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Full name :................................................. Class : 8B Date :

Bài kiểm tra số 2 – 45 phút
môn tiếng Anh lớp 8 (2011 – 2012)

I. Listening: Listen carefully and fill in the missing words. (2ms)
How Nam has improved his English
“ . . . In the first year of (1) … secondary school, I had some (2) … in learning English. My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English (3) … was worse. I did not know (4) … improve them. One afternoon (5) … the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and (6) … me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She (7) … told me how to (8) … an English- English dictionary to (9) … my English grammar, “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I made much progress and only one (10) … later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.”












II. Choose the correct answers to complete the following sentences : ( 2ms)
.…….. do you do the housework? - Everyday. (How often/ When /What time/ How)
Could you do me a favor? - Yes. ……… (Why/ I’m sorry/ I’m really busy/ What can I do for you?)
His parents are always …………. of him .( happy/ pride/ proud/ sad)
You have to put all dangerous objects ………. children’ reach. (out of / far away/ next to)
She made her dress................. ( by herself/ her own/ by her/by hers)
Their mother asked them ……………. ( to stop playing /not play/ stop playing/ not play)
We do morning exercises …………… improve our health.(in order/ not so as/ in order to/ so as)
That’s very kind ……… Mr. Hai to help the elderly people. ( to/ of/ about/ with)
Everybody .................healthy after summer holidays. (looked at/ looked/ looked for/ looked after)
The students are playing................... in the school yard.(happy/ happier/ happiness/ happily)
III. Choose the word whose sound or stress pattern is different from that of the other three: (1m)
1. a. village b. relative c. facility d. countryside
2. a. community b. neighborhood c. restaurant d. grocery
3. a. foolish b. remember c. greedy d. daughter
4. a. enroll b. summer c. hobby d. popular
5. a. understand b. participate c. entertain d. volunteer
IV/ Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of the words in parentheses. (1m)
1. Let me get an ..................... form and we can fill out. APPLY
2. Nam likes acting and outdoor..................... . ACT
3. The Boy Scouts of America is a youth..................... . ORGANIZE
4. The scouts also help the ..................... and street children. OLD
5. Is there anything ..................... on TV tonight? INTEREST
V/ There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake (A, B, C OR D ) and correct it. (1m)
Example: I enjoy to listen to music in my free time.
A B C D
Answer: B => listening
His family used to living in the countryside when he was young. ………………..
A B C D
She looked at me angry when I came home late last night. ………………..
A B C D
Tim should work harder in his Spanish pronunciation. ………………..
A B C D
We received our first semester report a few day ago. ………………..
A B C D
Can you help me how pronounce this word? ………………..
A B C D
VI/ Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given. (1m)
My sister drives carefully.
My sister is ………………………………………………………………………………...
“Don’t talk in class,” my teacher said.
My teacher ……………………………………………………………………………..
You cook better than Jane.
Jane doesn’t ………………………………………………………………………………
“Turn off the television,” John said to Tim.
John ………………………………………………………………………………………..
“You should practice speaking English everyday,” the teacher said.
The teacher ………………………………………………………………………………...
VII/ Complete the passage with the suitable words then answer the questions that follow. (2m)
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Children’s (1) ……………is changing