Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-008 Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 1. My father's car is not as new __________yours. A. more B. than C. with D. as 2. Our club members __________waste paper for the recycling program since last week. A. collect B. collected C. have collected D. collecting 3. My family used to __________in a big city, but now we live in the countryside. A. lived B. living C. live D. to live 4. __________I speak to Lan, please? A. Could B. Can C. Should D. A&B 5. We are going__________ Hue Citadel next week. A. to visit B. visits C. visit D. visiting 6. __________does she often go on weekends? A. Which B. When C. Where D. What 7. Ba is only thirteen years old, so he is not __________to drive car. A. old enough B. enough old C. young enough D. enough young 8. Look! The boy __________up a ladder. A. is climbing B. climb C. to climb D. climbing 9. __________you like to go to the movies with me tonight? A. Do B. Would C. Could D. Can 10. Nam was born __________HCM City __________1990. A. at/in B. on/in C. in/in D. in/at 11. If you want to see my teacher, please come__________8 a.m. and 10 a.m. A. at B. between C. in D. among 12. They have to clean up the classroom by __________. A. himself B. themselves C. ourselves D. herself 13. Ba enjoys __________jokes, but he hates__________. A. telling/read B. reading / tell C. tell/reading D. telling/reading 14. It's safe __________medicine in locked cupboard. A. put B. puts C. putting D. to put 15. There is a bookshelf __________the left __________the room. A. on/at B. in/on C. on/of D. at/in 16. She has lived here __________twenty years. A. in B. at C. since D. for 17. We have been in Ho Chi Minh City __________1995. A. in B. at C. for D. since 18. My friends are quite reserved __________public. A. at B. with C. on D. in 19. They __________to go to the market and buy something for dinner. A. should B. must C. will D. ought 20. They are very happy __________what they get from their teacher. A. at B. for C. about D. to Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 21. When I was a child I used to write new words on mirrors around the house. A B C D Page 1 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-008 22. I use a dictionary so that to learn new words, pronunciation and examples. A B C D 23. You can enjoying fresh air, beautiful nature and marvelous scenery in the White Horse Mountains. A B C D Find the best choice to complete the passage below. Many people believe that life on a farm is very quiet and easy, but (24)_______ is very hard. I myself have lived on a farm (25)_______ nearly twenty years and I know what farm work is. You must (26)_______ up early, feed the chickens and the cows, water the flowers, vegetables, do a lot of gardening and then (27)_______ in the fields. But my aunt (28)_______ this way of life and so do all for her children. 24. A. it B. they C. these D. those 25. A. since B. for C. in D. between 26. A. stay B. set C. get D. go 27. A. worked B. working C. to work D. work 28. A. likes B. like C. liked D. liking Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. 29. I told Nga ____________________up too late. (not stay) 30. They said she ____________________the meaning of the words now. (learn) 31. We aren’t tall enough ____________________volleyball. (play) 32. She used to ____________________ up early. (get) 33. This question is too difficult for me____________________. (answer) Use the given words to make sentences. 34. studying/ English/ very much/ enjoys/ she/./  35. She/ would work/ harder/ next semester/ said / she/./  Read the passage and answer the following questions. In Scotland, there is a popular legend about a monster. The monster lives in a lake called Loch Ness, near the town of Inverness. Loch Ness is 32 kms long, 5 kms wide, and very, very deep. The monster’s name is Nessie. People say that she is very big, and that she has got a long neck, like a snake. The legend of the monster is very famous, and millions of tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness. Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie. Come to Scotland and Loch Ness _ that person may be you! Questions: 36. What is the monster’s name? _______________________________________________________________________________ 37. Where does it live? _______________________________________________________________________________ 38. Does it look like a snake? _______________________________________________________________________________ 39. How long is the lake? _______________________________________________________________________________ 40. How many tourists come to Loch Ness? _______________________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 THE FIRST SEMESTER . Grade 8 THE FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION-0 08 Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 1. My father's. B. When C. Where D. What 7. Ba is only thirteen years old, so he is not __________to drive car. A. old enough B. enough old C. young enough D. enough young 8. Look! The boy __________up a ladder __________1995. A. in B. at C. for D. since 18. My friends are quite reserved __________public. A. at B. with C. on D. in 19. They __________to go to the market and buy something for dinner. A. should B. must