Secondary School
Name:..............................................
Class:...........
THE FIRST SEMESTER TEST
Subject: English 8 (2010 – 2011)
Time: 45 minutes – N1
Mark Teacher’s comment
I. Phonetics: Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part
pronounced differently from the rest. (1m)
1. a. please b. great c. greedy d. reach
2. a. migrant b. quiet c. supplies d. definite
3. a. century b. recycle c. sky d. why
4. a. bank b. glad c. favor d. happy
II. Grammar & Vocabulary: Choose the best option a, b, c or d to complete the
following sentences. (2m)
1. I’m not very good ................ repairing things.
a. at b. for c. in d. about
2. Living in the country is not expensive. And it isn’t complex ................
a. either b. neither c. too d. so
3. Where were you born? – I was born ................
a. in April 25, 1986 c. at April 25, 1986
b. on April 25, 1986 d. April 25, 1986
4. Mai has been a doctor ................. three years.
a. since b. at c. for d. in
5. Ba loves watching football, ................ he doesn’t like playing it.
a. and b. so c. but d. because
6. She ................ a shower, but she ................ her hair yet.
a. has already had – hasn’t washed c. has already had – doesn’t wash
b. has had already – hasn’t washed d. already had – hasn’t washed
7. No one else in the class plays the guitar ................ John.
a. as well b. as well than c. as good as d. so well as

Ba......................................................................................................................
2. No one in the group is younger than Tom.
Tom...................................................................................................................
3. We began to study English 5 years ago.
We have.............................................................................................................
4. We were too late to see the film.
We weren’t early ...............................................................................................
Answer key for 1
st
term (E 8)
N1
I.
1. b 2. d 3. a 4. c
II.
1. a 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. c 6. a 7. d 8. d
III.
1. has written – hasn’t finished
2. hasn’t visited – went
3. does – leave, gets
IV.
1. He began working for his construction company in 2004.
2. It/His company is producing a plan for a new motorway.
3. He usually works in the road department.
4. Yes, he does.
V.
1. Ba asked Nam to turn off all the lights when he went out.
2. Tom is the youngest person in the group
3. We have studied English for 5 years.
4. We weren’t early enough to see the first film.