School : THCS MAC DINH CHI THE FIRST TERM TEST 2010 – 2011
G vieân : Voõ Thò Ly Lan . Subject : English 8
Duration : 45’
A/ PRONUNCIATION: (1m)
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the rest
1. a. gymnastic b. glassware c. generous d.
gentle
2. a. demonstrate b. emigrate c. festival d. resource
3. a. spring b. little c. dinner d. timetable
4. a. looked b. smiled c. missed d. mixed
B/ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: (3,5m)
I/ Choose the most suitable word or phrase to fill in the blanks ( 2,5ms )
1) I ………………………a letter from my old friend last week .
a.sent b.gave c.received d.took
2) He is not ………………………………. Get married .
a.enough old to b.enough old for c.old enough to d.old enough for
3) Alexander Graham Bell was born ……………………… March 3 , 1847.
a.in b.on c.at d.during
4) We ought …………………………the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed .
a.put b.push c.to put d.to push
5) He is not as intelligent …………..his sister.
a. as b. like c. so d. at
6) The old men …………………………….weaker.
a. get b. will get c. are getting d. is getting
7) Last week, we ……………….to the beach for fun.
a. go b. are going c. went d. gone
8) His mother asked him…………………..harder so as to pass the exam.
a. study b. to study c. studied d. studying
9) Most people enjoy…………………to different paaarts of the world.
a. to travel b. travel c. traveled d. traveling

I/ Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets : ( 1m )
1) It’s difficult ………………………..( climb ) this mountain .
2) You must …………………………… ( take ) an umbrella .
3) It ……………………………………. ( rain ) now .
4) In England the sun ……………………………………. ( not shine ) every day .
5) Do you remember the film we ……………………………. ( see ) last week .
II/ Rewrite the following sentences as directed in parenthese ( 1m )
1) I don’t think he is strong . He can’t lift such a heavy box .( Combine into one
sentence,using “ enough” )
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
2) My birthday is 12 August . Tom’s birthday is 12 August . ( using “ the same as “ )
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
3)She speak English very well., and her sister speaks well, too. ( using “ as….as” )
She speaks…………………………………………………………………..her sister.
4) I have known her ………………………January. ( using “ since/ for” )
ANSWERS
A/(1M)
1. b 2. d 3. d 4. b
B/ (3MS)
I/
1. c 2. c 3. b 4. c 5. a
6.c 7. c 8. b 9. d 10. c
II/ 1. A 2. A 3. A 4. B
C/ (2,5MS)
I/
1. school 2. pronunciation 3. improve 4. after
5. took 6. bookcase 7. dictionary 8. should
II/ 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T
D/ ( 2MS)
I/