There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing.. The following statements are TRUE or FALSE (1m).[r]
(1)CHU VAN AN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Class: _
Name: _ Code: _ (A) Date: _
1ST ONE-PERIOD TEST
(1ST SEMESTER/19-20)
SUBJECT: ENGLISH 8 DURATION: 45 minutes
MARKS
I Choose A, B, C or D before the word the underlined part of which is an odd pronunciation (1m). 1. The farmer sold the eggs to buy _ and clothing for his family
A gold B fruit C. food
2. His _ laid a gold egg
A. chicken B buffalo C duck 3. He shouted _ to his wife
A interestedly B excitedly C loudly 4. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut _ all the chickens
A down B out C. open
1. 2. 3. 4.
II Choose A, B, C or D before the answer that best completes each sentence below (2ms).
1. _ is something that you say or to make people laugh
A. Fairy tale B. Novel C. Joke D. Poem 2. Mary came _ with a new idea for increasing sale
A. over B. up C. in D. on
3. Jack was out so his mother _ a message for him
A. took B. left C. gave D. bought
4. Let’s paint the house _ It will be cheaper
A. yourselves B. herself C. themselves D. ourselves 5. My best friend _Viet Nam months ago
A. will leave B. leaves C. left D. is leaving 6. Each of them _ a good idea for the meeting
A. have B. having C. to have D. has
7. His father let him _ out with them last night
A. go B. going C. to go D. goes
8. Tom usually _ the bus to school
A. catch B. to catch C. catches D. catching
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
III What the following pictures mean? Choose the most correct answer (A, B, C or D) (0.5m). 1.What are the boys doing?
2.What is it?
IV Supply the correct form of the word in each bracket below (1m).
1. David has a good sense of so everyone loves him (humorous)
A Playing soccer C Playing basketball B Playing chess D Playing volleyball
(2)2. Alexander Graham Bell the first telephone in 1877 (invention) 3. Don’t put your fingers into these _ sockets, John (electricity)
4. , he didn’t pass the exam (luck)
V Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each blank below (1.5m). We don’t live (1) _ a house or a flat We live on a houseboat The boat (2) _ small, but it’s quite big inside Apart from the bathroom, it has only one room, so we (3) _ everything there: eat, cook, sleep and watch TV
We usually keep our houseboat at Little Venice (4) _ London We’re almost in the center of the city there That’s great for clubs, pubs, the theatre, and so on But the (5) _ thing about a houseboat is that you can move and (6) _ your home with you
1 A. in B. at C. inside D. on
2. A. looks B. was C. looked D. are
3. A. should B. have to C. need D. could
4. A. on B. in C. at D. of
5. A. most B. worse C. fastest D. best
6. A. drive B. arrange C. take D. emigrate
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VI Read the following passage carefully, then the tasks A & B below.
Charlie Chaplin was born in a very part of London His father was a comedian and his mother worked as a dancer and a singer Neither of them were successful so the family had very little money The first time he himself earned money by dancing and singing, he was only five years old He did many kinds of jobs, but what he loved best was working at the theatre
When he was about fifteen, he joined a traveling theatre company and went on trips to America On one such tour, he was offered a part in a film, so he went to Hollywood where he eventually became both a famous actor and a film director
He died in Switzerland in 1977 at the age of 88 There is now a statue of him in Leicester Square, London, the city of his birth and early up-bringing
A The following statements are TRUE or FALSE (1m).
1 Charlie Chaplin’s family was very poor He himself earned money when he was five years old His father was a famous actor After he died, his statue is put in London B Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) (0.5m).
1 Which sentence is not true about this passage?
A His parents were successful in life C He loved working at the theatre B The family had little money D He died when he was eighty-eight 2 What is the passage mainly about?
A Charlie Chaplin’s success C His parents’ success B Charlie Chaplin’s biography D His family’s biography VII Use the given words or phrases to write into complete sentences (0.5m)
1 can / Playing / one match / a fire / with / start
→………
2 born / Bell / in / Edinburgh / was
→……… VIII Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one(s) (2m).
1. He is going to play tennis tonight
He intends 2. This dress is too long I can’t wear it ( using “ ENOUGH” )
This dress isn’t _ 3. Reading a lot of books is good for you
(3)4. You shouldn’t play games all day