THE FIRST TERM TEST Subject: English8 Time: 60 minutes I. Listen . Then fill in the missing words and choose True or False (2 ms) The country is…….(1) beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many … (2) think so, and go to the country… ( …3 ) the summer holiday though they can’t live there allthe year round. Some have…………( 4 ) built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time a) Fill in missing words (1 m) (1)………………….(2)……………………… (3)……………………(4)………………… b) Choose True or False (1m) 1. The country isn’t beautiful 2. The cottage built in a village 3. They can live in the country all the year round 4. The country is more beautiful than a town II. Choose the best answer ( 2marks ) 1.You should practice………… English every day a. speak b. speaks c. speaking d. speeking 2. His grandmother died…… 1996…… the age of 90 a. at – in b.in – at c. on – at d. at – on 3. The children………………to go at once a. will b. had better c. must d. have 4. My sister has been a student………… two years a. since b. for c. at d. on 5. we’ve lived here……………… 1997 a. since b. on c. for d. at 6. Students should work……….to make their parents happy a. hard b. hardly c. hards d. to hard 7. I…………….on the farm when I was a young girl a. used live b. used to live c. used to living use to live 8. What is his hobby? Oh, he likes………………………………. a. play badminton b. plays badminton c. playing badminton d. to playing badminton III. Arrange the words in to the correct orde r (o,5m) 1. back / in/ months / going / England / they / two / are / to ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………… 2. Secondary / country side / learning/ scools/ many/ are/ higher/ in / students ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………. IV. Put the verbs in correct form (1m) 1. She ( watch ) TV every night 2. I ( study) English for 3 years V.Read the following passage .Then answer the questions and choose TrueorFalse(2,5ms) Viet is astudent and he lives in a bed-sit in a suburb of HaNoi. It’s a part of an old house. He has one room and a kitchen and share a bathroom with three other people. In his room, there is a bed on the left hand side. There is an armchair beside the bed. The desk is opposite the bed and there is a closet on the right side of the room. Above the desk, there is a bookself and above the bed there is a clock. He has a television and a hi-fi, too. In the kitchen, there is a cooker on the right hand side. The sink is near the cooker. There’s a small table and two chairs in the center. The kitchen is small, but it’s OK. Viet likes his room very much a. Answer the questions:(I,5ms) 1. Where does Viet live ? 2. What is there on the right side of the room ? 3. How is your kitchen ? b. Choose True or False ( 1m) 1. There are three people share the bathroom with Viet 2. Viet is a worker 3. There isn’t a bed on the left hand side 4. In the kitchen , there is a cooker on the right hand side VI. Read the dialoue . Then write the message ( 1,5ms) A: Brown’s Builders, good afternoon B: Good afternoon. I’d like to speak to Miss Dixon, please A: I’m a fraid she’s not in the office at the moment B: Can you give her a message for me ? A: Yes, certainly. Who’s calling please ? B: My name is Peter Pike. Could you tell her that the time of the meeting has changed ? A: Is that the meeting about the new houses ? B: No, about the new factory A: I see. And when is it ? B: It’s on Wednesday at half past eleven. It’s in our main office. Ask her to go to room 21 A: Right, I’ll tell her B : And could you ask her to bring the photographs with her ? A : Which photos do you mean ? B : She’ll know which ones. They’re very important A : Don’t worry, I’ll tell her B : Thank you very much. Good bye MESSAGE From (1) : ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………… Meeting about (2) : ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……… Day (3) : ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………… Time (4) : ………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………… Place (5) : ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………… Please take (6) : ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………. VII. Change these sentences in to reported speech (0,5m) 1.I said to him, “Don’t call me again at this late hour” …………………………………………………… 2.He told us, “ Please send me some money at once.” …………………………………………………… The words in the tape ( The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so , and go to the country for the summer holiday though they can’t live there all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time) Keys I. ( 2marks) a. 1m 1.more (0,25m) 2. people (o,25m) 3.for (o,25m) 4.cottage (o,25m) b. 1m 1. F (0,25m) 2. T (0,25m) 3. F (0,25m) 4. T (0,25m) ( The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so , and go to the country for the summer holiday though they can’t live there all the year round. Some have cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time) II. ( 2 marks) 1 - c (o.25m) 2 – b (o,25m) 3 – d ( o,25m) 4 - b ( o,25m ) 5 – a ( o,25m ) 6 - a (o,25m) 7 - b (0,25m) 8 – c (0,25m) III. (0,5m) 1. They are going back to England in two months 2. Many country side students are learning in higher secondary schools IV. 1m 1. watches (0,5m) 2. have studied (0,5m) V. (2,5ms marks) a. 1,5 ms 1. He lives in a bed- sit in a suburb of HaNoi 2. There is a closet 3. Students’ answers b. Choose True or False (1m) 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T VI. (1,5ms) 1. Peter Pike (0,25 m) 2. new factory (0,25m) 3. Wednesday (0,25m) 4. half past eleven (0,25m) 5. their/ the main office, room 21 (0,25m) 6. the photographs/ photos (0,25m VII. 0,5m 1.I told him not to call me again at this late hour. 2. He told us to send him some money at once. Matrix of the first term test School year: 2007 – 2008 Teacher: Nguyễn Thị Thuý Class: 8 Nhận biết Thông hiểu Vân dụng Totall TN TL TN TL TN TL Listening 4 1 4 1 8 2 Grammar $ V 8 2 2 0,5 2 1 12 3,5 Reading 4 1 2 1 1 0,5 7 2,5 Writing 2 0,5 6 1,5 8 2 Total 16 4 10 3 9 3 35 10 Hoà Đồng ngày 27/ 11/ 2008 GVBM Nguyễn Thị Thúy . year: 2007 – 20 08 Teacher: Nguyễn Thị Thuý Class: 8 Nhận biết Thông hiểu Vân dụng Totall TN TL TN TL TN TL Listening 4 1 4 1 8 2 Grammar $ V 8 2 2 0,5 2 1. THE FIRST TERM TEST Subject: English 8 Time: 60 minutes I. Listen . Then fill in the missing words and choose