Trường THCS Núi Đèo Name:……………Calss 8a…. BÀI KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8 NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 I. Listen and fill in each gap with the words you’ve heard: (2ps) Some people say that they do not like the…1… and the streets in the city. Moreover, a place full of people like the city is…2…dangerous for their life. In the country, life is…3… peaceful and very safe. They do not have the…4… jams. In the city the environment is so …5…and polluted. Life is…6…in the country, we can get …7…, fresh air and there are a lot of open space for …8… 1…………… 2…………… 3 …………… 4 ……………… 5 ……………. 6 ……………… 7 …………… 8 ……………… II. Read the passage then answer the questions below: (2,5ps) How Nam has improved his English In the first year of lower secondary school I had some difficulties in learning English.My pronunciation of English words was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them.One afternoon after the lessons, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “ Now I think you know what you should do”, said he I made much progress and only one year later I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for the secondary school students in my hometown. 1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year? => …………………………………………………………………… 2. Was his pronunciation of English words really good? => …………………………………………………………………… 3. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson? => …………………………………………………………………… 4. Where did they go after that ? => …………………………………………………………………… 5. What did he win in the English Speaking Contest held for the secondary school students? => …………………………………………………………………… III. Choose the best option A,B ,C or D:(3ps) 1. Most people watch the……on TV at least once a day. A. information B. events C. news D. thing 2. He is looking forward to…you again. A. meet B. meeting C. to meet D. met 3. It is very nice ……….you to help me. A. of B. on C. at D.for 4. My sister………….picture books very much. A. enjoy reading B. enjoy to read C. enjoys to read D. enjoys reading 5. When I was a boy, I…eat a lot of sweets. A. used to B. use to C. was used to D. B & C are correct 6. My mother told me….too far. A. to swim B. not swim C. not to swim D. to not swim. 7. He can sing songs………… A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautily D. beautifully 8. I received a letter……my parents……… A. at-yesterday B.to-tomorrow C. from- yesterday D.of-today 9. He has not been late for school…………2 months. A. since B. last C. during D. for 10. We prefer country life…… city life. A. than B. to C. more than D. better 11. I think you can do that work………. A. yourself B. yourselves C.youself D. A & B are correct 12. which one is different? A. television B. radio C. steoreo D. couch IV. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they mean almost the same as those printed before: (2,5ps) 1. We like to play soccer. => We enjoy ………………………………………………………… 2. My father often smoked 20 cigarettes a day, but now he does not smoke any more. => My father used……………………………………………………… 3. “ Please wait for him outside his office” my mother said to me. => My mother told……………………………………………………… 4. Ba is 14 years old. Nam is 14 years old, too. => Ba is as………………………………………………………… 5. They like living in the country better than living in the city. => They prefer………………………………………………………… . Trường THCS Núi Đèo Name:……………Calss 8a…. BÀI KIỂM TRA HỌC K I MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8 NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 I. Listen and fill in each gap with the. pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “ Now I think you know what