PHÒNG GD&ĐT BẢO LẠC
ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2013 - 2014

TRƯỜNG THCS KHÁNH XUÂN
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
(Thời gian 45 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)


Name: ………………………………………..…...
Class: 8

I. PHONETICS
Hãy khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D đứng trước từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm khác với 3 từ còn lại (1 đ).
1. A. pround B. about C. your D. sound
2. A. hour B. humor C. heart D. house

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, hoặc C đứng trước câu trả lời đúng (4 đ).
1. We used to ….. in a big city.
A. living B. lived C. live
2. The children enjoy…… to traditional stories.
A. listen B. listening C. to listen
3. Her mother usually helps her……the homework.
A. with B. of C. to
4. Our teacher asks us to learn the new words…… heart.
A. in B. at C. by
5. Scouting began in …….. in 1907.
A. American B. England C. France
6. Tuan hates people……. about himself.
A. talking B. talk C. to talk
7. The students are going to earn some money…… to the club.
A. for B. to C. by
8. Badminton, football, baseball are ……. games.
A. indoors B. outdoors C. inside
9. Our bus leaves at 9 am and we must come to the bus stop ............ 9 am.
A. after B. between C. at
10. Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union was founded .............. March the twenty-six, 1931.
A. in B. at C. on
11. Hoa’s father advised: “You ............... do morning exercises every day, Hoa”.
A. can B. should C. may
12. Quan enjoys ............. garbage with his friends on the weekends.
A. collect B. to collect C. collecting
13.We should meet her............9.30 and 10.15.
A. at B. on C. between
14. When she was a student, she studied very well. She used to…….good  marks.
A. getting B. got C. get
15. Many language learners try to learn new words by…………
A. heart B. examination C. revise
16. Hoa is a very active student. She………… all out door activities at school.
A. looks after B. cares C. takes part in

III. READING
Hãy đọc đoạn văn sau, khoanh tròn chữ cái A, B, C hoặc D thích hợp để trả lời cho các câu hỏi sau đây (2 đ).
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.

1. Where did Alexander Graham Bell first emigrate?
A. Edinburgh B. Scotland C. the U.S.A D. Canada
2. Who did he work with at Boston University?
A. students B. deaf-mutes C. telephone s D. inventors
3. When Bell and Thomas Watson he introduce the telephone?
A. 1877 B. 1847 C. 1870 D. 1876
4. Where did he demonstrate his invention to the public?
A. at countless exhibitions B. at Boston University
C. all over America D. at home

IV. WRITING
Hãy viết lại các câu sau