MÃ TRƯỜNG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ I

(do phòng GD-ĐT ghi) MÔN : TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

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PART A : LISTENING
Part 1: You will hear a man asking about theatre tickets. Listen and complete (Ket 3 test 2
part 4)
PLAYHOUSE THEATRE
Evening show: The White Room
Time: (1)
Afternoon show: (2) The School
Time: 3 o’clock
Ticket prices (3) £ 15 and £
All tickets £6 on: (4)
Car park in: (5) Street
Part 2:You will hear some information about a health centre. Listen and complete (Ket 3
test 2 part 5)
MILL HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE
Opens again tomorrow at 8 a.m
Phone number (for (6)
appointments):
Phone (7)
after:
Get medicines from: (8) Chemist’s Shop
Bus number (9)
For accidents, go to (10) Hospital

PART B: LANGUAGE FOCUS

I.Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. There’s a ________in our family that we have a party on New Year’s Eve.
A. tradition B. custom C. legend D. belief
2. Tam is a beautiful girl; ________, she is kind- hearted.
A. therefore B. however C. moreover D. otherwise
3. In some areas, when you meet old people, you ________take off your hat to greet them and
show your respect.
A. should B. shouldn’t C. don’t have to D. have to
4. The US is a ________country with over 80 ethnic groups.
A. bi-lingual B. multi-cultural C. rich D. ethnic
5. The volunteers have to work much ________usual to save the dying animals from the forest
fire.
A. as hard as B. more hard than C. harder than D. the hardest
6. ________ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?
A. What B. Why C. Who D. Which
7. She is famous________her intelligence. She designs many special styles for Ao dai.
A. in B. for C. with D. into
8. Among the ethnic minorities, ________Tay have the largest population.
A. a B. an C. any D. the
9. People burn incense to show respect to their ________during Tet.
A. relatives B. ancestors C. friends D. neighbors
10. My father sometimes goes ________in the forests.
A. hunted B. to hunt C. hunt D. hunting
II. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses:
1. My mother always tells me that I have to (be) ____________ home by 9 p.m.
2. When I came, the whole family (have) ___________ dinner around a big dining table.
3, Do you fancy (socialise) ____________with friends?
4, I (visit) ___________________Ha Long several times.
5, Peter wants (come) ____________________Hue Festival.
PART C : READING
I.Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:
ancestors more worship that incense unique
The Vietnamese have many (1) ________customs. They have a great respect for their families
and (2) ________. Children obey their parents, and wives obey their husbands. Many people
practise ancestor (3)________. They have shrines in their homes where they burn (4)
________for their deceased family members. They believe that they must treat their ancestors
well or bad things could happen. If a special pet dies, a family might bury it as if it were one of
the families. People, especially in the highlands, believe (5)________everything has a spirit.
They respect and even worship things like trees, animals, clouds, and streams. Sacred animals
of Viet Nam include dragons, turtles and more.
1__________2__________3__________4__________5__________
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage :
Rice is (1) _________by Vietnamese people everyday. It often (2) ________in tropical
countries such as Viet Nam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for
(3) ________years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then
they are taken to fields covered with muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very
(4) _________. After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away
before collecting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or
folks to enjoy bowls of rice. (5) ________, they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put
rice into their mouths. China and Viet Nam are the four countries in which people use
chopsticks very well.
1. A.used B. taken C. eaten D. boiled
2. A. grows B. keeps C. plants D. stays
3. A. thousands B. thousand C. thousand of D. thousands of
4. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. the beauty
5. A. However B. Moreover C. Besides D. Instead
III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below :
The meaning of Mid-Autumn Day is rather different to that in China, though the Vietnamese
also celebrate it by eating mooncakes. In Viet Nam the Mid-Autumn Festival is the happiest day
for children, during which parents buy their children various kinds of lanterns and snacks. There
are also various activities held to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Viet Nam. The main
activities include worshipping the God of Earth, and carrying carp-shaped lanterns. Usually a
worshipping platform is set up in the yard during Mid-Autumn night, on which mooncakes,
fruits, and snacks are laid. Later family members sit together to eat the food while appreciating
the moon.
It's also a tradition for the Vietnamese to light lanterns during the Mid-Autumn night. It is
thought that if people walk at night with a carp lantern in hand, they will be safe from the carp
spirit. Now, children hold various kinds of paper lanterns and play in the moonlight, while
eating mooncakes during the evening of Mid-Autumn Day.
A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1.Parents buy children all of these things EXCEPT _________.
A. mooncakes B. lanterns C. carps D. snacks
2. The word "hold" can be replaced by _________.
A. buy B. carry C. light D. lay
B. Answer the questions:
1. Is Vietnamese Mid-Autumn festival different to that in China ?
……………………………………………………………………………
2. What are the main activities in Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival?
……………………………………………………………………………
3. Why do children carry a carp lantern?
……………………………………………………………………………
PART D : WRITING
I. Rearrange the sentences using the following words
1. all/ a computer/ problems/ Sitting/ in front of/ health/ day/ cause/ can/.
…………………………..…………………………..……………………
2. Reading/ young children/ tales/ fairy/ be/ very/ beneficial/ can/ to/.
…………………………..…………………………..……………………
3. village/ has/ The/ electricity/ now/.
…………………………..…………………………..……………………
4. Among/ Tay/ the/ ethnic minorities,/ have/ the/ population/ largest/ the/.
…………………………..…………………………..……………………
5. Five-coloured/ rice/ is/ sticky/ a/ dish/ traditional/.
…………………………..…………………………..……………………
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before :
1. Jenny finds reading poetry boring
-> Jenny dislikes ……………………………………………………….
2. It is raining; therefore, we won’t have to practise today.
-> Because……………………………………………………………….
3. I’m obliged to finish the letter before midday.
-> I have …………………………………………………………………
4. Trung drives faster than his brother.
-> Trung’s brother doesn’t………………………………………………
5. People use the different cutlery to eat the main course and the desert.
-> The different cutlery………………………………………………….
III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given :
1. You/shouldn’t/point/prongs/fork/upwards/during/meal.
…………………………..…………………………..……………………
2. Hung Kings Temple Festival/ be/ public holiday/ Viet Nam/ since 2007.
…………………………..…………………………..……………………
3. In/ country,/ life/ be/ slower/ peaceful/ in/city.
…………………………..…………………………..……………………
4. What/ be/ you/ and/ friends/ do/ 4 p.m/ yesterday afternoon?
…………………………..…………………………..……………………
5. They/be/ fond/ do/ garden/ Sundays.
…………………………..…………………………..……………………
 MÃ TRƯỜNG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ I
(do phòng GD-ĐT ghi MÔN : TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

PART A : LISTENING
1.You will hear some information about a pop concert.Listen and complete (Ket 3 test 1
part 5)
POP CONCERT
Name of group Red river
In London: From: October 28th
To: (1) November ……………………………
Price of ticket (2) £………………………….
Telephone no: (3) …………………………….
Place: (4) …………………………... Bank Hall
In: (5) …………………………….. Street

2. Listen to Pose talking toSteve about her day. What is Rose going to do at each time?
(ket 3 test 2 part 2)
TIMES ACTICITIES
6. 10.00 a.m A. art lesson
B. have luch
7. 11.00 a.m
C. help Steve
8. 12.00 a.m D. meet Bill
E. see doctor
9. 1.00 p.m
F. see teacher
 10. 2.00 p.m G. study
H. swim

PART B :LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
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.
A. to passed B. is passed C. passing D. is passing
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. ____________ spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.
A. While B. When C. Nevertheless D. However
7.People burn incense to show respect to their ____________ during Tet.
A. relatives B. ancestors C. friends D. neighbours
8.The Le Mat Festival ____________ the founding of the village.
A. worships B. commemorates C. performs D. preserves
9.Which ethnic group has the largest population in Viet Nam? –“____________”
A. Kinh B. Muong C. Tay D. Hmong
10.The Lao is one of ……………… many Thai- speaking peoples.
A. the B. a C. an D. A and C
II. Give the correct form of the following verbs:
1. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food because he ( be)____________ very poor.
2. When I came, his family (have) ___________ dinner around a big dining table.
3. Children should(take)__________ things from adults with both hands.
4. She fancies (read)___________ books to the young children.
5.we (not finish)_____________________ our homework yet.
PART C :READING
I. Read and complete the passage with words in the box.
breakfast – study – at – learning – English
Tom is going to spend a year in China soon, he’ll ...(1)… Chinese language and History at
the university, he’ll live in the university, he’ll share the room with a Chinese student. Days start
very early so he’ll have to get up at about six o’clock, he’ll have …(2)… at about six thirty. His
classes will be in both …(3)… and Chinese, and they’ll begin at seven thirty. Lunch is …(4)…
twelve and then there’s a rest until three. He’ll continue …(5)… until six. After that he’ll come
back his room in the university. He thinks it’ll be difficult for him but he likes the course.
1………….. 2………….. 3…………… 4…………… 5…………..
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage :
Tim goes to junior high school in California. He is Hoa’s pen pal. His mother works ....
(1)...home. She takes...(2)... of the family. Three mornings a week, she works part-time at a
local supermarket. She and other women also cook lunch for homeless people once a week. His
father works five days a week for about 40 hours. He has fewer...(3)...than his mother. His
father has a...(4)...summer vacation. His family always ...(5)... to Florida on vacation.
1. A. in B. at C. on D. from
2. A. care B. part C. time D. place
3. A. day of B. days of C. day off D. days off
4. A. three- week B. three-weeks C. three weeks D. three week
5. A. go B. goes C. going D. is going
III. Read the passage and answer these questions below.
Yesterday when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an accident. A woman was knocked
down when she crossed the street at a zebra crossing. Many people stopped to offer their help. A
policeman arrived and asked a young man to telephone for an ambulance. While waiting for the
ambulance, the policeman and some people tried to stop the bleeding. They used a handkerchief
to cover the wound, then put pressure on it and held it tight. They tried to talk to her in order to
keep her awake. After about ten minutes, the ambulance arrived and the woman was taken to
the hospital.
A. Answer the following questions:
1. When did the accident happen?
.................................................................................................................................................
2. What did they do to stop the bleeding?
.................................................................................................................................................
3. What did they try to talk to her for?
.................................................................................................................................................
B. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences:
1. ………..telephoned for an ambulance.
A. a policeman B. a sudent C. a young man D. a doctor
2. They tried to talk to her in order to ……………
A. stop the bleeding B. keep her awake. C. keep her conscious D. B &C are correct

PART D:WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before :
1. we haven’t eaten this food since june.
-> The last time we………………………………………………………………………………...
2. He doesn’t like getting up early on cold days.
-> He hates
………………………………………………………………………………………...
3. People are cutting rice now.
->Rice……………………………………………………………………………………………...
4. He enjoys watching football matches..
-> He is interested………………………………………………………..
………………………...
5. It is not necessay to set off early today .
-Youdon’t …………………………………………………………………….
…………………....
III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given :
1. would/you/ like / drink /cup /tea?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. The students/ play /football/ ground /moment.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. This tree / plant / myfarther / 2 years ago/./
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. They/ already/ see/ that film/./
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. He/ used / go/ picnic/ weekends/ last year/./
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
III. Rearrange the sentences using the following words :
1.with/They/their/out/friends/eat/love/to.
…………………………………………………….
2.often/to/does/come/How/boat/ the/the/ island?
…………………………………………………….
3 The US//ethnic groups/over/a/is/with/multi-cultural/80
……………………………………………………………..
4.was/when/afairy/The/appeared/crying/girl.
……………………………………………………..
5.person/afraid/not/is/anything/Brave/of.

MÃ TRƯỜNG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ I

________________ MÔN : TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

PART A : LISTENING
I. Listen to a boy talking about changes in his village and say if the sentences are True (T)
or False (F). (Skills 2 – Unit 2)
Statements T F
1.Nobody lives in an earthen house now.
2.The village has electricity now.
3.Horses are still the only means of transport in the village.
4.The children used to go a long way to school.
5.More visitors are coming to see them.

II. Listen to the passage and choose the correct answer. You will listen TWICE. (Review
1 – listening)
Life in the English countryside
1. According to a recent survey by Country Life magazine, about 80 percent of Britain’s
____________ dream of living in the countryside.
A. population B.Pollution
2. In fact the countryside of England today shows the wealth of landowners and those who can
afford to escape the ____________ and ____________ city life.
A.dirty – noisy B.busy- noisy
3. In fact the countryside of England today shows the wealth of landowners and those who can
afford to escape the ____________
3. Maggie, who lives in North Yorkshire, says: “ Village life is ____________ and safe for the
kids.
A. wonderful B. beautiful
4.People in the English ____________ use private transport more, and the environment hasn’t
been spoilt much.
A. country B. countryside

PART B :LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. You should ____________ information about a custom or tradition.
A. finds B. found C. finding D. find
2. We reach the house after____________ for almost an hour.
A. cycled B. to cycle C. cycle D. cycling
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. Lac Long Quan missed his life in the sea; ____________, he took 50 sons back there.
A. however B. moreover C. because D. therefore
6. ____________ spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.
A. While B. When C. Nevertheless D. However
7.People burn incense to show respect to their ____________ during Tet.
A. relatives B. ancestors C. friends D. neighbors
8.The Le Mat Festival ____________ the founding of the village.
A. worships B. commemorates C. performs D.preserves
9.My dad doesn’t mind___________my mom from work every day.
A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up
10. I love the people in my village. They are so___________and hospitable.
A. friendly B. vast C. slow D. inconvenient
II. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses:
1.There (be)____________ conflicts in that country since last year.
2. The children used to (go) ___________ a long way to school.
3. They (live)_________ a nomadic life for six years.
4.The Hmong boys like ( play)___________ the game “danh quay” in spring.
5.Children should (take) _________ things from adults with both hands.
PART C : READING
I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:
 worship – traditional – therefore – celebrate - However

Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam. To (1) ___________Tet, Vietnamese people make
many tasty (2) ___________foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages,
boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green
beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; (3) ___________, this cake needs a lot of
preparation. This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid
during Tet. Other significant foods that cannot be missed to (4) ___________the ancestors are
sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy
them from famous suppliers. (5) ___________sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare
and must be served immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home.
1__________2__________3__________4__________5__________
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage :
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 picks 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 ancestors. The
festival is always full of songs and prayers.
1. A. festival B. custom C. minor D. cultural
2. A. runs B. gets C. comes D. goes
3. A. seen B. arranged C. celebrated D. observed
4. A. typically B. especially C.generally D.largely
5. A. call B. look C. pray D.ask
III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below :
I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is
three kilometers away. After class, I often help my mother to 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 farm work and exchange
news. The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard
everywhere.
My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products
like vegetables, fruits, eggs… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the
electric train in the town square. I love those trips.
On starry nights, children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the
Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.
A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. The boy often helps his parents ____________.
A. to collect water from the village well B. to sell the vegetables
C. to collect eggs from the chicken shed D. to feed the chickens
2. The villagers gather at the community hall ____________.
A. every day. B. once a month
C.only when there is an important event D. at the weekend
B. Answer the questions:
1. Where does the boy live?
…………………………..…………………………..…………………………..
2. Does the boy like riding on the electric train in the town square?
…………………………..…………………………..…………………………..
3. What does his father sell ?
…………………………..…………………………..…………………………..
PART D : WRITING
I.Rearrange the sentences using the following words:
1.Thanks/technology/,/now/can/for/preserve/our/to/ culture/ future/we/ generations/./
2.At / pagoda/,/ we /Buddha/worship/ tray/ Huong/ of /a/fruit/ offer/ to/him/./
3.In /Japan/,/ to/your/the /remember/ shoes/at/entrance/to/take off/all/
homes/,/businesses/and/hotels/most/./
4.Vietnamese/ plan/ activities/ families/ around/ their/children/ on/ many/their/ special/ days/./
5.At/children/ have/ to/,/Easter/independent/be/and/look/themselves/after/./
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before :
1. It's a pity, he doesn't take the doctor's advice
-> I wish he…………………………………………………………………
2. I adore listening to music every day.
->I enjoy ……………………………………………………………………
3. The red car is more expensive than the black one.
->The black car ……………………………………………………………
4. No one in my group is more intelligent than Long.
-> Long …………………………………………………………..……..
5. Son Tung M-TP performs the song “Chung ta khong thuoc ve nhau” very beautifully.
->The song “Chung ta khong thuoc ve nhau”…………………………………………
III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given :
1. My brother/ love / cook /./
…………………………..…………………………..…………………………………
2. Reading / fairy tales / young children/ can /be /beneficial /./
…………………………..…………………………..…………………………………
3. The Hung King Temple Festival / be / a pulic holiday/ Viet Nam /since 2007 /./
…………………………..…………………………..………………………………....
4. Hung King Temple Festival/significant/ festival / Viet Nam /./
…………………………..…………………………..………………………………….
5.We/ have /dinner /when / telephone / ring/./
…………………………..…………………………..………………………………....

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