

Class : ………

Code : ………

Date : ………….April , 2011

ONE –PERIOD ENGLISH TEST

Grade : 8 B Time allowed : 45minutes

A PRONUNCIATION:

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: (1mark)

2 A separate B participate C decorate D sunbathe

3 A expedition B magnificent C original D inhabitant

4 A festival B valley C competition D council

B VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES:

I Choose the best answer among A,B,C or D that best fits each sentence: (2marks) :

5 _ is a saint regarded as protecting a particular person or a place

A Patron saint B Blessed saint C Holly saint D Fairy godmother

6 She asked him _ he liked eating raw fish

7 Paper money for over a thousand years

8 Do you know how _ fire without using matches?

9 This palace is part of our national

10 He suggested the car and _ there on foot

A leaving/to go B leaving/going C to leave/go D leave/go

11 Children should to respect their elders

A be teach B be taught C be teaching D to be taught

12 I thanked my classmates helping me my homework

A for / at B as / in C for/ with D by/ with

II Give the correct form of the verbs: (1mark)

13 I bought the book (write) by a famous writer

14 Minh’s mother is worried because he _(always/ play) computer games

15 Nga always does tests carefully so as _ (get ) good marks

16 The house will (paint) in a few days

III Choose the incorrect numbers of each sentences bellow (0.5mark):

17 She told me that she will be sixteen years old next Sunday

A B C D

18 The Statue of Liberty was presented to the USA by Britain in 1876.

A B C D

IV Word Forms: (1mark)

19 There is a small of hotels when you visit Nha Trang in summer.(select)

20 Ha Long Bay is one of the most heritage site in the world (wonder)

21 It’s for us to go out late at night in this area (danger)

22 Five people were injured in the accident yesterday (serious)

C READING: (2,5ms)

I Choose the words or phrases that best fit each of the blank spaces: (1,5 marks)

Many people claim that there were other (23 ) _, which the ancient Greeks knew nothing about These (24) _ The Great Wall of China, The Taj Mahal in India and The Angkor Wat in Cambodia

Angkor Wat should really (25) _ known as a wonder because it is the largest (26) _ in the world The temple was built around the year 1100 to (27) _ a Hindu God, but over the next three centuries it became a Buddhist religious center The area (28) _ the temple , The Angkor Thom, used to be the royal capital city

28 A surround B to surround C surrounding D surrounded

II Read and then answer True or False(1mark):

London is Britain’s biggest city It is very old and dates back to the Romans It is a city of historic buildings and churches, and it has many beautiful parks It also has some of the best

museums in the world London is very crowded in summer It is a popular city with foreign tourists, and has more than eight million visitors a year The city is famous for its shopping and departments stores London has an excellent underground railway system, so it is easy for tourists to get around

In London, there are plenty of good restaurants where you can get excellent British food The city has also lots of Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Italian and Greek restaurants

29 None of the cities in Britain is larger than London _

31 It’s not easy for tourists to travel around London. _

D WRITING:

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.(2marks)

33 Last week our school held a contest in which students spoke their speech in English

Last week our school held a(n) .

34 “Can I take a photo?” The visitor asked me

The visitor asked me

35 They throw away drink cans every year

Drink cans

36 The table needs repairing It is put up side down ( Using Participle)

The table

THE END OF THE TEST