Lich Hoi Thuong Secondary School
Subject: English
October 2022
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Student's name:.............................................
Class: 8A
Duration: 45 minutes

THE MID - TERM TEST _ SEMESTER I

A. LISTENING. (2.0pts)
Task 1. Listen and circle the best answer to fill in each gap. (1.0pt)
1. There is always __________ to do when you live in a house.
A. something
B. nothing
C. housework
D. homework
2. You have to wash the __________ so that you can see outside.
A. glass
B. clock
C. door
D. window
3. The __________ have to be dried in the dryer.
A. clothes
B. hair
C. dishes
D. carpets
4. You have to buy __________ and put them away.
A. foods
B. groceries
C. drinks
D. fruits
Task 2. Listen and check the boxes. (1.0pt)
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5. John and Jane are twins.
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6. They never played together.
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7. When they grew up, they still lived in the same places.
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8. Their friendship was not close and lasting when they became older.
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B. LANGUAGE (3.5pts).
Task 3. Phonetics (1.0pts)
I. Circle the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others (0.5pts)
9.
A. extremely
B. generous
C. orphanage
D. humorous
10. A. sociable
B. volunteer
C. photograph
D. beautiful
II. Circle the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others (0.5pts)
11. A. sociable
B. conduct
C. escape
D. countless
12. A. curly
B. character
C. commercial
D. cruel
Task 4. Vocabulary (1.0 pt)
13. __________, please. I have to ask my parents.
A. Hold against
B. Hold on
C. Hold onto
D. Hold with
14. Ted was putting his clean clothes away in the __________.
A. desk
B. wardrobe
C. refrigerator
D. bookshelf
15. 'Which girl is Celis?' 'She's the one with __________.
A. long curly black hair
B. curly long black hair
C. long black curly hair
D. curly black long hair
16. I tried to phone him countless times but he was not there.
A. few
B. little
C. much
D. a lot of
Task 5. Grammar (1.5pts)
17. Vietnamese children must __________ uniform when they come to school.
A wear
B. to wear
C. wearing
D. to wearing
18. You ought to __________ some rest.
A. get
B. to get
C. getting
D. to getting
19. We __________ Dorothy last Saturday.
A. don't see
B. doesn't see
C. didn't see
D. didn't saw
20. The Nile River __________ in North Africa.
A. starts
B. is starting
C. started
D. starting
21. I'm afraid that the children are going to cut __________ on the broken glass.
A. ourselves
B. themselves
C. yourselves
D. 0
22. Let's put the table __________ the room
A. in the middle of B. above
C. beneath
D. to the left

23. Susan was born __________ March 3rd , 2009
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. A and B
24. Peter and David __________ fishing.
A. are going to goes B. are go to go
C. are to going go
D. are going to go
C. READING (2.0pts)
Task 6. Read and circle the word that best fits each of the blank.(1.0pt)
Harry starts work (25) __________ half past six. He delivers papers every day of the week, from Monday to
Saturday, but not (26) __________ Sundays. He works in the mornings before school and (27) __________ the
afternoons after school. He usually finishes work at six o'clock.
Harry says, “In the summer, the job is OK, but (28) __________ December and January, the weather is very cold! I
like this job. I get a lot of exercise, and the money is good. I'm saving my money in the bank at the moment for a
holiday in
25. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. A and B
26. A. between
B. on
C. in
D. at
27. A. after
B. before
C. between
D. for
28. A. in
B. at
C. on
D. between
Task 7. Read the passage and circle the best answer for each question. (1.0pt)
Nick Johnson lives with his parents, and his sister. They live in Wembley, in north London. Nick's mum is called
Sue. She works in a supermarket. His dad is called Jim and he works in a bank. His sister is called Tracy. She is nine
years old. There is also a dog in the family. His name is Fred.
29. Where does Nick's family live?
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30. What is his sister's name?
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31. How many people are there in Nick Johnson's family?
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32. Which does the word "His" in line 3 refer to?
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F. WRITING. (2.5pts)
Task 8. Choose the words or phrases that are NOT CORRECT in Standard English. (0.5pts)
33. I usually go swimming at Tuesday.
A
B
C
D
34. I got up in 7 o'clock this morning.
A
B
C
D
Task 9. Combine TWO sentences by using (not) adjective enough to. (0.5pts)
35. She is very short. She can't become a model.
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36. This rack is small. We can put it on the counter.
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Task 10. Rearrange the jumbled words to make complete sentences. (0.5pts)
37. to/and/ My/ are/ friends/ I/ go camping/ going/./
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38. to/ is/ go swimming/ going/ She/ ./
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Task 11. Write the sentences by using the words or phrases given and the simple past tense. (1.0pt)
39. I /get up/ five o'clock/ yesterday morning.
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40. The weather/ be/ nice/ yesterday.
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41. His brothers/ be/ home/ thirty minutes ago/./
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42. I/ go/ Danang/ car/ last month /./
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