He made much progress and only one year later he won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in his.. hometown?[r]
(1)Trường THCS Bình Tân BÀI KIỂM TRA TIẾT SỐ – NH 2009 – 2010 Họ tên: ……… Môn: Tiếng Anh (Ngày KT: 18/ 11/ 2009) Lớp: 8A ………
Điểm: Lời phê:
A LISTENING:
Listen to the dialogue between Lan and a secretary, and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the blanks (2pts)
1 Lan lives at ……… Nguyen Trai Street
A 40 B 14 C 24 D 34
2 It’s ……… 6th, ……….
A April / 1984 B August / 1986 C November / 1988 D May / 1989 Her hobbies are listening to music and ………
A reading B watching TV C playing volleyball D playing the guitar What is her family name?
A Nguyen B Pham C Phan D Tran
B READING:
Read the passage carefully and then answer the following questions: (2,5pts) How Nam has improved his English
In the first year of lower secondary school, Nam had some difficulties in learning English His pronunciation of English was really bad and his English grammar was worse He didn’t know how to improve them One afternoon after the lesson, his teacher of English told him to wait for her outside the classroom She took him to the school library and showed him cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase She also told him how to use an English – English dictionary to improve his English
grammar “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she He made much progress and only one year later he won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in his
hometown Questions:
1 Did Nam have some difficulties in learning English?
……… What did he need to improve?
……… Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?
……… What did the teacher show him?
……… What did he win one year later?
(2)C LANGUAGE FOCUS:
I Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the blanks: (2,5pts) Yesterday I ……… to the cinema
A go B will go C went D has go
2 Many people decorate their homes ……… Christmas
A at B in C on D after
3 My father used ……… us to the zoo when he was alive
A took B taking C to take D take
4 Mrs Hoa speaks English very ………
A good B goodly C well D welly
5 You should ……… some trees and flowers in front of the yard
A replanting B to replant C replant D replants
6 She advised me ……… late
A not B not to be C not be D not being
7 The doctor ……… he should take a few days off
A say B said C ask D tell
8 Nam hates ……… morning exercise
A did B does C D doing
9 “May I help you?” – “………”
A What can I for you? B I’m afraid I’m busy now
A Yes That’s very kind of you D How can I help?
10 The Lost Shoe is an old ………
A passage B article C play D folktale
II Change the following sentences into reported speech (1pt) “Can you turn down the radio?” Miss Jackson said to Mary
Miss Jackson asked ……… “You should concentrate on your lesson,” Mr Van told me
Mr Van said ……… D WRITING:
Use the cue words to make each sentence in the letter (2pts) Dear Tim,
I / glad / tell / you / I / going / have / interesting activities
……… We / going / clean / streets / weekends
……… We / also / going / plant / trees / flowers / school garden
……… I / hope / we / give / more green color / city / school
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