I- Choose the best option to complete the sentences.(2,5ms)
1. We....................... dinner when the phone rang.
a.are having b.had c.have had d.were having
2.Jane saw her old friend while she ……………….. the street.
a. crossed b. is crossing c. was crossing d. crosses
3. My father told me how .............. to the bank.
a.to go b. went c.go d. going
4. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the ………….. of the world
a. buildings b. walls c. wonders d. strangers
5. The policeman wanted to know ........... happened to those cars .
a. what b. how c. why d. who
6. The lady decided……….. the red dress for the wedding
a. wear b. to wear c. wearing d. to wearing
7. He said he could ......................... French
a. to speak b. speaking c. spoke d. speak
8. Nhi asked Nga if Ha Long Bay ........... in Quang Ninh province.
a. is b. be c. to be d. was
9. These buildings ............ 80 years ago.
a. built b. were built c was built d. are built
10. I prefer lemon juice ............ orange juice.
a. to b. more c. rather d. than
II- Phonetics :(1m)
1.
2.
3.
4.

a. carol
a. matched
a. other
a. water

b. cakes
b. washed
b. anything
b. watch

c. make
c.imported
c. this
c. wish

d. states
d. watched
d.weather
d. sewing


III.Writing: Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. (2,5ms)
1- He said:"I can repair the washing machine ”
He said ………………………………………………..
2- Nhi asked Nga: " Are you going to buy some new shoes ?"
Nhi asked Nga ...........................................
3- Please turn your radio down a little
Would you………………………………………..
4- Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
The telephone ...................................................
5- It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire.
It`s a....................................................................................................

IV. Read. Then choose the best answer(2ms)
We moved into our new house on a warm September day. It was not relly a new house; it was hunded and fours years old, but it was new to us. The house had running water, gas and electricity, but for some reason there was no electric light in the kitchen. It was something quite unexpected; a house with electricity but without a kitchen light. It was quite puzzling because our kitchen was a large room, perhaps the largest in the house. I telephoned for an electrian. He came and fixed it for us. And he charged $86 for doing job.
1. When did they move into their new house ?
A. in the summer B. in the autumn C. in the spring D. in the winter
2. What did the house have ?
A. gas and running water C. running water, gas and electricity
B. gas and electricity D. running water, gas and electri light the kitchen
3. How old was the house ?
A. The house was more than a hundred and fourteen years old
B. The house more than a century old
C. The house was nearly 150 years old D. The house was new
4. What happen in the end ?
A. An electrician came to help B. An electrician came to fix
C. An electrian came`
D. An electrian came to fix and charged some money
V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form :(2ms)
1.The vegetables are (plant) in the garden ………………………..
2.her father told her (cook ) dinner for him yesterday…………………
3.It started ( rain ) heavily ……………………………..
4.what he (do ) at this time yesterday ?













Keys WRITTEN TEST FOR THE SECOND TERM
Subject: English 8 - Time: 45 minutes

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D (2,5ms/10)
1. d 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. a
6. b 7. d 8. d 9.b