Anh 8.1

Lai Xuan junior - secondary school
English written test
The first test – Term 1
45 minutes
(October, 2011)

Class: 8A
Name: .........................................…………………………..
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I. Listening: Listen to people talking about their holidays and then fill in the blanks with the words you hear. ( 2pts)
1. The people were very (1) ………………………………….. and the hotel was great. It was a really wonderful ( 2) …………………………………..
2. Well, the food was good but the prices were terrible . And the ( 3) ………………………………….. wasn’t very quiet.
3. The beaches are beautiful but the cities are very dirty. And I don’t travel on the local ( 4) ………………………………….. . They ‘re awful.
4. Everyone was so rude and the food wasn’t very good. We’ll certainly ( 5) …………………………………..go there again.
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II. Read the text then answer the questions. ( 2.5pts)
Viet is a student and he lives in a bed_sit in a suburb of HaNoi.It’s apart of an old house. He has one room and a kitchen and share a bathroom with three other people. In his room, there is a bed on the left hand side. There is an armchair beside the bed. The desk is opposite the bed and there is a closet on the right side of the room. Above the desk , there is a bookshelf and above the bed there is a clock. He has a TV and a hi-fi, too. In the kitchen, there is a cooker on the right hand side. The sink is near the cooker . There’s a small table and two chairs in the center. The kitchen is small, but it’s ok. Viet likes his room very much
1. Where does Viet live?
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2. How many people share the bathroom with Viet?
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3. Is the cooker on the left of the kitchen ?
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4. What are there in his room?
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5. Does Viet like his room?
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III. Choose the best answer. ( 2pts)
1. My sister has a _________ dress
a. new blue pretty b. pretty new blue c. new pretty blue d. pretty new blue
2. I’m going _________ the movie at 8 this evening
a. see b. seeing c. to seeing d. to see

3. It’s difficult for old people to walk _________ or downstairs.
a. upstairs b. downstairs c. inside d. outside
4. My sister doesn’t talk much in public. He’d rather_________.
a. kind b. reserved c. sociable d. humorous
5. What is Nam doing, mom ? He is looking at _________ in the mirror.
a. himself b. heirs c. she herself d. herself
6. He had to stay at home _________ he was ill.
a. so b. because c. as soon as d. until
7. This hotel is ……………..stay in when we are on our holiday.
a. big enough to b. big enough for us to
c. enough big d. enough big for us
8. The moon …………….around the Earth.
a. moves b. moving c. to move d. moved
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IV. Rewrite sentences using suggestions ( 2,5 pts)
You aren’t very old . You can’t have a front door key.
(enough)…………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….………………………..
My little brother is too short to reach that cupboard.
My little brother isn’t…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……
Studying English gives me a lot of pleasure.
I enjoy…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………..
4. You shouldn’t play computer games.
You ought …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………….
5. It isn’t necessary for you to go to school so early.
You don’t …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………..
V. Put the verbs into correct form ( 1,5pts)
1. You ( come ) ……………………………to work on time yesterday ?
2. Students must ( do ) ……………………………their homework before going to school.
3. It is difficult ( learn ) …………………………… English.
4. Look at the black clouds. It ( rain ) ……………………………
5. Would you like ( join ) ……………………………our trip next weekend?
6. I ( come ) ……………………………back here in an hour.

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English written test
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