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Dinh Hoa Junior high school THE SECOND FORTY-MINUTE TEST
Student’s name:…………………… Subject: English 8 A
Class : 8A….. Date:……………. marks

I. Pronunciation: (1pt)
A. Choose the word underlined part is pronunciation differently from the others:
1. a. recycle b. really c.certainly d. tidy
2. a. handicap b. education c. friend d. find
B. Choose the word that has different stress pattern:
1. a. garden b. enroll c.sidewalk d. register
2. a. encourage b. participate c. volunteer d. community
II. Choose the correct answer : (3pts)
1/ Some __________ a list of new words in a notebook to learn them.
a. do b. make c. put d.get
2/ I know you worked really __________ this semester.
a. hardly b.harder c. hardest d. hard
3/ Some people try to learn new words and phrases __________ .
a.at heart b. by heart c.with heart d. in heart
4/ He grew up in England, so his ____________ is English.
a.mother tongue b. first language c.foreign language d.a and b
5/Learners should try to __________ the best way for themselves.
a.find up b. find out c. get up d.get out
6/ John __________ an old school friend in the street this morning.
a.carried on b. got along c. came across d.turned off
7/ I think It is really good to spend time __________ French pronunciation.
a. for b. with c. on d. at
8/ The old men are______________weaker.
a. get b.getting c.to get d. got
9/ Mr. Brown is the same age_______________Mrs.Brown.
a. as b.like c. from d. with
10/ I often play football ___________Sunday afternoon.
a. in b.on c.at d.during
11/ She hates _____________out at night.
a. go b.to go c.went d.going
12/ When my father was young, he used _____________fishing at the weekends.
a. go b. went c.to go d.going
III. Read the story and fill in the gaps with the words given: (2pts)



………….a beautiful princess had a golden ball. Unfortunately, one day she …………….her ball into the water. She was unhappy and started…………Suddenly a green frog appeared and offered to help her if she let him live with her in palace . The ………….agreed.
…………...the frog gave her the ball. She took the ball and forgot all about the frog.
The frog was angry and ……………..his story to the King. The King asked his daughter to take the frog to her room and look……………him carefully. The princess cried again, but she took the frog and put him on her bed. The frog asked her to kiss him, so she did. ……………., the frog turned into a handsome prince. Of course, he and the princess fell in love. And they lived happily ever after .
IV. Read the following passage and answer thequestions: (1.5pts)
According to ( theo) Dr. Lee, here are the most important things a student should do to be a good language learner. First , you should always go to class and get to it early. Second, you should sit straight and pay attention (chú ý). And you ought to ask and answer questions in class. Third, you should do all homework and try to use your new language outside of class at least once every week. Finally, you mustn’t give up (từ bỏ)!
Questions:
Should learners ask and answer questions in class?
……………………………………………………………………………….
What should learners do outside of class?
…………………………………………………………………………………
3. Did the author write the passage to students or language leaners?
…………………………………………………………………………………
V. Writing: (2.5pts)
1. Do as directed: (1pt)
a. She asked: “ Don’t swim in this river, children” (change into reported speech)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
b. his/ enjoys/ football / freetime/ he / playing / in (rearrange the sentence)
…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Write a letter with the cue words : (1.5pt)