Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2018-2019

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KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KỲ I – NĂM HỌC 2018-2019
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Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 - Chương trình thí điểm – Thời gian: 45 phút
Họ và tên: ................................................................... Lớp 8 ............ Trường THCS .............................................................
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Điểm bài thi (bằng số)
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 PART A: LISTENING (1.5 pts)
Question I. Listen to a boy talking about changes in his village and say if the sentences are True (T) or False (F) .( 0.75 pts)
Statements
T / F
1.Nobody lives in an earthen house now
2.The village has electricity now
3.Horses are still the only means of transport in the village
Question II. Listen to the passage and choose the correct answers.( 0.75 pts) 
1. Five-colored sticky rice is made by ethnic minorities in the northern . . regions. 
A. mountainous 	B. generous	C. delicious
2. The dish has five colors: red, yellow, green,  . and white. 
A. blue 	B. brown 	C. purple 
3. The green colors symbolizes  
A. plant 	B. plants 	C. planes 
 PART B: USE OF LANGUAGE (4.5 pts)
Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. (0.5pts) 
1. A. wanted 	 B. worshipped 	C. needed 	 D. expected
2. A. community	 B. computer	 C. museum	 D. customs
Question II. Find the word that has the main stressed syllable different from the others.( 0.5 pts)
1. A.celebrate 	 B. worship	 C. respect 	 D. expect
2. A.religion 	 B. custom	 C.tradition	 D.minority
Question II . Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.(2.0 pts)
1.The US is a....country with over 80 ethnic groups.
A. multi-cultural B. bi-lingual C. rich D. ethnic
2. So many people nowadays arecomputers and mobile phones. They use them a lot.
A. addicted B. bored C. worried about D. afraid of
3. Tam is a beautiful girl; ... , she’s kind-hearted.
A. therefore B. however C. moreover D. otherwise
4. While I.the performance, I met one of my old friends.
A. watched B. was watching C. watch D. am watching
5. In 2010, Ha Noi . its 1000th anniversary.
A. celebrated B. commemorated C. worshipped D. remembered
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6. Tet is an occasion for family in Viet Nam.
A. visitings B. Meeting C. reunions D. visited
7.Nam enjoys .................... so early in the morning.
A. getting up	B. get up	C. to get up	 D. gets up
8. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk  he was three years old.
A. even though	 B. because	 C. while	 D. if
Question III. Give the correct form of the following words. (0.5pts)
1.The girl was crying when a fairy (appear) ________________.
2. Nam (go) ____________ to Hung King Festival since last Sunday. 
Question IV. Identify a mistake in each sentence and correct it. (1.0 pt)
When I came, the whole family is having dinner around a big dining table.
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Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food while he was very poor.
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3. We speak English fluent now than last year.
...
4. I don’t like this performance although it’s too boring
C/ READING: (2.0pts)
Question I/ Read the passage and complete it with the words given (1.0 pt)
festivals
celebrate
lunar
best
happy
most
activity
celebrated 
Spring is the time when there are many (1) _______ in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban festival is the (2)_______ beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai people. In the second (3) _______ month of the year, when it gets warmer and Hoa Ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (4) _______. This is a great time for everyone, especially for boys and girls. 
1.  
2  
3.  
4.  
Question II.Read the fairy tale Cinderella and answer the questions below. (1.0 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 witch 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.
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?
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4. What happened in the end?
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D/ WRITING: (2.0 pts)
Question I/ Rewrite the sentences using the words in the bracket (1.0 pt)
Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food . He was very poor. (BECAUSE)
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During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets. They make Chung cakes as well.(SO)
....
We don’t celebrate the festival. It costs too much money. (If)
The buffalo-fighting Festival sounds frightening. Many people come to enjoy it. (Although)
Question II. Write complete sentences using the given words (1.0 pt)
1.Reading/ fairy tales/ young children/ can/ be/ beneficial.
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2.Through/ fairy tales/ children/ learn/ moral/ lesson/ and/ develop/ imagination.
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3.This/ also/ help/ them/ develop/ language/ especially/ vocabulary.
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4.In short/ parent/ should/ read/ fairy tales/ children/ because/ it/ bring about/ lot/ benefit.
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