Đề thi tiếng anh lớp 8 học kì 1

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
QUẬN TÂN BÌNH

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I
NĂM HỌC: 2010 – 2011
MÔN TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút
( không tính thời gian phát đề)

(Đề thi gồm có 2 mặt)
I . LISTENING (1.5 pts)
A- Listen and answer True or False (1.0pt)
1- Sarah missed 5 days because she was sick.
2. Her participation and cooperation are unsatisfactory.
3- Her listening is excellent.
4- Sarah’s teacher advised her to watch English TV and listen to English radio programs.
Answers: 1-................... 2-...................... 3-....................... 4-.......................
B-Choose the word which is different stress pattern in each group. (0.5 pt)
1- A. sociable
B. volunteer
C. photograph
D. beautiful
2- A. traditional
B. excited
C. magical
D. upset
Answers: 1-…………......2-…………........
II .VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2.0pts)
1- His friends didn’t laugh _________his jokes.

A- of
B- about
C- for
D- at
2- Lan is rather reserved in public ___________ her sister is sociable.
A- however
B- but
C- and
D- although
3- Nobody helped him draw that picture. He did it __________ .
A- herself
B- him
C- himself
D- itself
4- My friend is ………. to lift this box.
A- strong enough B- enough strong C- so strong
D- very strong
5- When I was a child, I ____________ follow my mom to the market.
A- used to
B- like
C- get used to
D- usually
6- The step mother was very cruel _______ the little poor girl.
A- with
B- to
C- of
D- for
7- I asked Sara ___________ me to the station.
A- drive
B- drives

C- to drive
D- driving
8- It is really interesting, __________?
A- does it
B- isn’t it
C- doesn’t it
D- is it
Answers:
1-………….2-………….3-………….4-………….
5-………….6-………….7-………….8-………….
III-READING COMPREHENSION : (2.5 pts)
A-Choose the word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that best fits the blank space in the
passage
Isaac Newton is one of (1)…...…... men in history of scientists. He was born in the
small village (2)……...… England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy was
fourteen, his father died. Newton left school and (3)….......... his mother on the farm.
But the boy didn’t like farming, he was fond of the poetry and mathematics, so Newton
was sent to (4)….......... . After he (5)…............ School, Newton studied at Cambridge
University. He lectured on mathematics at Cambridge University after (6).....…..…. . His
greatest discovery is the law of gravitation.


1- A. the greatest B. the most great C. more great
D. greater
2- A. in
B. on
C. of
D. at
3- A. help
B. helped

C. to help
D. helping
4- A. orphanage
B. hopital
C. factory
D. school
5- A. left
B. emigrated
C. conducted
D. introduced
6- A. graduate
B. graduating
C. graduated
D. to graduate
Answers:
1-………………...2-………………..3-………………..
4-………………...5-………………..6-………………..
B-Read the passage and answer True or False (1.0 pt)
We are all destroying the Earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in.
There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities. We
have cut down so many trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the
world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not grow enough to eat. In certain
countries in Asia there is too little rice. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For
instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many. However, it isn’t
enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do
anything about it. Join us now. Save the Earth. This is too important to ignore.
1. The seas and rivers are polluted now.
2. Smoke is harmful to human health.
3. We have planted many trees recently.
4. We must save the Earth before it is too late.

Answers: 1-………………2-………………3-………………4-………………
IV-TENSES and VERB FORMS (1.0 pt)
1. We (know) ……………… them for many years .
2. There (be)……............ many volunteers in Sea Games 22nd in Viet Nam in 2003.
3. The principal went on (talk) ………………with a man for two hours.
4. It’s necessary (revise) …………….. new words regularly.
Answers: 1-………………..2-………………..3-………………..4-………………..
V- WORD FORM : (1.0 pt)
1- Na looks so ______________ with short hair. ( beauty )
2- Telephone was Alexander Graham Bell’s __________________ ( invent )
3-________________, I lost my keys on the way home. ( fortune )
4- Sit down and ____________ your dinner , please (enjoyment)
Answers: 1-………………..2-………………..3-………………..4-………………..
VI- SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION: (2.0 pts)
1- My brother plays soccer very well.
1- He is..........................................................................................................................
2-“Can you lend me your history book?”
2- She asked me ………………………..........................................................................
3- I’d like to go on holiday but I haven’t got enough money.
3- I haven’t got…………………………...........................................................................
4- It’s a long time since we last met each other.
4- We haven’t………………………….............................................................................
THE END