First term test- English 8

Paper 1
I . LISTENING: Listen then fill in the missing information ( 2 marks )









II. READING : Read the following passage and answer the questions . ( 2.5 marks )
Tom lives in the village . His village is about 50 kilometers from the city center . It is a very beautiful and lovely place where people grow flowers and vegetables only . It’s very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenery . The air is always cool; moreover , the smell of the roses makes people feel healthy . In Spring , the village looks like a carpet with different colors . Tourists from many parts of the country come to visit it so often . Nowadays
it doesn’t take the villagers much time to water the flowers because there is the help of electricity . Even at night people can walk along paths and enjoy the interesting smell of the flowers .( Note: carpet(n): Tấm thảm )
* Questions: 1. Does Tom live in the city center ? ……………………………………………………..........……………..................
2. Do people in Tom’s village grow rice and vegetables ? …………………………………………………….......................................................….
3. What does the village look like in Spring ? ……………………………………………….....................................……………............
4. Who come to visit the village so often ? …………………………………………….................................………………………….
5. Why doesn’t it take the villagers much time to water the flowers nowadays ? ………………………………...............................................................................................
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS : A. Choose the best answer : ( 1 mark )
* Which word has different vowel sound ?
1. a. expensive b. electricity c. enough d. excellent
2. a. traffic b. character c. stadium d. magazine
3. Your English is poor , so you need to __________ it . ( repair / improve / work / fail )
4. You can buy food at a ________ . ( drugstore / post office / shopping mall / culture house ) .
B. Put the verbs in the correct form . ( 1 mark )
1. We _____________ to each other for a year . ( not write )
2. It _____________ me 2 hours to do the homework yesterday . ( take )
C. Find and correct the mistakes . ( 1 mark )
1. My schoolbag is different with yours . 3. She can speak English very good .
2. The Sun is setting in the West. 4. He is intelligent enough do this test
IV.WRITING: Write a short passage using the following cues ( 2.5 pts)
Lan / enjoy / study English. She / study this language / 3 years. Her teacher / ask her / practice speaking English more often last month. She / buy / the English dictionary five weeks a go.
Her English / become / better now.



Paper2
I . LISTENING: Listen then fill in the missing information ( 2 pts)








II. READING 1. Read the following passage and answer the questions . ( 2.5 marks )
Tom lives in the village . His village is about 50 kilometers from the city center . It is a very beautiful and lovely place where people grow flowers and vegetables only . It’s very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenery . The
air is always cool; moreover , the smell of the roses makes people feel healthy. In Spring , the village looks like a carpet with different colors . Tourists from many parts of the country come to visit it so often . Nowadays
it doesn’t take the villagers much time to water the flowers because there is the help of electricity . Even at night people
can walk along paths and enjoy the interesting smell of the flowers .( Note: carpet(n): Tấm thảm )
* Questions : 1. Is Tom’s village beautiful ? ……………………………………………………..........……………………………….
2. What do people grow in Tom’s village ? …………………………………………………...............................…………………….
3. What does the village look like in Spring ? ……………………………………………….................................…………………….
4. Does it take the villagers much time to water the flowers nowadays ? ……………………………………............................................................................…...
5. Who come to visit the village so often ? ………………………………………...................................……………………………
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS : A. Choose the best answer : ( 1 mark )
*. Which word has different vowel sound ?
1. a. report b. remember c. repair d. resident
2. a. character b. traditional c. dangerous d. pancake
3. You can find the meaning of new words in a ________ . ( magazine / dictionary / report card /
folktale )4. Vietnamese is my mother _____________. ( school / neighborhood / village / language )
B. Put the verbs in the correct form . ( 1 mark )
1. I ________________ her since Friday . ( not see )
2. She _______________ a lot of homework to do yesterday . ( have )
C. Find and correct the mistakes . ( 1 mark )
1. My bike is the same from yours . 3. He can play soccer very good .
2. The Earth went around the Sun. 4. My sister isn’t