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Trang 1MATRIX OF THE FIRST TERM TEST- ENGLISH 8
Level
Topic Identifying Understanding Low level Applying High level Total
Test
Listening
Number of
sentences
Marks
Percents
Language
Focus
- gerund
- used to + V(inf)
- present perfect tense
- preposition of time
- asking for favor
- adverb of manner
- requests in reported speech
- adjective phrase
Number of
sentences
Marks
Percents
3
1,5 15
3
1,5 15
2
1,0 10
8
4.0 40%
Reading Read a short
paragraph and choose the best answer to complete it
- Read a short paragraph and choose the best answer to answer the questions Number of
sentences
Marks
Percents
4
2 20
4
2 20
8 4.0- 40%
their correct order
- comparison
- commands in reported speech
- intentions with future tense Number of
sentences
Marks
Percents
1
0.5 5
3
1.5 15
4 2 20%
3,5 -35%
8 4.0-40%
5 2.5- 25%
20 10ñ-100%
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Phòng GD-ĐT Phù Mỹ
Trường THCS Mỹ Tài
Họ và tên:………
Lớp:……….
ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ I– Năm học : 2011-2012 Ngày thi:
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH- LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
Chữ ký GT1
Chữ ký GT2 Số mật mã
I Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (4,0ms)
1 My sister enjoys…… the piano everyday ( A play B.playing C to play D plays )
2 I used to …………swimming when I was young ( A go B going C to go D goes )
3 Ho Chi Minh Youth Union was founded ………March 26 ,1931.( A on B.in C at D of )
4 He is a good student He studies very (A.good B better C well D hardly) 5.Ba is a good student His parents are of him (A excited B beautiful C interested D proud) 6.He ………….music since 2000.A learns ( B learnt C has learnt D will learn)
7 My mother asked me ………….all the windows (A.closes B closing C close D to close ) 8 you do me a favor please? ( A.Do B May C Could D Did)
II Chosse the best word to complete the passage: (2ms)
Alexander Graham Bell was born (9) Edinburgh In America, he worked with (10) at Boston University Soon, Bell started experimenting (11) ways of transmitting speech over a long distance This led to the invention of the (12)
9 A on B in C at D for
10 A patients B students C deaf-mutes D assistance
11 A with B for C in D of
12 A message B telephone C television D camera
III Read the passage and answer the questions: (2.0ms)
In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse I did not know how to improve them of lower secondary schoolmy teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom She took me to the library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English-English grammar “Now, I think you know what you should do”, said she I did not know that only one year later I would win the first prize in the English speaking contest held for secondary school students in my hometown
13 When did the writer have difficulties in learning English?
A.In the first year of lower secondary school B.In the second year of lower secondary school
C.of lower secondary school D.one year later
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A.She took him to the library B.She told himto improve his English grammar
C.She told him how to use an English-English dictionary to improve his English grammar
D.She showed him cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase
15 How is his English?
A.His pronunciation of English words was really bad and his English grammar was worse
B.His pronunciation of English words was really fluent and his English grammar was worse
C.His pronunciation of English words was really bad and his English grammar was good
D.His pronunciation of English words was really fluent and his English grammar was excellent
16 Did he win the first prize in the English speaking contest held for secondary school students in his hometown?
A Yes , he was B Yes, he did C No, he wasn’t D No, he didn’t
IV Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given :(1m)
17 I’m taller than my brother >My brother………
A.My brother is taller than me B My brother isn’t as tall as me
C My brother is as tall as me D My brother isn’t shorter than me
18 “ Please, do your homework carefully, Mai” He asked………
A He asked Mai do your homework carefully B.He asked Mai do her homework carefully
C.He asked Mai to do your homework carefully D.He asked Mai to do her homework carefully
V Write these sentences, using the following sets of the words and phrases: (0.5m)
19.We/ clean/ school yard/ next week
A We cleans the school yard next week B We are going to clean the school yard next week
C We will to clean the school yard next week D We is going to clean the school yard next week
VI.Put the words in their correct orders to make complete sentences.(0.5m)
20.English/ Tom/ try/ promised/ learning/ to/ best/ in/his
A.Tom promised to try his best in learning English B Tom promised learning to try his best in English
C Tom try his best to promised in learning English D Tom learning English to promised in try his best
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Bài thi có 20 câu, học sinh làm đúng mỗi câu được 0.5 điểm