đề thi hkI E8 (TP)

PHÒNG GD&ĐT ĐÔNG HẢI THI HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2009-2010

ĐỀ THI CHÍNH THỨC MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
( Gồm có:01.bài / 02trang) Ngày thi:………..
Thời gian làm bài : 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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I. LANGUAGE FOCUS: ( 5 Points )
Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence
1. We must be there ____________ 7.30 and 8.00.
A. from B. between C. before D. at
2. The children are old enough to look after ______________.
A. themselves B. ourselves C. herself D. himself
3. He is_____________________ to ride his bike to school. A. enough not old B. not enough old C. not old enough D. old enough not
Most people enjoy ________________ to different parts of the world.
to travel B. travel C. traveled D. traveling
5. When I was a child, I ______________ follow my Mom to the market.
A. used to B. like C. get used to D. usually
We ___________________ him since he left high school.
don’t see B. didn’t see C. haven’t seen D. won’t see
I have studied English in this school _______________ 2005
A. in B. since C. for D. from
8. She asked her children ______________________________
A. to stop playing B. stop to play C. stop playing D. to stop to play
9. He’ll come __________ to pick you ___________
A.. on/ in B. over/ in C. in/ up D. over/ up
10. May I help you? - __________________________________________
A. What can I do for you ? B. Yes. That’s very kind of you.
C. How can I help? D. Do you need any help ?
II. READING : (3 Points )
Read the passage then choose the best answer to each question from the four choices ( A, B, C or D )
How Nam has improved his English
“…. In the first year of lower secondary school I had some difficulties in learning English. My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. I didn’t want my father and mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, My teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English – English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “ Now I think you know what you should do“, She said. I made much progress and only one year later I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school student in my hometown.”
* Questions:
1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?
A. The pronunciation B. The grammar
C. Both pronunciation and grammar D. The way of improving his pronunciation
2. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?
A. His teacher B. One of his friends
C. His father D. His mother
3. Where did Nam and his teacher go after that?
A. to the town library B. to the school library
C. to the teachers’ room D. to his house
4. What did the teacher show him then?
A. A glass bookcase B. An English-English dictionary
C. An English Grammar book D. Cassettes of pronunciation drills
5. What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later?
A. The first prize B. The second prize
C. The third prize D. The fourth prize
6. Nam is a _______________ student
A. lazy B. keen C. bad D. naughty
III. WRITING: Write the sentences, using the cue words (2 Points )

She / not / old / enough / be / my class
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I / use to / have / long hair / when / I / a young girl
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I / glad / tell / you / I / going / have / interesting activities
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We / live / here