Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo Dầu Tiếng

Dinh Hiep Secondary School
Class : 8 A FORTY – FIVE – MINUTE TEST
Name : Subject : English
Period : 19
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I / PRONUNCIATION : ( 1 mark )
A Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others : ( chọn từ có cách nhấn âm khác với các từ còn lại ).
1. A . generous B. reserved C. humorous D. sociable .
2. A. socket B. assistant C. injure D. annoy.
B Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others ( chọn từ có những chữ cái gạch dưới phát âm khác ).
3.A. upstairs B. fair C. straight D.downstairs.
4.A . message B. emigrate C. arrange D. stationary
II CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER A,B,C OR D : ( 3 marks ).
1. Can I _____________ to Lan, please ?
A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell .
2. ____________are you late all time ? – Because I stay up late
A. Why B. When C. What D.Where.
3. She is old enough_______________ a car.
A.drive B. to drive C. drives D. driving
4. She is tall and thin. She has __________________.
A. long black B. hair black long C. long black hair D. hair black .
5. Don’t worry about us. We can look after _________________.
A. herself B . ourselves C. itself D.yourself.
6. You failed English test . You ______________ study harder
A. must B. can C. ought to D. have to
7. The kitchen is a ______________ place to play
A. dangerous B. suitable C. peaceful D. safe
8. All of us _____________ follow the laws strictly.
A. can B. must C. mustn’t D. ought to
9. She is going ___________ her parents on the weekend.
A. meet B. to meet C. meets D. meeting.
10.Nam doesn’t talk much in puplic.He is _________________.
A. humorous B.selfish C. outgoing D.reserved.
11. Don’t come in. Please wait ____________ for a few minutes
A. inside B. outside C. upstairs D.downstairs
12.He is looking at ________________ in the mirror.
A. youself B. itself C. himself D. myself

III READING : ( 3 marks )
A..Read the passage and answer the questions : ( 2 marks )
Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh.He was a Scotsman although he later emigrated, first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1780s.
In America,He worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University . Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance.This led to the invention of the telephone.
Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, conducted many experiments and finally came up with a device which they first introduced in 1876.Bell said on the phone ‘ Mr Watson , come here. I want you” This is the first telephone message.
Travelling all over America, Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions, and by 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use.
1 / Answer the questions :
When was Alexander Graham Bell born ? _________________________________________________.
2 .Who did Bell work with at Boston University ?
_________________________________________________.
3.When was the first telephone in commercial use ?
_________________________________________________.

4. Did he introduce the telephone in 1876 ?
________________________________________________.
2/ Read the passage again and then decide if each of the statements are True ( T) or False ( F) :
a / ______. Alexander G.Bell was born in the USA.
b /______ . Bell and Thomas Watson introduced the telephone in 1877.
c / ______.Thomas Watson was Bell’s assistant.
d /______ .Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions.

IV. WRITING : ( 3 marks )
A)Rewrite the following sentences,beginning each sentence with the given words (1 mark)
1 ) She is rich. She can buy a new car.
She is rich enough to _________________.
2) Her hair is long and black.
She has ____________________________.

B) Write a passage (60 – 70 words) about Hoa, using the information in the form. (2 marks)
( viết một đoạn văn khoảng 60 -70 từ sử dụng những thông tin ở bảng sau )






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I/ PRONUNCIATION:
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B. 3)C 4) A
II / VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR STRUCTURE:
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