Kiem tra tiet 37 (AV8)

Period: 37
School: Hoa An High School
Class: 8 A ………………………………………
Name:……………………………………………….

Date:………/………../2008
English Test: 45’
(The second time)
Grade: 8
Mark
Remark

I. Listen to the story “ A CHICKEN WITH A GOLD EGG”. Then circle the best answer (2ms)

1. The story talks about a ………..
A. farmer B. worker C. seller D. housewife
2. What did he discover? → He discovered ………….
A. some eggs B. a gold eeg C. an egg D. many eggs
3. How were the chickens finally? → ………
A. They were still alive C. They were dead
B.They were lost D. The wife killed the chickens
4. What the moral lesson of the story?
A. Don’t be foolish and greedy. C. Be careful with the chickens
B. Don’t kill chickens D. Be happy with what you have
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others (1m)

1. A. telephone B. television C. radio D. folktale
2. A. community B. factory C. princess D. fairy
III. Circle the best option to fill in the blank (2.5ms)

1. You are tired .You ….. stay in bed and take tablets.
A. must B. should C. can D. will
2. I went to school today, and my teacher gave me a ………
A. report card B. school C. pronunciation D. precaution
3. Nga likes ……… and outdoor activities
A. draw B. draws C. drawing D. drew
4. The doctor asked the patients ….. to bed on time.
A. go B. to go C. go to D. going
5. ……. you help me, please? → Certainly.
A. Can B. Must C. Should D. May
6. You should study ……… to pass the examination.
A. clearly B. badly C. solfly D. hard
7. She …….. to work in the kitchen and in the garden when she was young .
A. uses B. use C. is using D. used
8. I was born ... January 1st, 1968.
A. in B. at C. to D. on
9. What did you do ... Sunday?
A. at B. on C. to D. in
10. Do you like playing soccer? → Yes, I love …….. soccer.
A. playing B. going C. working D. staying
IV. Read the passage carefully, and do the text below (2.5ms)
How has Nam improved his English?
In the first year of lower secondary school I had some difficulties in learning English. My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait her outside the classroom. She took me to the library and she showed me cassettes and dictionary to improve my English grammar. She said “now, I think you know what you should do. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in English speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.

A. Write True (T) or False (F) statements (1.25m).
_______ Nam learnt English at lower secondary school.
_______ Nam didn’t have any difficulties in learning English.
_______ Nam was bad at grammar and pronunciation.
_______ Nam knew how to improve his English grammar.
5. _______ Nam didn’t win the first prize in English speaking contest in his hometown

B. Circle the best answer (1.25ms).
1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?
A. pronunciation C. speaking and grammar
B. speaking D. pronunciation and grammar
2. Who wanted to meet him One afternoon after the lesson?
A. his teacher B. his friend C. his father D. his mother
3. Where did they go after that?
A. to the park B. to the library C. to the gallery D. to the school
4. What did his teacher show him?
A. dictionary and book C. cassettes
B. cassettes and dictionay D. dictionary
5. What did he win one year later?
A. the third prize in English Speaking Contest
B. the first prize in French Speaking Contest
C. the first prize in English Speaking Contest
D. the third prize in French Speaking Contest
V. Change into indirect speech (2