Every year students in many countries learn English.. A few learn English just by hearing the language , in film, on TV, in the office, or among their friends.. Why do all people want t
Trang 1DE KIEM TRA 1 TIET ANH VAN LOP 8 – BAI SO 2 – HOC KY 1 – NAM HOC 2017 – 2018
I/ Choose the word / phrase that best fits the space in each sentence (2.5pts)
1. _is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next
(Novel / Fiction / Folktale / Legend)
2 My father us to the cinema when he was alive
(use to take / used to taking / used to take / was used to take)
3 After every semester, students usually receive their _
(book marks / grades / report card / report book)
4 He does morning exercises regularly _ improve his health
( in order for / so as to / so that / in order that)
5 They asked their children in the kitchen
( to stop playing / stop to play / stop playing / to stop to play)
6 Khanh is a good student She did very well in the first semester Her mother is _her
(sorry for / sad / proud of / displeased)
7 Flowers and candies are popular gifts _ Valentine’s Day
( in / at / on / when)
8 Bill _ an old school friend in the street this morning
( carried on / got along / came across / turned off)
9 _ is the study of the earth and its countries, mountains, rivers, weather, etc
(Geography / Physics / Chemistry / Mathematics)
10 The _ is the air, water, land, animals and plants around us
( environment / community / organization / program)
II/ Choose the underlined word / phrase (A,B,C or D) that needs correcting (0.5pt)
11 You must look both ways before crossed the road
A B C D
12 Suddenly, It began to raining and the wind started to blow
A B D C
III/ Put the word / phrase in the correct order (0.5pt)
13 promised/ best/ Tim/ learning/ to/ Spanish/ his/ in/ try
Tim promised to try his best in learning Spanish.
14 give/ green/ we/ hope/ more/ the/ to/ color/ city/ the
We hope to give more green color to the city.
IV/ Choose the word / phrase that best fits the space in the following passage (1.5pts)
When Nga’s grandmother was young she used to live on a farm At that time there was no (15) _ in the village so she didn’t go to school She had to stay at home and (16) _
her brothers and sisters while her mother and father worked on the farm From morning till night she had to
do the (17) All the work was done by hand because there wasn’t any (18)
She went to the market with her mother then she cooked the meals (19) _ in the morning
In the afternoon, she had to wash the clothes She didn’t have to clean the floor (20)
_ it was made of old bricks
(15) school / electricity / teacher / book
(16) look after / take care / look for / join in
(17) housework / chores / jobs / employment
(18) electric / electrical / electrician / electricity
(19) himself / for herself / herself / for him
(20) because / so / although / when
V/ Read the passage below carefully.(1.5pts)
Trang 2Every year students in many countries learn English Some 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 Why do all 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 Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English
A/ Read the following statements and decide if they are TRUE or FALSE.
21 According to the writer, English is very important TRUE _
22 Many people learn English by hearing the language, in film, on TV successfully TRUE _
23 Students learn English because most of their books are in English FALSE _
24 English helps people in their work TRUE _
B/ Choose the appropriate word / phrase.
25 Most people must work hard English
(studying / study / to study / studies)
26 What does the word “ adult” in line 2 mean?
(a healthy people / a fully grown people / an intelligent people / a giant people)
VI/ Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1.5pts)
27 His _behavior_ at the party made everyone surprised (behave)
28 All the _participants_ in the meeting had an opportunity to speak (participate)
29 Scouting is a popular _organization_ in the world (organize)
30 He should say a few words of explanation_ (explain)
31 Our life is much better with the help of modern _equipment_.( equip)
32 _Revision_ is necessary, it helps you practice the words more time (revise)
VII/ Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same: (2pts)
33 They once started these machines by hand
They used to start these machines by hand.
34 Nhat said to Tan, “Can you help me with my English pronunciation?”
Nhat told Tan to help him with his English pronunciation.
35 How can I help you ?
What can I do for you?
36 Kim took two Panadols, and then she felt a lot better
After taking two Panadols, Kim felt a lot better.
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