Fullname: ……… Class: 8 ( ON)ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I LỚP 8
Part 1: Listening I Listen to the tape and write T or F (1m)
1 Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional dish 2 Five-coloured sticky rice is made with chemicals 3 The colours represent the elements of the life.
4 these elements create harmony between the heaven and earth.
II Listen to the passage and then complete each blank with one correct word (1 m)
1 Five-coloured sticky rice is important to northern region.
2 Five- coloured sticky rice has colours: red, yellow, green, purple and white 3 The green colour symbolises
4 Five-coloured sticky rice is usually made and enjoyed at
Part 2 Phonetic
I.Circle the word which has different sound in the part underlined (0.5m)
2 A diverse B minority C inconvenient D mine
Part 3 Vocabulary and grammar.I Choose the best answer.(1.5ms)
1 Life in a small town is than that in a big city.
A peaceful B.much peaceful C less peaceful D much more peaceful 2 does Hoa Ban Festival take place ?- In Lai Chau.
A What B Where C When D How 3 The Gong Festival is held in the Central Highlands
A year B yearly C annual D annually 4 Among the ethnic minorities, Tay have the largest population.
5.Tuan: “My favourite leisure activity is people watching.” Hoa: “ ”
A That sounds so weird! B OK That’s what you’ve chosen C That’s all right D Sure It’s very entertaining 6 "Do you love it?" can be abbreviated.
A WBU B J4F C NUFF D DYLI
II Put the verb into the correct form (1ms)
1 He doesn't fancy (play) beach volleyball because he hates sand 2 .you ever (ride) the buffalo.
3 you (visit)……….… ……… your grandfather last Sunday? 4 The children used to (go) a long way to school
Part 5 Writing
I Rearrange the following words into order to make a meaningful sentence.(0.5m)1.in/ My/ flowers/ mother/ the/ planting/ garden./ loves
2 teenagers / on /
Nowadays / more / past / rely / the / than / technology/ in
II Rewrite the sentences, using the direct in the brackets (1,5m).
1 I lived in Hai phong when I was small.
=> I used……… ………… 2 My dad is interested in collecting coins in my free time.
=> My dad enjoys……… ………….
1
Trang 23 Playing beach games is very interesting.
III Using the cues words to complete the sentences (0.5m)
1 We/ learn/ English/ four years
=> ……… ……… 2 Lan/ want/ buy/ a blue skirt/ my mother.
=> ………
Part 4 Reading
I Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage
Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past Many people no longer enjoy (1) in outdoor activities after school In stead, they(2) playing computer games or surfing the web in their free time Some people rely too much on computer and the Internet For example, they prefer(3) messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends Even when people (4) out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web However, many people dislike the Internet and the(5) world They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.
1 A.participate B to participate C participating D participates
II Read the following passage then answer the questions (1.25 ms)
Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.
1.Where does Gong culture exist?