Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo Dầu Tiếng

Dinh Hiep Secondary School
Class : 8 A FORTY – FIVE – MINUTE TEST
Name : Subject : English
Period : 38
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I / PHONETICS : ( 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 . festival B. revision C.habit D. meaning .
2. A.drawing B. improve C. report D. escape.
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. buffalo B.wisdom C.rope D.clothes.
4.A .equipment B. upset C.end D. help
II CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER A,B,C OR D : ( 3 marks ).
1. I used __________ in the countryside when I was young.
A. to live B. live C. living D. lived .
2. He will visit hisparents ________ Monday ______ 8.30.
A. on / on B. on / at C. in / in D. between.
3. My friend speaks English ___________
A. good B. bad C. slow D. excellently
4. Some language learners learn the new words _________ heart
A. on B. in C. by D. with .
5. ___________ is necessary when you learn new words
A. revision B .revise C. stick D. list.
6. __________ you need any help ? – Yes, That’s very kind of you.
A. Do B. Can C. Could D. May
7. The children love ____________ to traditional strories.
A. listen B. listened C. listening D. to listen
8. She was born in Viet Nam, so Vietnamese is her______________.
A. second language B.language C. foreign language D.mother tongue
9. __________ I help you ? – Yes , thank you.
A. May B. Could C. Can D. Do.
10. You __________ get up early to go to school on time.
A. mustn’t B. should C. might D. have to.
11. Tom told me __________ off the laptop for him.
A. turn B.to turn C. turning D.turned
12.If you want to see my teacher, please come _________ 8a.m and 10 a.m
A. at B. on C. between D. in

III READING : ( 3 marks )
A..Read the passage and answer the questions : ( 2 marks )
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union was founded on March 26 ,1931 in Viet Nam. It builds character, love for nation and encourages good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness.
Ho Chi Minh established the guidelines for the Vietnamese youth.
The Union has many plans to help the community such as : helping the Handicapped , Cleaning the Environment, ….
The recycling program can help people to save natural recourses. The “ Rosy Smile ” program helps raising funds for the poor children.The “ Green Sunday ” program makes the city more beautiful with clean streets, plenty of trees and flowers. It’s held on Sunday morning every month.
1 / Answer the questions :
When was the Ho Chi MinhCommunist Youth Union founded? _________________________________________________.
2 .What does it build and encourage ?
_________________________________________________.
3. Who established the guidelines for the Vietnamese youth ?
_________________________________________________.
4. What does the “ Rosy Smile ” help?
________________________________________________.
2/ Read the passage again and then decide if each of the statements are True ( T) or False ( F) : ( 1 mark)
a / ______. Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union was founded on November 20.
b /______ . The “Rosy smile ” program can help people to natural resources.
c / ______.The “ Green Sunday ’’ program makes the city more beautiful
d /______ . The “ Green Sunday ” is held on Sunday morning every month..
IV. WRITING : ( 3 marks )
A)Rewrite the following sentences,beginning each sentence with the given words (1,5 mark)
1 ) She doesn’t like listening to music.
She hates _______________________________
2) Nam said to Lan “ Please turn on the lights for me ”
Nam told ____________________________.
3) My brother said to me “ Can you lend me some money ? ”
My brother asked______________________



B) Write a letter, using the information from the word cues. (1,5 marks)
( viết một lá thư sử dụng những thông tin cho sẵn )

25/ 3A Tran Phu street
Ho chi Minh city
November 24,2011
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