TEST FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER - E .8

Tr ư ờng THCS……………….. Đ ề thi h ọc k ỳ I ( 2010- 2011)
Name : …………………………… M ôn : Ti ếng Anh 8
Class: 8 A ……..
Chữ ký giám thị : ……………………….. Mã phách

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 I. Choose the best answer 1. She asked her children…………
A.to stop playing . B. stop to play . C. stop playing . D. to stop to play 2. His parents are always proud………. him.
A. about B. of C. on D. with 3. She grow up in Spain, so her……… is Spanish.
A. mother tongue B. first laguage C. foreign language D. A & B are correct
4. A: May I help you ? B: “…………..”
A.What can I do for you? B. I’m afraid I’m busy now
C. Yes, That’s very kind of you D. How can I help you? 5. The children are old enough………after themselves.
A. look B.looks C.looking D.to look 6. They ……….. a holiday for ten years.
A. haven’t had B. didn’t had C. don’t have D.aren’t having 7. Hoa has studied ….. six o’clock.
A.in B. at C. since D. for 8. Would you like…… a message ?
A. leave B.to leave C. leaving D. left
9. I don’t enjoy……………………. a letter. A. to write B. write C. writes D. writing 10. In the past, farmers used to……………………. A. walk B. walks C. walking D. walked 11. Nam is not…………………….to be in my class. A. very old B. old enough C. too old D. enough old 12. Can I…………………….to Hanh, please? A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell 13. …………………….time can we meet? A. What B. When C. How D. Which 14. I’ll come and pick you up …………………….6:30 this evening, OK? A. in B. at C. on D. to 15. My younger brother…………………….stamps for 5 years. A. collects B. has collected C. have collected D. collected 16. English is…………………….Japanese. A. same B the same C. different from D. quite different
17. My computer ……………….. since last week.
A. work B. hasn’t worked C. worked D. is not working
18. He is not ………… to join the army.
A. old enough B. older enough C. enough old D.more old enough
19. They haven’t worked in that factory …………. last Monday.
A. for B. in C. at D. since
20. Lan had her father ……………her bicycle .
A. repairs B. repair C. repairing D. to repair
II. Choose A , B C or D that is not correct in written English.
1. Since the beginning of the storm, several trees fell down.
A B C D 2. He has lived with his uncle for last year. A B C D 3. Where did your grandmother used to live ? A B C D
4. Each of the girls have a lot of toys.
A B C D
5. The children hurt themself when they fell.
A B C D
III. Reading Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh. He was a Scotsman although he later emigrated first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s. Bell is best known for his invention of the telephone. Bell and his assisstant, Thomas Watson, conducted many experiments and finally came up with a device which they first introduced in 1876. Bell said on the phone: “ Mr Watson, come here. I want you ”. This is the first telephone message.The first telephone company, Bell Telephone Company, was found on July 9, 1876. * Complete the sentence 1. Alexander G.Bell was born in………………………….. 2. He emigrated first to ………………… and then to the………………………… in the 1870s 3. The first telephone was introduced in………………………… * Answer the questions
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