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THE SECOND TEST OF THE SECOND SEMESTER
GRADE 8
TEST A
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronunced differently from the others.
(Chọn từ có cách phát âm khác với những từ còn lại )
1. A. canoe
B. gallery
C. valley
D. card
2. A. grow
B. open
C. office
D. moment
3. A. mind
B. window
C. find
D. tidy
4. A. held
B. mend
C. tent
D. flew
5. A. leader

B. spread

C. greeting

D. team

6.A. memorial

B. snorkel

C. wonder

D. import

II. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest.
( Tìm ra từ có dấu nhấn không giống với các từ còn lại )
1. A. pomegranate

B. festival

C. teammate

D. award

2. A. typhoon

B. victim

C. treatment

D. fainting

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
( Chọn trả lời đúng nhất để hoàn thành câu )
1. Do you mind ……………….. your dictionary?

A. If I use
B. I using
C. If I used
D. your using
2. The family ……………….. when the mailman came.
A. sleep
B. is sleeping
C. was sleeing
D. sleeping
3. Last summer I ................... in London with my friends Lan and Nga.
A. stay
B. staying
C. to stay
D. stayed
4. I ………………. a friend while I was doing the shopping.
A. meet
B. was meeting
C. met
D. is meeting
5. Liz is very …………….. in the water-fetching contest.
A. interest
B. interested
C. interesting
D. interests.
6. Many years ago, Christmas songs …………for people in towns and villages.
A. performed
B. were performed C. was performed D. were performing
IV. Supply the correct tense form of the verbs in the brackets.
(Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc đơn )
1. Mr. Hoang always …………………….. (go) to work by bus.

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2. While my sister and I were watching a movie on TV last night our uncle in the USA
……………………. (phone)
3. I …………………… (meet) Thuy yesterday at the bus stop.
4. Huong …………………….. (watch) TV at 8 o'clock last night.
V. Rewrite the following sentences, using the passive voice.
( Viết lại câu, sử dụng Dạng Bị Động )
1. They made the fire in the tradition way.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. The children are decorating the sitting-room.
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………..
3. We have just finished our lesson .
………………………………………………………...........................……………………..
4. They are going to build a new house next month .
…………………………………………………………….........................
……………………
VI. Rewrite the following sentences, using the reported speech.
( Viết lại câu, sử dụng Câu Tường Thuật )
1 “ We are playing chess now” Nam said .
…………………………………………………………….................……………………
2. “ Do you often go to school by bike, Phuong ?” Hoa said .

……………………………………………………….............…………………………
3. ‘My family will visit Ha long bay next month” Thu said .
...................................................................................................................................................
4. “ These flowers are very beautiful.” She said .
………………………………………………………................................
…………………….
5. “I must stay at home today.” Truong said .
………………………………………………...........................……………………………..
6. “ Can you open your bag, please?’’ the police said .
...................................................................................................................................................
VII. Give the correct form of the verb :
( Cho dạng đúng của Động Từ )
1 . He dicided ( move )…………………………. to the city .
2. He asked me if I ( live )……………………………………in the country .
3. This book ( write )…………………………………………… in 2000 .
4. A new hotel ( build ) ………………………………………..here next month .
5. I don’t know what ( buy ) ……………………………………..for my party .
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6. She ( live )……………………………………………… her for ten years .
7. He enjoys ( play )…………………………………………. video games .
8 Would you mind if I ( use )……………………………………….. your bike ?
9. Do you mind ( open )…………………………………….. the door ?

10. My teacher asked me ( not talk )…………………………………… in the class .
VIII. Read the passage. Then tick the box True (T) or False (F).
( Đọc đoạn văn. Sau đó đánh dấu True hoặc False )
Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Sidon compiled a list of what he
thought were the seven wonders of the world. The seven included the Hanging Gardens of
Cheops. In Egypt, The Pyramid is the only wonder you can still see today. Many people claim
that there were other wonders, which the Ancient Greeks knew nothing about .These include
the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
1. The seven wonders were built by Antipater of Sidon...
____
2. He made the list many years ago.
____
3. Of the seven wonders, you can only see the Pyramid today.
____
4. Hanging Gardens of Babylon was in Iran.
____
IX. Read the passage. Then decide which option best fits each space.
( Đọc đoạn văn. Chọn từ bên dưới để điền vào chỗ trống )
Ha Long- Bay of Descending Dragon- is (1) _______with both Vietnamese and
international tourists. One of the (2)
of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with (3)
mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon (4)
in
Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful
caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden sticks to beat
the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.
1. A. famous
B. interested
C. popular
D. magnificent

2. A. places
B. mountains
C. attractions
D. beaches
3. A. limestone
B. wooden
C. snowy
D. remote
4. A. arriving
B. arrive
C. arrived
D. arrives
X. Rewrite the sentences. ( Viết lại câu )
1. The Chinese invented paper in the century A.D.
=> Paper …………………………………………………………………………………….
2. "My sister likes cooking.", said Nam.
=> Nam said that ………………………………………………………………….……….
3. " Is Ha Long Bay in the Northern Viet Nam, Phuong?" asked Mary.
=> Mary asked Phuong …………………………………………….…………….……….
4. The question is very difficult. I can't understand it.
=>The question is too …………………………………………………..………………….
5. The road is very narrow. It joins the two villages. .
=>The road ……………………………………………………………………….………….
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TEST B
I. Choose and circle the best word or phrase:2.5ms
1. Do you mind If I …………. your pen?
a. borrow
b. borrowed
c. am borrowing
2. Jones is interested ……… the history of Viet Nam.
a. in
b.on
c. at
3. It’s interesting ………… English.
a. learn
b. to learn
c. learning
4. Million of old car tires ……………. away every year.
a. throw
b. threw
c.are thrown
5. ..................... you mind If I asked you some questions?
a. Could
b.Do
c. Would
6. The win started to blow and the rain ………… heavier.
a.become
b. became
c. is becoming
7. Would you mind ..................... the doors?.
a. to open

b. open
c. opening
8.What were you doing at 8.00 last night?. – I ……TV
a. was watching
b.watch
c.watched
9. Could you ………… me some information, please?
a. give
b. giving
c.gave
10. Yesterday. Hien …………….. her grandparents in the countryside.
a. visits
b. visit
c. visited
II. Read the stage carefully. True or False : 2.5ms
Ha Long Bay is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the
attractions of Ha Long is 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.
T F
1. Ha Long Bay is only popular in Vietnam
2. Ha Long is Bay’s calm water with jungle streams.
3. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer.
4. the visitors can’t find any Southeast Asia’s most beautiful sites.
5. Dau Go cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long.
III.
Circle the words that has difference pronunciation of underline part from the other:
2.5ms

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1.a. mind
2.a.city
3.a.slow
4.a.bus
5.a.train

b. visit
b. study
b. town
b. cut
b. plane

c. invite
c. hobby
c. how
c. but
c. hand

d. site
d. fly
d. now

d. busy
d. main

IV.Use the suggested words to complete the sentences. Using Would you mind ..? 2.5ms
Example:
Close/ window
⇒ Would you mind closing the window?
Not at all.
⇒ Would you mind if I closed the window?
I’d rather you didn’t
1. open / door
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2. close / your book
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3. buy me / some cakes
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4. move / your motorbike
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5. cut / grass
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