Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM
Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences below.
1. TV is bringing ________information ________entertainment.
A. not only/but also B. so/that C. more/than D. neither/nor
2. The residents in my _________are not happy about the changes of the new mall.
A. neighbor B. neighborhood C. neighborly D. neighboring
3. The pocket-watch is very _________from the wristwatch.
A. same B. similar C. different D. difficult
4. Airmail is _________expensive than surface mail.
A. more B. like C. as D. the most
5. We can _________funds for street children by collecting old newspapers and waste paper.
A. rise B. raise C. lift D. grow
6. These children don’t have fathers or mothers. They live in a(n)_________.
A. school B. building C. cottage D. orphanage
7. His parents are very __________of his intelligence.
A. dangerous B. greedy C. proud D. interested
8. She can __________her pronunciation after spending some months in Australia.
A. learn B. speak C. revise D. improve
9. Please __________this word. It is very important.
A. come across B. underline C. stick D. promise
10. He ___________at night when he was young.
A. used to work B. used to working C. used working D. was used to work
11. ___________is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next.
A. Legend B. Fiction C. Folktale D. Novel
12. Young children do not understand that many __________objects are dangerous.
A. home B. house C. homework D. household
13. Don’t let your little brother play with ballpoint pens. They can __________him.
A. injure B. dust C. destroy D. move
14. It’s easy to find my school. It’s __________the ABC Bank.
A. under B. opposite C. next D. between
15. She ____________Lan and Hoa to her birthday party last Sunday.

What about Bob? He left the village as soon as he had a chance. He hasn’t visited Tom very often
in the last 30 years. But Tom has read about him in newspapers and he has already seen him on TV, too.
Tom was really moved because his brother Bob had a very interesting life. (moved: cảm động)
26. Where did they grow up?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
27. What did Tom do when he left school?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
28. Has Bob visited Tom often?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
29. Where has Tom seen Bob?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
30. Why was Tom moved?
 _______________________________________________________________________________
Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
31. Well-paying jobs are _____________________in the city. (plenty)
32. Life in the countryside is very quiet and ______________. (peace)
33. She is the _____________________student in my class. (good)
34. City life is often _____________________than country life. (busy)
35. He thinks the pancakes are _____________________. (taste)
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
36. It is interesting to go camping with friends in the summer.
 Going camping___________________________________________________________________
37. Let’s go to the movies tonight.
 Would you_______________________________________________________________________
38. We are learning hard. We want to get good marks. (combine the two sentences, use ‘in order to’)
 _______________________________________________________________________________
39. Tom: “Don’t play soccer in the park!”
 Tom told me______________________________________________________________________
40. Nam is the most intelligent in our class.
 Nobody _________________________________________________________________________

 He has seen him on TV.___________________________________________________________
30. Why was Tom moved?
 Because his brother Bob had a very interesting life._____________________________________
Supply the correct form of the words in brackets.
31. Well-paying jobs are ___plentiful___in the city. (plenty)
32. Life in the countryside is very quiet and __peaceful__. (peace)
33. She is the ___best___student in my class. (good)
34. City life is often ___busier___than country life. (busy)
35. He thinks the pancakes are ___tasty____. (taste)
Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
36. It is interesting to go camping with friends in the summer.
 Going camping with friends in the summer is interesting._________________________________
37. Let’s go to the movies tonight.
 Would you like to go to the movies tonight?____________________________________________
38. We are learning hard. We want to get good marks. (combine the two sentences, use ‘in order to’)
 We are learning hard in order to get good marks_______________________________________
39. Tom: “Don’t play soccer in the park!”
 Tom told me not to play soccer in the park._____________________________________________
40. Nam is the most intelligent in our class.
 Nobody in our class is as intelligent as Nam.___________________________________________
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