Bài kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 học kỳ I năm học 2006-2007

ENGLISH 8 the first term test 5 / Name ..class.
I. Circle the right answers ( a, b or c ): ( 3pts )
1. My brother isn’t old .......... to go to school alone.	
	a. for	b. so 	c. enough	
2. My family ..live here in the past
	a. was used to 	b. used to	c. used
3. Do you like ........................ soccer ?	- Yes, but not much
	a. plays	b. playing	c. play
4. They have lived here ............. 1995. 
	a. for	b. in	c. since
5. Do you need any help ?	- ..................................
	a. No, thanks.	b. Yes, I do.	c. No, I don ' t.
6. My sister is really good ............ English. We ' re very proud ........... her.
	a.in / about	b. at / of	c. on / of
7. The lost girl has ..................
	a. short, black hair.	b. a short, black hair.	c. hair short black.
8. Nam often spends his free time ................ volunteer work. 
	a. to do	b. doing	c. do
9. I always try my best to study ........................ pass the exam
	a. in order 	b. in order to	c. so as in
10. Ba is a .............. student. He always did ............ on his exams.
	a. good / well	b. well / good	c. better / badly
11. ............... do me a favor ? I don't understand this math problem.
	a. Could you	b. Should you	c. Do you
12. My father is very ...................... He often makes us laugh a lot when he is at home.
	a. reserved	b. humorous	c. sociable
II. Match a question in column A with an answer in column B ( 2 pts ):
A
B
1. How about coming to my house after school ?
2. What ' s your form teacher like ?
3. When did you last visit Hanoi ?
4. Where does she live ?
5. How often do you go to your hometown ?
6. How long have your family lived here ?
7. Who broke this vase of flower ?
8. How far is it from here to your school ?
a. She' s strict but very kind.
b. Twice a week.
c. For 10 years.
d. Yes, let ' s.
e. At 55 Tran Hung Dao Street.
f. About 1 km.
g. Two weeks ago.
h. Lan did.
1.............. 2.............. 3............... 4.............. 5................ 6............... 7................. 8..............
III. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in brackets ( 2pts )
1.What ................ you (do) ................ last summer ? - I (visit) .......................... Nha Trang. 
2. I (not meet) ............................. him for a week. Where .............. he (be) .................... ?
3. Your son (speak) ................ English well but he needs (improve) ......................his listening skill.
4. Where's your mother ? She may ( be ) .................... in the kitchen .
5. He cannot answer the phone because he (take) ................................................ a shower.
IV. Fill in each gap with one suitable word ( 1pt )
1. I prefer the countryside because ........................... there is simple.
2. If you .................................. learn hard, your parents will be unhappy.
3. Do you want to send this parcel airmail or ................................... mail ?
4. No one helped her do this exercise. She did it by ..............................................
5.You must not let the children play in the kitchen. It's a ............................................ place.
6. He had the accident because he drove ..............................................
7. We are close friends although we have different ..................................
V. Read the text then write the answers to the questions below ( 2pts )
	The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization was founded in Viet Nam on March 26th, 1931. It builds character and encourages good citizenship and personal fitness.
The Y & Y has many plans to help the community. It encourages all members to take part in different programs. The recycling program can help people save natural resources. The " Rosy Smile " program helps raising funds for the poor children. The " Green Sunday " program makes the city more beautiful with clean streets, plenty of trees and flowers. It gives more green colors to the city and it is done on Sunday so it has the name " Green Sunday "
There are some more helpful programs such as" helping the elderly and street children ", " supporting cultural- sport activities ", " young scientists " ..etc...	
1. What does The Y & Y stand for ? 
 - ......................................................................................................................................
2. What are The Y & Y ' s aims ? 
 - ....................................................................................................................................... 
3. How can people do to save natural resources in The Y&Y program ? 
 - .....................................................................................................................................
4. What does the " Green Sunday " program bring to the city ?
 - .................................................................................................................................
ENGLISH 8 the first term test 6 / Name ..class.
I. Circle the right answers ( a, b or c ): ( 3pts )
1. Customers will shop in ....................... in the new mall.
	a. comfortable	b. comfortably	c. comfort	
2. It wasn’t warm .......... for us to sit in the garden.
	a. enough	 b. so that	c. in order
3. My mother is the same age ...................................... my teacher of English.
	a. to	b. with	c. as
4. Will you .................... me favor ?	- Certainly.
	a. make	b. do	c. help
5. Nam got the best grades because he studied very .........................
	a. hardly	b. hard	c. badly
6. Last night I had to cook dinner by ................... because my mother was away from home.
	a. me	b. myself	c. I
7. She has written this book ........................... last January.
	a. for	b. in	c. since
8. Nowadays some of the women don ' t spend their time ................................... the housework.
	a. does	b. to do	c. doing
9. My mother said I ..................... cry a lot when I was a baby.
	a. used 	b. used to	c. was used to
10. He 's very .............................. He likes doing volunteer work.
	a. humorous	b. reserved	c. sociable
11. Would you like........................ to the concert with me tonight ?
	a. going	b. go	c. to go
12. Remember to tidy your room before .................... out, N - Yes, I will.
	a. to go	b. going	c. go
II. Match a question in column A with an answer in column B ( 2 pts ):
A
B
1. How often do you go to the library ?
2. When did you last see her ?
3. What about having a picnic this weekend ?
4. Who is that tall man ? 
5. What does your Math teacher look like ?
6. Why isn't she in class ?
7. What is your hometown like ?
8. How long have you studied at this school ? 
a. It's my brother.
b. She has been ill for two days.
c. He's tall with black short hair.
d. For three years.
e. Once a week.
f. Two years ago.
g. It's small but beautiful.
h. Good idea.
	1................ 2................ 3................ 4................ 5................. 6................ 7.................. 8..............
III. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verbs in brackets ( 2pts )
1. .............................. you (finish) .................................... reading " Harry Potter " yet ?
 - Not yet. I (return) ......................................................................it to you next week.
2. His family (move)............................ to Nha Trang two years ago and now they (live) .............................. in a small house on Tran Hung Dao Street.
3. You shouldn't (stay ) .............................. up too late. You (get) .......................................... sick.
4. We (play) .............................football at the moment 
5 - My uncle (not to be) out of his house since he ( to buy) a color TV.
6 - Look! A man (to run) after the bus. He (to want) (to catch) it.
7 - Our grandparents (to live) in France .They (to live) there for over 60 years.
8 - Tom hopes he (to meet) many interesting people when he (to go) on holiday in 
London next month.
9.They (to walk) to school now.
10 They (work )..in this bank for ten years
IV- Write full sentences, 
1 - Nam/always/play/soccer/every afternoon.
..
2 - Huy/help/ friends / orphanage/play volleyball/last week.
..
3 - Hoa /usually/help/the poor/ by/ raise/ funds
..
4 - Linh / her friend/go/ countryside/yesterday.
..
V. Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box. (1.5pts) 
bought , up , tree , several , holiday , relatives
Christmas is the biggest (1)________ of the year in Britain. Christmas Eve starts on 24 December, although there have been (2)________ weeks of preparation beforehand. The Christmas trees have been(3)________. Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and (4)________. About a week before Christmas, people usually put 
(5)______ their decorations and an angel on the top of the Christmas tree. Finally, presents are usually put under the (6)________ 
Answer Key
ENGLISH 8 Hoüc kyì I
Năm học 2006-2007
FORM A
I. Mỗi câu 0,25 điểm
	1.c	2. b	3. b	4. c	5. a	6. b	7. a	8. b	9. b	10. a	11. a	12. b
II. Mỗi câu 0,25 điểm
	1. d	2. a	3. g	4. e	5. b	6. c	7. h	8. f
III. Mỗi câu đúng 0,25 điểm 
	1. did - do / visited 	2. haven't met / has been 	
	3. speaks - to improve 	4. be	5. is taking
IV. Mỗi từ đúng 0,25 điểm
	1. life	2. don't	3. surface	4. herself
V. Mỗi câu 0,5 điểm
	1. The Y & Y stands for The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization
	2. It builds character and encourages good citizenship and personal fitness.
 .	3. People can recycle things to save natural resources.
	4. The " Green Sunday " program brings more green colours to the city.
FORM B
I. Mỗi câu 0,25 điểm
	1.c	2. a	3. c	4. b	5. b	6. b	7. c	8. c	9. b	10. c	11. c	12. b
II. Mỗi câu 0,25 điểm
 	1. e	2. f	3. h	4. a	5. c	6. b	7. g	8. d	
III. Mỗi câu 0,25 điểm
	1. have - finished / will ( am going to) return	 	2. moved / are living ( live )
	3. stay / will get 	4. are playing / were doing
IV. Mỗi từ đúng 0,25 điểm	
	1. dangerous	2. carelessly	3. characters	4. improve
V. Mỗi câu 0,5 điểm
	1. It was founded on March 26th, 1931.
	2. It wants to help the elderly, the poor and street children.
	3. It makes the city more beautiful with clean streets, plenty of trees and flowers. 
	4. Because it is done on Sunday.