đề thi tiếng anh lớp 8 học kì 1

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I
QUẬN TÂN BÌNH NĂM HỌC: 2010 – 2011
MÔN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút
( không tính thời gian phát đề)

(Đề thi gồm có 2 mặt)
I . LISTENING (1.5 pts) A- Listen and answer True or False (1.0pt) 1- Sarah missed 5 days because she was sick. 2. Her participation and cooperation are unsatisfactory. 3- Her listening is excellent. 4- Sarah’s teacher advised her to watch English TV and listen to English radio programs.
Answers: 1-................... 2-...................... 3-....................... 4-.......................

B-Choose the word which is different stress pattern in each group. (0.5 pt) 1- A. sociable B. volunteer C. photograph D. beautiful
2- A. traditional B. excited C. magical D. upset
Answers: 1-…………......2-…………........
II .VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2.0pts) 1- His friends didn’t laugh _________his jokes.
A- of B- about  C- for D- at
2- Lan is rather reserved in public ___________ her sister is sociable.
A- however B- but C- and D- although 3- Nobody helped him draw that picture. He did it __________ .
A- herself B- him C- himself D- itself 4- My friend is ………. to lift this box.
A- strong enough B- enough strong C- so strong D- very strong
5- When I was a child, I ____________ follow my mom to the market.
A- used to B- like C- get used to D- usually
6- The step mother was very cruel _______ the little poor girl.
A- with B- to C- of D- for
7- I asked Sara ___________ me to the station.
A- drive B- drives C- to drive D- driving
8- It is really interesting, __________?
A- does it B- isn’t it C- doesn’t it D- is it
Answers:  1-………….2-………….3-………….4-………….
5-………….6-………….7-………….8-………….
III-READING COMPREHENSION : (2.5 pts) A-Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the passage
Isaac Newton is one of (1)…...…... men in history of scientists. He was born in the small village (2)……...… England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy was fourteen, his father died. Newton left school and (3)….......... his mother on the farm. But the boy didn’t like farming, he was fond of the poetry and mathematics, so Newton was sent to (4)….......... . After he (5)…............ School, Newton studied at Cambridge University. He lectured on mathematics at Cambridge University after (6).....…..…. . His greatest discovery is the law of gravitation.
1- A. the greatest  B. the most great  C. more great D. greater 
2- A. in  B. on C. of D. at
3- A. help  B. helped C. to help D. helping
4- A. orphanage  B. hopital C. factory  D. school
5- A. left  B. emigrated C. conducted D. introduced
6- A. graduate  B. graduating C. graduated  D. to graduate 
Answers:  1-………………...2-………………..3-………………..
4-………………...5-………………..6-………………..

B-Read the passage and answer True or False (1.0 pt)
We are all destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities. We have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not grow enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now.