Gadgets come and go and most of them don’t have a very long life.

The Internet, SỐ PHÁCH SỐ PHÁCH

(1) ………….., seems to be here to stay. The World Wide Web is now the largest
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information (2) ………... in the world and teenagers can find more or less anything KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH
they want there. They can (3) …………… music and films, watch TV, listen to the
radio, send e-mails and even shop online.
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In the United States for example, more than 78% of kids go (4) ……………..,
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according to a recent study. A lot of them are just (5) …………. the Web and instant Thời gian: 45 phút
messaging their friends. But 94% of those online said they also used it (6)
…………… schoolwork. This technology has allowed them to (7) ……………. a vast ĐIỂM BÀI THI HỌ TÊN VÀ CHỮ KÝ GIÁM KHẢO HỌTÊNVÀCHỮKÝ
store of knowledge which was inaccessible before. With online tutoring and virtual Giám thị 1 Giám thị 2
schools, technology (8) ……………… students to get specific help. It is also
possible to be a part of a study (9) …………….. or discuss school project with
international e – mail pals. Perhaps more than anything, the Internet search engine
Google has changed homework (10) ……………. across the globe. But the problem (Học sinh làm bài vào đề thi)
is that it is so easy to “copy and paste” that teachers need to change homework
assignments or projects every year. A. LISTENING.
1. A. moreover B. because C. however D. although Task 1. Listen and circle the correct answer. (3 pts)
2. A. resource B. technology C. informatics D. generation 1. When was Samuel Morse born?
3. A. play B. discover C. oversee D. download A. In 1791 B. In 1917 C. In 1691 D. In 1916
4. A. chat B. online C. forum D. connect 2. Which college did Samuel Morse enter when he was 14 years old? Họ tên thí sinh:
5. A. looking B. surfing C. diving D. watching A. Massachusetts College C. Yale College
6. A. in B. on C. with D. for B. Boston College D. Art School
…………………...
7. A. access B. enrich C. upload D. inform 3. What did he want to be after school? .……………..........
8. A. makes B. allows C. creates D. opens A. An electrician B. An inventor C. An artist D. A traveller
9. A. group B. commune C. book D. land
10. A. customs B. vocations C. habits D. traditions Task 2. Fill in the missing information. (7 pts) LỚP: 8A…………
On one trip to the United States, Morse had an interesting idea. Later, this idea (4)
II. Read the text below and then decide if the sentences are true (T) or false
_______________ into his famous invention. Morse thought that it might be (5)
(F). (5pts)
_______________ to use electricity to send a message over a (6) _______________. This Phòng thi số:
Stonehenge stands in a grassy field in the Wiltshire countryside. It is one of the
message, he thought, could be recorded at the other end. A message could be sent with the
most popular sights in England. ………..……...
Stonehenge is a prehistoric, mysterious circle of upright stones in southern (7) _______________ of electricity. Before the end of the trip, Morse had drawn up rough
England. Construction on the great monument began 5,000 years ago. plans for an instrument. He called it the electric or magnetic (8) _______________. Morse

Stonehenge draw over 800,000 visitors per year. began to work out his idea as soon as he landed. He gave up his work as a (9) Số báo danh: .
_______________. Instead he chose to work on his new idea. Almost five years later, his (10)
Stonehenge was built as a spectacular place of _______________ were successful. He built an instrument that made his idea work. ……………

worship. A visit to Stonehenge begins from

B. PHONETICS, GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY.
Visitor’s Centre to the monument. There is a fee for I. Circle the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (3 pts)
parking as well as for admission, which includes an 1. A. allow B. follow C. yellow D. fellow
2. A. exhausted B. hour C. honest D. house
optional audio guide. For conservation reasons, 3. A. archeology B. psychologist C. technique D. channel
visitors are no longer allowed to approach the stones
II. Circle the word which has a different stress position from others. (2 pts)
except on certain occasions or on a special tour. 1. A. disaster B. pollution C. permanent D. eruption
T F 2. A. volcano B. illustrate C. aquatic D. official
1. Stonehenge is located in the English countryside.  
2. It was built for a religious purpose.  
3. Scientist have discovered the way how ancient people built  
Stonehenge.
4. If you want to visit the site, you only have to pay a fee for  
parking.
5. Approach to Stonehenge is limited now.  

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III. Circle the best answer. (10 pts) 4. The study points out that many people’s health has been affected from bathing in
1. Many advances have been ………….. in communication through the use of fiber or drinking ____________________ water. (PURE)
optics. 5. Thousands of ____________________are used in everyday products – in our
A. done B. caused C. brought D. made water, our food and in the air we breathe. (CHEMISTRY)
2. Do you think there …………. less conflict in the world if all people ………… the same
language? D. WRITING
A. would be / spoke B. is / spoke C. were / speak D. is / will speak I. Rewrite the sentences. (5 pts)
1. Minh said, “How long does an average person live?”
3. You’ll recognize Jenny when you see her. She……………… a red hat.
- Minh asked me how ____________________________________________
A. will be wearing B. is wearing C. will wear D. wears
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4. With the advance of the science and technology, our life changes greatly in various
2. In the future, robots will do all the household chores.
…………….. .
- In the future, all the ____________________________________________
A. scenes B. fields C. sights D. regions
__________________________________________________________________
5. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human ………………on the moon.
3. There are so many cars on the road, so the air is so polluted.
A. was stepping B. to step C. stepped D. who stepped
- If ___________________________________________________________
6. How many times have I told you ………football in the street? __________________________________________________________________
A. not to play B. do not play C. not playing D. will not play 4. The fish are dead because the water is polluted.
7. Lien………………. that she wanted to become a biology teacher. - Due to_______________________________________________________
A. told B. told to me C. said me D. said to me __________________________________________________________________
8. People ……………….. to leave the flooded villages by 11 o’clock last night. 5. “Why don’t we buy Lan a new CD for her birthday?” David said. (suggested)
A. will have managed B. will be managing C. had managed D. managed - ____________________________________________________________
9. Niagara Falls is a great ………………. on the border of the USA and Canada. __________________________________________________________________
Thousands of visitors come to see it every month.
II. Put the word into the correct order to make meaningful sentences. (5 pts)
A. tradition B. spectacle C. relaxation D. natural
1. without / would / This / technology / job / modern / be / the / impossible / help / of/./
10. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games; ……………., they
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lose their interests in daily activities.
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A. moreover B. so C. however D. therefore 2. from / residents of the streets / The / cannot / music club / sleep / because / loud
IV. Find and correct the mistake in each of the flowing sentences. (2.5 pts) noise / of / the / the /./
1. Olive told Chau that her father was leaving Viet Nam next week. ___________________________________________________________________
________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
2. He asked me what I preferred video conferencing to face-to-face meetings. 3. The / Maori’s / have / life / had / a great impact / New Zealand / language and
________________________ culture / on/./
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3. How awful! That organization has refused helping the homeless people.
___________________________________________________________________
________________________
4. famous / Scotland / as / rich culture / is / its / natural beauty / for / as / its / well /
4. The water and land around the factory are serious polluted.
amazing/./
________________________
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5. Water from power stations may cause water in rivers and lakes hotter.
___________________________________________________________________
________________________
5. storm / If / damage / the / the/, / it / will / a / area / hits / lot / cause / of/. /
V. Write the correct form of the words given. (2.5 pts) ___________________________________________________________________
1. Today scientific progress is mostly defined in terms of ____________________ ___________________________________________________________________
advancements. (TECHNOLOGY)
2. Fortunately, the river flowing through our home town is ____________________. E. READING
I. Read the text below and choose the correct answer. (5 pts)
(POLLUTE)
No more teachers? No more books? For today’s kids, the Internet has all
3. The U.S. ____________________ of the Moon began with the Ranger 4 impactor in the answers.
1962. (EXPLORE)