De t.anh 8 hk1 (10-11)

Phòng GD-ĐT Cam Lộ Đề Thi Môn Tiếng Anh 8 - học kì I Năm học: 2010-2011
(Thời gian 45 phút không kể thời gian phát đề)

(Học sinh làm bài trên đề thi này)

I. Find out a word that has different pronunciation from the others:
1. a. bought b. cough c. sight d. daughter
2. a. happy b. character c. fat d. classmate
3. a. smile b. thick c. fit d. visit
4. a. hot b. hat c. hour d. hall
5. a. last b. fast c. task d. taste

II. Choose the best answer:
1. I often play soccer ………………… Sunday afternoon.
a. in b. on c. at d. after
2. Graham Bell was born ………………… 1847.
a. in b. on c. at d. during
3. Children are not old enough to look after………………….
a. yourselves b. itself c. themselves d. ourselves
4. My father was good at swimming. He used to ………………. swimming.
a. go b. goes c. went d. going
5. London is ………………… capital city in Europe.
a. large b. larger c. the largest d. most large
6. My sister likes …………………. to the pop music.
a. listen b. listening c. to listening d. for listening
7. Lee ……………………… this town two years ago.
a .leaves b. is leaving c. left d. will leave
8. Many young people are fond ……………………… playing football.
a. in b. on c. at d. of
9. No one else in the class plays the guitar ………………. Mark.
a. as far as b. as well as c. as soon as d. as well
10. His family has lived here …………………….. 1983
a. since b. but c. in d. on

III. Supply the correct form of the verbs:
1. My uncle (not visit)……………..us since he (move) ……… to the new town.
2. You should ( practice)………………..speaking English every day.
3. It (get) …………………….. hotter and hotter in June.
4. The movie (start)……………………. at 8.15 this evening.
5. We …………. already (finish)………………… the first semester exams.
6. Kate hates (listen )…………………..to the pop music.
IV. Find out the mistake in each sentence and correct it:
1. I have knew my English teacher since September. 1……………..
A B C D
2. This is the more interesting book I have ever read 2...................... A B C D
3. The boy always spends much time to play games. 3......................
A B C D
4. When Jane was younger, she used to singing in a jazz band. 4......................

A B C D
5. The telephone was invented by Bell on 1876. 5.......................
A B C D

V. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. Don’t go to see that play. It’s very …………………. (BORE)
2. This is my favorite chair. It’s so …………………… (COMFORT)
3. He made an …………………………. to see her yesterday morning. (ARRANGE)
4. I received an …………………….. to lunch from him. (INVITE)

VI. Read the passage and decide if the statements are true(T) or false(F):
England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers, and no very large forests.
There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English countryside between the town is like the carpet of many colors. In spring and summer