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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc

KỲ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
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QUESTION I (2,0 pts) Choose the best answer (A,B,C or D) to fill in the gap of each sentence.
1. Airmail is……..expensive than surface mail.
A. the most B. the same C. more D. as
2. “May I help you?” “………………….”
A. Yes, that’s very kind of you.
B. I’m afraid I’m busy now.
C. What can I do for you?
D. How can I help?
3. His doctor said he……..in bed that week.
A. will stay B. has to stay
C. can stay D. should stay
4. She advised me……..late.
A. to not be B. not to be C. not be D. not being
5. I……..tennis, but I don’t play very often now.
A. used to play B. was playing
C. am used to play D. play
6. Let’s paint the house……..It will be much cheaper.
A. youself B. ourselves C. herself D. themselves
7. Alexandra Graham Bell was born……..March 3, 1847.
A. in B. at C. on D. during
8. She spends most of her free time……..volunteer work.
A. for doing B. to do C. do D. doing

QUESTION II (1,5 pts) Match the name of the things in column A with their description in column B.
A
B

a mobile phone.
a movie theater.
an address book.
a habit.
mother tongue.
a semester.
A. the language that one first learns to speak as a child.
B. a building in which movies are shown.
C. one of the two periods of about 18 weeks that the school year is divided into.
D. something that you do often or regularly, often without thinking about it.
E. a telephone that you can carry around with you.
F. a tool people use to catch fish.
G. a book in which people can write people’s names, addresses, telephone numbers, etc.

QUESTION III (1,0 pt) Read the passage, then state whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
In the first year of Lower secondary school, Bao had some difficulties in learning English. His pronunciation of English words was really bad and his English grammar was worse. He did not know how to improve them. One afternoon, after the lesson, his teacher of English told him to wait for her outside the classroom. She took him to the school library and showed him cassettes of pronunciation drills in glass bookcase. She also told him how to use an English – English dictionary to improve his grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do,” said she. He did not know that only one year later he would win the first prize in the English Speaking contest held for secondary school students in his hometown.
1. Bao had some difficulties in learning English when he was in grade 6.
2. He pronounces English words correctly.
3. His teacher of English taught him how to study English.
4. One year later, he won the first prize in the English Speaking contest for lower secondary students nationwide.

 QUESTION IV (0,5pt) Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given.
1. I lived on the farm once, but I don’t any more.
( I used to ……………………………………..
2. Bao is too young to ride his bike to school.
( Bao isn’t old……………………………...

QUESTION V (3,0 pts) Rearrange the words and phrases into the correct order to make complete sentences.
1. enough / Jane / to / the picture / tall / isn’t / reach.
2. she / hair / black / has / long / straight.
3. Minh / going / his parents / to visit / on Sunday / isn’t.
4. we / green color / hope / give / to / to / more / city / the.
5. Scouting Association / 25 million / more than / has / members / the.
6. Mom / everything / the help / without / of / modern equipments / do / had to.