Unit 8. Country life and city life

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC –ĐT PHÚC THỌ
TRƯỜNG THCS THANH ĐA
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
 KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I - NĂM HỌC 2014 – 2015
Môn: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
(Lưu ý: Học sinh làm bài trên giấy thi được phát)
Đề thi gồm 02 trang

Fullname: Class:8
Mark
Teacher’s compliment

I.Listen to the dialogue and check True (T) or False (F): (1m) T F
Sarah hasn’t worked very hard this year. ______ ______
Her speaking and reading are excellent. ______ ______
She is very good at listening. ______ ______
4.She should watch English TV and listen to English radio programs. ______ ______
II..Choose the word whose underlined part is pronouced differently from the others(1m)
a. grocery b. locate c. local d. long
a. answer b. always c. wrong d. write
a. collection b. question c. inspiration d. nation
a. family b. grocery c. try d. happy
III.Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences (2ms)
That boy has short ………….hair .
a. curly b.oval c.tall d.reserved
He is old enough ………………. In this class .
a. be b.to be c.being d.is
3.He went to live in the Canada .
a.worked b.be invented c.introduced d.emigrated
4.There is a meeting …………….4pm and 6pm.
a.on b.in c.at d.between
5.My sister has been a student ……….two years.
a.in b.since c.for d.on
6.Lipton tea is……………..from Dilmah tea.
a.different b.difference c.same d.the same
7.I am not……………….. at Math.
a.gooder b.good c.well d.weller
8.My sister usually does her homework ……………..
a.herself b.himself c.myself d.itself

III.Give the correct form of word.(2ms)
Fax machine were a wonderful ……….………. .at that time. (invent)
I was not ………………………………………………in the movie. (interest)
3.The lost shoe” is one of the …………….……….…………stories I like best. (tradition)
4.Little Pea’s father soon died of a …………….……….heart (break).
IV.Rewrite the following sentences: (2ms)
1.That girl is very intelligent.
=> What ……….……….……….…………………………………………
2.On Sunday, I like to sleep late.
=> On Sunday, I enjoy …………………………………………………….
3.Mr An said: “ Learn by heart all the new words, Lan”
Mr An asked Lan ……………………………………………………….
4.I last saw Lan two months ago.
=> I have…………………………………………………………………..
V. Reading part: (2ms)
Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the farmer
used to buy food and clothing for his family. One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of
the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife: “We are rich! We are rich! “ His wife ran
to him and they both looked at the eggs in amazement. His wife wanted more, so her husband decided to
cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he
finished, all the chickens were dead. There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer
and his greedy wife.
Answer the questions (2ms)
1. What did the farmer do when he discovered one of his chickens laid a gold egg?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. What did the farmer shout to his wife?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Why did the farmer decide to cut open all his chickens?
……………………………………………………………………………………...
4. Did the farmer find any more gold eggs?
………………………………………………………………………………………
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