KSCL dau nam 12-13

Lai Xuan junior - secondary school
English written test
Khảo sát đầu năm
45 minutes
(September, 2012)

Class: 8a ..............
Name: .........................................…………………………..
Number 1



Mark


Teacher’s remark













I. Listen and fill in the blanks with the word you hear. (2,5 pts)
1. Thanh is ___________ years old.
2. He often travels to school by ______________.
3. He always goes to school at ______________.
4. He is a good student at ____________.
5. At home he helps his parents on the ____________.
II. Read then answer the questions(2,5pts)
Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847, but when he was a young man of twenty three, he moved with his parents to Canada. Before the year was over, young Graham had left his family and gone to Boston. Though Bell was a dreamer, he was also a practical thinker and a man of action. In Boston, where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf - mute people, he worked far into the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of the sound. This led to the invention of the telephone.
* Answer the questions:
a. Where was Alexander Graham Bell born?
………………………………………………………………………………
b. What year did he move to Canada?
………………………………………………………………………………
c. Who did he work with ?
………………………………………………………………………………
d. Did he go to Boston after he left his family?
………………………………………………………………………………
e. How old was he when he moved to Canada ?
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III. Choose the best answer. (2.5pts)
1. The weather is warm enough for us …………………….
A. going out B. to going out C. to go out D. go out
2. I’ll come over to pick you …………………….this evening.
A. to B. up C. on D. out
3. Bill: " ……………………..’’ - Peter: "He is tall and thin with blue eyes”.
A. Who does Tom look like? C. How is Tom doing?
B. What does Tom look like? D. What is Tom like?
4. He was very surprised when he look at …………………….in the mirror.
A. himself B. myself C. herself D. themselves
5. He is not …………………….to get married.
A. old B. enough old C. old enough D. enough
6. The opposite of “reserved” is…………………….
A. helpful B. kind C. generous D. sociable
7. Telephone is the …………………….of Alexander G. Bell.
A. invent B. invented C. invention D. inventing
8. My brother can play the piano very …………………….
A. good B. well C. better D. best
9. This is . . . . . . . beautiful garden in the city.
A. the goodest B. more C. the most D. most
10. He needs . . . …………... . . . a rest.
A. to have B. has C. having D. have
IV. Writing: (2, 5 pts)
Make meaningful sentences using cues given: (1,5 pts)
She / tall / long black / hair.
…………………………………………………………………
There / lamp / next / bed.
…………………………………………………………………
Alexander G. Bell / invent / the first telephone/1876
…………………………………………………………………
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meanings (1,0 pts)
My school has 400 students.
There…………………………………………………………………
What about going to the movie?
Let’s…………………………………………………………………
Lai Xuan junior - secondary school
English written test
Khảo sát đầu năm
45 minutes
(September, 2012)

Class: 8a ..............
Name: .........................................…………………………..
Number 2



Mark


Teacher’s remark













I. Listen and fill in the blanks with the word you hear. (2,5 pts)
1. Thanh is ___________ years old.
2. He often travels to school by ______________.
3. He always goes to school at ______________.
4. He is a good student at ____________.
5. At home he helps his parents on the ____________.
II. Read then answer the questions(2,5pts)
Of all my friends , I like Amanda best or she is my best friend. She is a pretty girl with bright eyes , smooth skin, delicate lips and a quick and clever mind, making her so remarkablenot only in the class but also at school.