SAMPLE TEST Circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following sentences: 1.My father ….coffee every morning. A. drink B. drinks C. drank D. is drinking 2. These students …………English since they …………….five A. have learnt/ were B. learnt/ were C. learn/ are D. have learnt/ are 3. I…………TV last night. I read an interesting book A. won’t watch B. don’t watch C. aren’t watching D. didn’t watch 4. Nam ………a trip abroad next month. A. have B. has C. will have D. had 5. She asked me what my name…………… A. is B. was C. were D. be 6. She enjoys ……… the internet in her free time. A. use B. uses C. using D. to use 7. Mary speaks English and French, ……………? A. doesn’t she B. does she C. is she D. doesn’t Mary 8. Ao Dai is a ………… dress of Vietnamese women. A. old B. tradition C. traditionally D. traditional 9. Vietnamese people are very………… A. friend B. friendly C. friendliness D. friendship 10. Nga always gets good marks in English because she studies very ………… A. good B. bad C. well D. badly 11. The play begins ………haft past seven ……the evening. A. at/ in B. on / in C. on /at D. from /to 12. We wish we…………fly a plane A. can fly B. could fly C. fly D. flew B. READING (3MS) I. Choose the best word that best fits each gap of the passage (1m) The best thing about TV is that it is cheap and it is funny. Furthermore, it is educational. When you (13)…………the right programs, you can (14)…………… a lot. TV is also the window on the world for old people(15) ………… they can not go out so much. Another (16)……… is that it can introduce people to new sports and other activities. 13. A. choose B. get C. want D. open 14. A. learning B. to learn C. learn D. learnt 15. A. so B. because C. if D. and 16. A. limitation B. disadvantage C. thing D. benefit C. WRITING (4MS) I. Match the items in the column A with one in the column B (1.5ms) A B C 25. Every day you do morning exercise, A. if you want to get well 1… 26. You have to stay in bed B. so he didn’t have breakfast 2… 27. Mary studies very hard C. how long I would stay there 3… 28. He woke up late, D. don’t you? 4…. 29. Miss Jackson asked me E. He wishes he knew many people 5…. 30. Minh doesn’t know many people F. so she always get good grades 6…. II. Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the one in italics (1,5ms) 31. Tim isn’t in Ha Noi now/ A. Tim wishes he were in Ha Noi now B. Tim wishes he were not in Ha Noi now C. Tim wishes he was in Ha Noi now D. Tim wishes he is in Ha Noi now 32. They have just built a new hospital here A. A new hospital here has just built B. A new hospital has just built here C. A new hospital has just been built here D. They have just been built a new hospital here 33. Do you live in the countryside? A. He asked me I lived in the countryside B. He asked me if I lived in the countryside C. He asked me if I live in the countryside D. He said to me if I live in the countryside 34. Her home village / about / 120 kilometers / city A. Her home village is about 120 kilometers for city B. Her home village goes about 120 kilometers for city C. Her home village takes about 120 kilometers to go to the city D. Her home village is about 120 kilometers from city 35. He likes to watch soccer match on TV A. He hates watching soccer match on TV B. He loves watching soccer match on TV C. He enjoys to watch soccer match on TV D. He does enjoy watching soccer match on TV 36. I want to be a good student. Nam said that A. I wanted to be a good student. B. I was a good student. C. He wanted to be a good student D. He was a good student III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting (1m) 37. If I will see you tomorrow, I will give you a present A B C D 38. The examiner asked me how I will use English in the future A B C D 39. Nga is very good for learning Math A B C D 40 .He used to working full time but now he is a pastime worker. A B C D KEYS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 15 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 20 B A D C B C A D B C A B A C B D T F T F 2 1 22 2 3 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 35 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 40 D C D A A D F B C E A C B D B C B C C A Name:…………………………. THE FIRST TERM FINAL TEST Class: 8… Subject: English Class: 8 Time: 45 minutes A.VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: Circle the best answer (A, B, C or D) for the following sentences: 1. He ………….in An Lao for ten years A. lives B. lived C. has lived D. is living 2. The sun ……… in the east and sets in the west A. rise B. rises C. risen D. rising 3. Where ………….you last night? A. are B. did C. were D. will 4. My grandmother used to …….me the folktales A. tell B. told C. to tell D. telling 5. They often travel to Ha Long Bay…… the summer A. on B. at C. after D. in 6. Nam enjoys …………….to music A. listen B. listening C. to listen D. listened 7. My school is as……….as his school A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. bigger than 8. She is a good student. She studies very ………… A. good B. bad C. well D. badly B. READING: Read the passage carefully then do exercises below My son is Ba. He is a secondary school student. He goes to school five days a week and studies many subjects at school. Last week I went to an end-of semester meeting with his form – teacher and she gave me his report card. I was shocked to know that he worked excellently for Math, English, Physics, Chemistry but he had poor results with the other subjects such as History, Geography. I found that he is clever but lazy. He doesn’t like to learn his lesson by heart. His final result was only satisfactory. I. Decide the statements are true or false. Tick in the box Statements True False 9.Ba goes to school daily 10. He got good grades for Math and physics 11.Ba is a clever student 12.Ba is good at learning by heart II. Choose the best answer 13. When was the end-of semester meeting? A. today B. last week C. last month D. last Sunday 14. Ba is not good at History and Geography because A. he is clever B. he doesn’t enjoy learning by heart C. These subjects are difficult D. He doesn’t learn the subjects at school 15. Ba’s final result is A. excellent B. good C. poor D. satisfactory C. WRITING: I. Match the items in the column A with one in the column B A B C 16. Could you do me a favor, please? A. she is tall and thin 16… 17. What does your mother look like? B. Because it is a dangerous place 17…. 18. She is a careful driver. C. No problem 18…. 19. Why mustn’t we let children play in the kitchen? D. She drives carefully 19…. II. Choose the correct sentence with the same meaning as the one in italics 20. “Please give me your book” A. He asked me gave him my book B. He asked me giving him my book C. He asked me to give him my book D. He asked me give him my book 21. What is your best friend like? A. she is generous and helpful B. she is tall and thin C. she is in class 8A D. she lives in Qui Nhon 22. I am 14 years old. Hoa is 14 years old, too A. I am not as young as Hoa B. I am younger than Hoa C. I am older than Hoa D. I am the same age as Hoa III. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting 23. We have learnt English since five years A B C D 24. My brother likes draw pictures in his free time A B C D 25. What do you going to do on the weekend? A B C D ANSWER KEYS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 15 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 20 C B C A D B A C F T T F B B D C A D B C 2 1 22 2 3 24 25 A D C B B . flew B. READING (3MS) I. Choose the best word that best fits each gap of the passage (1m) The best thing about TV is that it is cheap and it is funny. Furthermore, it is educational. When you (13)…………the. learn C. learn D. learnt 15. A. so B. because C. if D. and 16. A. limitation B. disadvantage C. thing D. benefit C. WRITING (4MS) I. Match the items in the column A with one in the column B (1.5ms) A. column A with one in the column B A B C 16. Could you do me a favor, please? A. she is tall and thin 16… 17. What does your mother look like? B. Because it is a dangerous place 17…. 18. She is