KSDN E8 2013-2014

ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST
BEGINING SCHOOL
TIME ALLOWANCE: 45 MINUTES

Name……………..……………………….…….. Class 8………….Marks:………
………………

Phonetics: (1,0p)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. my
B. country
B. family
D. happy

2. A. bad
B. sad
C. stay
D. hat

3. A. hungry
B. music
C. university
D. student

4. A. when
B. what
C. who
D. which

5. A. wanted
B. needed
C. visited
D. played


B. Language focus: (4,5p)
Question 1. Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. (2,0p)
1. My father ____________ in Hanoi when he was young.
A. works
B. is working
C. will work
D. worked

2. Nam: _____________ do you go to the library?
Mai: Twice a week.
A. How long
B. How often
C. How many
D. How much

3. We _______________ at home last night and watched TV all evening.
A. stay
B. staying
C. stayed
D. are staying

4. We arrived in Hanoi ____________ 5 o`clock yesterday afternoon.
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. with

5. He enjoys ______________ to the beach in summer.
A. go
B. to go
C. going
D. goes

6. You should brush your teeth _________________ meals.
A. after
B. before
C. in
D. during

7. Hoa doesn`t like fish, and _________ do I.
A. so
B. too
C. either
D. neither

 8. They prefer watching TV ___________ reading books.
A. than
B. to
C. for
D. more than


Question 2. Use the correct form of the verbs: (2,5p)
1. We often (go) _____________________ to school by bicycle.
2. They like (play) _____________________ computer games.
3. Uncle Ho (be) _____________________ born on May, 19th 1890.
4. She (read) ___________________________ books in her room at the moment.
5. You shouldn`t (stay) _____________________ up late.



C. Reading: (2,5p)
Read the following passage and answer the following questions.
In summer holidays , Hoa`s family often go to the beach for their summer holiday. They always go to Vung Tau in the South of Viet Nam. They usually stay in a small house by the sea, but sometimes they stay in a hotel. Last summer, they went to Nha Trang. They stayed at Sunshine hotel for three days.
In the morning, Tuan played soccer with his father on the beach. Hoa and her mother walked along the beach and built sandcastles.They visited Tri Nguyen Aquarium and saw different kinds of fish there. They also bought a lot of souvenirs for their friends.
* build sandcastles : xây lâu đài cát

1. Where does Hoa’s family often go for their summer holiday?
_________________________________________________________________________
2. Where did they go last summer ?
_________________________________________________________________________
3. Did Hoa build sandcasltes with her mother?
_________________________________________________________________________
4. What did Tuan and his father do on the beach ?
_________________________________________________________________________
5. What did they buy for their friends.
_________________________________________________________________________

D. Writing : Answer the question about you. (2,0 points)

1. Why don`t we go to the movies tonight?
-> Let`s ________________________________________________________
2. My house isn`t as big as your house.
-> Your house is __________________________________________________
2. No one in my class is as tall as Tam.
-> Tam is the .........................................................................................................
4. Do you want to go fishing this afternoon?
-> How about ........................................................................................................



ENGLISH WRITTEN TEST- GRADE 8
BEGINING SCHOOL

KEYS

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. (1.0p)

A. my
C. stay
A. hungry
C. who
D. played


II. Circle the best option A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence. (2.0p)

1.D. worked
2.B. How often
3.C. stayed
4.A. at

5.C. going
6.A. after
7.D. neither
8.B. to



III. Use the correct form of the verbs: (2