PHÒNG GD & ĐT MỎ CÀY BẮC
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I – Năm học 2013 – 2014
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian: 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)

Name:……………………………..
Class:………………………..
SBD:……………………
 Marks
Notes of teacher

I. Read the text and answer the qeustions ( 2.0 pts )
Once a poor farmer had a daughter named Little Pea. After his wife died, the farmer married again. His new wife had a daughter, Stout Nut. Unfortunately, the new wife was very cruel to Little Pea. Little Pea had to do chores all day. This made Little Pea’s father very upset. He soon died of a broken heart.
Summer came and went. In the fall, the village held its harvest festival. That year, eveyone was excited as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. Stout Nut’s mother made new clothes for her, but poor Little Pea had none
* Questions
1. When did the farmer marry again?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What did Little Pea have to do all day?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. When was the festival held?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Why was everyone excited?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
II. Circle the best option (4.0 pts )
1. It is true that the moon ……………around the Earth
A. is going B. go C. goes D. went
2. Lan did the exercises by ………………..
A. himself B.herself C. ourselves D. yourself
3. My father ……………..to his office yesterday morning.
A. walks B. has walked C. is walking D. walked
4. We ……….to each other for 5 years.
A. wrote B.is writing C.was writing D. have written
5. I haven’t talked to Mr Ba ………….Christmas
A. for B.on C.since D.in
6. We left the ………….time as the other guests
A. similar B. same C.as D. together
7. I met your sister ……………October 25th
A. on B. in C. at D. of
8. If you study…………., you’ll pass the exam
A.careful B. hard C. hardly D. fastly
9. My brother enjoys…………books
A. read B.to read C.reads D. reading
10.I used………..with my parents when I was small
A. to live B. live C. lived D. living
11. You should ……………speak English every day.
A. learn B. spend C. practice D.decide
12. My mother likes…………….. the house
A. decorate B. decorating C. decorated D. to decorate
13. John: “……………have you lived here?”
David: “ For 10 years”
A. when B.since when C.how far D. how long
14. This building is as large …………….. a villa.
A. so B. with C. as D. like
15. A coke is different……………a pepsi.
A. for B. from C. to D. than
16.I have lived in this area …………………10 years
A. for B.since C. untill D. during
III. Phonestics (1.0 pt)
A. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest
1. A. sink B. rice C. side D. alive
2. A. how B. hour C. high D. hot
B. Choose a word that has different stress pattern
1. A.. interest B. position C. recycle D.assistance
2. A. activity B. community C. participate D. citizenship
IV. Rewrite the sentences using suggested ideas ( 2.0 pts )
He wasn’t experienced. He couldn’t do the job.
He wasn’t experienced enough………………………………………………………………
They didn’t go to the beach because it rained all day and night.
Why…………………………………………………………………………………………?
I am tall, but you are taller
I am not as…………………………………………………………………………………..
“ Can you explain the word to me” Trang asked Hue
Trang asked Hue……………………………………………………………………………...
5. My brother is too young to ride a motorbike
My brother isn’t ……………………………………………………………………………...
6. “Please don’t spend your time playing computer games” said my father
My father told me…………………………………………………………………………….
I had a dog, but I don’t have any more.
I used………………………………………………………………………………………....
Thu is very good at singing.
She is going ………………………………………………………………………………...
V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (1.0 pts)
1. He (write)…………………………………a novel for two years
2. I (get) ……………………………home last night
3. You should (practice)……………………………..your English more
4. I (go) …………………………..to the movies tonight

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