DE THI ANH 9

English 8: Test 1 for first term
Part I: Listen and fill in the gaps:
Nobody likes staying at home on a public holiday especially if the weather is fine. Last August we decided to(1) .......... the holiday in the country. We moved out of the(2)............... slowly because there were a lot of cars on the road but at last we came to a (3)............. country road, after some time, stopped at a lonely farm. We (4)............ near a path at the foot of a hill and got the food out of the car. It was very(5).............. in the cool grass! Soon afterward we heard bells ringing (6)........................ of the hill and we had to run back to the car (7)........................ possible: about two hundred sheep were coming down (8)........................

Part II: Choose the best answer:
1. A person who can not speak or hear is called ( a character/ a deaf / a blind / a deaf-mute).
2. Alexander Graham Bell (was/ is/ was going to/ are) born on March 3,1847 in Edinburgh.
3. I think I will do that work ( meself/ myself/ mineself/ I myself). What do you think about that?
4. My grandma looked ( at/ for/ after/ in ) us when my parents were away from home .
5. Miss Jackson asked me (give/ giving/ to giving/ to give) you this dictionary.
6. Are you going to ( take part/ play part/ take role / play role) in the summer activities of our school?
7. How long ( do you live / did you live/ have you live/ have you lived) here? - Since 1980.
8. TV is bringing not only information( and/ and also/ but also/ also but) entertainment.

Part III: Read the following passage then answer the questions:
We moved into our new house on a warm September day. It was not really a new house; It was a hundred and four years old, but it was new to us. The house had running water, gas and electricity, but for some reasons there was no electric light in the kitchen. It was something quite unexpected: a house with electricity but without a kitchen light. It was quite puzzling because our kitchen was a large room, perhaps the largest in the house. I telephoned for an electrician. He came and fixed it for us. And he charged $86 for doing the job.
Questions: 1. When did they move into their new house?
2. How old was the house?
3. What did the house have?
4. Why was it quite puzzling not to have electricity in the kitchen?
5. What happened in the end?

Part IV: Give the correct form of the words:
1. We are waiting for the (arrive) of our uncle’s train.
2. The increase in population has led to( crowd) in many cities.
3. We had a terrible trip because the weather was (please).
4. If you want to get more (inform) please contact Mr Phong.
5. It’s a good restaurant; the food there is very (taste).

Part V: Complete the sentences using the words given:
1. Linh/ parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good /marks.
2. We/ very interested/ play/ soocer/ when/ live/ countryside.
3. I/ not talk/ uncle/ since/ he/ buy/ new house/ city center.
4. The Browns/ buy/ lot/ food/ because/ they/ go/ have/ party.
5. It/ only/ small car/ so / there/ not /enough room/ all/ us.


Answer keys for test 1:
Part 1: ( 2marks) 0,25 x 8
1. spend 2. city 3. quiet 4. sat down
5. peaceful 6. at the top 7. as quickly as 8. the path
Listening text:
Nobody likes staying at home on a public holiday especially if the weather is fine. Last August we decided to spend the holiday in the country. We moved out of the city slowly because there werw a lot of cars on the road but at last we came to a quiet country road, after some time, stopped at a lonely farm. We sat down near a path at the foot of a hill and got the food out of the car. It was very peaceful in the cool grass! Soon afterward we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill and we had to run back to the car as quickly as possible: about two hundred sheep were coming down the path.

Part 2: ( 2 marks) 0,25 x 8:
1. deaf