De Kiem Tra

9/4/2010
English Test (45 mins)
Name: ............................................ Class: 8

Number: 2
I-Listen to the tape and choose A, B or C to complete these sentences (2p):
1- London is going to have a........... and ......... day.
A.wet and dry
B. wet and cold
C. humid and cold
2- Tokyo’s temperature will be....................
A. dry and cloudy
B. dry and windy
C. fine and windy
3- The low temperature will be.......... and the high will be............ degrees centigrate in New York.
A. eight/ fifteen
B. ten/ fifteen
C. ten/ sixteen
4- Paris’temperature will be from........ to............
A. ten/ fifteen
B. ten/ sixteen
C. eight/ fifteen
II- Read the passage carefully:
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 21st and February 19th. VietNamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks before hand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to mid night to see the the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The frist three days are the most important. VietNamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the year.
*Answer the following questions (2p):
1. What is VietNam’s New Year known as?
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2. What do VNese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
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3. Do they give one another the greetings of the season as New Year comes?
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4. Does Tet last a month?
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III- Rewrite the following sentences as directed in brackets (3p):
1. French isn’t taught in this school. ( Change into active voice)
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2. There were three competitions in the rice- cooking festival.
( Make a question for the underlined words)
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3. She said “ Can you speak Spainish, Minh?” ( Turn into the reported speech)
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IV- Choose the correct words or phrases to fill in the blanks (2p):
1. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called.............
A. water- fetch contest C. water- fetching contest
B. fetching- water contest D. fetch- water contest
2. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven............ of the world.
A. Pyramids B. temples C. landmarks D. wonders
3. I asked him........... the flowers in the garden.
A. water B. to water C. watered D. be watered
4. He asked me if..................................................
A. I am a student C. am I a student
B. was I a student D. I was a student
V- Give correct form of the verbs in parentheses (1p):
1. Ha Long Bay in VietNam (be)............. a World Heritage Site. It (visit).................... by millions of people every year.
2. You always (watch).................................. TV. You should (do)........... something more active.








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