KHẢO SÁT ĐẦU NĂM ANH 8

Dinh Tien Hoang Junior High School KHAO SAT CHAT LUONG DAU NAM
Name:……………………………. English 8. Time 45 minutes
Class:……………. School year: 2010- 2011 .

I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rests: (1pt)
1. a. washed b. cleaned c. hoped d. worked
2. a. teacher b. church c. character d. chair
3. a. curly b. shy c. lucky d. library
4. a. comes b.lives c.smiles d. rises

II/ Choose the correct answers : (2pts)
What would you like …………….? – Pop music. a. to watch b. to see c. to play d. to listen to
2. He ………….come here last night.
a. don’t b. doesn’t c. didn’t d. won’t
3. It’s a ………………. to meet you, Nam ?
a. pleasure b. kind c. nice d. lucky
4. Minh is a …………….. volleyball player.
a. care b. carefull c. carefully d. skills
5. I like swimming. ……………………….
a. Lan does, too b. Yes, Lan does c. So does Lan d. a & c are correct
6. …………….you lend me your pen, please?.
a. Would b. May c. Can d. Do
7. The boy is a ……….student . He always gets good grades.
a. generous b. reserved c. humorous d. hard-working
8. He is tall and thin. He has ………………
a.black short hair. b. short black hair c. hair short black d. black hair short

III/ Put the verb in the correct form: ( 2 pts)
1 .The moon ( move)………….around the Earth.
2. Last night Mai ( not watch) …………TV, she ( study ) ……………. her lessons.
3. Let’s (go) ……….. fishing ? OK
4. Would you like (go ) ……….to the movie tonight?
5. I’m tired. I (not play ) ………………….. chess with you tomorrow
6. Mr Jones often (listen) ……………to the radio. He (listen)……………..to it now.

IV/ Supply the correct form of the words in the brackets ; (1pt)
1. People in my country are very warm and ……………. (friend )
2. An …………… is a child whose parents are dead. ( orphanage)
3. Yesterday, she did the test …………………. She got a bad mark. ( care)
4. I learn English ………. than Minh . ( good )




V/ Rewrite , use the words in the brackets ( 2pts)
The boy is very strong. He can lift that heavy suitcase. ( enough)
……………………………………………………………………
2. Mr Nam is a good soccer player . ( well )
…………………………………………………………
3. These exercises aren’t easy . I can’t do them. ( enough)
……………………………………………………………………………………
4. He often drives to work. ( goes )
………………………………………………………………………………….

VI/ Read the passage, then answer the questions: ( 2pts)

When I was twelve, my family moved to the city.At first, everything was strange and difficult to me. Life in the city is always busy and the people are often in a hurry.I hated the noise and the busy roads. I hated crossing the road most. A lot of bikes, motorbikes, cars and buses coming from every direction scared me. Now I get used to the life in the city. I am used to the noise and busy city traffic.I am no longer afraid of crossing the road. But I don’t really like to live in the city. I prefer to live the country.
*Questions:
1. When did his family move to the city?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2.Was everything strange to him at first?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
3.What did he dislike most about the city? Why?
………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Does he like to live in the city?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….




Good luck to you!












KEYS
I. 1.b 2.c 3.b 4.d
II. 1.d 2.c 3.a 4.b 5.d 6.c 7.d 8.b
III. 1.moves 2.didn’t watch / studied 3.go 4. to go
5.am not going to play 6.listens / is listening
IV.1. friendly 2.orphan 4.carelessly 4. better
V. 1. The boy is strong enough to lift that heavy suitcase