De Thi HK I - English 8

Nguyen Chi Thanh School
Name:
Class: 8

THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
Time : 45’

I. Choose the best answers and circle (2ms)
1.When I was a child , I ………follow my Mom to the market.
a. liked b. used to c. got used to
2.I………a letter from my old friend last week.
a. received b. gave c. sent
3.Alexander Graham Bell was born…………. March,3, 1874
a. in b. on c. at
4.Our children are old enough to look after ………
a. ourselves b.yourselves c.themselves
5.Their team won the game because they played very…...
a. good b. well c. badly
6………have you lived in this town? Since 1995
a. when b. where c. How long
7. The new shopping mall is quite different ………. The present shopping area
a. to b. from c. as
8. May I help you ? ………………………….
a. I’m afraid .I’m busy now
b.How can I help you
c. yes, that’s very kind of you

II. Supply the correct verb forms (3ms)
1.Mai is still in her room . She (iron) ………………….. her clothes now .
2.She (not see) ………………………. Them since Monday.
3.Where (you/go)…………………………last night?
4.They were interested in (participate)………………in Sea Game 23
5.The earth (move)……………..around the sun .
6.You should (improve)…………….your English pronunciation .

III. Use the word given and other words to complete the second sentence that it has a similar meaning to the first (2ms)
1.Hoa’s address is 42 Tran Phu street.
(Hoa lives …………………………………………………..
2.My bicycle is nice but yours is nicer. (as………….as)
(My bicycle isn’t…………………………………………..
3.On Sundays I like to sleep late
(On Sundays I enjoy……………………………………………….
4.Mary said to John “ Can you carry my suitcase, please”
(Mary told John ……………………………………………………..

IV. Match a line in A with a line in B to make a completed sentence (1m)
A B
1.We arrived at the cinema early a. but she speaks English well
2.The weather was bad b. so we didn’t enjoy our holiday
3.She isn’t English c. so he should study harder next semester
4.Tom’s report is poor d. because we wanted to get good seats

1………….. 2………….. 3……………. 4…………..

V. Read the passage and then answer the questions (2ms)
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his own language by remembering what he hears when he is a small child, and some children like boys and girls who live abroad with their parents seem to learn two languages almost as easily as one. In school, it isn’t so easy to learn a second language because the students have little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects as well.
The best way for most of us to remember things is to join them in our mind with something which we know already or which we easily remember because we have a picture of it in our mind. That is why it is better to learn words in sentences , not by themselves, or to see , or to do , or feel that a word means when we first use it.
1.What is a great help in learning a language?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
2.Why is it difficult to learn a second language in school?
……………………………………………………………………………………….
3.What is the best way for most of us to remember things ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4.Is it better to learn words in sentences ?
……………………………………………………………………………………..

Nguyen Chi Thanh School
Name:
Class: 8
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THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
Time : 45’

I. Choose the best answers and circle (2ms)
1. Their team won the game because they played very…...
a. good b. well c. badly
2. Our children are old enough to look after ………
a. ourselves b.yourselves c.themselves
3. The new shopping mall is quite different ………. The present shopping area
a. to b. from c. as
4. I………a letter from my old friend last week.
a. received b. gave c. sent
5. When I was a child , I ………follow my Mom to the market.
a. liked