Đề Thi HKI lớp 8

Thi Tran Tan Chau secondary school
Name:……………………………..
Class: …………………………….

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I ( 2010-2011)
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
THỜI GIAN: 45 PHÚT
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Marks:



Teacher’s remarks:



PHONETICS:
A. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: ( 0,5 p)
1.a. since b. nice c. fine d. time
2.a. make b. late c. habit d. behavior
B. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently: ( 0,5 p)
3. a. repair b. replant c. repeat d. grammar
4.a finish b. collect c. gather d. practice
Find one choice in a, b, c or d that best complete the sentences: ( 2ps)
1. Please help me. I can’t do it ……………….
a. yourself b. myself c. himself d. herself
2.I am living on the 2nd floor. Peter is living ………on the third one.
a. outside b. inside c. downstairs d. upstairs
3. I failed my English test.- You ………..to study harder.
a. should b. must c. ought d. can
4. “ Are you going to go out this evening?” – No. I ……..tidy my room. It’s very dirty.
a. am going to b. will c. am d. go
5. I ………go swimming but now I don’t go any more.
a. use b. uses c. used d. used to
6. ……….. I help you? – Yes, please.
a. Do b. May c. Did d. Am
7. Vietnamese language is different…………English language
a. as b. like c. from d. with
8. ………..is a story passed in spoken form from one generation to the text.
a. Folktale b. Novel c. Fiction d. Legend
Use the correct form of the words or verbs in brackets: ( 1 p)
What is the correct ( pronounce) of the word? ………………………
We are thirsty enough ( drink) a lot of water ………………………
Ba and his friends ( collect) stamps since 1995 ………………………
Last year we had an ( enjoy) summer holiday ………………………
Change the sentences into reported speech: ( 1 p)
“ Don’t make so much noise” said my father.
My father told me …………………………………………………………….
“ You should practice speaking English every day” said the teacher.
My teacher said I ……………………………………………………………..
Read the passage carefully then do the tasks below :(3ps)






PASSAGE A:
I have a little notebook. It’s an address book with the letters of the alphabets, and I write the new words two or three times a week. I write the English words first, then the translation and a short sentence as an example. I try to learn five new words a day.
* Answer the questions: (1p)
1. How often do you write the new words in the little notebook?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How many new words do you try to learn a day?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
PASSAGE B:
Complete the passage with the words in the box: ( 1p)
because at when although

 Hi! I am Thu. My sister and I like each other very much ( 1)……….we are very different. She is twenty years old and she works in a bank. I am still (2)………….school. My sister likes her job and she can go out and enjoys herself at weekends. She is very kind and often invites me to go with her, but I am studying very hard at the moment ( 3)………..I want to pass my first exam. I usually say “ No” (4)……….she asks me. But last night I was tired of work, so I went for a drink with her. We had a great time!
True ( T) or false ( F): ( 1p)
5. Thu is a student. ………………………
Thu usually goes out with her sister. ………………………
Thu’s sister works in the bank. ………………………
Last night, Thu went out for a drink without her sister ………………..
Complete the letter with cues given: ( 2 ps)
Dear Hoa,
I / be / glad / tell / you/ that/ I / going/ have/ interesting activities/ this month