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THE SECOND EXAMINATION
Subject:English Grade:8
Time allotted:45 minutes
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Teacher’s comments




 I . Listen .Then check the sentences True or False(2,5ms)
1. Water is important for life.
People can live without water.
About 35 million people die every year because of it
Most of countries in the world are worried about the quality and the quantity of water .
The 1980s was named The World Water Decade.
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II .Circle the correct answer (2,5 ms)
They ………. in Ha Noi on last Monday morning.
a. stay b. stayed c. were staying d. to stay
2. They ………to the hotel while it ………….
a. returned/was raining b.were returning/rained
c.returned/rained d.return/rains
3. They are ………..making noise at night.
a.usually b.often c. sometimes d.always
4. In the past, fire ……….without matches or lighters.
a.makes b.made c.is made d.was made
5. Sewing machine…………by Elias Howe in 1845.
a . was formed b.was invented c. was made d. was constructed
6. He showed me where …….ticket
a.to get b. got c. gets d. get
7. She asked me ………I liked pop music
a. why b.do c.how d.if
8. It is difficult ………..by heart this exercise.
a.to learn b.learn c.learned d. learning
9. Jeans ……….. all over the world
a. is sold b.are sold c. sell d.sells
10. This exercise must ……….carefully.
a.do b.does c.be done d.is done

III/. Read the passage
The Chinese invented paper in A.D.105.They mixed the bark of a tree and rags with water, put a screen into the mixture, and lifted out a thin piece of wet paper. They dried the paper in the sun.
For centuries, all paper was made by hand. Rags were the main material.Then the French scientist watched a wasp chewing up pieces of wood.The wasp mixed the wood with chemical from its mouth and made a paper nest. The scientist realized that people could make paper from wood too. Finally, in the eighteenth century, a Frenchman invented a machine to make paper from wood.
Today most paper is made from wood.It is made by machine.
True(T) or False(F) check(1m)
The Chinese invented paper sooner than the French.
Paper used to dry in the sun.
The wasp can make paper nest from wood.
A Chinese invented paper making machine.
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Answer the questions (1.5ms)
1. In the past, was paper made from bark of tree and rags with water?
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2. Now, what is paper made from?
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3. In the past, what was paper made by?
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IV/.Read the posrcard
Dear Sally,
We are having a wonderful time in the USA.The people are friendly and the weather has been warm and sunny.
In San Francisco I visited The Golden Gate Bridge and the famous prison on the island of Alcatraz. It was very excited to see them.
I bought lots of souvenirs for my family.My suitcase was very heavy.My sister is always complaining about it.
See you later.
Love,
Dona
Imagine that you are on a vacation.Write the similar postcard to your friend about your trip(2.5 ms)
Start like this:
Dear …………..
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Listening Part- grade 8

People , animals, agriculture and industry use a lot of water. Water is necessary for life. People can live only afew days without it. Nearly 25 million people die each year because of it. Both industrial nations and less-developed countries are worried about the quality and quantity of water in the world. The United Nations has named the 1980s the World Water Decade. The UN hopes to provide pure water for everyone by 1990.