=>Mrs.Lan told the children ……… 2.“ You should concentrate on your study at school, Lan.”. =>The teacher said..……….[r]
(1)School :……… THE FIRST SEMETER TEST
Class :……… (English 8)
Name :……… Time : 60 minutes
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronunced differently from that of the others: ( 0.5 point )
1.a.tiger b.wife c.wisdom d.fire
2.a.habit b.magically c.rag d.arrange
II.Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others: ( 0.5point )
1.a.festival b.folktale c.household d.tradition 2.a.pronunciation b.resource c.equipment d.excited
III.Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence:( points ) 1……….do you the housework? => Everyday
a.What time b.How c.How often d.When
2.She was sent to the ………after her parents died in an accident a.ophanage b.university c.hospital d.exhibition 3.My grandparents used to live………a farm when she was young
a.in b.at c.during d.on
4.He is always proud……… his father
a.about b.of c.on d.with
5.You must fill out this……… form before tomorrow morning a.apply b.applied c.application d.applicable 6.Don’t let children……… alone near a busy road
a.walk b.to walk c.walking d.walked
7.Nam will try his………to win the game
a.better b.good c.best d.well
8.I arranged to meet you ………nine……….the morning
a.on-at b.at-of c.of-in d.at-in
IV.Complete the dialogue: ( point )
Thu : Could you me a ( )………,please? Nam : Sure.What can I ( )……….for you ? Thu : ( )……….you help me carry my bags ? Nam : OK, I’ll help you
Thu : Thanks a lot That’s very( )………of you Nam : You are welcome
V.Put the verb in brackets in the correct verb form: ( point ) 1.You should ……… the word you want to learn ( highlight )
2.Lan loves listening to music,but she doesn’t like ………TV ( watch ) 3.Can you help me……… this table? ( move )
(2)VI.Read these passages , then answer the questions: ( points )
My name is Nam and my best friend is called Nga We met thirty years ago when we were both five years old It was my first day at school and I was very unhappy because I wanted my mother Nga gave me a sweet and we became friends immediately We were together nearly everyday until we left school twelve years later
Then I went to university but Nga didn’t She got married and had two children I have studied for seven years because I wanted to be a doctor I had a lot of new friends so I didn’t see Nga very often We haven’t met each other for months but we often talked on the phone
* Questions :
1.How old were Nam and Nga when they became friends ?
=>……… 2.Why was Nam unhappy ?
=>……… 3.How many children did Nga have ?
=>……… 4.Did they keep in touch later ?
=>……… VII.Writting: ( points )
A Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech beginning as shown:
1.“ Please stop making noise.”
=>Mrs.Lan told the children ……… 2.“ You should concentrate on your study at school, Lan.”
=>The teacher said ……… 3.“ Could you help me with my English pronunciation, Hoa ?”
=>Minh aksed Hoa….……… ……… 4.“ Don’t touch anything in the room.”
=>The policeman told people……….……… B.Write sentence with the cue given :
1 Can / you / show / way / nearest / bank / ?
=>……… 2.We / going / plant / flowers / school garden / water / afternoon / class / =>………
(3)ANSWERS I.( 0.5 point )
1.c 2.d
II ( 0.5 point )
1.d 2.a
III ( points )
1.c 2.a 3.d 4.b
5.c 6.a 7.c 8.d
IV (1 point )
1 favor Can / Could 4.kind V ( point )
1 highlight 2.watching move 4.went VI ( points )
1.They were five years old when they became friends 2.Because he wanted his mother
3.She had two children 4.Yes , they did
VII ( points ) A
1 Mrs Lan told the children to stop making noise
2.The teacher said Lan should concentrate on her study at school 3.Minh asked Hoa to help him with his English pronunciation 4.The policeman told the people not to touch anything in the room B
1.Can you show me the way to the nearest bank ?
2.We are going to plant flowers in the school garden every afternoon after class