Đề kiểm tra 45 phút lần 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đào Trọng Linh

TEST 1
I. 	Which underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)
1. 	A. meat	B. team	C. great	D. mean
2. 	A. lunar	B. unite	C. university	D. uniform 
3. 	A. sound	B. resources	C. proud	D. discount
4. 	A. looked 	B. watched	C. laughed	D. carried 
II. 	Choose the best answer (2,0 pts)
1. 	My brother drives very ......................
	A. care 	B. careful 	C. careless 	D. carefully
2. 	Her oldest sister is good at .............. short stories.
	A. writing 	B. write 	C. to write 	D. writes
3. 	John saw the doctor because he ........... sick.
	A. is 	B. are 	C. were 	D. was
4. 	His family .............................. here sinse 1995.
	A. lives 	B. has lived 	C. lived 	D. is living
5. 	Graham Bell was born ......... March 3 rd, 1847.
	A. in 	B. at 	C. on 	D. during
6. 	My grandfather does morning exercises regularly ..................... improve his health.
	A. so as for 	B. so as that	C. in order that 	D. in order to
7. 	I'm going to participate in a ............................. program of the Y&Y.
	A. recycled 	B. recycling 	C. recycle 	D. recycles
8. 	Ba: May I help you? 	Lan: ............................................
	A. No problem	B. I’m sorry, I’m busy.	 
	C. Yes, that’s very kind of you	D. What can I do for you?	
III. 	Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms (1pt)
1. 	He isn’t old enough (drive) ......................a car.
2. 	Mary (not, watch) ................. television last night.
3. 	His mother wants him (practice).................speaking English everyday.
4. 	Lan (not, like)........................playing badminton.
IV. 	Choose the underlined part which needs correcting: (0.5 pt)
1. 	Her sister doesn’t enjoy to read books in the library.
2. 	I haven’t seen her since a month.
V. 	Supply the correct form of the word in brackets (0,5pt)
1. 	A fairy appeared and (magic)........... changed her rags into beautiful clother.
2. 	You should work harder on your English (pronounce)............................ 
VI. 	Read the following passage (3pts)
Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3rd, 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. He emigrated to Canada first and then to the USA in 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf – mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell began experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the invention of the telephone. He worked with Thomas Watson, his assistant. Bell and Watson conducted many experiments. He successfullty demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions, and by 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use.
A. 	Decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F) (1pt)
Statements
True
False
1. 	Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1870.
2. 	He went to live in the USA first.
3. 	Bell was interested in sounds and speech.
4. 	Bell and Watson worked at the same place.
B. 	Answer the questions (2 pts).
1. 	Where was Alexander G. Bell born?
2. 	Where did he emigrate first?
3. 	Who did he work with at Boston University ?
4. 	Did he work with deaf – mute patients in a hospital?
VII. Rewite the sentences but do not change the meaning.(2 pts)
He is short. He can’t reach the top of the bookshelf.
	He is not	
The cat is behind the television.
	The television is	
The book is 15,000 dong. The dictionary is 75,000 dong.
	The dictionary is more	
4. “ Can you give Lan this report card?”, the teacher said to Lan’s mother.
	The teacher told Lan’s mother	
TEST 1
I. 	Which underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1pt)
1. 	A. meat	B. team	C. great	D. mean
2. 	A. lunar	B. unite	C. university	D. uniform 
3. 	A. sound	B. resources	C. proud	D. discount
4. 	A. looked 	B. watched	C. laughed	D. carried 
II. 	Choose the best answer (2,0 pts)
1. 	My brother drives very ......................
	A. care 	B. careful 	C. careless 	D. carefully
2. 	Her oldest sister is good at .............. short stories.
	A. writing 	B. write 	C. to write 	D. writes
3. 	John saw the doctor because he ........... sick.
	A. is 	B. are 	C. were 	D. was
4. 	His family .............................. here sinse 1995.
	A. lives 	B. has lived 	C. lived 	D. is living
5. 	Graham Bell was born ......... March 3rd, 1847.
	A. in 	B. at 	C. on 	D. during
6. 	My grandfather does morning exercises regularly ..................... improve his health.
	A. so as for 	B. so as that	C. in order that 	D. in order to
7. 	I'm going to participate in a ............................. program of the Y&Y.
	A. recycled 	B. recycling 	C. recycle 	D. recycles
8. 	Ba: May I help you? 	Lan: ............................................
	A. No problem	B. I’m sorry, I’m busy.	 
	C. Yes, that’s very kind of you	D. What can I do for you?	
III. 	Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms (1pt)
1. 	He isn’t old enough to drive a car.
2. 	Mary did not watch television last night.
3. 	His mother wants him to practice speaking English everyday.
4. 	Lan does not like playing badminton.
IV. 	Choose the underlined part which needs correcting: (0.5 pt)
1. 	Her sister doesn’t enjoy to read books in the library.
2. 	I haven’t seen her since a month.
V. 	Supply the correct form of the word in brackets (0,5pt)
1. 	A fairy appeared and magically changed her rags into beautiful clother.
2. 	You should work harder on your English pronunciation. 
VI. 	Read the following passage (3pts)
Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3rd, 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. He emigrated to Canada first and then to the USA in 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf – mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell began experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the invention of the telephone. He worked with Thomas Watson, his assistant. Bell and Watson conducted many experiments. He successfullty demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions, and by 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use.
A. 	Decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F) (1pt)
Statements
True
False
1. 	Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1870.
P
2. 	He went to live in the USA first.
P
3. 	Bell was interested in sounds and speech.
P
4. 	Bell and Watson worked at the same place.
P
B. 	Answer the questions (2 pts).
1. 	Where was Alexander G. Bell born?
	He was born in in Edinburgh, Scotland.
2. 	Where did he emigrate first?
	He emigrated to Canada first.
3. 	Who did he work with at Boston University ?
	He worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University.
4. 	Did he work with deaf – mute patients in a hospital?
	No, he didn’t.
VII. Rewite the sentences but do not change the meaning.(2 pts)
He is short. He can’t reach the top of the bookshelf.
	He is not tall enough to reach the top of the bookshelf.
The cat is behind the television.
	The television is in front of the television.
The book is 15,000 dong. The dictionary is 75,000 dong.
	The dictionary is more expensive than the book.
4. “ Can you give Lan this report card?”, the teacher said to Lan’s mother.
	The teacher told Lan’s mother to give Lan that report card.