THAM KHẢO ĐỀ KT 45'''' SỐ 2 (G8)

AU CO SECONDARY SCHOOL
CLASS 8/___
NAME: ………………………… THE ONE-PERIOD TEST 2 – FORM A
A- Listening (2.5 ms)
Listen and circle the best responses for the questions you hear:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
A- Yes, I did.
A- No, I didn’t.
A- He used to cry all day.
A- We used to have dinner together.
A- To the theater.
A- With my parents.
B- I used to play table tennis.
B- I don’t know.
B- I used to cry all day.
B- To the beach.
B- Action.
B- I used to ask a lot of questions.
B- Reading (2. 5 ms)
Read the passage carefully. Then do the exercises below.
“ … In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some
difficulties in learning English. My pronunciation of English
words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I
did not know how to improve them. One day after the lesson.
My teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the
classroom and then took me to the school library. She showed

me cassettes of pronunciation drills. She also told me how to
use an English- English dictionary to improve my English
grammar. I made much progress and only short time later, I got
excellent grades in English. Now my English is very good, and
I have just won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest
this year.”
1. True or false? (1 m)
True False
a. His teacher of English helped him how to improve his English.
b. His English pronunciation was bad but his grammar wasn’t.
c. His teacher told him to use the dictionary to improve his English
pronunciation.
d. He got the best grade in the English Speaking Contest this year.
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2. Answer the questions. (1.5 ms)
a. What difficulties did the writer have in his learning English in his first year of lower
secondary school?
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b. How did his teacher of English help him improve his English grammar?
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c. Is he good at English now?

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C- Language focus (2. 5 ms)
I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences below. (1.5 ms)
1. The Y & Y __________ the Spring activity program on January 9
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A. holding B. is going hold C. will hold D. holds
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2. My little sister was born ___________ May, 2007
A. on B. in C. at D. from
3. My father asked ____________ harder.
A. me to study B. to me study C. me study D. me studying
4. They copy the new words again and again ________ remember them better.
A. so that B. in order to C. for D. order to
5. She hates ________ music.
A. learning B. to learning C. learns D. learned
6. You shouldn’t __________ up too late.
A. to stay B. staying C. stay D. to staying
II. Rewrite the following sentence as directed, so that the meaning stays the same. (1 m)
1. I often got up late when I went to school in the afternoon last year.
 I used ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. “You should practice listening skill more often.” said my teacher.
 My teacher told I …………………………………………………………………………………
D- Writing (2.5 ms)

You are going to join the Y & Y Green Group. The Group is holding an environment moth.
You are going to clean up the beach on weekends. You are also going to plant trees along the
streets around your school and water them after class every afternoon. Write a letter to one of

your friends to tell him or her about what you are going to do.
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Au Co Junior High School, Nha Trang City
 ………………………………………………, 2009
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AU CO SECONDARY SCHOOL
CLASS 8/___
NAME: ………………………… THE ONE-PERIOD TEST 2 – FORM B
A. Listening (2.5 ms)
Listen and circle the best responses for the questions you hear:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
A- Yes, I did.
A - I don’t know.

A - I used to cry all day.
A - We used to have dinner together.
A - Action.
A - With my parents.
B- I used to play table tennis.
B - No, I didn’t.
B - He used to cry all day.
B - To the beach.
B- To the theater.
B- I used to ask a lot of questions.
B. Reading (2. 5 ms)
Read the passage carefully. Then do the exercises below.
“ … In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some
difficulties in learning English. My pronunciation of English
words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I
did not know how to improve them. One day after the lesson.
My teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the
classroom and then took me to the school library. She showed
me cassettes of pronunciation drills. She also told me how to
use an English- English dictionary to improve my English
grammar. I made much progress and only short time later, I got
excellent grades in English. Now my English is very good, and
I have just won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest
this year.”
1. True or false? (1 m)
True False
a. He used to learn English well.
b. Both his English pronunciation and grammar were bad.
c. His teacher of English told him how to learn new words.
d. He took part in the English Speaking Contest this year.

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2. Answer the questions. (1.5 ms)
a. Who did help the writer how to improve his English?
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b. How did she help him improve his English pronunciation?
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c. Is he still bad at English now?
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C. Language focus (2. 5 ms)
I. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences below. (1.5 ms)
1. Lan enjoys ___________ all the coins.
A. collect B. collecting C. to collect D. collected
2. In this Spring activity program, they __________ broken glasses from 8 am to 11 am
on January 9
th
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A. gather B. gathered C. will gather D. gathering
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3. My father is always free ________ Saturday evening.
A. in B. at C. since D. on

4. _ The mother told her son ________ noise.
A. not to make B. don’t to make C. don’t make D. doesn’t make
5. She is studying hard ________ pass the final exams.
A. so that B. for C. in order to D. order to
6. You should __________ the words you want to learn.
A. underlining B. underline C. to underline D. to underlining
II. Rewrite the following sentence as directed, so that the meaning stays the same. (1 m)
1. “Please show me your homework.” said my teacher.
 My teacher asked …………………………………………………………………………………
2. My father often took us to the circus when he was alive.
 My father used ……………………………………………………………………………………
D. Writing (2.5 ms)

You are going to join the Y & Y Green Group. The Group is holding an environment moth.
You are going to clean up the beach on weekends. You are also going to plant trees along the
streets around your school and water them after class every afternoon. Write a letter to one of
your friends to tell him or her about what you are going to do.
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Au Co Junior High School, Nha Trang City
 ………………………………………………, 2009
Dear ………………,
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