English Test 1- HKII - By Hoang Do Thao Nhi - Class 8A

English test for the second semester-1
I. Pronunciation.
1. A. keep B. kick C. speak D. know
2. A. after B. late C. half D. hard
3. A. cleaned B. moved C. needed D. returned
4. A. character B. choose C. chore D. child
II. Choose the best answer ABC,or D to complete the sentences.
1. She decided _______ her run because it was getting darker.
A. to continue B. continue C. continuing D. to continuing
2. Lan is studying hard ______ pass the final exam.
A. for B. in order to C. so to D. as to
3. She is interested ________ playing football
A. in B. at C. for D. with
4. Each runner must take a bottle and ______ to the starting point.
A. run back B. return C. go back D. yell back
5. The Piramids is the _____ wonder you can see to day.
A. only B. last C. soon D. early
6. Angkor Watt is one of the largest ________ in the world.
A. churches B. pagodas C. temples D. wonders.
7. Ba and his friends traveled to Ha Noi ______ train.
A. in B. on C. by D. with.
8. We do not know ____ to do with this paper.
A. what B. how C. when D. whether
III. Give the form of verbs in brackets.
1. This computer is the best one I (ever use) __have ever used___
2. When I came to Lan`s house, her parents ( watch ) __were watching_ TV.
3. Mai always ( go) __goes__ to school in a bus.
4. She ( write) ___is writing___ a letter at the moment.
IV. Read the passage then do the tasks below:
Mid-fall festival or Mid-Autumn festival is one of the popular celebrations in the Viet Nam. Every year, it`s on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. It`s organized so that people celebrate the largest full moon in the year. In festival, children wear masks, parade on the street, have parties with special cakes and lots of fruits. Last week, at my school, we also organized activities to celebrate the festival. The activity I liked most is starlight-showing. I felt very happy when taking part in it because it made me exited and helped me remember about my childish.
* True(T)/ False(F) sentences
……T………1. Mid-fall festival is the same as Mid-Autumn festival.
……F………2. It`s on the October, 15th .
……F………3. Children often eat chicken in the festival.
* Answer these questions
4. What do children wear in the festival ?
-> They wear masks in the festival.
5. Do they eat cakes and fruits ?
-> Yes, they do
6. Why did the writer feel very happy when taking part in the festival ?
-> Because it made him excited and helped him remember about his childish.
V. Rewrite the sentences.
1. " The pipe are broken", the plumber said.
-> The plumber said to me that __the pipes were broken__
2. They sepatate the rice from the husk.
-> The rice __is separated from the husk__
3. " Do many people live at My Son?", Lan asked Mai.
-> Lan asked Mai _if many people lived at My Son._
4. Walking in the rain is very interesting.
-> It is _very interesting to walk in the rain__
VI. Complete the sentences.
1. We/ learn/ computer science/ for a month.
-> _We have learnt the computer science for a month__
2. Nam/ be/ happy/ he/ had/ the computer/ since.
-> _Nam has been happy since he had the computer._
3. She/ show/ me/ where/ buy/ the tickets.
-> _She showed me where to buy the tickets_
4, Nga/ tell/ Lan/ what/ do/ there/ during/ visit.
-> _Nga told Lan what to do there during the visit._