Kiểm tra giữa học kỳ môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8 chương trình thí điểm

KieåmTra Giöõa Hoïc Kyø – Naêm hoïc 20 - 20 - Phoøng Giaùo Duïc Quaän I 
Moân : Tieáng Anh - Lôùp 8 chương trình thí điểm
Hoï vaø Teân :  Soá Baùo Danh :  Lôùp : .
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( Thôøi gian laøm baøi 45 phuùt )
	A. LISTENING : (1.5 pts)
I. Listen to the tape and write True or False : (0.75pt) 
1. The writer's village is in a mountainous region.
1. .
2. All villagers still live in earthen houses.
2. 
3. The villagers no longer use oil lamps.
3. 
II. Listen to the tape and write short answers : (0.75pt). 
1. What helps the villagers know more about life outside their village?
1. ..
2. The village students can reach their school more conveniently because there is...
2. . 
3. Who comes to experience the villagers' way of life?
3. ..
USE OF ENGLISH: I. Write A,B,C, or D which best completes the sentences : (2pts) 
1/ The shopping mall is one of the top destinations to see friends and ____________.
1. ..
A. hang out
B. stay outdoor 
C. eating out
D. playing games
2/ Many parents find it difficult to.____________ with their teenage sons or daughters.
2. ..
A. socialize 
B. communicate 
C. disturb
D. gather
3/ The store sells ____________ appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers, rice cookers
3. ..
A. electric
B. electrical
C. electronic
D. electricity
4/ Odd one out
4. ..
A. special
B. spoil
C. spare 
D. stars 
5/ We can see the ___________ cross the desert with their camels from the plane.
5. ..
A. nomads
B. nomadic
C. ethnic
D. ancestors
6/ The cost of the software is _____________ compared with the cost of training employees to use it. 
6. ..
A. unique
B. unimportant
C. insignificant
D. complicated
7/ Grass grows so thinly that __________ can't feed properly.
7. ..
A. poultry
B. cattle
C. dairy
D. mammal
8/ Odd one out
8. ..
A. costume
B. culture
C. custom 
D. tradition 
	II. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses : (1pt)
1. The minority of students ___________ to read books nowadays. (prefer )
1/. ..
2. Which of you ___________ good writing? (have )
2/. ..
3. We prefer staying at home to ___________ out with friends at the weekends. (go )
3/. ..
4. Do you fancy ___________ with friends on Facebook? (chat )
4/. ..
C. READING : (3pts)
@. Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False : (1pt)
	Hoa lives in a village by the Mekong River. Every day, like most of her friends, she walks to school. It is 3 kilometers away. After class, she often helps her mother collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often, they talk about their work and exchange news. The children run about, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere.
1. Hoa’s village is located by a river.
1. ...
2. Her school is near enough for her to go to school on foot.
2. ...
3. Hoa does some chores before going to school.
3. ...
4. The adults don’t often watch TV because of the laughter.
4. ...
THÍ SINH KHÔNG ĐƯỢC VIẾT VÀO ĐÂY
VÌ ĐÂY LÀ PHÁCH SẼ RỌC ĐI MẤT
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	@@. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage : (1pt)
the 
mountain 
a
mountainous
an
terraced 
groups
teams 
minority
population
 Linh is a member of the Tay ethnic group in a (1) _______ region in Bac Giang Province. She was born in 2003, and she goes to Cam Dan Lower Secondary School. In her class there are several students from other ethnic (2)_______ such as the Nung, the Cao Lan, and all of them get on very well. Like her classmates, she prefers to wear the Kinh’s clothes, and she wears (3) _______ uniform when she goes to school. At school, she is popular with her teachers and friends as she is a nice girl. She is good at maths and English. Her dream is to become (4) _______ English teacher when she grows up. 
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
	@@@. Read the text and choose the correct answer to each question below : (1pt)
	We are Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ethnic groups in the south of Viet Nam. 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 riverbank. They wait to buy fish, which they will later sell at the local market or bring to 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.
1. Where does the writer live?
1. 
A. on the river
B. in the river
C. in the south of Mekong river
D. in the south of our country
2. What makes life hard for the Khmer?
2. 
A. the weather
B. the climate	
C. the village women
D. the children
3. Who waits for the village men?
3. 
A. the children
B. the wives	
C. the women in the village
D. the businesswomen
4. Where can fish be sold at higher price?
4. 
A. on the river bank
B. in the nearby town
C. at the local market
D. on the boats
D. WRITING (2.5pts)
I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (1.5 pt)
1. Mai enjoys writing short stories when she has free time.
F Mai is .......
2. Jill doesn’t run as fast as Tom.
F Tom runs........
3. No one in the class is more intelligent than Peter.
F Peter .........
II. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases given (1pt)
1. What/ be/ main/ food/ Thai people?
F .........
2. Mr. Henry/ sometimes/ go/ hunt/ and/ cut/ wood/ the forests.
F ..........
THE END OF THE TEST !
Answer Key
	A. LISTENING : (1.5 pts)
I. Listen to the tape and write True or False : (0.75pt) 
1. 
1. TRUE.
2. 
2. FALSE
3. 
3. TRUE
II. Listen to the tape and write short answers : (0.75pt). 
1. 
1. (Thanks to) TV
2. 
2. a new school (nearby) 
3. 
3. visitors from the city
USE OF ENGLISH: I. Write A,B,C, or D which best completes the sentences : (2pts) 
1/ The shopping mall is one of the top destinations to see friends and ____________.
1. A
A. hand out
B. stay outdoor 
C. eating out
D. playing games
2/ Many parents find it difficult to.____________ with their teenage sons or daughters.
2. B
A. socialize 
B. communicate 
C. disturb
D. gather
3/ The store sells ____________ appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers, rice cookers
3. B
A. electric
B. electrical
C. electronic
D. electricity
4/ Odd one out
4. D
A. special
B. spoil
C. spare 
D. stars 
5/ We can see the ___________ cross the desert with their camels from the plane.
5. A
A. nomads
B. nomadic
C. ethnic
D. ancestors
6/ The cost of the software is _____________ compared with the cost of training employees to use it. 
6. C
A. unique
B. unimportant
C. insignificant
D. complicated
7/ Grass grows so thinly that __________ can't feed properly.
7. B
A. poultry
B. cattle
C. dairy
D. mammal
8/ Odd one out
8. A
A. costume
B. culture
C. custom 
D. tradition 
	II. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses : (1pt)
1. The minority of students ___________ to read books nowadays. (prefer )
1/. prefer
2. Which of you ___________ good writing? (have )
2/. has
3. We prefer staying at home to ___________ out with friends at the weekends. (go )
3/. going
4. Do you fancy ___________ with friends on Facebook? (chat )
4/. chatting
C. READING : (3pts)
@. Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False : (1pt)
	Hoa lives in a village by the Mekong River. Every day, like most of her friends, she walks to school. It is 3 kilometers away. After class, she often helps her mother collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often, they talk about their work and exchange news. The children run about, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere.
1. Hoa’s village is located by a river.
1. TRUE
2. Her school is near enough for her to go to school on foot.
2. TRUE
3. Hoa does some chores before going to school.
3. FALSE
4. The adults don’t often watch TV because of the laughter.
4. FALSE
	@@. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage : (1pt)
the 
mountain 
a
mountainous
an
terraced 
groups
teams 
minority
population
 Linh is a member of the Tay ethnic group in a (1) _______ region in Bac Giang Province. She was born in 2003, and she goes to Cam Dan Lower Secondary School. In her class there are several students from other ethnic (2)_______ such as the Nung, the Cao Lan, and all of them get on very well. Like her classmates, she prefers to wear the Kinh’s clothes, and she wears (3) _______ uniform when she goes to school. At school, she is popular with her teachers and friends as she is a nice girl. She is good at maths and English. Her dream is to become (4) _______ English teacher when she grows up. 
1. mountainous
2. groups
3. a
4. an
	@@@. Read the text and choose the correct answer to each question below : (1pt)
	We are Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ethnic groups in the south of Viet Nam. 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 riverbank. They wait to buy fish, which they will later sell at the local market or bring to 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.
1. Where does the writer live?
1. D
A. on the river
B. in the river
C. in the south of Mekong river
D. in the south of our country
2. What makes life hard for the Khmer?
2. A
A. the weather
B. the climate	
C. the village women
D. the children
3. Who waits for the village men?
3. C
A. the children
B. the wives	
C. the women in the village
D. the businesswomen
4. Where can fish be sold at higher price?
4. B
A. on the river bank
B. in the nearby town
C. at the local market
D. on the boats
D. WRITING (2.5pts)
I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (1.5 pt)
1. Mai enjoys writing short stories when she has free time.
F Mai is interested in/ fond of/ keen on writing short stories when she has free time.
2. Jill doesn’t run as fast as Tom.
F Tom runs faster than Jill.
3. No one in the class is more intelligent than Peter.
F Peter is the most intelligent (student/ boy) in the class.
II. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases given (1pt)
1. What/ be/ main/ food/ Thai people?
F What is the main food of the Thai people?
2. Mr. Henry/ sometimes/ go/ hunt/ and/ cut/ wood/ the forests.
F Mr. Henry sometimes goes hunting and cutting wood in the forests.
THE END OF THE TEST !