Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-001 Choose the word whose underlined is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 1. A. chore B. match C. chemical D. armchair 2. A. mend B. semester C. letter D. report 3. A. match B. pan C. transmit D. safety 4. A. knife B. socket C. desk D. bookshelf 5. A. head B. reading C. ready D. measure Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 6. A: Can you help me carry my bags, please? B: -_________. A. Certainly B. Yes, I can C. Yes, please D. No, thanks 7. I used to _________book before going to bed. A. read B. reading C. reads D. to read 8. Nam is not _________to be in my class. A. very old B. old enough C. too old D. enough old 9. I’ll come and pick you up _________6:30 this evening, is it O.K? A. in B. at C. on D. to 10. He is not _________to get married. A. enough old B. enough young C. old enough D. young enough 11. Alexander Graham Bell was born_________3 rd March, 1847. A. in B. on C. at D. during 12. Would you like _________a message? A. to leave B. leave C. leaving D. left 13. We must be there _________7.30 and 10.30. A. at B. before C. between D. after 14. My father used _________us to the zoo when we were young. A. took B. taking C. to take D. take 15. Nam hates _________home alone. A. to live B. lives C. live D. living 16. My mother is _________tired _________cook tonight. A. enough/to B. too/ to C. so/ that D. very/ to 17. She has _________over 30 pages since yesterday. A. writen B. wrote C. written D. write 18. London is _________capital city in Europe. A. larger B. the largest C. most large D. large 19. At the end of the film “Romeo and Juliet”, they killed _________. A. herself B. himself C. themselves D. ourselves 20. Vietnamese is different _________English. A. from B. as C. like D. with Choose the words or phrases that needs correction. 21. They have lived in the country since ten years. A B C D 22. We enjoy to go for a walk in the morning. A B C D 23. Hoa usually visits us in Sunday. A B C D 24. Nam must helps his mother do the housework. A B C D 25. Airmail is very expensive than surface mail. A B C D Page 1 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-001 Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. 26. She likes__________________ at home. (stay) 27. I_________________________ him since yesterday afternoon. (not see) 28. Children ought to__________________ the street carefully. (cross) 29. The sun never__________________ in the west. (rise) 30. Look! Some boys _________________________soccer in the school yard. (play) Read and then answer the questions. Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 16 to 30 years of age. The Youth Union builds good character, love for the nation, and encourages good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness. The Youth Union was founded on 26 th March 1931 by the beloved President Ho Chi Minh. It had different names over the years. One of its first names was “Vietnam Communist Youth Union”. In December 1976, it was officially named as it is called today: Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. However, people normally use the name “The Youth Union” for short. The Youth Union, together with other organizations such as The Young Pioneers Organization, the Vietnam Youth Federation, the Vietnam Students Union, often hold social activities such as Helping the Handicapped, Cleaning the Environment, Green Summer Volunteers Campaign, and other similar movements. These activities aim to help the young develop their public awareness and form their personality. Ever since the Youth Union was founded, its aims and principles, established by President Ho Chi Minh have been the guidelines for the young Vietnamese people of today and tomorrow. 31. At what age can one join the Youth Union? 32. When was the Youth Union founded? 33. What is the complete name of the Youth Union? 34. What do social activities of the Youth Union aim to help? 35. Who established the guidelines for the Vietnamese youth? Use the given words to make sentences. 36. She / like / learn English/./ 37. She / learn / this language /since 2008/./ 38. She / always / want / improve her English/./ 39. She / buy / an English -Vietnamese dictionary/ last week /./ 40. / Her/ English /pronunciation / so/ bad/./ THE END Page 2 THE FIRST SEMESTER . A. very old B. old enough C. too old D. enough old 9. I’ll come and pick you up _________6:30 this evening, is it O.K? A. in B. at C. on D. to 10. He is not _________to get married. A. enough. Use the given words to make sentences. 36. She / like / learn English/./ 37. She / learn / this language /since 2008/./ 38. She / always / want / improve her English/./ 39. She / buy