Đề thi HKI 08-09

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Đề chính thức
đề kiểm tra chất lượng học kỳ I
Năm học: 2008 – 2009
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)


Họ và tên ……………………………..
Lớp ……….. Số báo danh …………....
Trường………………………………...


Điểm bài thi
Bằng số Bằng chữ

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Chữ ký của giám khảo


I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (1pt)
1. A. recycle B. sky C. why D. century
2. A. comment B. equipment C. improvement D. development
3. A. hour B. happy C. homework D. ahead
4. A. collected B. stopped C. attended D. visited
II. Choose the best option by circling the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (2pts)
Please let Helen ____ with you.
A. go B. to go C. going D. goes
2. She told him ____ up late.
A. not stay B. to stay not C. not to stay D. to not stay
3. Mr. Brown is the same age ____ Mrs. Brown.
A. as B. like C. from D. with
4. The little boy is not ____ to lift the suitcase.
A. enough strong B. strong enough C. too strong D. so strong
5. We’ve learnt English ____ two years.
A. for B. since C. in D. from
6. Peter is ____ student in my class.
A. bad B. baddest C. the worse D. the worst
7. Mary sang very ____ at the party last night.
A. good B. bad C. better D. well
8. There are many ____ ways of learning new words.
A. differ B. different C. difference D. differences
III. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1.5pts)
After (have) ………………..dinner, Hoa often (do) ……………….homework.
We (not eat) ……………………. …..in that restaurant for a long time.
Look! A man (run) ……………… after the bus. He wants (catch) ……………… it.
Where you (spend) ………………………………. your summer holiday last year?








IV. Read the passage and do the task below. (3pts)
Last week, my friend and I spent a weekend in the countryside. We visited my uncle’s farm. I had been to the farm several times before, but this was the first time for my friend. Naturally, it was a great event for him. Finally, the day came. It was a fine morning. We got up very early because we wanted to leave after breakfast. We made the journey by bus. We reached my uncle’s farm at noon. After lunch, we spent many hours walking round the village to see the sights and walking through the wood to look for bird’s nests.
In the next morning, we had a big breakfast with a plenty of farm products. After breakfast, my uncle took us to a small lake not far from home. There we fished and had a nice lunch with the fish we caught.
The weekend was short, however, we enjoyed it very much. The country air was fresh and pure. We felt healthy and strong when we came back to the city for our school work.
Circle the correct answer:
1. How long did the writer and his friend spend in the countryside?
A. a day B. two days C. a week D. three days
2. What was the weather like on the day they started their journey?
A. It was fine B. It was rainy C. It was gloomy D. It was bad
3. When did they reach the farm?
A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. in the evening D. at noon
Answer the questions:
1. How did they go to the farm?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. What did they do on the first day?
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. How did they feel when they came back for their school work?
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V. Use the suggested words