đề thi học kì 1 môn tiếng anh 8

KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ 1 SỐ 1 – NĂM HỌC 2012-2013  Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
Chúc các bạn đạt điểm số thật cao!
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1 point)
1.
A. honest
B. hour
D. honor
D. humou
2.
A. escape
B. graze
C. transit
D. chase
3.
A. knife
B. sink
C. excite
D. device
4.
A. magic
B. generous
C. magazine
D. refrigerator
5.
A. deaf
B. beat
C. lead
D. teach
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (2 points)
1.
After a month, Hoa got used to ________ in her new school.
A. study
B. studying
C. studied
D. is studying
2.
Last Tuesday her son was absent from school _______ of his illness.
A. because
B. instead
C. though
D. but
3.
The children ______ to go at once.
A. will
B. had better
C. must
D. have
4.
My brother feels ________ again after his operation.
A. strongly
B. strength
C. strong
D. enough strong
5.
The English course begins ______ May 9 th, and ends sometime ______ September.
A. on/in
B. in/on
C. at/on
D. in/at
6.
I _______ to go out when I was in the countryside.
A. not used
B. wasn`t used
C. didn`t use
D. wasn`t using
7.
The party was great and we enjoyed ______ very much.
A. weselves
B. usselves
C. ourself
D. ourselves
8.
I used to live _____ a farm and look ______ my younger brother.
A. in/after
B. on/after
C. in/out
D. on/out
9.
Tuan hates _____ computer games all day.
A. play
B. to play
C. playing
D. plays
10.
Your son isn`t tall ______ to be a good basket ball player.
A. too
B. very
C. so
D. enough
III. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. (3 points)
1.
When we (be) small, our family (live) in the countryside.
2.
- Miss Trang is in hospital. - Yes, I know, I ( visit ) her tomorrow.
3.
I (read) an interesting book at the moment.
4.
Look at those black clouds. It (rain) 
5.
I (not invite) her to the party because I (forget) her phone number.
6.
Look! Our new teacher (come) She (have) long black hair.
7.
They (work) very hard when they (be) young.
8.
We (have) a small party next Sunday. Would you like ( come) 
9.
Last year my brother (spend) his summer holiday (do) volunteer work.
IV. Supply the correct forms of the words in brackets. (2 points)
1.
He fell off the bike, but his were not serious. (INJURE)
2.
Mr. Phong made an to see us at two o’clock. (ARRANGE)
3.
The shop showed me a lot of news models. (ASSIST)
4.
She’s beautiful with a smile. (LOVE)
5.
You shouldn’t talk about her character only through her (APPEAR)
6.
The of television made Alexander G. Bell famous all over the world. (INVENT)
7.
We’re worried about the of the children. (SAFE)
8.
Some of my are going to my birthday party. (CLASS)
9.
You must put all objects out of children’s reach. (DANGER)
10.
The prince and the poor girl had a happy (MARRY)
V. Read the text carefully and choose the best option to answer the questions below. (2 points)
Learning English
    Every year students in many countries learn English. Some of these students are young children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school. Others study by themselves. A few learn English just by hearing the language in films, on television, in the office or among their