Đề kiểm tra 45 phút lần 4 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

QUANG TRUNG SECONDARY SCHOOL THE 4th 45 MINUTE TEST	
TASK A
Full name:...................................................... 	 Class 8A..
 	Time : 45 mins 
Mark
Teacher's remarks
PART I : LISTENING
Question 1. Listen to the conversation and decide if the sentences are T (true) or F (false):
Statements
T
F
Nick tried to phone his brother three times.
Mike asked Nick if he had the wrong number.
Tom was out when Nick phoned the last time
Nick wanted to get in touch with Tom because they were cut off.
Nick had a communication breakdown because of a lack of communication channels
Question 2. Listen and fill each gap with suitable words
What’s his..? – He’s Japannese.
Try not to use this word too often otherwise your text will become.
Sport can be either or non – competitive.
There’s a good that they will win.
Her dancingis impressive!
PART II: USE OF ENGLISH
Question 3. Circle the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. unwise 	B. unlucky	C. unlimited	 D. unforeseen
2. A. repetitive	B. infinitive	 C.positive	 D. ability 
Question 4: Find a word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
 1.	A. frightened 	B. stamped 	C. walked	D. laughed
2.	A. hands 	 B. occasions	 C. associates	D. others
Question 5: Circle the correct answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Australia is composed of seven _________
A. nation B. countries C. states D. town
2. The forest fire ________ for eight hours killing all of the animals.
A. burst B. occurred C. raged D. spread
3. She said she.to the Moon when she had enough money
A. travelled B. to travel C. would travel D. will travel
4. If you ..something, you should patent it as quickly as possible.
A. invented B. will invent C. have invented D. are inventing
Question 6: Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
1.It seems ( nature)..for a child to spend so much time by himself or her self.
2.My brother works as a lab ( technique).at a large company.
PART III: READING
Question 7. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the table to fill in each blank
distances invention might built number useless
An American, Charles D.Seeberger, produced the first commercial moving staircase to transport people in the 1890s. he called this (1)an ‘escalator’ , talking the name from the Latin word ‘ scala’ which means ‘ ladder’ . Escalators move people up and dơn short (2)..Lift do the same, but only move a small (3).of people. Escalators have capacity to move a lot of people at the same time, and they can be placed in the same space as one (4)..install a staircase. A non – functioning escalator can be used as a normal staircase , whereas many other conveyances become(5)when they break down.
Toward the end of nineteenth century, cities were becoming more crowded and the first escalators were ( 6)at railway stations and in big department stores so that people could move about more quickly. Today we see escalators everywhere
Question 8: Read the passage, then answer the questions :
 Australia is an island continent in the South Pacific. The capital is Canberra, but the city with the biggest population is Sydney, which has nearly four million people. English is the first language of most people, but there are also many immigrants who speak other languages.
 Canada is the second largest country in land side. Both English and French are official languages. Canada has a cold winter, and many Canadian enjoy winter sports, such as skiing and ice-skating.
 Switzerland is a small country in central Europe. Its neighbors are France in the west, Italy in the south, Australia in the east, and West Germany in the north. Sixty percent of the land in Switzerland is mountains. Switzerland is famous for its banks, tourism, and skiing.
Answer the following questions :
1. Where is Australia?
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2. Is English the unique language spoken in Australia?
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3. What language are spoken in Canada ?
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4. Which countries are neighbors of Switzerland ?
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PART IV: WRITING
Question 9: Write a new sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. 
1. Lan said: “ I want to become a designer in the future.”
 Lan said 
2. Ba said to me: “ People will soon communicate using telepathy.” 
 Ba told..
3. She said that she was going to join the science club the next week 
 She said: ....
4. My brother likes cycling more than playing tennis.
 My brother prefers...
5. My class is going to Ha Noi next summer.
 My class intends...
Question 10: write a paragraph of about 100 words on the following topic. 
Do you agree or disagree with the following idea?
The invention of computer games causes a lot of problems for children.
You can refer to the following factors:
Time ( wasting or not wasting )
Health ( negative or positive effect).
Brain ( negative or positive effect).
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QUANG TRUNG SECONDARY SCHOOL THE 4th 45 MINUTE TEST	
TASK B
Full name:...................................................... 	 Class 8A..
 	Time : 45 mins 
Mark
Teacher's remarks
PART I : LISTENING
Question 1. Listen to the conversation and decide if the sentences are T (true) or F (false):
Statements
T
F
Nick tried to phone his brother five times.
Mike asked Nick what he wanted to tell Tom
Tom was busy when Nick phoned the last time
Nick wanted to get in touch with Tom because his landline telephone was out of order.
Nick had a communication breakdown because of a language barrier
Question 2. Listen and fill each gap with suitable words
What’s his..? – He’s Japannese.
Try not to use this word too often otherwise your text will become.
Sport can be either or non – competitive.
There’s a good that they will win.
 Her dancingis impressive!
PART II: USE OF ENGLISH
Question 3. Circle the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. competitive 	B. opportunity C. repetitive	 D. unhealthy
2. A. impatient 	 B. impolite	 C. unnatural	 D. unhurt
Question 4: Find a word that does not belong to each group.
 1.	A. wanted 	B. filled	 C. stayed	 D. played
2.	A. exhaust 	B. hour	 C. honest D. house
Question 5: Circle the correct answer to complete the following sentences.
1. He asked me what the conservationists.so far to protect our environment.
A. did B. had done C. do D. have done
2. Much of the town was rebuilt after the massive__________ of tornado.
A. peace B. humour C. destruction D. safety 
3. _________ Nam ever been to any English speaking countries?
 A. Has B. Have C. Was D. Does 
4. People from other planets may use to communicate, which is not possible for human beings.
A. landlines B. letters C. chat rooms D. telepathy
5. I hope you .when I arrive at 8 p.m today !
A. didn’t work B. won’t be working c. don’t work
Question 6: Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
The USA is a world leader in space ( explore).
Ba’s father is an( archeology)..
PART III: READING
Question 7. Read the passage and choose the best answer in the table to fill in each blank
that activity get information informs says the field enormous addicted addictive
 It is estimated that about three billion people use the internet around the world. Most people use the internet to ( 1)or for entertainment. A new study, however, show us that almost ten per cent of internet users are using it so often that it is seriously harming their lives. The study(2)..that these people may find it difficult to stop using the internet because they have become (3). Some who is addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop doing ( 4) .According to psychologist in ( 5).thirty per cent of internet users claim that they use the internet to escape from their problems. The study also shows that having a chat, or discussion, with strangers on the internet is one of the most(6).. activities.
Question 8: Read the passage, then answer the questions :
 Australia is an island continent in the South Pacific. The capital is Canberra, but the city with the biggest population is Sydney, which has nearly four million. English is the first language of most people, but there are also many immigrants who speak other languages.
 Canada is the second largest country in land side. Both English and French are official languages. Canada has a cold winter, and many Canadian enjoy winter sports, such as skiing and ice-skating.
 Switzerland is a small country in central Europe. Its neighbors are France in the west, Italy in the south, Australia in the east, and West Germany in the north. Sixty percent of the land in Switzerland is mountains. Switzerland is famous for its banks, tourism, and skiing.
Answer the following questions :
1. What is the population of Sydney?
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2. What is the area of Canada ?
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3. What’s weather like in winter in Canada ?
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4. What’s Switzerland famous for ?
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Question 9 : Write a new sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the original one. 
1.Johnny said to me, “I don’t know what Fred is doing.”
Johnny told me ...
2.She said that she would answer the phone.
She said : “ ....
3.Ba said : “ I left Ha Noi in 2010”
Ba said ....
4.Ba prefers playing the piano to playing the guitar.
Ba likes
5.Lan wants to drink some coffee.
Lan would.
Question 10: write a paragraph of about 100 words on the following topic. 
Do you agree or disagree with the following idea?
Robots will only bring benefits to people in the future.
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