Grade 8 THE FISRT SEMESTER EXAM-015 Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences. 1. My younger sister is not old enough______________ to school alone. A. going B. to go C. go D. went 2. The Earth______________ around the sun. A. goes B. rises C. sets D. go 3. Lan’s close friend has______________. A. black long hair B. hair short black C. long black hair D. hair long black 4. Hoa: Would you like some coffee? - Ba: ______________. A. Yes, I’d like B. Yes, I like C. Yes, I would D. Yes, please 5. Bell started______________ with way of transmitting speech over a long distance. A. experiment B. experimenting C. experiments D. experimented 6. We______________ ought to get up early to prepare our breakfast. A. us B. we C. ours D. ourselves 7. Lien and Hoa have to wash their clothes by______________. A. her B. herself C. themselves D. their 8. The children enjoy listening to______________ stories. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditions D. traditionally 9. We______________ a lot of rice for dinner last week. A. eat B. eating C. eaten D. ate 10. We’ll see each other______________ Thursday. A. on B. in C. at D. by 11. The grade- eight students did their test______________. A. good B. well C. very good D. best 12. Learners should try their best______________ new words. A. learning B. learn C. to learn D. learned 13. She grows up in Japan, so her______________ is Japanese. A. mother tongue B. second language C. foreign language D. third language 14. They are going to earn some money______________ the club. A. to B. for C. by D. of 15. Could you______________ me a favor, please? A. get B. lend C. make D. do 16. She can’t speak and hear. She is a______________ child. A. blind B. deaf C. mute D. deaf – mute 17. They’ve studied English______________ three years. A. for B. in C. since D. at 18. This book is different______________ that one. A. of B. to C. from D. with 19. Airmail is much______________ than surface mail. A. expensiver B. expensive C. more expensive D. most expensive 20. Ba has collected stamps______________ 1990. A. in B. on C. for D. since 21. “8.20” is ______________. A. It’s twenty to eight B. It’s twenty past eight C. It’s eight twenty D. B and C are correct 22. “9.45” is ______________. A. It’s nine four five B. It’s forty- five past nine Page 1 School Year: 2011-2012 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 8 THE FISRT SEMESTER EXAM-015 C. It’s a quarter to ten D. It’s quarter to ten 23. Tan: ______________ I help you? - Hoa: That is very kind of you. A. Do B. Am C. May D. Would you 24. Tom: Do you need any______________? - Mary: No, thank you. A. Sure B. No problem C. thank D. help Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 25. Mr. Phong will be at home in Saturday evening. A B C D 26. Let me getting a form and we can fill it in. A B C D Read the letter then do the task below. One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger appeared. The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was the master. The farmer said he had something called wisdom, but he left it at home that day. He went to get the wisdom, but before that he tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn’t want it to eat the buffalo. When he returned, the farmer brought some straw with him. He said it was his wisdom. He lit the straw and the fire burned the tiger. The tiger escaped, but it still has black stripes from the burns today 27. Where was the farmer?  _____________________________________________________________________________ 28. Why did the farmer tie the tiger?  _____________________________________________________________________________ 29. Where did the farmer leave his wisdom that day?  _____________________________________________________________________________ 30. What does the tiger have from the burn today?  _____________________________________________________________________________ 31. “Wisdom” means: ______________. A. Intelligence B. Greedy C. Stupid D. Cruel 32. “Master” means: ______________. A. Servant B. Boss C. Doctor D. Teacher Supply the correct form of the verb in the brackets. 33. We ____________________ (have) a party next week. Would you like______________ (come)? 34. You should practice____________________ (speak) English every day. 35. My uncle_______________________ (not visit) us since we went to Ho Chi Minh City. 36. He is too young ____________________ (drive) his father’s car. Rewrite these sentences as directed. 37. Thu doesn’t type as fast as she did.  Thu used______________________________________________________________________ 38. “Please turn down the radio for me”, said my mother.  My mother asked me____________________________________________________________ 39. He is strong. He can carry that suitcase.  He is strong enough_____________________________________________________________ 40. His car runs fast but a race car runs faster.  His car doesn’t_________________________________________________________________ THE END Page 2 School Year: 2011-2012 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 8 THE FISRT SEMESTER EXAM-015 ANSWER KEYS 27. The farmer was in his field 28. Because he didn’t want the tiger to eat his buffalo 29. He left his wisdom at home that day. 30. The tiger has black stripes from the burns today. 33. will have - to come 34. speaking 35. has not visited 36. to drive 37. Thu used to type fast. 38. My mother asked me to turn down the radio for her. 39. He is strong enough to carry that suitcase. 40. His car doesn’t run as fast as a race car. Page 3 School Year: 2011-2012 THE FIRST SEMESTER . deaf – mute 17. They’ve studied English______________ three years. A. for B. in C. since D. at 18. This book is different______________ that one. A. of B. to C. from D. with 19. Airmail is much______________. END Page 2 School Year: 2011-2012 THE FIRST SEMESTER Grade 8 THE FISRT SEMESTER EXAM-015 ANSWER KEYS 27. The farmer was in his field 28. Because he didn’t want the tiger to eat his buffalo 29 Japan, so her______________ is Japanese. A. mother tongue B. second language C. foreign language D. third language 14. They are going to earn some money______________ the club. A. to B. for C. by