The First – Semester Examination : Grade 8

THE FIRST – SEMESTER EXAMINATION GRADE 8 THE FIRST – SEMESTER EXAMINATION GRADE 8 (Time allowed 45 minutes) * Student Mark I Choose the best answer complete the sentences (2p) 1 What ‘s the matter wit[.]

THE FIRST – SEMESTER EXAMINATION : GRADE 8

(Time allowed : 45 minutes)

* Student: Mark:

I Choose the best answer complete the sentences (2p)

1 What ‘s the matter with you ? I cut it

A my self B it self C my D her self

2 I received a letter my aunt yesterday

3 Tennis used to an indoor game

4 His teacher has taught in this school 1996

5 Tan in Scotland for ten years Now he lives in London

A lives B has lived C lived D is living

6 He five gold medals since the beginning of the

Seagames

winning

7 does it take you to go to school ?

How often

8 Tom loves soccer

A plays B played C playing D play

9 My cousin Hoa is going to visit me She will be

here Christimas

10 Let’s meet the cinema

A out B outside of C outside in

D outside

II Fill in the blank with one suitable word ( Use the word

in the table ) then answer the question ( 3p )

( built, there, house, time, for, so, water, more )

The country is more beautiful than a town and pleasant to live in Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannct live there all year round Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the house

The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or

cottages are water round it Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have built brough through pipes into each house

* Question: (2p)

a) Is the country more beautiful than a town ?

yes, it is

b) Why do many people go to the country for the summer holidays ?

because,pleasant to live in the country

c) When do many people go to the country ?

for summer holiday

d) What do many villages have into each house ?

many villages have built brough through pipes into each houset

III Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

1 “ Please turn down the radio for me “ said my father

-> My father asked to turn down the radio for him

2 I lived on a farm once, but now I don’t live there

 I used to live on a farm

3 She teaches English excellently

 She is a english teacher

4 Minh is a good singer

_ minh is good at sing

5 How long is it since you used the car ?

-> When have you used the car

IV Match the questions in column A to the answers in column B

1 What are you studying? a At New Method college

2 Do you like learning English? b Two years ago

3 When did you start learning

English? c Yes, I am Probably nextyear

4 How did you learn to speak

English so well ? d All of them are

5 Where are you studying ? e Yes, I do

6 Why did you choose that f English

college ?

7 Are you going to visit Britain

? g I speak English whenever Ihave a chance

8 Are most of your books in

English ?

h I heard it was very good

1 -f 2 - e 3 - b 4 - h

5 - a 6 - g 7 - c 8 - d