Thanh An Secondary School THE FIRST MID TERM TEST Marks

Full name:…………………………. School year: 2022- 2023

Class: ………………. Grade: 8
Time: 60 minutes
I. LISTENING (1.5 points-0.25/each)
Part 1. Listen to the tape twice and fill in the blanks:
1. Which is Sarah’s favorite lesson?
A. Art B. Physics C. Geography
2. Sally has long __________ hair.
A. curly B. straight C. brown
3. Which team is Sarah in?
A. soccer B. volleyball C. swimming
Part 2. Listen to the tape twice then tick True or False:
4. Nga has worked very hard this year and her grades are very good.
A. True B. False
5. She missed 10 days of school due to sickness.
A. True B. False
6. Nga’s speaking and reading are excellent.
A. True B. False
II. USE OF LANGUAGE (3.5 points)
Part 1. Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
(1 point – 0.25/ each)
7.  A. chess B. children C. chemistry D. chicken
8 A. key B. kitchen C. kite D. knife
9. A. happy         B. hour         C. high           D. hotel
10. A. invented B. stopped C. looked D. walked
11. A. there B. thirsty C. thank D. think
Part 2. Fill in each blank with a suitable word in the box below (1 point – 0.2/ each)
ought himself on orphanage rises in
12. Bao spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local ________
13. The sun ________in the east.
14. Lan failed the final exam. She ________ to study harder.
15. He draws that picture ________
16. I was born _________ 22nd May.
Part 3. Supply the correct tenses or forms of the following words in brackets.(1 point – 0.2/ each)
17. Trung usually (go) _________ to the library three times a week.
18. I (read) _________ an interesting book at the moment.
19. I (introduce) _________ myself and sent him a photograph of my family yesterday.
20. Where _________you (spend) _________ your summer holiday last year, Tam?
21. I used to_________ (cook) meals.
Part 4. Match the questions in column A with the responses in column B (0.5p)
A B Your answer
22. Can I speak to Nancy, please? A. No, I did it myself 22 - ……….
23. What are you going to do this summer B. I’m going to visit 23 - ……….
vacation? Nha Trang.
C. I’m sorry she’s out
III. READING (2.5 points-0.25/each)
Part 1. Read the following passage. Choose one option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each blank
(1.5p)
Mai __(24)__ to visit Ha Long Bay next week. It’s one of the new seven wonders of the world with many
limestone. There, the __(25)__ is always great and sunny, the wind__(26)__ often light. She is going to
stay in a __(27)__ hotel near the seaside. She is going to go __(28)__. She is going home __(29)__
November 2nd . 
24. A. is going B. go C. goes D. went
25. A. population B. area C. weather D. people
26. A. am B. is C. are D.was
27. A. beauty B. beautifully C. beautiful D. the most beatiful
28. A. swim B.swimming C. swam D. swum
29. A. on B.in C. at D. between
Part 2. Read the passage below then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE.
(1p)
On March 3, 1847, Alexander Graham Ball was born in Edinburgh. He was a Scotsman although he later
emigrated first to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870. 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 with they first introduced in 1876. Bell said on the
phone “Mr.Watson, come here, I want you”. This was the first telephone message. Traveling all over
America, Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibitions and by 1877 the fist
telephone was in commercial use.
A. True/ False statements.
Statements True False
30. Alexander G.Bell was born in the USA.
31. Bell experimented with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance.
32. Bell and Waston introduced the telephone in 1877.
33. Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions.
IV. WRITING (2.5 points – 0.5/each)
Part 1. Rearrange the following words or phrases to make the meaningful sentences.(1p)
34. We / our / visit / are / grandmother / going to / next weekend
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

35. often / you / How / do / English / have / ? /

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Part 2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it (1.5ps)
36. My mother lived in Nha Trang when she was young.

=>My mother used ……………………………………………………………………………….

37. They plan to collect used glass, paper and cans and send them for recycling

=> They are……………………………………………………………............................

38. “Open the door, please” She asked.
=> She asked me………………………….................................................................................
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ANSWER KEY
I. LISTENING (1.5 points – 0.25/ each)
Part 1: Listen carefully and choose the best answer.
1. C 2. A 3. C
Part 2: Listen and fill a word you hear in each blank.
4. A 5. B 6. A
II. USE OF LANGUAGE (3.5 points)
Part 1: Pronunciation: (1 point – 0.2/ each)
7. C 9. B 11.A
8. D 10. A
Part 2: Vocabulary: (1 point – 0.2/each)
12. orphanage
13.rises
14.ought
15.himself
16. on
Part 3: Grammar: (1 point- 0.2/ each)
a. Supply the correct tense of verbs in the bracket.
17.goes
18.am reading
19. introduced
20. did…..spend
21. cook
Part 4: Communication:
22 – C 23 – B
III. READING (2.5 points)
Part 1: Read the following passage. Choose one option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each
blank (6 questions/ 1.5 points)
24. A 25. C 26. B 27. C 28. B 29. A
Part 2: Part 2. Read the passage below then state whether the following sentences are TRUE or
FALSE. ( 4 questions/1 point)
True False
30 False
.
31 True
.
32 False
IV. . WRITING (2.5 points – 0.5/ each)
Part 1. 33 True Rearrange the following words or phrases to
make . the meaningful sentences.
34. We are going to visit our grandmother next weekend.
35. How often do you have English?
Part2. Rewrite the sentences using the printed phrases so that they have the same meaning.
36. My mother used to live in Nha Trang (when she was young)
37. They are going to collect used glass, paper and cans and send them for recycling.
38. She asked me open the door.