Đề thi HKI Anh 8(2010-2011)

PHÒNG GD&ĐT CÁI BÈ CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM TRƯỜNG THCS THIỆN TRÍ Độc lập –Tự do – Hạnh phúc

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
NĂM HỌC: 2010-2011
MÔN: ANH VĂN 8
Thời gian làm bài: 50 phút(không kề thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi có 2 trang)

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QUESTION I (1.5 pts) Choose the best answer ( A, B,C or D ) to fill in the gap of each sentence:
1. Would you like ___________a message?
A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. left
2. The children are old enough to look after__________
A. ourselves B. themselves C. herself D. himself
3. My father used_________us to the zoo when he was alive.
A. taking B. took C. take D. to take
4. They’ll arrive_________Monday, 14 July.
A. during B. in C. on D. at
5. Nam hates_________to the market
A. going B. goes C. to go D. go
6. The new shopping mall is quite_________the present shopping area.
A. the same B.different from C. like to D.similar
QUESTION II (1.0 pt) Read the passage, then state whether the statements are true (T) or false (F):
Do you have any close friends? I think every body at least has one close friend in their life. And so do I. I have two close friends: Ly and Lan. We are in the same class at the primary school, and then secondary school. We are also neighbors so we spend most of our time in learning and playing together. Ly is a beautiful girl with big black eyes and an oval rosy face. She is an intelligent student who is always at the top of the class. She likes reading, and she often goes to the library whenever she has free time. Lan isn’t as beautiful as Ly, but she has a lovely smile and looks very healthy. Lan is very sporty. She spends most of her free time playing sports. Lan is a volleyball star of our school. She is also very sociable and has a good sense of humor. Her jokes always make us laugh. I love both of my friends and I always hope our friendship will never die.

The writer has two close friends.
They are in the same class for a long time.
Ly is a beautiful girl with long black hair and an oval rosy face.
Lan likes playing sports with her two close friends.
QUESTION III (1.0 pt) Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. hi B. knife C. sink D. device
2. A. area B. agree C. arrange D. assistant
3 .A. rise B. slim C. mobile D. rice
4. A. match B. safety C. character D. transmit
QUESTION IV( 1.5 pts) Read the passage, and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each numbered space
Alexander Graham Bell was born (1)______March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland.First, he (2)________with his family to Canada and then to the United States. He settled in Boston before beginning his (3)_________as an inventor
He worked with the deaf-mutes at Boston University. He became(4)_________in the education of deaf people. This interest (5)________ him to invent the microphone. And then in 1876, he invented the “electrical speech machine”, which we now (6)_______a telephone.
1. A. on B. at C. in D. by
2. A. lived B. emigrated C reached D. arrived
3. A. work B. duty C. career D. task
4. A. interest B. interested C. interesting D. to interest
5. A. led B. had C. made D. got
6. A. know B. understand C. call D. name

QUESTION V (1,0 pt) Complete the sentences, use the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets
In England the sun (not shine)_________everyday.
An is in hospital. I(visit)___________him tomorrow.
She (go)________to bed early last night.
I enjoy(listen)________to music.
QUESTION VI (2,0 pts) Write complete sentences from the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all the necessary changes and addition

1. Lan / like / learn English
2. She / study / this foreign language / nearly 3 years
She / always / want /