ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I LỚP 8 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I LỚP 8 MÔN TIẾNG ANH Đề số 1 (Thời gian làm bài 45 phút) I LISTENING Listen to the passage and give short answers to the following questions (2 5 pts) 1[.]
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I LỚP MÔN TIẾNG ANH Đề số (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) I LISTENING Listen to the passage and give short answers to the following questions (2.5 pts) Who is Peter? How old is he? Where does he live? What does he like doing in his free time? What is he going to next summer? II READING Read the passage and choose the most appropriate answer A, B, C or D (2.5 pts) How Nam has improved his English? In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse I did not know how to improve them I didn’t want my father and mother to know about this One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase She also told me how to use an English – English dictionary to improve my English grammar “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year? A The pronunciation B The grammar C Both pronunciation and grammar D The way of improving his pronunciation Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson? A His teacher B One of his friends C His father D His mother Where did Nam and his teacher go after that? A to the town library B to the school library C to the teachers’ room D to his house What did the teacher show him then? A A glass bookcase B An English – English dictionary C An English Grammar book D Cassettes of pronunciation drills What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later? A The first prize B The second prize C The third prize D The fourth prize III LANGUAGE FOCUS Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2.5 pts) I often play soccer _ Sunday afternoon A in B at C on D for We should wait here _ our teacher comes back A before B until C after D during Mr Brown is the same age Mrs Brown A as B like C from D with The little boy is not _ to lift the suitcase A enough strong B strong enough C too strong D so strong My father was good at swimming He used to swimming in summer A go B goes C went D going Kate hates to classical music A listens B listened C listen D listening Hung is student in my class A good B better C the best D a best Ho Chi Minh City is larger and beautiful than Hanoi A more B as C most D the most Mr Smith likes _ to music in his free time A listens B listened C listen D listening 10 They built this house _1990 A from B in C at D for IV WRITING Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases You can make all the necessary changes and additions (2.5 pts) Lan / like / learn English She / begin / learn / this language / 2003 She / always / want / improve her English Last week / she / buy / English-Vietnamese dictionary She / often / use/ it/ for reading THE END ĐỀ KIỂM TRA, HỌC KỲ I, LỚP MÔN TIẾNG ANH Đề số (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) I LISTENING Listen to the passage about Ba and his sister, and then put a tick in the appropriate box for T (True) or F (False) (2.0 pts) T F Ba is younger than Lan Lan is shorter than her brother Both Ba and Lan go to school in the morning They love listening to pop music and reading novels They don’t like playing chess and going swimming in summer Lan doesn’t like cooking, doing the shopping on Sundays Ba likes watching war films on TV Lan also loves playing soccer in her free time II READING Read the passage and answer the questions that follow (3.0 pts) Hello! My name is David I work for a construction company I started working for this company in 2004 We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway I usually work in the road department, but this month I am working in the department that builds bridges So my whole working day is different just now I normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction sites But with this new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop Now I am testing a model of one of the new bridges I enjoy it a lot because I have learned a lot of new things When did David begin working for his construction company? What is his company doing at the moment? Where does he usually work? Is he working in the road department this month? Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors? What is he testing now? III LANGUAGE FOCUS Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2.5 pts) We must be there _ 7.30 and 8.15 A at B before C between D after Dad stayed at the office _ he finished the report A between B until C for D at Vietnamese language is different _ English language A as B like C from D with Tom is 16 He isn’t _ to drive a car A enough young B young enough C enough old D old enough When my uncle was young, he used _ fishing on Sundays A go B went C going D to go Mary likes _ the piano A playing B plays C played D play She told me _ you that present A giving B to give C gave D given Last night I watched the movie “Romeo and Juliet” At last they killed A himself B herself C themselves D ourselves Jane is _ beautiful than her sister A as B like C the most D more 10 London is _ capital city in Europe A large B larger C most large D the largest IV WRITING Write a postcard using the following sets of words and phrases You can make all necessary changes and additions (2.5 pts) Dear Mom and Dad, I / have / wonderful / time / Ha Long Bay weather / be / lovely / and/ beach and islands / look / beautiful Yesterday / I / go shopping / Hon Gai Town I / be / going / visit / Dau Go Cave / tomorrow I / be / going / take / photographs / there See you soon Love, Linda - THE END ... use/ it/ for reading THE END ĐỀ KIỂM TRA, HỌC KỲ I, LỚP MÔN TIẾNG ANH Đề số (Th? ?i gian làm b? ?i: 45 phút) I LISTENING Listen to the passage about Ba and his sister,... Ho Chi Minh City is larger and beautiful than Hanoi A more B as C most D the most Mr Smith likes _ to music in his free time A listens B listened C listen D listening 10 They built this... English – English dictionary C An English Grammar book D Cassettes of pronunciation drills What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later? A The first prize B The second prize