PHÒNG GD – ĐT ĐAM RÔNG
TRƯỜNG THCS ĐẠ LONG

Họ và tên: ………………………
Lớp: …………………………….
KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM
NĂM HỌC 2011 – 2012
MÔN: ANH VĂN 8
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

MARKS


I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0.5pt)
1. A. helped B. rented C. invited D. decided
2. A. rise B. slim C. smile D. kind
II. Choose the best answer from the four options given (A, B,C, or D) to complete each sentence. (3.5pts)
1. Last week my mother ………. a new dress
A. buy B. buys C. buying D. bought
2. Hanoi is a big city, but it is .............. than Ho Chi Minh City
A. smaller B. smallest C. small D. the smallest
3. I don’t like spinach. And I don’t like pea, ………..
A. so B. neither C. either D. too
4. “.............. a lovely dress!” the girl exclaimed
A. How B. What C. Which D. That
5. Minh: ..............?”
Lan: “He’s short and fat.”
A. How old is she B. How tall is she
C. What does he do D. What does he look like
6. It is true that the moon .............. around the Earth
A. go B. goes C. is going D. went
7. Linh: “ Would you like to meet Hoa, my friend?”
Nga: “ ..............”
A. No, I wouldn’t like B. No, I would C. Yes, I like D. Yes, I love to
8. He isn’t old .............. to ride a motorbike.
A. too B. so C. very D. enough
9. Minh is outgoing and ẹnjoys .............. jokes
A. telling B. saying C. speaking D. talking
10. The sun always rises in the east. Look! It ..............
A. rises B. is rising C. rose D. will rise
11. I think we should ………. a careful arrangement for our next weekend.
A. make B. do C. plan D. give
12. She is very helpful. She always takes care ………. me when I am sick.
A. for B. about C. of D. to
13. ………. swimming? – That’s OK.
A. How about B. Let’s C. Shall we D. Why don’t we
14. My father’s friend is thin with ………..
A. curly hair black B. curly black hair
C. hair curly black D. black hair curly
III. Read the following passage, and then choose the correct answer to questions 1 - 6. (1.5pts)
Three years ago, I (1) ……………… Hau in Da Lat when I ứa enjoying my summer holidays there. He was my next – door (2) ………………. Hau was 11 at that time and (3) ……………… than me. Though he was quiet and rather shy, he and I talked to each other much. However, I have not met him until last year. Now, he (4) ……………… in Ho Chi Minh City with his grandfather and is also my schoolmate. I cannot believe that he is as tall as me but more sociable. He is (5) ……………… star singer of my school and often joins volunteer work. He says that he (6) ……………… to share unluckiness with the poor and orphans by singing and playing with them.
1. A. meet B. meeting C. meets D. met
2. A. neighbor B. classmate C. baby D. friend
3. A. young B. younger C. youngest D. younger than
4. A. be B. stays C. moves D. lives
5. A. a B. an C. some D. any
6. A. want B. wanted C. wants