4.--- She wasn’t good at English, but she could speak and write it very well 5.---She asked Mary to show her how to improve her English.. * Answe these questions?[r]
(1)Written test number for grade 8
Name:………Class:……… I Choose the most suitable answer to fill in the blanks (2ms)
1 I lived in this house _ 1990
a to b on c in d before My father used us to the zoo when he was alive
a took b taking c to take d take 3.She asked her children in the garden
a play b played c to play d playing Last summer, we had an……… summer holiday
a enjoyed b enjoyable c enjoying d enjoy They enjoy _jokes
a telling b tell c to tell d told His parents are always proud _ him
a about b of c on d with 7.We ………our reports two weeks ago
a receive b received c receiving d to receive 8.Could you help me ?
a No Thank you b Yes.That’s very kind of you c No Thank you.I’m fine d Certainly
II Match the words in A with a suitable explanation in B (1m)
A B
1.mother tongue 2.semester 3.improve 4.report card 5.habit
a something that you regularly, often without thinking about it
b to become or make something better
c one of the two periods of 18 weeks that the school year is devided into
d a document written by a teacher giving details of a student’s work in a school
e the language that one first learns to speak as a child
Answer : III Give the correct form of the word in brackets (1ms)
1 My younger brother has a beautiful ………of stamps (collect) Scouting is a popular……….in the world which has more than 25 million members today (organize)
3 What is the……….between these two groups? (differ) Why don’t you say a word? You look so……….(happy) IV Suppy the correct form of the verbs in parentheses(1,5ms)
1 We used to (learn)……… our lessons without electricity
2 Nga’s teacher asked her (improve)……… Technology and Biology
3 Susan (study) ……… hard last semester We often ( practice)……….speaking English 5.What are you doing tonight?
- I (go) ……… to the cinema
6 Huy enjoys (listen)……… to music very much V Read the passage and the tasks below(2,5ms)
(2)Thanks a lot for your gift I’m very happy to hear that you had a nice holiday in Italy
I’ve finished the school year, but I’m not very satisfied with my results I got good grades for all the subjects except for English My English teacher said I wasn’t good at it, especially speaking and writing Although I’ve tried my best.I can’t improve my English Can you show me how to study it well? I’ll be very grateful if you can drop me a few lines about it If only you were here, then I can learn something from you
Write to me soon and tell all your news By the way, send my best regards to your parents
Warmest regards, Mai
*True(T) or false (F)
1. -Mai received a gift from Mary
2. -Mary had an enjoyable holiday in Italy
3. -Mai is very pleased with the results of her studying
4. - She wasn’t good at English, but she could speak and write it very well 5. -She asked Mary to show her how to improve her English
* Answe these questions?
1 Where did Mary go for her holiday?
->……… Is Mai satisfied with her study results?
->……… What English skills wasn’t Mai good at?
->……… VI Read the sentences Ba said to Nam yesterday and change them into reported speech.(2ms)
1.“You should study hard in the next semester.”
Ba said ……… 2.“Can you lend me your money?”
Ba asked……… 3.”Please wait for me after school.”
Ba asked……… 4.“You should practice speaking English everyday?”