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Trang 1EDUCATION AND
TRAINING OFFICE.
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secondary school
Full name:
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Class: 8………
THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST
SCHOOL YEAR: 2012 –2013 SUBJECT: ENGLISH 8 CODE: HK11213A
Marks Teacher’s remark Teachers’ signature
A LANGUAGE FORCUS (6ms)
I Multiple choice (2,5ms) Choose and circle the best word or phrase.
( Chọn và khoanh tròn từ hay cụm từ đúng nhất ) ( 2,5điểm)
1. He wants much time doing volunteer work at SOS
Children’s Village
2. _July 20, 1969, NeilArmstrongwas thefirst humanto
step the moon
3. If you want to meet the headmaster, you have to come 2p.m
and 4 p.m
4. A two-year-old child is not _ to reach a book on that bookshelf
A tall enough B enough tall C too tall D so tall
5. I didn’t see her upstairs Maybe, she was _then
6. When she was a student, she studied very well She used to _
good marks
7. He foreign names exactly
A should to pronounce B should pronounces
8. The secretary told me _ an application form and fill it out
9. Many language learners try to learn new words by
10. Hoa is a very active student She _ all out – door activities at
school
A looks after B cares C takes part in D has
II Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that
of the others (Chọn từ có phần gạch dưới phát âm khác các từ còn lại (0,75m)
Trang 21 A curly B directory C memory D recycle
2 A parcels B discounts C selections D festivals
III Supply the correct form of words (Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc) (0,75m)
1.His parents are very ……… of his intelligent (pride )
2.I never play ice hockey I think it is very ……… (danger )
IV Identify the mistakes (Xác định lỗi sai) (1m)
1 Did you use to go to the movies every Sunday last year?
A B C D
2 My father asked me not eat apples before washing them
A B C D
3 That’s very kind for you to do me a favor
A B C D
4 My brother is going to studying in New York next month
A B C D
V Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first ( Vịết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi (1m)
1 “ Please help me with my exercise,” Mai said to Lan
=>Mai asked Lan …… ……… ……….…… ……….……
2 Nam is very strong He can lift this table
=>Nam is strong … ……….…… ……….…… ……….……
B READING
I Read Then check True (T) or False (F) (1m)
Miss Lien lives in Phan Thiet city now When she was young, she used to live
in the countryside At that time, life was so hard She had to do a lot of things She had to do the housework and helped her farther on the farm after school There wasn’t any electricity and entertainment In her free time, she played outdoor activities It was very fun Food used to seem delicious Now, Miss Lien sometimes returns to her home village to visit her relatives She misses her childhood
1 Miss Lien used to live in Phan Thiet in the past ………
2 She lived in the country when she was youn g ………
3 At her time, there wasn’t any electricity ………
4 Miss Lien never misses her childhood ………
II Read Then answer the questions (1,5ms)
Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about However, in reality it has both advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside First, you can enjoy peace and quiet Second, there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children Third, everything is cheaper than in the city However, children can’t get better entertainment in the countryside It is also difficult to have good conditions for health care and education here Besides, people in the countryside have to work very hard to earn a living That is the reason why more and more young people leave the country for the town to find better jobs
1 What do the people from the city often dream about?
A Living in the country B Living in the islands
C Living in the prisons D living in the sea
2 Is there less traffic in the country, so it is safer for young children?
A Yes, it is B Yes, there is C No, it isn’t D No, there isn’t
3 How do people in the countryside have to work to earn a living?
A easy B fun C hard D dangerous
Trang 3C WRITING Write sentences based on the given cues ( Viết câu theo gợi ý) (2ms)
1 Tom / like / read / books / free time
………… ……….…… ……….…… ……….…… ……
2 Hoa / used / do chores / all day / when / she / young girl
………… ……….…… ……….…… ……….…… ……
3 He / studied / English / three years
………… ……….…… ……….…… ……….…… ……
4 I/ not/ tall/ enough/ reach the top of this tree
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