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Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines1. Can people learn English by themselves.[r]

TRƯỜNG THCS TÂN LẬP ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I - LỚP 8 Năm học: 2005 – 2006

Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian: 45 phút( không kể thời gian giao đề) Chú ý: Học sinh làm tờ đề thi

I Read the passage Then answer the questions.(3.P)

Every year many people in the world learn English Some of them are young children Other are teenagers Many are adults Most people learn English at school, others learn in evening classes Some people learn English by themselves or just by hearing the language from television or radio

Most people must work hard to learn English Why these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question Young children learn English because it is one of their school subjects Teenagers learn English for their higher studies at colleges or universities Many adults learn English because it is useful for their jobs Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines

1 Where most people learn English?

……… Can people learn English by themselves?

……… Why young children learn English?

……… What teenagers learn English for?

……… Why many adults learn English?

……… Do other people want to read newspapers or magazines in English? ……… II Choose the best answer.( A, B or C ) (2.P)

1 The girl enjoys………her fitness exercise after classes A doing B did C I have known her………… two years

A since B for C with My father………the Army in 1980

A at B in C on Ho Chi Minh city is……… city in Vietnam

A larger than B the largest C largest My father……….ten cigarettes a day when he was young

A used to smoke B often smokes C smoking

7 Mrs Baker changed the tire………because no one else was there to help her A her B she C herself

8 “I’m bore” – “Let’s go……… ”

A fishing B to fish C fish IV Write sentences using the words given.( 1.o P)

1 I/ like/ read/ English books

……… Lan/ live/ here/ years

……… Last summer/ I/ visit/ Ha Long Bay

……… The students/ play/ soccer/ now

……… V Match a questios in column A with the answers in column B ( 2.P )

A B

1 What does Mary look like? What is she going to this summer?

3 Why didn’t she meet her father? Where is she now?

5 Does she have to wait for her father untill he come back?

a She is upstairs, in the bedroom b Because he went to Ho Chi Minh ciCity on business

c Yes, of course, she does

d She is young, with blond hair and blue eyes

e She is going to visit her father, who is working in Vietnam

1…d……… ,2………,3………,4………,5……… VI Listen to the passage and complete the table about Mai and Hoa.(2.P)

Name Appearance Character Hobby

Mai (1)………

And (2)…………

Hardworking and (3)………

Watch TV and (4)……… Hoa Short and

(5)………

(6)……… and humorous