Phuc Tho Secondary School The forty – five minute test – Grade 8 Student’s name: . Subject: English Class: . School year: 2009 – 2010 Test number 2 Marks Teacher’s remarks I/ Vocabulary and grammar: Choose the best word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences (3 points): 1. Mai is studying hard .pass the final exams. a. for b. so that c. in order to d. so as 2. Ba enjoys soccer in his spare time. a. plays b. played c. to play d. playing 3. May I help you? a. I’m afraid I’m busy now. b. Yes, let’s c. Yes. That’s very kind of you. d. How can I help you? 4. My mother used on a farm when she was young. a. lives b. to live c. living d. lived 5. Nga got an A for speaking last semester. “A” means: a. excellent b. good c. bad d. fair 6. We must be there .7.30. The meeting will start at 7.30. a. before b. after c. between d. until 7. She told me .you this dictionary. a. to give b. giving c. gave d. give 8. “The lost shoe” is one of the famous .in Viet Nam. a. novels b. fictions c. songs d. folktales 9. I know you worked really .this semester. a. hardly b. hard c. good d. bad 10. John was born in England. English is his a. foreign language b. first language c. mother tongue d. second language 11. Language learners do not try to learn all new words they come . a. across b. with c. along d. off 12. He is always proud his father. a. in b. of c. about d. on II/ Reading: 1. Read the passage and then answer the questions (1 point): In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookshelf. She also told me how to use an English – English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do.” said she. .I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest hold for secondary school students in my hometown. a. Did Nga have any difficulties in learning English? b. Who wanted to meet her one afternoon after the lesson? c. What did this person show her then? d. What did she win in the English Speaking Contest? 2. Read the passage then fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the box (1,5 points): Every year people in many (1) .learn English. Why do these people learn English? It’s not (2) to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school (3) .it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because it is (4) .for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies because some of their (5) at the college and university are in English. Other people learn English because they want to (6) .newspapers and magazines. III/ Writing: 1. Complete the letter using given words and phrases (2 points): .Mary, I / glad / tell / you / I / going / join / Y&Y Green Group. We / having / environment month. . We / going / clean / streets / weekends. We / going / plant trees / flowers / the school garden. I/ hope / give / more green color / city. . It / interesting / useful / isn’t it? . Write / me / soon / tell / all your news ., Mai 2. Rewrite these sentences (0,5 point): a. My father often played soccer when he was young. My father used b. “Practice the dialogue in pairs” our teacher said. Our teacher told us IV. Listening: Listen and complete the report card (2 points) Name: Class: . Days absent: Behavior - participation: Listening: .Speaking: Reading: .Writing: difficult --- read– countries – useful – books – because Người ra đề Duyệt của tổ trưởng Ho Van Lam Đề nghò nhà trường phô tô: 60 đề 1 60 đề 2 Ngày kiểm tra: ngày 02 tháng 11 năm 2010 . five minute test – Grade 8 Student’s name: . Subject: English Class: . School year: 20 09 – 20 10 Test number 2 Marks Teacher’s. difficult -- - read– countries – useful – books – because Người ra đề Duyệt của tổ trưởng Ho Van Lam Đề nghò nhà trường phô tô: 60 đề 1 60 đề 2 Ngày kiểm