Nguyễn Thị Hoàn

English Test – Grade 8 (final test) Time allowed (60 minutes) SECTION A. LISTENING (10points)Part 1: Questions 1 - 5: ( 2,5 points) You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation twice. There is one question for each conversation. For questions 1-5, put a tick (√) under the right answer. Example: How many people were at the meeting?3 13 30                        A                                             B                                           C1. What is the man buying for his lunch ?           A. egg sandwiches                            B. soup                      C. pizza2. When is Marie’s party? A. Wednesday                                  B. Friday                   C. Saturday3. Which postcard does the woman choose?                                                         A                                         B                                               C4. How much does the woman pay for the DVD ? A. £ 9.50                               B. £ 10.50                                         C. £ 19.505. What did the girl leave at Ben’s flat?                                                A                                                  B                                               C Part 2: (2,5 points). Listen to Dan talking about his round-the-world trip with a friend. What was the weather like in each place? Match the places (1-5) with the weather (A-H) 0. London A. cloud 0 – D (London – rain) 1. Paris B. fog 1. 2. Cairo C. ice 2. 3. Sydney D. rain 3. 4. Tokyo E. snow 4. 5. San Francisco F. sun 5. G. thunderstorm  H. wind Part 3. (5 points). You will hear a girl asking for information about Aqua Park, a theme park where you can go swimming. Before you listen, read through the questions carefully, and listen to complete the notes.Aqua ParkPark open: 0. Every daySaturday opening time: 9 am until (1) …………….. pmFamily ticket:                 (2): £ ………………Use car park in:              (3): ………………..... road.Café sells:                      (4): ………………….. and drink.Shop sells:                      (5): sweets, newspapers, ………………..SECTION B. LANGUAGE FOCUS - READING - WRITING (10 points)I. Phonetic: a. Find the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from others (0,6pt)1. A. looked              B. watched                C. carried                   D. stopped2. A. study                 B. success                 C. surprise                 D. sugar3. A. danger              B. angry                    C. language               D. passageb. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. (0,4 pt)4. A. attentive           B. attractive              C. active                    D. extensive5. A. volunteer          B. balloon                 C. bamboo                 D. machineII. Choose the correct answer A,B,C,D to complete the sentences (2pts)1. She decided ……… her job.           A. change                  B. to change             C. changes                D. changing2. She showed me how.............a birthday cake   A.to make                B. making                C. make                    D. made3. My classmate is always…………his homework           A. forget                    B. to forget                C. forgot                    D. forgetting4. They...............tennis at 10.30 yesterday morning   A.played                   B.play           C. plays                                D.were playing 5. This house………………….last year. A. built                       B. was built                C. builds                     D. build6. He said that he would come there………………….. A.tomorrow                B.the following          C.the following day           D.next day7. A(n) ………… .. contest was held at my school last month.           A. English-spoken     B. spoken-English     C. English-speaking D. speaking-English8.The students……………… under that tree are in grade eight.           A. sit                                      B. sitting                    C. sat              D. to sit9. It’s interesting ………….. around Vietnam. A. to travel                             B. traveling                C. traveled     D. travel10. He advised me .......................late for the meeting.           A. to not be                B. not to be                C. not be                    D. not beingIII. Use the right tense or correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (1,0pt)1. The train from Hanoi (not arrive) …………………..……….. yet?2. Would you mind if I (take) ……………………….. ..some photos?3. Nga (write) …………………………….. a letter in English at 8o’clock last night. 4. Before I went to school, my parents (catch) ………………….. the bus to their factory.5. They (buy)………………….. that house if they had enough money.IV. Decide the word/phrase A, B, C, or D in each sentence that needs correction.( 1.0 point) = 0,2 x 5 1. This is the girl where I saw at school yesterday.                A                    B        C                        D 2. They went to Ho Chi Minh city since last summer.                          A   B                                C    D 3. Environmental polluted is a big problem in large cities nowadays.                        A                  B    C                                 D 4. Trees should planted in this area to prevent floods                             A          B            C            D 5. 95% of the atmosphere on Mars is carbon dioxide, which is poison to breathe.                                          A                     B                               C          D V. Fill in each numbered blank with one of the given word into the following passage. (1 point)  early          hire              attractions             arriving                     River              in         Ha Long Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the (1)……………… of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and (2) ………….. summer. Upon (3) ………………. in Ha Long city, visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can (4) ……………. a boat and go out to the Bay. It is hear 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. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang (5) …………… in 1288.VI. Read the passage and choose the correct answer. Circle A, B, or C.           (1 point) Ha Tinh is a disaster-prone province in the central of Viet Nam. Since the beginning of 2015, this province has experienced three massive floods, causing devastating property damage. The floods razed thousands of homes, damaged numerous irrigation works, roads, schools and healthcare centres. Ms. Nga Tran, a local resident, recalled the last flood, “The flood in June was normal, but the one in September was awful. Water from Ngan Pho River began to submerge the floor, while outside it was still raining heavily.           After a while the water was about one meter. I had no choice but to climb up to the attic and stay there for two days.” Like many other residents, all of Ms Nga’s furniture was covered in mud, some was completely damaged for having been soaked in the water for too long. But what worried her most was the loss of her rice crop. Three months after the flood, lots of farmers still struggled with finding enough food to eat. If there is no aid from the government, the situation in this province will get worse.1. What does disaster-prone mean? A. having no disasters           B. likely to have disasters     C. have very few disasters2. What is NOT mentioned as consequences from the floods? A. loss of life                        B. loss of property                C. loss of crop3. When was the flood as recalled by Ms. Nga Tran? A. January                             B. June                                  C. September4. How long did Ms. Nga Tran stay in her attic? A. for the whole week                      B. two days                           C. three months5. What is the biggest worry of Ms. Nga and other residents? A. lack of food                      B. lack of accommodation     C. lack of aidVII. Rearrange the order of the given words to make complete sentences.(1.0 point)1. you / If / were / what / the president, /help/to/would /you do /the environment?/-> .........................................................................................................................2. several football teams,/Although/has/ England/won/it has/the World Cup/ only once./-> ...........................................................................................................................3. run out / the house/of/ We / managed to/into the street/ collapsed./ before/the walls/-> ................................................................................................................................4. breakdown /Communication/ happen/may/ due to/differences./cultural/-> ................................................................................................................................5. radioactive materials./ Radioactive/ can/ be caused / pollution/by leaks or spills/ of/ -> ...................................................................................................................................VIII. Rewrite these following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.(2.0 points)1. People use too much fertilizer so lands are being spoiled.-> If .........................................................................................................................2. “Why didn’t you put the wrapper in the dustbin?” she said to the boy.-> She asked the boy ..............................................................................................3. They will widen the gate to let the cars run into the yard easily.-> The gate .............................................................................................................4. The last time he visited Da Nang was five years ago.-> He hasn’t ...........................................................................................................5. Having a video conference at work is very useful for people.-> It’s ....................................................................................................................... Answer key SECTION A. LISTENING (points) KET 7 – TEST 1- Parts: 1,2Part 1 ( 2.5points/5questions) = 0,5 x 5          1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. C Part 2: (2,5 points). Listen to Dan talking about his round-the-world trip with a friend. What was the weather like in each place? Match the places (1-5) with the weather (A-H) 1. A 2. H 3. G 4. F 5. B Part 3 ( 5points = 1 x 5questions)                1. 10 pm             2. £ 50        3. Glendennan        4. ice-cream         5. books SECTION B. LANGUAGCE FOCUS – READING - WRITING (10points)I. 0,2p x 5 = 1 point   1.C 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.A II. 0,2p x 10 = 2 points 1. B 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.B III. 0,2p x 5 = 1 point 1. Has ….. arrived      2. took              3. was writing           4. had caught         5. would buyIV. Decide the word/phrase A, B, C, or D in each sentence that needs correction. ( 1 p) = 0,2 x 5) 1. B 2. A 3. B 4. B 5. D (poisonous)  V. Fill in each numbered blank with one of the given word into the following passage. (1 point) = 0,2x5 (1) attractions     (2) early            (3) arriving             (4)hire           (5) River  VI. 0,2p/each = 1 point : Read the passage and choose the correct answer. Circle A, B, or C. 1. B              2. A               3. C               4. B               5. AVII. Rearrange the order of the given words to make complete sentences.(1 p) = 0,2 x 5 1. If you were the president, what would you do to help the environment?2. Although England has several football teams, it has won the World Cup only once.3. We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls collapsed.4. Communication breakdown may happen due to cultural differences.5. Radioactive pollution can be caused by leaks or spills of radioactive materials.VIII. Rewrite these following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given.(2 points) = 0,4 x 51. People use too much fertilizer so lands are being spoiled.-> If people didn’t use too much fertilizer, lands wouldn’t be spoiled.2. “Why didn’t you put the wrapper in the dustbin?” she said to the boy.-> She asked the boy why he hadn’t put the wrapper in the dustbin.3. They will widen the gate to let the cars run into the yard easily.-> The gate will be widened to let the cars run into the yard easily.4. The last time he visited Da Nang was five years ago.-> He hasn’t visited Da Nang for five years.5. Having a video conference at work is very useful for people.-> It’s very useful for people to have a video conference at work. 

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