First semester test1. Grade 8

VINH LINH EDUCATION OFFICE
Vinh Chap Secondary School
FIRST SEMESTER EXMINATION
(Time allowed: 60 minutes)
Name:…………………………………………………………………… Class: ………….
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest: ( 1m)
1. A. graze B. behave C. safety D. straw
1. A. proud B. should C. sound D. count
3. A. upset B sound C. straw D. wisdom
4. A. played B. excited C. tied D. owned
II. Choose the best option (A, B, C, D) to complete the following sentences: (2ms)
1. In his free time, he enjoys …………. part in sports .
A. takes B. to take C. took D. taking
2. Where is the armchair? It’ s ………….the couch.
A. opposite. B. in C. between D. on
3. Ho Chi city is ………….city in Viet Nam.
A. larger B. the most large C. the largest D. more large
4. We used to ………….in a small village .
A. live B. lived C. living D. were living
5, You seem very ............... today, Lam.
A. happy B. happily C. happiness D. unhappily
6. Deaf - mutes can ………speak ……… hear
A. both … and B. not only….but also C. neither…nor D. either…or
7. Scouting began in …………in 1907.
A. England B. America C. Scotland D. Thailand
8. . Nam has learned English ………..three years.
A since B. in C. at D. for
III. Give the correct form of the verb in the brackets: (2ms)
She ( not go )……………….to school yesterday.
We have to ( do )…………….our homework every night.
He doesn’t practise (speak )…………English with his friends.
They are good friends . They ( know )………..each other for a long time .
IV. Read the text and do exercises: (2,5ms)
Young people prefer the town to the country because they love the noisy and busy life there. They also think that it is easier to get money in the town than in the country. Therefore, more and more young people leave the country for the town every year. Different from young people, old people like living in the country because the country is not so noisy and busy as the town. The air in the country is much fresher than the air in the town, too. Therefore, after stopping working, many of old people move to their home villages.
A. Read the text and put true (T) or false (F). (1m)
1. ………….Young people like to live in the town.
2. …… There is a busy and noisy life in the town.
3. ………….The air in the town is fresh.
4………Old people prefer the town to the country.
B. Read the text again then answer the questions (1.5ms)
1. Why do young people prefer the town to the country?
2. Do old people like living in the country?
3. What about the air in the country?
V, Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one beginning with the given words or phrases: (2,5ms)
1. “ Can you give me the pen, please ?” => She told me……………………………………………
2. “ You should eat more fruit and vegetables ”=>My mother said ………………………………………
3. Lan is 14 years old . Mai is 14 years old.=>Mai is the same……………………………………….
4. Minh speaks English well. Nam speaks English well, too.=>Nam speaks Enghlish as……………………
5. My sister is lovely and intelligent.=>My sister is not only………………………………….