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THE FIRST TERM SEMESTER – SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018.
Subject: English 8 – 45 minutes.
PART ONE: SKILLS (6ms)
A. LISTENING
I. Listen and answer True or False (1m)
1. Lan helps her mother cook dinner tonight.
2. She uses the small pan.
3. Firstly, she fries the ham and the peas.
4. The dish smells delicious.
II. Listen and choose the correct answers (1m)
1. Lan’s mother/ Lan cooks dinner tonight.
2. Lan cooks the Special Chinese Fried Rice/ Noodles.
3. Lan uses a little/ lots of oil to cook.
4. When the pan is hot, she fries the garlic/ onions and the green peppers.
B. READING
I. Read the passage, then answer the questions (1m)
In the home, you must keep matches, lighters and candles out of the reach of children. You must have a smoke detector on each floor, and test them monthly.
In the kitchen, you must keep sharp knives, scissors, hot meals and drinks out of reach of children. You must keep the children out of the kitchen during cooking.
In the bathroom, you must check the bath water temperature before children get in, and always run the cold water first before adding the hot.
In the bedroom, you must keep furniture away from the windows, to make sure children do not climb up and fall out of open windows.
Questions:
1.What appliance must we on each floor ?
2. Should children play in the kitchen during cooking ?
3. When must we check the path water temperature ?
4. Must we keep furniture away from or next to the window ?
II. Complete the passage using the words in the box: (1m)
Need – enough – important – fly

 Learning the language is in some ways, like learning how to (1)………… or play the piano. There are some differences, but there is a very (2)…………….. similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things that (3)……………… lots of practice. It is never (4)…………… simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what you know.
C. WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence sp that it has a similar meaning to the first (1m)
1. Nam is very strong. He can lift this desk.
( Nam is strong enough………………………………………………
2. Bao and Minh bought a ball last week.
( They are going to…………………………………………………..
II. Complete these sentences (1m)
1. Jeans / become / popular / United States / the 1920s
2. I / call / you / Friday afternoon / about 2:30
3. The first man / walk / moon / 21 July 1969
4. I / used / stay / grandparents / parent.
PART TWO: LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined (0.75m)
1. A. tiger B. wife C. wisdom D. fire
2. A. named B. lived C. used D. washed
3. A. house B. couch C. ought D. counter
II. Choose the word with the different stress pattern (0.25m)
4. A. sociable B. reserved C. generous D. humorous
III. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences. (1m)
5. She grew up in Spain, so her …………… is Spanish.
A. mother tongue B. first language C. foreign language D. A&B
6. John ………… an old school friend in the street this morning.
A. carried on B. got along C. came across D. turned off
7. His doctor said he …………. In bed that week.
A. will stay B. has to stay C. can stay D. should stay
8. The movie was so………… that we couldn’t sleep last night.
A. excite B. exciting C. excited D. excitedly
END OF TEST – GOOD LUCK !!!