English 8 Test 2

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Phòng GD –ĐT Đam Rông Trường THCS Đạ Long. FORTY – FIVE MINUTE TEST 2 Marks. Teacher’s remarks. Student’s name:………………………… Class: 8A… I/ Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.5 pt) 1. A. wanted B. looked C. washed D. watched 2. A. blind B. sign C. right D. fill II/ Choose the best option (a, b, c or d) to complete each sentences. (3.5 pts) 1. I’ll see you ----------------- Sunday morning. A. at B. on C. in D. from 2. When I was young, I used ------------------ on a farm. A. to live B. live C. to living D. living 3. Lan speaks English very --------------A. good B. soft C. slow D. well 4. Lan was born in Vietnam. Vietnamese is her ------------A. foreign language B. second language C. language D. mother tongue 5. Last year, Lan ------------------ Ha Long Bay. A. visit B. visited C. visiting D. to visit 6. You should ---------------- harder on your Spanish pronunciation. A. working B. to work C. works D. work 7. I must study harder in order to --------------- good grades. A. to get B. getting C. get D. gets 8. Ba hates -------------- badminton. A. plays B. playing C. play D. played 9. Miss Jackson told Tim ------------- harder on his Spanish pronunciation. A. work B. works C. to work D. working 10. You should ……………. in outdoor activities. A. take part B. come C. work D. do 11. His parents are always proud ............................... him. A. of B. in C. for D. on 12. - : Do you need any help? - : ----------------------------A. No problem B. I’m sorry. C. Yes, I do D. Yes. That’s very kind of you. 13. - : How much time do you spend on English? - : ----------------------A. Two hours. B. Twice a week. C. Three times. D. Once a week. 14. Could you ..................... me a favor, please ? A. get B. make C. do D. let III. Read the following passage, then write True (T) or False (F) (1.0 pt) Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 16 to 30 years of ages. The Union builds good character, love for the nation, and encourages good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness. The Union was founded on March 26, 1931 by the beloved President Ho Chi Minh. It had different names over the years. One of its first names was “Vietnam Communist Youth.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> Union”. In December 1976, it was officially named as it is called today: Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. However, people normally use the name “The Youth Union” for short. The Youth Union, together with other youth organizations such as the Young Pioneers Organization, the Vietnam Youth Federation, the Vietnam Students Union, often hold social activities such as Helping the Handicapped, Cleaning the Environment, Green Summer Volunteers Campaign, and other similar movements. These activities aim to help the young develop their public awareness and form their personality. Ever since the Union was founded, its aims and principles, established by president Ho Chi Minh, have been guidelines for the young Vietnamese people today and tomorrow. 1. Vietnamese youth from 15 to 30 years of ages can join the Youth Union. -------------2. The Union was founded on March 26, 1931. -------------3. The Youth Union was officially named in November 1976. -------------4. Helping the Handicapped is one of the Youth Union’s social activities. -------------IV/ Read the passage, then answer the questions. (1.5 pts) In the first year of high school, Nam had some difficulties in learning English. His pronounciation of English words was really bad and his English grammar was worse. He did not know how to improve them. One afternoon after the lesson, his English teacher took him to the school library and showed him comettes of pronounciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told him how to use an English dictionary to improve his English grammar. “ Now I think you know what you should do ”, said she. He made much progress and only one year late he won the first prize in the English speaking contest. 1. What did Nam have some difficulties?  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. What did she tell him to improve his English grammar ?  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Did he win the first prize in the English speaking contest ?  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------V/ Rewrite the following sentences. (2.5 pts) 1. Lan said to Ba: “Can you carry my bag, please?”  Lan asked Ba -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Nga loves listening to music in her free time.  Nga likes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. She often played the piano at night..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span>  She used ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. He said to me: “You should do your homework.”  He said ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Nam is a good soccer player .  He plays soccer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------VI/ Write a letter to a friend with the words or phrases as prompts (1.0 pt) Dear Nga, I / pleased / hear / you / had / happy / Teacher’s day.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I / get / good grades / Literature / Math/ Biology / but/ English result / poor.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My English teacher / ask / me / spend / more time/ it.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I / study harder / next semester.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Regards, Hoa ANSWER KEYS – CLASS 8 I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (0.5pt). 0.25 x 2=0.5 pts 1. A - wanted 2. D - fill II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentences. (3.5 pts) 0.25 x 14=3.5 pts 1. B - on 2. A - live 3. D - well 4. D - mother tongue 5. B - visited 6. A - work 7. C – get 8. B – playing 9. C – to work 10. A – take part 11. B – of 12. D – Yes. That’s very kind of you 13. A – Two hours.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> 14. C – do III. Read the following passage, then write True (T) or False (F) (1.0 pt) 0.25 x 2=1.0 pts 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T IV/ Read the passage, then answer the questions. (1.5 pts) 0.5 x 3=1.5 pts 1.  Nam had some difficulties in learning English 2.  She also told him how to use an English dictionary to improve his English grammar. 3.  Yes, he did. V/ Rewrite the following sentences. (2.5 pts) 0.5 x 5=2.5 pts 1.  Lan asked Ba to carry her bag. 2.  Nga likes listening to music in her free time. 3.  She used to play the piano at night. 4.  He said I should do my homework. 5.  He plays soccer well. VI/ Rearrange the words in correct order to make meaningful sentences. ( 1.0 pt) 0.25 x 4=1.0 pt Dear Nga, I am pleased to hear that you had a happy Teacher’s day. I got good grades for Literature, Math and Biology, but my English result was poor. My English teacher asked me to spend more time on it. I must study harder next semester. Regards, Hoa.

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