Name: Class:8 The first semester test – English 8 ( Time : 45 minutes) I . Listen to the talk between Lan and Ba about the differences between her life in the city and her home village. Choose the best option.(1 pt.): 1. Lan is sad because she her home village. a. miss b. missed c. misses d. missing 2. Now Lan lives in a. a city b. a small village c. a village d. the country 3. Her home village a beautiful place. a. was b. used to c. are d. is 4. She thinks people in the city are people in the village. a. not as friendly as b. more friendly c. as friendly as d. friendly than 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - II. Put the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from others( 1 pt.): 1. a. live b. nice c. write d. alive 2. a. hold b. know c. told d. shop 3. a. club b. cup c. pub d. tube 4. a. owner b. soccer c. photo d. motor 1 - 2- 3 - 4 - III. Choose the best option to complete these sentences.( 2,5 pts): 1. Lien is short and slim. She has hair a. curly short blond b. blond curly short c. short curly blond d. curly blond short 2. Alexander Graham Bell his invention to the public at countless exhibitions. a. emigrated b. demonstrated c. invented d. found 3. Hoa practices speaking English regularly improve his pronunciation. a. so that b. in order to c. as result d. so as to 4. May I help you? - a. Yes, you may. b. Yes, that very kind of you. c. No, you may not d. I’m afraid I’m busy now. 5. That’s a very old bike. He it for a long time. a. had b. has c. have had d. has had 6. Tom is seventeen . He isn’t to drive a car. a. enough old b. old enough c. enough young d. young enough 7. You really work harder and harder for the coming exams. a. will b. ought c. need d. must 8. The children are old enough to look after a. your selves b. ourselves c. for themselves d. themselves 9. “ What .?” “ She is very nice” a. is Sandra like b. was Sandra like c. does Sandra like d. did Sandra like 10. They haven’t seen each other some months. a. when b. since c. in d. for 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - IV. Rewrite the sentence beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same(2pts): 1. My mother said: “ Go straight upstairs and get into bed” My mother asked us . 2. We can’t go to the movies because it’s too late. It isn’t . 3. My teacher said: “ You should take another course” My teacher said that . 4. We last went to the cinema two months ago. We haven’t V. Complete the dialogue:(1 pt.) Nam: Hi. (1) ., please. I’m Nam. Ba: Hello, Nam. I’m speaking. How are you? Nam: I’m fine. How about you? Ba: I’m very well, thank you. Nam: I’m going to see the “ the Call of the Wild” at Thang Tam movie theater at 8.00 this evening.(2) .? Ba:(3) . Nam: Is 7.45, OK ? Ba: Yes. (4) in front of the theater. VI .Read the following passage and choose the right answer:(2,5 pts) Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language, in film, on TV, in the office, or among their friends. But not many are lucky enough to do that. Most people must work hard to learn another language. Learning another language! Learning English! Why do all these people want to learn English? It is not difficult to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. They study their own language, and Math . and English. ( In England, or America, or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English, and Math, . and another language, perhaps French, or German, or Spanish.) Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher studies, because some of their books are in English at the college or university. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English. 1) According to the writer, A. only adults learn English B. no children like learning English. C. English is only useful to teenagers. D. English is popular in much of the world. 2) Many people learn English by A. watching videos only B. hearing the language in the office. C. talking with the film stars. D. working hard on their lessons. 3) Many boys and girls learn English because A. English can give them a job. B. it is included in their study courses. C. their parents make them. D. they have to study their own language. 4) In America or Australia many schoolchildren study A. English as foreign language. B. English and Math only. C. such foreign languages as French, German and Spanish. D. their own language and no foreign language. 5) Many adults learn English because A. their work is useful. B. they want to go abroad. C. most of their books are in English. D. it helps them in their work. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - Name: Class:8 Answer k ey The first semester test – English 8 I . Listen to the talk between Lan and Ba about the differences between her life in the city and her home village. Choose the best option.(2 pts): 0,5 X 4 1 – d 2 – a 3 – d 4 - a Tapescript: Ba: You look so sad , Lan. What’s the matter ? Lan: I’m sad. I miss my home village. Ba: You do. So tell me about it. What’s it like? Lan: It’s a pretty village on a small river in Ha Tay. It has great scenery, lots of green fields, lakes, trees, and mountains . Ba: It sounds like a lovely place. What about the people? What are they like? Lan:Well, the villagers are very friendly. They are much friendlier than city people. Ba: I see. How are the prices? Is it expensive there? Lan: No. It’s fairly cheap. Big cities are more expensive to live in. Food costs a lot, both in the supermarket and in restaurants. And apartments! The rents are so high. II. Put the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from others( 1 p.): 1- a 2 – d 3 – d 4 - b II. Choose the best option to complete these sentences.( 2,5 pts):0,25 X 10 1 – c 2 – b 3 – b 4 – b 5 – d 6 – b 7 – d 8 – d 9 – a 10 - d III. Rewrite the sentence beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same(2p): 0,5 X 4 My mother asked us to go straight upstairs and get into bed. It isn’t early enough for us to go to the movies. My teacher said that I should take another course. We haven’t gone to the cinema since two months ago. IV. Complete the dialogue:(1,5 pts) 0,25 X 6 (1) Can I speak to Ba (2) Would you like to come? (3) Yes. What time can we meet? (4) Let’s meet V .Read the following passage and choose the right answer:(2,5 pts): 0,5X 5 1 – D 2 – D 3 – B 4 – C 5 - D . – d 9 – a 10 - d III. Rewrite the sentence beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same(2p): 0,5 X 4 My mother asked us to go straight upstairs. The rents are so high. II. Put the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from others( 1 p.): 1- a 2 – d 3 – d 4 - b II. Choose the best option