Đề kiểm tra học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 năm học 2015-2016 - Trường Trung học cơ sở Văn Hai

VAN HAI SECONDARY SCHOOL
Class: 8 
Name: ..
THE FIRST SEMESTER ENGLISH TEST
School year: 2015 -2016
Time: 45’
Marks
Teacher’s remarks
	A. Phonetics. (1m)
I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others (1m)
1. A. classmate	B. character	C. grade	D. place
2. A. lucky	B. humid	C. sun	D. public
3. A. reserved	B. received	C. booked	D. annoyed
4. A. chicken	B. character	C. chemistry	D. schedules
B. Grammar and vocabulary. (4ms)
I. Choose the best answer.(2ms)
1. When he was a boy, he used .. the Beatle’s records.
	A. buy	B. to buy	C. buying	D. buys
2. Oh, It’s late, I ....................................... to go home now. 
A. should	B. must	C. can	D. have
3. Hoang and Minh ......................................... going to be architects. 
A. is 	 	B. are 	C. am	D. will
4. Her dress is different . mine.
A. at	B. on 	 	C. in	D. from
5. She isn’t... to drive a car.
	A. old enough	B. enough old 	C. old	D. enough
6. He asked her homework..
 	A. do	B. did	C. to do	D. does
7. I’ve studied English .............................. 6 years.
          A. at	B. since	C. for                     D. on
8. Would you like .................................. a message?
A. to leave	B. leaving	C. leave	D. left
II. Supply the correct verb forms. (1m) 
1. Nam (receive) ..................................... his friend’s letter yesterday.
2. She ( not visit) ........................................... her grandmother on Sunday.
3. I used to (go) .......................... to Sam Son beach with my family in the Summer.
4. My sister likes (watch) ...................................... TV when she has free time.
III. Give the correct word forms. (1m). 
1. He is a careful driver. He drives very  (CAREFUL)
2. Language  learn words in different way.	 (LEARN)
3. The ao dai is the ..............dress of Vietnamese women. (TRADITION)
4. Edison is a famous . 	 (INVENT)
C. Reading (2.5ms)
 Read the passage and answer the following questions 
Peter is my pen pal. He is fourteen years old. He lives in a house in London. He has lived there for six years. He is an excellent student. He usually works hard at school and gets good marks. He loves playing football and learning Vietnamese. He has learnt Vietnamese for two years. He often practices writing letters in Vietnamese. Sometimes he helps me to correct my writing, and I help him to correct his spelling mistakes. Next summer, he is going to visit Ho Chi Minh City with his family. I’m expecting to see him.
1. Where does Peter live? 
.
2. How long has he learnt Vietnamese?
.
3. What does he usually do at school?
.
4. Does he often practice Vietnamese by writing?
.
5. What is he going to do next summer?
.
D. Writing. (2.5ms)
1. Peter is too short to play volleyball. (enough)
 Peter is not ................................................................................................................
2. “Don’t stay up too late.” My mother said.
 My mother asked me.
3. I have learned English for three years. 
 I started .....
4. “ Open the door, Nam” The teacher asked.
 The teacher asked Nam.....
5. Mr. John is interested in learning English.
 Mr. John enjoys.
The end
KEYS
A. Phonetics(1m)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from the others:(1m) 
 1. B	2. B	3. C	4. A
B. Grammar and vocabulary. (4ms)
I. Multiple choice (2ms
 1. A	2. B	3. B	4. D
 5. A	6. C	7. C	8. A
II. Supply the correct verb forms. (1m) (Chia động từ trong ngoặc)
1. received
2. doesn’t visit
3. was watching
4. were
III. Give the correct word forms. (1m). (Cho dạng đúng của từ loại)
1. traditional
2. beautiful
3. go 
4. watching
C. Reading comprehensive. (2ms)
1. He lives in London
2. He has learnt Vietnamese for two years.
3. He usually works hard and gets good marks at school. 
4. Yes, he does.
5. He is going to visit Ho Chi Minh City 
D. writing (3ms)
Rewrite the sentences using the cues.
1. Peter is not tall enough to play volleyball.
2. My mother asked me not to stay up too late.
3. I started learning English three years ago.
4. The teacher asked Nam to open the door.
5. Mr. John enjoys learning English.