KT GHK I-de 3

Vo Van Tan Junior High school
Name : ……………………….
Class : 8/…… No : …………
Date …………………………., 2011
ONE-PERIOD ENGLISH TEST
Grade : 8 (2011-2012) - Sheet C
Time allowed : 45 minutes




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Teacher’s remarks







PRONUNCIATION:
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others: ( 1mark)
1. A. countless B. service C. transmit D. answer
2. A. orphanage B. delivery C. experiment D. directory
3. A. beneath B. scissors C. wardrobe D. cover
4. A. cooker B. folder C. destroy D. injure

VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Choose the best answer for each sentence bellow (2.0marks)
Mrs. Hoa is tall and thin. She has _____________. A. black short hair B. short black hair C. hair black short D. hair short black
Alexander Graham Bell was born _____________ March , 1847. A. in B. on C. at D. to
The children are old enough to look after_____________ . A. them B. their C. by themselves D. themselves
My father _____________ us to the zoo when we were young. A. use to take B. used to taking C. used to take D. was used to taking
Lan is very shy but her sister is _____________. A. reserved B. outgoing C. sociable D. B&C
Mrs. Lien said you could reach her_____________38645114. A. at B. on C. by D. about
_____________ does he look like?- He is well-built. A. How B. What C. which D. All are correct
I_____________ a quick phone call. Can you wait for me? A. make B. am going to make C. will make D. made

II. Use the correct word form : (1mark)
We were …………………... to pass the examination. (luck)
It was an ……………………….. trip. ( excite ) .
Bell demonstrated his ……………………. at a lot of exhibitions. (invent)
I’m …………………… in working in the garden. (interest)

III. Use the correct verb forms : (1mark)
We don’t have enough money ……………………everywhere by taxi. (go)
The sun …………………….in the East. (rise)
Minh’s father ……………………him how to ride a bike when he was seven. (teach)
There used …. …………………….(be) a movie theater near here.

READING:
I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the passage: (1,5 marks)
Alexander Graham Bell ……(1)………born in Edinburgh ……(2)………. March 3, 1847. He was a Scotsman although he later emigrated, first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s. In America , he …………(3)…… with deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long ……(4)…………. This led to the invention of the telephone. Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson ……(5)……… many experiments and finally came up with a device which they first introduced in 1876, Bell said on the ………(6)………: “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you”. This was the first telephone message.

1. A. is B. are C. was D. were
2. A. in B. on C. to D. at
3. A. worked B. conducted C. agreed D. came up
4. A. distance B. device C. neighbor D. joke
5. A. listen B. emigrate C. conducted D. introduced
6. A. directory B. machine C. mobile D. phone

II. Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow are True or False(1 ms)
Every year, there are millions of accidents in our homes. Many people die each year from the accidents. Other people spend months in the hospital.
What should you do if there is a fire in your home? You and your family should get out of the house quickly. Do not try to take anything with you. After you leave the house, call the fire department from your neighbor’s house. Firemen will come to put out the fire.