KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT LẦN 2-HKII (8 THÍ ĐIỂM )

Name : ……………………………………… THE FOURTH FORTY-FIVE MINUTE TEST
Class : 8A1 Subject : English






A. LISTENING (2,25 POINTS)
I. Listen to the passage about Alexander Graham Bell then put the events in the correct oder (1,25pts)
Alexander Graham Bell

a. went to live in the USA


b. was born in Scotland


c. went to live in Canada


d. invented the telephone


e. worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University


II. Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answer to each question(1pt)
1. How did Nick phone Mike`s brother?
A. by his mobile phone B. by his landline phone C. from a phone box
2.Where was Tom ( Mike`s brother ) when Nick phoned the last time?
A. he was out B. he was at home C. he was busy
3. Nick want to get in touch with Tom because ....................
A. His home telephone was out of oder B. He was very angry C. He had a crossed line
4. Nick had a communication breakdown because of....................
A. a language barrier B. a lack of communication channels C. cultural differences
B. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES (3,0 POINTS)
I. Phonetic: Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others (0,5 pt)
1. A. impossible B. unnatural C.unrelated D. impure
2. A. interactive B. ability C. infinitive D. community
II. Odd one out : (0,5pt)
1. A. facial expressions B. words C. body language D. signs
2. A. economic B. technical C. enormous D. physics
III Circle the best answer for the following sentences (1,0 pt)
1.The teacher .............me that I had to improve my English pronunciation
A. say B. said C. tell D. told
2. ..................music to communicate in the year 2100 ?
A. Do we use B. Will we using C. Will we be using D. Will we be used
3. People who cannot hear or speak often communicate using................
A. signs B. music C. words D. sounds
4. .............is a set of rules for behaving properly online.
A. shorthand B. abbreviation C. texting D. netiquette
III. Complete the sentences , using the correct form of the words in brackets (0,5pt)
1. Advances in ( medicine).........................science will help people live longer in the future
2. Using signs or music are examples of non-verbal ( communicate ).........................................
IV. Underline a mistake in each sentence (0,5pt)
1. You should avoid to use too much shorthand in formal online communication
2. She said that it is impolite of him to ask her age
C. READING (2,75 POINTS)
I. Read the text and choose one word / phrase from the box to fill each gap (1,25pts)
that activity get information says the field addictive

 It is estimated that about three billion people use the Internet around the word. Most people use the internet to (1).................................or for entertainment. A new study , however, shows us that almost ten per cent of Internet users are using it so often that it is seriously harming their lives. The study (2) ....................that these people may find it difficult to stop using the internet because they have become addicted. Someone who is addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop doing (3).............................. According to a psychologist in (4)..................., thirty per cent of Internet users claim that they use the Internet to escape from their problems . The study also shows that having a chat, or discuss, with strangers on the internet is one of the most (5)............................activities
II. Read the passage and decide whether the satatements are true or false (1,5 pts )
A mobile phone, also know as a cell phone, is one that we can use to make telephone calls to anyone from a great distance via a radio link . Apart from telephony, modern smart mobile phone also support a number of other services including text messaging , Internet access, gaming , photography , and many business applications
In spite of the many advantages a cell phone has, it also brings about several proplems that users should be aware of . Mobile phone radiation is believed to be harmful to human health. Some recent studies have found an association between cell phone use and certain kinds of brain disease. Another serious problem can be