HSG Anh 8

Full name: …………………………… ………, April, …….., 2011
Class:………………………………
WRITTEN TEST
Grade: 8
Subject: English

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SECTION A: LISTENING
Listen to the tape and write T or F for each sentence (2,5) - infection (n): sự lây nhiễm
- infect (v): lan truyền
- influenza (n): cảm cúm
1. Influenza is a common infection of the only throat.
2. The virus spreads through the air.
3. Influenza develops before the virus enters a person`s nose or mouth.
4. It is especially dangerous to only the very young.
5. The influenza virus infects up to five million people around the world each year
SECTION B: LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group. (1.5)
1. a. toothache b. chanel c. clutch d. teaching
2. a. fabric b. glassware c. metal d. contact
3. a. just b. summer c. much d. ruler
4. a. organized b. lived c. concerned d. established
5. a. instructions b. stops c. coats d. talks
6. a. said b. tailor c. explain d. saint
II. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. (2)
She was very upset by the ……….. of his English examination .
a. result b. failure c. affect d. success
As a leader , he must learn how to speak well ……………….. .
a. in public b. in school c. outside d. in country
A person who can neither speak nor hear is called ………………..
a. a character b. a deaf c. a blind d. a deaf-mute
Donna is ……………… and she has a flower shop in Britain .
a. a flower seller b. a flower girl c. a florist d. a flower lady
5. Its three …….. are building character, encouraging good citizenship and personal fitness .
a. decisions b. intentions c. aims d. achievements
6. Mount Rushmore is the mountain where the heads of four American presidents are carved into the rock. Who are those four presidents?
a. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln
b. Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams
c. George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and James Madison
d. James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln
7. Put an ……………….. in the local paper to sell your car.
a. advertise b. advertiser c. advertisement d. advertising
8. He ………… the train ticket at home.
a. took b. put c. brought d. left
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the sentences. (1.5)
His class-mates have him (do) all homework before he goes to school .
I don’t think we (meet) each other before .
It’s really difficult . Each of them (understand) the question in a different way .
Most of the Earth`s surface (cover) by water.
Every one (be) eager to go to farm when the sun (rise).
I am looking forward to (hear) from you.
IV. Fill in each blank with the corect form of the word given in capitals. (1)
1. I hope we have ……………..weather for our holidays . (sun)
2. Birthday is one of the family ………………. (celebrate)
3. Tim and Shannon want to visit an……………. institute in Viet Nam . (ocean )
4. The Sword Lake is one of the ………………. places in Ha Noi . (History)
V. Fill in the blank with a correct preposition. (2 points)
Children usually get bored ……………… reading long books .
They’ve known each other …………….. they were at school .
Sometimes we can’t open the door , and then we have to climb ………….. the window.
4. Could you look ........... the baby while I was going out?
5. She can`t read ................. glasses.
6. Keep away .............those electrical wires.
7. We are used ............. working long hour.
8. Soldiers protect us ................. the enemy.
SECTION C: READING
I. Choose the best word to complete this passage. (2 points)
VietNam is a country in the ........(1)..........Asia. It has an area of 329,566 sq km. Ha Noi is the .........(2)........ and HO Chi Minh is the largest city. The population of Viet Nam is about 80..........(4) ............. It has