De thi Ky I anh 8

Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.. According to the writer: A.[r]

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ 1 SỐ 1 -Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8

I Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others (1 point)

2 A escape B graze C transit D chase

4 A magic B generous C magazine D refrigerator

II Choose the best answer A, B, C or D (2 points)

1 After a month, Hoa got used to in her new school

2 Last Tuesday her son was absent from school _ of his illness

3 The children _ to go at once A will B had better C must D have

4 My brother feels again after his operation

A strongly B strength C strong D enough strong

5 The English course begins May 9 th, and ends sometime September

6 I _ to go out when I was in the countryside

A not used B wasn't used C didn't use D wasn't using

7 The party was great and we enjoyed very much

A weselves B usselves C ourself D ourselves

8 I used to live _ a farm and look my younger brother

A in/after B on/after C in/out D on/out

9 Tuan hates _ computer games all day

10 Your son isn't tall to be a good basket ball player

III Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets (3 points)

1 When we (be) small, our family (live) in the countryside

2 - Miss Trang is in hospital - Yes, I know, I ( visit ) her tomorrow

3 I (read) an interesting book at the moment

4 Look at those black clouds It (rain)

5 I (not invite) her to the party because I (forget) her phone number.

6 Look! Our new teacher (come) She (have) long black hair

7 They (work) very hard when they (be) young

8 We (have) a small party next Sunday Would you like ( come) ?

9 Last year my brother (spend) his summer holiday (do) volunteer work

IV Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets (2 points)

1 He fell off the bike, but his were not serious (INJURE)

2 Mr Phong made an to see us at two o’clock (ARRANGE)

3 The shop showed me a lot of news models (ASSIST)

4 She’s beautiful with a smile (LOVE)

5 You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her (APPEAR)

6 The of television made Alexander G Bell famous all over the world (INVENT)

7 We’re worried about the of the children (SAFE)

8 Some of my are going to my birthday party (CLASS)

9 You must put all objects out of children’s reach (DANGER)

10 The prince and the poor girl had a happy (MARRY)

V Read the text carefully and choose the best option to answer the questions below (2 points)

Learning English

Every year students in many countries learn English Some of these students are young children Others are teenagers Many are adults Some learn at school Others study by themselves A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their friends But not many are lucky enough to do that Most people must work hard on their lessons to learn another language

Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects They study their own language, mathematics and English In England, America or Australia, many boys and girls study their own language, which is English and another language, perhaps French, German or Spanish

Many adults learn English because it is useful for their work Teenagers often learn

English for their higher studies because some of their books are in English at the college or

university Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines

in English

1 According to the writer:

A English is useful only to adults B only teenagers learn English

C no children like learning English D English is learnt by many generations

2 Most people learn English by

A watching videos only B talking with the film stars

C hearing the language in the office D working hard on their lessons

3 Many boys and girls learn English because

A English can give them a job B they have to study their own language

C it is included in their study courses D their parents make them do it

4 In America and Australia, many school children study

A their own language and no foreign language

B such foreign languages as French, German or Spanish

C English and mathematics only D English as a foreign language

5 Many adults learn English because

A they want to go abroad B it is useful for their work

C most of their books are in English D they want to read newspapers in English

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I SỐ 2– NĂM HỌC 2012-2013

Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (2 points)

1 A pancake B surface C paper D late

2 A wanted B played C learned D returned

3 A saucepan B precaution C caught D laugh

7 A mend B semester C letter D report

II Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence (2 points)

1 The children are old enough to look after

A themselves B ourselves C herself D himself

2 He isn't get married

A enough old to B old enough to C enough old for D old enough for

3 We to go to the market and buy something for dinner

4 I'll see you _ Sunday, April 1st A in B on C at D between

5 My friends worked really _ this semester

6 Tuan hates _ computer games all day

A play B to play C playing D plays

7 My father used us to the zoo when he was alive

8 Tam told his friend him a ride A give B to give C giving D gives

9 Mary was born in France French is her

A first languge B mother tongue C foreign D A and B

10 Would you like a message? A leave B to leave C leaving D left

III Combine each pair of sentences, using ENOUGH (1 point)

1 He is intelligent He can answer all the questions

2 He isn't tall He can't reach the shelf

3 She is good She'll pass the exam

4 You aren't well Don't go to school

5 They are sociable They can make a lot of friends

IV Find one mistake in each sentence by choosing A, B, or C (2 points)

1 Her bag is different to mine A is B to C mine

2 She speaks English quite good A speaks B English C good

3 They didn't reported a book last week A They B reported C last week

4 I have not seen him for last Sunday A have B seen C for

5.She has went to the mountain A she B went C the mountain

6 She ought to staying in bed A ought B staying C in bed

7 Our father used to smoking when he was young

A used to B smoking C was

8 She asked me keep silent A asked B me C keep

9 There are many differently ways of learning words

A are B differently C learning

10 They are interested in do something different at weekend

A are B interested in C do

V Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given one (1 point)

1 He moved to live in Binh Dinh 5 years ago

A He has moved to live in Binh Dinh for 5 years

B He has lived in Binh Dinh for 5 years

C He has to live in Binh Dinh 5 years ago D He has lived in Binh Dinh since 5 years

2 "Please come into my office." the principal said to me

A The principal asked me to come into his office

B The principal asked me to come into my office

C The principal told me came into his office

D The principal told me coming into his office

3 He intends to invite me to his party tonight

A He invited me to his party tonight B He is going to invite me to his party tonight

C He has to me to his party tonight D He invites me to his party tonight

4 The house is cheaper than the villa

A The villa is the most expensive home

B The villa is more expensive than the house

C The villa is as expensive as the house

D The villa is different from the house

VI Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C, D) for each question (2 points)

Prague has the population of over one million people It is not the biggest city in Europe, but it is certainly one of the most beautiful People call Prague the “ Golden City” and the

“Mother of City” because it has beautiful buildings and statues Perhaps the most popular building is the Old Town Hall with its amazing 15th century clock People also call Prague

“Europe's School of Music” There are many concert halls and every May there is a famous music festival: ”Prague Spring” There are also twenty theaters and many old pubs, wine bars and restaurants There is now a modern underground, but traffic is still a problem It is often better to walk and feel the atmosphere of the pretty little streets

1 The population of Prague is _

A over one million people B one million people

C only two million people D less than one million people

2 Prague is one of the most beautiful city in _

A Asia B Europe C Africa D America

3 Which building in Prague has 15th century clock? A The Golden City

B The Mother of City C The Old Town Hall D Europe's School of Music

4 The famous music festival: "Prague Spring" is held _

A every year B on June C every May D every July

5 People also call Prague

A “Europe's School of Music” B Asia's School of Music

C Europe's School of Ar D Asia's School of Art

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ 1 ĐỀ SỐ 3 - Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8

I Choose the word whose UNDERLINED part is pronounced differently from the others (2 points)

8 A talked B stopped C noted D laughed

10 A enough B young C cousin D mountain

II Fill in the blank with the correct form of verbs (2 points)

1 Would you like (listen) to some music?

2 Yesterday, Ba (go) to Da Nang by car

3 Nam enjoys (play) soccer after school

4 Lan asked me (go) to the supermarket

5 Mai is (buy) a new bicycle next week

6 I think you should (do) the morning exercise

7 They used (go) to work by train

8 Don’t let children (play) alone

9 You ought to (do) the homework yourself

10 My father stopped (smoke)

III Complete the sentences with right prepositions (2 points)

1 What did you do the ninth of April, 2002? (April 9th , 2002)

2 Are you interested studying English?

3 Does it rain spring?

4 I am different my sister

5 I don’t know what he is doing the moment

6 That’s very kind you to help me

7 I’ll be home 7.00 because I want to see the seven o’clock news

8 I go to school Monday Saturday

9 We’ve not seen her 2006

IV Arrange these words to make sentences (2 points)

1 homework/ The/ to/ students/ ought/ their/ carefully/ do/

2 has/ the/ chores/ to/ today/ Mai/ do/ herself/

3 clean/ The/ teacher/ me/ told/ to/ blackboard/ the/

4 She/ my class/ is/ enough/ old/ in/ not/ to be/

5 how/ English/ to/ me/ tell/ study/ you/ Could/ ?

6 them/ Their/ told/ last year/ lot of/ grandmother/ stories/ a/

7 next week/ class/ going/ Our/ is/ zoo/ the/ to/

8 I/ Nha Trang/ old/ ten/ been/ was/ since/ have/ years/ to/ I/

9 some/ buy/ I/ to/ notebooks/ need/

10 should/ My/ said/ teacher/ my/ I/ time/ English/ on/ spend/ more/

Va Choose the word or phrase that best fits the gap to complete the passage (1 point)

English is (1) language all over the world Many countries, such as: the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa use English as the first language, many others use it as the second language If you speak (2) _ well, you can talk with many people of different nationalities Besides, a lot of the magazines and

newspapers are published in English Therefore, if you can read English, you can get useful knowledge of tradition, culture, custom of other countries

In order to (3) _ your English, you should make good preparation for the next lesson, and do all the exercises given by the teachers In class, be ready to answer your (4) and take important notes You can also enrich your English vocabulary by reading English books, looking up any new words that you come across Some beginners even write the words many times and try to learn them by heart Whenever possible, you can speak

English to the teachers, to friends or foreigners Listening to the tapes is the good way to improve your English And remember that revision is important You should revise what you have learnt so as to practice the words or sentence structures well Mastering the four language skills is not easy An English proverb says: “Everything is difficult before it is easy” Try your best so that English can become easy for you

1 A more difficult B the most popular C the most interesting D.more popular

2 A Japanese B French C English D Spanish

3 A understand B know C study D improve

4 A parents’questions B teacher’s questions C teacher’s answers D teacher’s lessons

Vb Read the passage again and choose the right answer for each question

below (1 point)

1 Is listening to the tapes is the good way to learn English?

A Yes, he is B No, there isn’t C Yes, it is D No,it isn’t

2 Name some countries use English as the first language

A England, Rusia, China B Viet Nam, India, Japanese

C The USA, Australia, Canada D England, Laos, France

3 Why can you get useful knowlegde of tradition, culture of other countries if you can read English?

A Because a lot of the magazines and newspapers are published in English

B Because many countries speak English

C Because English is very popular D Because English is very important

4 Who can a student speak English to?

A He can speak English to his grandparents

B.He can speak English to famers

C He can speak English to his English teachers or his friends

D.He can speak English to his neighbors

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ 1 SỐ 4 - Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8

I Choose the word whose ITALIC part is pronounced differently from the others

1 A late B half C after D hard

3 A reach B teacher C meat D weather

4 A invented B ended C liked D defeated

5 A enough B young C cousin D mountain

6 A timetable B fast C change D dangerous

7 A write B right C bike D clinic

8 A tree B engineer C three D street

10 A yard B copy C paddy D noisy

II Fill in the blank with the correct form of verbs (2 points)

1 Mai has enough money (buy) a new bicycle

2 Hoa often (do) the homework after school

3 Look! A baby (cross) the road

4 I need (buy) some notebook.

5 My teacher said I should (spend) more time on my English

6 Mr Hung told me (tell) him the truth

7 Nga likes (play) badminton

8 They asked their children (stay) at home

9 Nam must (do) the homework himself

10 My mother (buy) a house last week

III Choose the correct option to complete the following sentences (2 points)

1 Lan is _ lift this box A enough strong to B enough strong for

C strong enough to D strong enough for

2 The earth around the sun A moves B is moving C moved D will move

3 Food is not _ it was several years ago

A as cheap as B very cheaper as C the same cheap as D much cheaper than

4 Last night I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet At last they killed _

A herself B himself C ourselves D themselves

5 Alexander Graham Bell was born March 3, 1847

6 I _ him since last week

A don’t see B haven't seen C won’t see D didn’t see

7 The boy is a _ student He always gets good grades

A kind B generous C hard-working D reserved

8 He doesn’t enjoy basketball A play B to play C playing D to playing

9 When my mother was young, she used _ very well

10 Which one is , milk or orange juice?

IV Choose the part that needs correcting (2 points)

1 I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in our life

A strongly B plays C very D our life

2 We are having a birthday party in Saturday night Would you like to come?

A are having B in C night D to come

3 There are a lot of books in the library but you ought buy some more from the bookshop

A a lot of books B library C ought buy D from

4 We have learnt to play the piano for 2005 A have B learnt C to play D for