Anh 8 - Thi HKI - 09.10

PHU QUY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FIRST SEMESTER TEST
……………… secondary school SUBJECT: English 8
Name: ………………………… TIME: 45 minutes
Class: 8… (Not including the handout-time)


A. Language focus (4 ms).
I. Choose the best answer (2ms).
1. Lan is beautiful. She has ………………………………. hair.
A. long fair B. fair long C. a long fair D. the long fair
2. My brother isn’t old enough …………………….to school.
A. going B. to go C. go D. goes
3. I am sorry, but you will have to cook dinner ……………
A. yourself B. myself C. himself D. herself
4. Television is bringing ……………….... information …………………. entertainment.
A. not only / but B. not only / but also C. not only / and D. but also / not only
5. I am pleased to hear you had an …………… Christmas vacation.
A. enjoy B. enjoyment C. enjoyable D. enjoyably
6. Scouting began in ……………………… in 1907.
A. England B. France C. America D. Thailand
7. We have lived in Ho Chi Minh City …………………… 1995.
A. for B. since C. in D. at
8. My teacher told me ……………… in the class.
A. mustn’t talk B. don’t talk C. didn’t talk D. not to talk

II. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1m).
1. A. realize B. surprise C. device D.promise
2. A. scout B. out C. bought D. sound
3. A. blond B. socket C. volunteer D. sociable
4. A. pronunciation B. unite C. under D. fund

III. Match each question in column A to a suitable answer in column B (1m).

A
B
Answer

1. Where did you use to shop?
A. Sure. What can I do for you?
1


2. When did you start work?
B. In a store nearby.
2


3. Could you do me a favor?
C. There was no electricity.
3


4. What was life like 100 years ago?
D. In June, 1998.
4



B. Reading (3ms) Read the passage and do exercises below.
Peter had a letter from his sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she was coming to England to visit his family next month and she wanted to stay with his family. If she comes, she will get a surprise. Peter is now living in a beautiful new house in the country. The house was completed five months ago. The house has many large rooms and there is a lovely garden. It is a modern house, so it looks strange to some people. It must be the only modern house in the district.
I. Answer True (T) or False (F) (1m).

Sentences
True
False

1. Peter lives in England.



2. Peter’s sister lives in the USA.



3. Peter received a letter from his sister last week.



4. Peter’s sister said she didn’t want to stay with his family.




II. Answer the questions (2ms).
1. What is Peter’s sister going to do next month?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Where is Peter living now?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. When was his house completed?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Has it got many large rooms and a lovely garden?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

C. Writing (3ms).
I. Rewrite each sentence as directed, so that the meaning stays the same (1m).
1. I’m not strong. I can’t take part in the competition. (enough)

I’m not……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “Please help me with this exercise,” Mai said to Lan. (reported speech)

Mai asked Lan …………………………………………………………………...........................

II. Write a letter to your friend, Tim, telling him about your study; using cues given (2ms).
1. I / receive