Bài ktra 45p số 2 anh 8

Van Dien secondary school WRITTEN TEST 2
Name:.......................................Class 8 (time allowed: 45’)

(There are 2 pages so be careful!)

A. LISTENING (Listen and write the words you hear) (1,5pt):
listen satisfactorymissedexcellenthardgood


1. Sarah has worked very ___ this year. Her grades are very good.
1

2. She ____5 days of school due to sicknotes.
2

3. Both her participation and cooperation are ____.
3

4. Her speaking and reading are _____.
4

5. She’ not very _____ at listening skill.
5

6. Encourage her to ____ to English radio programs.
6


B. PHONETICS: (Odd one out) (1pt)
1. proud
mount
could
sound


2. advise
friend
revise
exciting


3. comment
collect
candy
exercise


4. both
month
thief
without



C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Choose the best answers (2 pts)
1. He goes to bed at 9 p.m in order ____ up early next morning.
to get
getting
get
got


2. It’s time for recess. Let’s stop ____ to the cafeteria.
to go
going
go
went


3. The teacher asked her students _____ their essays at home.
finish
to finish
finishing
finished


4. The book was so ____ that I couldn’t put it down.
interest
interesting
interested
interestingly


5. John _____ an old friend in the street this morning.
came across
carried on
got along
turned off


6. I _____ tennis ten years ago.
use to play
use to played
used play
used to play


7. He was absent from school _____ illness.
because
because of
so
which


8. Lan wants to________ the English club at her school.
take part
participate
join in
interested



II. Write the correct form of the verbs (1,5pts):
1. I really enjoyed (stay)____ by the sea again.


2. Don’t forget (lock)____ the door before going to bed.


3. Did you succeed in (solve)_____ the problem?


4. I will try (improve)_____ my Math next semester.


5. He asked me (not wait)______ for him.


6. They were proud of (be)______ so successful.


D. READING
Complete the letter with the given words then answer the questions about the letter. (2 pts)
servant escaped brought wisdom straw grazing


I am a farmer. Today, I will tell you how the tiger got his stripes.
One day, when I was in my field and my buffalo was (1)_____near by, a tiger appeared. The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the (2)_____and I was small but I was the master. I said I had something called wisdom, but I left it at home that day. I would to go to get the (3)_____, but before that I had to tie the tiger to a tree with a rope so he couldn’t eat my buffalo. I left then I returned and (4)_____some straw with me. I said to the tiger it was my wisdom. I lit the (5)_____and the fire burned the tiger. The tiger (6)_____ but it still has black stripes from the burn today.
1
2
3
4
5
6

7. What was the buffalo doing when the tiger appear?



8. What did the farmer do with the straw?



E. WRITING
I. Write the correct form of the words in brackets (1pt):
1. Children are having a good (educate)____.


2. We are wasting (nature)_____ resources.


3. We need 1000 (sign)_____ for the petition.


4. Talking is a common (act)_____ at recess.



II. Each sentence has a mistake. Find and correct (0,5pt)
1. She asked we to write our names in the forms.


2. They used go to the library when they were in London.



III. Rewrite the sentences unchanging their meanings, using the given words (0,5pt):
1. “Don’t go to bed late!” My mother said to us.
- My mother told _____________________________________________________
2. He is studying really hard so that he can pass the final exam.
- He is studying really hard in order _____________________________________.



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