NGUYEN TRI PHUONG JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Full name: ................................................. THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Class: 8 / .........
Form A ENGLISH 8 Time allowed: 45 minutes
I. Circle the right answers (a, b or c): (3pts)
1. I ........................ go to the market with my mother when I was a little boy.
a. was used to b. used to c. used
2. Mr Hai is sociable and helpful but his wife is ....................... him. She’s very reserved.
a. different with b. the same as c. different from
3. Shall I turn on the TV for you, daddy ? - ..................................
a. No, you won’t. b. Yes, please. c. No, you don ' t.
4. What does the lost girl look like? - She’s rather fat with ..................................................
a. hair long blond. b. a long, blond hair. c. long, blond hair.
5. He is very ...................... He often makes us laugh a lot with his jokes.
a. reserved b. humorous c. sociable
6. Do your parents like ........................ TV ? - Yes,but not much.
a. watch b. watching c. to watching
7. My mother has gone to HoChiMinh City ....................... last week.
a. for b. in c. since
8. Will you offer ........................ when someone is carrying a heavy thing ?
a. assistance b. participation c. kindness
9. She is really good ............ English. Her parents are very proud ........... her.
a.in / about b. at / of c. on / of
10. He spends most of his free time ................................... volunteer work.
a. doing b. to do c. does
11. Ba stayed up late ........................ finish his homework before bedtime.
a. in order b. in order to c. so as in
12. Some people learn any new words they come ..................................
a. on b. across c. by
II. Rewrite the following sentences as directed (2 pts):
1. My father speaks French better than my mother.

students in my hometown “
1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year of lower secondary
school?
- ...............................................................................................................................................
2. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?
- ...............................................................................................................................................
3. Where did they go?
- ...............................................................................................................................................
4. What did the teacher want him to do?
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FORM A
I. Mỗi câu đúng 0.25 điểm
1.b 2. c 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. b 7. c 8. a 9. b 10. a 11. b 12. b
II. Mỗi câu đúng 0.5 điểm
1. ... doesn’t speak French as well as my father.
2. ... we should always do everything by ourselves before asking for help.
3. ... me to turn off the TV and do my homework.
4. ... an excellent teacher of English / an excellent English teacher.
III. Mỗi từ đúng 0.25 điểm
1. am going to buy 2. Did ... go / went 3. haven’t seen 4. are .... doing
5. speak / have learnt ( learned )6. fixing
IV. Mỗi từ đúng 0.25 điểm
1. enough 2. don't 3. immediately 4. herself
V. Mỗi câu đúng 0.5 điểm
1. He had difficulties in pronunciation and grammar.
2. His teacher of English did. ( wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson .)
3. They went to the library.
4. His teacher wanted him to improve his English .