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Trang 1KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018
Môn : Tiếng Anh Lớp:8 Thí điểm
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
Name: ………; Class:…………
ĐỀ SỐ 1:
I Circle the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of others (1pt)
1 A around B house C youth D sound
2 A virus B marine C science D lifestyle
3 A university B unit C discuss D compu t er
4 A wanted B raised C needed D waited
II Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. (1 pt)
1 A harmful B slowly C cloudy D unique
2 A cooperation B activity C mechanic D provide
3 A performance B procession C damage D musician
4 A invention B musician C education D arrangement
III Choose the best answer (2pts)
1 The left hand is customarily used for cleaning, _ Indian people never eat with their left hand
a so b but c however d therefore
2 The girl was crying when a fairy _
a appear b appearing c appears d appeared
3 Tam is a beautiful girl; _, she‘s kind- hearted
a therefore b however c moreover d otherwise
4 According to the , we give lucky money to children at Tet
a custom b table manners c customs d traditions
5 Their to the God including incense, fruit and cakes
a ceremony b ritual c offerings d worship
6.I don’t mind you with this assignment.
a help b to help c helping d helped
7 If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference………… ‘science’ and ‘technology’
a of b among c for d between
8 In my family, all the traditions of our ancestors are _ followed
a strict b strictly c strictured d strictness
IV Match the words on the right with the explanations (1pt)
1-2- knives, forks and spoons you eat with b-tradition 2-3- something you do in a particular society because it is
traditional
c- to break with
3-4- a way of doing something existing for a long time d- custom
V Give the correct form of the verbs (1.5pts)
1 The lights ( go ) _ out while we ( have ) _ dinner
2 He (read) _two books recently
3 You shouldn’t ( break ) _ your promise to the children
4 The Hung King Temple Festival ( take) _ place from the 8th to 11th day of the third Lunar month in Phu Tho
5 Duy wants (become)………a chemist when he grows up
VI Read the passage carefully Then answer True(T) or False (F)? (1pts )
The Hung Temple is on the top of Nghia Linh mountain in Phu Tho province The Festival makes it possible for Vietnamese people to visit their land of origin A day before the festival, you can see ancient and modern flags along the road from Viet Tri to Hung mountain On the day before the festival, people let 100 sky lanterns fly into the sky The main worship service is held the following
Trang 2morning A flowers ceremony starts the festival In the upper Temple, there is a ceremony of offering a
there is an elephant march followed by the cross- bow shooting, rice- cooking, swinging contests, cockfights and dragon dances
VII Circle the best option A, B, C, D to complete the following passage (1pts )
Vu Lan Festival
Vu Lan Festival takes (1) _on 15 th of the seven lunar month It is one of the largest festivals
of Viet nam Vietnamese people consider that it is an occasion for family gatherings as (2) as expressing love and gratitude to ancestors and parents Vu Lan festival is known as Mother’s Day in Viet Nam First, in the morning of that day, a lavish tray with various (3) dishes is set on the altar, and the householder will burn incense and invite ancestor to come back home and celebrate with family Then, at night the Vietnamese hold a ceremony of releasing lighted lanterns on the river, they believe by doing that their wishes for parents will come true They also go to the pagoda, wearing either a red rose if their mothers are (4) _ or white rose if their mothers have passed away
3 A terrible B delicious C tasty D B & C are correct
VIII Rewrite the sentences as directed (1.5pts)
1 Lan started studying English five years ago and she still studies it
-> Lan has………
2 The sun was shining It wasn’t very warm -> Although………
3 Nam doesn’t live with his parents any more -> Nam used ………
4 Never talk with food in your mouth -> You ………
5 I like traditional dances better than modern ones -> I prefer………
6 Our grandmother usually tells us folk tales -> We………
IX Writing:(1pt) Write a short paragraph about a festival you like best ( 80-100 words )
KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
Trang 3NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018 Môn : Tiếng Anh Lớp:8 Thí điểm
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
Name: ………; Class: …………
ĐỀ SỐ 2:
I Give the correct form of the verbs (1.5pts)
1 He (already read) _that novel
2 You shouldn’t (wrap) _ present in black and white paper
3 What _ you (do) when the bell (ring) ?
4 Hoa (want) _ to become a pilot when she grows up
5 The Hung King Temple Festival (take) _ place from the 8th to 11th day of the third Lunar month in Phu Tho
II Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others. (1 pt)
1 A performance B procession C damage D musician
2 A cooperation B activity C mechanic D provide
3 A harmful B slowly C cloudy D unique
4 A invention B musician C education D arrangement
III Choose the best answer (2pts)
1 Tam is a beautiful girl; _, she‘s kind- hearted
a moreover b however c therefore d otherwise
2 The girl was crying when a fairy _
a appearing b appear c appeared d appears
3 According to the , we give lucky money to children at Tet
a custom b table manners c customs d traditions
4 In my family, all the traditions of our ancestors are _ followed
a strictly b strict c strictured d strictness
5.I don’t mind you with this assignment.
a help b to help c helped d helping
6 The left hand is customarily used for cleaning, _ Indian people never eat with their left hand
a but b so c however d therefore
7 If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference…………‘Science ’and ‘technology’
a of b between c for d among
8 Their to the God including incense, fruit and cakes
a ceremony b ritual c offerings d worship
IV Circle the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of others (1pt)
1 A youth B house C around D sound
2 A science B marine C virus D lifestyle
3 A university B compu t er C discuss D unit
4 A wanted B waited C needed D raised
V Match the words on the right with the explanations (1pt)
1- the accepted way in which you eat your food a- compliment 2-something you say to show your admire to somebody or
something
b- presentation 2-3-something similar in some way c- table manner 3-4-a meeting where you show something to a group people d- similarity
VI Read the passage carefully Then answer True(T) or False (F)? (1pt)
The Hung Temple is on the top of Nghia Linh Mountain in Phu Tho province The Festival makes it possible for Vietnamese people to visit their land of origin A day before the festival, you can see ancient and modern flags along the road from Viet Tri to Hung mountain On the day before the festival, people let 100 sky lanterns fly into the sky The main worship service is held the following morning A flowers ceremony starts the festival In the upper Temple, there is a ceremony of offering a
Trang 4there is an elephant march followed by the cross- bow shooting, rice- cooking, swinging contests, cockfights and dragon dances
VII Rewrite the sentences as directed (1.5pts)
1 It was raining heavily Famers went on working on their farms
-> Although………
2 Nam usually helps me with Math -> I………
3 My father doesn’t smoke any more -> My father used ………
4 Mr Lam started working in this factory five years ago and he still works there -> Mr Lam has………
5 Never pick food out of your teeth with your finger nails -> You ………
6 Mai’d rather traditional dances than modern ones -> Mai prefers………
VIII Circle the best option A, B, C, D to complete the following passage (1pt ) Vu Lan Festival Vu Lan Festival takes part on 15 th of the seven lunar (1) It is one of the largest festivals of Viet Nam Vietnamese people consider that it is an occasion for family gatherings as well as expressing love and gratitude to ancestors and parents Vu Lan (2) is known as Mother’s Day in Viet Nam First, in the morning of that day, a lavish tray with various delicious dishes is set on the altar, and the householder will (3) incense and invite ancestor to come back home and celebrate with family Then, at night the Vietnamese hold a ceremony of releasing lighted lanterns on the river, they believe by doing that their wishes for parents will come true They also go to the pagoda, wearing either a red rose if their mothers are alive or (4) _ rose if their mothers have passed away 1 A year B month C week D day 2 A festival B carnival C occasion D holiday 3 A cut B light C throw D burn 4 A red B white C blue D yellow IX Writing:(1pt) ‘Write a short paragraph about a festival you like best (80-100 words)
- THE
Trang 5ĐỀ SỐ 1:
I Circle the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of others 1 C.
youth 2 B- marine 3 C- discuss 4 B- raised
II Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1 D unique 2 A- cooperation 3 C- damage 4 C education
III Choose the best answer
1 a so
2 d appeared
3 c moreover
4 d traditions
5 c offerings
6 c helping
7 d between
8 b strictly
IV Match ( 1 c 2a 3 d 4 b
VI Give the correct form of the verbs
1 went / were having
2 had read
3 break
4 takes
5 to become
VII Read the passage carefully Then answer True(T) or False (F)? ()
VIII Circle the best option A, B, C, D to complete the following passage
1 B part 2 D well 3 D B & C are correct 4 C alive
IX Rewrite the sentences as directed
1 Lan has studied English for five years
2 Although the sun was shining, it wasn’t very warm
3 Nam used to live with his parents
4 You shouldn’t talk with food in your mouth
5 I prefer traditional dances to modern dances
6 We are usually told folk tales by our grandmother
X Writing:(1pt) Students’ opinion
ĐỀ SỐ 2:
Trang 6I/ Give the correct form of the verbs
1 has already read
2 wrap
3 were doing/ rang
4 wants
5 takes
II/ Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1 C damage 2 A cooperation 3 D unique 4 C education
III/ Choose the best answer
1 a moreover
2 c appeared
3 d tradition
4 a strictly
5 d helping
6 b so
7 d between
8 c offerings
IV/ Circle the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of others
1 A youth 2 B marine 3 C discuss 4 D raised
V/ Match
1 – c table manner 2 a compliment 3 d similarity 4 b presentation
VI Read the passage carefully Then answer True(T) or False (F)?
VII Rewrite the sentences as directed
1 Although it was raining heavily, farmers went on working on their farms
2 I am usually helped with Math by Nam
3 Mr Lam has worked in this factory for five years
4 My father used to smoke
5 You shouldn’t pick food out of your teeth with your finger nails
6 Mai prefers traditional dances to modern ones
VIII Circle the best option A, B, C, D to complete the following passage
1 B month 2 A festival 3 D burn 4 D white
IX Writing:(1pt) Students’ opinion
Trang 7A/ SPEAKING
1/ Festival : - the festival you like best
- Your last visit to a festival 2/ Life in the country life
- The advantages of the country life.
- The disadvantages of the country life.
- The changes of life in the country nowadays.
( Compare with life in the country 20 years ago )
B/ LISTENING
I/ Listen to the recording and choose the best answer to the questions below.
1- What are the advantages for a person to live in the countryside?
a- There is almost no pollution in the countryside
b- People are much closer to nature
c- Life in the countryside is also peaceful and safe, and the crime rate there is much lower than in the cities
d- All of the above
2- Which of the following is not the advantage of living in the cities?
a- Urban people can earn money easily
b- Urban people can enjoy more leisure and entertainment
c- City traffic is so well developed that people can go anywhere easily and quickly d- It is also convenient to do shopping because many shops and markets are just round the corner
II/ Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps with the missing words.
a- City people can always have fun if they have (1) and money
b- As the saying goes, “ You (2) eat the cake and have it”
c- I would (3) to work in the city and live in the countryside
d- Maybe, the (4) area is the best choice
KEYS :
I/ 1-d 2-a
II/ 1-time 2-can’t 3- prefer 4- suburban
Trang 8B/ LISTENING ( 1,5 pts)
I/ Listen to the recording and choose the best answer to the questions below.
1-What are the advantages for a person to live in the countryside?
a- There is almost no pollution in the countryside
b- People are much closer to nature
c- Life in the countryside is also peaceful and safe, and the crime rate there is much lower than in the cities
d- All of the above
2-Which of the following is not the advantage of living in the cities?
a- Urban people can earn money easily
b- Urban people can enjoy more leisure and entertainment
c- City traffic is so well developed that people can go anywhere easily and quickly
d-It is also convenient to do shopping because many shops and markets are just round the corner
II/ Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps with the missing words.
a- City people can always have fun if they have (1) and money
b- As the saying goes, “ You (2) eat the cake and have it”
c- I would (3) to work in the city and live in the countryside
d- Maybe, the (4) area is the best choice
B/ LISTENING ( 1,5 pts)
I/ Listen to the recording and choose the best answer to the questions below.
1-What are the advantages for a person to live in the countryside?
a-There is almost no pollution in the countryside
b-People are much closer to nature
c- Life in the countryside is also peaceful and safe, and the crime rate there is much lower than in the cities
d-All of the above
2-Which of the following is not the advantage of living in the cities?
a-Urban people can earn money easily
b- Urban people can enjoy more leisure and entertainment
c- City traffic is so well developed that people can go anywhere easily and quickly
d-It is also convenient to do shopping because many shops and markets are just round the corner
II/ Listen to the recording and fill in the gaps with the missing words.
a- City people can always have fun if they have (1) and money
b-As the saying goes, “You (2) eat the cake and have it”
c-I would (3) to work in the city and live in the countryside
e- Maybe, the (4) area is the best choice