Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.. Complete the sentences below, using the correct form of the words given.. Complete the passage with the words in the box.
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024 Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
A LISTENING (2.0 pts).
I Listen to the radio programme and fill in the table You will listen TWICE (1.0 pt)
HANGING OUT WITH YOUR BEST FRIENDS
II.Listen two people talking about New York and Bibury Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) You will listen TWICE (1.0 pt)
1 New York is a big crowded city with a population of over 8 million people
2 Visitors usually take a subway to see the sights in New York
3 Bibury is a quiet village with green fields and a calm river in the USA
4 Bibury villagers often get around on foot or by car because there isn’t great public transport
B PHONETICS AND USE OF LANGUAGE (3.0 pts).
I Find the word A, B, C, or D which has a different sound in the part underlined (0.5 pt)
II Choose the word A, B, C, or D whose stress pattern is different from the others (0.5 pt)
III Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences (1.5 pt)
1 My friend spends lots of time surfing the net, but I’m not ……… it
2 It took them an hour ………….all the goods onto the truck
3 After his accident last month, he is driving ……… now
4 There is a huge cloud ………as far as the eye can see
5 We don’t cheat on exams,……… it is a wrong thing to do
6 Lan wants to join the school music club; …………, she can’t sing or play any instruments
IV Complete the sentences below, using the correct form of the words given (0.5 pt)
1 I (LIKE) ………… cooking because I usually burn the food
2 The Internet (CONNECT)……… is not strong, so I can’t study online
C READING (2.5 pts).
I Complete the passage with the words in the box (1.25 pt)
hospitable cultivate rural nature safely
village The air is unpolluted, and the pace of life is slow The people in my village are
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………… All these things make me love my village more, and I intend to live here my whole life
II Read the conversation and answer the questions below (1.25 pt)
Ms Kate: Hi, Vy Why don't you join with your classmates in playing shuttlecock over there? Vy: I’d like to But they may not want me to join.
Ms Kate: Have you asked them yet?
Vy: I'm sure that they will not let me join They laugh at me in our maths class I don't
like maths, and I'm not good at it
Ms Kate: So what subjects are you interested in?
Vy: English and history I love reading about things that happened in the past I can
read in English, and I easily remember events
Ms Kate: Wow Not everyone does well in those subjects You should be proud of that So,
you want to become a historian?
Vy: Of course, Miss But my classmates all laughed at me when I told them.
Ms Kate: Don't be nervous, Vy You should be more confident in your abilities I'll start a
discussion about respect in the school forum soon
Questions:
1 Does Vy want to join with her classmates?
2 What is Vy’s problem in the maths class?
3 What subjects is Vy interested in?
4 Who does Vy want to become in the future?
5 What discussion will Ms Kate start soon in the school forum?
D WRITING (2.5 pts).
I Read the situations and complete the sentences using the comparative form of the adverbs in brackets (0.5 pt)
1 The buses run every 15 minutes The trains run every 30 minutes
→ The buses ……… (frequently)
2 Mai and Hoa both did well on the exam Hoa got 80% of the answers correct and Mai got 90%
→ Mai did ……… (well)
II Use the conjunctions provided to connect the sentences (1.0 pt)
1 It is harvest time The villagers are busy cutting and gathering their crops (so)
2 Tom felt stressed He tried to finish his homework (however)
3 Minh told his teacher about the school bullies The bullies wouldn’t leave him alone (otherwise)
4 Students can work in groups Students can work in pairs (or)
III Rearrange the given words / phrases to make meaningful sentences (0.5 pt)
1 uploading/ I’m/ keen/ not / our class/ the forum/ to/ on/ photos/
2 more/ children/ under/ Are/ than/ pressure/ before/?
IV Write complete sentences from the given cues (0.5 pt)
1 My cousin/crazy/ play/ computer/ games
2 Teenagers’/ stress/ may/ come/ schoolwork/ family/ friend
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