They / been used in almost unchanged form / several thousand years, as shown / archeological finds / the area.. The name "guitar" comes from the ancient Sanskrit word for "string" - "tar[r]
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Class: 8C
A WRITTEN TEST (No3) Subject: ENGLISH 8 School year: 2015 - 2016
MARKS:
PART 1: LISTENING (10 points)
Question 1: Listen to a woman talking to a policeman and choose the correct answer
1 How much money was in the bag?
A 20 pounds B 40 pounds C 50 pounds
2 What else was in the bag?
A credit card B driving license C gloves
3 The bag was
A old B expensive C big
4 What time did the woman lose the bag?
A 9.30 B 10.00 C 10.30
5 The policeman will telephone her in the
A morning B afternoon C evening
Question 2: You will hear a man speaking on the telephone He wants to speak to Miss Dixon, but she is not here Listen and complete the
questions.
MESSAGE
To: Miss Dixon
From: (1) Mr………
Meeting about: (2) new………
On:Wednesday
Time: ………
In: (4) room ………
Please take: (5) ………
PART 2: LANGUAGE FOCUS (15 points)
Question 1: a.Odd one out which underlined part is pronounced differently in each line.
1 A pollution B earplug C dump D dust
2 A physical B visual C music D because
b Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1 A historic B aquatic C physical D botanical
2 A Japanese B employee C tornado D preparation
3 A geography B technology C tsunami D examinee
Question 2: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences
1 Last year, there was a big typhoon in my area It caused extensive damage to our
A savings B furniture C property D wealth
2 The victims of the roof of the houses ……… with food and water by the rescue team
A provided B will be provide C were provided D had provided
3 By the time we got to the cinema, the film ………
A started B starting C starts D had started
4 The………… buried the whole village while people were sleeping in their houses
Trang 2A.tornado B drought C mudslide D thunderstorm
5 .workers were sent to the area immediately, but no villager was survived when the landslide happened
A help B rescue C volunteer D assistance
Question 3: Complete the sentences with by putting the verbs in brackets into simple past or past perfect.
1 Before she (watch) ………….……… TV, she (do)……… homework
2 They (go) ……… home after they (finish) ……… their work.
3 He told me he (not/eat) ……….……… such kind of food before.
PART 3: READING ( 8 points )
* Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
a Choose the correct answer A, B, or C for the questions.
Alaska is perhaps the most amazing state in the USA It has coaslines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean This state has an incredible three million lakes That’s four lakes per person living there
Many cities in Alaska cannot be reached by road, sea, or river The only way to get it and out is
by air, on foot, or by dogsled That’s why Alaske has the busiest sea airport in the world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base Nearly two hundred floatplanes take off and land on the water of this airport every day It’s really a fun scene to watch
Alaska is called the Land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months But in winter the sun stays almost unseen
All Alaskans take place special pride in their beautiful and unique state
1 Alaska
A is another name for the USA
B is an island in the Pacific Ocean
C Has coastlines facing both the Pacific and the Arctic Oceans
2 Which statement below is Not correct?
A In Alaska, the number of lakes is bigger than that of people
B There is one lake for each person living there
C Alaska has an incredibly high number of lakes
3 Which method below can always be used to reach a place in Alaska?
A by air
B by road
C buy river
4 In Alaska we can always see the sun
A in winter
B in summmer
C every month of the year
b Write short answers to the questions.
1 What is Alaska?
2 Where do floatplanes take off and land?
3 Why do people call Alaska “ Land of the Midnight Sun”?
4 How do the Alaskans feel about their state?
PART 4- WRITING: (9 points)
Question 1: Make up sentences using the words and phrases given
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2.If / I / be / you / I / wear / earplugs / when / going / the concert
3 Food / and / medical supplies / will / deliver / later / this afternoon
Question 2: Write about the causes and effects of a pollution type ………
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Dap an Part 1 Listening
Q1 1 D 2 B 3 C 4.A
Q2
Q3 1.C 2.B 3.A
Part 2.
Q1 1 C 2 D 3 A
Q2 1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.C
Q3 1 Have you written / wrote
2 walking / keeping
3 promotes
Part 3.
Q1 1 A 2 C 3 D
Q2
1 at the Nha hang Ho Tay
2 they can enjoy the picturesque lake and landscapes…
3 as soon as it arrives at the table
4 wirh dishes of spicy vegetables mixed….sauce
5 no
Part 4.
Q1.
1 We haven’t been to the concert for 2 months
2 My backpack is not the same as yours.
3 My favorite books are fairy tales of An
4 Fast food isn’t as good as fresh food
Use the given word to complete a passage.
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2 This / the language from which the languages/ central Asia / northern India developed
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3 Many stringed folk instruments / exist / Central Asia / this day
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4 They / been used in almost unchanged form / several thousand years, as shown / archeological finds / the area
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5 Many / have names that end / "tar", with / prefix indicating /the number / strings:
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The Guitar
1 The name "guitar" comes from the ancient Sanskrit word for "string" - "tar"
2 (This is the language from which the languages of central Asia and northern India
developed.)
3 Many stringed folk instruments exist in Central Asia to this day
4 They have been used in almost unchanged form for several thousand years, as shown by archeological finds in the area
5 Many have names that end in "tar", with a prefix indicating the number of strings: