PPhoøng GD & ÑT Caøng Long
Tröôøng THCS An Tröôøng C
THE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION
SUBJECT : ENGLISH
GRADE : EIGHTH
TIME ALLOTED: 45 MINUTES
I.Listening.
Listen then fill in the missing words. Use the given words in the box (2.5ms)
learning; improve; library; grammar; teacher
1. In the first year of lower secondary school I had some difficulties in

English.
2. My English

was worse.
3. I did not know how to

them.
4. My English

told me to wait for her outside the

classroom.
5. She took me to the school

and showed me the cassettes of pronunciation
drills.
1 ………………....... ;2………………......;3………………….. ;4………………..;5…………………..
Circle The Best Answer (2.5ms)
1.The Moon around the Earth.
a. go b. to go c. goes d. going

1. Check ( v ) the sentences T (True) or F (false)(1ms)
a. Before having paper bag, people had to wrap products in paper.
b. Making paper bags by hand took along time.
c. A man invented paper bags in 1884.
d. It is easy to put things in paper bag.
2. Answer the questions(1,5ms)
a.Is paper bags common in our life?b. Who invented the making paper bag machine?c. What does the paper bag look like?

IV.Writing.
Write a community notice about the meeting (2.5ms )
The school Y & Y organization is going to hold a meeting to celebrate the Students’ Day. The
meeting will be at the stadium in the neighborhood from 7.30 am to 10.30 am on December 30.
The person to contact is Tran Thi Thu Thuy of Y&Y office.
-The end-
Answer key
I.Listening
Listen then fill in the missing words (2.5ms)
In the first year of lower secondary

1. c 2. a 3. c 4. b 5.b 6. d 7. a 8. c 9. b 10. d
III.Reading.
1. Check ( v ) the sentences T (True) or F (false)(1ms)
1. T
2. T
3. F
4. T
2. Answer the questions(1,5ms)
a. Yes, it is.
b. Mattie Knight.
c. It has a square bottom and pleated sides
IV.Writing.
Write a notice about the school meeting (2.5ms )
The school Y&Y organization.
MEETING TO CELEBRATE THE STUDENT’S DAY
Date: December 30 Time: from 7.30 am to 10.30 am
Place: the Stadium in the neighborhood.
Please contact Mr. Le Dung at Y&Y office for more in formation.