Verb of linking+gerunds ¸ Writing

DẠY KÈM QUY NHƠN OFFICIAL UBND HUYỆN TRƯỜNG THCS

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8

(Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút)

PART I. LISTENING:(1.5pts)

A. Listen and fill in the gaps(1.5pts)

I live in a (1)………………. village. My parents often tell me stories about their life in the past.

It’s not much like the village I can see nowadays.Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of earthen ones. Our houses are better equipped with (2)………………. fans and TVs. Thanks to the TV, we now know more about life outside our village. We don’t use oil (3)………………. any more. We have electric lights which are much brighter. More villagers are using (4)………………. for transport instead of riding a horse or walking. We –village children -no longer have to walk a long way and cross a stream to get to (5)………………, which is dangerous in the rainy season. Now there’s a new school nearby. We also have more (6)………………. from the city. They come to experience our way of life. 1 2 3 4 5 6

B.Listen and decide statements T (True) or F (False) (1.0 pts) Statements T (true) F (fasle)

1. Vietnam is a multiethnic country with 54 ethnic groups. 2. The Viet (Kinh) people account for 86% of the country’s population 3. The main economic activity of most ethnic peoples is wet rice cultivation 4. Beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese ethnic minority groups are the same as each other.

PART II. Phonetics (1.0 pt)

A. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0,5p)

1. A. camel B. buffalo C. cattle D. paddy 2. A. lived B. populated C. harvested D. loaded

B.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0,5p)

3. A. ancestor B. curious C. heritage D. tradition 4. A. buffalo B. recognize C. permission D. cultural

PART III: LANGUAGE FOCUS:(3,0 pts)

I.Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (2,0 pts)

1. In 2010, Ha Noi____________ its 1000th anniversary.

A. celebrated B. commemorated C. worshipped D. remembered 2. My mother enjoys_________ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.

A. cook B. to cook C. cooking D. cooked 3. Look! Some children are ____________the buffaloes.

A. picking B. playing C. driving D. herding 4. The sky is _______here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.

A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast 5. At the Mid-Autumn Festival,kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes ; ____________, every child likes it very much.

A. Therefore B. Moreover C.Because D. However 6. Duringthe festival, they fly many _________ kites in different shapes and sizes

A.color B. colorful C. colorless D. coloring

II. Supply the correct form of the words in the blanket. (1,5pt)

1. While I______________the performance, I met one of my old friends. (watch) 2. They ________________ English since last year. (learn) 3. Terraced rice fields in Sa Pa are slopes claimed for cultivation in hilly or _________areas.

(mountain)

4. The wai is the __________ greeting of people in Thailand. (tradition) DẠY KÈM QUY NHƠN OFFICIAL III.Make letter A, B, C or D to indicate the part that is incorrect (0.5pt) 1. Inmy family, children has toget permission before leavingthe dining table. A B C D 2. WhenI come, the whole family was havingdinner around a big dining table. A B C D PART IV. READING:(2,0 pts) I. Read the following passage and choose the correct words to fill in the blanks(1,0pt) I surfthe Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) __________ more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop andalso a smartphone, so I can (2)___________ the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been online three times. Mainly I just email my friends. I read online magazines and I look (3) __________ information, too. I also compare prices of things, (4) ___________ I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe. 1. A. spend B. spending C. spent D. to spend 2. A. useful B. use C. usefully D. using 3. A. at B. in C. for D. on 4. A. because B. but C. although D. and II.Read the text and then answer the questions: (1,0pts) 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 culturallife of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it gets warmer and hoa ban -a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area -blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is celebrated. This is a great time for everyone, especiallyfor 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 prayfor good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods andancestors. The festival is always full of songs and prayers. 1. Is Hoa Ban festival the most beautiful and interesting? …………………………………………………………………………………............….. 2. Where does Hoa Ban festival take place? …………………………………………………………………………………............….. 3. What do Thai people pray for on Hoa Ban festival? ………………………………………………………………………………............…….. 4. Have you been to Lai Chau to see Hoa Ban festival? ………………………………………………………………………………............…….. PART V. WRITING(1.5pts) I. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above. (1.0pt) 1. He drives more carefully than his friend. → His friend drives…………………….............................................................................. 2. You should pay more attention to your studying. → You had ........................................................................................................................... 3. Nga really loves to hang out with friends. → Nga really enjoys………………………………………………………………………. 4. She uses all her free time to look after her garden. → She spends……………………………………………………………….…………….. II. Make meaningfulsentences using suggested words (0,5pt) 1.They/ dance / wonderful / than / us. ............................................................................................................................................... 2.Vietnamese people / have / clean / decorate / their houses / before Tet. ............................................................................................................................................... ----------Hết -----------