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Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-012
Choose the suitable words or phrases to fill in each blank below.
1. What _________the weather like in HCM City yesterday?
A. is B. was C. will be D. has been
2. It’s difficult _________your direction.
A. to follow B. following C. to following D. followed
3. Would you mind _________in the front of the taxi, Mark?
A. sit B. to sit C. sitting D. siting
4. The boy _________over there is my brother.
A. stand B. stood C. standing D. being stood
5. Yesterday, I was cooking dinner when the phone_________.
A. rang B. was ringing C. rings D. ring
6. The leader said that _________to award you the prize.
A. he is pleasing B. he was pleasing C. he is pleased D. he was pleased
7. On Christmas Eve, people often _________a tree.
A. are decorated B. were decorated C. decorating D. decorate
8. He asked me _________ I liked coffee.
A. whether B. if C. which D. A&B
9. -A: What’s was wrong with your printer? –B: _________.
A. It didn’t work B. It doesn’t work C. It hasn’t work D. It won’t work.
10. The Statue of Liberty was _________to the USA by France in 1884.
A. contructed B. designed C. completed D. presented
11. Cool the burns immediately so as to _________tissue damage.
A. ease B. relieve C. minimize D. maximize
12. Milk bottles can be _________after being cleaned.
A. reused B. recycled C. thrown away D. broken
13. The old lamp _________in China is five dollars.
A. make B. making C. makes D. made
14. Millions of Christmas cards _________every year.
A. were sent B. are sent C. sent D. is sending
15. He had his father_________his watch.

A. fixed B. fixing C. to fix D. fix
16. He asked me _________a driving licence.
A. if I have B. whether I have C. if I had D. whether I have had
17. I_________this picture 5 years ago.
A. have seen B. saw C. was seeing D. am seeing
18. It’s very kind_________you to help me.
A. for B. at C. off D. of
19. Would you mind_________I smoked here.
A. whether B. that C. if D. for
20. I don’t know how_________the game.
A. playing B. to play C. play D. can I play
21. Tom_________his hand when he was cooking lunch.
A. burn B. was burning C. has burnt D. burnt
22. _________Tom lately?
A. Did you see B. Do you see C. Have you seen D. Are you seeing
23. Nylon _________in the early1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill.
A. invented B. was invented C. is invented D. has been invented
24. My brother speaks_________.
A. English perfect B. perfect England C. English perfectly D. perfectly English
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Grade 8 THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAM-012
25. The film was _________, so the children started to get_________.
A. boring/bored B. bored/boring C. boring/boring D. bore/bored
Read the passage and then choose the best option to fill in each blank.
Mrs Jackson is an old woman who has a small room in an old house. She (26)_____there since 1974.
That was the year when her husband (27)_____. He had been ill (28)_____many years. After his death
Mrs Jaskson had (29)_____money at all. She found a job in a factory. Her job was to clean the offices.
She had to get up (30)_____the morning. She doesn’t have much money, but she’s happier now.
26. A. is living B. lives C. lived D. has lived
27. A. died B. has died C. dead D. is dead

28. A. since B. for C. in D. during
29. A. none B. any C. no D. not
30. A. for B. at C. in D. to
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
31. The climate in Vietnam is different of that in England.
A B C D
32. He has waited in front of the movie theater for ten o’clock.
A B C D
33. Everybody are pleased about the new supermarket.
A B C D
34. The store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a little months.
A B C D
35. You haven’t to finish the work this afternoon. You can leave it later.
A B C D
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
36. To go swimming is interesting.
 It’s____________________________________________________________________________
37. People speak English all over the world.
 English_________________________________________________________________________
38. Can I sit here?
 Would you mind_________________________________________________________________
39. The hairdresser cuts my hair once every three months.
 I have________________________________________________________________________ .
40. “Do you like watching football match?” she asked.
 She asked_______________________________________________________________________
Supply each blank with a suitable preposition.
41. He is never absent________school.
42. She is afraid ________crossing the busy street.
43. She was excited________the trip to the countryside.
44. It’s kind________ you to help me with the heavy bag.

45. Your shoes are different________ hers.
Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets.
46. We (have) _______________ a party next Sunday. Would you like (come) ______________?
47. _________you (be) ___________ here before? -No, this is the first time.
48. It (get) _______________ hotter and hotter in June.
49. Nam’s father (teach) ____________ him how (ride) _____________ a bicycle yesterday.
50. I (tell) _______________ her the news when she (come) _______________ back tomorrow.
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