De thi HKI_Tieng Anh 8_08-09

ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
NĂM HỌC:2008- 2009

Môn thi: TIÉNG ANH lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài :60 phút ( Không kể thời gian phát đề)

Complete each of the following sentences by circling the best option A,B,Cor D (6,0pts)
1.H e is strong enough………………….the box.
A. carry B.to carry C.carries D.carried
2.She is going ……………………a movie.
A.to see B.saw C.sees D.seeing
3.We must be there………………………….8.30 and 9.15.
A. on B.in C .between D.after
4. Miss Jackson said you should………………harder on your spanish pronunciation.
A.to work B.work C.works D.worked
5.I …………….to bed at 11o’clock last night.
A.go B. went C.gone D.goes
6.They …………………….in Ho Chi Minh city since January.
A.lived B.lives C.have lived D.living
7.Ba loves……………………..soccer, but he doesn’t like washing up.
A.played B. plays C.play D.playing
8.Miss Lan:Did somone help Ba draw that picture?
Bao:No, he did it…………………
A.him B.he C.himself D.his
9.He’s been in China…………………..Jannuary.
A.For B.since C.on D.after
10.The sun……………………in the East
A.rise B.rises C.rose D.rising
11.I used to…………………the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes when I was young
A.cook B.cooked C.cooking D.cookes
12.Please turn………………… the light for me. It’s too dark here.
A.in B.out C.off D.on
13.He always gets excellent grades because he studies………………….
A.hardly B.hard C.good D.badly
14.I’ll try………………..best to improve my English pronunciation.
A.my B.me C.mine D.the
15.My little brother…………………..pictures very much.
A.enjoy to draw B.enjoy drawing C.enjoys to draw D.enjoys drawing


16.You often watch a football at a……………
A.swimming pool B.stadium C.large area D.performance
17.Alexander Graham Bell was born in…………………
A.Canada B.Edinburgh C.Japan D.Italy
18.I’m going to……………..fishing.
A. to go B.go C.going D.went
19.Bell and Watson introduced the telephone in…………………..
A.1877 B.1876 C.1875 D.1890
20.Yesterday, Lan…………………the letter.
A.receive B.received C.to receive D.receiving
21.I have to…………………..the floor.
A.swept B.sweep C.is sweeping D.to sweep
22.Ba:How did you get to school?
Lan:I…………………..to school by bike.
A.gets B.get C.to get D.got
23.the bank closes…………………3pm if you arrive after3pm. The bank will be closed.
A.at B.on C.before D.after
24.I………………here since last week.
A.lived B. have lived C.to live D. living
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II.Read the passage and answer the questions(2pts)
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 . 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 keft in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use in English- English dictionary to improve my english grammar.”Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I did not know that only one year later Iwould winthe first prize in the English speaking contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.
What did the writer have some difficulties?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b. Where did the teacher take the writer?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c. How was the writer’s pronunciation of English words?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
d. What did the teacher show the writer?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..




III.Write sentences from the following words (1pts)
I / usually /go to school/ 6 o’clock.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b.We/ have /English lessons / Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
c He