Enghlish 8 test 2

They don’t like playing chess and going swimming in summer.. How Nam has improved his English In the first year of lower secondary school , I had some difficulties in learning English..

- Preparing day : 20/02/08

-Teaching day : 22/09/08

-Week 25

Period 72 ENGLISH TEST

Time : 45 minutes

1 Objectives

By the end of this period, the students are able to review the knowledge from Unit 1 to Unit 3

2 Language content

- Developing listeng , reading and writing skills

- Language knowledge from unit 1 to unit 3

3 Procedure of testing

- Checking attendance

- Delivering tests to students

-Observing

- Collecting tests and checking

- Giving marks to students

- Remarking

4 Contents of the test

Name :

Class :

ENGLISH TEST Time :45 minutes

I Listening (2.0pts)

Listen to the passage about Ba and his sister and check tick(v) in the appropriare box for

T or F

1 Ba is younger than Lan

2 Lan is shorter than her brother

3 Both Ba and lan go to chool in the morning

4 they love listening to pop music and reading novels

5 They don’t like playing chess and going swimming in summer

6 Lan doesn’t like cooking , doing the shopping on Sundays

7 Ba likes watching war films on TV

8 Lan also loves playing soccer in her free time

II Reading (2.5 pts)

Read the passage and choose the most appropriate answer

How Nam has improved his English

In the first year of lower secondary school , I had some difficulties in learning English

My English pronuciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse I did not know how to improve them I didn’t want my father and mother to know about this One afternoon after the lesson , my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom She took me to the school library and showed me cassttes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar “Now I think you know what you should do” , said she I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown

1 What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year ?

A The pronunciation B.The grammar

C Both pronunciation and grammar D.The way of improving his

pronunciation

2 Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson ?

A His teacher B One of his friends C.His father D His mother

3 Where did Nam and his teacher go after that ?

A to the town library B to the school library

C to the teacher’s room D to his house

4 What did the teacher show him then ?

A A glass bookcase B An English- English dictionary

C An English Grammar book D Cassettes of pronunciation drills

5 What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later ?

A The first prize B The second prize C The third prize D The fourth prize

III Language focus (3.0 pts)

Circle the correct answer

1 Where does she live ? - - a farm

2 He is very - He always wants more and more

3 Kate hates - to classical music

4 I often play soccer -Sunday afternoon

5 My parents are upset because my report is

6 I -tennis a lot , but I don’t play very often now

a used to play b was playing c am used to play d play

7 His doctor said he - in bed that week

a will stay b has to stay c can stay d should stay

8 We - to the movie tonight The film -at 7.30

a will go- begin b are going- will begin

c go- begin d are going – begins

9 I need a favor -you carry it for me ?

10.I was born in Vietnam , so my -is Vietnamese

a first language b foreign language c mother tongue d a & c

11.Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others

a encourage b voluntary c assistance d resources

12. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differrently from that

of the others

IV Writing (2.5pts)

Complete the sentences

1 “ Try your best to improve your English , Ba ”, Miss Lan said

Miss Lan asked………

2 “ Can you turn down the TV a little bit , please ?”,my father said

My father told me ………

3 She is a good English learner

She learns English………

4 I went to school by bus , but now I don’t any more

I used………

5 How do you learn new words ?

I Listening (2.0pts)

1 T 2.T 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 F 7 T 8 F

II Reading (2.5pts)

1 C 2 A 3 B 4 A 5 A

III Language focus (3.0 pts)

1 a 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 c 6 a 7 d 8 d 9 c 10 d 11 b 12 a

IV Writing (2.5pts)

1.Miss Lan asked Ba to try his best to improve his English

2 My father told me to turn down the TV a little bit

3 She learns English well

4 I used to go to school by bus but I don’t any more

5 Ss’answers ( the way to learn new words )

TAPECRIPT

Hello! My name’s Ba I’m 13 years old I have a sister , Lan She is 15 , but she isn’t as tall as I am Everyday I go to school in the morning , my sister has classes in the afternoon Like my sister , I love listening to pop music and reading novels in my free time We both like playing chess and going swimming in summer Unlike her , I don’t like cooking , doing the shopping on Sundays Instead, I like watching films , especially war films on TV I also love playing soccer in my spare time

Name :

Class :

ENGLISH TEST Time : 45 minutes

I Listening (1,5pts)

How do you respond in the following situations Listen and check the best respond

1 A OK

B I don’t know

2 A I’ll be all right

B No problem

3 A No , I don’t

B Yes , I will

4 A Never mind

B That’s very kind of you

5 A I hope so

B That’s very kind of you

6 A No , thank you

B Don’t forget

II/ Choose the best options to fill in the blanks( 4.0pts)

1 Cool the burns immediately so as to tissue damage

a ease b relieve c minimize d.raise

2 _ you post this letter for me , please ?

a Will b Do c.Are d Won’t

3 She promises she me up at 7.30

a picks b pick c will pick d to pick

4 People use first-aid _ ease the victim’s pain and anxiety

a so that b in order to c so as not to d in order

5 Shall I carry your bag ?

a I’m afraid not b I don’t think so c No, thanks d I’m sorry I can’t

6 Would you mind if I _ a photograph

a take b took c taking d to take

7 I can see a boy _ a water buffalo

a ride b riding c to ride d rode

8 Do you mind the windows ?

a to close b closing c close d closed

9.The station is about a drive to the city center

a 40- minutes b 40 minutes c 40- minute d minutes -40

10 I’d rather you smoke

a do b.did c.didn’t d.don’t

11 This is the first time Hoa Tim’s family

a meet b.met c has met d have met

12 a.bleed b heat c head d tea (phát âm)

13 a.recycle b protect c instead d natural(dấu nhấn)

14 It’s important -_this exercise

a to complete b complete c completing d completed

15 Farmers collect household and garden waste to make _

a glassware b compost c fabric d floor coverings

16 My sister likes sweet _ from chocolate

a make b made c to make d making

III/ Complete the passage (2.0pts)

limestone, in ,popular ,hire ,go along, water ,most , international

Ha Long- Bay of the Descending Dragon – is (1) with both Vietnamese and (2) tourists One of the attraction of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with(3) mountains The Bay’s (4) is clear during the spring and early summer Upon arriving in Ha Long City ,visitors can (5) _ Chay Beach From the beach , they can (6) a boat and go out to the Bay It is here that the visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s (7) beautiful sites Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves (8) _ Ha Long It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid the wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288

IV> Writing (2.5pts)

1 He will show his project to the public

His project

2 People make compost from household and garden waste

Compost _

3 To understand the exercise is not easy

It’s _

4 The girl is Lan She is sitting by the desk (using present participle “Ving”to

combine each pair of sentences into one )

5. The flowers have been sold to a young lady They are wrapped in red paper

(using past participle “V3”)

ANSWER KEYS

I Listening (1.5)

1 A

2 B

3 A

4 A

5 A

6 A

II.Choose the best option

1 c

2 a

3 c

4 b

5 c

6 b

7 b

8 b

9 c

10 c

11 c

12 c

13 d

14 a

15 b

16 b

II.Complete the passage

1 popular

2 international

3 limestone

4 water

5 go along

6 hire

7 most

8 in

III Writing

1. His project will be shown to the public

2. Compost is made from houehold and garden waste

3. It’s not easy to understand the exercise

4. The girl sitting by the table is Lan

5. The flowers wrapped in red paper have been sold to a young lady

III/ Read the passage and answer the questions (2.0pts)

Mai , a student in Quang Trung School , usually goes to school by bicycle

yesterday ,Mai’s bicycle struck a stone in the school-yard She fell off and hit her head on the ground She had a bad injury and it bled badly Lan , her classmate ,ran to the office and phoned Bach Mai Hospital,which sent an ambulance to the school Someone gave her some first-aid instructions The ambulance arrived ten minutes later and took Mai to hospital

Have you ever been in such a situation as Lan ? In such a case , we should have some knowledge of first – aid so as to prevent the victims from getting worse before a doctor comes or before they can be taken to hospital

6 How does Mai usually go to school ?

7 Why did she get a bad injury ?

8 What did Lan do ?

9 Why should we have some knowlegde of first-aid ?

10.