mid-term test 1

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School: ………

Name: ………

Class: 8/………

THE FIRST MID-TERM TEST

ENGLISH 8

School year: 2020-2021 Time: 45 minutes

A LISTENING

I Listen and fill in the blanks There is an example at the beginning (0) (1pt)

1 I’m going to see the movie Dream City at 6.45 this evening.

2 Hoa has to ask her

3 Hoa is using her _bike tonight

4 They will meet outside the at _

II Listen again and decide these sentences are True (T) or False (f) (1pt)

5 The farmer sold eggs to buy food and clothes _

6 Some chickens laid gold eggs _

7 He found many gold eggs inside the chicken _

8 The farmer and his wife were foolish and greedy

B LANGUAGE COMPONENTS

III Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently (0,5pt)

IV Circle the best answer to complete the sentence: (1.5pt)

11 The children are old enough to look after _

12 Quang and Nam football this afternoon

A is going to play B is going play C going to play D is going to playing

13 There is a bus station _the end this road

14 Don’t come in Please wait for your turn

15 My brother is to drive my motorbike to school

A not enough old B enough not old C enough old not D not old enough

16 are you going to do this evening? – I’m going to play table tennis

C READING

V Read the text and do exercises: (2pts)

What do you know about Christopher Columbus? He was a famous sailor and explorer Columbus was 41 years old when he sailed from southern Spain on August 3, 1492 He went with a crew of 90 men Thirty-three days later, he landed on Walting Island in the Bahamas

Columbus wanted to find out what the rest of the world looked like He also wanted to make money He would sail to distant islands and trade with the locals there He would buy their silks, spices and gold Then he would sell them in Spain

In Spain, people would pay high prices for them Columbus got the Queen of Spain to approve his plan She would pay for his ships and crew He would keep 10 percent of the value of the goods he brought back She would take the rest

*Answer True or False (1pt)

17 Christopher Columbus was a famous sailor and explorer _

18 He bought silks, spices and gold in Spain

19 The Queen of Spain didn’t approve his plan

20 He kept 15 percent of the good’s value that he brought back

*Answer the question(1pt)

21 When did Christopher Columbus sail from southern Spain?

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22 How long did it take him and his crew to Walting Island?

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D WRITING:

VI Make questions for the underlined word (0.5pt)

23 Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone

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24 The film “Harry Potter” is on at 8.30

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VII Put the words or phrases in correct order to make sentences (0.5pt)

25 you/ going/ to/ are/ what/ do/ next weekend/ ?

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26 free/ he/most/ time/ sports/spend/of/ his/ playing/

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VIII Rewrite the sentences as directed (1pt)

27 She is beautiful and intelligent She can become Miss World (enough + to V1)

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28 I lived on a farm once, but I don’t any more (used to + V1)

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E SPEAKING: (2pt)

E SPEAKING: (2pt)

I Personal information (0.5pt)

II Interview (0.5pt)

1 Who is your best friends?

2 What does your close friend look like?

3 What is your close friend like?

4 What are you going to do tonight/ on Sunday?

5 Should we let children play in the kitchen? Why?

6 Do you do your homework yourself?

7 Are you free on Sunday/ Saturday………?

8 Would you like to go out for dinner/ go to the cinema/ watch an action film….?

9 Where can we meet?

10 What time can we meet?

11 Where is your book/ pencil… ?

12 Why must we put all chemicals and drugs out of children’s reach?

III Role play (1pt)

A: Why does he …………himself? B: Because ………

A: What is ……doing?

B: He’s………

A: When …………Mrs Vui go home? B: She ………after dinner A: Where ……… Mrs Vui?

B: She ………

A: How many ………are there in ………….?

B: There is/are………

A: What can you see in the picture?

B: I can……….

A: Where is/are……… ?

B: It/ They ……….

A: Is/Are there …………in the room?

B: Yes/ No ……….

A: What did people use to do in the past?

B: They used to ………

A: Did children/people ……….in the past?

B: Yes/No………

A: Where did ……….play/work?

B: They played/ worked……….

A: Is/Are there big/small/ modern………in the past?

B: Yes/ No……….

ANSWER KEYS:

A LISTENING

I Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25đ

II Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25đ

B LANGUAGE COMPONENTS

III Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25đ

IV Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25đ

C READING

V *Answer True or False (1pt)

Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25đ

*Answer the question(1pt)

Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5đ

21 Christopher Columbus sailed from Southern Spain on August 3, 1492/ On August 3, 1492

22 It took him and his crew 33 days to Walting Island/ 33 days

D WRITING:

VI Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25đ

23 Who invented the telephone?

24 What time is the film “Harry Potter” on?

VII Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25đ

25 What are you going to do next weekend?

26 He spends most of his free time playing sports

VIII Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5đ

27 She is beautiful and intelligent enough to become Miss World

28 I used to live on a farm

 Listening:

Test 1:

Hoa: 3 847 329

Nga: Can I speak to Hoa, please? This is Nga.

Hoa: Hello, Nga.

Nga: I’m going to see the movie Dream City at 6.45 this evening Would you like to come?

Hoa: Of course, but wait a minute I have to ask my aunt and she’s downstairs Hold on OK,

Nga Aunt Thanh says I can go Oh, where's it on?

Nga: At Sao Mai Movie Theater It’s a bit far from your house, I'm afraid.

Hoa: Well, I know where it is, but I’m using my cousin’s bike tonight.

Nga: OK, Hoa Let’s meet outside the theater.

Hoa: Is 6.30 all right?

Nga: That’s fine See you at 6.30.

Hoa: Bye Bye, Nga.

Test 2:

Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family His chicken laid many eggs which the farmer used to sell to buy food and clothing for his family

One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg He shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”

His wife ran to him and they both look at the egg in amazement The wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs

Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs When he finished, all the chickens were dead There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife