THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION ENGLISH 8 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC TIME ALLOTTED : 45 MINUTES Điểm bằng số Điểm bằng chữ Giám khảo 1: ………………………… Giám khảo 2: ……………………………………………………… Mã số phách II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: 1. Choose the suitable word or phrase by circling the letter A, B, C or D ): 1. The Earth………………around the Sun. A. move B. moving C. moves D. moved 2. It hasn’t rained………….a very long time. A. for B. in C. since D. at 3. Farmers often………… other work when they need money for their family. A. look for B. look after C. look at D. look down 4. When my father was young, he used ……………fishing on Sundays. A. go B. to go C. went D. going 5. Miss Jacson told me………………you this dictionary. A. give B. giving C. given D. to give 6. I……… her three years ago. A. met B. meet C. see D. look 7. The school is a bit far …………………my house. A. for B. from C. at D. in 8. In………………… , we study different countries and their people. A. Music B. English C. GeographyD. Physics 9. The village looks quiet and……………. A. peace B. beautifully C. peacefully D. peaceful 10. I came to live in London in 1990. I………… there for 17 years. A. live B. have lived C. has lived D. living 11. They enjoy…………………with their friends. A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked 12. The countryside is getting ………………… A. more modern B. modern C. beautifully D. fastly 2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions (1pt): 1. I haven’t seen him for years. I last saw him .1990. 2. Lan is very proud her sister. 3. We are very interested folktales. 4. He used to live . a farm when he was young. III/ READING : Read the following passage : 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 cottages built in a village so that they can go there whenever they have free time . English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from each other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. 1. Answer True or False (1pt): 1. Many people think it is more pleasant to live in a town than the country. 2. They like going to the country when they have free time. 3. Almost every English village has a church. 4. People can’t see the square tower of the church from many miles around. 2. Answer the questions (1pt): 1. What do people think about the country ? *……………………………………………………………………………………… 2. What have some people built in a village ? *……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Are all English villages very different from each other ? *……………………………………………………………………………………… 4.When do the people go to the villages ? *……………………………………………………………………………………… IV. WRITING: Use the cues to write a letter (2pts) : Dear sir, 1.We/ now/ plan/ holiday/ next summer. ……………………………………………………….………………………………. 2.Holiday/ begin/ May 19 th / return/ May 25 th . ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3.We/ don’t like/ travel / bus . We/ prefer / go/ by train. …………………………………………………………………………………………. 4.We/ expect/ stay/ Rang Dong hotel . ………………………………………….……………………………………………… We are grateful if you could send me some information with details of charges. Your sincerely. John Smith. ANSWER KEYS I. LISTENING: Listen to the passage carefully then : 1. Choose the best answers (1pt): 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B 2. Answer True or False (T/F) (1pt) : 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES: 1. Choose the suitable word or phrase by circling the letter A, B, C or D (3pts): 1. C 5. D 9. D 2. A 6. A 10. B 3. A 7. B 11. C 4. B 8. C 12. A 2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions (1pt): 1. in 2. of 3. in 4. on III/ READING : Read the following passage : 1. Answer True or False (1pt): 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 2. Answer the questions (1pt): 1. Many people think the country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in . 2. Some people have cottages built in a village. 3. No, They aren’t. 4. They go there whenever they have free time . IV. WRITING: Use the cues to write a letter (2pts) : Dear sir, 1. We are now planning a holiday for the next summer 2. Our holiday will begin on May 19 th and will return on May 25 th . 3. We don’t like traveling by bus. We prefer to go by train. 4.We expect to stay in / at RangDong hotel. We are grateful if you could send me some information with details of charges. Your sincerely. John Smith. -THE END--- LISTENING Hello! My name is Bobby. I am 15 years old. I live in a house. I am a good student because I always work hard at school. I like playing football and baseball in my free time. There are a lot of VietNamese students in my school. They are my good friends. We study in the same class. Next summer, I am going to visit Thailand with my family. I hope to have a good time in Thailand. . GeographyD. Physics 9. The village looks quiet and……………. A. peace B. beautifully C. peacefully D. peaceful 10. I came to live in London in 199 0. I………… there. haven’t seen him for years. I last saw him . 199 0. 2. Lan is very proud her sister. 3.