Full name: ...............................................

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

Class: ...................................................... Time: 45 minutes
I. LISTENING
1. You will listen to a television show in which a man shared his story of surviving a
natural disaster. Listen and answer the questions with no more than THREE words. You
will listen TWICE.

 
1. What was Michael doing when the tornado came?
    ______________________________________
2. Was he warned about the tornado before?
    ______________________________________
3. Did his family run outside to escape?
    ______________________________________
4. What was his feeling at that time?
    ______________________________________
5. What was the bed made of?
    ______________________________________
2. Listen to a conversation about the Go Green Club. Answer the questions or complete
the answers with no more than TWO WORDS and/or a number. You will listen TWICE.

 
1. How many members did Go Green have when it was
founded?
- ________________________________
2. What is the purpose of Go Green?
- To raise people’s awareness
about _________________.
3. What is Go Green’s regular activity?
- _________________ at Hoan Kiem Lake.
4. What is Go Green’s activity every three months?
- Organize a _________________.
5. What is an Ecobag?
- It is made from _________________ materials.
II. READING
1. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the given words.

 
environment diseases pollution emission upgrading

If you wander on the streets of Ha Noi, the capital of Viet Nam, you may be surprised that most
people are wearing masks, hiding their faces. This is because of serious air 1. ____________ in
this city. Between March 1 and 4, 2016, the air quality index of Ha Noi, as measured by the US
Embassy in Ha Noi was over 350. At this level, air pollution can cause lots of respiratory 2.
___________, especially to children and the elderly. The major cause of air pollution in Ha Noi is
traffic. Due to the increasing number of motorcycles and cars in the last decade, the 3.
____________ of chemical exhausts has been on a constant rise. Another reason is urban
construction, including road 4. ____________ projects and residential buildings. People have to
live with the dust and dirt throughout the city. Environmental experts have warned that if the city
continues to develop its economy with little regard to the 5.__________, the consequence will be
tragic.
2. Read the passage. Complete each sentence with no more than THREE words.
 
The recent announcement from the Viet Nam government has claimed that Formosa – a Taiwan
steel corporation based in Ha Tinh – was responsible for the mass fish deaths in central
Vietnamese provinces in April and May 2016. According to this announcement, Formosa has
discharged a significant amount of industrial waste, containing lots of harmful chemicals, into the
ocean. This seriously polluted the water and killed the fish. The officials of the company, in a
national correspondence meeting, apologized the Vietnamese people with a bow. Formosa would
pay $500 million to treat the oceanic pollution and to compensate for         economic losses of the
region. However, according to environmentalists, it will take a long time for the ecosystem of the
central Viet Nam to fully recover. In the mean time, local tourism and fishing industries have
already been negatively affected. Due to the fear of polluted water and seafood, many tourists
have cancelled their pre-booked tours to Ha Tinh, and fishermen haven’t been able to sell their
fish to customers.

1. Formosa caused ______ fish deaths in Ha Tinh province.

2. The polluted water had many ______ and was dumped directly into the ocean.
3. The company promised to pay $500 million to treat the ______and to make up for economic
losses.
4. ________ say that the polluted ocean will not restore its previous state very soon.
5. The incident has made tourists cancel their _______ to Ha Tinh.
III. WRITING
1. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the
cues and use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.

 
Here is an example.
0. Ngoc/ usually/ play/ badminton/ Sunday.
Answer: 0. Ngoc usually plays badminton on Sundays.
1. Noise pollution/ big cities/ lead/ hearing/ problems.
________________________________________
2. Lots/ aquatic animals/ die/ because/ oil spills.
________________________________________
3. If/ you/ president/ country/ what/ you/ do/ protect/ environment?
________________________________________
4. One way/ save/ environment/ is/ use/ renewable/ energy/ sources.
________________________________________
5. This boy/ suffer/ birth/ defects/ because/ parents/ expose/radioactive/ pollution.
________________________________________
2. Write an imaginary report (100-120 words) of your encounter with an unidentified flying
object (UFO).

 
You should write about:
- When you saw it
- What it looked like
- If it had any effects on you or the surrounding
- How you felt about it
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
IV. SPEAKING
1. Now I’m going to ask you FOUR questions about communication. Are you ready?

 
1. Do you often write emails?
2. What is the advantage of emails?
3. Is posting on Facebook good or bad?
4. Should children use Facebook? Why/Why not?
2. Each of you will now receive a card. On the card there is a picture and clues for four
questions. You should use the words to make questions and ask your friend. Your friend
will answer the questions based on the picture he/she has.

   
Card A
Use the words given below to make questions. Ask your friend about his/her pictures and listen to
the answers.
1. Where/picture/take?
2. What/see?
3. What/do?
4. What/special?
Now, your friend will ask you questions about your picture. Answer his/her questions.

CARD B
Use the words given below to make questions. Ask your friend about his/her pictures and listen to
the answers.
1. Where/picture/take?
2. What/place/look/like?
3. What/see?
4. What/do?
Now, your friend will ask you questions about your picture. Answer his/her questions.

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Đáp án
I. LISTENING
1. You will listen to a television show in which a man shared his story of surviving a
natural disaster. Listen and answer the questions with no more than THREE words. You
will listen TWICE.
1. He was cooking./Cooking dinner.
2. No, he wasn’t./No.
3. No, they didn’t./No.
4. He felt terrified./Terrified.
5. (very) hard wood
Hello. This is Tieng Anh 8. Unit 9. Listening Test.//
Task 1. You will listen to a television show in which a man shared his story of surviving a
natural disaster. Listen and answer the questions with no more than THREE words.//
You will listen TWICE.//
Now listen and answer the questions.//
MC
Michael, could you tell us what happened?
Michael
Well, it was just a normal evening. My wife and I were cooking dinner, and my kids were watching
their favourite cartoon. Suddenly we heard thunders and within five minutes the rain poured
down. The tornado was sweeping through our town.
MC
Wasn’t there any weather forecast about this?
Michael
Not at all. We got no warning about it. Then the lights went out, everything was in the dark. The
whole house was shaking because of the heavy rain and strong winds. We thought that it might
collapse, but it was dangerous to go outside, so we had no choice but to take cover under the
bed, praying for the best.
MC
How did you feel at that time?
Michael
I was terrified. All our windows were smashed. Dust, rocks and tree branches were blown into our
house. We couldn’t even open our eyes. For a moment I thought we were going to die. Luckily for
us, the bed was made of very hard wood, so we were safe.
(Dừng)
Now listen again. (phát lại bài nghe)
(Dừng)
2. Listen to a conversation about the Go Green Club. Answer the questions or complete
the answers with no more than TWO WORDS and/or a number. You will listen TWICE.
 Key:
1. ten/10
2. environmental issues
3. Collecting rubbish
4. public campaign
5. environmentally friendly
TASK 2: Listen to a conversation about the Go Green Club.  Answer the questions or
complete the answers with no more than TWO WORDS and/or a number. You will listen
TWICE.//
Now listen and answer the questions.
R
Lan, can you tell me about the Go Green?
Lan
Well, our club was founded in 2010 with ten members. Since then more people have joined the
club and now we have about 200 members. We want to raise people’s awareness about
environmental issues.
R
So what do you do exactly?
Lan
Our regular activity is collecting rubbish at Hoan Kiem Lake every weekend. In addition, every
three months, we organize a public campaign to attract attention from the community. This year,
we organized the Walking for the Environment Day in March and a Green Fashion show in June.
R
So what are you going to do in September?
Lan
We plan to promote the Ecobag campaign in supermarkets such as Metro or Hapro.
R
Excuse me, but what is an Ecobag?
Lan
Well, an Ecobag is made from environmentally friendly materials, not a plastic one. That’s an
effective way to protect the environment.
R
That sounds great.
(Dừng)
Now listen again. (phát lại bài nghe)
(Dừng)
II. READING
1. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the given words.
 1. pollution    2. diseases        3. emission          4. upgrading        5. environment
2. Read the passage. Complete each sentence with no more than THREE words.
2. harmful 3. oceanic
1. mass
chemicals pollution
5. pre-booked
4. Environmentalists  
tours
III. WRITING
1. Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. You can change the
cues and use other words in addition to the cues to complete the sentences.
1. Noise pollution in big cities leads (has led) to hearing problems.
2. Lots of aquatic animals die (have died) because of oil spills.
3. If you were the president of the country, what would you do to protect the environment?
4. One way to save the environment is using (to use) renewable energy sources.
5. This boy suffers (is suffering/ has suffered) from birth defects because his parents were
exposed to radioactive pollution.
2. Write an imaginary report (100-120 words) of your encounter with an unidentified flying
object (UFO).
It was late at night. I woke up to go to the toilet. As I was going back to bed, I looked out of the
window and couldn’t believe my eyes! Shining brightly over the park at the back of my house was
something that looked like a giant submarine. I don’t remember the exact color of the object, but I
think it is silver or metallic. It was hovering and a beam of light was scanning the park and the
neighborhood as if it was taking pictures of everything. Maybe it was collecting samples of Earth
substances. My heart beat faster and I almost couldn’t breathe. I was terrified. After a minute or
so, the whole thing disappeared as if it had never been there.
IV. SPEAKING