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Phuc Tho Department of Education & Training
Phung Thuong Lower secondary school
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WRITTEN TEST 1
Time allowed: 45 mins
Grade: 8


Name: ……………………… Class: 8 ……

Mark
Remark


Part A: Phonetics (1 p)
I. Choose the word of which underlined part is pronounced differently from the others’ (0.5 p).
E.g.: A. eraser B. desk C. house D. student
A. included B. received C. remembered D. annoyed
A. enough B. young C. country D. mountain

II. Choose the word of which tress is placed differently from the others’ (0.5 p).
1. A. kitchen B. machine C. children D. generous
2. A. directory B. invention C. telephone D. experiment

Part B: Grammar and vocabulary (3 p)
I. Choose the best answer which best suits each of the following sentences (2 p).
1. My parents usually ………………… work very early.
A. go to B. going to C. went D. to go
2. There is a computer …………………. the middle …………………. the room.
A. in / of B. in / in C. on / of D. on / in
3. Lan isn’t ………………… to go to school today.
A. enough well B. enough good C. well enough D. good enough
4. Boys and girls, you’ll have to do this experiment …………… this afternoon.
A. youself B. yourselves C. yourself D. youselves
5. We must put all the small objects such as beads out ………… children’s reach.
A. of B. in C. on D. to
6. Peter doesn’t talk much in public. He’s rather …………………..
A. kind B. sociable C. humorous D. reserved
7. You must not let children play in the street because it is ………………….
A. suitable B. dangerous C. safe D. careful
8. He spends most of his time …………………. charity work.
A. to do B. did C. doing D. with doing

II. Circle the underlined part which is incorrect (1 p).
1. The girl is not enough tall to touch the top of the shelf.
A B C D
2. I am going to playing chess with my friend tonight.
A B C D
3. Nam drew the picture hisself because his sister didn’t help him.
A B C D
4. He worked with people who could neither speak and hear.
A B C D
Part C: Reading (2 p)
Read the passage and answer the following questions
Issac Newton is one of the greatest men in the history of scientists. He was born in a small village of Wootsphore in England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy was fourteen, his father died. Newton left school and helped his mother on the farm. But the boy didn’t like farming; he was fond of the poetry and mathematics. So Newton was sent to school. After left school, Newton studied at Cambridge University. He lectured on mathematics at Cambridge University after graduating. His greatest discovery is the law of gravitation.
* Questions:
1. Where was Newton born? -> ...................................................................................
2. When did his father die?
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3. Did he like farming? -> ...................................................................................
4. What is his greatest discovery?
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Part D: Writing (2 p)
Rewrite the following sentences beginning with the given words.
E.g.: He walks to school every day.. ( He goes to school on foot every day
1. Peter is too young to see the horror film.
Peter is not ………………………………………………………………
2. Remember to turn off the light before going out.
Don’t …………………………………………………………………….
3. That girl is very intelligent.
What……………………………………………………………………...
4. Her hair is long black and curly
She has ……………………………………………………………………
Part E: Listening (2 p)
Listen and fill in each blank with one word.
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of (1)………………. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech. In (2)……………… the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the (3)………………. There, he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to