Trần Văn Thời Secondary school THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION Name: …………………………. Subject: English – Grade: 8 Class : ……… School year: 2010-2011 ------------------- Mark(s) Teacher’s comments I. Language focus. (2.5 ms) Choose the best option by circling the letter a, b, c or d. 1. Miss Hoa has lived in Tran Van Thoi town ………… six years. a. since b. for c. at d. in 2. We like …………… Vietnamese films. a. watch b. to watch c. watches d. watching 3. I used to …………… to school when I was a student. a. walk b. to walk c. walks d. walking 4. My brother speaks English very …………… . a. good b. bad c. well d. fluent 5. Linh’s pen is different …………… mine. a. from b. to c. as d. with 6. Alexander Graham Bell was born March 3 rd , 1847. a. in b. on c. at d. from 7. Nam has to cook dinner …………… . a. herself b. myself c. himself d. yourself 8. Why did Ba fail the exam? - …………… he didn’t study hard. a. So b. Yes c. No d. Because 9. You ought to …………… speaking English everyday. a. practice b. practices c. to practice d. practicing 10. I haven’t …………… him since 2005. a. see b. saw c. seen d. seeing II. Reading. ( 2.5ms) Read the passage carefully. Na and Nam are living in the same neighborhood now. Na is new to the neighborhood. She has been here since last week, so she doesn’t know the area very well. Nam has lived in this neighborhood for about ten years and he knows the neighborhood very well. On the weekend, they are going to go to the Town Ground to watch a soccer match between Le Do school and Quang Trung school. • Answer true (T) or false (F). (0,5m) ………… 1. Na is living in the same neighborhood with Nam now. ………… 2. Na knows this neighborhood very well. • Answer the questions. (2,0ms) 1. Who is new to the neighborhood ? …………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. How long has Nam lived in this neighborhood ? …………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. Does Nam know the neighborhood very well ? …………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. What are Na and Nam going to do on the weekend ? …………………………………………………………………………………………. III. Writing. ( 2.5ms) Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. 1. Teacher said to students : “Don’t talk in class, please.” Teacher told students . 2. Loan said to Trung : “Can you empty the wastebasket for me ?” Loan asked Trung 3. My mother said to me : “You should get up earlier.” My mother said 4. Minh is strong. He can lift that box. Minh is strong enough . 5. We intend to have a picnic on Sunday. We are going IV. Listening. (2.5ms) Listen to the story “How the tiger got his stripes” and fill in the missing words. One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger (1) …………… . The tiger wanted to know why the small man was the master. The farmer (2) …………… he had something called wisdom, but he left it at home that day. He went home to get the (3) …………… , but before that he tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn’t want it to eat the buffalo. When he returned, the farmer brought some (4)…………… with him. He said it was his wisdom. He lit the straw and the fire burned the tiger. The tiger escaped, but it still has black (5) …………… from the burns today. ---The end--- Good luck to you ! ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀTHI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 HỌC KÌ I NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 I. Language focus. (2.5 ms) 0,25 điểm/mỗi đáp án đúng. 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. a 6. b 7. c 8. d 9. a 10. c II. Reading. ( 2.5ms) • Answer true (T) or false (F). (0,5m) 0,25 điểm/mỗi đáp án đúng. 1. T 2. F • Answer the questions. (2,0ms) 0,5 điểm/mỗi câu trả lời đúng. 1. Na is new to the neighborhood. 2. Nam has lived in this neighborhood for about ten years. 3. Yes, he does. 4. They are going to (go to the Town Ground to) watch a soccer match between Le Do school and Quang Trung school. III. Writing. ( 2.5ms) 0,5 điểm/mỗi câu đúng. 1. Teacher told students not to talk in class. 2. Loan asked Trung to empty the wastebasket for her. 3. My mother said I should get up earlier. 4. Minh is strong enough to lift that box. 5. We are going to have a picnic on Sunday. IV. Listening. (2.5ms) 0,5 điểm/mỗi từ đúng. One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger (1) came . The tiger wanted to know why the small man was the master. The farmer (2) said he had something called wisdom, but he left it at home that day. He went home to get the (3) wisdom , but before that he tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn’t want it to eat the buffalo. When he returned, the farmer brought some (4) straw with him. He said it was his wisdom. He lit the straw and the fire burned the tiger. The tiger escaped, but it still has black (5) stripes from the burns today. . luck to you ! ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 HỌC KÌ I NĂM HỌC 2 010 -2 011 I. Language focus. (2.5 ms) 0,25 điểm/mỗi đáp án đúng. 1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c 5 year: 2 010 -2 011 ------------------- Mark(s) Teacher’s comments I. Language focus. (2.5 ms) Choose the best option by circling the letter a, b, c or d. 1. Miss