Đề kiểm tra một tiết môn Tiếng anh Lớp 8 - Trường THCS Mỹ Thạnh

My Thanh Junior High School TEST
Class 82 Duration: 45 minutes
Name: ..
I. Listen and complete the passage. (2 pts)
On March 3, 1847. Alexander Graham Bell was (1) ______________ in Edinburgh. He was a Scotsman although he later emigrated, first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s.
In America, he worked with (2) ______________ at Boston University. Soon, Bell started (3) ______________ with ways of (4) ______________ speech over a long (5) ______________. This led to the invention of the telephone.
Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, conducted many experiments and finally came up with a (6) ______________ that they first introduced in 1876. Bell said on the telephone: ‘Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.' This was the first telephone (7) ______________.
Traveling all over America, Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions, and by 1877 the first telephone was in (8) ______________ use. 
 II. Choose the correct answer. (3 pts)
Telephone is one of Alexander Graham Bell’s ___________.
A. invent 	B. invention 	C. inventions 	D. inventor
The boys enjoy ___________ coins.
A. collect	B. collecting 	C. to collect 	D. collection
The movie “Gone with the wind” is on ___________ Sao Mai Movie Theater.
A. in 	B. for 	C. at 	D. to
The students ___________ the schoolyard every month.
A. clean	B. cleaning	C. are cleaning	D. will clean
They lived ___________ England in the 2000s.
A. on 	B. in 	C. at 	D. for
They never get tired ___________ John’s jokes.
 A. for 	B. in 	C. on 	D. of
A person who can neither speak nor hear is called a ___________.
A. speaker 	B. deaf-mute 	C. listener	D. hearer
He was born ___________ June 1st, 2007.
A. on 	B. at 	C. in 	D. for
It is very interesting ___________ action movies.
A. watching	B. to watch	C. watch	D. watched
My house isn’t very far ___________ the supermarket.
A. in 	B. at 	C. for	D. from
My parents don’t let me ___________ out at night.
A. to play 	B. play 	C. playing 	D. played
She is good at ___________.
A. to sing	 	B. singing 	C. sings 	D. sing
II. Read the passage below. Choose the correct answer. (2 pts)
Hi! My name is John. I live in Liverpool. Liverpool is a large city in the north of England. I live with my parents, my three brothers and sister. We live in a large house.
In our house, there is a big kitchen, a dining room, a large living room, and a toilet. There is also a separate room for our washing machine and freezer. Upstairs there are three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and another toilet. Outside, there is a large garden. There are two garages.
1. Where does John live?
a. In England 	b. In Wales 	c. In Scotland 	d. In France
2. How many people are there in John’s family?
a.4 	b.5 	c.6 	d.7
3. How many rooms are there in John’s house?
a. 10 	b. 11 	c. 13 	d. 14
4. Dining room is the room in a house where you_______ .
a. usually relax in comfortable chairs 	b. eat meals
c. cook food and wash dishes 	d. wash your body
5. Which of the following is not true?
a. John’s family live in a large house.
b. John’s house is big but doesn’t have any gardens.
c. The kitchen in John’s house is big.
d. John’s house has two garages.
IV. Supply the correct form of the words in brackets. (2pts)
Thomas Watson was Alexander Graham Bell’s __________________, wasn’t he? (ASSIST)
They take part in many ________________ activities after work. (DIFFER)
The students enjoy the ____________________of the local library. (PEACEFUL)
It’s ___________________ to let children play in the kitchen. (DANGER)
He was __________________ because he lost all his money. (LUCK)
Don’t put anything into ___________________ sockets. (ELECTRICITY)
___________________ stories are great. (tradition)
_________________, he has just passed his English exam. (LUCK)
V. Complete each second sentence, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. (1pt)
Mary is very intelligent. She can answer all questions.
Mary is ______________________________ all questions.
Reading comics is interesting.
It’s _________________________ comics.
She always went to school on foot.
She used ____________________________ on foot.
Tom is taller than Tim.
Tim isn’t _________________________ Tom.