ENGLISH 8, TEST 4

............................................ JUNIOR HIGHSCHOOL
Name : .............................................................
Class: 8/......
ONE-PERIOD TEST 4A
(Unit 12,13 &14)
English 8 ( 2013-2014)
 Mark

I/ Circle the best answer among A, B, C, to complete each sentence.(3points)
1. Millions of Christmas cards....................every year.
A.were sent B. are sent C.send D. will send
2. The gate.................at 6.30 pm every day.
A.lock B. locks C.is locked D. is locking
3. A contest in which participants fetch water from the river is called a................. contest.
A.water-fetch B fetching- water C. water- fetching D. fectch - water.
4. Angkor Wat ................... around 1100 to honor a hindu God.
A. is built B. was built C. would be built D. has been built
5. The area .................... the Temple, Angkor Thom, used to be the royal capitalcity.
A.surround B. surounded C. surrounding D. surroundingly
6. He told me .............. to do there during the visit.
A. why B. where C. when D. what 7. The girl .................... when she ............................
A. fell/ was running B. fall/ running C. fall / run D.was falling / run
8. He ........................ questions ! I’ m tired of answering him.
A. asked B.was asking C. is always asking D. always asked
9.Yesterday I .................. to the market to ............... some souvenirs .
A. go/ buy B. went/ bought C. was going / bought D. went / buy
10. He said that he .................... come there the following day
A. will B. is C.would D. shall
11. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others:
A. quiet B. decide C. prison D.prize
12.Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
A. compile B.seperate C. include D. reuse

II/ Read the passage and answer the questions.(3pts)
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 twenty- first and February nineteenth. The exact day changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family alters. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, and then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year.
Questions:
1. What is Viet Nam’s New Year known as?
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2. When does the Lunar New Year begin?
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3. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
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4. What do people do on the New Year’s Eve?
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5. How long does Tet last?
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6. Why are the first three days the most important?
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III. Rewrite the sentences as directed (2.5 pts)
1. Yesterday when Tuan (arrive).....................home, his mother (cook).......................dinner. (Dùng động từ trong ngoặc ở thì đúng)
2. They performed the first Christmas songs 800 years ago. (Đổi sang câu bị động)
The first..........................................................................................................................
3. It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire. (Viết lại câu dùng tính từ kép)
It is a...................................................................................................................................
4. I didn’t know how I can play the game. (Viết lại câu dùng verb +infinitive)
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5.“Do you want to visit the Great Wall in China ?”( Đổi sang lời nói gián tiếp)
He asked me.......................................................................................................................

IV. Listen and fill in the gap (1.5 pts)
Christmas is the biggest (1).................. of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start on 24 December, Christmas Eve. Although there have been several weeks of (2)..................... beforehand. The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been (3)....................... Christmas (4).......................... have already been sent to friends and (5).................... . About a week before Christmas, people usually put up their decorations and an angel on the top of the Christmas tree. Family (6).............................are usually put under the tree.



TAPE -TRANSCRIPT

Christmas is the biggest (1 holiday of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start on 24 December, Christmas Eve. Although there have been several weeks