Đề thi TA 8

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I NĂM HỌC 2012- 2013
Môn: Tiếng Anh -Lớp 8
Thời gian: 60 phút (Không kề thời gian phát đề)
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Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề kiểm tra này






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I. Phonetics: (1p)
A. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (0,5p).
1. A. proud B. hour C. your D. sound
2. A. named B. lived C. used D. washed
B. Circle the word whose stress is placed differently from the others (0,5p).
3. A. married B. harvest C. appear D. village
4. A. activity B. community C. participate D. citizenship
II. Circle the best option among A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence (2ps).
5. The students are playing _________ in the schoolyard.
A. happy B. happier C. happiest D. happily
6. Most people enjoy ________ to different parts of the world.
A. to travel B.travel C. traveled D. traveling
7. “May I help you?” “__________.”
A. What can I do for you? B. I’m afraid I’m busy now.
C. Yes. That’s very kind of you. D. How can I help?
8. His parents are always proud _________ him.
A. about B. of C. on D. with
9. I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet. At last they killed _________.
A. myself B. herself C. themselves D. yourselves
10. It is dangerous to let children _________ in the kitchen.
A. play B. to play C. playing D. to playing
11. He is _________ to ride his bike to school.
A. not enough old B. enough not old C. not old enough D. enough old
12. I _________ tennis a lot, but I don’t play now.
A. used to play B. was playing C. am used to playing D. play
III. Supply the correct form or tense of the word in bracket (1p).
13. Would you like _______________ (join) my class next Sunday?
We (visit) ________________ the local museum.
14. He asked me ____________ (not wait) for him.
15. Thomas Watson was Bell’s _______________ (assist), wasn’t he?
IV. Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given (1p).
16. Mary said to John, “Can you carry my suitcase, please?”
→ Mary asked _________________________________________________________.
17. She started living here two years ago.
→ She has _____________________________________________________________.

V. Read the passage carefully and do the tasks below: (3ps)












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On March 3, 1847, Alexander Graham Bell was born in Endinburgh. He was a Scotman although he later emigrated, first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf – mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the invention of the telephone. Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, conducted many experiments and finally came up with a device which they first introduced in 1876. Bell said on the telephone, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you”. That was the first telephone message. Traveling all over America, Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions, and by 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use.
A/Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)? (1p)
____ 18. Alexander G. Bell was born in the USA.
____ 19. He worked with deaf – mute patients in a hospital in Boston.
____ 20. Thomas Watson was Bell’s assistant.
____ 21. Bell and Watson first introduced the telephone in 1877.
B/Answer the questions (2ps)
22. Who invented the telephone? ->
23. Where was G. Bell born? ->
24. Did Bell demonstrate his invention to the public at countless exhibitions?
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25. When was the first telephone in commercial use?
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VI. Complete each sentence of the letter by using the given words. (2ps).
Dear Ngoc Lan,
26. Thank you / lovely