“ Try your best to improve your pronunciation, Tim”, Miss Jackson saidD. Nam drives carefully, but his sister drives more carefully.[r]
(1)HTB Education&Training Department THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST ………secondary school SCHOOL YEAR: 2011 –2012
Full name: ……… SUBJECT :ENGLISH 8
Class: 8……… Time: 45 minutes
Marks: Teacher’s remark:
A LANGUAGE FORCUS (6ms)
I Multiple choice (2,5ms) Choose and circle the best word or phrase. ( Chọn khoanh tròn từ hay cụm từ ) ( 2,5điểm)
1. I a letter from my old friend last week
A sent B gave C received D took
2. He loves to music while he’s studying
A to listen B listen C listened D listening
3. She is to ride his bike to school
A not enough old B enough not old C not old enough D enough old
4. I know you worked really this semester
A hardly B hard C hardest D harder
5. She asked her children playing soccer
A to stop B stop C stopping D stops
6. His doctor said he in bed that week
A will stay B has to stay C can stay D should stay
7. They a holiday for ten years
A haven’t had B didn’t had C don’t have D aren’t having
8. Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily a harvest
A destroy B finish C provide D defeat
9. Where have you gone, Lan?
A I’ve been to Vung Tau C I’ve gone to Vung Tau
B I went to Vung Tau D I’ve gone in Vung Tau
10. Which sentence is correct?
A What did you used to when you were young? B What did you use to when you were young? C What used you to when you were young? D What use to you when you were young?
II Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others (Chọn từ có phần gạch phát âm khác từ lại (0,75m)
1.A proud B hour C your D sound
2.A promise B revise C stick D visit
3.A wanted B looked C watched D missed
III Give the correct form of verbs ( Viết hình thức động từ lại) (0,75m) 1.Trang isn’t tall enough ( reach ) that high shelf.
2.When I ( be ) a child, I used to live there.
(2)1 Does you enjoy watching sports programs
A B C D
2 The students ought to learning their lesson carefully before the exam
A B C D
3 I usually have breakfast at a.m and a.m
A B C D
4 I will give you a call when I will reach London tomorrow afternoon
A B C D
V Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first ( Vịết lại câu cho nghĩa không đổi (1m)
1 “ Try your best to improve your pronunciation, Tim”, Miss Jackson said
=>Miss Jackson asked …… ……….…… ……….…… ……….……
2 Nam drives carefully, but his sister drives more carefully (AS … AS )
=>Nam doesn’t ………… ……….…… ……….…… ……….……
B READING ( Choose the suitable word to complete the passage) ( Chon từ thích hợp điền vào đoạn văn)(2ms)
The country and the city.…… (1)… … advantages and disadvantages People in the country live in.…… (2)… … beautiful environment They enjoy peaceful and quiet, and can their work at their own places …… (3)… … no one is in a hurry They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their …… (4)… … are more friendly, and ready to …… (5)… … them when they need it their life can monotonous and they can be isolated, a long way from the nearest town, which is a serious problem if they are ill or have to take children to school
The city has all the services the country lacks, but it also has a lot of disadvantages Cities …… (6)… … often polluted; they …… (7)… … have bad air but also are noisy Everyone is always in a haste and this means that people have no time to get to know each other and …… (8)… …friends
1 A get B C have D has
2 A more B most C the more D the most
3 A so B because C so that D when
4 A friends B people C neighbors D children
5 A make B give C help D play
6 A is B C does D are
7 A not only B only not C in order D in order to
8 A B make C get D have
C WRITING Write sentences based on the given cues ( Viết câu theo gợi ý) (2ms) We/ not / go / to school / Saturdays
………… ……….…… ……….…… ……….…… ………… I / used / stay / on a farm / with / grandmother/
………… ……….…… ……….…… ……….…… ………… My brother / teach / English /2000
………… ……….…… ……….…… ……….…… ………… Jazz / become / popular / in The United States / the 1920s
(3)THE ANSWER KEY FOR ENGLISH 8 A LANGUAGES FORCUS:
I Mỗi câu 0.25 (đ). 1 C D C 4 B 5 A D A A C 10 B II Mỗi câu 0.25 (đ) 1 C B A
III Mỗi câu 0.25 (đ). 1 to reach 2 was 3 haven’t seen IV Mỗi câu 0.25 (đ). 1 A B C C
V Mỗi câu 0.5 (đ)
1 Miss Jackson asked Tim to try his best to improve his pronunciation. 2 Nam doesn’t drive as carefully as his sister.
B READING (2ms) Mỗi câu 0.25 (đ).
1 C 2 A B C C D A B C WRITING (2ms) Mỗi câu 0.5 điểm
1 We don’t not go to school on Saturdays
2 I used to stay on a farm with my grandmother/
3 My brother has taught English since 2000