TEST SO 1 E8 2013.2014

ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST NO 1
TIME ALLOWANCE: 45 MINUTES

Name……………..……………………….…….. Class 8………….Marks:………
………………
Phonetics: (1,0p)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. a. letter b. friend c. pretty d. pleasure
2. a. character b. classmate c. happy d. photograph
3 a. mute b. humor c. junior d. music 4. a. deaf b. reach c. speak d. dream 5. a. speech b. March c. machine d. children
B. Language focus: (4,5p)
Question 1. Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. (2,0p)
1. My sister’s hair is not ______.
A. slim B. fat C. curly D. sociable
2. It’s ______ to meet you, Thu.
A. pleasure B. kind C. nice D. lucky
3. He is my ______. We are in the same class.
A. character B. classmate C. principal D. neighbor
4. I ______ a letter from my friend today.
A. sent B. took C. received D. gave
5. Deaf-mutes can _______ speak _______ hear.
A. not only/but also B. either/or C. neither/nor D. both/and
6. Address book in which you can write people’s names, telephone _______ etc.
A. numbers B. alphabets C. consonants D. vowels
7. –“Would you like to go to the movie with me tonight?” –“_______.”
A. Yes, please B. No, thanks C. Yes, I’d love to D. I’m sorry. I’d love to
8. Would you like _______ a message?
A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left
Question 2. Use the correct form of the verbs: (2,5p)
Each of us ___________ (have) a different character.
I would like ___________ (make) a big cake for my father.
When I am tired, I enjoy ___________ (listen) to music.
They _____________ (stop) the car and got out.
It is very clear tonight. The stars _____________ (twinkle).

C. Reading: (2,5p)
Read the following passage and answer the following questions. (1,5 pt)
One of the most wonderful inventions of the past one hundred years is the telephone. This familiar, handy instrument has become a highly important part of daily life. The first telephone was installed in 1877. Today there are over 170 million telephones in the world. The average person in North America makes over six hundred calls a years.
The word telephone came from the Greek tele and phone, which means “distant” and “sound”. These words actually describe what the telephone does. It carries sound over a distance rapidly and accurately by using electric currents. The telephone transmits speech so that it sounds natural and has enough volume for conversation to take place as if the speakers were in the same room. Any telephone can be quickly connected to almost any other telephone anywhere in the world.
Install : lắp đặt accurately : (một cách) chính xác
Statements
True (T)
False (F)

1. Telephone can’t work without electric currents.



2. The first telephone was installed in 1878.



3. The Greek word phone means distant



Answer the questions: (1 pt)
1. When was the first telephone installed?
-> ________________________________________________________
2. How many telephones are there in the world today?
-> ________________________________________________________
D. Writing : Answer the question about you. (2,0 pts)
1. His hair is curly and short.
=> He
2. She is too young to ride a motorbike.
=> She isn’t
3. What a lovely smile you have!
=> How
4. I received a letter from my friend Nien today.
=> My friend
5. What is your address?
=> Where


ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST NO 1
TIME ALLOWANCE: 45 MINUTES

ANSWER KEYS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (1.0p)

c. pretty
a. character
c. junior
a. deaf
c. machine


II. Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. (2.0p)

1. C. curly