Tap Son Secondary School Class 8: Name: English Test Time: 45 minutes Date: September ______ ,2009 I.LISTENING (2,5ms) Listen and complete the paragraph with the following words : Bookshelf ,near ,window , bedroom ,bathroom ,above ,right This is my …………….It’s very beautiful. There are many things in the room There is a table on the right of the room , on the table there are some books , and ……… the table there is a … …… . there are many kinds of books on it such as newspapers, magazines, dictionary, books in English and so on.There is a bed ………… the table. Thereis a … ………on the right of the bed. What a lovely bedroom !. II.GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (2,5ms) Choose the best answer. 1. Why does she like him ?- ______ he is lovely a.for b. because c.so d.that 2. We can make a phone call in a street telephone box with a (an) …………. a. public telephone b. fax machine c. mobile phone d.ansering machine 3.He is not …………… to drive a car. a. enough old b. old enough c. old d.enough 4. Lan ……………………T.V everyday a.watches b. watch c.watched d. watching 5. She ……………here next year. a. will be b. was c.is d. will 6. Can you help me with this test ? You should try to it………… a. myself b. herself c.himseft d.yourself 7. She ……… go to Da Lat next week. a.will b. was c.is d. will be 8. What does your friend look ………… ? a. likes b. liked c.like d.likely 9. I’m going to see the movie Dream City at …………… a.the hotel b. the movie theater c. the restaurant d. school 10.If you ……………… a mistake , put it right neatly. a.have b.do c.make d.get III.READING. Read the paragraph carefully. Alexander G. Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics , the study of the sounds of languages .As a boy ,Alexander became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870 ,the Bell decided to emigrate to America .They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear and Bell had an idea “ Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another ?” Bell began work on a new invention. * Note: _an expert : chuyeân gia A.Then write True (T), False (F), or Doesn’t Say (DS ) (2ms ) 1. He was born in 1847 in England. ____ 2. Alexander taught in a school for the deaf in Boston. ____ 3.In 1871 The Bells decided to emigrate to America. ____ 4. He and his assitant invented the first telephone. ____ B.Answer the questions:(0,5 m) 1. When did the Bells decide to emigrate ? ………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What did Alexander has an idea ? …………………………………………………………………………………… IV. WRITING.(2,5 ms ) Read the information about Lan carefully. Name :Nguyen Thi Lan Age : 13 Appearance : tall, thin ,long black hair Characters : Sociable , generous , helpful Address : 10 Tran Hung Dao Street,Ha Noi Family : mother , father , younger sister ,Mai Friends :Hoa ,Nga Now write a paragraph about Lan. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Listening text This is my bedroom.It’s very beautiful. There are many things in the room . There is a table on the right of the room , on the table there are some books , and above.the table there is a bookself.there are many kinds of books on it such as newspapers, magazines, dictionary, books in English and so on. There is a bed near.the table . There is a window.on the right of the bed . What a lovely bedroom . speech. In 187 0 ,the Bell decided to emigrate to America .They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf. hear and Bell had an idea “ Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another ?” Bell began work on a new invention. * Note: _an expert : chuyeân gia A.Then write True. Lan. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Listening text This is my bedroom.It’s very beautiful. There are many things in the room . There is a table on the right of the room , on the table there are some books , and above.the table