On thi hk2 2014

GRADE 8 Revision – 2nd Semester 13-14 Name: .....................................
Test 1
Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the other three: (0.5pts):
1. A. invent
B. lucky
C. message
D. furniture

2. A. hospitality
B. creation
C. character
D. assignment

 Choose the word whose underlined sound is different from that of the other three: (0.5pts):
3. A. children
B. choke
C. character
D. chair

4. A. looked
B. carried
C. watched
D. stopped

II. Choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (2pts):
1. He makes a fire by rubbing pieces of _____________together.

A. tattoo
B. bamboo
C. shampoo
D. wood

2. When the mailman ____________, the Le family was watching TV.

A. comes
B. come
C. came
D. coming

3. Billions of cans are thrown _________ every year all over the world.

A. between
B. from
C. away
D. for

4. Color television ______________ by John Logie Baird in 1928.

A. was invented
B. invented
C. is invented
D. invent

5. Our __________ resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.

A. nature
B. naturally
C. natural
D. naturing

6. The students are playing ______________ in the school yard.

A. happiest
B. happier
C. happy
D. happily

7. Ha Long Bay is recognized _____ UNESCO _____ a World Heritage Site.

A. by …… for
B. by …… as
C. with …… as
D. for …… by

8. The motorbike _____________ in Germany is $1900.

A. make
B. is made
C. made
D. making

 III. Give the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses (1pts):
1. When we came, they _______________ a new library. (build)

2. Most children enjoy ____________ picture-books. (read)

3. Phi and Nam ______________ in 1999. (born)

4. Lan ___________ this film for three times. (see)

IV. Give the correct form of the words in parentheses (1pts):
1. It’s difficult to find _______________ at busy times there. (accommodate)

2. Saigon is a _______________ city. (hospitable)

3. There’re too many _____________ in Vietnam. (religious)

4. The computer is very __________ for our life. (help)

V. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. (0.5pts):
1. I saw her watered the flowers in the garden.

 A B C D

2. The heads of four American presidents are carved on the rock at Mount Rushmore.

 A B C D

VI. Read the passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are TRUE (T) or FALSE (F) (1pt):
(Học sinh phải viết đầy đủ True hoặc False)
Ha Long Bay is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with Limestone Mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is here that the visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long.


TRUE
FALSE

1. Ha Long Bay is popular with only Vietnamese.
1.



2. There aren’t any limestone mountains in Ha Long Bay.
2.



3. Chay Beach is in Ha Long Bay.
3.



4. One of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long is Dau Go Cave.
4.




VII.Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank spaces in the following passage (1.5 pts):
Computer bulletin boards are used in the same way as (1) ____________ones in schools and colleges. The difference is that over 20 million people may have (2) _________ to them. If students want to discuss math at 3 am, it’s not a problem. They (3) ________messages on the bulletin board and find other people who want to talk about the same (4) ________.
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