FULL NAME: TEST OF ENGLISH 8 (No4)
Time allotted: 45’
MARKS
FORM:
A. LISTENING (2 ms)
I/ Listen to the following weather forecast and fill in the table with the missing information.
Here is today’s ___________ forecast for the international traveler. Let’s start with Sydney. It will be a dry
day in Sydney today, and _________ . For the ____________ , the low will be ________ and the high will be
twenty six ___________ . Tokyo will be dry and windy , with a ________ of fifteen and a _______ of twenty
two. __________ is going to have a humid day. It will be very __________ with a low of _______ three and
a high of seven.
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2,5ms)
I. Choose the best answer:(1.5 ms)
1. Jane saw her old friend while she _________ the street .
a. crossed b. is crossing c. was crossing d. crosses
2. Milions of Christmas cards ____________ every year.
a. were sent b.are sent c. send d. is sending
3. They are good friends. They ___________ each other for a long time.
a.know b. knew c. knows d. have known
4. She asked me if I __________ a car.
a. have b.has c. had d. am having
5. Linda asked me where __________ souvenirs.
a. buy b. buying c. bought d. to buy
6. The pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven ________ of the world .
a. temples b. wonders c. landmarks d.places
II. Do as directed (1 m)
1. Lan said to Nga “ Is mount Everest the highest mountant in the world?” ( Use reported speech)
=> _______________ _______________________________________________________________
2. Yesterday when Tuan (arrive) home , his mother (cook) dinner. (Supply the correct tense)
=> ______________________________________________________________________________
3. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876 . (Use passive form)
=> ______________________________________________________________________________
4. Viet Nam is a country which exports a lot of rice. ( rewrite ,using compound word ).
=> ______________________________________________________________________________
C. READING (2,5ms)
Read the following passage, and do the tasks below:
I/ Choose the correct word to complete the passage (1,5 ms):
Artists Opera largest whole completed Buildings
Sydney, the _________ city in Australia and the country’s cultural centre , is well-known for its
performing arts center called the Sydney _________ House , one of the most famous modern
_________ in the world. It was designed by Jorn Utzon, a Danish architect.
The construction began in 1956 and was _________ in 1973. It is located on Sydney Harbour and
not very far from the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. It has an eye-catching and distinctive shape.
The ________ house looks like a giant ship. Is is now known as a masterpiece of modern
architecture. World-class performances are regularly given in the Opera House by Australian
__________ .
II. Question : (1 m)
1.Where in Sydney is the Sydney Opera House ?
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2. Did a Danish architect design the Sydney Opera House?
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3. When was it completed?
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4. What does the Sydney Opera House look like ?
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D. WRITING (2,5ms)
Use the given words to write a postcard to your parents telling about your trip
1. I/ having / wonderful time / Dalat.
2. Weather / rather cool / cloudy/
3. People/ friendly/ hospitable
4. I / visit/ places of interest/such / flower garden / Premn Water Fall/ Than Tho Lake /
Love Valley…etc…
5. Sights/ beautiful / romantic
6. I/ want/ stay/ here / long/
See / soon
Dear …………………………………………………… ,
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KEY
A. LISTENING (2,5ms)
( 0,25 for each right word)
I/ II/
1. T 2. A
2. F 4. A
3. F 6.A
4.T 8. B
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2,5ms)
( 0,25 for each right answer)
1. A 2. A 3.C 4. B 5. C 6. A
I. 1. Though the traffic was bad , we arrived on time
2. We visited the house which was built a hundred years ago .
3. The food which you can chew but you can’t swallow is chewing gum.
4. The cyclone of November 1970 in Bangladesh , which killed about 500000 people , was
one of the worst natural disater of the 20
th
century.
5. Vietnam, in which I was born , exprorts rice.
6. towards
C. READING (2,5ms)
I. ( 0,25 for each right answer)
1. F 2. F 3.T 4. T
II. ( 0,5 for each right answer)
1. Mothers usually receive greeting cards and gifts from their husband and children and have a day
off.
2. A large family gathers in a restauran or in their home.
D. WRITING (2ms)
_ content : 1 m
_ grammar :1m
Tapescript
Here is today’s weather forecast for the international traveler. Let’s start with Sydney. It will be a
dry day in Sydney today, and windy. For the temperature, the low will be twenty and the high will
be twenty six degrees. Tokyo will be dry and windy , with a low of fifteen and a high of twenty two.
London is going to have a humid day. It will be very cold with a low of minus three and a high of
seven.