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Time : 45 minutes Name : ……… Class: 8…….
A – USES OF ENGLISH (4pts):
I – Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1 pt)
1 A escape B graze C rag D folktale
2 A grazed B excited C tied D owned
3 A festival B excited C equipment D escape
4 A upset B sound C straw D wisdom
II – Choose the best answer (3ms)
1 Nga’s grandmother often tells her
2 When I was a child , I go to the market with my mother
3 We used to in a small village
4 His grandfather had everything without the help of modern equipment
5 The children enjoy to traditional stories
6 My father goes to work motorbike
A by B with C on D to
7 Her mother some food for the family yesterday
8 We’ll see each other Thursday
9 Be sure to learn your lesson you have a test
A after B between C before D in
10 They a lot of rice for dinner last week
A eat B ate C to eat D eating
11 You must your bedroom
A tidy B.to tidy C tidying D tidies
12. You seem _ today, Lam
A happily B happy C happiness D unhappily
B – READING (3,25 pts):
I – Read the following passage and decide if these sentences are True (T) or False (F) and then answer the questions (1,75pts):
One day, two men were walking in the forest Suddenly, they saw a big black bear One man immediately sat down, took off his backpack, and took out his shoes He began to take off his boots The other man looked at him and said, “Are you crazy? Do you think you can run faster than that bear?” “No,” replied the first man “But I can run faster than you!”
True or False (1pt):
1 .There were two women in the story
2 .They were walking in the forest
3 ……… They saw a tiger
4 One man took off his boots to run faster
Answer these questions (0,75pt):
1 Where were two men walking ?
………
2 Did they see a small black
bear ?
3 What did one man immediately
do ?
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`II – Fill in the blanks with the words in the box (1,5 pt):
A wisdom B master C escaped D tied E home F buffalo
One day , as a farmer was in his field and his ( 1 ) _ was grazing nearby , a tiger came The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was the ( 2 ) _ The farmer said that he had something called ( 3 ) , but he left it at ( 4 ) _ that day He went to get the wisdom , but before that he ( 5 ) _ the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn’t want it to eat the
buffalo When he returned , the farmer bought some straw with him He said it was his wisdom He lit the straw
and the fire burned the tiger The tiger ( 6 ) _ , but it still has black stripes from the burns today.
C – WRITING (1,75pts):
I – Put the correct order of the words into the meaningful sentences (1pts):
1 grandmother / used / a farm / to / my / live / on /
2 Little Pea / had to / chores / d o / all day / after / her father / a new wife /got married /
II– Look at the pictures, write the name of the story (0,75pt):
A Thach Sanh B How the tiger got his stripes C The lost shoe
D Listening ( 1pt )
Listen to the passege and choose the best answer (1 pt)
1 Was life of the farmer’s family comfortable ?
A Yes , it did B Yes , it was C No, it didn’t D Yes , he is
2 What did the farmer used to do with the eggs which his chickens laid ?
A He used to buy food B He used to buy clothing C He used to travel around the world D A & B
3 Did one chicken lay a gold egg ?
A Yes , it did B No , it didn’t C Yes, he did D No , he didn’t
4 Why did her husband decide to cut open all the chickens ?
A Because he wanted to eat B Because he didn’t want to feed
C.Because his chicken were ill D Because his wife wanted to find more gold eggs
Good luck to you!
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Answer keys
A – USES OF ENGLISH (4pts):
I – Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1 pt = 0,25 x 4 )
1 C rag 2 B excited 3 A festival 4 D wisdom
II – Choose the best answer (3pts = 0,25 x 12 )
1 B 2 A 3 C 4 C 5.D 6 A 7 B 8 D 9 C 10 B 11 A 12 B
B – READING (3,25 pts):
I – Read the following passage and decide if these sentences are True (T) or False (F) and then answer the questions (1,75pts):
True or False (1pt = 0,25 x 4 ):
1 F There were two women in the story
2 T They were walking in the forest
3 … F….They saw a tiger.
4 T One man took off his boots to run faster
Answer these questions (0,75pt= 0,25 x 3):
1 They were walking in the forest
2 No, they didn’t
3.He immediately sat down , took off his backpack and took out his shoes.
`II – Fill in the blanks with the words in the box (1,5 pt = 0,25 x 6):
One day , as a farmer was in his field and his ( 1 )_F buffalo _ was grazing nearby , a tiger came The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was the ( 2 )_B master _ The farmer said that he had something called ( 3 )_A wisdom , but he left it at ( 4 )_E home that day He went
to get the wisdom , but before that he ( 5 )_D tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn’t want it to eat
the buffalo When he returned , the farmer bought some straw with him He said it was his wisdom He lit the
straw and the fire burned the tiger The tiger ( 6 )_C escaped , but it still has black stripes from the burns
today
C – WRITING (1,75pts):
I – Put the correct order of the words into the meaningful sentences (1pts= 0,5 x 2):
1 My grandmother used to live on a farm.
2 Little Pea had to do chores all day after her father got married a new wife.
II – Look at the pictures, write the name of the story (0,75pt= 0,25 x 3):
D Listening ( 1pt )
Listen to the passege and choose the best answer (1 pt = 0,25 x 4 )
1 B Yes , it was 2 D A & B 3 A Yes , it did 4 D Because his wife wanted to find more gold eggs
Tapecript :
Once, a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family His chickens laid many egss which the farmer used
to sell to buy food and clothes for his family
One day , he went to collect the eggs and discoved one of the chickens laid a gold egg He shouted excitedly
to his wife , “ We are rich “, “ We are rich “ His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement The wife wanted more , so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more eggs Unfortunately , he couldn’t find any more eggs when he finished all , the chickens died There were
no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife
Good luck to you!
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I Circle the best answer A,B,C (2 marks).
1 My grandma looked ………us when my parents were away from home
A for B after C at
2 My friend, Huong didn’t cut her hair by ………
A myself B herself C himself
3 Tuan said you could reach him ………8262019
A at B in C to
4 They…………in Hue last year
A to live B lives C lived
5 The weather…………nice today
A is B.was C.are
6 He ………to see a movie
A am going B is going C are going
7 My younger sister is ……… to go to school
A.enough B enough to C old enough
8 I think I will do my homework
A myself B yourself C herself
II Put the verbs into the correct forms (2marks).
1 The moon (move)……….around the earth
2 Most rivers (flow)……… into the sea.
3 They learned (play) ……… the piano when they (be)… 5 years old
4 You ought (study)……… harder for your next exam.
III Odd one out (2marks)
1 radio table telephone T.V
2 history English math bookshelf
3 infront of opposite behind house
4 must himself ought to have to
IV.Put the reflexive pronouns (2marks).( themselves , herself , himself , myself )
1.They bought a book and taught ……… to play the violon
2 Last week ,She fell and hurt………
3 I am looking at ……… in the mirror
4 He can’t do that work ………
V Combine each of the following sentences using “ enough to +V… ”(2marks)
1.They are intelligent They can do the test easily
->………
2 This book is very interesting You should read it
->………
3 Mr Bill Gate is rich He can buy a new house
->………
4 The weather is warm We can go swimming
->………
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I Choose the words which has underlined part pnonounced different from others
1 A happy B fat C classmate D character 3 A house B home C hour D he
2 A fine B visit C slim D thin 4 A teacher B please C meet D pleasure
II Put the verbs in the brackets into correct tenses
Mai ought (get ) up early
I ( not / receive) a letter from my brother
He has a movie ticket He (go) see a movie
The earth (move) around the sun
III.Choose the best answer:
1You must ( tidy / to tidy / tidying / tidies) your bedroom
2 My sister has ( short curly hair / hair curly short / curly short hair / short curly hair)
3 She is not ( strongly enough / strong enough / enough strong / enough strongly) to ride to school
4 Lan cooked the dinner( myself / herself / himself / yourself )
5 Each of us ( have / having / to have / has) a different character
6.You are too thin.You ( should / ought / could / must )to eat more
III Read the text and answer the questions below:
Minh lives in an old apartment in Ha noi He has one room and a kitchen and share a bathroom with three other people.In his room, there is a bed on the left handside.There is an armchair beside the bed The desk is opposite the bed Above the desk, there is a bookshelf and above the the bed, there is a clock.He has a television and a stereo, too In the kitchen, there is a cooker on the right hand side.The sink is near the cooker There is a small table and two chairs in the center.The kitchen is small, but it’s Ok.Minh likes his room very much
Does Minh live in an old house?
Where is the armchair?
Where is te bookshelf?
Is there a cooker in the kitchen?
How is the kitchen?
IV.Rearrange the random words to make meaningful sentences: 1 He/ enough/ to/ buy/ a house/ new/ isn’t/ rich ………
going/ Their parents/ are/ play/ to/ this/ afternoon/ tennis ………
with/ deaf-mutes/ at/ Boston University/ He/ worked/ ………
Mrs Han/ blond/ hair/ long/ has ………
You/ let/ children / play/ mustn’t/ kitchen/ the / in ………
V Write a short pararaph about Tuan, using the information in the box Name: Nguyen Van Tuan Age: 14 Appearance: tall, thin, short black hair Characters: sociable, kind Address: 20 Tran Phu Street, Hue City Family: mother, father, younger sister Friends: Nam and Trung He is Nguyen Van Tuan
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A.Objectives:
-To check the languages and skills Ss learnt from unit 1 to Unit 3 -To appreciate the result of teaching and
learning
-To encourage them to work harder
B.Content:
-Vocab & grammar -Pronunciation -skills
C.Teaching aids
- Paper, preparation,cassette,tape
* Anticipated problems: It may be difficult for weak students to do
D.Procedure
1.Warm up: Greetings
2.Matrix
Topics/language &
skill
Objective Subjective Objective Subjective Objectiv e Subjective
Listening
Topic 3
10%
Listen to the passag to fill the missing words
4 items
1.0 points
4 items
1 point 10%
Pronouncing
5%
Sound / ai / /i/&
/ k/
2 items 0,5 p
2 items 0,5 point 5%
Grammar
and Vocab
Topic 1,2 & 3
(45 %)
-present simple,past , modal verbs, words
4 items
1 point
be going to, adj + enough +to V
2 items
0, 5 pt
-words about relfexive pronouns, adverbs of place
6 items
1 5 pts
Vocab
6 items 1,5 pts 16 items
4,5 pts 45%
Reading
Topic 1 &2
(30%)
-A passage about Alexanda Graham Bell
4 items
2 pts
Read the passage &
choose T &
F
30%
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Writing
(20 %)
Topic 2
-Do as directed
4 items
2 pts
4items 2pts 20%
Total
8 items 2.0 pts 20%
6 items 2.5 pts 25%
4 items
2 pts 20%
6 items
2 pts 20%
6 items 1,5 pts
32 items
10 pts 100%
Name :……… Class
8………
I Listen to the passege and filling the missing word (1 mk)
In the home , you must (1)……….… matches, lighters and candles out of the reach of children You must
have a smoke detector on each floor, and test them monthly
In the kitchen, you must keep sharp knives, scissors, hot meals and (2)……… out of reach of children You
must keep children out of the kitchen during cooking
In the (3)………., you must check the bath water temperature before children get in, and always
run the cold water first before adding the hot
In the bedroom, you must keep furniture away (4)……….…… the windows, to make sure children do not climb
up and fall out of open windows
II Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences (3mks).
1 My English is not to be a member of your English speaking club
A enough good B good enough C enough bad D bad enough
2 Mai is too young to look after ………
3 I can't go to the cinema tonight I do my homework
A shouldn’t B must C has to D ought
4 Why did Nam have to cook dinner?- his mother got home late.
A Although B But C So D Because
5 Alexander Graham Bell………born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh
A.was B.was going to C.is D.is going to
6 That boy is not……….to drive a car
A.enough old B.old enough C.too old D.old
7.What does Sanna ………? She is beautiful
8.The Sun ………in the East
A.rised B.is rising C.rise D.rises
9 They _ from Canada to America to find work
10 A _ is a phone you can carry around with you
A e-mail B mobile phone C fax machine D public telephone
11 Alexander Graham Bell was born _ March 3rd, 1847
12 “Hello, Nam This is my cousin, Thu.” –“………”
A Hello, thank you B Nice to meet you, too C It’s great D How do you do, Thu
III Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0,5m)
IV.Fill in the blanks with the words in the box (2mks):
A assistant – B live – C commercial – D with Alexander Graham Bell was a scientist He went to (1) _ in Canada and then to the USA in
1870s He worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University and did experiments (2) ways of
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transmitting speech over a long distance In 1876, he and his (3) _ – Thomas Watson introduced the telephone successfully and in 1877 the first telephone was in (4) _ use.
V Do as directed in the brackets (2mks)
1 She is beautiful.She can become Miss World ( enough + to-V)
……… ………
2 This book is very interesting You should read it ( enough for SB + to-V)
……….……
2 We bought new ball (play soccer ) ( be going to + V )
……… ………
4.Mrs Han/ blond/ hair/ long/ has / ( put the words in correct order )
………
VI Odd one out (1,5marks)
1 radio - table - telephone - T.V 3 history - English - math - bookshelf 5 myself- herself-
your - itself
2 infront of opposite behind house 4 must himself ought to have to 6 one old – young
-small
IV.Put the reflexive pronouns (2marks).( themselves , herself , himself , myself )
1.They bought a book and taught ……… to play the violon
2 Last week ,She fell and hurt………
3 I am looking at ……… in the mirror
4 He can’t do that work ………
I Listen to the passege and filling the missing word (1 pts)
In the home , you must keep matches, lighters and candles out of the (1)……… of children You must have a
smoke detector on each floor, and test them monthly
In the kitchen, you must keep sharp knives, scissors, hot meals and (2)……… out of reach of children You must
keep children out of the kitchen during cooking
In the (3)………., you must check the bath water temperature before children get in, and always run the cold
water first before adding the hot
In the bedroom, you must keep (4)……… away from the windows, to make sure children do not climb up and
fall out of open windows
II Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences (3.0pts).
1 My English is not to be a member of your English speaking club
A enough good B good enough C enough bad D bad enough
2 Mai is too young to look after ………
3 I can't go to the cinema tonight I do my homework
A shouldn’t B must C has to D ought
4 Why did Nam have to cook dinner?- his mother got home late.
A Although B But C So D Because
5 Alexander Graham Bell………born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh
A.was B.was going to C.is D.is going to
6 That boy is not……….to drive a car
A.enough old B.old enough C.too old D.old
7.What does Sanna ………? She is beautiful
8.The Sun ………in the East
A.rised B.is rising C.rise D.rises
9 They _ from Canada to America to find work
10 A _ is a phone you can carry around with you
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11 Alexander Graham Bell was born _ March 3rd, 1847
12 “Hello, Nam This is my cousin, Thu.”
–“………”
A Hello, thank you B Nice to meet you, too C It’s great D How do you do, Thu
III Pronunciation:(0.5m)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
IV Read the passages carefully: (2.5 pts)
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, he worked far into the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of the sound This led to the invention of the telephone
a.Answer the questions 2.0pts
1/ Where was Graham Bell born ?
………
2/ When did he go to Boston ?
………
3/ Did he move to Canada with his father ?
………
4/ What did Graham Bell invent ? ………
b Choose the best option to complete the sentences: (0,5pt)
1 Graham Bell moved to Canada when he was………
2 when he lived in Boston, he ……… …The deaf
V Use the correct form or tense of verbs in brackets (3.0 pts)
1.Lan is beautiful.She can become Miss World ( comebine the sentences,using “adj + enough + to-V”) )
Lan ……… Miss World
2.I and my friends bought new ball.(play football) (Rewrite a sentence, using “ be going to + V” )
We ……… football
3.Thu has a toothache.(give an advice,using “ ought to”)
Thu……… …dentist
4.She / hair / black /has /long / straight/.( put the words in correct order )
………
2 It is safe (keep)………drugs and chemicals in locked cupboards
………
6 When I (drive) ……… home last night, I saw my friend
………
I Circle the best answer A,B,C (1,5 marks)
1.Mai is……… student than Hoa
A good B best C better
2.My birthday is …… ….May
A on B in C at
3 Where ……… we meet tomorrow ?
A do B will C are
4 How ……….is it from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city?
A long B often C far
5 What ………….awful day!
A an B a C.the
6 Linh ……… to school on Sunday
A doesn’t go B.don’t go C.didn’t go
II Put the verbs into the correct forms (3marks)
1 Mr Lam (be) a worker He(workin a factory
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2 Mai (be) 12 years old next year 3 You (be) ………free tomorrow?
4 What you (doin your free time?
I always (listento music
.III Put the Adjs in the correct comparision (2marks)
1 Quang is the (good) ……… student in my class
2 My car is (cheap) ………than your car
3 Lan is (intelligent) ……… than Hoa
4 Which is the (beautiful)……… house?
IV Fill in the blank with a preposition (2marks)
( next , on , in , at )
1 I will be 14 ………… my next birthday
2 There are 42 students………….my class
3 Where is your mother ? She is………work
4 Lan sits ……….to me
Tapescript
I Listen to the passege and filling the missing word
In the home , you must keep matches, lighters and candles out of the reach of children You must have a smoke detector on each floor, and test them monthly
In the kitchen, you must keep sharp knives, scissors, hot meals and drink out of reach of children You must keep children out of the kitchen during cooking
In the bathroom, you must check the bath water temperature before children get in, and always run the cold water first before adding the hot
In the bedroom, you must keep furniture away from the windows, to make sure children do not climb up and fall out of open windows
Smoke detector: may do hoi run
In the home , you must keep matches, lighters and candles out of the (1)……… of children You must have a smoke detector on each floor, and test them monthly
In the kitchen, you must keep sharp knives, scissors, hot meals and (2)……… out of reach of children You must keep children out of the kitchen during cooking
In the (3)………., you must check the bath water temperature before children get in, and always run the cold water first before adding the hot
In the bedroom, you must keep (4)……… away from the windows, to make sure children do not climb up and fall out of open windows
Smoke detector: may do hoi run
Name:……….
Class: 8
ONE PERIOD TEST
English 8
No 1
Marks:
I Odd one out: (1m)
1 tall slim short blond
2 rise set move planet
3 sun earth west moon
4 character humorous generous sociable
II Choose the best answers : (2ms)
Thomas Watson was Bell’s ……… (master / inventor / assistant / editor)
The Earth , the Sun and the Mercury are ……… (objects / plants / friends / Mars)
The noise in the street ……… people at night (annoys / spends / plays / volunteers)
The weather is warm enough for us ……… out (go / to go / going / are going)
You will ……… cook dinner youself (ought to / must / should / have to )