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DINH KE SECONDARY SCHOOL

WRITTEN TEST

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ENGLISH 8 (2015 - 2016)

Name: ___________________________

Time allowance: 60 minutes

Class: ____

Date: October 16, 2015

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
(1.0)
1. A. pan

B. match

C. lamp

D. save

2. A. drug

B. rug

C. bus

D. century

3. A. steamer

B. reach

C. breakfast

D. bead

4. A. reach

B. such

C. chemical

D. chore

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below. (2.0)
1. I received a letter _________ my aunt last week.
A. at

B. from

C. in

D. to

C. look

D. do

2. What does she _________ like?

A. is

B. see

3. ______ is a large piece of furniture where you can hang your clothes.
A. Wardrobe

B. Refrigerator

C. Desk

D. Counter

C. with

D. to

4. Can I speak _________ Mary, please?

A. about

B. from

5. Ms. Lan is Mr Sangs _________.

A. assist

B. assistant

C. assistance

D. assisting.

6. _____ Saturday night, I went to bed at 11 oclock.

A. At

B. On

C. In

D. From

7. She often makes dresses _________.

A. her

B. she

C. herself

D. hers

C. went

D. goes

8. Lets _________ to the restaurant.

A. go

B. going

III. Supply the correct verbs form. (1.0)

1. Listen to those people! What language they (speak) __________________ ?
2. It (not rain)__________________ much in our country in winter.

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3. My brother enjoys (listen)__________________ to ghost stories.

4. I used to (stay) _________________ up late last year.
IV. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.(1.0)
1. After his parents died, he was sent to an ______________.

(ORPHAN)

2. Some of my ______________ are going to my birthday party.

(CLASS)

3. Huy makes friends very easily because he is very ______________.

(SOCIAL)

4. You must put all medicines in ______________ cupboards.

(LOCK)

V. Make the question in A with the appropriate answer in B using Why - Because: (2.0)
A

1. Why is Nam absent today?

A. Because he missed his flight.

2. Why does Miss Huong want to be a teacher?

B. Because she practices it all the time.

3. Why did Lan get good marks?

C. Because she has to do it again.

4. Why did Mr. Long get upset?

D. Because his son was too lazy.

5. Why couldnt Ba answer all the questions?

E. Because she loves children.

6. Why didnt Mr. Quang attend the conference?

F. Because some of them were too hard.

7. Why can Hoa speak English fluently ?

G. Because she worked very hard.

8. Why is she angry?

H. Because he was sick.

VI. Read the following passage and answers each of the questions about it. (1.0)
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in
phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and
speech.
In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught
in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear.
While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the
human voice from one place to another? Bell began to work on a new invention.
1.Where was Alexander Graham Bell born?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. When did his family go to live in America?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. What did he do in Boston?

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_____________________________________________________________________
4. Why did he begin to work on a new invention?
_____________________________________________________________________
VII. Use the suggested words and phrases to make a full sentences. (0.5)
1. Van/ not have / do/ all the exercises / every day.
=>__________________________________
2. His grandmother / not / old / enough / stay / home / alone.
=> __________________________________
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning with the first one. (0.5)
1. There is a table in front of the television in our living room.
=> The television is __________________________________
2. His father no longer smokes cigarettes.
=> His father used ___________________________________
IX. Write a passage (60 - 80 words) about one of your friends. (1.0)
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ANSWER KEYS
(Each correct sentence gets 0.25 point)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(1.0)
1. D

2. D

3. C

4. C

II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below. (2.0)
1. B

2. C

3. A

4. D

5. B

6. B

7. C

8. A

III. Supply the correct verbs form. (1.0)

1. are they speaking

2. doesn't rain

3. listening

4. stay

IV. Supply the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the following sentences.(1.0)
1. orphanage

2. classmates

3. sociable

4. locked

V. Make the question in A with the appropriate answer in B using Why - Because: (2.0)
1. H

2. E

3. G

4. D

5. F

6. A

7. B

8. C

VI. Read the following passage and answers each of the questions about it. (1.0)
1. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
2. His family/ The Bell went to live in America in 1870.
3. He taught in a school for the deaf.
4. Because he thought why not use the electricity to send the human voice from one place to
another.
VII. Use the suggested words and phrases to make a full sentences. (0.5)
1. Van doesn't have to do all the exercises every day.
2. His grandmother is not/ isn't old enough to stay home alone.
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning with the first one. (0.5)
1. The television is behind the table in our living room.
2. His father used to smoke cigarettes.
IX. Write a passage (60- 80 words) about one of your friends. (1.0)
1. Ni dung: (0,5 pt)
- ng ch .
- Logic, hp l, c s lin kt.
2. Ngn ng, trnh by: (0,5 pt)
- ng ng php, t vng phong ph.

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- C sng to, vit sch s, c tng tuy vn cn mt s li sai ng php.

3. Tr im:
- 04 li t vng, chnh t,..: tr 0,25
- 02 li ng php, cu trc: tr 0,25
- Vit t hn s t quy nh: tr 0,25