TestIV E8

Yen So secondary school
Full name:………………. WRITTEN TEST IV
Class: 8 Subject: English (45 minutes)

I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others: (1 mark )
1. a)design b) describe c) description d) prize
2. a) cool b) pool c) cook d) zoo
3. a) mount b) cloud c) tour d) house
4. a) stamps b) trains c) hotels d) caves
5. a) revive b) tight c) describe d) victim

II. Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets (2 marks):
1. When you rang me last night, I (watch) ________________ TV.
2. Phong Nha cave (discover)……………..many years ago.
3. You look so tired when I (see) _____you yesterday.
4. My mother asked me if I (do) ____ my homework.
5. The guest doesn’t know how (get) ______ to the airport.
6. The new teacher asked the students what their names (be) _______.

III. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D (2 marks):
1. Hue festival was ________last month.
A. hold B. held C. holding D. being held
2. They make these flowers _________ silk.
A. in B. at C. of D. for
3. I don’t think he can do it ________.
A. himself B. myself C. herself D. yourself
4. Tom asked where the ticket office _______.
A. is B. was C. to be D. being
5. They feed the animals _______ the zoo twice a day.
A. on B. at C. from D. beside
6. They wanted to know when she was ______ back.
A. come B. came C. coming D. to come
7. When the telephone rang, she ________ a letter.
A. wrote B. was writing C. was written D. has written
8. It’s difficult for her __________ this task herself.
A. finishing B. finish C. to finish D. has finished

IV. Rewrite the sentences as instructed (3 marks):
1. A note was written on the board by Mai. (active)
___________________________________________________________________
2. “Will you go to Cairo on your holiday next month?”, I asked Mr and Mrs Robinson. (indirect speech)
___________________________________________________________________
3. The artists are painting a big picture in front of the Town Hall. (passive)
___________________________________________________________________
4. “Don’t go out alone at night!”, my mother said to me. (indirect speech)
___________________________________________________________________
5. “Send me a postcard when you arrive in Paris”, I said to Lan. (indirect speech)
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6. “Can you show me the way to the Sydney Opera House?”, he asked the policeman. (indirect speech)


V. Read the passage below then answer the questions (2 marks):
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 BC. Although it was built a long time ago, its construction makes it one of the true wonders of the world. The four sides of the pyramid are put almost exactly one true north, south, east and west.
Explorations and detailed examinations of the base of the structure reveal many interesting lines. Further scientific study indicates that these represent a type of line of events – past, present and future. Many of the events have been interpreted and found to coincide with known facts of the past.
Was this super structure made by ordinary beings, or one built by a race far superior to any known today?
Questions
1. How long was the Great Pyramid of Giza built?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Why was it constructed?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Where are four sides of the pyramid put?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
4. What do the lines of the pyramid represent?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
New words:
 a tomb : hầm mộ
a construction : công trình xây dựng
to reveal : bộc lộ, tiết lộ, bày tỏ
to interprete :dịch thuật
to indicate : chỉ ra, cho biết
to coincide : trùng hợp, xảy ra đồng thời
to represent : điển hình, biểu tượng
superior (adj) : trội hơn, khá hơn



key
I. 1.c 2.c 3.c 4.a 5.d
II.1. was watching
2. was discovered
3. Saw
4. did
5. to get
6. were
III. 1.b 2.c 3.a 4.b 5.b 6.c 7.b 8.c
IV 1. Mai wroye a note on the board
2. the water paper will