Đề kiểm tra học kì I Tiếng anh Lớp 8 - Đề 2 - Năm học 2018-2019 - Trường THCS Gia Thụy

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1. GIA THUY SECONDARY SCHOOL THE FIRST TERM TEST – NO.2 SCHOOL-YEAR: 2018-2019 ENGLISH 8 Full name: Time: 45 minutes Class: 8A Mark: A. Listening: Listen and choose the best answer. (12pts) 1. The king and the queen live in A. a battle B. a marble C. a cattle D. a castle 2. The orge live in A. his dark tower B. the king’s tower C. the princess’s towel D. his new dark tower 3. What did the knight have to do to get the gold? A. give the gold B. kill the princess C. marry the princess D. rescue the princess 4. How was the orge when the knights reached the tower? A. hungry B. angry C. cruel D. scared 5. What was dragon doing when the dragon heard the princess? A. flying B. crying C. roaring D. screaming 6. What did the dragon do after rescuing the princess? A. turned into a handsome prince B. flew back to the castle C. put her on his back D. all are correct B. Phonetics: (12pts) I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line. (6pts) 1. A. pictures B. watches C. buses D. brushes 2. A. homework B. mother C. open D. judo 3. A. started B. washed C. watched D. stopped II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (6pts) 1. A. ancestor B. curious C. heritage D. tradition 2. A. invention B. magician C. mountain D. pollution 3. A. announce B. servant C. produce D. attention C. Reading: Read the passage and choose the best answer. (16pts) The country and the city have advantages and disadvantages. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (1)___ and quietness, and can do their work at their (2)___ pace because no one is in a (3)___. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them (4)___ they need it. Their life, however, can be (5)___ and they may be isolated, which is serious problem (6)___ they are ill or want to take children to school. The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it (7)___ has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not only have polluted air (8)___ also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in hurry and this means that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends. 1. A. quiet B. quietly C. peaceful D. peace 2. A. less B. only C. just D. own 3. A. hungry B. hurry C. hurriedly D. hurrying 4. A. where B. which C. whenever D. that 5. A. boring B. bored C. bored D. bores 6 A. unless B. because C. although D. when 7. A. also B. yet C. already D. so 8. A. never B. but C. hardly D. only
2. D. Vocabulary and Grammar. (24pts) Choose the best answer (24pts) 1. There's a .in our family that we have a party on New Year's Eve. A. belief B. legend C. custom D. tradition 2. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you than the red one. A. good B. well C. better D. the best 3. The of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage. A. preservation B. procession C. song D. performance 4. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk he was three years old. A. even though B. because C. while D. if 5. It's a rule, so everyone strictly follow it. A. doesn't have to B. shouldn't C. has to D. should 6. At the beginning of the festival, they performed a ___ of offering some incense. A. role B. function C. ritual D. task 7. I detest so early in the morning. A. get up B. getting up C. gets up D. to get up 8. Both my brother and I help our family's goats. We feed them on the pastures by the edge of the village. A. herds B. to herd C. herding D. to herding 9. Lang Lieu couldn't buy any special food he was very poor. A. although B. when C. while D. because 10. The girl was crying when a fairy A. appears B. was appearing C. appeared D. is appearing 11. While I the performance, I met one of my old friends. A. watched B. was watching C. watch D. am watching 12. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you better than . green one. A. the B. a C. an D. all are correct E. Writing: (16pts) I. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning; use the word in the brackets (8pts) 1. Minh is really hooked on hanging out with friends. (adore) => 2. They are both good at speaking English, but Hung speaks better than Nam. (badly) => 3. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn't happy. (although) => 4. The Buffalo- fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday. There were so many people. (because) => II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. (8pts) 1. When I was a small child I fancied (fly) kites in the field. 2. In my family, children have to get permission before (leave) the dining table. 3. Giong quickly pulled scores of bamboo trees (replace) the broken iron rod; otherwise, he couldn’t beat the enemies. 4. This festival (hold) to commemorate Saint Giong. THE END