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Class: 8 … THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST SCHOOL YEAR 2017 - 2018
ENGLISH 8 (Thí điểm)
Time allowed: 45 minutes
I Speaking (2 pts.)
There is a general conversation between you and your teacher
Your teacher will ask you questions to get information about personal details (home town, schools, jobs, family, etc.)
You will also have to talk about some topics the teacher given.
II Phonetics, vocabulary and grammar.
Circle the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following sentences (2 pts.)
6 The girl was crying when a fairy _.
A appeared B was appearing C appears D is appearing
7 There is a _in our family that we have a party on New Year’s Eve
A custom B tradition C legend D belief
8 They with tradition by getting married quietly
A ended B took C disconnected D broke
9 Circle the letter preceding the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
A cooked B mended C wanted D imported
10.They walked in to the capital
A group B crowd C procession D line
11 Would you like milk?
A some B many C any D a few
12.He has lived in this village he was born
A for B since C until D when
13.Circle the letter preceding the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
A th ink B this C that D although III Reading:
Read the passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word/phrase from the box There are TWO words/phrases that you DO NOT need to use (2 pts.)
However difference So wasting polite
After living in France for a few months, I realised that I really should stop trying
to be so (14) _ all the time The French seem to (15) _ it annoying if you say things like “I’m awfully sorry” (16) _ they feel you are (17) _ their time It must be seem to them that the British spend their whole time apologising! The French don’t really make “small talk” either Chatting to strangers (18) _ as a taxi drivers or shop assistants, especially politely, is seen
as rather strange And there is another interesting (19) _ People at dinner parties in France will expect to (20) _ part in a serious discussion The guests are often asked their opinions on “big issues” British people enjoy discussions about house prices and education (21) _ , they are sometimes surprised if their guests want to talk about anything serious, such as politics or art
IV Writing.
Trang 2Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it (2 pts.).
22.The king kong is the biggest animal in the world
- No _
23.I last took a photo five years ago
- I have _
24.We enjoy learning English
- We are
25.He gave his younger brother only a star fruit tree
- Only a
V Listening
Listen to Gemma and her husband, Harry, talking about pictures for their new house Which picture will they put in each room Write a letter A-H next to each room You will hear the conversation twice (2 pts.).
Đỏp ỏn
đề thi ANH 8 THÍ ĐIỂM
I Speaking (2 pts.)
II 3 điểm (Mỗi câu khoanh đúng đợc 0,5 điểm)
III 2 điểm (Mỗi câu đúng đợc 0,25 điểm)
14 polite 15 find 16 because 17 wasting
18 such 19 difference 20 take 21 However
IV 2 điểm (Mỗi câu đúng đợc 0,5 điểm)
1 No animal in the world is as big as the king kong
2 I have not taken a photo for five years
3 We are interested in learning English
4 Only a star fruit tree was given to his younger brother
V Listening (2 điểm) - Mỗi câu đúng đợc 0,5 điểm.