Anh 8 - Thi HKI - 10-11

PHU QUY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FIRST SEMESTER TEST
……………….. SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOOL YEAR: 2010-2011
NAME:………………………… SUBJECT: ENGLISH 8
CLASS:………………………… TIME: 45 MINUTES
(Not including the handout-time)


A. Language focus: (4ms)
I. Choose the best answer: (2ms)
1. Tam used …………………….. in Ha Noi when she was a young girl.
a. to live b. live c. lives d. living
2. We must be there ……………………. 8.30 and 9.15.
a. on b. in c. at d. between
3. He often looks at………………….. in the mirror.
a. herself b. myself c. himself d. yourself
4. Ba is 16 years old. He is not ………………… to drive a car.
a. enough young b. young enough c. enough old d. old enough
5. My teacher told me………………in the class.
a. mustn’t talk b. don’t talk c. didn’t talk d. not to talk
6. You ought ………………….. more time on your English pronunciation.
a. spends b. spend c. spent d. to spend
7. How did you ……………….. to school yesterday? - I got to school by bike.
a. get b. to get c. got d. getting
8. The bag on the left is the ……………………as the bag on the right.
a. as b. same c. from d. like
II. Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: (1m)
1. a. scout b. out c. bought d. sound
2. a. blond b. socket c. volunteer d. sociable
3. a. realize b. surprise c. device d. promise
4. a. pronunciation b. unite c. under d. fund
III. Match sentences in the column A with the the suitable sentences in column B: (1m)
Column A
Column B
Answer

1. Children like to eat chemicals and drug.
2. You must not let children play in the kitchen.
3. You have to make sure children do not play with matches.
4. You must cover electrical sockets.
a. Because it is a dangerous place.
b. Because electricity can kill.
c. Because they look like soft drinks or candy.
d. Because fire from matches destroys homes and injures children
1. ……
2. ……
3. ……
4. ……

B. Reading: (3ms)
I. Read the passage and answer the questions: (2ms)
Peter had a letter from his sister yesterday. She lives in Nigeria. In her letter, she said that she was coming to England next month. 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. In his letter, he said that he wanted her to stay with his family. 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.
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?
(…………………………………………………………………………………………….
II. Read the passage and choose the given words in the box to fill in the gaps: (1m)

apples, grow, rains, holidays


THE BEST TIME FOR APPLES
It was the first lesson after the summer (1)……………. at a small school in England. The lesson was about the seasons of the year. “There are four seasons in the year”, said the teacher. “They are Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. In Spring it is warm and everything begins to (2)…………… In Summer it is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In Autumn there are many vegetables and much fruit. Everybody likes to eat fruit. In the Winter it is cold and it often (3)………………. Some time there is snow on the ground.”
Here teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils, “Stop talking, Tom,” he said. “Now listen to me. Can you tell us when is the best time of (4)……………….?”
“Yes, sir,” answered Tom. “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden”
C. Writing