Đề kiểm tra giữa học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 (Thí điểm) - Năm học 2023-2024

Date of planning:21/10/2023
WEEK: 9
 Peroid 26-27 : THE MID-TERM TEST
AN THANH TAY SECONDARY SCHOOL 	 THE MID-TERM TEST
	 	 Subject: TIẾNG ANH 8 
	 School year: 2023-2024	 Time allotted: 60 minutes
Student’s name:
Points
Teacher’s comment
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Class: 8/...

A. LISTENING 
I. Listen to the dialogue and circle the best option to answer the following questions. (1pt)
1. Where does Vy live ?
 A. in the center of Ho Chinh City.	 C. in the suburbs of Ho Chi Minh City 
 B. In the countryside 	 D. in a small village 
2. What are there in her neighborhood ?
 A. There is a big market, some factories, many shops, restaurants and art galleries. 
 B. There are many markets .
 C. There are a lot of suburbs. 
 D. There are many entertaining areas 
3. How are the people there ?
 A. outgoing and humorous C. jelous and cruel 	 
 B. sociable and hospitable D. helpful and friendly 
4. Are the schools nearby ?
 A. Yes, they are 	 C.They are nearby
 B. No, they are faraway D.They are near the market.
5. Why isn’t the air very clean ?
 A. Because the schools are too faraway. 	
 B. Because the streets are wide. 
 C. Because there are some factories near the place she lives . 
 D. Because the streets are noisy. 
 II. Listen the conversation and tick (✓) T (True) or F (False) for each sentence
TRUE
FALSE

Tom and Mai are discussing their likes and dislikes 



The school has badminton, chess and arts and crafts clubs.



Mai doesn’t like badminton



The badminton club activities are after school.



Tom started playing chess five years ago.



B. VOCABULARY – GRAMMAR - PRONUNCIATION: 
1. Circle the letter A, B or C before the word having underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1.2 point)
1. A.cartoon	B. good	C. cook	D. look
2. A.  June  	B. sugar	C. soup	D. truth
3. A. pick	B. live	C. village	D. activity
4. A. shortage	B.village	C. hospitable	D. cottage
5. A. avoid   	B. doing  	C. join	D. choice
6. A . picture  	B. sure	 C. mature 	D. ensure 
2. Choose the best option to complete the following sentences: (2,8 points)
7. Mai is interested _____ building websites for her friends.
A. of               	 B. with           	 C. in 	 	D. on
8. Mr Buong dislikes _______ the Net in the evening.
A. to surf	 B. surf 	 C. surfed	D. surfing
9. Do you fancy ________ with friends?
A. to socialise
B. socialising
C. socialise
D. socialised
10. He is keen on football so much that he goes to every match of his favourite team.
A.is interested in	 B. is fed up with	 C. is tired of	 D. is in favour of
11. Louise are very fond . going camping with friends at weekends.
A. about	 B. of	C. in	 D. with
12. The local people are kind and ________to visitors.
A.well-trained
B.hospitable
C.vast
D. picturesque
13. Life in the city seems to move ______than that in the mountainous areas.
A.fast
B.more fastly
C.fastly
 D.faster
14. Sunny sings the song __________ than Jessie does.
A. more well
B. better
C. more good
 D. best
15. You should go to the picturesque village this summer.
A. meat
B.beautiful
C. ugly
 D. slowly
16. She wanted to prepare for the exam;______,she turned off her mobile phone.
A.so
B.but
C.however
 D.therefore
17. Nam often ________to her Instagram account to chat with her sister in Ha Noi.
A.logs on
B.connects
C.uploads
 D.checks
18. Son: “Let’s discuss this problem in your new Facebook."- Tung: “______”
A.That’s a good idea
B.Glad you enjoyed it
C.Traffic is good,I think 
D.No,thanks
19.An: “I’ve passed my exam.” - Ba: “_________.”
A. Good luck
B. Thanks 
C. That’s a good idea.
 D.Congratulations!
20. Robert: “Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?” Mary: “______________.”
A. No, I won’t 	 	 B. Yes, I will
C. Never mind, thanks	 D. I’d love to
C. READING:
1. Read the passage and circle A, B, or C to complete the sentences.(1, 0 pt)
Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young members of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives.
1. When is Tet holiday celebrated of Lunar New Year in Viet Nam?
A. the first day 
B. the second day
 C. the third day	 D. the fourth day
2. What do they do one or two days before the festival? 	
A.buy new clothes
B.make kinds of jam
C. make Banh chung
D. Both B & C
3. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve? 	
A.have a reunion dinner
B.visit relatives
C.go to the pagoda
D.make Banh chung
4. Who receives lucky money? 	
A. young members
B. the children
C. the elders
D. the whole family
5. When do they visit their neighbors, friends and relatives?
A. on New Year morning
B.at night
C.during the dinner
D. On the New Year’s Eve
2. Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (T) or False (F)
 (1pt)
A hobby is a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one’leisure time. Hobbies can include collecting the items and objects, engaging it creative and artistic pursuits, playing sports, or pursuing other amusements and continually participating in a particular hobby, one can acquire substantial skill and knowledge in that area. Hobby is something that a person develops from childhood, more specifically during primary school, to late life. We can never predict when we develop interests in new things and have a likeness towards it.
In this busy daily schedule, we all get so busy in our life routine that sometime we forget to give out time for our hobbies. Indulging in a hobby is actually good for a sound health. We all need a time of leisure for ourselves and that partículả time is when we like to do something that gives us immense happiness.
Sentences
T
F
6. A hobby is often done in one’s free time.


7. People can gain skills and knowledge through taking up a hobby.


8. A hobby is mostly developed from the age of two to three.


9. It’s difficult to predict one’s new hobby development.


10. Involving in a hobby negatively affects one’s health.


C. WRITING:
1. Identify the one underlined word or phrase A, B, C or D that should be corrected or rewritten. (1 pt)
 1. Their life has been more comfortably since they moved to the city. à
 A 	 B	 C	 D
 2. He and I never see a more nice girl than this one. à
 A 	 B	 C	 D
 3. What she is truly keen in is classical music not modern music. à
 A 	 B	 C	 D
 4. He enojyed to do everything with the help of modern equipments. à 
 A 	 B	 C	 D
 5. They dislike surf the Net because it takes them too much time. à	
 A B C D	
2. Rewrite the following sentences that has the same meaning as the first one. (1 pt)
6. She wanted to work hard until midnight.
àShe was keen__________________________________________________________
7. He likes to play computer games. 
àHe enjoys_____________________________________________________________
8. Lan wants to study better, so she turns off her mobile phone.
àBecause ______________________________________________________________
9. Minh is a better swimmer than Hieu.
à Minh swims___________________________________________________________
10. Lan spends 3 hours a day doing her homework. 
àIt takes Lan____________________________________________________________
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