KIEM TRA HOC KI II- KHOI 8

Name: .................................... THE SECOND SEMESTER TEST
Class: 8... Time: 45 minutes
Mark
 Teacher’s remarks

QUESTIONS
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1.0 point)
1. A. husk B. urge C. rub D. jumble
2. A. answer B. golden C. delicious D. wonder
3. A. plumber B. rub C. bamboo D. unsuitable
4. A. out B. sound C. southern D. surrounding
5. A. century B. crystal C. stone D. might

II. Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences. (2 points)
1. It is a ... festival.
A. fighting bull B. fighting- bull C. bull fighting D. bull- fighting
2. I don’t mind ... your problem.
A. share B. to share C. sharing D. shared
3. They said they ... there the next day.
A. can B. may C. Will D. could
4. I would like ... part in the rice- cooking festival.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. take n
5. While I was reading a book, they ... with their friends.
A. chat B. are chatting C. chatted D. were chatting
6. What were you doing when I ... you?
A. phone B. to phone C. phoning D. phoned
7. ... we buy you some medicine, please?
A. Shall B. Do C. Will D. Have
8. The trees ... planted in the garden recently.
A. are B. were C. will be D. have been
9. ... you take the goods into the kitchen, please?
A. Shall B. Do C. Will D. Have
10. The Lunar New Year is considered one of the most important ... in a year in Viet Nam.
A. competition B. festival C. competitions D. festivals

III. Complete the following sentences use the Past Progressive Tense in Active Voice and the given verbs in brackets. (1.0 point)
1. I ............... ............... everything ready for the second term test. (prepare)
2. The geese ............... ............... for food in the garden. (look)
3. What ............... the children ...............? (play)
4. ............... the women ............... part in the water- fetching contest? (take)
5. The students ............... ............... ............... about the exams. (worry)
IV. Complete the following sentences use the Past Progressive Tense in Passive Voice and the given verbs in brackets. (2.0 points)
1. ............... the weather ............... ............... on TV? (broadcast)
2. The goods ............... ............... ............... there by plane. (deliver)
3. I ............... ............... ............... ............... by the police. (stop)
4. How ............... the pollution ............... ...............? (control)
5. Da Hoa Temple history............... ............... ............... by the tour guide. (tell)

V. Read the following passage and choose the item (A, B, C, or D) that best answers each of the questions about it. (2.0 points)
A university professor in the Southwest tells of a student who went on a one-day trip to the Grand Canyon. She didn’t return until a week later. When asked what had happened, she answered that the Grand Canyon was so amazing that she had needed three days just to get used to it.
The Grand Canyon was formed by the mighty Colorado River cutting into a plateau in Arizona. The canyon is 277 miles long and about 1 mile deep. Because it is so deep, the top and the bottom have very different weather and vegetation. Going from the top to the bottom is somewhat like going from Canada to Mexico.
Known as one of the seven tourist travel wonders, which include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, and Machu Picchu, it is visited by millions of people each year.
1. What does the word “it” in line 3 refer to