English 8 Test 1

Day…………date……..month……year 2012
FIRST SEMESTER TEST
Subject: English 8
(Test time: 45 minutes, not including delivery time)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Full name: …………………………………….. Grade: ……………
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I. LANGUAGE FOCUS:
A. Choose the word that has a different pronounced from the others: (1m)
1. A. proud B. sound C. should D. scourt
2. A. divide B. decide C. polite D. ill
3. A. mark B. lunar C. arrange D. sugar
4. A. listened B. looked C. closed D. preferred
B. Choose the best answer from A, B, C and D to fill in the gaps: (2ms)
1. This meeting led ............ the Scouts Association acrossing the Atlantic
A. of B. to C. on D. by
2. All of the students will participate........... a recycling program.
A. on B. above C. at D. in
3. Ba always enjoys ........... football in the morning
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
4. The peolple used ............ on foot in the past.
A. go B. to go C. went D. going
5. My teacher encouraged me ............ outdoor activities.
A. to join B. joining C. join D. joined
6. She speaks English very ...........
A. good B. goodly C. well D. welly
7. My mother often tells me not to drive car.............
A. fastly B. in fastly C. in fast D. fast
8. We .......... a postcard a few days ago.
A. received B. receive C. to receive D. receving
C. Choose the best expression to complete the following dialogue: (1m)








D. Use the correct form for the verbs in parentheses: (1m)
You should ….… (listen) to English programs on TV every day.
Nga asked me ……..(look) up new words in a dictionary.
Ba likes ……..(play) soccer, but he hates………(watch) TV.
My father used to ……….(work) as a doctor.
II. READING
Read the text and answer the following questions: (2.5ms)
Lan is excited about Y & Y activities she is going to do. She will participate in its recycling program. In joining this program, she will collect glass, used paper and empty cans. Then she will send them for recycling. She hopes she can save natural resources and raise some monney for the poor. Her organization also help street children by raising funds. They can get money from planting trees and cleaning up streets. So Lan is very interested in those activities.
Questions:
What program will Lan participate in?
What will she collect?
Can we save natural resources by recycling the used things?
What does Lan’s organization do to help street children?
Do they help the poor and street children?
III.WRITING
Rewrite the following sentences: (2.5ms)
1. Lan said: “I should do my homework”
( Lan said that................................................................................................................
2. John said to me: “Please take off your raincoat”
( John told me................................................................................................................
3. She got up late in the past, but now she gets up early
( She used ......................................................................................................................
4. I like to play the guitar every night.
( I enjoy........................................................................................................................
5. “Eat more fruits and vegetables.” The doctor told me.
( The doctor told me……………



GOOD LUCK TO YOU!