THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 8
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC TIME ALLOTTED : 45 MINUTES
Điểm
bằng số
Điểm
bằng chữ
Giám khảo 1:
…………………………..........................
Giám khảo 2:
………………………………………………………..
Mã số
phách
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES:
1. Choose the suitable word or phrase by circling the letter A, B, C or D ):
1. The Earth………………around the Sun.
A. move B. moving C. moves D. moved
2. It hasn’t rained………….a very long time.
A. for B. in C. since D. at
3. Farmers often………… other work when they need money for their family.
A. look for B. look after C. look at D. look down
4. When my father was young, he used ……………fishing on Sundays.
A. go B. to go C. went D. going
5. Miss Jacson told me………………you this dictionary.
A. give B. giving C. given D. to give
6. I………..her three years ago.
A. met B. meet C. see D. look
7. The school is a bit far …………………my house.
A. for B. from C. at D. in
8. In………………….., we study different countries and their people.
A. Music B. English C. GeographyD. Physics
9. The village looks quiet and…………….
A. peace B. beautifully C. peacefully D. peaceful
10. I came to live in London in 1990. I………….. there for 17 years.
A. live B. have lived C. has lived D. living
11. They enjoy…………………with their friends.
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked
12. The countryside is getting …………………
A. more modern B. modern C. beautifully D. fastly
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions (1pt):
1. I haven’t seen him for years. I last saw him.................................1990.
2. Lan is very proud.................................... her sister.
3. We are very interested.......................................... folktales.
4. He used to live..................................... a farm when he was young.
III/ READING : Read the following passage :
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in . Many people
think so, and go to the country for the summer holiday though they can’t live there all the
year round. Some have cottages built in a village so that they can go there whenever they
have free time .
English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from each
other. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen
from many miles around.
1. Answer True or False (1pt):
1. Many people think it is more pleasant to live in a town than the country.
2. They like going to the country when they have free time.
3. Almost every English village has a church.
4. People can’t see the square tower of the church from many miles around.
2. Answer the questions (1pt):
1. What do people think about the country ?
*………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What have some people built in a village ?
*………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Are all English villages very different from each other ?
*………………………………………………………………………………………
4.When do the people go to the villages ?
*………………………………………………………………………………………
IV. WRITING: Use the cues to write a letter (2pts) :
Dear sir,
1.We/ now/ plan/ holiday/ next summer.
……………………………………………………….……………………………….
2.Holiday/ begin/ May 19
th
/ return/ May 25
th
.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3.We/ don’t like/ travel / bus . We/ prefer / go/ by train.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
4.We/ expect/ stay/ Rang Dong hotel .
………………………………………….………………………………………………
We are grateful if you could send me some information with details of charges.
Your sincerely.
John Smith.
ANSWER KEYS
I. LISTENING: Listen to the passage carefully then :
1. Choose the best answers (1pt):
1. C 2. A 3. D 4. B
2. Answer True or False (T/F) (1pt) :
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F
II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES:
1. Choose the suitable word or phrase by circling the letter A, B, C or D (3pts):
1. C 5. D 9. D
2. A 6. A 10. B
3. A 7. B 11. C
4. B 8. C 12. A
2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions (1pt):
1. in 2. of 3. in 4. on
III/ READING : Read the following passage :
1. Answer True or False (1pt):
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F
2. Answer the questions (1pt):
1. Many people think the country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant
to live in .
2. Some people have cottages built in a village.
3. No, They aren’t.
4. They go there whenever they have free time .
IV. WRITING: Use the cues to write a letter (2pts) :
Dear sir,
1. We are now planning a holiday for the next summer..
2. Our holiday will begin on May 19
th
and will return on May 25
th
.
3. We don’t like traveling by bus. We prefer to go by train.
4.We expect to stay in / at RangDong hotel.
We are grateful if you could send me some information with details of charges.
Your sincerely.
John Smith.
-THE END---
LISTENING
Hello! My name is Bobby. I am 15 years old. I live in a house. I am a good
student because I always work hard at school. I like playing football and baseball
in my free time. There are a lot of VietNamese students in my school. They are my
good friends. We study in the same class. Next summer, I am going to visit
Thailand with my family. I hope to have a good time in Thailand.