KIEM TRA KY I ANH 8

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO …… ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
TRƯỜNG THCS ………… NĂM HỌC: 2010 - 2011
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian làm bài : 45 phút

Full name: ............................................................. Class: 8 ...

I. Choose the word that has a different sound in each group:
A. know B. how C. slow D. show
A. table B. match C. fashion D. fame
A. pity B.try C. busy D. thirty
A. describle B. live C. river D. little
A.watched B. hoped C. removed D. looked
A. repeat B. remember C. retell D. restaurant

II. Choose the best answer:
She asked her children …………… … talking.
A. to stop B. stopped C. stopping D. stops
His parents are always proud …………………….. him
A. on B. in C. of D. of
He worked …………………………………… this semester.
A. hardly B. good C. bad D. hard
She asked me ……………………………… late.
A. not be B. not to be C. not being D. not to being
He is strong enough ……………………….. that table.
A. lift B. lifting C. to lift D. lifted
You should walk on the ………………………………….
A. sidewalk B. street C. avenue D. road
Nam hates ……………………………………. to go out at night.
A. to go B. goes C. going D. went
The children are old enough to look after ……………
A. themselves B. ourselves C. himself D. herself

III. Use the correct form of verbs:
1. They (award)…………………………………………….him a medal for bravery last year.
2. When I was a child, I (play)………………………………………………… marble.
3. What are you doing now? I (read)…………………………………………… a novel.
4. I (learn)…………………………………………..English for three years.
5. He advised me (stay)…………………………………….. in bed.
6. Would you like (go)……………………………………..to the concert with me?

IV. Rewrite the following sentences without chaning their meaning.
1. We should look after the pet dogs carefully.
( We should take ………………………….……………………….………………………….………
2. How about buying another table?
( Let’s ………………………….………………………………………………………………………
3. They lived here 15 years ago.
( They have ……………………………………………………………………………………...……
4. Hieu does not type as fast as he used to.
( Hieu used ……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. “Could you pass the salt for me please?”
( The woman asked me ………………………………………………………………………………
6. The shelf is too high for the girl to reach ……………………...…………………………………..
( The shelf is not low ………………..………….……………………………………………………

V. Read the passage.
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 15 to 30 years of age. The Union builds good character, love for the nation, and encourages good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness.
The Union was foundedon March 26 1931 by the beloved President Ho Chi Minh. It had diferent names over the years. One of its first names was “Vietnam Communist Youth Union”. In December 1976, it was officially named as it is called today: Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. However, people normally use the name “The Youth Union” for short.
The Youth Union, together with other youth organizations such as the Young Pioneers Organization, the Vietnam Youth Federation, the Vietnam Students Union, often hold social activities such as Healping the Handicapped, Cleaning the Enviroment, Green Summer Volunteers Campaign, and other similar movements. These activities aim to help me youth develop their public awareness and form their personality.
Ever since the Union was founded, its aims and principles, established by president Ho Chi Minh, have been the guidelines for the young Vietnamese of today and tomorrow.
Fill in the missing information.
The Youth Union was founded in …………
In ………… the Youth Union was officially named as it is today.
The Youth Union’s activities aim to help the youth develop …………
Its aims and principles have been ……… for the young Vietnamese people of today and tomorrow.
Answer the questions.
At what age can one join the Youth Union?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
When was Youth Union founded?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
What is the complete name of the Youth Union?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
Can you name some social activities of the Youth Union?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
What do these activities aims to