HTB Education&Training Department THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST
…………………secondary school SCHOOL YEAR: 2011 –2012
Full name: ……………………….. SUBJECT :ENGLISH 8
Class: 8…………… Time: 45 minutes
Marks:



Teacher’s remark:



A. LANGUAGE FORCUS. (6ms)
I. Multiple choice (2,5ms) Choose and circle the best word or phrase.
( Chọn và khoanh tròn từ hay cụm từ đúng nhất ) ( 2,5điểm)
I ................. a letter from my old friend last week.
A. sent B. gave C. received D. took
He loves .................. to music while he’s studying.
A. to listen B. listen C. listened D. listening
She is .................. to ride his bike to school. A. not enough old B. enough not old C. not old enough D. enough old
I know you worked really .................. this semester.
A. hardly B. hard C. hardest D. harder
She asked her children .................. playing soccer.
A. to stop B. stop C. stopping D. stops
His doctor said he .................. in bed that week.
A. will stay B. has to stay C. can stay D. should stay
They .................. a holiday for ten years.
A. haven’t had B. didn’t had C. don’t have D. aren’t having
Typhoons, floods or droughts can easily ................... a harvest.
A. destroy B. finish C. provide D. defeat
Where have you gone, Lan? ......................................
I’ve been to Vung Tau. C. I’ve gone to Vung Tau.
I went to Vung Tau. D. I’ve gone in Vung Tau.
Which sentence is correct?
What did you used to do when you were young?
What did you use to do when you were young?
What used you to do when you were young?
What use to you do when you were young?
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. (Chọn từ có phần gạch dưới phát âm khác các từ còn lại. (0,75m)
A. proud B. hour C. your D. sound
A. promise B. revise C. stick D. visit
A. wanted B. looked C. watched D. missed
III. Give the correct form of verbs. ( Viết hình thức đúng của động từ còn lại). (0,75m)
Trang isn’t tall enough ( reach ) ................... that high shelf.
When I ( be ) ................... a child, I used to live there.
I ( not see ) ................... him for four years, I don’t know where he is now.

IV. Identify the mistakes. (Xác định lỗi sai) (1m)
1. Does you enjoy watching sports programs.
A B C D
2. The students ought to learning their lesson carefully before the exam.
A B C D
3. I usually have breakfast at 6 a.m and 7 a.m.
A B C D
4. I will give you a call when I will reach London tomorrow afternoon.
A B C D
V. Complete the second sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
( Vịết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không đổi. (1m)
1. “ Try your best to improve your pronunciation, Tim”, Miss Jackson said.
=>Miss Jackson asked ……...…………….……...…………….……...…………….……...
2. Nam drives carefully, but his sister drives more carefully. (AS …..AS )
=>Nam doesn’t ...…………...…………….……...…………….……...…………….……...
B. READING ( Choose the suitable word to complete the passage).
( Chon từ thích hợp điền vào đoạn văn)(2ms)
The country and the city.…… (1)…...… advantages and disadvantages. People in the country live in.…… (2)…...… beautiful environment. They enjoy peaceful and quiet, and can do their work at their own places .…… (3)…...… no one is in a hurry. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their .…… (4)…...… are more friendly, and ready to .…… (5)…...… them when they need it. their life can monotonous and they can be isolated, a long way from the nearest town, which is a serious problem if