Tài liệu HKI Anh 8 ( Đề 1 ) và Đáp án

Secondary School
Name:..............................................
Class:...........
THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST
Subject: English 8 (2010 – 2011)
Time: 45 minutes – N1
Mark Teacher’s comment
I. Phonetics: Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part
pronounced differently from the rest. (1m)
1. a. please b. great c. greedy d. reach
2. a. migrant b. quiet c. supplies d. definite
3. a. century b. recycle c. sky d. why
4. a. bank b. glad c. favor d. happy
II. Grammar & Vocabulary: Choose the best option a, b, c or d to complete the
following sentences. (2m)
1. I’m not very good ................ repairing things.
a. at b. for c. in d. about
2. Living in the country is not expensive. And it isn’t complex ................
a. either b. neither c. too d. so
3. Where were you born? – I was born ................
a. in April 25, 1986 c. at April 25, 1986
b. on April 25, 1986 d. April 25, 1986
4. Mai has been a doctor ................. three years.
a. since b. at c. for d. in
5. Ba loves watching football, ................ he doesn’t like playing it.
a. and b. so c. but d. because
6. She ................ a shower, but she ................ her hair yet.
a. has already had – hasn’t washed c. has already had – doesn’t wash
b. has had already – hasn’t washed d. already had – hasn’t washed
7. No one else in the class plays the guitar ................ John.
a. as well b. as well than c. as good as d. so well as

8. You’re always at home. You ................ go out more often.
a. must b. can c. ought d. should
III. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in the brackets.(3m)
1. Mrs. Nga (write) ........................... a novel for ten months, but she (not
finish) ...........................it yet.
2. What time your train (leave) ........................... tomorrow?
- Nine o’clock in the morning. It (get) ........................... into Paris at eleven.
3. Mai (not visit) ........................... her grandparents since she
(go) ........................... to university.
IV. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow (2m)
Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I started
working for this company in 2004. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like
that. At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway. I
usually work in the road department, but this month I am working in the
department that builds bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I
normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction
sites. But with new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop. Now I am testing
a model of one of the new bridges. I enjoy it a lot because I have learned a lot of
new things.
1. When did David begin working for his construction company?
...........................................................................................................................
2. What is his company doing at the moment?
...........................................................................................................................
3. Where does he usually work?
...........................................................................................................................
4. Does he love his work?
...........................................................................................................................
V. Writing: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the
first. (2m)
1. “Turn off all the lights when you go out,” Ba said to Nam.

Ba......................................................................................................................
2. No one in the group is younger than Tom.
Tom...................................................................................................................
3. We began to study English 5 years ago.
We have.............................................................................................................
4. We were too late to see the film.
We weren’t early ...............................................................................................
Answer key for 1
st
term (E 8)
N1
I.
1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c
II.
1. a 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. c 6. a 7. d 8. d
III.
1. has written – hasn’t finished
2. hasn’t visited – went
3. does – leave, gets
IV.
1. He began working for his construction company in 2004.
2. It/His company is producing a plan for a new motorway.
3. He usually works in the road department.
4. Yes, he does.
V.
1. Ba asked Nam to turn off all the lights when he went out.
2. Tom is the youngest person in the group
3. We have studied English for 5 years.
4. We weren’t early enough to see the first film.