TEST 4

I. LISTENING: Listen to the tape and write True or False (1 pt)

1. Nga started studying English at university.

2. She works for the national bank.

3. She needs to improve her writing and listening.

4. She hopes she can understand her favorite English song.

II. USE OF ENGLISH: Write A, B, C or D which best completes the sentences: (2 pts)

1.He usually catches the bus at 5 o’clock early __________ the morning.

A. on

B. in

C. to

D. at

2. Ba wishes he ______________ fly.

A. can

B. could

C. might

D. should

3. We went ________________ in the river and had a picnic on the river bank.

A. boating

B. skating

C. shopping

D. camping

4. There is a banyan at the ____________ to the village. 4

A. field

B. entrance

C. gate

D. forest

5. They will visit the _______________ of a Vietnamese hero. 5

A. house

B. shrine

C. mosque

D. place

6. If you want to get good grade, you must ______________ hard 6

A. work

B. to work

C. working

D. worked

7. What ____________ of learning English do you find most difficult? 7.

A. side

B. detail

C. position

D. aspect

8. If we go there, we can live in a dormitory____________ campus.

A. and

B. or

C. of

D. with

III. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses (1.5 pt)

1. The journey to the village is very__________________ (interest)

2. This stamp ____________ belongs to my cousin (collect)

3. Paola answered the questions __________________ (exact)

4. That university has very good _____________ (repute)

5. Look at the ___________ to choose the suitable language school (advertise)

6. If you want to study in this school, you must pass the examination ___________ (write)

IV. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses: (1 pt)

1.Last year, I had a chance (travel)________________ abroad.

2. He (not, see) _____________ his classmate for years.

3.If he (go)______________ to the countryside, he can enjoy the fresh air.

4. I am look forward to (hear)_________________ from you.

V. READING COMPREHENSION (2.5 pts)

Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False ( 1pt)

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and their children were going to begin their vacation one day, and they had to be at the airport at 11:40 am. Mr. Wilson said that it would take them half an hour to get to the airport in the taxi so they all had to be ready at 11 o’clock.

At 10 to 11 they were still all running around doing things, except Mrs. Wilson, who was sitting quietly on a chair in the garden enjoying the sun.

Her husband and the children were very surprised that she was not in a hurry until the taxi arrived and Mrs. Wilson said to them, “ Well, I knew that this was going to happen, so before I went to bed last night, I moved all our clocks and watches ahead twenty minutes. So now we can go to the airport quietly without worry about being late”

1.The Wilson were going to begin their vacation in one day.

2. It would be better for them to leave the house before 11 o’clock.

3. all the members in the Wilsons were in a hurry when it was about 11 am.

4. They were late because Mrs. Wilson moved all clocks and watches ahead about 20 minutes

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space (1.5 pts)

do; having; information; of; much; important; how;

Learning a foreign language is, in more ways, like reading (1)___________ to fly. There are some differences. But there is a very (2)_________________ similarity. It is this: learning how to do these things needs a lot (3)__________________ practice. It never enough to read a book how to fly a plane. A book can give you a lot of (4)_______________ about how to fly, but if you only read that book, the try to fly without any practice, you will kill yourself. The same is true of learning a foreign language. For example, can you speak English without (5)__________ lots of practice? “Practice makes perfect” is what every learner of a foreign language should (6)____________.

VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence: (2 pts)

1. Because the weather was cold, we had to cancel our picnic.

___________________________________

2. Mary can’t sing well and she is not happy about that.

___________________________________

3. My father said “I have to leave now, Lan”

___________________________________

4. When did you stared joining this English speaking club?

___________________________________

Đáp án đề thi học kì 1 môn tiếng Anh lớp 8

I. LISTENING: Listen to the tape and write True or False (1 pt)

II. USE OF ENGLISH: Write A, B, C or D which best completes the sentences: (2 pts)

1. B; 2. B; 3. A; 4. B; 5. B; 6. A; 7. D; 8. B;

III. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses (1.5 pt)

1. interesting; 2. collection; 3. exactly;

4. reputation; 5. advertisement; 6. written;

IV. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses: (1 pt)

1. to travel; 2. has not seen; 3. goes; 4. hearing;

V. READING COMPREHENSION (2.5 pts)

Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False ( 1pt)

1. F; 2. T; 3. F; 4. F;

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space (1.5 pts)

1. hear; 2. important; 3. of; 4. information; 5. hearing; 6. do;

VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence: (2 pts)

1.The weather was cold, so we had to cancel our picnic.

2. Mary wishes she could sing well.

3. My father told Lan that he had to leave then.

4. How long have you joined the English club?