The first written 45-minute english term test English 8

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1. THE FIRST WRITTEN 45-MINUTE ENGLISH TERM TEST ENGLISH: 8 FULL NAME: CLASS: IChoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 1. A. sound B. cloud C. found D. favourite 2. A. tool B. noon C. door D. school 3. A. crafts B. comics C. streets D. stamps 4. A. mention B. question C. action D. education II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. 5. A. cattle B. collect C. generous D. grassland 6. A. normad B.paddy C. robot D. disturb 7. A. stranger B. people C. replace D. factory 8. A. reputation B. difficult C. possible D. excellent III. Choose the best answer for each sentence. 1. So many people nowadays are computers and mobile phones. They use them a lot. A. addicted to B. bored C. worried about D. afraid of 2. Tam is a beautiful girl; , she’s kind-hearted. A. therefore B. however C. moreover D. otherwise 3. While I . the performance, I met one of my old friends. A. watched B. was watching C. watch D. am watching 4. In 2010, Ha Noi . its 1000th anniversary. A. celebrated B. commemorated C. worshipped D. remembered 5. Tet is an occasion for family in Viet Nam. A. visitings B. Meeting C. reunions D. visited 6.Life in a small town is than that in a big city. A. peaceful B. much peaceful C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful 7.The boys often help their parents to water from the village well. A. gather B. collect C. give D. find 8. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ___ house. A. communication B. community C. communal D. commune IV.Use the correct tense and form of the verbs to complete the sentences.(1pt) 1. We postponed the picnic because it (rain)___heavily. 2. I didn’t interrupt Phuong because he (speak)___to the teacher 3. Thirty years ago, we (not have)___mobile phones. 4. I (already, read)___that book about volcanoes. It’s amazing to know how they are formed. 5. John still (live) ___in the village when you met him? V. Identify a mistake in each sentence and correct it.(1pt) 1. In Australia, you mustn’t to comment on a person’s accent. 2. In my family, children has to get permission before leaving the dining table. 3. When I came, the whole family is having dinner around a big dining table. 4. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food while he was very poor. 5. When you visit a temple in Thailand, you has to follow some important customs. VI. Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space.(2.pts) Hoi An
2. The ancient (1)___ of Hoi An lies on Thu Bon River, more than 30 kilometers to the south of Da Nang. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major (2)___ commercial ports of South Asia in the 16th century. Hoi An is famous (3)___ old temples, pagodas, tiled-roof houses and (4)___ streets. Tourists can (5)___ the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham Civilizations. They can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Thu Bon River, Cua Dai Beach, etc. In (6)___ years, Hoi An has become a very (7)___ tourist destination in Viet Nam. Importantly, the committee of the World Heritages of UNESCO (8)___ certified Hoi An a World Heritage Site in 1999. 1. A. village B. city C. town D. capital 2. A. recent-time B. modem-time C. new-time D. old-time 3. A. for B. in C. with D. of 4. A. wider B. larger C. narrow D. bigger 5. A. watch B. visit C. see D. look 6. A. near B. new C. recent D. most 7. A. popular B. disliked C. known D. liked 8. A. official B. officer C. officially D. office VII-Read the passage about the Pig Slaughter Festival and then answer the following questions.(1pt) Viet Nam Pig Slaughter Festival The traditional Pig Slaughter Festival is held on the 6th day of the Lunar New Year in Nem Thuong Village, in Bac Ninh Province. This festival is held to commemorate a general in the Ly Dynasty – Doan Thuong, who reclaimed this land. According to legend, the general brought his troops to this land and slaughtered with male pigs to feed his soldiers. The Pig Slaughter Festival originated from this. Pig blood in the festival is believed to symbolize prosperity, vitality and good harvest. However, the festival is known as the most brutal in the country, and many people have asked the government to stop the festival. “Animal Asia” – an international organization to protect anmal rights – is calling on the Vietnamese authorities to end the Nem Thuong Pig Slaughter Festival. 1. Where and when is the Pig Slaughter Festival held? ___ 2.What is the purpose of this festival? ___ 3.What legend did the festival originate from? ___ 4. What is pig blood in the festival believed to symbolize? ___ 5. Why is the festival asked to stop by many people? VIII. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (1pt) 1. A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car. (slowly) →An ordinary car goes 2. No one in my group is more intelligent than Long. →Mary . . . . . . . . . . 3. Son Tung M-TP performs the song “Chung ta khong thuoc ve nhau” very beautifully. →The song “Chung ta khong thuoc ve nhau” . 4. He uses all his free time to look after his garden. → He spends