I. Choose the best option by circling A, B or C. ( 2pts ) 1. How _______is the blue hat? A. often B. many C. much 2. The toy store is _______the restaurant. A. near B. far C. between 3. Did Jane buy any _______? A. souvenirs B. picture C. book 4. After the holiday they returned to Ha Noi _______bus. A. by B. on C. in 5. They arrived home at 6.30______the evening. A. on B. in C. at 6. How _______is it from Hue to Da Nang ? A. many B. much C. far 7. Ba wanted to buy some English newspapers, so he went to the _______. A. library B. bookstore C. clothing store 8. Add _______salt and pepper to the soup. A. a few B. few C. a little II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses. ( 1.5 pts ) 1. I would like ( tell ) _______you about my school and my teacher. 2. You must (drink) _______much water every day. 3. My father (not watch) _______TV last night. He (play) _______ chess with my brother. 4. When _______you ( buy ) _______this comic ?- I (buy) it two days ago. III. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. ( 2pts ) 1. Shall we go to the movies ? Let's _______________________________________________________ 2. Ba is a quick swimmer. Ba swims ___________________________________________________ 3. I don't like pork. They don't like pork. I don't like pork, and __________________________________________ 4. Lan has a toothache. She should _________________________________________________ IV. Read and answer the questions. (2.5pts ) ®Ò thi N¨m häc 2008 2009– M«n: TiÕng Anh 8 Thêi gian lµm bµi: 45’ In the summer holidays, Mr. Hung, Mrs. Lan and their children, Lan and Ba often go to the beach for two or three days. They always go to Vung Tau in the south of Viet Nam. They usually stay in a small house or a flat by the sea, but sometimes they stay in a hotel. Last summer they went to Nha Trang. They stayed at the Sunshine Hotel for three days. In the morning, Ba played soccer with his father on the beach. Lan and her mother walked along the beach and built sand castles. They visited Tri Nguyenb Aquarium and saw different kinds of fish there. They also bought a lot of souvenirs for friends. 1. Where does Lan's family often go for their summer vacation ? ________________________________________________ 2. How long do they often stay there ? ________________________________________________ 3. Where do they usually stay ? ________________________________________________ 4. Where did they go last summer ? _______________________________________________ 5. What did Lan and her mother do in the morning ? ________________________________________________ V. Listen . You are going to listen to Lily talking about herself . You are going to listen twice .Check True (T) or False (F) (2pt). Statements 1.Lily comes from China. 2. English is important to her as she will need it for her future job 3. She started learning English when she was eighteen . 4.She has a problem with listening . 5. She can understand people when they speak fast . 6. She does’nt find English difficult to learn . 7. She wants to be an English teacher . 8. She loves English songs , but she doesn't hope to become a singer Híng dÉn chÊm m«n t.anh 8 N¨m häc 2008 - 2009 I. (2.0pts)0.25x 8 1. c 2.a 3.a 4.a 5.b 6.c 7.b 8.c II. (1.5pts) 0.25x 6 1. to tell 2. drink 3. didn’t watch; played 4. did, buy; bought III. (2.0pts) 0.5x4 1. Let’s go to the movies 2. Ba swims quickly 3 they don’t like, either/ neither do they. 4. She should go to the dentist. IV. (2.5pts) 0.5x5 1. They often go to the beach 2. They often stay for two or three day. 3. They usually stay in a small house or a flat by the sea . 4. They went to Nha Trang. 5.They walked along the beach and built sand castles. V. (2.0pts )0.25x8 1.T 2. T 3. F 4.T 5. F 6. F 7. T 8 Tape script Hi, My name is Lily . I come from China . I am a student, a university student.I am eighteen years old . I am studying English as a foreign language. English is important to me because I will need it for my job in the fiture . I began learning English when I was very young - at the age of eight I think that my biggest problem is listening . People speak very quickly , so I can't understand them . English is really hard for me to learn , but I like it . I want to be an English teacher ; of I hope to become a singer one day because I love English songs very much .