ENGLISH TEST – APRIL( 45mins)
Full name :……………………………………………………....……………..class : 8D
PARTA.PHONETICS
I.Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from theothers.0,6 pts
1. A. ranked
B. gained
C. prepared
D. proved

2. A. host
B. honor
C. hockey
D. horror

3. A. badminton
B. swallow
C. challenge
D. ballet

II. Choose the words that have the different stress from theothers.0,4pts
1. A. chemist
B. browser
C. technique
D. programme

2. A. reality
B. unable
C. enormous
D. benefit

PART B :LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: 2pts
1.Science is used in all conners of the world for the_________of people.
A. interest B. need C. profits D.benefits
2. _________we were in town, we often met him.
A. For B. Although C. So D. When
3. _________your homework finished last night?
A. Was B. Did C.Are D. Do
4. He shouted and looked _________at me when I broke the vase.
A. angry B. angrier C. angrily D. angryly
5. They decided to go out _________ it rained heavily.
A. but B. and C. although D. because
6. John is interested _________ the history of Vietnam.
A. in B. with C. to D. on
7 . _________ turning off the TV and lights, they went to bed.
A. Behind B. In front of C.Before D. After
8. I _________a lot of information about her recently.
A. have learnt B. would learn C. learnt D. will learn
9. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you _________ than the red one.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
10. Vietnamese people are very _________ and hospitable.
A.friend B.friendless C.friendly D.friendship
II. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses:2pt
1. Chess (play)_________________________for around two thousand years
2. My uncle (not/ be) ___________________ out of his house since he bought a color TV.
3. Nam (watch) ___________________________________ TV now.
4. He said that he (go) __________________________ to Ha Noi the next day.
5. The doctor advised him ( give up ) ________________ smoking
PART C : READING
I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage : 1pt
Alexander Graham Bell was born (1)............ March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh,Scotland. As a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870, the Bells decided (2)................ to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine which helped the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea“Why do not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another ?” He began to work on a new (3)…............for years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day and night. (4)............... rented rooms in a boarding house. Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on another. They tried to send (5) ….................. through a wire. Finally, on March 19, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran into Bell’s room and shouted:“ I heard you! ”.
1. A. in
B. on
C. from
D. at

 2. A. go
B. went
C. to go
D. going

 3. A. invention
B. inventor
C. inventive
D. invent

 4. A. he
B. we
C. it
D. they

 5. A. speaking
B. letters
C. speech
D. telegram

II. Read the passage then answer the below questions: 2pts
The environment is everything around us, both natural and made by man. A major problem in the world today is the destruction of natural environment.
This is a complicated problem. We burn fuel, and this causes air pollution. We throw away plastic bags, containing toys and other objects. These stay in the environment, they are not