English 8-Test1

Lieng Trang secondary school THE ONE - PERIOD TEST
Full name:........................................ SUBJECT: ENGLISH 8
Class : 8... SCHOOL YEAR: 2011 - 2012

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I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
( 0.5m).
1. A. knife B. children C. kind D. behind
2. A. objects B. drugs C. plays D. teachers
II. Choose the best option to fill in the blank. ( 3.5ms).
1. If I eat too much, I’ll be very………………
A. fat B. slim C. short D. tall
2. My Mom __________ the floors in the morning.
A.sweeps B. feeds C.destroys D.injures
3. What’s your telephone……..?
A.dial B. call C. figure D.number
4. The rice ………is under the sink.
A. cook B. cooker C. cooking D. cooked
5. The Sun ………..in the East.
A. rose B. to rise C. rises D. rising
6. Last night, I ………..the film “Titanic”.
A. watched B. watches C. watching D. to watch
7. Don’t worry, we have……… to the station.
A. enough time go B. enough time to go
C. time enough to go D. time to go enough
8. Why don`t you join the game? – _________ I have things to do.
A. Because B. So C. That D.Though
9. You ……….to learn hard.
A. should B. ought C. ought to D. must
10. Nam: Who helps you cook your dinner?
Lan : No one. I cook it…………
A. myself B. herself C. yourself D. himself
11. She`ll be here ________ Christmas.
A.at B. on C. in D.during
12. Lan is going to………. a movie tonight.
A. to see B. sees C. seeing D. see
13. Mai: …………………….., Lan
Lan: Nice to meet you too, Mai
A. Hello B. Hi, Lan C. Nice to meet you D. I’m Mai
14. Nga: Can I speak to Hoa, please? This is Nga.
Hoa: ……………………….
A. I’m fine, thanks! B. Hello, Nga. C. That’s fine. D.Bye, Nga.
III. Read the following passage then decide which sentence is True (T), which sentences is False (F). (1m)
Safety precautions in home
You must not let children play in the kitchen. The kitchen is a dangerous place. You have to make sure children do not play with matches. Each year, fire destroys homes and injures children because someone plays with matches. Remember, it only takes one match to cause a fire. You must cover electrical sockets so that children do not try to put anything into them. Electricity can kill.
………… 1. A kitchen is a suitable place to play.
………… 2. Playing with one match cannot start a fire.
………… 3. You ought to pay attention to safety precautions in home.
………… 4. Young children do not understand that many household objects are dangerous.
IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions. (2 ms).
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh. He was a Scotsman. In 1870s, he came to America and worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University. In 1876, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson introduced the telephone. Bell said on the telephone: “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you”. This was the first telephone message. Traveling all over America, Bell demonstrated his invention to the public countless exhibitions, and by 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use.
1. What’s Bell’s birthday?
->……………………………………………………………..
2. Where was his hometown?
->……………………………………………………………
3. When did he come to America?
->……………………………………………………….
4. Was Thomas Watson Bell’ assistant?
->…………………………………………………
V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1.5)
1. No one helps Nam repair the bicycle.
-> ……………………………………………………………… himself.
2. What’s about going to the movie theater?
-> Let’s…………………………………………………………………
3. I