Đề kiểm tra học kì I Tiếng anh Lớp 8 - Đề 1 - Năm học 2018-2019 - Trường THCS Gia Thụy

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1. GIA THUY SECONDARY SCHOOL THE FIRST TERM TEST – N0 School year : 2018 - 2019 GRADE 8 Full name: Time: 45 minutes Class: 8A Mark: . A. Listening (6*2=12pts) Listen and choose the best answer. 1. The king and the queen live in A. a cattle B. a marble C. a castle D. a battle 2. The orge live in A. his old tower B. the king’s tower C. the old dark tower D. his dark tower 3. What did the knight have to do to get the gold? A. rescue the princess B. respect the princess C. marry the princess D. help the princess 4. How was the orge when the knights reached the tower? A. hungry B. lovely C. cruel D. angry 5. What was dragon doing when the dragon heard the princess? A. crying B. flying C. roaring D. screaming 6. What did the dragon do to rescue the princess? A. blew the orge away B. flew back to the castle C. put her on his back D. turned into a handsome prince B. Pronunciation (6*2=12pts) I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 7. A. mention B. question C. action D. education. 8. A. climb B. humble C. bomb D. lamb. 9. A. sprung B. spruce C. structure D. strum. II. Choose the word whose stress is different from the others. 10. A. mention B. question C. action D. education. 11. A. musician B. historian C. vegetarian D. magician. 12. A. socialization B. communication C. comparison D. organization. C. Reading (8*2=16pts) Read the passage and choose the best answer Vietnamese all over the world are preparing for their most important and popular day of the year – Tet, or the Lunar New Year. Tet is (13) . on the same day as the Chinese New Year, but does not start at the same time. There is a one-hour time difference between Hanoi and Beijing. The holiday celebrates the arrival of spring. There are a lot of traditional (14) that people practice during Tet. These include remembering (15) , sending people New Year's greetings, and giving lucky money to children. It is a time to forget the (16) . of the past year and hope for better things in the coming year. It is also a good excuse for people to have big family reunions. People in villages across Vietnam are working overtime to prepare food and crafts in time for the holiday. In Ho Chi Minh City up 68 flower markets opened on February 3 to start selling different kinds of blooms and (17) trees. Thousands of boats bring flowers from all over the country down the Mekong River to Ho Chi Minh's (18) markets. Food is also big business during Tet. Villagers in Dong Thap province are working day and night to make sure they have enough pork rolls to sell – these are in big demand (19) the festival. Tourism is also booming because of the holiday. Vietnamese travel agents say (20) bookings are 15 per cent higher than last year, and the number of foreign tourists will rise by 46 per cent. 13. A. to celebrate B. celebrate C. celebrating D. celebrated 14. A. custom B. customs C. customer D. customers 15. A. teachers B. parents C. ancestors D. relatives 16. A. troubles B. events C. news D. happiness 17. A. to decorate B. decoration C. decorating D. decorative 1
2. 18. A. float B. floating C. to float D. floated 19. A. during B. for C. along D. through 20. A. home B. homes C. domestic D. domestics D. Vocabulary and Grammar (12*2=24pts) Choose the best answer 21. I adore aerobics. A. playing B. going C. doing D. having 22. In the UK, when you are served bread, you must break it with your A. knife B. fork C. spoon D. hand 23. Every two years in April, Hue festival is held to honor the heritages of Hue. A. culture B. cultural C. culturally D. cultures 24. They need to prepare Moon Cakes for the coming Festival. A. Tet B. Hung King Temple C. Mid-Autumn D. Hue 25. Aladdin a large space in the cave, he fired a match to light up the lamp and then a Genie suddenly . in front of him. A. found- was appeared C. was finding- appeared B. was finding- was appearing D. found- appeared 26. In 2010, Da Lat Flower Festival was the biggest festival to celebrate the 1,000 . of Thang Long – Ha Noi. A. commemoration B. ceremony C. celebration D. occasion 27. Linda’s very surprised and interested in Huong Pagoda Festival because of the between two cultures. A. differ B. differently C. different D. differences 28. Today, I take my best friend to Lim Festival . I tell her about this traditional festival in Viet Nam. A. so B. because C. and D. or 29. .Race Festival is taken place every year in Tay Nguyen area. A. Monkey B. Horse C. Buffalo D. Elephant 30. At the beginning of the festival, they performed a of offering some incense. A. role B. ritual C. function D. task 31. It’s the rule, so everyone follow it. A. have to B. shouldn’t C. has to D. doesn’t have to 32. You should go to the pagoda to pray your family. A. to B. at C. on D. for E. Writing (8*2=16pts) I. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning. 33. Nam and Tom arrived late; therefore, they missed the most important part of the festival. (Because)  . 34. Lam was very busy; however, he spent the whole day at the Le Mat Village Festival. (Although)  35. You should come to the festival early, or you cannot join the procession. (if)  36. Despite injured feet, she went to school. (Even though)  II. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs. 37. At 6 PM yesterday, my mother was cooking dinner while my sister (study) in her room. 38. This is the first time I (read) this novel. 39. She is the most intelligent girl I ever (meet) 40. When they (walk) down the stairs, they (hear) a strange noise. The end 2