“ Language learners learn words in different ways.. Some learners make a list and put into it the meanings of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart.. Instead,
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A Vocabulary & Structure (3 pts)
1 Supply the past form of these verbs (1 pt)
1 take ………
2 be ………
3 eat ………
4 go ………
2 Circle the answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence (2 pts) 1 When I was a child, I follow my Mom to the market A used to B like C get used to D usually 2 We must be there 7:30 and 10:30 A at B before C between D after 3 They’ll arrive Monday, July 14th A in B at C during D on 4 I like folktale and does my sister A neither B so C too D either 5 They wanted to know she left early A why B what C where D when 6 My father used us to the zoo when he was alive A took B take C to take D taking 7 Oh, that’s nice Where it? A do you buy B are you buy C did you buy D you buy 8 She asked her children
A to stop playing B stop to play C stop playing D stopping to play
C Reading (2 pts)
Read the following, then answer the questions:
45 – MINUTE TEST ENGLISH 8
……… SECONDARY SCHOOL
CLASS: 8A…
Trang 2“ Language learners learn words in different ways Some learners make a list and put into it the meanings of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart Howerver, others do not Instead, they write one or two example sentences with eath new word in order to remember how to use the word in the right way.
In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick
it somewhere in their house so as to learn it at any time.
Many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come across They usually underline or highlight only the words they want to learn This helps them remember important words.”
Answer the questions:
1 Do learners learn words in the same way?
……….………
2 Why do some learners write example sentences with new words ?
……….………
3 What do some learners do in order to remember words better?
……….………
4 Why don’t some learners learn all the new words they come across?
……….………
D Writing (5 pts)
1 Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets (2 pts)
1 Mozart (start) …… composing at the age of five and (write) more than 600 pieces of music Started / wrote
2 I promise I (try) my best next semester Will try
3 Can you help me (move) this table for me? move
2 Rewrite these sentences in Reported speech (2 pts)
Ex: The teacher said to Tim, “Come into my office, please.”
The teacher asked/ told Tim to come into his/her office.
1 Their mother said to them, “Don’t make so much noise.”
2 The traffic policeman said, “Show me your driving license, please.”
Ex: “You should take a few days off”, the doctor said to Mr Lam.
The doctor said he/Mr Lam should take a few days off.
3 “You should stay in bed for a few days”, the doctor said to Mr Lam
4 “You ought to keep your body warm”, the doctor said to Mr Lam
3 Fill in the blank with suitable words (1pt)
a A: ……… help you? Can
B: Yes, thank you Could you carry my luggage, please?
b C: ……… any help? Do you need
D: No Thank you I’m fine
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1 Supply the past form of these verbs (1 pt)
1 took
2 was, were
3 ate
4 went
2 Circle the answer A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence (2 pts)
1.A used to
2 C between
3 D on
4 B so
5 A why
6 C to take
7 C did you buy
8 A to stop playing
C Reading (2 pts)
Answer the questions:
1 No, they don’t They learn words in different ways
2 Because they help the learners remember the use of new words
3 They write examples, put the words and their meaning on stickers, underline or highlight them
4 Because they want to learn only important words
D Writing (5 pts)
1 Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets (2 pts)
1 Mozart started composing at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
2 I promise I will try my best next semester.
3 Can you help me move this table for me?
2 Rewrite these sentences in Reported speech (2 pts)
1 Their mother told them not to make so much noise
2 The traffice policeman asked me to show him my driving license
3 The doctor said he/ Mr.Lam should stay in bed for a few days
4 The doctor said he/ Mr Lam should keep his body warm
3 Fill in the blank with suitable words (1pt)
a A: Can I/ Could I/ May I help you?
B: Yes, thank you Could you carry my luggage, please?
b C: Do you need any help?
D: No Thank you I’m fine
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TEST 2 ( A )
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1 Don’t go _It’s too cold
A outside B inside C into D away
2 You shouldn’t let your child _ with matches
A to play B play C playing D plays
3 Mr Ba is a driver he never causes accidents
A.carefully B careless C careful D carelessly
4 Tom is a driver he always causes accidents
A.careful B carelessly C carefully D careless
5 He told me up early in the morning
A get B to get C got D getting
6 Lan promises _her best in learning English
A try B to try C trying D tries
7 People _think that the earth was flat
A is used to B used to C are used to D didn’t use to
8 He intends her grandparents in Ho Chi Minh city next week
A visit B to visit C visiting D visited
9 She asked her children playing that game
A to stop B stop C stopped D stopping
10 My father likes _in the morning
A work B working C worked D works
11 He hates _ for someone else for long time
A wait B waited C waiting D waits
12 He will travel to England _ February this year
II Change these following sentences into reported speech(2.5 pts)
1 The traffic policeman said, “Show your driving license, please.”
The traffic policeman asked me _
2 He said to his son , “Go straight upstairs and get into bed.”
She told her son _
3 The dentist said to me, “You shouldn’t eat too much candy.”
The dentist said to me
4 The nurse said to him, “You should give up smoking.”
The nurse said to him _
5 The man said, “Don’t swim out too far, boys.”
The man asked the boys _
III Read the passage below, choose the best word to fill in the blank or replace the underlined word and answer the questions below.(2.5 pts)
Lan is excited about the (1) activities she is going to do The Y & Y is (2) a plan to help the community She will participate in (3) its recycling programs In this program, she will collect glass, used paper and empty cans Then she will send them for (4) _
She hopes she can save natural resources and earn some money for her school Y &Y in these activities She also thinks about (5) in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children It is really interesting, isn’t it?
a Choose the best word to fill in the blank (1.25 pt)
1 A interesting B interest C interesed D interests
2 A having B have C to have D has
3 A take part in B took part in C get in D got in
4 A recycle B recycling C to recycle D recycled
5 A participating B participate C participated D to participate
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1 Is Lan going to have interesting activities?
2 What will she do?
3 What will she send for recycling?
4 What does she hope in these activities?
5 Do you help the community? What do you do?
IV Put the verbs in the right form or tense ( 1 pt)
1 She promises (come) there
2 We like _(talk) with friends at recess
3 Minh hates _(eat) durians
4 She intends _( hold) a party tomorrow
V Choose the right word in brackets to complete each sentences ( 1 pt)
1 She works in order to pass the exam
2 She hurt herself _
3 She speaks because she has a sore throat
4 Tom is a driver He always cause accidents
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TEST 2 ( B ) I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1 a sink b unite c habit d thing
2 a busy b bus c but d cut
3 a invite b tired c village d time
4 a parked b visited c mended d needed
II/ Read the passage carefully:
Peter is my penpal He is fifteen years old He lives in a house in London He has lived there for ten years He
is an excellent student He always works at school and gets good marks He loves learning Vietnamese in his free time He often practices writing letters in Vietnamese Sometimes he helps me to correct my writing, and I help him to correct his spelling mistakes Next summer, he is going to visit Ho Chi Minh city with his family
Answer these questions:(1m)
1 What does he love doing in his free time?
2 What is he going to do next summer?
Mark true or false:(1.5m)
1 Peter lives in a house in Ho Chi Minh city………
2 He is a good student………
3 He often practices speaking in English………
III/ Choose the best answer: (3ms )
1 I have known her (since/for/in/on) January
2 They have ( study/studies/studied /studying) since six o’clock
3 Don’t go ( outside/inside/into/on) It’s too cold
4 We must be there (at/before/between/in) 7.30 and 10.30
5 She is too tired(cook/to cook/cooks/cooking)tonight
6 My father used (took/taking/to take/takes) us to the zoo when he was alive
hard, badly, softly,careless
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8 We are going( to clean/ clean/cleaning/cleans)the banks of the lakes on weekends
9 I( sent/gave/received/called) a letter from my old friend last week
10 They enjoy (to tell/tell/telling/tells) jokes
11 Alexander Graham Bell was born (in/on/at/for) March 3, 1847
12 Tim needs to (improve/say/listen/tell)his Spanish pronunciation
IV/ Rewrite these sentences: (1m)
1 “You should learn more English words” Ba said to Lan
Ba advised
………
2 “Can you tell me the truth?” Nga said to me
Nga
asked………
…
V Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense.
1 Bad driving _ (cause) many accidents
2 Nga and Lan (see) a movie tonight
3 Sue can _ (speak) Vietnamese very well
4 Mozart _ (write) more than 600 pieces of music
5 ‘How _ you _ (learn) to drive?’ ‘My father (teach) me
6 We usually (go) to the library three times a week, but last week we _ (go) twice
7 Alexander Graham Bell _ (introduce) the telephone in 1876
8 Yesterday I _ (be) busy, so I _ (not/ have) time to phone you
9 ‘What _ you _ (do) next summer vacation?’
‘I _ (visit) my grandparents in Nha Trang
10 Would you like (come) to dinner tomorrow?
VI/ Complete the letter:(2.5ms)
Dear Hoa,
Thanks/your letter I/pleased/hear/you/have/interesting Teacher’s day
We/receive/first semester report/few days ago I/get/good/grades/Math/
Language/History/ but/English result/be/poor English teacher/ask/me/
spend more time/it/so/I/study harder/next semester
Write/soon/and/tell/all your news
Regards
Lan
A Language focus (5.5ms)
I Choose the best answer: (2.5ms)
1 The River Amazon into the Atlantic Ocean
a flows b flow c flowed d is flowing
2 He is not get married
a enough old to b enough old for c old enough to d old enough for
3 I find Peter is not communicative He’s in public
a.kind b sociable c humorous d reserved
4 We bought 2 rackets yesterday ,We play tennis tonight
a will b are going to c.can d are to
5 She is old enough to look after ………
a myself b herself c himself d itself
6 He fell ……… and broke his wrist
a here b upstairs c downstairs d there
7 She told me you this dictionary
a give b gave c giving d to give
8 Mr Hung hates to the wet market
9 Minh in the town since 1987
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10 TV is bringing information entertainment
a not only but also b neither nor
c so that d more than
II Pick out the words that has the underlined letters pronounced differently from the others ( 1.0m) (Tìm
từ có phần gạch dưới phát âm khác với các từ còn lại )
1 a soccer b notice c photo d grocery
2 a promise b revise c right d visit
3 a lucky b curly c shy d library
4 a are b area c ant d art
III Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (0.5m)
( Viết câu thứ hai sao cho nghĩa của nó tương tự như câu thứ nhất )
1 The teacher said to Hoa: “You should study harder”
-> The teacher said Hoa ………
2 Tim said to Linda: “ Can you help me with my French pronunciation?’’
-> Tim told Linda ………
IV.Give the correct form of the words in parentheses (0.5m)
1 Surface mail is than airmail ( cheap )
2 There was an of paintings at the art gallery ( exhibit )
V Find out the underlined words or phrases that are wrong (1.0m)(Tìm những từ hoặc cụm từ được gạch chân mà bị sai)
1 Shopping in the mall is more comfort than in the market
A B C D
2 My sister uses to play tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now
A B C D
3 Tom said you could reach him in 8 645 082 after dinner
A B C D
4 We raise funds by collect waste paper and broken glass
A B C D
2 Answer the questions (1m)
a.What is special about the new shopping mall ?
->………
b What facilities are available in the shopping mall ?
-.>………
C Writing (2.0ms )
Complete the letter Use the cues ( Hoàn thành lá thư, dùng các từ gợi ý )
Dear Phong ,
I’m glad to tell you that I am going to join The Y& Y Green Group
1.We / having / environment month
2.we are going / clean / the streets / weekends
3.we / going to / plant trees / flowers / in the school yard
4.I / hope / We can / give / more green color / the city /and earn some money/ our school Y & Y
It’s really interesting and useful , isn’t it ?
Write to me soon and tell me all your news
A PRONUNCIATION
I Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.(10 marks)
1 a deaf b leaf c teach d seat
2 a deliver b device c service d transmit
3 a emigrate b success c detail d invent
4 a accept b happy c apple d ant
6 a plate b cake c vase d take
7 a chemical b character c Christmas d chicken
8 a received b washed c asked d coughed
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10 a magazine b imagine c Valentine d discipline
B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
II Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.(10 marks)
1 It took me a long time to get used …………glasses
a to wear b to wearing c wear d wore
2 Mary ……… write letters to me but now she sends me e-mail
a gets used to b is used to c used to d used
3 Tom …………drink a lot of coffee when he was a student
a used b used to c gets used to d was used to
4 After his wife died, he married again He ………
a rearranged b remarried c reoccupied d repeat
5 The new wife was a bad and wicked woman She was very………
a cruel b nice c good d gentle
6 Ann was feeling ill last night She ……… leave the party early
a has to b must c had to d mustn’t
7 I don’t want anyone to know You ………… tell anyone what I said
a must b musn’t c have to d don’t have to
8 Promise that you’ll be on time It’s important You ………… be late
a don’t have to b have to c must d mustn’t
9 Ann’s eyes are not very good She ………wear glasses for reading
a has to b can c doesn’t have to d musn’t
10 She helped me …… the box
a to carry b carried c carrying d for carrying
11 The …………is people who can’t see
a blind b deaf c mute d poor
12 She and her mother are very different …………character She is sociable, but her mother was quiet
13 John, We have ………green apples Can you go to the super market and buy me soon?
14 The sun ……at 5.16 tomorrow
a rise b rises c is rising d is going to rise
15 Give me a word …………with letter “S”
a begins b beginning c began d begin
16 Some drugs look …………soft drinks or candy
17 Paper is often made ………wood
18 Wait here until I ……… you
a call b will call c called d am going to call
19 Suddenly everybody stopped ………… There was silence
a talk b to talk c talking d for talking
20 The number of high buildings ………risen
IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets.(10 marks)
1 My younger brother has a beautiful……….of stamps (collect)
2 Our school will hold a ………to raise funds for the poor (meet)
3 We should save our ……….resources (nature)
4 My sister is a good……… (cooking)
5 Why don’t you say a word? You look so ……… (happy)
6 Scouting is a popular ……….in the world which has more than 25 million members today (organize)
7 What’s the ………between these two groups? (differ)
8 There was no ……….for his absence from class yesterday (explain)
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10 My brother is an ……….engineer (electric)
V Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.(10 marks)
1 Do you like this picture? My uncle (paint)………….……it
2 Kylie (make)…… ………her first film when she was 21
3 I live in Washington, though I (stay)……… in London at the moment
4 ………….(you/see)…… the football match yesterday?
5 The fire (destroy)………….the old church completely
6 They (work)……….very hard when they (be)……….young
7 Last year my brother (spend)……….his summer holiday (do) ………volunteer work in the mountainous area
8 We (have)……… a small party next Sunday Would you like (come) ………?
VI Complete the sentences with the appropriate prepositions.(10 marks)
1 What’s ………television tonight?
2 Can I speak …………Phong, please?
3 Let’s meet ……….school………… 7.00 tomorrow morning
4 The school a bit far ……….my house
5 She likes working ……….young people
6 Is your mother ……….? – No, she isn’t She’s ….at the moment
7 My friends sometimes laugh………….my jokes
8 Our new teacher is slim ……… long black hair
9 I used to live ……… a farm and look ……… my younger brother
10 In my room, I can see a big tree………….the window
1 “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?”
Tom told ………
2 “You should spend more time on English writing, Tim.”
The teacher told………
3 The movie was very bad I couldn’t see it
The movie was not ………
4 Trung is the most intelligent student in my class
No one………
5 “Please give the manager this document.”
The man asked the secretary………
6 He failed the exam because of his laziness
Because he ………
7 The front yard is too small to play soccer in
The front yard isn’t ………
8 It isn’t necessary for you to set off early
You don’t ………
9 Putting a knife into an electrical socket is dangerous
It………
10 What’s the weight of your suit case?
How……….?
Supply the correct verb form:
1 We seldom (eat) _ before 6.30
2 The sun ( set) in the West
3 It (be) often hot in the summer
4 She always (cook) _ in the morning
5 My father usually (watch) _ the news at 7.00
6 What you (do) every morning?
-Good Luck To You !
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Lớp: 8a_
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT (LẦN 2) Năm học: 2012-2013 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
Điểm
I Write the sentences, using the cue words (2,0pts)
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………
………
………
II Pick out the word that doesn ’ t belong to the group with the others (1,0pt)
1 named, lived, used, washed 2 ger, wife, wisdom, fire
III Choosing the most suitable words or phrases (A, B,C or D) (2,0pts)
A has B would have C was having D used to have
A to stop playing B stop to play C stop playing D to stop to play
5. They arrive ……… Monday, 14 July A in B at C on D for
6 I …………natural resources by joining the recycling program of my school Y & Y
A give B earn C save D collect
7 The movie was so ……… that we couldn’t sleep last night
A excite B exciting C excited D excitedly
8 We ……… to Da Lat for our holiday last year A go B are going C went D gone
IV Match the questions in column A with the answers in column B (2,0pts)
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2
3
4
1 Could you help me, please?
2 When do you do your homework?
3 My English pronunciation is so too bad
4 Do you need any help?
a Yes That’s very kind of you
b I’m fine
c After school
d You should practice speaking English as much as possible
e Sure
V Complete the passage, filling in each of blanks with ONE word chosen from the list below: (2.0pts)
called – went – was grazing – left – was – wanted
One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo ………nearby, a tiger appeared The tiger ……….to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was the master
The farmer said he had something………wisdom, but he……… it at home that day
VI Change two sentences into reported speech: (1,0pt)
………
2 My teacher said: “You should practice speaking English every day”
………
-Good luck!
-English 8-Test 1