The First Term Semester - Grade 8

Name: ....................................................................TEST2 Date: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Class 8A1 – Ms. Ngân Phones: 0983.785435 – 0983.26.46.76
THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
School year: 2010-2011
Time allowed: 45 minutes
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (4ms)
Câu 1: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
A. enjoyed B. organized C. fixed D. earned
Câu 2: The old woman : Could you...................................?
The boy : Of course
A. help me with my math problem B. buy a ticket
C. take me across the street D. help me how to play the guitar
Câu 3: Lan : Do you enjoy...................................soccer, Nam?
Nam : Yes, I do. What about you?
A. play B. playing C. to play D. played
Câu 4: “You should go to school on time” My teacher said.
A. My teacher asked me not to go to school on time B. My teacher said he should go to school on time
C. My teacher said I should not go to school on time D. My teacher said I should go to school on time
Câu 5: At the end of the first semester, every student receive a....................................
A. revision B. mother tongue C. report card D. pronunciation
Câu 6: I’ll be home...................................six because I want to see the six o’clock news.
A. on B. at C. after D. before
Câu 7: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
A. both B. enroll C. program D. lost
Câu 8: My teacher told me...................................my English everyday by practicing it with him.
A. to improve B. improved C. improving D. improve
Câu 9: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
A. try B. community C. happy D. family
Câu 10: I can’t stand people who are...................................to their children.
A. proud B. cruel C. excellent D. important
Câu 11: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
A. escaped B. died C. stayed D. appeared
Câu 12: We used to...................................swimming in the river when we were children.
A. go B. going C. went D. to go
Câu 13: Last year/I/used/play marbles//now I/not play/it/more/
A. Last year I used to play marbles. Now I do not play it anymore.
B. Last year I used to playing marbles. Now I do not play it anymore.
C. Last year I used to play marbles. Now I not play it anymore.
D. Last year I used to play marbles. Now I did not play it anymore.
Câu 14: “Don’t wait for me”.
A. He said I should wait for him B. He said I ought to wait for him
C. He asked me not to wait for him D. He asked me to not wait for him
Câu 15: Hoa : Do you speak English, Hong?
Hong : Oh, yes. I speak English very....................................
A. well B. better C. good D. best
Câu 16: We are going to participate...................................a recycling program next week.
A. to B. in C. at D. on
II. Read the passage then fill a suitable word in the blank. (1m).
different
put
two
to

Language learns learn words in (1)......................................ways. Some learners make a list and (2)................................. into it the meaning of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn by heart. However, others do not. Instead, they write one or (3)......................................example sentences with each new word in order to remember how (4)......................................use the word in the right way.
III. Give the correct form of verbs. (0.5m)
1. My grandmother used (tell)...................................me folktales
2. Students (stop)...................................talking when the teacher came in
IV. Rewrite the following sentences. (2ms)
1. “Can you make the table for me?”
She asked me
2. “Please pronounce the word exactly”
He told me
3. They usually went to school late when they