Đề kiểm tra chất lượng học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 (Hệ 10 năm) - Năm học 2018-2019

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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KỲ I
NĂM HỌC 2018-2019
 Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Hệ 10 năm (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút)
(Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào tờ đề thi này)
A.LISTENING
I, Listen to a conversation and match Nam's hobbies and leisure activities with different stages in his life. You will listen TWICE.( 1pt)
 Stages of life
 Hobbies/Leisure activities
 1. childhood
 A. volunteering
 2. primary school 
 B. playing with toys
 3. secondary school
 C. playing tennis
 4. university
 D. reading comics
II. Listen to the story of Hans Christian Andersen's life and complete the notes. Fill each of the gaps with no more than THREE words and/or a number. You will listen TWICE. ( 1pt)
A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
1805: Born in Odense, (1) ______________
1819: Travelled to Copenhagen and worked as (2) ______________
(3) ______: Started writing fairy tales
- 1845: (4) ______________ of his stories became known to foreign audiences
B. PHONETIC.
I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined .( 1pt) 
1. 	A. mention	B. question	C. action	D. education
2.	A. listened	 B. opened	C. wanted	D. lived
3. 	A. community	B. computer	C. museum	D. customs
4.	A. needed	 B. opened	C. wanted	D. decided
C.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (2 pts )
1. A tradition is something we do that is special and ____________ down through the generations.
 A. to passed 	B. passed	 C. passing 	D. is passing
2. The whole family___________with tradition by spending the New Year’s Eve abroad.
	A. went	B. broke 	C. followed	D. kept
3. In Viet Nam, you____________ use only the first name to address people older than you.
	A. should 	B. must 	C. have to 	D. shouldn’t
4. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food____________he was very poor.
	A. although	B. when	C. while	D. because
5. While I ________ the performance, I met one of my old friends.
 A. watched	B. was watching	C. watch	D. am watching
6. In 2010, Ha Noi . its 1000th anniversary.
 A. celebrated B. commemorated C. worshipped D. remembered
7. Tet is an occasion for family in Viet Nam.
 A. visitings B. Meeting C. reunions D. visited
8. So many people nowadays arecomputers and mobile phones. They use them a lot.
A. addicted B. bored C. worried about D. afraid of
II. Give the correct tense/ form of the words in brackets. ( 1pt )
They detest (get) ____________ up early in the morning 
The Tay people live mostly in the ..regions in the north of Viet Nam ( mountain ) 
3. I’m so about your trip. It’s going to be amazing.(excite)
4. Ao dai is our . dress. We wear it every Monday at school.( tradition)
D. READING:
I. Read the passage and complete it with the words given (1 pt)
traditions – means – according – however– therefore 
The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. People thought there was a special danger from evil spirits on birthdays;(1) ___________, friends and family came together to bring good thoughts and wishes and even presents. There are some different (2) ______ in different countries around the world.
In Vietnam, on a child’s first birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child for him or her to choose. (3) ______ to tradition, the first thing the child picks up will tell us his or her future job. In some countries, a 21st birthday cake is sometimes in a shape of a key. The key (4) _______ that the young person is now old enough to leave and build up to their own family at any time they want to.  There is usually a special party on these birthdays.
II. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below ( 1 pt):
	Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good fairy helped Cinderella. She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name. But she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her. They got married and lived happily ever after.
* Questions:
1. What did Cinderella’s father do when his wife died?
2. How did Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters treat her?
3. Who turned Cinderella’s old clothes into a beautiful gown?
.
4. What did the prince use to find Cinderella?
..
E. WRITING: (2 pts)
Question 1 (1pt): Rearrange the given words to complete the sentence. 
1. festival/ in / Viet Nam / Tet / is / the / most / important /
.
2. because / they / can / Children / like/ Tet / receive / lucky / money /
Question 2 (1pt): Rewrite or combine the sentences, using the suggested words.
1. Mr Lam was very busy; however,he spent the whole day at the La Mat Village festival.
=> Although.
2. I love listening to music. 
=> I fancy 
You are advised not to wear shorts when going to pagodas.
=> You should not 
4. My house is smaller than your house.
=> Your house .......
THE END
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ I
Môn : Tiếng Anh 8, Năm học 2018-2019
A. LISTENING (2pts): 0,5 x 8 = 2pts
1-B 	2- D	 3-E 	4-A 
2. . Denmark	 2. (an) actor 	3. 1835 	4. English translations 
B. PHONETIC(1pt): 0,5 x 4 = 1pts 
1. B. question	2.C. wanted	3. D. customs	4 B. opened	
C. C.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I.Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (1 pt )
1. B passed	2. B. broke	3. D. shouldn’t	4. D. because
II. Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in brackets. ( 0.5pt )
getting
mountainous                                                                                                    
D. READING:
I. Read the passage and complete it with the words given (1 pt)
therefore 
traditions 
according 
means 
II. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below 
1. He married an evil widow with two daughters.
2. They treated her badly.
3. A good witch did.
4. He used a glass slipper that Cinderella left behind.
E. WRITING: (2 pts)
Question 1 (1pt): Rearrange the given words to complete the sentence. 
1. Tet is the most important festival in Viet Nam. 
2. Children like Tet because they can receive lucky money.
Question 2 (1pt): Rewrite or combine the sentences, using the suggested words.
1. => Although Mr Lam was very busy, he spent the whole day at the La Mat Village festival.
2. => I fancy listening to music.
3. => You should not wear shorts when going to pagodas.
4. => Your house is bigger than my house.