Nguyen Van To Secondary School
Full name:……………………….
Class: 8….

 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION
SUBJECT: ENGLISH 8
DURATION:45 MINUTES
SCHOOL YEAR: 2011- 2012

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Teacher’s comment






I. Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.(3 ms)
1/ Last Saturday………………her birthday.
a. was b. is c. were
2 / Noone helped him with his homework. He did it by……………..
a. herself b. himself c. myself
3 / Miss Lien used to……………..me History.
a. teach b. teaches c. teaching
4 / They have been married…………….five years.
a. since b. for c. in
5 / She……………..to me since last week.
a. has written b. have written c. has write
6 / The person who lives next to your house is called a…………….
a. newcomer b. next - door neighbor c. friend
7/ The toy cat is the same price……..the toy dog.
a. as b. different c. more
8 / Could you do me a…………..? – Yes, certainly.
a. favor b. help c. house
9/ Jack …………………TV every morning.
a. watch b. watchs c. watches
10 / The stores open ……………Monday until 9 pm.
a. in b. on c. at
11 / In learning words, ………………….is necessary.
a. underlining b. highlighting c. revision
12 / Mr. Lam is too fat. He should………………exercises every day.
a. done b. did c.do
II. Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.(2,5ms)
On March 3, 1847, Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh. He was a Scotsman although he later emigrated, first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s.
In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the invention of the telephone.
Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, conducted many experiments and finally came up with a device which they first introduced in 1876. Bell said on the telephone: “Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.” This was the first telephone message.
Travelling all over America, Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions, and by 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use.



Questions:
1 / Where was Alexander Graham Bell born ? …………………………………………………………………………………………
2 / When was he born?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3 / Who did he work with at Boston University ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4 / Did Bell and Thomas Watson first introduce the telephone in 1876?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5 / Who demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
III. Change the following sentences into reported speech. (3ms)
She said to Nam: “ Please open the door.”
→………………………………………………………………………………………
He said to his younger brother: “ Get up early.”
→………………………………………………………………………………………
Nam said to her: “ Please try your best to study English.”
→………………………………………………………………………………………
He said to me: “ Can you finish your homework ?”
→………………………………………………………………………………………
Lan said to me: “ Stand up.”
→…………………………………………………………………………………………
Peter said to Tom “ You should practice speaking English every day.”
→ Peter said………………………………………………………………………….
IV. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (1,5ms)
1. Nam………………….a new book yesterday. ( buy )
2. They…………………….their parents for a long time. ( not see )
3. Mr. Minh ………………..a teacher. ( be )
4. Hoa enjoys………………….books. ( read )
5. You ought to…….harder. ( study )
6. Lan needs…….her English grammar. ( improve )


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ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
HKI NĂM HỌC 2011-2012


I. Học sinh chọn đúng mỗi câu đạt 0,25 điểm
1a 2b 3a 4b 5a 6b 7a 8a 9c 10b 11c 12c
II. Học sinh trả lời đúng mỗi câu đạt 0,5 điểm.
1 / Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh.
2 / He was born on March 3, 1847.
3 / He worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University.
4 / Yes, they did. / Yes, they first introduce the telephone in 1876.
5 / Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions.
III. Học sinh viết đúng mỗi câu đạt 0,5 điểm .
1/ She