KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 M«n TiÕng Anh - Líp 8 (45 phót) Hä vµ tªn: …………………….…………… Líp : …………………….……….…… Trường THCS: ……………….…….……… Phòng thi số: ……………….……………… §iÓm Bằng sè: Bằng ch÷: …………… …. TiÕng Anh Líp 8 Họ tên & chữ ký của giám khảo 1. ………………………… 2. ………………………… Sè ph¸ch I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. reserved B. visited C. called D. answered 2. A. provide B. hope C. remote D. program 3. A. s occer B. spend C. sure D. send 4. A. watches B. washes C. misses D. goes II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences. 1. You are always at home. You ……………… go out more often A. can B. should C. must D. ought 2. ……………… have you learnt English? _ For nearly three years A. How far B. How often C. How much D. How long 3. He usually goes jogging ……………… improve his health A. so as to B. so as for C. so that D. in order that 4. Mai: Can you help me, please? Ba: A. Yes, I could B. That’s very kind of you C. Sure. What can I do for you? D. No, thanks 5. I used ……………… my younger brothers and sisters. A. look after B. to look after C. looking after D .looked after 6. We can save ……………… resources if we recycle waste products. A. nature B. national C. natural D. naturally. 7. What ………………your teacher like? _ She is kind and generous A. does B. do C. is D. are 8. We have written to each other ……………… 2009 A. in B. on C. for D. since III. Choose the best answers (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. Mrs. Brown is an old woman who has an old house near the small lake. She …1…. there since 1978. That was the year when her husband died. He had been ill …2…. many years. After his death, Mrs. Brown had …3…money at all. She found work in a factory. Her job was to clean the offices. She …4….get up at five o’clock in the morning. She is happier now……5…. she doesn’t have much money. 1. A. lives B. lived C. is living D. has lived 2. A. in B. of C. for D. since 3. A. no B. none C. any D. not 4. A. must B. had to C. has to D. could 5. A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. However Chữ ký của giám thị 1. ………………………… 2. ………………………… Sè ph¸ch IV. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. 1. What time…………….…… the train (depart) ………………… ? - At 8.00 pm. 2. I (not see) ………………… Mai since we (leave) ………………… school. 3. My teacher of English told me (try) ………….……… to improve my speaking skill. 4. The weather (become) ………………… ……colder and colder. You should keep your body warm. V. Read the story and then answer the questions. Dick was seven years old, and his sister, Catherine, was two years younger than he was. One day, their mother took them to their aunt’s house to play while she went to the big city to buy some new clothes. The children played for an hour, and then at half past four their aunt took Dick into the kitchen. She gave him a nice cake and a knife and said to him: “Now here’s a knife, Dick. Cut this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister, but remember to do it like a gentleman.” “Like a gentleman?” Dick asked, “How do gentlemen do it?” “They always give the bigger piece to the other person,” answered his aunt at once. “Oh,” said Dick. He thought about this for a few seconds. Then he took the cake to his sister and said to her, “Cut this cake in half, Catherine.” 1. How old was Catherine? ………………………………………………………………………… 2. What did Dick’s aunt tell him to do with the cake? ………………………………………………………………………… 3. What do gentlemen do when there are two pieces of cake? ………………………………………………………………………… 4. Which piece did his aunt want him to give Catherine? ………………………………………………………………………… 5. Why did Dick ask Catherine to cut the cake? ………………………………………………………………………… VI. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words provided. 1. The last time we visited London was 5 years ago We haven’t 2. “Can you help me with my English pronunciation, Peter?” Lan said. Lan asked 3. No one in my class is more intelligent than Minh is. Minh is…………………………………………………….…………… 4. The exercise was too difficult for the students to do. The exercise was not THE END . 2 011 -2 012 M«n TiÕng Anh - Líp 8 (45 phót) Hä vµ tªn: …………………….…………… Líp : …………………….……….…… Trường THCS: ……………….…….……… Phòng thi số: ……………….……………… §iÓm Bằng sè: Bằng ch÷: …………… …. TiÕng Anh Líp 8 Họ. khảo 1. ………………………… 2. ………………………… Sè ph¸ch I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. reserved B. visited C. called D. answered 2. A. provide. has an old house near the small lake. She 1 . there since 19 78. That was the year when her husband died. He had been ill …2…. many years. After his death, Mrs. Brown had …3…money at all. She