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(1)Phòng GD –ĐT Đam Rông Trường THCS Đạ Long FORTY – FIVE MINUTE TEST Marks Teacher’s remarks Student’s name:………………………… Class: 8A… I/ Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.5 pt) A wanted B looked C washed D watched A blind B sign C right D fill II/ Choose the best option (a, b, c or d) to complete each sentences (3.5 pts) I’ll see you - Sunday morning A at B on C in D from When I was young, I used on a farm A to live B live C to living D living Lan speaks English very A good B soft C slow D well Lan was born in Vietnam Vietnamese is her A foreign language B second language C language D mother tongue Last year, Lan Ha Long Bay A visit B visited C visiting D to visit You should harder on your Spanish pronunciation A working B to work C works D work I must study harder in order to - good grades A to get B getting C get D gets Ba hates badminton A plays B playing C play D played Miss Jackson told Tim - harder on his Spanish pronunciation A work B works C to work D working 10 You should …………… in outdoor activities A take part B come C work D 11 His parents are always proud him A of B in C for D on 12 - : Do you need any help? - : A No problem B I’m sorry C Yes, I D Yes That’s very kind of you 13 - : How much time you spend on English? - : A Two hours B Twice a week C Three times D Once a week 14 Could you me a favor, please ? A get B make C D let III Read the following passage, then write True (T) or False (F) (1.0 pt) Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 16 to 30 years of ages The Union builds good character, love for the nation, and encourages good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness The Union was founded on March 26, 1931 by the beloved President Ho Chi Minh It had different names over the years One of its first names was “Vietnam Communist Youth (2) Union” In December 1976, it was officially named as it is called today: Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union However, people normally use the name “The Youth Union” for short The Youth Union, together with other youth organizations such as the Young Pioneers Organization, the Vietnam Youth Federation, the Vietnam Students Union, often hold social activities such as Helping the Handicapped, Cleaning the Environment, Green Summer Volunteers Campaign, and other similar movements These activities aim to help the young develop their public awareness and form their personality Ever since the Union was founded, its aims and principles, established by president Ho Chi Minh, have been guidelines for the young Vietnamese people today and tomorrow Vietnamese youth from 15 to 30 years of ages can join the Youth Union -2 The Union was founded on March 26, 1931 -3 The Youth Union was officially named in November 1976 -4 Helping the Handicapped is one of the Youth Union’s social activities -IV/ Read the passage, then answer the questions (1.5 pts) In the first year of high school, Nam had some difficulties in learning English His pronounciation of English words was really bad and his English grammar was worse He did not know how to improve them One afternoon after the lesson, his English teacher took him to the school library and showed him comettes of pronounciation drills kept in a glass bookcase She also told him how to use an English dictionary to improve his English grammar “ Now I think you know what you should ”, said she He made much progress and only one year late he won the first prize in the English speaking contest What did Nam have some difficulties? What did she tell him to improve his English grammar ? Did he win the first prize in the English speaking contest ? V/ Rewrite the following sentences (2.5 pts) Lan said to Ba: “Can you carry my bag, please?” Lan asked Ba -2 Nga loves listening to music in her free time Nga likes -3 She often played the piano at night (3) She used -4 He said to me: “You should your homework.” He said Nam is a good soccer player He plays soccer VI/ Write a letter to a friend with the words or phrases as prompts (1.0 pt) Dear Nga, I / pleased / hear / you / had / happy / Teacher’s day I / get / good grades / Literature / Math/ Biology / but/ English result / poor My English teacher / ask / me / spend / more time/ it I / study harder / next semester Regards, Hoa ANSWER KEYS – CLASS I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.5pt) 0.25 x 2=0.5 pts A - wanted D - fill II Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentences (3.5 pts) 0.25 x 14=3.5 pts B - on A - live D - well D - mother tongue B - visited A - work C – get B – playing C – to work 10 A – take part 11 B – of 12 D – Yes That’s very kind of you 13 A – Two hours (4) 14 C – III Read the following passage, then write True (T) or False (F) (1.0 pt) 0.25 x 2=1.0 pts F T F T IV/ Read the passage, then answer the questions (1.5 pts) 0.5 x 3=1.5 pts Nam had some difficulties in learning English She also told him how to use an English dictionary to improve his English grammar Yes, he did V/ Rewrite the following sentences (2.5 pts) 0.5 x 5=2.5 pts Lan asked Ba to carry her bag Nga likes listening to music in her free time She used to play the piano at night He said I should my homework He plays soccer well VI/ Rearrange the words in correct order to make meaningful sentences ( 1.0 pt) 0.25 x 4=1.0 pt Dear Nga, I am pleased to hear that you had a happy Teacher’s day I got good grades for Literature, Math and Biology, but my English result was poor My English teacher asked me to spend more time on it I must study harder next semester Regards, Hoa (5)