đề KT anh 8 số 2

Nguyen Trai Secondary school THE SECOND WRITTEN TEST
Name.............................................. SUBJECT: ENGLISH 8
Class: 8…… Time : 45’
Checking date………………….. Correcting date…………

MARK



The teacher ‘ remark

I/. Pick out the word with underlined part is pronounced differently(1point):
1/. a. decide b. wisdom c. wife d. tiger
2/. a. please b. learner c. beach d. meat
3/. a. hold b. habit c. hour d. hope
4/. a. recycled b. asked c. enjoyed d. hired
II/. Circle the best answer: A, B, C or D to complete all the sentences (2 points):
1/ “ The lost shoe” is one of the …………. Stories I like best.
a. tradition b. traditional c. beautiful d. beauty
2/We must be there....................7.30 and 10.30.
a. between b. before c. after d. at
3 /His brother often drives too ................................
a. bad b. fastly c. faster d. fast
4/Peter is very proud....................his school.
a. in b. off c. of d. on
5/ My aunt …………..do the housework without modern equipment.
a. use to b. used c. used to d .didn’t used to
6/. My train ………………. at 11.30, so I need to be at the station by 11.15
a. is leaving b. will leave c. leaves d. left
7/Nam ‘s hobbies are watching TV and outdoor ……………………
a. activity b. activities c. acting d. action
8/ Lee was born in China. Chinese is his…………………………
a. foreign language b. mother tongue c. second language d. new language
III / Order the following sentences to make a suitable conversation.( 1 point)
A. No problem .I’ll help you.
B. Could you do me a favor , please?
C. Thank you very much. That’s very kind of you.
D. Can you remove this motorbike .It’s on the way?
E. Sure .What can I do for you?
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2-
3-
4-
5-C


IV/Rewrite the sentences (2points):
1/ "Can you give me your pen?", Lan said to me.
( Lan asked me
2/Those boys are interested in playing badminton.
( They enjoy
3/My mother said to my sister, "You should work harder on Math and Literature."
( My mother said
4/My grandmother lived in the countryside when she was young.
( My grandmother used……………………………………………………………
V/. Read the passage and answer the following questions (2points):
The Y & Y is planning to help the community by encouraging all members to participate in a recycling program. All we have to do is to collect used glass, paper and cans, and send them for recycling. By doing this, we can help saving natural resources and earn some money for the organization.
If possible, we can participate in other programs such as raising funds for the poor, helping street children and planting trees, flowers along the sidewalk or in the parks. If we do well all the plans as shown, we will make our life become more beautiful and lively.
1/. How is the Y & Y planning to help the community ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
2/. After collecting cans, what do the Y & Y members do with them ?
………………………………………………………………………....................
3/. Can We help saving natural resources by taking part in these programs ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
4/. What other programs can each member participate in?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
VI / Listen carefully and fill in the missing words ( 2 points)
“ In the first semester of grade 8, I had some difficulties in ( 1)……………… English. My ( 2)…………………… of English was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I didn`t know ( 3)…………..to improve them. One day, my English teacher took me to the school ( 4)…………. and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills. She also told me how to use an English - English ( 5)…………………….. to improve my English grammar. I made much progress and only short (6)…………. later I got excellent (7)……. in English. Now I like learning English ( 8)………………’’

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Answers
I/. 0.25 x 4 =1point:
1/. b. wisdom 2/. b. learner 3/.c. hour 4/.b. asked