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TEST FOR THE MID- SEMESTER - ENGLISH 8 ( 2013-2014 )
TIME: 45minutes – N0 1
Full name: ……………………………………………. Class: ……………….

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I.Listen to the passage then put a tick (√) in the correct box True or False ( T/ F ).


Doctor Alexander Yersin found Da Lat in 1897.
Da Lat is one of the most famous places for vacation.
Da Lat is now the holiday resort for only Vietnamese.
Da Lat isn’t located on Langbian Highland.
The City is 1,500 meters above sea level.
It is 315 Km from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Lat.
It is easy to find accommodation at busy times in Da Lat.
Da Lat means the streams of Lat people.

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Answer the questions
What makes Da lat famous ? .................................................................................................
What does the name “Da Lat” mean? …………………………………………………

II. Write A, B, C, or D in the answer box to show the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
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A. talked
B. stopped
C. imported
D. laughed
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12.
A. society
B. patient
C. commercial
D. sociable
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A. courses
B. classes
C. watches
D. temples
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A. satisfactory
B. resident
C. resort
D. reserved
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A. clean
B. ocean
C. meat
D. steamer
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III. Write A, B, C or D in the answer box to show the word whose stress pattern is placed differently.
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A. decide
B. success
C. convenient
D. scissors
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A. agree
B. important
C. education
D. museum
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IV. Write the best option ( A, B, C or D ) in the answer box to complete each of the sentences.
18. Could you do me a favor? - ___________________
A. Yes, Thank you
B. No. Thank you. I’m fine.
C. Yes, That’s very kind of you.
D. No problem.
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 19. Do you think I should practice ……………………..Spanish every day?
A. on speaking
B. speaking
C. speak
D. to speak
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20. When we were kids, our parents _____________take us to the zoo.
A. didn’t use to
B. weren’t used to
C. didn’t used to
D. not used to
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 21. The accommodation is …………………in the ticket price.
A. include
B. includes
C. included
D. including
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22. …………is a wonderful natural fertilizer, it helps plants grow.
A. Garden waste
B. Compost
C. Animal dung
D. All are correct
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 23. Mr. Smith has worked as a doctor ___________ more than twenty years.
A. for
B. since
C. more
D. about
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 24. Old car tires can be recycled to make pipes or floor …………..
A. furniture
B. compost
C. coverings
D. resource
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25. My school bag is big. Hers is bigger. ( My school bag __________________.
A. isn’t as big as hers
B. isn’t big as hers
C. is as big as hers
D. isn’t bigger as hers.
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26. ................ have you lived in this town? – Since 2001.
A. When
B. How long
C. Where
D. How far
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27. This bag is small. It can’t carry these things.( This bag is _________these things.
A. not big enough carry
B. not enough big to carry
C. not big enough to carry.
D. big not enough to carry.
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28. The residents have been concerned ____________a new mall ________a month.
A. about / for
B. in / since
C. on / for
D. about / since
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29. Ha Long Bay was ……………by UNESCO as World Heritage Site.
A. recognized
B. collected
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