Đề thi học kỳ 1

ĐỀ THI HKI – ANH 8 2007-2008

I. Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks in the following sentences
You can’t go ____________ the museum without paying. a. outside b. inside c. upstairs d. downstairs
They have studied ____________ six o’clock. a. in b. at c. since d. for
Customers can shop in ____________ in the new shopping mall in town. a. concern b. convenient c. comfort d. community
She was sent to the ____________ after parents died in an accident. a. exhibition b. hospital c. university d. orphanage
My mother ____________ a long black hair when she was young. a. has b. would have c. was having d. used to have
We’ve got a problem. I hope you help ____________. a. yourself b. myself c. ourselves d. us
She is wearing a ____________ dress. a. red new pretty b. new pretty red c. pretty red new d. pretty new red
____________ have you lived in this town? – For nearly 20 years. a. How much b. How many c. How far d. How long

II. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
____________, I won’t be able to attend the meeting. (fortune)
He should say a few words of ____________. (explain)
She actively ____________ in social work. (participation)
His parents were very ____________ of him. (pride)

III. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting
I’d likesending these postcardsto America.
A B C D
Tom had todo his homeworks again because he made so many mistakes.
A B C D
He wantsto buy a new dictionary because he doesn’t have enough money.
A B C D
Why did you call me so latelylast night?
A B C D

IV. Read the passage, then write true (T) or false (F) for the following sentences.
My neighborhood is very convenient – it’s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy – the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I’d like to live in the suburbs.
The author’s neighborhood is inconvenient.
The author doesn’t want to move to anywhere.
It’s too difficult for the author to find a place to park his/her car.
Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs.

V. Read the passage, then choose the best word to fill in each blank.
Hoa is excited (1) ____________ the interesting activities she is going to do. The Y&Y is having a plan to help the community. She’ll (2) ____________ in its recycling program. In joining this program, she’ll collect used paper, glass, and empty cans. (3) ____________ she will send them for (4) ____________.
She hopes that she could save (5) ____________ resources and earn some money (6) ____________ her school Y&Y in these (7) ____________. She also thinks about participating in (8) ____________ planting trees and flowers or helping the street children.
a. with b. in c. about d. of
a. to participate b. participate c. participating d. participated
a. So b. Because c. But d. Then
a. recyclable b. recycle c. recycled d. recycling
a. natural b. cultural c. traditional d. electrical
a. members b. activities c. organizations d. resources
a. and b. either c. so d. neither




VI. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
When did you start learning English? How long __________________________________________________
They are good students at Math. They study _________________________________________________
“Try your best to improve your pronunciation, Tim” Miss Jackson said Miss Jackson asked __________________________________________
Mark can’t ride his bike to school because he is too young. Mark isn’t __________________________________________________



ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HKI
I. Complete each sentence with one suitable word in brackets
____________ is the language that one first learns to speak as a child. (Direct speech – Mother tongue – Foreign Language – Sign language)
What’s ____________ film you’ve ever seen? (good – bad – better – the best)
You and I ____________ have to cook dinner today. (myself – yourself – ourselves – yourselves)
I find Minh is not communicative. He’s rather ____________ in public. (reserved – humorous – kind – sociable)