Đề kiểm tra 1 tiết lần 3 môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Chương trình thí điểm

... SECONDARY SCHOOL
Name: .
Class: .
 KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT LẦN 3
Subject: English 8
 Time: 45 minutes
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COMMENT
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A. LISTENING: Listen and complete the sentences. (1,0pt)
A _____________ hit Nghe An Province last night.
___________ of people were left homeless.
Heavy rain is expected to continue and ___________ warnings have been issued.
Temporary_________________ will be built to house them.
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (3pts) 
I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0,5pt)
 1. A. thermal	B. thankful	C. there	D. thorough
 2. A. physical	B. visual	C. music	D. because
II.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0,5pt)
 3. A. ecology	B. environment	C. autography	D. residential
 4. A. Maltese	B. festive	C. degree 	D. unique
III. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (2pts)
Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute 	B. pollution 	C. polluting 	D. polluted
2. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood 	B. flooding	C. flood	D. flooded
3. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.
A. cleanliness 	B. cleanly 	C. cleaning 	D. clean
4. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ___________ food at Christmas.
A. national 	B. historical 	C. traditional 	D. possible
5. The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third_________ country in the world.
A. smallest	B. largest 	C. narrowest	D. highest 
6. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.
A. damaged 	B. was damaged 	C. has damaged 	D. has been damaged
7. A severe tropical___________ is called a typhoon.
A. drought 	B. rain 	C. flood	D. storm 
8. As soon as the floodwater ___________ down, people ____________ their houses.
A. went - cleaned 	B. had gone – cleaned	C. went - had cleaned	D. had gone – had cleaned
C. READING: (3pts) 
I. Choose the correct answer for each gap to complete the following passage. (2,5pts)
 Rivers are ____(1) ____ of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and____ (2)____ every country has at least one river that ___(3)___ an important part in the lives of its people.
 Besides transportation, rivers ___(4)___ food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their ____(5)____. And in order to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (đập, đê) across a river and let the water become a lake ____(6)____ the dam. Then people can use their water not only to ___(7)___ fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries.
 ____(8)___, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks grow ____(9)____ size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to ____(10)_____ rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.
A. one	B. ones	C. among 	D. those
A. most	B. mostly	C. almost	 	D. about	
A. takes	B. makes	C. occupies 	D. plays
A. supply	B. provide	C. distribute	D. bring
A. banks	B. shores	C. sides	D. beaches
A. behind	B. on	C. below 	D. under
A. take	B. irrigate	C. drain 	D. give
A. Moreover	B. Therefore	C. Thus 	D. However
A. of	B. about	C. in	D. for
A. keep	B. get	C. hold 	D. maintain
II. Answer the questions about you. (0,5pt)
1. Is there a river near your house?
→.
2. Why don’t people swim in the river anymore?
→.
D. WRITING: (3pts) 
I. Combine each pair of sentences using the words given in brackets. (1pt)
1. Hundreds of houses destroyed after a tornado hit the small town of Texas.
 A	 B	 C	 D
2. The earthquake occurred at midday when many people had had lunch.
	 A	 B C D
II. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given. (2pts)
1. There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep. 
→ Because 
2. Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car.
→ Objects...
3. Your parents are happy because you behave yourself well. 
→ If ...
4. They provided food then cleared up the debris. 
→ After ...
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ANSWER KEY:
A. LISTENING: Listen and complete the sentences. (1,0pt)
A ___typhoon____ hit Nghe An Province last night.
__Hundreds____ of people were left homeless.
Heavy rain is expected to continue and ___flood____ warnings have been issued.
Temporary ___accommodation____ will be built to house them.
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (3pts) 
I. Pronunciation: (1pt)
1) Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0,5pt)
 1. A. thermal	B. thankful	C. there	D. thorough
 2. A. physical	B. visual	C. music	D. because
2) Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0,5pt)
 3. A. ecology	B. environment	C. autography	D. residential
 4. A. Maltese	B. festive	C. degree 	D. unique
II. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (2pts)
Air___________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute 	B. pollution 	C. polluting 	D. polluted
2. The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.
A. to flood 	B. flooding	C. flood	D. flooded
3. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.
A. cleanliness 	B. cleanly 	C. cleaning 	D. clean
4. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ___________ food at Christmas.
A. national 	B. historical 	C. traditional 	D. possible
5. The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third_________ country in the world.
A. smallest	B. largest 	C. narrowest	D. highest 
6. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.
A. damaged 	B. was damaged C. has damaged 	D. has been damaged
7. A severe tropical___________ is called a typhoon.
A. drought 	B. rain 	C. flood	D. storm 
8. As soon as the floodwaters ___________ down, people ____________ their houses.
A. went - cleaned 	B. had gone – cleaned	C. went - had cleaned	D. had gone – had cleaned
C. READING: (3pts) 
I. Choose the correct answer for each gap to complete the following passage. (2,5pts)
 Rivers are ____(1) ____ of the world’s most important natural resources. Many cities are on large rivers, and____ (2)____ every country has at least one river that ___(3)___ an important part in the lives of its people.
 Besides transportation, rivers ___(4)___ food, water for crops, water to drink, and opportunities for recreation for people who live along their ____(5)____. And in order to get water for crops, engineers sometimes build a dam (đập, đê) across a river and let the water become a lake ____(6)____ the dam. Then people can use their water not only to ___(7)___ fields but also to make electricity for homes and industries.
 ____(8)___, the water often becomes polluted when cities on river banks grow ____(9)____ size and the number of industries increases. We are learning that it is necessary to ____(10)_____ rivers clean if we want to enjoy the benefits of the natural resources.
A. one	B. ones	C. among 	D. those
A. most	B. mostly	C. almost	 	D. about	
A. takes	B. makes	C. occupies 	D. plays
A. supply	B. provide	C. distribute	D. bring
A. banks	B. shores	C. sides	D. beaches
A. behind	B. on	C. below 	D. under
A. take	B. irrigate	C. drain 	D. give
A. Moreover	B. Therefore	C. Thus 	D. However
A. of	B. about	C. in	D. for
A. keep	B. get	C. hold 	D. maintain
II. Answer the questions about you. (0,5pt)
1. Is there a river near your house?
→Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
2. Why don’t people swim in the river anymore?
→Because the water isn’t clean enough for us to swim and it’s seriously polluted now.
D. WRITING: (3pts) 
I. Combine each pair of sentences using the words given in brackets. (1pt)
1. Hundreds of houses destroyed after a tornado hit the small town of Texas.
 A	 B	 C	 D
2. The earthquake occurred at midday when many people had had lunch.
	 A	 B C D
II. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given. (2pts)
1. There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep. 
→ Because there was a loud noise next to my door last night, I couldn’t sleep. 
2. Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car.
→ Objects can be moved as big as a car by tornadoes.
3. Your parents are happy because you behave yourself well. 
→ If you behave yourself well, your parents will be happy. 
4. They provided food then cleared up the debris. 
→ After they had provided food, they cleared up the debris. 
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