School: Chau Van Liem Junior High School
Class: 8……
Full name: ……………………………………
English test for the second term
School year : 2011-2012
Time: 45 minutes
Date: ……, 2012
Marks




I. Pronunciation : ( 1p )
A.Choose the word that is pronounced :
1. A. lava B. valley C. fabric D. face
2. A. bite B. compile C. prison D. sight
B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others:
1. A. participate B. heritage C. magnificent D. deposit
2. A. gallery B. fertilizer C.itinerary D. festival
II. Choose the best for each sentence : ( 3ptm )
1. We have learnt English ……………. four years .
A. for B. since C. in D. at
2. Thanks for inviting me to the ……………….festival.
A. cooking – rice B. rice – cooking C. rice – cooked D. cooked – rice
3. Peter is interested …………… Vietnamese history .
A. on B. at C. in D. about
4. Children should ………….. to bed early.
A. go B. gone C. went D. goes
5. My car ………………. yesterday by my uncle .
A. has been repaired B. can be repaired C. is repaired D. was repaired
6. Would you mind if I …………… a photo of your house ?
A. take B. took C. taking D. will take
7. Last night, my parents …………….. television when the phone rang .
A. watched B. has watched C. was watching D. were watching
8. I can’t read because the …………….. of computer is too dark .
A. mouse B. plug C. screen D. socket
9. The children are old enough to look after ………… .
A. themselves B. ourselves C. their D. for themselves
10. Peter is …………….student in my class .
A. the best B. better C. most better D. most best
11. One person has to ………………… one water bottle .
A. collects B. collect C. collected D. to collect
12. Viet Nam is a country which ……………. a lot of rice .
a. exporting B. exported C. to export D. exports
III. Read the passage : 2,5ptm
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late january or early february. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams or dried water melon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday.
Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday.

Read and tick True or False

Facts
True
False

1. Tet is the most celebration in Vietnam .



2. Tet happens in early january .



3. People don’t clean and decorate their home .



4. People often visit relatives and close friends on the first day of new year .



5. Vietnamese people wear new clothes at Tet .




IV. Choose the suitable word for each sentence : ( 2,5ptm )
COMPOST
Compost is a wonderful natural resource that helps plants grow well. Today I am going to tell you (1)……… to start a compost heap. First we must use only household and garden matter including tea leaves and egg shells, but we must (2)……….. them first. Don’t use any meat or grain products because this attracts rats . Find a place (3)…………your garden that gets a few hours of sunlight each day. The (4)…………also needs moisture but it will get this from condensation. Cover the heap with a sheet of strong – plastic if the weather is wet . Keep adding to pile and after six months your compost can be ………….for your fields, gardens.
1. A. how B. what C. where