De thi HKI A8

CAM LO Office of Education&Training
Che Lan Vien Secondary school
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Teacher : Nguyen Thi Dong Phuong
FIRST SEMESTER TEST OF ENGLISH 8 ( 09 / 10 )

Class : 8 …..
Name: ………………………………..


I.Choose the best answer : ( 2,5 ms )
1/ We haven’t been there ................ January.
A . for B .since C. from D. for
2/ He isn’t old enough ................... married.
A . to get B. get to C. getting D. got
3/ Every Sunday, I take my son................. the park.
A. for B. with C. of D. to
4/ My mother told me................ .... late.
A. not stay up B. not up stay C . not to stay up D. don’t stay up
5/ I was happy to............... your letter this morning.
A. hold B. receive C. have D. take
6/ My computer connects to the internet. So I can send my letter by............
A. email B. surface mail C. airmail D. sea
7/ ..................did she start learning English? – 2 years ago.
A. How long B. Where C. Since D. When
8/ We are going to hold a competition to........... Teacher’s Day.
A. organize B. remind C. celerbrate D. operate
9/ I was born in Vietnam . So my..................... is Vietnamese.
A. language B. tonge C. mother D. mother tonge
10/ I could not pass my exam so I’m very............ A. happy B. cheerful C. excited D. upset
II. Phonetics:(1m)
11. a. take b. past c. date d. favour
12. a. busy b. much c. but d. summer
13. a. live b. nice c. write d. alive
14. a.raised b.picked c.laughed d.watched
III. Match the expressions in column A with the ones in column B. (1.5ms)

A
B

15. When do you do your homework ?
16. I used to go to school in the morning.
17. How much time do you spend on English?
18. I need a favor.
19. You should try to learn about 6 - 10 words everyday.
20. Let me help you.
a. More than an hour.
b. How can I help you ?
c. I often do after dinner or in the morning.
d. That’s very kind of you.
e. Now I go to school in the afternoon.
f. In order to remember more words.


* Answers: 15. ……… 16. ……….. 17. ………. 18. ………… 19. ………. 20. ……….
IV. Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets (2ms)
21. After ( do )........... her homework. Lan usually listens to music.
22. The art exhibition ( open ) ............on 3 May and ................ ( finish ) on 15 July.
23. He asked me ................. ( not wait ) for him.
24. ................. ( not make ) so much noise ! we ( do ) ............................ our homework.
25. They didn`t try ........................ ( learn ) all new words they .................... ( come ) across.
V. Rewrite these sentences so that the meanings stay the same (1m)
26. Nam said to his brother: " You should practise speaking English everyday. "
=> Nam advised his brother ......................................................................................................
27. Teacher said to her students: " You should study hard ".
=> The teacher told …………………………………………………………………………...
28. Tim’s Mom said to him : “ Finish your homework before watching TV.”
=> Tim’s Mom told …………………………………………………………………………..
29. Nam is very young. He can`t drive a car.
=> Nam isn`t .............................................................................................................................
VI. Read the letter then choose the suitable words to fill in the blanks.(2ms)





“ Dear Na,
Thanks for your letter. I’m (30) ……….. to hear you had a happy vacation with your family.
I (31) ………… my first semester (32) …………… last week. I got good (33) …………….
for Literature, History, and Chemistry. But my English and Math results were (34) ………………….. My teachers asked me to spend more time on it. I must study (35) …………………. next semester to (36) ………………….. my English and Math.
I’m looking forward to (37) …………… all your news.
Love,
Hoa.”




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