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NGUYEN HUE SECONDARY SCHOOL Date: 21/4/2012 A
CLASS 8A…. THE 45-MINUTE TEST
NAME:…………………………………..
Circle the letters that would best complete the sentences. (2ms)
Lan is bored ………………………..doing the same work every day.
in B. for C. with D. from
Would you like to come ……………………..for dinner one night?
over B. for C. from D. up
He had his friends……………………his bike.
A. repair B. repairing C. repaired D. to repair
I suggest ………………… up the beach.
clean B. cleaning C. to clean D. should clean
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the seven………………….in the world.
A. temples B. pagoda C. churches D. wonders
A contest in which people have to make fire is called a…………..……..contest.
A. fire-making B. making-fire C. make-fire D. fire-made
Tomorrow Vung Tau will be very ………………. It is going to have a sunny day.
sunny B. rainy C. hot D. cold
Would you like to drink some tea?
No, I’d love to. B. Yes, please
I’m sorry. I like it very much. D. No, I don’t mind.
Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs (1.5ms)
Ba (walk)………………………………….with his dog at 8 o’clock last night.
I don’t know where (buy) ……………………………………….tickets.
When he came last night, I (help)……………………………..my mom with the housework.
The Statue of Liberty (present)……………………………………to the United States by France in 1876.
She told me that she (live)………………………….in Quang Nam Province.
She decided (learn)……………………………….English because she wanted to travel around the world.
Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases in the box (2ms)
festival separate contest rub river took traditional in from


The rice-cooking ………………………….was held in the communal house yard.
In the water-fetching ……………………………one person from each team had to run to the ………………………..to get the water.
In the fire-making contest two team members had to make fire in the ……………………….way.
They tried to ……………………..pieces of bamboo together to make the fire.
Six people from each team………………………… part in the rice-cooking contest.
They had to ………………………… the rice …………………………. the husk and then cook the rice.
Complete the sentences, using the words given (0.5m)
An English speaking contest / hold / Nguyen Hue School / next month.
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Mrs. Vui has no umbrellas again. She / always / leave / umbrellas / home.
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Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning as the first (1.5m)
Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823.
The poem _____________________________________
Nam said, "I am a student."
Nam said that ________________________________.
He asked Nga, “Do you listen to music in your free time?”
He asked Nga _____________________________________
It is a contest in which participants have to arrange flowers.
It is a ____________________________________________(Use a compound word)
Read the passage carefully.
Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese
people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet,
people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to the market to buy candy,
jams or dried watermelon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They
often buy peach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday.
Tet is a time for family members to have special meals with special food such as sticky
rice cakes. People often visit relatives and friends on the second day of the holiday.
True or false? Check (() the boxes (1m) True False
Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. ( (
Sticky rice cakes are special food at Tet ( (
Answer the questions (1m)
What do people often wear at Tet?
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Are peach blossoms traditional flowers at Tet?
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Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.5m)
a. thanks b. this c. southern d. they
a. cloudy b. sound c. council d.