First semester test12. Grade 8

VINH LINH EDUCATION OFFICE
Vinh Chap Secondary School
FIRST SEMESTER EXMINATION
(Time allowed: 60 minutes)
Name:…………………………………………………………………… Class: ………….
Choose the most suitable words to fill in the blanks of the following sentences: (1.5ms)
Nam was born in Viet Nam, Vietnamese is his…………………
A. mother tongue B. foreign language C. speaking D. t.he second language
She is studying hard………………………….pass the final exam easily.
A. so to B. in order to C. so as not to D. so that
When I was a child, I………………………..follow my Mom to the market.
A. use to B. got used to C. used to D. ought to
The Y&Y’s member……………………..in recycling program.
A. take B. participate C. interested D. look after
She is always proud…………………………..her study.
A. on B. about C. in D. of
She asked her children………………………………………
A. stop playing B. to stop to play C. to stop playing D. stopped playing
III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting: (0.5m
1. Mr. Brown is interested in to go shopping every Sunday.
A B C D
2. I know you worked really hardly this semester.
A B C D
Supply the correct from or tense of the verb in bracket: (1m)
I…………….her since 2005. (not, see)
My parents……..to the movies yesterday. (go)
He is proud of………..a member of this club. (be)
Nam used.….on a farm when he was young. (live)
Supply the correct from of the word in bracket: (1m)
Tim always cycles………….. (careful)
Miss Nga said I should improve my English.……(pronounce)
He is…………….in playing soccer. (interest)
Your English is much better, but there is still room for…………… (improve)
Reading comprehension: Read the passage carefully, then check the statement is true or false: (1m)
“… In the second semester of grade 7, I had some difficulties in learning English. My pronunciation of English was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I didn’t know how to improve. One day, my English teacher took me to the school library and showed cassettes of pronunciation drills. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar. I made much progress and only short time later I got excellent grades in English. Now I like learning English best.”
Statement
True
False

1. Nam’s English is poor in the second semester of grade 7.



2. He improves his English by himself.



3. His teacher told him how to learn new words.



4. Now he likes English best.



2/ Read the passage and choose the best answer among A,B,C and D to complete each gap: (2ms)
The Y&Y is (1)…….to help the community. I will participate in its (2)……program. In this program, we will (3)…….glass, used paper and cans. Then we will send them (4)…………recycling.
We can save (5).…resources and (6)…….some money for my (7)..….Y&Y in these activities.
I also think about participating in either (8)……… trees and flowers or helping the street children.
1. A. to plan B. planning C. planned D. plan
2. A. recycling B. give C. playing D. doing
3. A. choose B. give C. do D. collect
4. A. in B. for C. of D. on
5. A. natural B. different C. same D. interesting
6. A. earning B. earned C. earn D. to earn
7. A. house B. park C. orphanage D. school
8. A. planting B. working C. taking D. cutting
Rewrite the following sentences with the words provided without changing their meaning: (2ms)
People often walked to school when they were students.→ People used………………………………….
He said to me “Don’t leave the door open.”→ He told me…………………………………… …
The students participated in recycling program last summer.→The students took…………………
We use this dictionary so that we can look up the new words.→ We use this