Name: _______ FIRST TERM TEST OF ENGLISH 8 / 2010-2011 CLASS: 8 Time limit : 45 minutes A. PART ONE: Which word has a different sound in each group? (1m) 1/ a. area b.add c.action d.absent 2/ a.this b.right c.kitchen d.speaking 3/ a. movie b.to c.go d.do 4/ a.enjoyed b.studied c.visited d.named B. PART TWO: Choose the right word in brackets:(4ms) 1. Lan enjoys . . . . . . . . . . . . . .the piano. a. play b. playing c. played d. plays 2. Can you help me . . . . . . . . . . . . . .this exercise? a.do b. did c. doing d.does 3. Tom is going to participate . . . . . . . . . . . the game. a. at b. on c.in d.over 4. My son is too tired. . . . . . . . .dinner. a. to have b. have c. having d. had 5.What . . . . . . . . the cake like ? a. does b. do c.are d. is 6.John has lived in Paris . . . . . . . . . . last summer. a. yet b. in c.since d. for 7.The game is . . . . . . . . . . . a real battle. a. as b. same c. different d. like 8.The teacher asked me . . . . . . . . you this novel. a. give b. to give c. giving d. gave 9.How long . . . . . you. . . . . here ? a. do .study b. have .studied c. did .study d. are .studying 10.The James is . . . . . . . . . . . . camping next week. a. gone b. goes c. go d. going 11.Mai helped me . . . . . . . . . . . . .my homework. a. with b. at c. on d.in 12.You ought . . . . . . . . . . to the exhibition. a.to go b. going c. go d. went 13.Run . . . . . . . . and you’ll catch the ball. a. fastly b. soft c. fast d. good 14.What . . . . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . . . .tonight? a. are-doing b. were-doing c. does-do d. will-doing 15.Why don’t you . . . . . . . . . . . . .part in this activity? a. give b. have c.do d. take 16.Where did you . . . . . . . . to live? a. used b. using c. use d. uses C. PART THREE : READING COMPREHENSION I.Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank: (1,5m) Mrs Jackson is an old woman who has a small room .1 .an old house. She 2 . . . . . there since 1974. That was the year when her husband . . . . . . .3 . . . . . . He had been ill . . . . . . . 4. . . . . many years. After his death Mrs. Jackson had . . . . . . 5 . . . . money at all. She found work in a factory. Her job was to clean the offices. She . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . get up at 5 o’clock in the morning. She doesn’t have much money but she is happier now. 1. a.in b.on c.from d.of 2. a.is living b.lives c.lived d.has lived 3. a.died b.has died c.dead d.was dead 4. a.since b.for c.in d.during 5. a.none b.any c.no d.not 6. a.must b.must to c.had to d.has to II. Write True or False: (1m) 1.Mrs. Jackson’s husband died in 1974. ___ 2.Mrs. Jackson had a lot of money. ___ 3.She is a worker in a factory. ___ 4.Now she is very happy because she has much money. ___ D. PART FOUR: I.Use these key words to write meaningful sentences: (1,5m) 1.We/ have /live/ here/ last month. …………………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.Hoa’s shoes/ different/ her sister’s  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.Tonight’s concert/ begin/ 8.00/ and/ not end/ until/ 11.00.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II.Rewrite each sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same: (1m) 1. “Please turn off the radio, Tom.”  Tom’s uncle told . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.The old man isn’t strong. He can’t walk by himself.  The old man isn’t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ÑAÙP AÙN A. PART ONE: Which word has a different sound in each group? (1m) 1/ a. area b. a dd c.action d.absent 2/ a.this b.r i ght c.kitchen d.speaking 3/ a. movie b.to c.g o d.do 4/ a.enjoyed b.studied c. visit ed d.named B. PART TWO: Choose the right word in brackets:(4ms) 1. Lan enjoys . . . . . . . . . . . . . .the piano. a. play b. playing c. played d. plays 2. Can you help me . . . . . . . . . . . . . .this exercise? a.do b. did c. doing d.does 3. Tom is going to participate . . . . . . . . . . . the game. a. at b. on c.in d.over 4. My son is too tired. . . . . . . . .dinner. a. to have b. have c. having d. had 5.What . . . . . . . . the cake like ? a. does b. do c.are d. is 6.John has lived in Paris . . . . . . . . . . last summer. a. yet b. in c.since d. for 7.The game is . . . . . . . . . . . a real battle. a. as b. same c. different d. like 8.The teacher asked me . . . . . . . . you this novel. a. give b. to give c. giving d. gave 9.How long . . . . . you. . . . . here ? a. do .study b. have .studied c. did .study d. are .studying 10.The James is . . . . . . . . . . . . camping next week. a. gone b. goes c. go d. going 11.Mai helped me . . . . . . . . . . . . .my homework. a. with b. at c. on d.in 12.You ought . . . . . . . . . . to the exhibition. a.to go b. going c. go d. went 13.Run . . . . . . . . and you’ll catch the ball. a. fastly b. soft c. fast d. good 14.What . . . . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . . . .tonight? a. are-doing b. were-doing c. does-do d. will-doing 15.Why don’t you . . . . . . . . . . . . .part in this activity? a. give b. have c.do d. take 16.Where did you . . . . . . . . to live? a. used b. using c. use d. uses C. PART THREE : READING COMPREHENSION I.Choose the correct answer to fill in the blank: (1,5m) Mrs Jackson is an old woman who has a small room .1 .an old house. She 2 . . . . . there since 1974. That was the year when her husband . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . He had been ill . . . . . . .4. . . . . many years. After his death Mrs. Jackson had . . . . . . 5 . . . . money at all. She found work in a factory. Her job was to clean the offices. She . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . get up at 5 o’clock in the morning. She doesn’t have much money but she is happier now. 1. a.in b.on c.from d.of 2. a.is living b.lives c.lived d.has lived 3. a.died b.has died c.dead d.was dead 4. a.since b.for c.in d.during 5. a.none b.any c.no d.not 6. a.must b.must to c.had to d.has to II. Write True or False: (1m) 1.Mrs. Jackson’s husband died in 1974. _T_ 2.Mrs. Jackson had a lot of money. _F_ 3.She is a worker in a factory. _T_ 4.Now she is very happy because she has much money. _F_ D. PART FOUR: I.Use these key words to write meaningful sentences: (1,5m) 1.We/ have /live/ here/ last month.  We have lived here since last month. 2.Hoa’s shoes/ different/ her sister’s  Hoa’s shoes are different from her sister’s. 3.Tonight’s concert/ begin/ 8.00/ and/ not end/ until/ 11.00.  Tonight’s concert begins at 8.00 and doesn’t end until 11.00. II.Rewrite each sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same: (1m) 1. “Please turn off the radio, Tom.”  Tom’s uncle told Tom to turn off the radio. 2.The old man isn’t strong. He can’t walk by himself.  The old man isn’t strong enough to walk by himself. . Name: _______ FIRST TERM TEST OF ENGLISH 8 / 2010-2011 CLASS: 8 Time limit : 45 minutes A. PART ONE: Which word has a different. . . a real battle. a. as b. same c. different d. like 8. The teacher asked me . . . . . . . . you this novel. a. give b. to give c. giving d. gave 9.How