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Trang 1PART ONE: LISTENING: Listen to the tape twice and say True or False: (2pts)
1 Our modern consumer society produces a lot of waste which needs to be developed into reusable end products
2 Environmental biotechnology can help people dispose a lot of waste
3 Bacteria have even been developed to help with problems such as oil spills
4 Worms can convert crude oil and gasoline into non-toxic substances such as carbon dioxide, water and oxygen and help create a cleaner, healthier environment
PART TWO: PHONETICS: (1pt)
Question I Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.(0.5pt)
1 A dissent B continent C descent D discontent
Question 2 Find the word with a different stress pattern from the others in each line (0.5pt)
1 A unlimited B illogical C conversation D priority
2 A technique B treatment C guidance D plastic
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (2.5pts)
Question I Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D: (2pts)
1 Alexander Graham Bell was a great … , who invented the telephone
A scientist B conservationist C explorer D developer
2 … is popularly used to enable people from different countries to have meetings People can watch, and listen to each other through a screen
A Emailing B Texting C Video conferencing D Chatting
3 Yuri Gagarin must have … strong feelings when he completed one orbit around the Earth
A seen B heard C experienced D believed
4 She said she chose … for one year before entering university
5 Too much carbon dioxide in the air can be … for humans to breathe
A healthy B unfriendly C unpleasant D poisonous
6 She said that it was … of him to ask her age
A politely B impolite C polite D politeness
7 The teacher … me that I had better devote more time to science subjects such as physics, chemistry, and biology
A said to B talked to C spoke to D told to
8 We advised Hong not to be a thrift and that she … more money
A not to save B was wearing C should save D not save
Question II Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences ( 0.5 pt)
1.My brother works as a lab ……….… at a large company (technique)
2 We had to get special ………… to leave early (permit)
PART FOUR: READING (2.5 pts)
I Read the passage and choose a suitable word from these to fill in each gap with (1.25 pts)
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A UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) is any object flying in the sky which can be (1) ……… by
the person who sees it Sometimes the object is investigated If people cannot figure out what the
object is after an (2) ……… , it is called a UFO If they figure out what the object is, it can no
longer be called a UFO because it has been identified Even though UFOs can be anything, people can use the word UFO when they are talking about aliens’ spacecraft Flying saucer is another word that is
often used to (3) ………… an identified flying object Studies estimate that 50-90% of all reported
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UFO sightings are hoaxes (people trying to trick other people) Most UFOs (4) ………… actually natural or man-made objects that looked strange 80-90% of UFOs are identified as one of (5)
………… different things: (a) astronomical causes (for example: planets, stars, or meteors); (b) aircraft; and (c) balloons 10-20% of UFOs are other causes, such as birds, clouds, mirages, searchlights, etc
II Read the passage then answer the questions: ( 1.25 pts)
Le Van Thiem – the founder of contemporary mathematics in Viet Nam
Le Van Thiem was born in 1918 in Ha Tinh, Viet Nam, in an intellectual family He was the youngest of thirteen brothers and sisters He was the first Vietnamese person to earn a “modern” doctoral degree In 1939, after passing the final examinations with excellent marks, Le Van Thiem was offered a scholarship to study in Paris, France His contributions in Paris placed him among the best young researchers in mathematics in the 1940s In 1949, he returned to Viet Nam to take part in our country’s struggle for independence In 1951, he founded a teacher training college and a college of fundamental sciences in Viet Bac with the aim of providing the country with qualified teachers and technicians After 1954, he was the first director of Viet Nam Institute of Mathematics, the first headmaster of Ha Noi National University of Education, and Ha Noi University of Science Together with other mathematicians, such as Hoang Tuy, Ta Quang Buu, Professor Le Van Thiem founded two Vietnamese mathematical research journals in foreign languages, and he was also one of the founders
of the journal “Mathematics and Youth” He died in 1991 in Ho Chi Minh City
1 Who was Le Van Thiem?
2 Was he offered a scholarship to study in Paris, France in 1939
3 What did he do in 1951?
4 Who founded two Vietnamese mathematical research journals in foreign languages?
5 When and where did he die?
PART FIVE: WRITING (2pts)
I Rewrite these sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the beginning given for each (1 pt)
1 “Please repeat what you have said,” she said to John
She ……… ………
2 “ Will these aliens become good friends with humans?” Mai said to the teacher
Mai ……… ………
3 “ People will live to be 100 instead of 70 for men or 75 for women in fifty years.” said the scientist
The scientist ……… ………
4 “ How is the Earth different from other known planets?” The boy said to his father
The boy ……… ……….………
II Write meaningful sentences, using the words and phrases given (1 pt )
1 Albert Einstein’s theories/make/great contribution/development/modern science
……….……… ………
2 Life/Viet Nam/year/2035/will/be/very/different/what/it/now
……….……… ………
3 She/tell/us/we/have/keep quiet/if/want/stay there
……….……… ………
4 Lien/remind/he/not be/late/appointment/next day
……….……….………
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THE 2 nd MID-TERM TEST (001)
FINAL TEST GRADE 8 ( NEW)
Trang 4PART ONE: LISTENING: Listen to the tape twice and say True or False: (2pts)
1 Our modern consumer society produces a lot of waste which needs to be developed into reusable
end products (F)
2 Environmental biotechnology can help people dispose a lot of waste (T)
3 Bacteria have even been developed to help with problems such as oil spills.(T)
4 Worms can convert crude oil and gasoline into non-toxic substances such as carbon dioxide, water
and oxygen and help create a cleaner, healthier environment (F)
Tape Transcript:
Our modern consumer society produces a lot of waste which needs to be disposed of safely and
without harmful end products Environmental biotechnology can help Indeed, the use of bacteria to treat sewage was first practiced in 1914 in Manchester, England Using worms to treat waste is another environmentally-friendly practice and the end product is a natural fertilizer Bacteria have even been developed to help with problems such as oil spills They convert crude oil and gasoline into non-toxic substances such as carbon dioxide, water and oxygen and help create a cleaner, healthier environment
PART TWO: PHONETICS: (1pt)
Question I Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.(0.5pt)
1 A /di´sent/ B / 'kɔntinənt/ C /di´sent/ D /ˌdɪskənˈtɛnt/
2 A /en'ʤin/ B /ˈeɪdʒənt/ C /ri'gɑ:d/ D /'sə:dʤən/
Question 2 Find the word with a different stress pattern from the others in each line (0.5pt)
1 A unlimited B illogical C conversation D priority
2 A technique B treatment C guidance D plastic
PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (2.5pts)
Question I Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D: (2pts)
1 Alexander Graham Bell was a great … , who invented the telephone
2 … is popularly used to enable people from different countries to have meetings People can watch, and listen to each other through a screen
A Emailing B Texting C Video conferencing D Chatting
3 Yuri Gagarin must have … strong feelings when he completed one orbit around the Earth
A seen B heard C experienced D believed
4 She said she chose … for one year before entering university
5 Too much carbon dioxide in the air can be … for humans to breathe
A healthy B unfriendly C unpleasant D poisonous
6 She said that it was … of him to ask her age
A politely B impolite C polite D politeness
7 The teacher … me that I had better devote more time to science subjects such as physics, chemistry, and biology
8 We advised Hong not to be a thrift and that she … more money
A not to save B was wearing C should save D not save
Question II Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences ( 0.5 pt)
1.My brother works as a lab technician at a large company
2 We had to get special permission to leave early
PART FOUR: READING (2.5 pts)
I Read the passage and choose a suitable word from these to fill in each gap with (1.25 pts)
Trang 5A UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) is any object flying in the sky which can be (1) unidentified
by the person who sees it Sometimes the object is investigated If people cannot figure out what the
object is after an (2) investigation it is called a UFO If they figure out what the object is, it can no
longer be called a UFO because it has been identified Even though UFOs can be anything, people can use the word UFO when they are talking about aliens’ spacecraft Flying saucer is another word that is
often used to (3) describe an identified flying object Studies estimate that 50-90% of all reported
sightings are identified later Usually 10-20% are never identified Studies also show that very few
UFO sightings are hoaxes (people trying to trick other people) Most UFOs (4) are actually natural or man-made objects that looked strange 80-90% of UFOs are identified as one of (5) three different
things: (a) astronomical causes (for example: planets, stars, or meteors); (b) aircraft; and (c) balloons 10-20% of UFOs are other causes, such as birds, clouds, mirages, searchlights, etc
II Read the passage then answer the questions: ( 1.25 pts)
Le Van Thiem – the founder of contemporary mathematics in Viet Nam
Le Van Thiem was born in 1918 in Ha Tinh, Viet Nam, in an intellectual family He was the youngest of thirteen brothers and sisters He was the first Vietnamese person to earn a “modern” doctoral degree In 1939, after passing the final examinations with excellent marks, Le Van Thiem was offered a scholarship to study in Paris, France His contributions in Paris placed him among the best young researchers in mathematics in the 1940s In 1949, he returned to Viet Nam to take part in our country’s struggle for independence In 1951, he founded a teacher training college and a college of fundamental sciences in Viet Bac with the aim of providing the country with qualified teachers and technicians After 1954, he was the first director of Viet Nam Institute of Mathematics, the first headmaster of Ha Noi National University of Education, and Ha Noi University of Science Together with other mathematicians, such as Hoang Tuy, Ta Quang Buu, Professor Le Van Thiem founded two Vietnamese mathematical research journals in foreign languages, and he was also one of the founders
of the journal “Mathematics and Youth” He died in 1991 in Ho Chi Minh City
1 Who was Le Van Thiem?
He was the founder of contemporary mathematics in Viet Nam.
2 Was he offered a scholarship to study in Paris, France in 1939?
Yes, he was.
3 What did he do in 1951?
In 1951, he founded a teacher training college and a college of fundamental sciences in Viet Bac with the aim of providing the country with qualified teachers and technicians
4 Who founded two Vietnamese mathematical research journals in foreign languages?
Together with other mathematicians, such as Hoang Tuy, Ta Quang Buu, Professor Le Van Thiem founded two Vietnamese mathematical research journals in foreign languages, and
he was also one of the founders of the journal “Mathematics and Youth.
5 When and where did he die?
He died in 1991 in Ho Chi Minh City.
PART FIVE: WRITING (2pts)
I Rewrite these sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the beginning given for each (1 pt)
1 “Please repeat what you have said,” she said to John
She asked John to repeat what he had said.
2 “ Will these aliens become good friends with humans?” Mai said to the teacher
Trang 6Mai asked the teacher if /whether those aliens would become good friends with humans.
3 “ People will live to be 100 instead of 70 for men or 75 for women in fifty years.” said the scientist
The scientist said that people would live to be 100 instead of 70 for men or 75 for women fifty years later.
4 “ How is the Earth different from other known planets?” The boy said to his father
The boy asked his teacher how the Earth was different from other known planets.
II Write meaningful sentences, using the words and phrases given (1 pt )
1.Albert Einstein’s theories/make/great contribution to the development of modern science
Albert Einstein’s theories have made a great contribution/development/modern science.
2 Life/Viet Nam/year/2035/will/be/very/different/what/it/now
Life in Viet Nam in the year 2035 will be very different from what it is now
3 She/tell/us/we/have/keep quiet/if/want/stay there
She told us that we would have to keep quiet if we wanted to stay there.
4 Lien/remind/he/not be/late/appointment/next day
Lien reminded him not to be late for the appointment the next day