Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-014 Circle the word which is pronounced differently from that of the others: (1.5ms) 1. A. visited B. wanted C. decided D. looked 2. A. send B. mend C. serve D. spend 3. A. sun B. sugar C. sound D. seat 4. A. character B. chemistry C. Christmas D. cheese 5. A. hair B. hour C. height D. house 6. A. invent B. decide C. combine D. provide Circle the best answer: (3ms) 7. I’m sorry. I’m not _________to help you lift the table. A. enough strong B. too strong C. strong enough D. enough to strong 8. What about going shopping this afternoon? - _________. A. I’m too tired B. What a pity! C. That’s not right D. That’s a good idea! 9. There is a _________number of activities to choose from. A. tall B. large C. full D. short 10. Governments all over the world are trying to provide facilities _________these migrants. A. for B. and C. by D. with 11. They have organized a community meeting in order to _________the situation. A. discussed B. to discuss C. discuss D. discussing 12. We must be there_________7.30 and 10.30. A. at B. before C. after D. between 13. Steve used _________a football player. A. be B. to be C. being D. been 14. Although his friends enjoy his funny stories, they are sometimes _________by his jokes. A. annoyed B. annoying C. annoy D. annoys 15. I don’t want you to pay for me. I’ll pay for _________. A. itself B. herself C. himself D. myself 16. Language _________learn words in different ways. A. students B. leaners C. workers D. writers 17. He had problems with Spanish _________, because some of Spanish sounds are really hard. A. vocabulary B. grammar C. pronunciation D. spelling 18. I’m looking for a _________to send this parcel to Hue. Can you show me the one near here? A. public phone B. police station C. photocopy store D. post office Write the correct form of the verbs in the parentheses: (1.5ms) 19. They _______________Quang Trung school since last year. (attend) 20. Tom’s father _______________him how to drive when he was young. (teach) 21. The new school year usually _______________in September. (start) 22. They enjoy _______________jokes. (tell) 23. My father _______________in the army from 1990 to 1995. (serve) 24. When I see Tom tomorrow, I _______________him to my party. (invite) Circle the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English. (1m) Page 1 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAM-014 25. I won’t do the homework for you. You should do it itself. A B C D 26. You mustn’t crossing the street without looking. It’s dangerous. A B C D 27. Ba loves play soccer, but he doesn’t like swimming. A B C D 28. Their tastes are different as mine. A B C D Read the text and answer the questions: (1.5ms) Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors in cinema history. However, life hasn't always been easy for him. As a young boy, Tom was shy and had difficulty in finding friends, although he really enjoyed taking part in school plays. After he had finished High School, Tom went to New York to look for work. He found employment as a porter, and at the same time he attended drama classes. In 1980, the film director Franco Zeffirelli offered Tom his first part in a film. Ten years later, he had become so successful that he was one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, earning millions of dollars for each film. Today, Tom still appears in films and is as popular as ever with his thousands of fans from all around the world. 29. Who is Tom Cruise?  ______________________________________________________________________________ 30. Why did he have difficulty in finding friends?  ______________________________________________________________________________ 31. What did he really enjoy in his school when he was a young boy?  ______________________________________________________________________________ 32. Where did he go after he had finished high school?  ______________________________________________________________________________ 33. When did Tom become one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood?  ______________________________________________________________________________ Rewrite these sentences so as to stay the same in meaning as the root one. (1.5ms). 34. Peter is tall. He can play volleyball. (use enough)  Peter__________________________________________________________________________ 35. Mary said: “Can you give me a book, please?”  Mary asked me_________________________________________________________________ 36. I usually sleep late on Sundays.  I enjoy________________________________________________________________________ 37. This question is very difficult. I can’t answer it. (combine using too…to…)  This__________________________________________________________________________ 38. I usually went fishing when I was young. (using used to)  I_____________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE FIRST SEMESTER . enjoy________________________________________________________________________ 37. This question is very difficult. I can’t answer it. (combine using too…to…)  This__________________________________________________________________________ 38. I usually went. sounds are really hard. A. vocabulary B. grammar C. pronunciation D. spelling 18. I’m looking for a _________to send this parcel to Hue. Can you show me the one near here? A. public phone B. police. the table. A. enough strong B. too strong C. strong enough D. enough to strong 8. What about going shopping this afternoon? - _________. A. I’m too tired B. What a pity! C. That’s not right