Secondary school Class: 8 Name: . TEST IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER * Time allowted : 45 minutes Points The teacher’s comments I/PHONETICS (1.5p) A. Circle the word whose underlined part is differently pronounced in each line. (1p) 1. A. brother B. lose C. love D. money. 2. A. kind B. live C. kid D. print 3. A. drought B. proud C. discount D. should 4. A. garbage B. garage C. orphanage D. message B. Which stress is different from the others (0,5p) 1. A. convenient B. resident C. selection D. community. 2. A. typhoon B. surface C. festival D. citizenship. II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (2.5p) Circle the best answer to complete the sentences. 1. When I was a child, I ………… follow my mom to the zoo. A. used to B. was using C. used D. use. 2. Farmers often ……… other work when they need more money for the family. A. look for B. look at C. look D. look after. 3. Tuan has attended Nguyen Hue school …………… September. A. for B. since C. in D. at. 4. My father’s car is not as new ……… yours. A. as B. than C. with D. in. 5. …………… English is very important in the modern world. A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. have learn. 6. TV brings not only information ……………. entertainment. A. but for B. but also C. and also D. and for. 7. Thanh Binh …………. football next Sunday. He’s hurt his leg. A. doesn’t play B. isn’t playing C. wasn’t playing D. hasn’t played. 8. He left the …………… time as the other guests. A. same B. similar C. as D. together. 9 . You should try to learn the new words by ………………… A. heart B. head C. eye D. mouth. 10. The fairy ………… her rags into beautiful clothes. A. brought B. bought C. gave D. changed. III/ READING(2.5p) Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank. MY OLDEST FRIEND. My oldest friend is called Sandy. We met twenty years (1) …… when we were both six years old. It was my first (2) ……. at school and I was very unhappy (3) ……. I wanted my mother. Sandy gave me a sweet and we (4) …….friends immediately. We were together nearly every day (5) …….We left school twelve years later. Then I went to University, but Sandy (6) …… She stayed at home and helped her parents (7) …… the business. I studied for six years because I (8)…… to be a doctor. I had a lot of new friends, (9) …… I didn’t see Sandy very often. Sometimes we didn’t meet (10) ……… months, but we often talked on the telephone. 1. A. before B. ago C. later D. after. 2. A. period B. decade C. day D. era. 3. A. but B. although C. so that D. because 4. A. became B. have been C. had D. experienced. 5. A. until B. then C. in case D. unless. 6. A. wasn’t B. not C. hadn’t D. didn’t 7. A. make B. play C. do D. open 8. A. enjoyed B. wanted C. finished D. stayed 9. A. if B. when C. however D. so. 10.A. in B. for C. on D. since. IV/ WRITING (3.5p) A Complete the second sentence (2p) 1. “Please turn down the radio for me” said my father. My father asked ……………………………………………………………… 2. We started living here fourteen years ago. We have ……………………………………………………………………… 3. The front yard is too small to play soccer in. The front yard isn’t …………………………………………………………… 4. I had a dog once, but I don’t any more. I used …………………………………………………………………………… B. Find the mistakes and correct (1p) 1. The house in the country is different with the house in the city. ………………………………………………………………………………… 2. Could you helping me carry this bag upstairs? ………………………………………………………………………………… 3. What were you use to do in the winter in those days? ………………………………………………………………………………… KEY FOR THE ENGLISH FIRST SEMESTER TEST (*) I/ Phonetics: A/ 1.B 2. A 3. D 4. B. B/ 1.B 2. A. II/ Vocabulary and grammar: 1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. D. III/ Reading: 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. A. 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. D 10 B. IV/ Writing: A/ 1. My father asked me to turn down the radio for him. 2. We have lived here for fourteen years. 3. The front yard isn’t big enough to play soccer in. 4. I used to have a dog. B/ 1. with  from. 2. helping  help. 3. were  did. . Sandy. We met twenty years (1 ) …… when we were both six years old. It was my first (2 ) ……. at school and I was very unhappy (3 ) ……. I wanted my mother and we (4 ) …….friends immediately. We were together nearly every day (5 ) …….We left school twelve years later. Then I went to University, but Sandy (6 ) ……