UBND HUYỆNTHANH OAI ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA KÌ 1
TRƯỜNG THCS LIÊN CHÂU Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
Họ và tên học sinh.............................Lớp:……
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A. Phonetics: (1pt)
Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. sound B. cloud C. found D. favourite
2. A. crafts B. comics C. streets D. stamps
3. A. camel B. cattle C. paddy D. buffalo
4. A. lived B. loaded C. harvested D. populated
5.A kissed B.listened C.played D.gathered
B. Grammar and Vocabulary: (2,5pts)
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences:(2,5 pts)
1. I don’t like………….up early in the winter days. I love……………in bed late.
A. getting/ stay B. get/ stay C. getting/ staying D. get/ staying
2. My brother is learning to……………a horse at the moment.
A. ride B. collect C. herd D. pick
3. …………….does Hoa Ban festival take place?- In Lai Chau
A. What B. When C. How D. Where
4. Mai studies Maths a little ………………
A. bad B. badly C. good D. smartly
5. Why don’t we………………our parents with some DIY projects?.- I think it’s useful
A. do B. make C. help D. give
6. It is typical of the cultural life of………….Thai people.
A. some B. a C. the D. x
7. The Viet people have many………………..customs and crafts.
A. tradition B. traditional C. culture D. customary
8. The streets in the cities are………………than those in the countryside.
A. crowded B. crowdeder C. more crowded D. less crowded
9. The ……………on display in Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture are very interesting.
A. items B. goods C. products D. shows
10. Do you fancy………………around the West Lake with me this Sunday morning?
A. having B. staying C. moving D. going
II. Give the correct forms of the verbs: (1pt)
They adore (make)…………..and (eat)…………..good food.
I used to climb trees when I (be)………………small.
It is necessary (water)…………….the flowers twice a day.
C. Reading:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the information below is true or false, if correct then enter TRUE (T) if false then enter FALSE (F). (2 points)
   Lan is a hard-working student. At school, she always pays close attention to the teacher’s explanations and often gets good marks. She’s very quick at understanding and solving difficult problems but never boasts of her intelligence. On the contrary, she usually helps her weak friends with their study. She frequently encourages them to try to become industrious students. She generally says to her friends: “If we want to become good citizens, we should never be tired of improving our knowledge. This is the best way for us to achieve great success in life” .
1.Lan doesn`t pay attention to the teacher`s explanations and often gets good marks.........
2.Lan doesn`t help weak friends with their study............
3.She always boasts of her intelligence..................
4.She frequently encourages her friends to try to become industrious students........

D. Writing:
I. Write questions for the underlined parts in the following sentences: (1,5pts)
1. It is about seven kilometers from the centre to the Museum of Ethnology.
(………………………………………………………………………………………?
2. China have the largest population in the world.
(…………………………………………………………………………………………?
3. The Yao people are famous for their elaborate costumes.
(………………………………………………………………………….?
II. Rewrite sentences with the same meanings of the root ones: (1pt)
1. A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car.
( An ordinary car goes…………………………………………………………..
He likes listening to pop music better than watching TV.
( He prefers……………………………………………………………………..
III. Fill in the blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets: (1pt)
1. It is very…………….........................for people in remote areas to get to hospitals. (CONVENIENT)

2. My sister doesn’t like surfing the Internet, she says it is…………….(BORE)

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