Name: ……………………
Class: ……………
THE SECOND SEMESTER ENGLISH TEST
GRADE 8
YEAR: 2010-2011 Time: 45M
SBD Phách
Mark Teacher’s remark Sign Phách
A. LISTENING
Listen to the teacher then fill a suitable word you’ve heard in the blank. (2
Marks)
Scrap glass taken (1) ……………. the glass manufacturing process, or cullet, has been
internally recycled for years. The scrap glass is economical to use as a raw material
because it (2) …………… at lower temperatures than other raw materials. Therefore,
fuel and operating costs are relatively (3) …………… Glass that is to be recycled must
be quite free from impurities and sorted by color. Glass containers are the (4)
…………… commonly recycled form of glass, and their (5) ………… are clear,
brown and green. Other glass, such (6) ……………. window glass, pottery, and
cooking utensils, are considered contaminants because they have more compositions (7)
…………… glass used in containers. In the United States the (8) ……………
containers make up 90 percent of the total glass used.
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (2 Marks)
1. English children …………. stay at school till the age of 16.
A. have to B. has to C. needs D. had not better
2. …………… wear a uniform when you were at school?
A. Must you have B. Did you have to C. Had you to D. Must you
wear
3. Nam draws the picture ……………….
A. myself B. himself C. themself D. itself
4. Mary left school ……………… 4.30.
A. on B. in C. between D. at


2. How are today’s robots?

3. What will the robots of the sixth generation be able to do?

4. What kind of computers are researchers trying to develop?

D. WRITING ( 2 Marks )
Write a letter to a friend, tell him/ her about a place you have visited recently.