The First Semester Test in English

Full name: ……………………………………………….. Phuong Mai SchoolClass: 8…..

Mark:THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST IN ENGLISH – GRADE 8 No1

Time allowance: 45 minutes(Students are not allowed to use a dictionary)

I. Phonetics:

A. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others. Identify your answer by circling A, B, C or D.

A B C D1. A. generous B. magical C. garbage D. message O O X O2. A. summer B. product C. number D. humid O O O X3. A. are B. ant C. area D. art O O X O

B. Circle the word which is stressed differently from the others:

4. A.c comfortable

B. convenient C. community D. available X O O O

5. A. performance

B. resident C. stadium D. grocery X O O O

II. Vocabulary & grammar: Choose the best option to complete each sentence6. Surface mail is than airmail.

A. much cheap B. more cheap C. much cheaper D. more cheaper O O X O

7. You can shop in the new shopping mall in town.A. in comfortableB. with comfortC. with comfortableD. in comfort

O O O X

8. The stores in the mall will of products.A. offer a wider selection B. offer a wider selectionsC. give out a wider selection D. give out a wider selections

X O O O

9. My English teacher asked me speaking English every day.A. I should practice B. to practice C. practicing D. practice

O X O O

10. How long here? - Since 1980.A. do you live B. did you live C. have you live D. have you lived

O O O X

11. I the movie on VTC1 at 9.00 tonight.A. am watching B. watched C. watch D. was watching

X O O O

12. Hoa wants to West Lake Water Park this Sunday.A. to go B. going C. go D. goes

X O O O

13. If you are a student, you can get 20 per cent in this shop.A. discount B. effect C. resident D. selection

X O O O

14. My little brother is to do his homework tonight.A. so tired as B. so tired C. too tired as D. too tired O O O X

15. Do you think that the magazine is not the newspaper?A. as big B. so big C. big as D. so big as

O O O X

16. The new shopping area is very the present one.A. different with B. differently with C. different from D.

O O X O


Mark:differently from

17. John: Do you need any help? Mary: . A. No problem. B. What can I do for you?C. No. Thank you. I’m fine. D. How can I help you?

O O X O

18. People have been concerned .A. about the new mall for months B. about the new mall since months C. at the new mall for months D. at the new mall since months

X O O O

19. Yesterday Lan said that she pop music best.A. was liking B. is liking C. liked D. likes O O X O

20. The corcert at 7.30 tonight.A.is starting B. starts C. is going to start D. will start

O X O O

21. We stopped soccer when it started raining.A. to play B. playing C.to be playing D. played

O X O O

22. How long have you been here? - I three months.A. have been here for B. was here since C. am here for D. have being here for

X O O O

23. When did you start learning English?A. I have learnt Enlish in 1990 .B. I have learnt Enlish in 1990 when I was young.C. I started learning English in 1990.D. I started learning English since 1990.

O O X O

24. Is the drugstore far away from your house? – No, it isn’t. It’s just.A. closed at B. closed by C. around the corner D. around the corners

O O X O

III. Reading:

A. Choose a suitable word to fill the blank to complete the passage

The Tran Phu Street residents and store owners are going to hold a meeting to discuss effects (25) the new shopping mall. The meeting will be (26) Binh’s Hardware Store, 12 Hang Da Street, (27) 8 p.m (28) 10 p.m (29) May 20. Please contact Pham Van Tai (30) the above address (31) (32) information.

25. 26. 27. 28.29. 30. 31. 32.

B. Read the text carefully, and then the corret answers

Everyone knows that in studying foreign languages, practice is the key to fluency. All foreign language learaners, even advanced learners need practice. There is a fact that learners can know a lot of grammartical rules and have large vocaburaries, however, they can not speak well yet. So learners must know how to use what they have learnt apart from the ability to explain grammatical rules.

Note: - fluency: sự lưu loát- apart from the ability: ngoài khả năng- an advanced learner: người học ở cấp độ cao

33. What is the key to fluency in studying a foreign language?……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

34. Do all learners need practice?……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

35. Can a learner with a large vocabulary speak English well?……………………………………………………………………………………………………….


Mark:36. What does a language learner have to do in order to speak well?

..............................................................................................................................................................

IV.Writing:

A. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap.

37. They are living in a friendly (neighbor). .........................................................38. She works at a (grocer) store near her house. ..........................................................39. I don’t feel (comfort) in these shoes. .........................................................40. Their (behave) to me shows that they don’t like me. .........................................................

B. Rewrite these sentences as the directed:

41. He’s English. I’m American. ( My nationality …)42. Mr. Nam teaches Math. Miss Ha teaches Literature. ( same subject) 43. I last wrote to my uncle in July. ( I haven’t …) 44. We started living here fifteen years ago. ( We have…)45. He is difficult to understand. ( It …)46. Remember to turn off the light before going out. ( Don’t…)

V. Listening: Listen & choose the best option to complete each sentence

47. When the fish are , the Japanese put them in the ocean near the land.A. little B. not little C. small D.not small O O X O

48. People in many countries grow fish from eggs.A. fresh B.clean C. dirty D. pure X O O O

49. They catching fish.A. like B. enjoy C. love D. dislike O X O O

50. Every time they the fish, they play tapes of .A. fed/ piano music B. feed/ music pianoC. fed/ music piano D. feed/ piano music

O O O X


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