ĐỀ TIẾNG ANH lớp 8 GIỮA kì 1 năm 2022 2023

Pronunciation: 1p Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each gap... Write questions for the u

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A LISTENING: Listen and complete the passage (1p)

I live in a (1)……… village My parents often tell me stories about their life in the past It’s not much like the village I can see nowadays

Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of (2)……… ones Our houses are better equipped with electric fans and TVs Thanks to the TV, we now know more about life outside our village We don’t use oil lamps any more We have (3)……… lights which are much brighter More villagers are using (4)……… for transport instead of riding a horse or walking We – village children - no longer have to walk a long way and cross a stream to get to school, which is dangerous in the rainy season Now there’s a new school nearby We also have more (5)……… from the city They come to experience our way of life

B LANGUAGE FOCUS: (3ps)

I Pronunciation: (1p)

Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined (0,5p)

Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others (0,5p)

tradition

II Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences (2ps)

1 My mother enjoys _ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday

A cook B to cook C cooking D cooked

2 My father sometimes goes in the forests He’d like to find some more food for our family

hunted

3 Look! Some children are the buffaloes

A picking B herding C driving D playing

4 The sky is _here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view

A tidy B close C dense D vast

5 Is living in the city _ than living in the country?

A more convenient B as convenient C most convenient D so convenient

6 He is surprised that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country

A to understand B to study C to know D find

7 The Viet (or Kinh) have number of people, account for about 86% of the

population

A large B the large C larger D the largest

8 ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?

C READING: (3ps)

I Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each gap (2,5ps)

I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) more than an hour at a time online I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can (2) _ the Internet anywhere Today, for instance, I’ve been (3) three times

Mainly I just (4) my friends I read online magazines and I look (5)

information, too I also compare prices of things, (6) _ I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe

I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends (7) _ One friend of mine always looks (8) _ because he spends all night online Although he’s got a lot of bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t (9) _ his habits

In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (10)

II Read the text and answer the questions: (0,5p)

1 Is the writer an Internet addict?

→………

2 Why has he never bought anything online?

→………

D WRITING: (3ps)

I Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above (2ps)

1 Cats cannot swim as well as dogs

→ Dogs can swim

2 Minh really loves to hang out with friends

→ Minh really enjoys

3 Playing beach games is very interesting

→ It is

4 He uses all his free time to look after his garden

→ He spends

II Write questions for the underlined parts of the following sentences (1p)

3 The Hani people live in Lai Chau and Lao Cai

→

4 The Hoa ethnic group has the most colourful clothing

→

Đ 2 B Ề USE OF LANGUAGE:

Question II Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.

(1 point)

1 A wanted B washed C decided D needed

2 A fun B sun C surf D cut

3 A leisure B eight C celebrate D penalty

4 A A although B laugh C paragraph D enough

Question III Choose the best answer ( 2.0 points )

1 The Gong Festivals is held in the Central Highlands

A year B yearly C annual D anually

2 YMoan was the greatest pop singer of the group in Dak Lak Province.

A Tay ethnic B Thai ethnic C Ede ethnic D.Muong

3 He was called “ singer of the great woods”

4.Teenagers enjoy listening to music and out with friends

hangs

5 Life in a small town is than that in a big city

A less peaceful B much more peaceful C much peaceful D peaceful

6 My mother always tells me that I _ be home by 9 p.m

A has to B have to C have not to D mustn’t

7 When you eating in India, you _ use the right hand Never use the left hand

A must B should C shouldn’t D mustn’t

8 month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?

A Which B When C How many D However

Question IV Give the correct form of the words in brackets: ( 1.0 point)

1 She wear that costume because it’s the family tradition (have to)

2 In India, you shake hands with women, especially in rural ereas It’s a taboo

(must)

3 The wai is the greeting of people in Thailand (tradition)

4 In Australia, you mustn’t _ on a person’s accent (comment) C-READING:

Question V: 1 Read and complete the passage with words in the box (1.5 point)

In addition Also As I have noted

In my opinion Besides I think

My favorite leisure activity is listening to music.(1) _, listening to music not only helps me relax but also provides me with musical knowledge I (2) like the time that I can lie lazily in bed, put on the small earphone with my iPod and enjoy any favorite songs of many kinds of music: pop, hip-hop, rock or jazz I like pop music very much because I think it is gentle and suitable for teenagers I listen to rock music when I am sad and after that I feel cheerful and happy (3) music from other countries is also good for teenagers to understand other cultures (4) that, the lyrics are easy to understand and interesting (5) , it can improve my English and listening skills (6) _, music is an important part of

my life and it helps me love my life more

2 Read the passage and answer these questions below (1point)

After retiring, my uncle – a lover of the sea- took up a strange leisure activity : he spends most mornings at the beach, looking for things that the sea sends ashore He says: It’s a multi-beneficial leisure activity I can get some exercise, blending, picking up, and walking I can breathe the fresh air and enjoy the vastness and quietness of the sea Sometimes I watch the children playing beach games and I feel years younger At the same time, I can also clean the beach It’s volunteer work, isn’t it? Many of the things I pick up from the beach are still useful to someone I clean them and sell them at the Sunday flea market in the town nearby Do you know of any leisure activity that pays? Mine does!

1 When did the writer’s take up this strange activity?

- ………

2 Which part of the day does he go to the beach?

-………

3 How does he feel watching the children playing beach games?

- ………

4 What kind of volunteer work does he do?

-……… …

D-WRITING:

Question VI Make sentences, using the words and phrases provided (1.5point)

1 Tippping/ not/ custom/ Viet Nam/ so/ you/ not/ have/ tip/ if/ don’t want

………

2 In Brazil/ standard/ tip/ in/ restaurant/ be 10 percent

………

3 The xoe dance/ performed/ the boys and girls/ the hamlets

………

4 We/ have/take/ shoes/ when/ we/ inside/pagoda

………

5.Nowadays/ teenagers/ rely/ technology/ than/ the/ past

………

6.Life/ the countryside/ changed/ a lot/ the/ ten /years

………

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Question I Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined ( 1 point)

Question II Choose the best answer A, B, C , or D to complete the sentences (2 5 points)

1 You should information about a custom or tradition

A finds B found C finding D find

2 A tradition is something we do that is special and down through the

generations

3 In the UK, there are lots of customs for table manners For example, We use

a knife and fork at dinner

A have to B are having C has to D having to

4 In Viet Nam, you use only the first name to address people older than you

A should B must C shouldn’t D have to

5 At the Mid-Autumn Festival ,kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes ; , every child likes it very much

A However B Moreover C Because D Therefore

6 In 2010, Ha Noi its 1000th anniversary

A celebrated B commemorated C worshipped D remembered

7 Tet is an occasion for family in Viet Nam

A visitings B Meeting C reunions D seeings

8 spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season

A While B When C Nevertheless D However

9.People burn incense to show respect to their during Tet

A relatives B ancestors C friends D neighbors

10.The Le Mat Festival the founding of the village

A worships B commemorates C performs D.preserves

Question III Give the correct form of the following verbs: ( 2.0 points)

1.Peter football yesterday (play)

2 When I came, the whole family _ _ dinner around a big dining table (have)

3 Children should _ things from adults with both hands (take)

4 My father and I up at 5 o’clock every morning (get)

5 They _ English at the moment ( learn)

6.We to Hung King Festival since last Sunday (go)

7 Before leaving the dinner table, _your son ask for permission? (have to)

8.When I _ ,the whole family was having dinner around a big dining table (come)

Question IV Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage.( 3.0

points)

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country Among them, Hoa Ban

Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau It is typical of

the (1)………life of the Thai people In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2)

…… warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area

- blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)……… This is a great time for everyone, (4) ………

for boys and girls The boy (4)………… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his

girlfriend This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)……… for

good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (6) …………

The festival is always full of songs and prayers

1 A minor B cultural C custom D festival

2 A gets B goes C comes D runs

3 A seen B arranged C observed D celebrated

4 A largely B especially C generally D typically

5 A ask B look C pray D call

6 A fathers B relatives C families D

ancestors

Question V Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the

words given in brackets ( 1.5 points)

1.Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food He was very poor (BECAUSE)

……… … …

2.During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets They make Chung cakes as well

(SO)

……… … …

3.The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival It has become a public holiday in

Viet Nam since 2007.(HOWEVER)

……… … …

Question I Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined

1 A cattle B clothes C central D country

2 A remind B ethnic C minority D sight

Question II Choose the word which has the stress pattern different from other

1 A colour B.easy C nature D detest

2 A.design B study C destroy D inspire

Question III Choose the best answer

1 The US is a _ country with over 80 ethnic groups

A.multi-cultural B.bi-lingual C.rich D poor

2 Does she fancy _a book to the younger children?

A reads B reading C to read D read

3 My younger brother isn’t old to drive

4 The Yao people use ideograms of Chinese origin to write their

A language B word C letter D custom

5 Bangkok is capital of Thailand

A a B an C the D x

6 Among the , the Tay people have the largest population

A groups B majorities C ethnic minorities D ethnic cultures

7 Tradition an important role in the culture of each country

A plays B has C takes D brings

8 ethnic groups has the largest population in Viet nam?

A What B Who C Which D Where

9 The Viet _for about 86% of the population

A account B have C create D make

10 People in the countryside live than those in the city

A happy B more happily C happily D less happy

Question IV Give the correct form of the following verbs:

1 We don’t mind (work) at night

2 My brother (see) this comedy three times

3 My brother likes (cook) _, but he detests (wash) the dishes

4 The children used to (go) _ a long way to school

Question V Give the correct form of words in the blankets

1.The Tay people live mostly in the ( mountain)………….regions in the North of Vietnam

2 Do the Cham people live in the (south)………provinces of the country?

3.The Raglai people have a (tradition)………musical instrument made of bamboo called the chapi

4 The yellow colour of five-coloured sticky rice (symbol)……….Earth

Question VI Complete the passage with the words in the box, then answer the questions below.

worship sticky rice strong million stilts

The Thai have a population of about one and a half (1)…………people living in the northern

mountainous regions.The Thai are experienced farmers Their main food is rice, especially (2)

………They raise cattle and poultry for their own use.They also make bamboo items,and weave cloth.Thai cloth is well-known for being unique,colourful and (3)……… The Thai live in house on (4)………The Thai (5)………… their ancestors

Question VII Reading the passage

We are Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ethnic groups in the south of Vietnam We live by farming mostly rice – and fishing on the Mekong River Life is sometimes hard as our work depends heavily on the weather When it is not harvest time, the men of the village go fishing from early morning and don’t return until late afternoon By the time they return, most of the village women will be waiting for them on the river bank They wait to buy the fish, which they will later sell at the local market or bringto the nearby town for a higher price We children will be there too We love running around the beach and waiting for the boats to come in

Our most important festival of the year is the Chol Chnam Thmay, which celebrates the New Year It falls in mid-April Every family tries to prepare well for the festive activities The community also visits and helps poor families so that everybody has a happy New Year

1 Choose True or False

a………In the south of Vietnam the Khmer group is one of the second biggest groups

b………The Khmer people grow other crops and raise cattle and poultry

c ……… Their main crop is rice and life is very hard

2 Answer the questions

1 Why is the life hard in Khmer Krom ?

……… ………

2 What does the women do when it is not harvest time ?

………

Question VIII Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the

1 He doesn’t drive a car as carefully as his father

=>His father drives………

2 I swim better than my mother

=>My mother………

3.The students don’t like going to class on Saturday

=>The students detest ……….……….……….……….……….………

4 No houses in my village are more beautiful than her house

=> Her house……….……….…….……….……….……….….………

5 You study hard.You become successful

=>The harder………

Question IX Make questions for answers in each sentence

1, The Tay family has three children

=>………

2,The Thai live in the northern mountainous regions

=>………

3, She lives with her grandparents

=>……… ……… The end………