ĐỀ ANH 8 KỲ I 2012-2013

PHÒNG GD-ĐT CAM LỘ ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ I - MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
Năm học: 2012-2013
(Thời gian 45 phút không kể thời gian phát đề)



Question 1: (1 point)
Choose the word in each line that has the underlined italic part pronounced differently from the rest:
1. a. country b. by c. History d. city
2. a. what b. who c. where d. when
3. a. live b. time c. fine d. five
4. a. watched b. liked c. loved d. laughed

Question 2: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D (2.5 points)
1. Would you …………. to go with me? I’d love to.
A. like B. love C. want D. enjoy
2. The children are old enough to look after …………….
A. myself B. herself C. ourselves D. themselves
3. We ought …………………. the wardrobe opposite the bed.
A. put B. putting C. to put D. putting
4. They’ll arrive ……………….. Monday, 11th July
A. in B. on C. at D. of
5.We must be there ……………. 7.30 and 9.30.
A. at B. after C. between D. from
6. They want to know ………….she left early.
A. why B. where C. what D. how
7. Don’t go ………….. It is too dark.
A. into B. inside C. outside D. up to
8.Our team won the game because they played very …………….
A. well B. good C. bad D. worse
9.His parents are always proud ………….. him.
A. on B. of C. about D. with
10. I know you worked really …………. this semester.
A. hard B. hardly C. good D. best

Question 3: Circle the letter of the incorrect underlined part . (1 point)

1. The course begins in 12 May and ends sometime in August.
A B C D
2. I finished doing my homework quick last night.
A B C D
3. She asked I to write new words on pieces of paper.
A B C D
4. Did she left a message before she went ?
A B C D

Question 4: Use the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets. (1.5 points)

1. The children (play)………………………..………. in the park at the moment.
2. ……………….you (go)………………………….. to school tomorrow?
3. He( enjoy)...................( play ).......................volleyball in his free time
4. My grandfather used to (smoke)………… a lot but he (give )............... up two years ago

Question 5: Rewrite the sentences follow the directions : (2 points ).

1. “Please don’t talk during the test”, The teacher said to Nam
- The teacher .............................................................................
2. Nam is tall. He can play volleyball. ( “adj. + enough ....”)
- Nam ...........................................................................................
3. The dress is cheaper than the skirt.(expensive)
- The skirt ....................................................................................
4. Her hair is long.
- She has ........................................................................................

Question 6:
Read the passage carefully then answer the following questions.(2 points)
How Nam has improved his English.
“… In the first year of lower secondary school I had some difficult in learning English. My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not how to improve them. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school 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 grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I made much progress and only one year later I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.”
1. True (T )or False (F ):
 a. Nam ‘s English grammar and pronunciation were bad.
 b. The teacher showed her a book of pronunciation