The second semester
English Test – Grade 8
Time : 45 minutes


Score

Name:………………
Class: 8…...





Odd one out: (1pt)

Rub
rush
tub
tube


Food
foot
cooker
room


Wash
twin
own
wonder


Separate
restrict
connect
skeptical

Choose the best answer (3pts)
……….not to be for the meeting, we took a taxi.
In order
so as
so that
both a and b.

The new hotel ………..next year.
Is opened
will be opened
is opening
opens

Mary is watching a film. She really likes it. Mary is really ………
To interest
interest
interested
interesting

Tan is a naughty boy. He ……….the cat’s tail.
Always pull
pulling
pulls
is always pulling

Mrs Tu asked Mr. Long if He …………guess what she had I her pocket.
Can
must
could
may

“I will answer the phone”. He says ……..the phone.
He would answer
he will answer
will he answer
would be answer

This is my first game of chess. I ……..it before.
Have played
haven’t played
already played
never play.

Jane fell ………her bike and hit head on the road.
Out
off
from
of

There are some famous …………there, such as Prenn, Camly, Datenla ……
Lakes
ponds
waterfall
springs.

In the ……….competition, a team member must take a bottle of water and return to their team.
Fetching water
water – fetched
water – fetcher
water – fetching

Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given. (2pts)
They water the flowers every morning.
The flowers …………………..
“Give me that whiteboard marker, please”, said the teacher.
The teacher asked ………………..
They talked during their walk in the countryside.
While they ……………………………………………..
They are going to invite many people to the party tonight.
Many people ……………………………………………
“Have you ever been to Angko Wat?” – she said to him.
She asked him …………………………………………
Waste paper can be recycled to save wood pulp.
They …………………………………………
Read the passage and tick T/ F (2pts)
Professor black of Oxford was very absent – minded. Once he went to visit a friend who lived not far from the college. They had dinner and then talked and talked, for Black was a great talker. Midnight came, then one o’clock, two o’clock and still Black went on talking through by the time the friend was feeling very tired and often looked at the clock on the wall. He didn’t want to be impolite, but at last he said, “Black, my dear fellow. I hate to put you out but I have a class at 9 o’clock tomorrow, and I must get to bed now.” “Good Heavens!” said Black, looking confused. “I thought you were at my house ….”
He never visited any friend .
They had lunch and talked
They talked until midnight.
Black told he would have a meeting the following day and wanted to get to bed.
V. Listening: (1pt)
There are four mistakes in this advertisement. Listen to the tape. Correct the mistakes and copy the paragraph into your exercises book.
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Keys of The second semester
English Test – Grade 8
Time : 45 minutes


Score

Name:………………
Class: 8…...




Odd one out: (1pt)
1
2
3
4

d
c
c
b

Choose the best answer (3pts)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

d
b
d
a
c
a
b
b
c
d
d
b

Rewrite the following sentences, beginning with the words given. (2pts)
(5,6,7,8 for 8C)
The flowers are watered every morning.
The teacher asked to gave her/ him that white board marker.
While they were walking in the country, it rained.
Many people are going to be invited to the party tonight.
She asked him if/ whether he had ever been to Angko Wat.
They can recycle waste paper to save wood pulp.
The chair is being repaired.