First semester exam - grade 8

Phòng giáo dục-đào tạo quận cầu giấy Đề 1
Trường THCS Lê Quý Đôn
đề kiểm tra học kì I Năm học 2010-2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8 - Thời gian: 45 phút
Full name: ………………….…………………......... Class : 8
Marks:


Teacher’s remarks:
Parent’s signature:

I. How long have these people been in Britain? Listen and write the number of weeks or years they have been there.
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 6 ½ weeks

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II. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others of the same group. Write your answer ( A, B, C or D) in the answer boxes.
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A
conduct
B
customer
C
upstairs
D
introduce
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A
sociable
B
ocean
C
receive
D
special
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A
reserved
B
received
C
booked
D
annoyed
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III. Choose the word whose first stressed syllable is different from the others. Write your answer ( A, B, C or D) in the answer boxes.
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A
apartment
B
exhibition
C
introduction
D
emigration
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A
delivery
B
orphanage
C
experiment
D
directory
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A
message
B
furniture
C
cousin
D
invent
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IV. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences . Write your answer ( A, B, C or D) in the answer boxes.
14 Could you do me a favor, please? - ………………………………………………
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A. What can I do for you?
B. Thank you
C. Yes, That is very kind of you.
D. Yes, do please.

15. He says he………………..to this restaurant several times.
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A. have been
B. has been
C. is
D. was

16. You should learn English harder ………………… to go abroad to study.
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A. in order
B. so that
C. so
D. so you can

17. Nga can’t go with us because she ……………………to finish her report.
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A. ought to
B. should
C. will
D. has

18. The owners of small shops have been concerned ………..a new mall ……………a month.
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A. about / for
B. in / since
C. on / for
D. about / since

19. Hoa arrived at school at 1.30 pm, and so did Lan . ( Lan arrived at school………..…Hoa.
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A. the same time as
B. the same time
C. at the same time as
D. earlier than

20. My school bag is big. Hers is bigger. ( My school bag ………………………….
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A. isn’t as big as hers
B. is as big as her
C. as big as hers.
D. isn’t bigger as hers.

21 The teacher asked his students ……………..him and ……………….in class.
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A. listen to /
don’t talk
B. to listen to /
not talk
C. to listen to /
not to talk
D. to listen to /
don’t to talk

22. They have lived in this village ………………….. the beginning of 2008.
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A. since
B. for
C. from
D. at

23 ……………………… the traffic was bad, I arrived on time for my exam.
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A. But
B. Even
C. If
D. Although

24 This bag is small. It can’t carry these things.( This bag is …………….these things..
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A. not big enough carry
B. not enough big to carry
C. not big enough to carry.
D. big not enough to carry.

25.In learning words, ………………………helps you practice the words more times.
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A. to revise
B. revision
C. revises
D. revise

26. Your pronunciation is ……………………………. You really need to improve it.
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A. satisfactory
B. satisfaction
C. unsatisfactory
D. satisfy

V. Rewrite the sentence using the