School : THCS MAC DINH CHI THE FIRST TERM TEST 2010 – 2011 G vieân : Voõ Thò Ly Lan . Subject : English 8 Duration : 45’ A/ PRONUNCIATION: (1m) Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest 1. a. gymnastic b. glassware c. generous d. gentle 2. a. demonstrate b. emigrate c. festival d. resource 3. a. spring b. little c. dinner d. timetable 4. a. looked b. smiled c. missed d. mixed B/ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (3,5m) I/ Choose the most suitable word or phrase to fill in the blanks ( 2,5ms ) 1) I ………………………a letter from my old friend last week . a.sent b.gave c.received d.took 2) He is not ………………………………. Get married . a.enough old to b.enough old for c.old enough to d.old enough for 3) Alexander Graham Bell was born ……………………… March 3 , 1847. a.in b.on c.at d.during 4) We ought …………………………the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed . a.put b.push c.to put d.to push 5) He is not as intelligent ………… his sister. a. as b. like c. so d. at 6) The old men …………………………….weaker. a. get b. will get c. are getting d. is getting 7) Last week, we ……………….to the beach for fun. a. go b. are going c. went d. gone 8) His mother asked him………………… harder so as to pass the exam. a. study b. to study c. studied d. studying 9) Most people enjoy…………………to different paaarts of the world. a. to travel b. travel c. traveled d. traveling 10) Customers can shop in ……………….in the new shopping mall in town. a. concern b. convenience c. comfort d. community II/ Choose the underlined word or prase that needs correcting: (1m) 1. Why you call me so late last night? A B C D 2. He is enough strong to carry the heavy luggage. A B C D 3. I’d like buying a new dictionary but I don’t have enough money. A B C D 4. My mother are going to study in New York next month. A B C D C. READING: (3,5ms) I/Fill in each of the gaps in the passage below with one suitable word from the box:(2ms dictionnary , after , improve , pronunciation , should , bookcase , took , school In the first year of lower secondary (1)…………………………… I had some difficulties in learning English . My (2) …………………………………… of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse . I did not know how to (3) ……………………………… them . One afternoon (4) ……………………….the lesson , my teacher of English told me to wait for her ousite the classroom . She (5) ………………………………… me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass (6) …………………………. She also told me how to use an English– English (7)……………………………to improve my English grammar . “ Now I think you know what you (8)……………………………… do, “ said she . II/ Read the passage, then write True (T) or Fasle (F): (1,5m) 1. The writer had some difficulties in learning English in the first year._____ 2. Her English grammar was better._____ 3. She knew how to improve her English grammar. _____ 4. Her teacher told her how to use a dictionary. _____ 5. Her teacher told her to wait her one morning. _____ 6. She use an English – English dictionary to improve her English grammar. _____ D. WRITING: (2ms) I/ Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets : ( 1m ) 1) It’s difficult ……………………… ( climb ) this mountain . 2) You must …………………………… ( take ) an umbrella . 3) It ……………………………………. ( rain ) now . 4) In England the sun ……………………………………. ( not shine ) every day . 5) Do you remember the film we ……………………………. ( see ) last week . II/ Rewrite the following sentences as directed in parenthese ( 1m ) 1) I don’t think he is strong . He can’t lift such a heavy box .( Combine into one sentence,using “ enough” ) ………………………………………………………………………………………… . 2) My birthday is 12 August . Tom’s birthday is 12 August . ( using “ the same as “ ) ………………………………………………………………………………………… 3)She speak English very well., and her sister speaks well, too. ( using “ as….as” ) She speaks………………………………………………………………… her sister. 4) I have known her ………………………January. ( using “ since/ for” ) ANSWERS A/(1M) 1. b 2. d 3. d 4. b B/ (3MS) I/ 1. c 2. c 3. b 4. c 5. a 6.c 7. c 8. b 9. d 10. c II/ 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. B C/ (2,5MS) I/ 1. school 2. pronunciation 3. improve 4. after 5. took 6. bookcase 7. dictionary 8. should II/ 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T D/ ( 2MS) I/ 1. to climb 2. take is raining 3. doesnt shine 4. saw II/ 1. I dont think he is strong enough to lift such a heavy box. 2. My birthday is the same as Toms birthday. 3. She speaks English as well as her sister. 4. I have known her since January. DUYET CUA CM TRệễỉNG GV RA ẹE Voừ Thũ Ly Lan . 2. take is raining 3. doesnt shine 4. saw II/ 1. I dont think he is strong enough to lift such a heavy box. 2. My birthday is the same as Toms birthday you (8) ……………………………… do, “ said she . II/ Read the passage, then write True (T) or Fasle (F): (1,5m) 1. The writer had some difficulties in learning English