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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>TRƯỜNG THCS HẠ HÒA WRITTEN TEST FOR THE FIRST TERM Time allowance: 45 mins – No 1. Mark. Teacher’s remarks. Full name:………………………………………………………….………… Class: 8……………… I/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently (1p): 1. a. family b. curly c. try d. happy 2. a. revised b. lived c. concerned d. established 3. a. live b. nice c. write d. sidewalk 4. a. floor b. door c. more d. too 5. a. school b.children c.kitchen d.choose II/ Give the correct forms of the words (1 p) 1.You should do some ……………. for the test. ( revise ) 2.What a …………… girl! ( love ) 3.People in my country are very warm and………….. ( friend ) 4. You must read…………. precautions carefully. ( safe) 5. Don’t leave the lights on. It wastes………………. ( electric) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. III/ Choose the best answer(2p): 1. They ................... in that factory since last Monday. A.didn’t work B.hasn’t worked C.haven’t worked D. haven’t work 2. Run ................. and you can catch the bus. A.fast B. fastly C. slow D. quick 3. The weather .................. colder and colder in winter. A.are becoming B. becomes C. become D. is becoming 4. I haven’t seen Linh ............ four months. A.for B.since C. on D. in 5. Loan doesn’t like ................... basketball. A.plays B. playing C. play D. to play 6. He .......... on a farm when he was a young boy. A. use live B.uses to live C. didn’t D. used to live 7. Vietnamese language is different.......... English language. A.with B. from C .as D. to 8. Mr Long is ................. carry this bag. A.strong enough B.enough strong C.strong enough to D.enough strong to 9. ………….. . . Are you Mr.Thanh? A. I’m sorry B. Certainly C. Hello D. Excuse me 10. You ………………to go at once. A. should B. have C. Will D. Had better IV/ Put the correct form of verbs(1,5 p): 1. He always hates ( listen ) to………….the phone . 2. We (visit)………………. him next summer vacation..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 3. They ( not/eat )……………. in that restaurant for a long time 4. It …………… (be) often hot in the summer. 5. Alexander Graham Bell …………… (introduce) the telephone in 1876. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. V/ Choose the underlined word or phrase that need correcting (1 p): 1. I’d like sending these postcards to America. .A…………B………………C…………D…………………………………………… 2. The girls are looking at theirselves in the mirror. ..A……….B…………C…….D……………………………………………………… 3. This parcel isn't more heavy as that one. ………A……B….C……………D…………………………………………….……. 4. Why does your father enjoy to drive the car? ………A…………B……………C………D………………………………………... 5. He has waited there for Monday. .A…B………...…….C……D…………………………………………………………. VI/ Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning, using the given words (1.5 p): 1. “Shut the door.” He said to us.  He told us ..................................................................................................................... 2. He is tall. He can reach the top of the shelf.  He is tall enough................................................................................................................ 3. I loved that city so much, but now I don’t love it any more.  I used………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. I get up early. I don’t want to be late for school.  I get up early in order………………………………………………………………………. 5. It started raining an hour ago.  It has……………………………………………………………………………………………. VII/ Read the passage and answer the questions (2p) : Learning a language is like learning how to fly or play the piano. There are some differences, but it is the same in some ways. So when learning how to fly, we needs lots of practice. It is never simply enough to “ know” something. You must “do” things with what you know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on how to fly. A book can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if you only read a book and don’t practice, then try to fly, you will crash and kill yourself. The same is true of learning the piano or learning a foreign language. That means you can’t speak English well if you don’t practice. Every learner of a foreign language should know “ practice makes perfect” . Questions: Statements T/F 1. Learning a language and learning how to fly are the same in some ways. 2. Learning how to fly doesn’t need practice. 3. If you only read a book and don’t practice, then try to fly, you will crash and kill yourself. 4. What do we need when learning how to do these things? ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Will you crash and kill yourself if you only read a book and don’t practice, then try to fly? ……………………………………………………………………………………… The End.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> TRƯỜNG THCS HẠ HÒA WRITTEN TEST FOR THE FIRST TERM Time allowance: 45 mins – No 2. Mark. Teacher’s remarks. Full name:………………………………………………………….………… Class: 8……………… I/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently (1p): 1. a. memory b. try c. lucky d. necessary 2. a. reserved b. booked c. received d. annoyed 3. a. tiger b.fire c.stripe d.prince 4. a. old b. sociable c. outgoing d. volunteer 5. a. thank b. that c. the d. their III/ Give the correct forms of the words (1 p) 1. Thomas Watson was Bell ‘s ……………., wasn’t he ( assist ) 2. The Boy scout of America is a youth……………( organize ) 3. My grandparents can read ………….. without glasses ( good ) 4. The shoes were nice and…………….. (comfort) 5. Nam thinks the food in this restaurant is ……………( taste) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. III/ Choose the best answer (2p): 1. Tom seems ………………………today a. happy b. happily c. happiness d. unhappily 2. What are you going ………………..at weekend ? a. to do b. do c. did d.doing 3. She often makes dresses……………………….. a. herself b. myself c. himself d. yourself 4. I used to…………………when I was a child a. cry b. crying c. cried d. cries 5. We have lived here………………….last summer a. since b. yet c. in d. for 6. You ought ………………………..to the exhibition a. to go b. going c. go d. went 7. The sun …………………in the East a. rises b. rise c. rised d. is rising 8. Lipton tea is different ...............Dilmah tea. a. from b. like c. as d. same 9.. Alexander Graham Bell………….. the telephone. a. saw b. invented c. found d. Discovered 10. HCM City is .............. city in Viet Nam.. a. large b. larger c. the largest d. the most largest IV/ Put the correct form of verbs(1.5 p): 1. You should ( practice) …………..more often. 2. I prefer ( walk) ……………to (ride) ………….

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> 3. He often ……….. (play) badminton in his free time. 4. We (not/ see)………….Lan for 2 days. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. V/ Choose the underlined word or phrase that need correcting (1 p): 1. When I was a child I use to write new words on mirrors around the house. …A……B…………………C…………………………………………D…………. 2. You can enjoying fresh air, beautiful nature in the countryside. …A………..B………………………………C…………D………………….………. 3. I have met him on the street last night. …….A…..…B……C……………D…………………………………………………. 4. He doesn't know that my father is different to other people in my family. ………A………………………..B…………C……………..D………………..……. 5. I use a dictionary so that to learn new words, pronunciation and examples. …A……………………B……………….C………………..…D………………..…. VI/ Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning, using the given words (1.5 p): 1. “Can you speak more slowly ?” asked she.  She asked me.............................................................................................................. 2. She is beautiful. She can become Miss World.  She is beautiful enough.............................................................................................................. 3. I often go to the zoo, but now I don’t go any more.  I used………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Your backpack is not the same as mine.  My backpack is..…….………………………………………………………………………. 5.I began studying English in 2006.  I have…………………………………………………………………………………. VII/ Read the passage and answer the questions (2p) : Learning a language is like learning how to fly or play the piano. There are some differences, but it is the same in some ways. So when learning how to fly, we needs lots of practice. It is never simply enough to “ know” something. You must “do” things with what you know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on how to fly. A book can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if you only read a book and don’t practice, then try to fly, you will crash and kill yourself. The same is true of learning the piano or learning a foreign language. That means you can’t speak English well if you don’t practice. Every learner of a foreign language should know “ practice makes perfect” . Questions: Statements T/F 1. Reading books is enough for us to fly . 2. A book can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if you only read a book and don’t practice, then try to fly, you will crash and kill yourself. 3. Practice can’t make perfect. 4. What is learning a language like? ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Can you speak English well if you don’t practice? ……………………………………………………………………………………… The End.

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