Test 8 lan 2

TEST 2
ENGLISH 8
PAPER A
I . LISTENING : ( 2,5ms) :
* Listen to a tale and fill in the missing words :
Once a beautiful princess had a golden ball .Unfortunately one day she dropped her (1)__________ into the water. She was (2)_________________ and started crying .Suddenly a green frog appeared and offered to (3) _______________ her if she let him live with her in the palace .The princess agreed .
So the frog gave her the ball .She took the ball and forgot all about (4)_______________ frog .
The frog was angry and (5) ________________ his story to the King .The King asked his (6) ______________ to take the frog to her room and look (7) __________________ him carefully .The princess cried again ,but she took the frog and put him in her bed .The frog asked her (8) _____________ kiss him , so she did . (9)__________________ the frog turned into a handsome prince .(10) __________ course ,he and the princess fell in love .and they lived happily ever after .
II . READING : (2,5ms)
* Read the following passage carefully.
In the first year of lower secondary school Nam had some difficulties in learning English .His pronunciation of English words was really bad and his English grammar was worse .He didn’t know how to improve them .One afternoon after the lesson ,his teacher of English told him to wait for her outside the classroom .She took him to the school library and showed him cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in the glass bookcase.She also told him how to use an English –English dictionary to improve his English grammar .He made much progress and only one year later he won the first prize in the English speaking Contest held for secondary school students in his hometown.
Check true or false :
Nam had some difficulties in learning English.
His teacher took him to the library and showed him some books .
After a year he won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest .
Answer the questions :
How was Nam’s English pronunciation in the first year?
____________________________________________
5 . What did his teacher tell him to improve his English grammar ?
________________________________________________________________________
III . LANGUAGE FOCUS : (2,5ms)
* Choose the best answer :
________ you help me , please ?
a . Are b . Can c . Do d . May
2 . Tim’s mother is very proud __________ his report .
a . with b . to c . of d . on
3 . We shouldn’t drive ________ on the streets.
a . fast b . fastly c. slow d . slowly

4 . My mother enjoys _________ .
a. cook b . cooking c . to cook d . cooked
5 . The ________ is the air , water , land , animals and plants around us .
a . community b . organization c. program d. environment
6 . His great grandma used to _________ on a farm .
a . living b. lived c . lives d . live
7 . The police officer said to me “ Stop your car ,please.”
- The police officer asked me _____________________ .
a . stop my car
b. to stop my car
c . stopping my car
d . stopped my car
8 . You should learn new words ________
a . by soul b . by hear c. by many times d. by heart
9 . Unfortunately the new wife was very cruel to the girl .
a . Luckily b .Immediately c . Unluckily d . Magically
10. Give the main stress of “participate”
IV . WRITING : (2,5ms)
* Complete Mai’s letter ,using word cues :
1. Thanks for / present . I / be happy /hear you /have a nice holiday /Ha Long Bay.
2 . I/ receive / the first two month report /last week .
3 . I / get / good grades / Math / Geography / History.
4 . My English teacher / ask / me / improve / writing / pronunciation .
5 . Next week I / take / short trip /Ho Chi Minh city /my family .
6 . I / send you / postcard / there .
1 Tran Phu Street
Tra On district –VinhLong province
November 15th,2008
Dear Lan,
1 .Thanks for your present .I’m happy to hear that you had a nice holiday in Ha Long Bay .
2 . ...........................................................................................................................................
3 . ..........................................................................................................................................
4 . .........................................................................................................................................
5 . ...........................................................................................................................................
6 . ..............................................................................................................................................
Write to me soon and tell me all your news.
Regards,
Mai






ONE PERIOD TEST
GRADE : 8
PAPER B
I . LISTENING : ( 2,5ms) :
* Listen to a tale and fill in the missing words :
Once a beautiful princess had a golden ball .Unfortunately one day