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School :………………………..
Class :..8 / ……………………. THE SECOND ONE-PERIOD TEST
Full name :……………………. Date :……./ 11 / 2010
I/ Circle the letter A, B, C or D next to the word(s) which best completes each sentence. (3.0 ms)
1. My sister hates ( playing / played / plays / play ) computer games.
2. ( Can / Let / Do / May ) you help me, please? - Of course
3. We spend an hour a day ( for / at / on /in ) Math.
4. Tim’s teacher told him ( do / did / to do / doing ) the test again.
5. Ba is a good student. His parents are ( love / fond / proud / about ) of him.
6. I’m very sorry. I know I behaved ( hard / badly / good / bad )
7. The farmer tied the tiger to a tree( by / from / on / with ) a rope.
8. His mother made him ( do / did /to do / doing ) a lot of housework.
9. Last night, Lan ( took / take / go / went ) to Mai`s birthday`s party.
10. I often do my homework ( in / for / by / after ) dinner.
11. In the past people (didn’t / weren’t / shouldn’t / don’t ) use to travel by motorbike.
12. Tim’s teacher ( said / made / told / asked )the test again.
II/ Read the passage and answer the questions. (2.5ms)
One day, when a farmer was in his field and his buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger appeared. The tiger asked the farmer why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was its master. The farmer said he had something called wisdom. The tiger wanted to see it. The farmer told the tiger that he left the wisdom at home that day. Before the farmer went home to get the wisdom, he tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn’t want it to eat his buffalo. When the farmer returned, he brought some straw with him and said it was his wisdom. He lit the straw and the fire burned the tiger. The tiger escaped, but it still has black stripes from the burns today.
1.Where was the buffalo when the tiger appeared? ................................................................................................................................................
2. What did the farmer tell the tiger ? ………………………………………………………………………………..............................................................
3. What did the tiger want to see? .................................................................................................................
4. Why did the farmer tie the tiger to a tree?
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5. Did the farmer bring some straw with him when he came back to the tiger?
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III/ Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first (1.5 ms)
1. Mrs. Thu said to Nga “ You should spend more time on Math.”
( Mr. Thu said_____________________ _________________________
2. The teacher said to his students, “ Don’t talk in class , please !”
( The teacher told______________________________________________________
3. He is a good soccer player. ( He plays _____________________ ________.
IV/ Use the cues, add some more words to write complete sentences. (1.0 m)
1. I / receive / my school report / yesterday /.- ____________________________________________
2. I / get / good grade / math and Physics. -______________________________________________
V/ Listen and write true ( T ) or false ( F ) next to each statement (2ms)
Minh had some difficulties in learning French


His English grammar was better than his pronunciation of English


His English teacher took him to the school library after the lesson


She gave him a dictionary


Key :
V/ Listen:
In the first year of lower secondary school .Minh had some difficulties in learning English. His pronunciation of English words was really bad and his English was wores. He didn’t know how to improve them. One afternoon , after the lesson ,Mrs.White, his English teacher took him to the school library and showed him the cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in glass bookcase.She also gave him a dictionary., and he was very happy.