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Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted SECOND MID-TERM TEST (2016-2017)
Name:................................... Grade 8 MARK:.......................
Class:... Time allowance: 45 minutes

PART A. PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.5pt.)
1. A. measure B. poison C. visual D. leisure 1....................
2. A. heat B. wealth C. threat D. dead 2....................
3. A. environment B. removal C. solution D. protection 3....................
4. A. accent B. cattle C. parade D. algal 4....................
5. A. forest B. harvest C. delegate D. deposit 5....................
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the others (0.5pt.)
1. A. parade B. palace C. paradise D. patriot 1....................
2. A. festive B. Arctic C. unique D. accent 2....................
3. A. permanent B. pollution C. aquatic D. dramatic 3....................
4. A. magnificent B. spectacular C. significant D. marvellous 4....................
5. A. legendary B. generosity C. satisfactory D. electricity 5....................

PART B. USE OF ENGLISH

I. Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences (1pt.)
1. You had a bad cut on your hand, so you should use sterile ___ to cover it.
A. paper B. bandage C. towel D. tissue 1. ……………
2. She practises playing the piano ____ than I do.
A. more regularly B. most regularly C. quite regularly D. as regularly 2. ……………
3. The baby was covered ____ a blanket.
A. on B. with C. by D. up 3. ……………
4. Would you mind if I ____ your bike for 5 minutes?
A. borrowing B. borrow C. to borrow D. borrowed 4. ……………
5. There are many places worth ___ in Hanoi.
A. see B. seeing C. to see D. saw 5. ……………
6. In this city, people ___ the environment by throwing the garbage everywhere.
A. pollute B. is pollute C. are polluted D. polluting 6. ……………
7. How ____can each milk bottle be reused?
A. much ways B. much times C. many times D. much steps 7. ……………
8. He is conscious ____ his head is bleeding.
A. because B. though C. in spite of D. because 8. ……………
9. People from various English speaking countries have different ____.
A. language B. accents C. voice D. tone 9. ……………
10. The To Lich River’s water has turned black with the ____ discharged from local area.
A. sewage B. pollution C. gas D. fume 10. ………….

II. Use the correct form of the given word to complete each of the following sentences (1pt.)
1. Adequate (STERILE) of medical and surgical instruments is essential. 1. ……………........
2. (FERTILIZER) vegetable garden soil should be done before planting. 2. ……………........
3. He received the award in (RECOGNIZE) of his success over the past year. 3. ……………........
4. The Statue of Liberty located in New York (SYMBOL) the USA. 4. ……………........
5. Filters do not remove all (CONTAMINATE) from water. 5. ……………........
6. The street doesn’t look (ATTRACT) because it has a lot of rubbish. 6. ……………........
7. Do all types of pollution (HARM) affect the health of humans and animals? 7. ……………........
8. The Gold Coast is famous for its most (ICON) theme park in Australia. 8. ……………........
9. The US is a diverse country with a (CULTURE) society. 9. ……………........
10. Loch Ness is popular for its (MYSTERY) monster Nessie. 10. ……………......

III. Use the correct form and tense of the verb in brackets to complete each of the following sentences (1pt.)
1. If the environmental project is approved, it (bring) lots of changes to the neighbourhood. 1. ……………........
2. Since recycled bottles (use), the amount of garbage in the company has been reduced. 2. ……………........
3 - 4. She recently (choose) to be the representative of the country (participate) in the 3. ……………........
competition. 4. ……………........
5. Paul (visit) the famous Sydney Opera House twice. 5. ……………........
6. Do you mind (help) me with my English writing? 6. ……………........
7. I’d rather you (not make) noise here. I am studying. 7. ……………........
8. People in Vietnam like goods which (make) in Japan. 8. ……………........
9. The Lombards had a famous architect (design) their house. 9. ……………........
10. The F112 flight (take off) at 7 a.m. tomorrow. 10. ……………......
IV. Underline one mistake in each of the following sentences and provide correction (2pts.)
1. Thank you very much for the flowers you send me while I was in the hospital. 1. ……………........
2. She opens the window in order that she can breathe the fresh air. 2. ……………........
3. They have just built a new bridge in the river near my house. 3. ……………........
4. We hope that you will enjoy our fly. 4. ……………........
5. I bought a simple ticket, as I was going to return by car. 5. ……………........
6. I’d rather you don’t put off the shoes. 6. ……………........
7. The crops and fruit trees died because soil pollution. 7. ……………........
8. New Zealand is a small country to the south Pacific Ocean. 8. ……………........
9. If there are more trees in this area, the air would be fresher. 9. ……………........
10. A flower growing in the garden is much beautiful than a flower standing in a vase. 10. ……………......
PART C. READING
I. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word to complete the following passage (2pts.)
Hoi An is known as a heart of Quang Nam central province. Hoi An attracts tourists (1) t____ to its poetic and
picturesque landscapes such as Thuan Tinh islet, Cua Dai beach, Cham island together with (2) t____ handicrafts
and famous local (3) s____ like Cao Lau, Com ga. Hoi An used to be an international (4) t____ centre by sea on the
west east area in the 16 th (5) c____. It was the busiest trading(6) p___ in Dang Trong region of Vietnam under the
reign of Nguyen as merchants from Japan, China, Portugal, Spain, etc. often landed for purchasing goods and ( 7)
e____ cultures. Up to now, the (8) a_____ town in Hoi An still preserves its (9) o_____ architectures, including
houses, temples, pagodas, streets, ports, religions. The everyday lifestyle with deep-rooted customs and cultural
activities is fascinating. Hoi An was known as a world cultural (10) h____ site by UNESCO in December 1999.

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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
PART D. WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first one (1pt.)
1. People in my neighbourhood often use dynamite for fishing, so a lot of sea creatures are killed. STOP
 If ................................................................................................................................................................................
2. Although she was busy, she managed to find the time to proofread for me. BEING
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3. Keeping calm is the secret of passing your driving test. LONG
 As...............................................................................................................................................................................
4. I don’t want you to tell anyone about our plan. DIDN’T
 I..................................................................................................................................................................................
5. Both my sister and I are not good at speaking English. AM
 Neither........................................................................................................................................................................
II. Rearrange the given words to make complete sentences (1pt.)
1. Fun-lovers / dancing / experience / such / activities / festival, / Highland Games, / the / with / the / Scottish / as /
the / drumming / can / unique / and / world-famous /. (18 words and phrases)
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2. In / poor / and / countries, / there / water / other / are / many / diseases / outbreaks / drinking / of / cholera /
frequent / of / people / untreated / because /. (19 words)
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3. In / of / sterile / with / burns, / you / cloth / burned area / should / ease / the / the / with / ice / or / a / cold / case /
water / and cover / pain /. (21 words and phrases)
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4. Farmers / our / grow / and / dung / for / their / animals / village / the / fields / use / for / in / fertilizing / their / food /.
(17 words and phrases)
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5. John / wants / in / the / of / so / is / he / left / to / visit / 1911 / the / history / in / interested / Vietnam / where /
President Ho Chi Minh / place / Vietnam, /. (21 words and phrases)
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