The First Term Semester 2 - Grade 8

Name: ....................................................................TEST3 Date: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Class 8A1 – Ms. Ngân Phones: 0983.785435 – 0983.26.46.76
THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
School year: 2010-2011
Time allowed: 45 minutes
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)
1. a. loved b. learned c. played d. finished
2. a. complained b. smiled c. laughed d. gathered
3. a. migrant b. resident c. equipment d. comment
4. a. countless b. drought c. encourage d. overcrowding
I. Fill in each gap with one word or phrase given in brackets to complete each sentence (2pts)
1. We must be there...........................7.30 and 8.15. (at, before, between, after)
2. Dad stayed at the office...........................he finished the report. (before, until, for, during)
3. Vietnamese language is different...........................English language. (as, like, from, with)
4. Tom is 17. He isn`t...........................to drive a car. (enough young, young enough, enough old, old enough)
5. When my uncle was young, he used...........................fishing on Sundays. (go, went, going, to go)
6. Mary likes...........................the piano. (playing, plays, played, play)
7. She told me...........................you this present, (giving, to give, gave, given)
8. Last night I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed.............. (together, each other, themselves, them)
9. Jane is...........................beautiful than her sister. (as, like, the most, more)
10. London is...........................capital city in Europe. (large, larger, most large, the largest)
II. Complete the conversation. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets (2pts)
Nam : Hi. My name`s Nam.
Peter : Hello. Nice to meet you, Nam. I`m Peter.
Nam : Are you a newcomer here?
Peter : Yes, I (1).........................................(be) here since last week.
Nam : I`m sure you`ll Jove this place.
Peter : I (2) .........................................(hope) so. How long.........................................(3) you.........................................(live) here?
Nam : For 15 years.
Peter : So you must know the area very well. (4) .........................................(be) there a post office near here?
Nam : Yes. There (5) .........................................(be) one next to my house. Why?
Peter : Because! (6) ......................................... (want) to send this post-card to my family.
Nam : Oh! It (7) .........................................(look) very beautiful. Where (8) .........................................(be) your family?
Peter : In London. .........................................you ever (9) .........................................(be) there. Nam?
Nam : Not yet. But I (10) ......................................... (go) there with my father next summer holiday.
Peter : That`s great. I hope to see you again over there.
III. Read the passage. Then answer the questions below. (2pts)
Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I have worked for this company for nearly 5 years. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the roads department, but this month I am working in the department that builds bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I normally spend a lot of time outdoors, because I have to go to the construction sites. But with this new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop. Now I am testing a model of one of the new bridges. I enjoy it a lot, because I have learned a lot of new things.
1. How long has David worked for his construction company?

2. What is his company doing at the moment?

3. Where does he usually work?

4. Is he working in the roads department this month?

5. Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors?

IV. Write complete sentences from the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all the necessary changes and additions. (2pts)
1. Lan/ like/ learn English.

2. She/ study/ this foreign language/ nearly 3 years.

3. She/ always/