TEST-8-REVISION FOR HK II

LE NGOC HAN . ENGLISH TEST.
Lower Secondary School Time Allotted: 45 minutes
Saturday, March 12, 2016. .GRADE 8.

Marks
Teacher’s Comment

QUESTION I. A. Pick out the word that is pronounced differently from the others: (1pt)
A. recognize B. tribal C. compile D. religious
A. tasty B. chart C. separate D. place
B. Pick out the word that has the stressed syllable different from the others:

A. custom B. perform C. unsuitable D. describe
A. dangerous B. restaurant C. various D. arrival

QUESTION II. Read this letter and answer the questions below: (0.5pt)
In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit From Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was written by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular in the USA. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.

What was the character like in the poem?
→………………………………………………………………..

What is Santa Claus based on?
→………………………………………………………………..
QUESTION III. Read this passage and state whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE: (1pt)
The rice-cooking festival is held every year. There are three competitions: water-fetching, fire-making, and rice-cooking. In water-fetching, one person from each team has to run to the river bank and take a bottle and return to the starting positon. In the fire-making contest. Fire is made in traditional way. They try to make a fire by rubbing pieces of bamboo together. The winners are the first one to make a fire. In the rice-cooking contest, there are six people from each team. They have to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice. The judges try the finished products and the most delicious rice is the winner.
1….….They hold the rice-cooking festival once a month.
2……..The contestants rub pieces of bamboo together in water-fetching competition.
3…......The judges have to separate the rice from the husk and cook the rice.
4……..In rice-cooking competition, competitors try the finished products.

QUESTION IV. WIRTE THE CORRECT FORM AND FORM OF VERBS IN THE BRACKETS: (1pt)
Mr. Smith (1.teach)..........................English in a Secondary school since he graduated university in 1975. He (2.have)........................a simple life. He enjoys listening to music and doing the housework in his free time. His new house (3. build)....................... in the country last year. His “Innova” (4.buy)…………………. recently. He used to travel to work by bike

QUESTION V. Odd one word out of the others: (0,5pt)
1. Flu; burns; crutch; fainting; shock →………………..
2. Temples; canoe; church; pagodas, pyramids. →………………..
QUESTION VI. Fill in each numbered blank in this passage with one suitable word: (1pt)
Angkor Wat should really be known as a wonder (1)………..….. it is the largest temple in the world. It was built around the year 1100 to (2)…….………. a Hindu God. It became a Buddhist religious center the next centuries. The area (3)……………. the temple, Angkor Thom, used to be the royal capital city. In the early 15th century, the Khmer rulers (4)……………. to Phnom Penh and Angkor was quiet. It now is a famous tourist attraction.
{surrounding; largest; honor; because; celebrating; moved; compiled}




QUESTION VII.Match the sentences in column A suitable with the sentences in comn B: (1pt)


A

B

1
Paper packagging
a
Use a hankerchief to cover the wound

2
She asked me
b
While Jerry was cooking

3
When you get cut
c
Whether I would go to DL the following week

4
Tom was singing
d
Can be recycled



f
If I open the window?






1. /…… 2. /…… 3./…… 4. /…….




QUESTION VIII. Write complete sentences by using the promts: (1pt)
We / not throw trash / schoolyard//
→………………………………………………………………………………..
We / clean / collect / garbage / everyday//
→………………………………………………………………………………..
We / put / dustbins / each classroom / yard//
→………………………………………………………………………………..
We / plant / water / trees / flowers / yard//
→………………………………………………………………………………..
QUESTION IX. Rewrite the sentences by using suggested words: (1pt)
They keep a large collection of HCM’s relics in this museum. (relics:di tích, vật kỷ niệm)