Kiem tra HK-II -8

Full name:.................................................
Class: 8.....
WRITTEN TEST (45’)
The second term


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Question I. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. Identify your answer by circling the corresponding letter A,B, C or D.
1. A. turn B. under C. company D. plug
2 A. she B. tea C. let D. me
3. A. change B. chatting C. chair D. character
4. A. time B. live C. night D. child
5. A. down B. own C. power D. town
Question II. Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C or D) ONE best answer to complete each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A,B,C or D.
6. We were having dinner when my friends ...................... yesterday evening.
A. were arriving B. arrived C. arrive D. was arrived
7. I am happy ................... all the exams.
A. passed B. pass C. to pass D. passing
8. Hung said he ................... a taxi driver.
A. was B. were C. are D. is
9. Will you ..................to the doctor with me?
A. go B. to go C. going D. goes
10. My computer hasn’t .................. since last week.
A. work B. works C. working D. worked
11. I have known her .....................two years.
A. for B. within C. since D. with
12. I can’t read because the .................... of the computer is too dark.
A. monitor B. plug C. screen D. mouse
13. It is difficult .................... all these things.
A. remember B. remembered C. to remember D. remembering
14. There’s nothing wrong ..................her computer.
A. at B. with C. from D. in
15. Have you ..................... tried Vietnamese food?
A. already B. never C. yet D. ever
III. Read the passage and choose the correct words from the box to fill in the blanks.
mordern climate cultural Citadel
hot January Mausoleum center

 Hanoi is a (16)_____ and political center of Vietnam. Tourists can find old houses and (17)_____ buildings in and around Hanoi. Hanoi has a mild (18)_____. It is cold in December and (19)_____, but it is very (20)_____ in summer’s moths. Ba Dinh Square is in the (21)_____ of Hanoi. In the ancient times, this place was the north gate to the (22)_____. Now President Ho Chi Minh’s (23)_____ is located here.
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IV. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
24. I have started playing volleyball for two years.
I started................................................................................................................
25. He bought this computer in 2006.
This computer......................................................................................................
26. To drive a car in the rain is dangerous.
It is.......................................................................................................................
27. The teacher said to me: “Can you speak English well?”
The teacher asked me..........................................................................................