TRuc THAI SECONDARY
SCHOOL
Official Test
ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST No 2 – THE SECOND TERM
School year :2008 – 2009
Allowed time: 45minutes
Full name: ………………….. …………………………. Class 8: …………………………………...
(02 pages)
Paper mark Remark
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (1pt)
1. A. cool B. blood C. food D. typhoon
2. A. friendly B. rainy C. lucky D. sky
3. A. stream B. head C. treatment D. seat
4. A. nature B. picture C. fertilizer D. departure
II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (1,5pts)
1. My friend suggested _____ by bus.
A. to go B. going C. go D. to going
2. Do you mind _____ this letter for me?
A. posting B. post C. to post D. posted
3. It’s not easy _____ this question.
A. answer B. to answer C. for answering D. answering
4. This modern car _____ in Japan is very expensive.
A. make B. making C. to make D. made
5. We haven’t seen each other ____ last January.
A. since B. for C. on D. in
6. We have to get up early ____ late for class.
A. so as to be B. in order not to be
C. so that not to be D. so as to not be
III. Change these sentences into reported speech: (1.5pts)
1. “Please don’t wake me up early, Mum,” said the son.
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weather/ cold / but we / having / a great vacation/. We / staying / a mini-hotel near the sea/.
Yesterday we / go / skiing/. It/ be / very exciting / and I / take / lots of photos/. We / go / Canberra /
next weekend./
Dear Lan,
Here we are in Sydney, one of Australia’s biggest cities. We…………………………….
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See you soon.
Love,
Thu Trang
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