A new shopping mall is opening in Nam's neighborhood today.. The owners of the small stores on Tran Phu Street think the mall will take their business.. Some of the goods in the new stor
Trang 1§Ò kiÓm tra häc ki I
M«n: Anh 8
N¨m häc: 2013 - 2014
……… secondary school
Name:
Class: 8A
Marks Teacher's remark
the first semester test
Even questions
Language focus
I Choose the word that has hte underlined part pronounced differently.
5 a typhoon b recycle c supply d typical
II Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill the blank.
1 She spent most of her free time volunteer work
2 My brother is to carry that heavy table
a not enough strong b not strong enough c enough strong d be strong enough
3 The children can look after for a few day
4 Iran in Scotland for ten year Now he lives in London
a to live b used to live c was living d has lived
5 Can you do a vavor?
6 They start their work 8 am
7 Ba loves , but he doesn't like gathering broken glasses
8 The wristwatch is than the pocket-watch
a modern b moderner c more modern d most modern
III Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1 Language learners should trying different ways of learning words
A B C D
2 Patrick doesn't run quickly as Lee, but he can run farther
A B C D
3 My father has worked in that company since more than twenty years
A B C D
4 How long have you be here? - For two weeks
A B C D
5 I'm going to planting trees and flowers in the school garden
A B C D
Reading
IV Read the text then answer the questions
Trang 2A new shopping mall is opening in Nam's neighborhood today It is very different from the present shopping area All the shops are under one roof That will be very convinient, especcially during the hot and humid summer months Customers will shop in comfort and won't notice the weather
Some people in the neighborhood, however, are not happy about the changes The owners of the small stores on Tran Phu Street think the mall will take their business Some of the goods in the new stores will be the same as the ones in the small shops, but the stores in the mall will offer a wider selection of products, some at cheaper prices
The residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a few months They have organized a community meeting in order to discuss the situation
1 Where is the new shopping mall opening today?
2 Are all the shops under one roof?
3 Who have been concerned about the new mall for a few months?
Writing V Rewrite these sentences 1 "Students should spend more time on their studies," said the teacher -> The teacher said
2 My dictionary is red Her dictionary is blue -> The color of
VI Write a letter to your friend about your neighborhood Use these given words. - I/ live/ house/ the countryside - It/ quite big/ beautiful - From/ bedroom window/ I/ see/ river/ trees - It/ three/ kilometers/ house/ school/ so/ I / go/ school/ bike - There/ stadium/ supermarket/ local hospital/ my neighborhood - I/ like/ supermarket/ most/ because/ I / buy/ whatever/ like
……… secondary school Name:
Class: 8A
Trang 3Odd questions
Language focus
I Choose the word that has hte underlined part pronounced differently.
1 a character b school c teacher d chemistry
II Choose the most suitable words or phrases to fill the blank.
1 He enjoys to music while he's studying
a to listen b listen c listening d to listening
2 I don't want to have to in a queue for ages
a to wait b waiting c to waiting d wait
3 I gave Ba a key so that he could let in
4 Hoa used to in Hue, but she doesn't live there now
5 Do you need help?
6 They collect and empty garbage January 9
7 Lan hates meals, but she doesn't playing badminton
8 My hometown is getting more modern and
a more noisy b noisiest c noisier d more noisier
III Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
1 I'd like sending these poscards to America
A B C D
2 The new shopping mall is quite different with the present shopping area
A B C D
3 She is a lovely girl I have known her for January
A B C D
4 How long have she lived in this neighborhood?
A B C D
5 We are going to cleaning the banks of the lakes on weekends
A B C D
Reading
IV Read the text then answer the questions.
A new shopping mall is opening in Nam's neighborhood today It is very different from the present shopping area All the shops are under one roof That will be very convinient, especcially during the hot and humid summer months Customers will shop in comfort and won't notice the weather
Some people in the neighborhood, however, are not happy about the changes The owners of the small stores on Tran Phu Street think the mall will take their business Some of the goods in the new stores will be the same as the ones in the small shops, but the stores in the mall will offer a wider selection of products, some at cheaper prices
Trang 4The residents and store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a few months They have organized a community meeting in order to discuss the situation
1 When is the new shopping mall opening?
2 Is it the same as the present shopping area?
3 Who thinks the mall will take their business?
Writing V Rewrite these sentences 1 "They should help each other with their homework," said the teacher -> The teacher said
2 The snake is two meters long The rope is two meters longs too
-> The snake
V Write a letter to your friend about your neighborhood Use these given words. - I/ live/ house/ the countryside - It/ quite big/ beautiful - From/ bedroom window/ I/ see/ river/ trees - It/ three/ kilometers/ house/ school/ so/ I / go/ school/ bike - There/ stadium/ supermarket/ local hospital/ my neighborhood - I/ like/ supermarket/ most/ because/ I / buy/ whatever/ like
Answer keys:
Language focus
I (1points)
I (2,4 points)
III (1,5 points)
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Reading (1,2 points)
Even questions
1 It is opening in Nam's neighborhood
2 Yes, they are
3 The residents and store owners
Odd questions
1 It is opening today
2 No, it isn't
3 The owners of the small stores on Tran Phu Street
Writing
V (1 point)
Even questions
1 The teacher said students should spend more time on their studies
2 The color of my dictionary is different from the color of her dictionary/ hers
Odd questions
1 The teacher said they should help each other with their homework
2 The snake's length is the same as the rope's./ The snake is as long as the rope
VI (2,9 points)
- Students have to write in the correct form of an informal letter
Heading and closing (0,4 point)
Body of letter (2,4 points)
0,1 point for the corect format
I Give the corresct forms of the verbs in brackets:
1 We (be)……… in grade 8 this year
2 Our class (go)……… to the zoo next week
3 Their grandmother (tell)……… them a lot of stories last year
4 Last year we (live)……… in Nha Trang with our grandparents but now we (live)…
……… in Hue with our parents
5 I (be)……… to Nha Trang since I was ten years old
6 They (visit) ………their grandmother for nearly three months
7 She (work) ……… for the company for a long time
8 We (be) ……… the members of the Y & Y since we was in grade 7
9 My mother (watch) ……… T.V every evening
10 I (go)……… to school in the morning but now I go to school in the afternoon
1 I didn’t use to (do) morning exercises
2 He is used to (live) in the countryside
3 This pen is used to (write)
4 Are you used to (get) up early ?
5 She used to (cry) when was was a little girl
1 He (practice) _ the piano since 8 o'clock
2 I (not meet) him this movie since last week
3 Jorge (read) the newspaper for an hour
4 Maria (learn) _ English since grade 6?
5 He (swim) _ for half an hour
6 How long Mr Johnson (work) here? For 35 years
7 We (begin) _ to study for the test since this morning
II- Write sentences
1 The children were so excited He couldn’t laugh cheerfully (too…to)
2 He is very intelligent He can do these exercises ( enough to )
3 She is very busy She has no time to go with him ( too to)
4 She is clever She can do everything by herself (enough)
Trang 65 They are very strong They can do all day.( enough )
6 The water is very hot I can’t drink (too)
7 This exercise is very difficult They can’t do it (too)
8 Ba is very short He can’t reach that book (too)
III- Fill in the blanks with a suitable preposition.
1 The post office is not far………… my house
2 Let’s meet… the City Theater…… 7 o’clock
3 She was born……….May 16th, 2001……….Nha Trang
4 He worked……… deaf- mutes………… Boston University
5 Mrs Lien said you could reach her……….8 603 423
6 Snow is falling all………the country
7 Will you pick me………after the party?
8 The secrectary took a message………… her boss
9 he emigrated……… Canada……… ….1870s
10 We all agreed……….their request for a full investigation
IV Correct the mistakes in the following sentences (if any):
1 We used to playing marbles much years before
2 He didn’t used to staying up late night
3 On the dictionary Friday comes after Wednesday
4 What do you do yesterday night?
5 We go swimming on the river on last week
6 My sister is born on 1970
7 Childs often receivetoys and cakes from Santa Claus on Christmas
8 They usually get up soon at the morning
9 How do you often take a nap on noon?
10 It is often rains on summer
V- Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences (2P)
1 ………… is a big metal box for keeping food and drink cold and fresh
a Counter b Sink c Jar d Refrigerator
2 You ………to eat more, you are too thin
a should b ought c could d must
3 Ted was putting his clean clothes away in the …………
a desk b wardrobe c refrigerator d bookshelf
4 She felt and hurt ………
a her b herself c himself d myself
5 They bought ……… a new car
a theyself b theyselves c themselves d themself
6 He ………wear a suit to work but he usually does
a doesn’t have to b mustn’t c have to d must
7 Paul looked at ……….in the mirror
a he b herself c himself d his self
1 Martina has been a professional tennis player ………… 1994 a since b for c on d in
2 I never feel very ………… in his present a comfort b comfortable c comfortably d
comforting
3 ……… is it since you last saw Joe?a how longb how far c what time d what day
4 She has been a professional tennis player ………… Years a since b for c in d on
5 The wallet was ………… in my pocket a too big to put b too big for putting
c so big to put d bigger can’t put
6 She has earned millions of dollars ………… 1994 a since b for c in
VI- Read the passage and answer the following questions (2P)
A week ago, Huy's family went for a picnic in the country It was early spring, so they thought it was too cold
to go to the seaside
They set off early after breakfast and drove about 45 kilometers into the country until they came to this favorite place Huy and his sister went to the wood to pick wild flowers Huy's parents sat quietly fishing by
Trang 7the stream At 4.30 p.m, they put the plates, cups, saucers and other things back into the basket and went back
to their car They got home at 5.00 p.m
1 When did Huy's family go for a picnic in the country?
2.Did they set off without eating breakfast?
3.How far is it from Huy’s house to the favorite place?
4 How did they go to the country?
5 What did Huy and his sister do in the wood?
6 What did Huy’s parents do?
7.Did they get home at 4.30?
8 What time did they go home?
VII- Choose the proper words to fill in the spaces in this paragraph:
take , everyone, members , indeed, four, sometimes , old , younger, mother , lot
MY FAMILY
My family is small There are only four (1) …… in my family They are my father , my (2) ……… my siter and me
My father is a teacher He’s about forty-six years (3) ……… My mother works at home She’s a few years (4) ……… than my father My sister goes to school She is seventeen years old I am (5) ……years younger than my sister (6)………than my family is good an happy My father and my mother love my sister and me a (7) …….They buy many things for us Sometimes they (8) us to the zoo.They also tell us many interesting stories (9)………they help us in your studies
(10)……… , I love my family very much
VIII Change into reported speech: (Imperatives: Caâu meänh leänh)
1 I said to my son, “Take this book to the shelf!”
2 My husband said to me, ‘Go to the movies!”
3 Linh said to Nam “Please wait for me outside the theater”
4 I said to Jim, “Don’t shout”
5.My daughter said to us, ”Don’t laugh so loud.”
6.The doctor said to the patient, “You should stay in bed today.”
7 The teacher said to his students:” You ought to obey you r parents.”
8.They said to Hoa, “You should stay in bed today.”
9.Our teacher said to Na, “You should practise speaking English everyday”
REVISION- 8
The first term test
I Complete the sentences with right prepositions:
1 That’s very kind you to help me _ this Math
2 We hope to earn some money _our school Y & Y
3 What did you do _ the ninth of April, 2002? (April 9th , 2002)
4 Well, let’s go a walk the weekend
5 Minh has high marks _ exam _working very hard
6 Are you interested _ studying English?
7 When did you see him? _ lunch today
8 Does it rain _ spring?
9 His birthday is May 1st
10 I am different my sister
11 I don’t know he is doing _ the moment
12 She was interested folktales
13 I’ll be home 7.00 because I want to see the seven o’clock news
14 I go to school _ Monday Saturday
15 We’ve not seen her _ 2006
16 The meeting will be held January 1st
17 We have learnt English _ four years
18 She studies hard order to pass the exam
19 I participate _ the games
20 I was born in Hue March 8th
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22 My sister usually listens to music on the radio Sunday evening
23 Yesterday we finish work _ 5 p.m
24 I never get up 7 a.m _ Sunday morning
25 She likes jogging the morning
26 He started his new job _ 5 July
27 I often have a bath _ dinner
28 Well , let’s go for a walk the weekend
29 I don’t know what he is doing this moment
30 She often hears some strange noise midnight
31 Does it rain Spring?
32 Try to learn the meaning of the words heart
33 What are you going to do 2009?
34 That’s very kind _ you to help us
35 There is a lightening fixture the table the room
III Write the questions:
1 She was late because she missed the bus (why)………
2 Ba is the most sociable (what) ………
3 Mr Lai is short and fat (what) ………
4 Alexander G Bell was born in Scotland in 1847 ………
5 My close friend is so pretty with long black hair and a round face………
6 I have learnt English for a long time (How long)………
7 Tom and Mary went to France next summer (where) ………
8 Scouting began in England in 1970 ………
9 They help the community by participating in recycling program ………
10 Nga failed her English exam because she didn’t study hard ………
11 She stayed in bed because she was ill………
12 They used to live on the farm ………
Trang 9II Use the correct tense of the verb in brackets:
1 They often (go) _ for dinner on Saturday afternoon
2 The sun (rise) in the east and (set) in the west
3 My class (start) at 7.00 a.m and (finish) at 11.15 a.m
4 We (receive) your letter two days ago
5 My sister (start) a new job since last week
6 Yesterday I (be) _ busy so I (not / have) _ time to phone you
7 We (live) in London for ten years
8 We (not / see) _ each other since last week
9 Our dad (start) _ a new job since yesterday
10 They help the community by (participate) in the recycling program
11 He enjoys (get) up late on Sunday morning
12 When I (be) _ young, I used to (love) this book
13 Last night, I (go) to bed late Suddenly I (hear) a noise
14 Martha (phone) _ me yesterday She’s on holiday in France
15 What you (use) _ to do in your free time? I used to go jogging
16 My father used to (tell) us stories when I was young
17 What you (do) _ last night? I (watch) TV
18 I (read) _ this book for two hours
19 She likes (read) _ comic books in the library
20 Lan (be) _ to the USA for 2 years
21 We (learn) since 1999
22 They (eat / already) _ Chinese food
23 Mr Nam (work) _ in this factory for 10 years
24 How long you (live) _ in Hanoi? I (live) _ there for 10 years
25 Ba like sports, especially (play) _ football and (swim) _
26 You should (get) up early in the morning
27 Sandra needs (improve) _ her English writing
28 You should (underline) the words you want (learn)
29 Can you help me (move) this table?
30 What _ they (do) next summer vacation? They (visit) their parents in HCMC
31 Nga Likes (study) English
32 It is difficult (climb) _ the mountain
33 The members in our club (collect) _ used paper to earn money last month
34 She ought (practice) her English more frequently
35 Everyone stopped (laugh) when I (come)
III Turn into reported speech:
2 The teacher told the students, “Please study harder”
………
3 “Please wait for me out my room”, she said to me
………
4 He said to me, “Can you me meet me next week”
………
5 She told me, ‘Could you open the door, please”
………
6 He said to her, “You should stay in bed
“………
7.he said to him, “You should not stay up late”
………
8 She said to me, “Bring me a cup of tea”
………
9 She said to her students, “Don’t talk in class.”
………
Trang 1010 She told me, “Could you help me with doing that work?”
………
11 I said to her, “I must go now.” ………
………
12 Nam said, “I will come to visit her tomorrow.”
………
13 She said, “I can do this
test”………
IV Choose the best answer:
1 Would you (like / love / want) to go with me? I’d love to
2 Her mother left / leave / is leaving) this city two years ago
3 They enjoy (tell / telling / told) jokes
4 The children are old enough to look after (themselves / herself / ourselves)
5 We ought (put / putting / to put) the wardrobe opposite the bed
6 You’ll have to cook dinner (yourself / myself / ourselves)
7 They’ll arrive (in / on / at) Monday, 11th July
8 We must be there (at / after / between) 7.30 and 9.30
9 They want to know (why / where / what) she left early
10 Don’t go (outside / inside / into) It is too dark
11 Our team won the game because they played very (well / good / bad)
12 His parents are always proud (on / of / about) him
13 She asked her children (stop / to stop / stopping) playing
14 I know you worked really (hard / hardly / good) this semester
15 Mary was born in France French is her (foreign language / mother tongue / second language)
16 Do you want (become / to become / becoming) a singer
17 They have studied (to / for / since) six o’clock
18 She has (written / write / writen) over 50 pages since yesterday
19 Airmail is (like / as / more) expensive than surface mail
20 (How / How long / When) have you lived in this town? For 20 years
21 He does exercises every day(so as to / in order / so that) improve his Math
22 I’m going to Hanoi (at / in / on) January
23 What are you doing? I’m looking at (myself / herself / himself)
I: Pick out the word that has the sound pronounced differently from the others.
2 a country b by c history d city
3 a what b who c where d when
4 a live b time c fine d five
5 a wanted b looked c needed d painted
6 a watched b liked c loved d laughed
II Arrange these verbs into columns /id/; /t/; /d/: wanted, played, helped, fitted, liked, watched,
visited, looked, needed, remembered, stopped, loved, talked, rented, missed, studied, started, used, learned, awarded, divided, decided, brushed, dressed, fined, cried, begged, climbed, planted,
covered, washed
/id/
………
………
/t//
………
………
/d//
………
………
III Turn into reported speech: