đề thi tiếng anh 8(2012-2013)

THE FIRST- SEMESTER EXAMINATION
GRADE :8 – SCHOOL YEAR:2012-2013
Time allowed:60 minutes
I/Listening: (2ms)
Listen to the tape then do two tasks below.You will hear the recording three times
True (T) or False (F): (1m)
1.Lan seem unhappy …………………
2.Lan know Hoa’s friend …………………
3.Nien will be here at Christmas …………………..
4.Lan would like to meet Hoa’s friend ………………….
B. Choose the correct opion to complete the sentences: (1m)
1.Hoa received …….. from my friend Nien today.
A.novel B.picture book C.letter D.magazine
2.Nien was my next-door neighbor in………………..
A.Ho Chi Minh City B.Hue C.Da Nang D.Ha Noi
3.Nien is ……………………………………………..
A.beautiful B.lovely C.cute D.All are correct
4.Hoa’s friend……………….. visit me.
A.is going to B.will C.to D.has
II/Mulitple choice: (2ms)
Lien is very shy but her sister is ……………………………...
A.reserved B.generous C.outgoing D.kind
2.I ……….. work every day from 8.30 to 5.30.
A.ought to B.must C.should D.have to
3.We’ve got a problem. I hope you can help …………………..
A.yourself B.myself C.ourselves D.us
4.What……………. this weekend?
A.you are going to do B.are you going to do
C.your gonna do D.you are going to
5. We had a………….. fix our washing machine.
A.mechanic B.repairman C.engineer D.doctor
6.Language learners should… different ways of learning words
A.to try B.tried C.trying D.try
7.She is studying hard……………. The final exams.
A.but for passing B.in order to pass
C.so as pass D.so that she pass
8.Practice…………English anywhere you can is a way to better your speaking skill.
A.speak B.to speak C.speaking D.for speaking
9.In my family we all look forward to presents……….. Christmas Day.
A.on B.until C.in D.at
10.It’s two years since I last …………… Joe.
A.see B.saw C.have seen D.seeing

III/ Use the correct tense of the verb: (1m)
They usually finish ………… at about 8.30 in the evening.(eat)
They………… for my father for 4 years.(work)
Hoa wants ……… to West Lake Water Park this Sunday.(go)
I…………………. the motorbike 5 years ago.(buy)
IV/Use the correct form of the word: (1m)
Could you give me an…………………… form.(apply)
Brids can find food……………… in the National Park.(easy)
My grandmother can read……………without glasses.(good)
……………,I won’t be able to attend the meeting.(fortunate)
V/Read the passage then fill in the gap with one suitable word from the box: (2ms)
good should doing do to favorite
help think well

If you want to (1) ………….. your best in an exam,you should be relaxed and so one of the best things to do is to take regular breaks even if they’re only for a few mintues. During revision time, you (2) ……….. take some time off to go for walk or play your (3) ………… sport. It is a mistake to take up all physical activity. Exercise can (4) …………. you relax. You should spend at least twenty mintues (5) ………….. something different every day. Parents don’t like it when their teenage children spend hours on the phone, but in fact,chatting to a friend is very (6) …………. for you. Parents (7)……….. that children are wasting time and money; but research says talking (8) …………. friends gives you a chance to relax, and this make the time you spend studying more effective.
VI/Transformation: (2ms)
He wasn’t very experienced.He couldn’t do the job.
He was’t………………………………………………………
“ Don’t be late, Tim”
Tim’s father told ………………………………………………..
My bicycle is nice but yours nicer.
My bicycle isn’t ………………………………………………
When did you start learning English?
How long ………………………………………………………?

The end of the test and Good luck to you