The 2nd semester - English 8

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THE 2ND SEMESTER - ENGLISH 8
PART A: LISTENING
Listen and choose the correct answer.
1. How did the woman travel to work this morning?
A. by car 	 	 B. by train 	 	 C. by bus
2. What will the main eat first at the restaurant?
A. chicken 	 B. salad 	 C. soup
3. Which was the view from the woman’s hotel room?
A. opposite the beach B. opposite the pool C. opposite the garden
4. Why will the man miss the concert tonight? -He’s got
A. a bad headache B. a toothache 	 C. a stomachache
5. What will the woman wear for the party?
A. dress B. jumper 	 C. jeans and T-shirts
PART B: USE OF LANGUAGE 
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.
6. A. wanted 	B. washed 	C. worked 	D. stopped
7. A. mention 	B. question 	C. action 	D. education
8. A. who 	B. when 	C. where 	D. what
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
9. A. artistic 	B. historic 	C. dramatic 	D. scientific
10. A. medical 	B. national 	C. chemical 	D. historical
Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.
11. The teacherme that I had better devote more time to English.
A. told 	 B. said 	 C. spoke 	 D. talked
12. Which TV programme.at 8 p.m tomorrow?
A. did you watch 	 B. will you watch 
C. will you be watching 	 D. have you watched 
13. They’ve decideda video conference with their collegues right away.
A. have 	 B. to have 	 C. having 	 D. being had
14. My sister enjoys...on the phone with her friends.
A. chat 	 B. to chat 	C. chatting 	D. chats
15. Science and technology also have enormous effects on..development.
A. economic 	 B. economy 	 C. economical 	 D. economics
16. Scientists say that in the future people..longer.
A. live 	B. will live 	 C. living 	 D. to live
17. Ten new houses..in this village every year.
A. will be built B. have been built 	 C. are built 	 D. were built
18. I’d be over the moon if I..a chance to go to Disneyland in California.
A. have 	 B. had had 	 C. had 	 D. would have
19. If the earth..warmer, the sea level will rise.
A. gets 	 B. get 	 C. got 	 D. would get
20. When..happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes, or oceans changes.
A. radioactive pollution 	B. noise pollution 
C. visual pollution 	D. thermal pollution
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the part in each of the following sentences.
21. There is an enormous gap in technology between developing and developed countries.
 A. huge	B. small	C. inconsiderable 	D. tiny
22. The first experiment was unsuccessful, so we need to do another one.
 A. managed 	 B. bored 	C. failed 	D. damaged 
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the part in each of the following sentences.
23. Technology can be very useful in classroom. It helps studying become more relaxing.
 A. advantages 	B. useless 	C. suitable 	D. interesting
24. The sight of too many telephone poles, advertising billboards, overhead power times, or shop signs may cause visual pollution.
 A. contamination 	B. population 	C. cleanness 	D. eruption 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges. 
25. Tom and Sue are talking about Sue’s new dress. 
– Tom: “What a beautiful dress you are wearing!” – Sue: “______” 
A.Can I have it? 	 B. It’s in the wash. C. I’m glad you like it. 	D. Oh, no, not really. 
26. Lien and Trung are talking about their hobbies. 
Lien: “I really like watching documentaries.” 
Trung: “______. I find them quite boring.” 
A.I’m the opposite 	 	 B. I love watching them, too 
C. They are my favorites 	 D. So do I 
Give the correct form of the following words.
27. I (watch) ________________ a science fiction film on TV at 9 .00 tonight.
28. Many houses (destroy) ________________in the hurricane last night in Nghe An.
29. Don’t forget ( turn) _______________ off the lights before going to bed.
Give the correct form of the word.
30. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest______________of the world. ( invent) ) 
31. There are a lot of______________ differences . (culture ) 
Mark the letter А, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 
32. When it started to rain, the farmers was working in the field. 
 A B C D 
33. Running, walking and to swim are my favorite forms of exercise. 
 A B C D 	
PART C : READING
Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:
information by	 invented	 However	 working
Nowadays a lot of important inventions are carried out by scientists (34)_______ for large industrial firm. (35)____________, there are still opportunities for other people to invent various things. In Britain, there is a weekly television program which attempts to show allthe various devices which people have recently (36)_________ . The people organizing the program receive (37)______________about 700 inventions a year. New ideas can still be developed (38) _________private inventors. However, it is important to consider these questions. Will it be wanted? Is it new?
PART D: WRITING 
Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means the same as the first one.
39. “ I will go to Ha Noi tomorrow.” : She said
à She said ...............................................................................................................................
40. Scientists have invented new devices to help people live a longer life.
à New devices ...
ANSWER KEYS
LISTENING
1-C
2-C
3-B
4-B
5-A
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.
1. A. wanted 	B. washed 	C. worked 	D. stopped
2. A. mention 	B. question 	C. action 	D. education
3. A. who 	B. when 	C. where 	D. what
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
4. A. artistic 	B. historic 	C. dramatic 	D. scientific
5. A. medical 	B.national 	C. chemical 	D. historical