Đề thi học kì I 1013-2014

PHÒNG GD – ĐT CẨM MỸ
Trường THCS:…………………………
Họ và tên:……………………………….
Lớp: 8….
ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I
NĂM HỌC : 2013 – 2014
Môn thi : ANH VĂN - 8
Thời gian làm bài : 45 phút
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PGD

I. Choose the words which is pronounced differently from the others: (1m)
1. A. floor B. choose C. chore D. saw
2. A. promise B. revise C. stick D. visit
3. A. notice B. photo C. grocery D. hobby
4. A. favor B. date C. encourage D. participate
II. Circle the best option A, B, C or D: (3ms)
1. The Union was founded ……March 26th 1931 by President Ho Chi Minh. (to / for / on / about)
2. Both the snake and the rope are 50 centimeters long, so the snake is ……..the rope.
(the same / as long as/ longer than / same long)
3. The sun…………in the east and in the west. (rise-set / rises-set / rises-sets / rise – sets)
4. Last night I watched the movie “Romeo and Juliet”. In the end, they killed …………….
(himself / herself / themselves / ourselves)
5. Nam: Where is Tuan? – Na: I think he’s …………..because I can’t find him in the house
(here / inside / outside / in)
6. Nhung loves……………her mother cook meals in her free time. (helping / help / to help / helps)
7. She has …………over 30 pages since yesterday. (written / wrote / write / writing)
8. Mom: I know you work very ……….this semester. – Tim: Thanks, Mom.
(hard / careful / hardly / careless)
9. He does morning exercises regularly …………….improve his health.
(in order / so as/ in order to / so as not to)
10. Thach Sanh is always one of the famous …………that many children read today.
(novels / books / folktales / pictures)
11. My teacher told us not …..or chat in our class when we have a test. (to talk/ discuss/ to waste / to do)
12. I have lived here ………..over ten years. (since / as / when / for)
III. Chose the word or phrase that needs correcting then correct them: (1m)
We have studied English since we have started high school. ………………………
A B C D
2. The bag on the left is the same to the one on the right. ………………………
A B C D
IV. Read the dialogue between Lan and her father and then choose the suitable word or phrase for each of the following sentences. (1m)
These activities water participate in banks look after

Father : You look very happy today. Anything interesting at school, Lan?
Lan : Yes, Dad. I’m going to (1)……………”Go Green” Group.
Father : Really? What will you do?
Lan : We’re having an environment month. And we’re going to clean Huong River’s (2)………on the weekends.
Father : Is there anything else?
Lan : Oh, yes, Dad. We’re going to plant trees and flowers in the park and (3) ……………….them every afternoon after school.
Father : Excellent!
Lan : By doing (4)……………..we hope that we can give more green color to our city.
V. Read the passage and answer the questions: (2ms)
“Language learners learn words in different ways. Some learners make a list and put into it them meanings of the new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart. However, others do not. Instead, they write one or two example sentences with each new word in order to remember how to use the word in the right ways.
In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick it somewhere in their house so as to learn it at any time.
Many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come across. They usually underline or highlight only the words they want to learn. This helps them remember important words.”
Answer the questions
1. Do learners learn words in the same way?
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2. Why do some learners write example sentences with new words?

3. Do all language learners try their best in learning all the words they come across?

4. Why don’t some learners learn all the new