Test E8 HKI

Phòng GD và ĐT Yên Dũng
Trường : ………………........
Class : 8 ………………..
Name : ………………………..

Đề thi chất lượng học kỳ I
Năm học : 2008 - 2009
Môn : Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian : 45 phút

I. Choose and underline the best answers to fill in the blanks : ( 3 points )
1. He is not ( old enough / enough old / enough ) to drive a motorbike .
2. Lan said she ( go / went / would go ) to the market the following Sunday .
3. We often go to the market ( in / on / at / of ) Sunday .
4.She used to ( go / went / going ) to school late last week .
5. Ba speaks English very ( good / well / best ) .
6. I haven’t met Lan ( for / since / ago ) 10 years .
II. Give the right form of the verbs in the following brackets : ( 2 points )
1. We ( learn ) English for three years . ……………………………………
2. Nga said she ( be ) a new student . ……………………………………..
3. Ba ( visit ) her parents every month . …………………………………….
4. I don’t enjoy ( listen ) to music . ……………………………………..
III. Read the following passage to answer the questions : ( 2 points )
Daniel Defoe was born in London in the family of a rich man . When he was a school boy , he began to write stories . After leaving school , he worked in his father’s shop and wrote articles for a newspaper . Daniel visited many countries and met many people that helped him much in his writing . In 1919 , when Daniel was 60 years old , he wrote the novel Robinson Crues which made him famous .

Where was Daniel Defoe born ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
What did he begin to do when he was a school boy ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
Did he write articles for a newspaper after leaving the school ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
What made him famous ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
IV. Match the questions with the right answers : ( 1 points )
Can you help me , please ?
What do you do ?
Do you like watching TV ?
Where do you live ?
I’m a student .
Certainly .
I live in Yen Dung .
Yes , I do .

1. …….. 2. ………. 3. ……….. 4. ………..
V. Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same :(2 points )
1. Lan said “ I’m a new student ” .
=>Lan said ………………………………………………………………….
2. Ba said to me “ Can you do me a favor ? ” .
=> Ba asked me ………………………………………………………………

Good luck to you !

Đáp án

I.
1. old enough 2. would go 3. on
4. go 5. well 6. for
II.
1. have learned 2. was
3. visits 4. playing
III.
Daniel Defoe was born in London.
He began to write stories .
Yes , he did .
4. He wrote the novel Robinson Crues which made hime famous .
IV.
1 – b , 2 – a , 3 – d , 4 – c .
V.
1. Lan said she was a new student .
2. Ba asked me to do him a favor .