Second semester test English Class 8 - School year 2011-2012 - Binh Minh Junior High School

Binh Minh Junior High School
Class: 8.....
Name:.........................................................
second semester test
school year 2011– 2012
subject: english
Time allotted: 45 mins
I. There are five mistakes in the passage, listen and find out the mistakes and correct: (1.5p)
Yesterday when I was riding along a busy road, I saw an accident. A woman was knocked down when she crossed the street at the zebra crossing. Many people stopped to offer their help. A policeman arrived and asked a young boy to telephone for an ambulance. While waiting for the ambulance, the policeman and some people tried to stop the bleeding. We used a handkerchief to cover the wound, they put pressure on it and held it tight. They tried to talk to her in order to keep her awake. After about twenty minutes, the ambulance arrived and the woman was taken to the hospital.
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II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.5p).
1. a.problem
b.socket
c.computer
d.document
2. a.required
b.opened
c.plugged
d.worked
3. a.university
b.campus
c.computer
d.student
4. a.internet
b.monitor
c.printer
d.icon
5. a.mouse
b.found
c.power
d.through
III. Choose the word has the main stress pronounced differently from the others(0.5p):
1. a.computer
b.guarantee
c.university
d.education
2. a.document
b.technology
c.company
d.monitor
3. a.telephone
b.library
c.equipment
d.campus
4. a.available
b.delicious
c.amusing
d.entertaining
5. a.concern
b.machine
c.impact
d.skeptical
IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (1.5ps)
1. Romeo and Juliet.........................by Shakespeare.
a. is written b. wrote 	 c. was written d. were written
2. These books......................from the library.
a. are borrowed b. borrowed c. be borrowed d. is borrowed
3. It is difficult...........................all the instructions at the same time.
a. to remember b. remember 	c. remembering 	 d. remembered
4. A new stadium.....................next year.
a. will build b. will be built c. will be build d. were built
5. Wound you mind.................. me some paper from the desk?
a. getting b. get c. to get 	 d. got
6. Do you mind if I.....................down here?
a. sit b. sat 	c. sitting d. sits
7. Would you mind if I.....................a photo?
a. take b. to take c. taken d. none are correct
8. I.......................Cuba in 1990
a. visit b. visiting c. visited d. have visited
9. A canoe moved up and........................the water.
a. in b. on c. in d. down
10. The children.........................football when it started raining
a. played b. playing c. were playing d. have played
V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense(1.0ps).
1. Hoa and Mai (read)..book in the library now.
2. She often (go)to bed late.
3. Ba (take)a shower at eight o’clock last night.
4. This is the first time I (see)..a cricket match.
5. Jenny (leave).school in 1998.
VI. Give the correct form of the word to complete the sentences(1.0ps).
1. Paris is (fame)..................................for the Eiffel Tower.
2. The school drama society will give a (perfrom).............................of Hamlet.
3. Last night, the TV program was very (interest)..................................
4. It's (tradition)...............................in England to eat turkey on Christmas day.
5. The area (surround)....................................the village used to be flooded.
VII. Read the passage and answer the questions below (2ps).
	In Canada and the United States, one of the most popular days in the year is Halloween. Halloween is on October 31st. It's a day when some peole dress up in strange or unusual costumes. For example, they may dress up to look like an animal, a person from a book or movie or a famous person from history.
	In some places, children go to school in their Halloween costumes. After dark, many young children put on their costumes and visit their neighbors. They knock on the door and shout "Trick or treat". Then the neighbors give them some candies, and the children go on to the next house. Adults also enjoy dressing up for Halloween. There are usually Halloween parties in the evening and usually there is a prize for the best or most unusual costume.
1. What is the most popular day in Canada and the United States?
.......................................................................................................................................................2. When is Halloween?
.......................................................................................................................................................3. What do children wear at school at Halloween in some places?
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VIII.Write a letter to a friend. Tell him or her about a place you have visited recently(2ps)
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Tapescript (class 8) : Yesterday when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an accident. A woman was knocked down when she was crossing the street at the zebra crossing. Many people stopped to offer their help. A policeman arrived and asked a young man to telephone for an ambulance. While waiting for the ambulance, the policeman and some people tried to stop the bleeding. They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, they put pressure on it and held it tight. They tried to talk to her in order to keep her awake. After about ten minutes, the ambulance arrived and the woman was taken to the hospital.
Tapescript (class 8): Yesterday when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an accident. A woman was knocked down when she was crossing the street at the zebra crossing. Many people stopped to offer their help. A policeman arrived and asked a young man to telephone for an ambulance. While waiting for the ambulance, the policeman and some people tried to stop the bleeding. They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, they put pressure on it and held it tight. They tried to talk to her in order to keep her awake. After about ten minutes, the ambulance arrived and the woman was taken to the hospital.
Tapescript (class 8): Yesterday when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an accident. A woman was knocked down when she was crossing the street at the zebra crossing. Many people stopped to offer their help. A policeman arrived and asked a young man to telephone for an ambulance. While waiting for the ambulance, the policeman and some people tried to stop the bleeding. They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, they put pressure on it and held it tight. They tried to talk to her in order to keep her awake. After about ten minutes, the ambulance arrived and the woman was taken to the hospital.