THE 2ND MID-TERM 45-MINUTE TEST-ENGLISH 8-N03
Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. a. sword
b. sweat
2. a. campaign
b. people
3. a. number
b. able
4. a. psychology
b. prepare

c. swing
c. population
c. climber
c. problem

d. swallow
d. pneumonia
d. about
d. promote

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
5. A. accept
B. interaction
C. advancement
D. untamed
6. A. undisturbed
B. another
C. pessimistic
D. epidemic
7. A. release
B. retirement
C. appear
D. implement
8. A. infection
B. disaster
C. public
D. surround
Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
9. Emergency teams are still clearing up the __________ from the plane crash.
A.debris
B.dust
C.piece
D.waste
10. Thousands of buildings and houses were completely destroyed when the earthquake __________ the city.
A. fought
B. struck
C. happened
D. arrived
11. The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by __________ their noses.
A.punching
B.touching
C.blowing
D.shaking
12 .If you __________ the president, what would you do to help the environment ?
A.are
B.had been
C.were
D.was
13. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.
A. cleanliness
B. cleanly
C. cleaning
D. clean
14. Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute
B. pollution
C. polluting
D. polluted
15. If we ______________ water carefully, more people will have fresh water.
A. will use
B. would use
C. using
D. use
16. A severe tropical___________ is called a typhoon.
A. drought
B. rain
C. flood
D. storm
Read and complete the following passage, using the words in the box.
with
includes
dump
kind
inside
Visual pollution can happen outside or (17)
your house.
When you are in the street, do you look around and see too many telephone poles, overhead power
lines, or advertising billboards? This is known as a 'negative visual environment', and it causes visual pollution.
For many communities, visual pollution also (18)
uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even
badly cared-for buildings.
This (19)
of pollution can be present in your house, too. If you dump clothes or
school things on the floor, it causes visual pollution. A room (20)
too much furniture placed
in an untidy way is another example of visual pollution in the house.
You may not know that when you go out without wearing appropriate clothing, you can also cause this
type of pollution.
Read the passage, and choose the correct answers.
Tet, or Vietnamese New Year, is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. Tet celebrates
the arrival of spring based on the Chinese calendar, which usually has the date falling in January or February.
Tet is generally celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year. It takes place from the first day of the
first month of the Vietnamese calendar (around late January or early February) until at least the third day.
Many Vietnamese prepare for Tet by cooking special holiday foods and cleaning the house. These foods include
banh chung, banh day, dried young bamboo soup, sticky rice, spring rolls. Many customs are practiced during

Tet, such as visiting a person's house on the first day of the New Year, ancestor worship, wishing New Year's
greetings, giving lucky money to children and elderly people and opening a shop. Tet is also an occasion for
pilgrims and family reunions. They start forgetting about the troubles of the past year and hope for a better
upcoming year.
21. What is the most important Vietnamese celebration?
A. Vietnamese New Year.

B. New Year's greetings.

C. Family reunions.

D. ancestor worship.

22. How long does Tet last?
A. From the first day of the Vietnamese calendar until at least the third day.
B. From the last day of January until the first day of February.
C. From the first day of solar calendar to the third day.
D. From January to February.
23. How do Vietnamese people prepare for Tet?
A. Opening a shop.
B. Giving lucky money to children.
C. Cooking special holiday foods and cleaning the house.
D. Worshipping ancestors.
24. What customs are practiced during Tet?
A. Visiting a person's house and worshipping ancestors.
B. Cleaning the house.
C. Cooking special foods.
D. Thinking about the troubles.
25. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. Tet celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Chinese calendar.
B. Tet takes place from the first day of the Vietnamese calendar until at least the third day.
C. Special foods at Tet include banh chung, banh day, spring rolls, dried young bamboo soup, sticky rice.
D. On Tet holiday, people seldom hope for a better upcoming year.
Choose the sentence that means the same as the original sentence.
26. Skateboarding is her hobby.
A. She doesn't like skateboarding.
B. Skateboarding is fun.
C. Hobby includes skateboarding.
D. Her favourite leisure activity is skateboarding.
27. While we were going home, we had an accident.
A. We had an accident on the way home.
B. We had an accident when we went home.
C. We had an accident after going home.
D. We had an accident when we reached home.
28. Three hundred students entered the swimming competition last year.

A. Three hundred students took part in the swimming competition last year.
B. Three hundred students went to the swimming competition last year.
C. Three hundred students were at the swimming competition last year.
D. Three hundred students reached the swimming competition last year.
29. Although he studied very hard, he still didn't pass the exam.
A. He still didn't pass the exam even though studying very hard.
B. He still didn't pass the exam despite studying very hard.
C. He still didn't pass the exam in spite of he studied very hard.
D. He still didn't pass the exam though he studying very hard.
30. Hung speaks English better than Nam.
A. Nam does not speak English as good as Hung.
B. Hung does not speak English better than Nam.
C. Nam does not speak English as well as Hung.
D. Hung does not speak English as well as Nam.
Underline the correct word or phrase to complete each of the sentences.
31.We (did/ were doing) an experiment in the lab when the earthquake happened.
32.Aftertaking US to a safer place, the rescue workers (continued/were continuing) their work.
33.- What are you doing tonight?
- I don't know. Maybe I (start/willstart)designing the posterior my music project.
34.The timetable says that the beach clean-up (is /will be) from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
35.I usually check an item carefully before I (decide / will decide) to buy it.
Match the words and phrase with their explanations.
36. rescue worker
37.warning

a. a bag containing necessary supplies needed for survival after an
emergency
b. small pieces of rubbish that people leave in a public place

38.emergency kit

c. a statement telling people that something bad may happen

39.litter

d. a person who works to bring people out of danger

40. shopaholic

e. a person who enjoys shopping and does it a lot