Đề kiểm tra học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Trường THCS An Bình

An Binh Junior High School 
Name:.................................................
Class:.....................
THE ENGLISH TEST 
Subject: English 8 ( 1 )
 Time allowed: 45 minutes
Marks
Remarks
I/Pronunciation(1pt)
A. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.(0.5pt)
 1/ A. city B. knife C. fire D. rice
 2/ A. children B. chicken C. chair D. chemical
 B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest.(0.5pt)
 3/ A. cupboard B. message C. scissors	 D. device
 4/ A. transmit B. injure C. arrange	 D. agree 
II. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.(2.5pts)
1/ He enjoys telling jokes. He is 
 A. reserved	B. helpful 	C. sociable 	D. humorous 
 2/ Peter has ..hair.
 A. dark short curly 	B. curly dark short 
 C. short curly dark	D. short dark curly 
3/ The sun  in the west.
 A. set 	B. sets 	C. rises 	D. rise
4/ The bag is not  to carry everything.
 A. enough big 	B. big enough 	
 C. enough big to	D. enough not big
5/ She spends her free time . volunteer work at a local orphanage.
A. to do 	B. do 	C. to doing 	D. doing 
6/ Mary cut .. when she sliced up onions.
A. herself	B. myself	C. himself	D. ourselves
7. The kitchen can be a . place for children.
 A. safe 	B. danger	C. safety	D. dangerous
8. A child whose parents have died is called a(n)..
 A. cousin	B. neighbor	C. orphan	D. daughter
III. Give the correct form of the words given.(0,5pt)
1/. I like people who have a sense of ...(humorous)
2/ . Be careful to cover  sockets for the safe . ( electric)
IV/ Reading : (2,5pts)
 A. Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box. ( 1,5pts)
 because - visit - around - and – next 
 - so - neighbor - interesting-
 Mai was Hoa’s next-door (1)..in Phuoc Vinh. She is very beautiful. She has big brown eyes and a lovely smile. Last summer, she went to Da Lat to (2)Hoa. They traveled( 3) .the city and saw a lot of (4)  ...places such as waterfalls, flower gardens. Hoa likes living in Da Lat. Lan also likes  living  there (5).Da Lat  is a very beautiful place and quiet. Lan is going to visit Hoa (6)..summer and she will be there during the summer. 
 B- Read the paragraph then answer the following questions: ( 1pt)
 Of all my relatives, I like my aunt Chi the best. She’s my mother’s youngest sister. She has never married and lives alone in a small village . She’s fifty years old, but she is young in spirit. She has thick brown hair and dark brown eyes. She has a kind face, and when you meet her , the first thing you notice is her smile. Her face is a little wrinkled(có nếp nhăn) now, but I think she is still attractive. She is the sort of person you can always go to if you have a problem and she is generous. She likes reading and gardening in her free time.
*Questions :
What’s her aunt’s name? 
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 2. Who does she live with? 
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3. What does she look like?
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4. Do you live near your aunt?
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V/ Writing (2,5pts)
Do as directed(1,5pts)
 1/ Nam was late for class this morning because his bicycle broke down. (Make a question for the underlined words)
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2/My elder brother is strong . He can lift that heavy stone.( Combine two sentences ,using “ adjective + enough)
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3/ What chores do you have to do at home ?( Answer the question)
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4/ Your friend has a bad toothache.(Give advice, using “ought to” )
=>You 
5. Her hair is long and black.( Write the second sentence so that it has a same meaning as the first)
=> She has .
6/The weather was fine. We could go camping. (Combine two sentences ,using “ adjective + enough for 
O)
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 B. Write these sentences with the cues given (1pt) 
 1 . In / living room / there / a cat/ a TV.
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 2. I / going / see/ Mai / next week.
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 ............. THE END AND GOOD LUCK.............
ANSWER KEY(1)
I/Pronunciation(1pt)
A. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.(0.5pt)
 1/ A. City B. knife C. fire D. rice
 2/ A. children B. chicken C. chair D. chemical
B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest.(0.5pt)
 3/ A. steamer B. device C. message	 D. socket
 4/ A. annoy B. injure C. arrange	 D. agree 
II. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.(2pts)
II. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.(2.5pts)
1.D 	2.C 2.B 
 4.B 5 7.D 	6.A 7.D 8.C
III. Give the correct form of the words given.(0,5pt)
1/. humor
 2/ electrical 
IV/ Reading : (2,5pts)
A.Fill in the blanks with the words to complete the passage: (1,5pts)
 1/ neighbor 2/ visit 3/ around 4/ interesting 5/ because 6/ because
B.Read the passage and answer the questions. (1pt)
1/Her name is Chi.
2/ She lives alone.
3/ She has thick brown hair , dark brown eyesn and a kind face
4/ students’ answer
V/ Writing (2,5pts)
A. Do as directed(1,5pts)
 1/ Why was Nam late for school this morning ?
2/My brother is strong enough to lift.
3/ Student’s answers.
4/ You ought to go to the dentist.
5/ She has long black hair.
6/ The weather is fine enough for us to go camping.
B. Write these sentences with the cues given (1pt) 
 1/ In the living room, there is a cat and a TV.
 2/I am going to see Mai next week..