Nguyen Huu Tho Secondary School

THE FIRST EXAM ( 2017-2018 ) GRADE 8

I. Listening : ( 1m) U6 – Track 17
1. Nga is enrolling for the activities for this ___________________.
a. spring
b. summer
c. autumn
2. Her home address is at _______________________ Tran Phu street .
a. twelve
b. fifteen
c. fifty
3. ________________ Nga has phone number at home .
4. ________________ She likes playing football .
II. Choose the best answer : ( 2ms)
1. I’m very proud ___________________ you because you have won the match .
a. for
b. about
c. of
2. She was sent to the ___________________ after her parents died in an accident .
a. exhibition
b. hospital
c. university
3. My father has taught English ___________________ 5 years .
a. since
b. in
c. for
4. She told me ___________________ you this present .
a. giving
b. to give

c. gave
5. Kate hates ________________________ to classical music .
a. listens
b. listened
c. listen
6. Tom is only 17 years old. He isn’t __________________ to drive a car .
a. enough young
b. young enough
c. enough old

d. winter
d. five

d. with
d. orphanage
d. ago
d. given
d. listening
d. old enough

7. This signs says :
a. Put the trash into the trash bin
b. Turn right
c. Turn left
d. You are great

8. Which signs shows that there is a gas station ahead. :
a

b.


c.

d

d.
.

III. Supply the correct form of the words in bracket : ( 1.5ms)
1. These skirts are nice and they are very __________________________________. ( comfort)
2. She received a lot of ___________________________________ from her parents . ( courage)
3. We used to _________________________________ in many activities of communal center in my
neighborhood. ( participation)
4. She __________________________________ these words well last year . ( pronunciation)
5. Houses in the _________________________________ of HCM city are extremely expensive . ( neighbor)
6. We should save _________________________________ resources . ( nature)


IV. Read the passage carefully and then decide that the statements are True or False : (1.5ms)
Grandmother has a lovely garden. Birds build nests in the trees. Butterflies fly among the colorful flowers she
has planted. Frogs croak in the small pond nearby. Beautiful goldfish swim in the water. A dragonfly catches
insects as it flies. A caterpillar hides under the leaf because it sees a bird .
1. _________________ The nests of the birds are on the flowers.
2. _________________ Goldfish are in the pond nearby.
3. _________________ There are butterflies flying in the garden .
4. _________________ The dragonfly catches a caterpillar .
5. The flowers in grandmother’s garden are ____________________.
a. nice
b. bad
c. colorful

d. ugly
6. The pond in the garden is ____________________.
a. big
b. large
c. small
d. beautiful
V. Read the following passage and choose the items (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions
about it: (1.5ms)
How easy is it (1) ________________ another person’s character? My friend, Jack, was once a rather annoying
person. He was always getting into trouble at school because he was so disobedient In. class he was very
obedient and never stopped (2) __________________ jokes. The teachers all told him he was impolite because
he (3) ____________ them. When I met him, he was very unfriendly and didn’t want (4) _______________ to
me at all. People told me that he stole things, and that he was dishonest. His school work was terrible. He didn’t
take any (5) ______________ in his writing, he never spent enough time (6) _____________ his homework,
and he was not at all conscientious.
1.a. understand
b. to understand
c. understood
2.a. make
b. making
c. to make
3.a. interrupt
b. interrupted
c. interrupts
4.a. talk
b. to talk
c. talking
5.a. proud
b. pride
c. proudly

6.a. do
b. doing
c. does
V. Rearrange these words into the meaningful sentence : ( 0.5m)

d. understanding
d. made
d. to interrupt
d. talked
d. pridely
d. did

1. since / here / week / stayed / I / have / last .
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. we / should / do / what / to help / street / children ?
_______________________________________________________________________________
VII. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning : (2ms)
1. “ Don’t walk on the grass”, the gardener said to us.
The gardener told ________________________________________________________________
2. David is too short to reach that shelf .
David is ___________________________________enough_______________________________
3. She began to learn English in 2000.
She has________________________________________________________________________
4. Putting a knife into an electrical socket is dangerous .
It’s____________________________________________________________________________
Nguyen Huu Tho Secondary School

THE FIRST EXAM ( 2017-2018 ) GRADE 8 - KEY

I. Listening : ( 1m) U6 – Track 17

1. Nga is enrolling for the activities for this ___________________.
a. spring
b. summer
c. autumn

d. winter


2. Her home address is at _______________________ Tran Phu street .
a. twelve
b. fifteen
c. fifty
3. ________FALSE________ Nga has phone number at home .
4. ______FALSE__________ She likes playing football .
II. Choose the best answer : ( 2ms)
1. I’m very proud ___________________ you because you have won the match .
a. for
b. about
c. of
2. She was sent to the ___________________ after her parents died in an accident .
a. exhibition
b. hospital
c. university
3. My father has taught English ___________________ 5 years .
a. since
b. in
c. for
4. She told me ___________________ you this present .
a. giving
b. to give

c. gave
5. Kate hates ________________________ to classical music .
a. listens
b. listened
c. listen
6. Tom is only 17 years old. He isn’t __________________ to drive a car .
a. enough young
b. young enough
c. enough old

d. five

d. with
d. orphanage
d. ago
d. given
d. listening
d. old enough

7. This signs says :
a. Put the trash into the trash bin
b. Turn right
c. Turn left
d. You are great

8. Which signs shows that there is a gas station ahead. :
a

b.


c.

d

d.
.

III. Supply the correct form of the words in bracket : ( 1.5ms)
1. These skirts are nice and they are very __________COMFORTABLE________________. ( comfort)
2. She received a lot of ________ENCOURAGEMENT____________________ from her parents . ( courage)
3. We used to _________PARTICIPATE________________________ in many activities of communal center
in my neighborhood. ( participation)
4. She _____PRONOUNCED_____________________________ these words well last year . ( pronunciation)
5. Houses in the _______NEIGHBORHOOD__________________________ of HCM city are extremely
expensive . ( neighbor)
6. We should save _______NATURAL__________________________ resources . ( nature)
IV. Read the passage carefully and then decide that the statements are True or False : (1.5ms)


Grandmother has a lovely garden. Birds build nests in the trees. Butterflies fly among the colorful flowers she
has planted. Frogs croak in the small pond nearby. Beautiful goldfish swim in the water. A dragonfly catches
insects as it flies. A caterpillar hides under the leaf because it sees a bird .
1. ______FALSE___________ The nests of the birds are on the flowers.
2. ______TRUE___________ Goldfish are in the pond nearby.
3. ______TRUE___________ There are butterflies flying in the garden .
4. _____FALSE____________ The dragonfly catches a caterpillar .
5. The flowers in grandmother’s garden are ____________________.
a. nice
b. bad
c. colorful

d. ugly
6. The pond in the garden is ____________________.
a. big
b. large
c. small
d. beautiful
V. Read the following passage and choose the items (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions
about it: (1.5ms)
How easy is it (1) ________________ another person’s character? My friend, Jack, was once a rather annoying
person. He was always getting into trouble at school because he was so disobedient In. class he was very
obedient and never stopped (2) __________________ jokes. The teachers all told him he was impolite because
he (3) ____________ them. When I met him, he was very unfriendly and didn’t want (4) _______________ to
me at all. People told me that he stole things, and that he was dishonest. His school work was terrible. He didn’t
take any (5) ______________ in his writing, he never spent enough time (6) _____________ his homework,
and he was not at all conscientious.
1.a. understand
b. to understand
c. understood
2.a. make
b. making
c. to make
3.a. interrupt
b. interrupted
c. interrupts
4.a. talk
b. to talk
c. talking
5.a. proud
b. pride
c. proudly

6.a. do
b. doing
c. does
V. Rearrange these words into the meaningful sentence : ( 0.5m)
1. since / here / week / stayed / I / have / last .
WE HAVE STAYED HERE SINCE LAST WEEK
2. we / should / do / what / to help / street / children ?
WHAT SHOULD WE DO TO HELP STREET CHILDREN ?
VII. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning : (2ms)
1. “ Don’t walk on the grass”, the gardener said to us.
The gardener told US NOT TO WALK ON THE GRASS .
2. David is too short to reach that shelf .
David is NOT TALL enough TO REACH THAT SHELF .
3. She began to learn English in 2000.
She has LEARNT / LEARNED ENGLISH SINCE 2000 .
4. Putting a knife into an electrical socket is dangerous .
It’s DANGEROUS TO PUT A KNIFE INTO AN ELECTRICAL SOCKET .

d. understanding
d. made
d. to interrupt
d. talked
d. pridely
d. did