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NAME: ………………………….ONE PERIOD TEST (2)
CLASS: ………………………….SUBJECT: ENGLISH 8 (school year: 2007-2008)

Multiple choice: (3 marks)
I. Choose the word that has the underline part pronounced differently from that of the other:

a. hour b. honor c. honest d. how
a. design b. describe c. description d. prize

II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank:

Million of Christmas cards ___________every year. (send/ are sent/ are sending/ was sent.)
Tom saw his old friend while he _______the street. (cross/ is crossing/ has crossed / was crossing).
Each runner must take a bottle and ______back to the starting position. (run / go / yell / return).
Thank for inviting me to the rice-cooking _______( meeting/ festival/ race/ crowd).
How many members participated ____ the water-fetching contest. (on / in/ at/ with).
They tried to make a fire by______ pieces of bamboo together. (rubbing / adding / separating / taking).
Have you decided where ______for your holiday. (going / to go/ will you go / you went).
The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven ______of the world. (Pyramids / temples / landmarks/ wonders).

III. Choose word of phrase that needs correcting:

Would you mind if I take a photo of your house?
A B C D
2. I was listening to the radio when the door bell was ringing.
A B C D

IV. Read the passage, then do true (T) or false (F) for these sentences: (2 marks)

London is Britain’s biggest city. It is very old city 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 department 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 also has lots of good Indian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian, and Greece restaurants.

None of the cities in Britain is larger than London. 
London is not busy in summer. 
It’s not easy for tourists to travel around London. 
You can get spaghetti or sushi in London. 
V. Complete these sentences, use the cues given: (2 marks)

1. Empire State Building / complete / 1930.
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2. She /ask / me / if / I / want / visit / France.
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3. While/ we / walk /through / park /we / meet / Ba and Phong/ yesterday.
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“Is there a café nearby?,” She asked me
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VI. Fill in the blank with a suitable word: (1 mark)
Everybody loves oranges. They …(1)………sweet and juicy. They are in parts, so (2)……..is easy to eat them. Some (3)………..do not have any seeds. Some have a thick skin and some have a thin skin.
Orange tree is beautiful. It has a lot of shiny green leaves. The small white flowers smell very sweet. An orange tree has (4)……….. and fruit at the same time.
VII. Listen: (2 marks)
Listen and fill in the missing words about the weather forecast:

City
Weather
temperature

Da Nang
………….and……………..
………..oC…………..

Ha Noi
………….and………………
……….oC……………