ĐỀ THAM KHẢO THI HỌC KỲ I MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

DE THAM KHAO HK1 KHOI (2015) DE 1: SECTION A (8,0 points) LISTENING: A Listen to the conversation twice and mark the best answer for each of the following questions Question 1: Her full name is…………… A Pham Thi Nga B Phan Thi Nga C Pham Mai Nga D Phan Mai Nga C April 20 , 1989 D April 22 , 1988 C 45 Tran Phu Street D 55 Tran Phu Street Question 2: When was she born? A April 22 , 1998 B.April 22 , 1989 Question 3: She lives at……………… A Tran Phu Street B Tran Phu Street Question 4: She likes……………… A drawing B outdoor activities C acting D A, B and C are correct B Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are True (T) of False (F) Write your answer on the answer sheet Statements True False Question 5: The woman wants to see the principal , Mr Kelvin Question 6: The woman can’t see Mr Kelvin on Tuesday Question 7: The woman ’s name is THU Question 8: Her telephone number is 64683720942 PHONETICS Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions Question : A.emigrated B demonstrated C needed D reserved Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions Question 10: A delivery B emigrate C introduce D customer LANGUAGE FOCUS Mark the letter A, B, C, or D questions to indicate the correct answer to each of the following Question 11: I _ English for years A was B studied C have studied D has studied Question 12: You can see a lot of famous paintings in this _ A service B invention C demonstration D exhibition Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions Question 13: Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at a lot of exhibitions A some B countless C much D most Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions Question 14: Language learners learn words in different ways A beautiful B easy C hard D same Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Question 15: D I am very proud on our country, Viet Nam A B C D Question 16: You will have to cook dinner himself A B C D READING : A Read the passage then choose the true (T) or false (F) statements How Nam has improved his English " In the first semester of grade 8, I had some difficulties in learning English My pronunciation of English was really bad and my English grammar was worse I didn't know how to improve.One day, my English teacher took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills She also told me how to use an English - English dictionary to improve my English grammar.I made much progress and only short time later I got excellent grades in English Now I like learning English best " …… 17 He improved his English himself …… 18 Nam's English was poor in the first semester of grade of …… 19 He is good at English now …… 20 His teacher told him how to learn new words B Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Nga used to live with her grandmother on a farm when she was a young girl She worked very hard but she had a lot of fun Each day, she got up at five o’clock and collected the chicken eggs in the morning The work lasted until o’clock; then she had to prepare her breakfast She often had fried rice with eggs for breakfast It was very delicious However, what made her remember deeply in her mind were the wonderful evenings She enjoyed sitting next to her grandmother and listening her folktales The light of lamp made the folktales more interesting because, at that time, there wasn’t electricity Question 21 Nga used to live with A her father B her sister C her grandmother Question 22 She got up at D her aunt A o’clock B o’clock C o’clock D o’clock Question 23 What did she in the morning? A went to the market B went to school C cooked D collected the eggs Question 24 What did she enjoy? A the folktales B the eggs C the lamp D the farm SECTION B (2,0 points) I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence.(0,5 point) printed before it Write your answers on your answer sheet (0,5 point) Question 25: Mr Hung is very rich He can buy expensive cars for his family  Mr.Hung is rich enough _ Question 26: Miss Lien said “Please wait me for a moment, Nam”  Miss Lien Question 27: They often visited their grandparents when they were children  They used to _ Question 28: My teacher said “ You should go to school on time, Lan.”  II My teacher _ Write a paragraph, using the information in the box (1,5 points) Name : Le Thi Mai Age : 14 Appearance : tall , thin , short curly hair Characters : kind , generous , sociable Family : parents , younger brother Friends : Thanh , Phong , Ngan DE 2: Section A (6,0 points) : I Listening Listen to the conversation twice and mark the best answer for each of the following questions Question 1: Nick is in the ………………… A living room B dinner room C bedroom D bathroom Question 2: He is sitting on the ……………… A chair B tool C sofa D couch C interesting D wonderful Question 3: His room looks …………… too A.lovely B nice Question 4: He lives in a ………… house A city B.town C village D country Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are True (T) of False (F) Write your answer on the answer sheet Contents T F Question 5.Phuc and Duong are having a picnic Question They don’t see Mai and Chau Question They have lots of food Question This evening , They are going to the judo club II Language focus Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions Question 9: A list B underline C highlight D night Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions Question 10: A customer B delicious C grocery D resident Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 11: My father …………… a new car yesterday A buy B will buy C bought D has bought C to play D play Question 12: Ba loves …………… soccer A playing B plays Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions Question 13: Mai hates going to the market A.enjoys B.likes C dislike D.prefers Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions Question 14: The bag on the left is the same as the bag on the right A different from B modern C nice D suitable Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Question 15: You should participate to the recycling program A B C D Question 16: That’s very kind for you to me a favor A B C D III Reading Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks Kenji and Ykari are new students in Peter’s class They are from Japan.They said they (17) together,once a week They studied their textbook (18) it has the grammar at the back They learned the rules (19) _ heart and then they wrote (20) of sentences and examples, and practiced with conversations Question 17: A revised B revision C learned D learning Question 18: A so B so that C because D in order to Question 19: A with B by C on D in C many D much Question 20: A lots B lot Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions Nich Johnson live with his parents, and his sister They live in Wembley, in north London Nick’s mum is called Sue She works in a supermarket His dad is called Jim and he works in a bank Nick’s sister is called Tracy She is nine years old There is also a dog in the family His name is Fred Question 21: How many people are there in Nick Johnson’s family? A B C D Question 22: Where does Nick’s family live? A America B England C Scotland D Australia Question 23: Which does the word ‘his’ in line refer to? A Nick’s mother B Nick’s sister C Nick’s dog D Nick’s cousin Question 24: What’s Nick’s sister’s name? A Sue B Jim C Tracy D Fred Section B (2,0 points) I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it Write your answers on your answer sheet (1 point) Question 1: He often went camping on the weekend when he lived in the city He used ……………………………………………………………… Question 2: I started learning English in 2000 I have ……………………………………………………………… Question 3: “Don’t drive too fast,boy”,I said I asked boy …………………………………………………………… Question 4: We are not experienced We can’t it ourselves àWe are not experienced enough ……………………………………………… II Writing a paragraph to describe one of your friends using the suggested ideas below (1 point) From the information of Long in the application form Write the sentences about him Name : Le Hoang Long Age : 14 School : Tran Hung Đao Class : 8A Address : 10 Quang Trung Street Phone number : 3967740 Date of birth : 6/ 12/ 2001 Interest : reading , watching DE 3: SECTION A (7,0 POINTS) I LISTENING: (2ms) *Listen and Circle the best option (a, b, c or d) to complete the following questions:(1m) (Khoanh tròn lựa chọn (a, b, c d) để hoàn thành câu hỏi sau) The author was trying to a show how important the language is b introduce a new way of language learning c give the reader advice on language learning d persuade the readers to join their new language class The author wrote the passage to a students b language learners c doctors d engineers Which of the following could be the best title of the passage? a How To Be a Good Language Learner b How To Be a Good Teacher c A New Way of Language Learning d Dr Lee’s Ideas Language learners shouldn’t _ a get to class early b ask and answer questions in class c be absent from school d use the new language outside of class *Listen the text , then choose True or False statement and write T (for TRUE) and F (for FALSE) to the folowing statements below:(1m) (Nghe đoạn văn , sau viết T (cho câu ĐÚNG), F (cho câu SAI) bên cạnh thông tin đây.) .5.According to experts, children should learn many languages Children should learn a mother tongue Children should start to learn foreign languages as early as possible Experts think that it is a good idea for children to learn not just one language II Phonetics: 1,0 m *Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others (Chọn từ có cách phát âm khác với từ lại ) a planet b character c happy d classmate 10 a.letter b twelve c person d sentence * Choose the word that has a different STRESS PATTERN form that of the others ( Chọn từ có dấu nhấn khác với từ cịn lại) 11 a chemical b precaution c electric d.desstruction 12 a remember b dangerous c vegetable d.opposite III LANGUAGE FOCUS: (2 ms) *Circle the best answer(a, b, c or d) (Khoanh tròn a, b, c d) 13 James is very ill; he to the hospital a need to go b needs to go c need going d.needs going 14 His wife five years ago a die b died c.dies d.was dying 15.I was born in Vietnam; Vietnamese is my a mother tongue b first language c foreign language d a & b *Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions ( Chọn từ đồng nghĩa với từ gạch dưới) : 16 She got good marks in all her exams a scores b goals c grades d points *Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions ( Chọn từ trái nghĩa với từ gạch dưới) : 17.Lan studies excellent a good b fair c poor d rich *Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting (Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ cần sửa lại cho những câu sau) 18 Do you go to swim in the river at the picnic tomorrow? a b c d 19 They emigrated from Poland for Australia to find work a b c d 20 The telephone is a very useful invent a b c d IV Reading (2,0 ms) * Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces Kenji and Ykari are new students in Peter’s class They are from Japan They said they (21) together, (22) a week They studied their textbook (23) it has the grammar at the back They learned the rules (24) _ heart and then they wrote (25) _ of sentences and examples, and practiced with conversations 21 a revised b revision c learned d learning 22 a once b one c two d a & b 23 a so b so that c because d in order to 24 a with b by c on d in *Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it Hi! My name is John I live in Liverpool Liverpool is a large city in the north of England I live with my parents, my two brothers and my sister We live in a large house In our house, there is a big kitchen, a dining room, a large living room,and a toilet There is also a separate room for our washing machine and freezer Upstairs there are five bedrooms, two bathrooms, and another toilet Outside, there is a large garden.There are two garages 25 Where does John live? a In England b In Wales c In Scotland d In France 26 How many people are there in John’s family? a.4 b.5 c.6 d.7 27 How many rooms are there in John’s house? a 10 b 11 c 13 d 14 28 Which of the following is not true? a John’s family live in a large house b John’s house is big but doesn’t have any gardens c The kitchen in John’s house is big d John’s house has two garages SECTION B (3,0 POINTS) I.Write the second sentence, unchanged the meaning: (1,5 ms) ( Viết lại câu thứ hai với nghóa không thay đổi.) Their mother said to them,"Don't much noise co much" Their mother Let’s talk about the story What about.………………………………………………………………….? 3.Her hair is long and black She has II Writing a paragraph to talk about the ways to learn English ( about 100 - 150 words) :(1,5 DE : Section A (6,0 points) I Listening Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are True (T) or False (F) Write your answer on the answer sheet Contents Question Cindy isn’t so tall Question Bob is in his teens Question Anne is 29 Question Paul’s cousin has blond hair T F Listen to the conversation twice and circle the best answer for each of the following questions Question 1: The letter is _ A next to the purse B on the purse C in the table D under the purse Question 2: The book is A beside the computer B under the sofa C.under the lamp D.on the computer Question 3: The orange juice is A on the refrigerator B behind the milk C next to the refrigerator D under the book Question 4: The gloves are _ A next to the coat B in the coat C on the chair D next to the chair II Language focus Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions Question 1: A story B sorry C sing D sugar Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions Question 2: A extremely B generous C.orphanage D humorous Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions Question 3: Yesterday, I a letter from my friend A receives B received C receive Question 4: We are fond of fishing in the summer D receiving A making B getting C going D doing Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions Question 5: They like taking part in different clubs to improve English A joining in B coming in C going to D giving up Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions Question 6: Keeping our kids safe is our duty A easy B dangerous C nice D well Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions Question 7: In Sunday, we never want to have any extra classes A B C D Question : I wanted to know what you could did for me A B C D III Reading Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks Our classes take place for three hours every morning ( 9) Monday to Friday The maximum class size from twelve and the average is ten We use modern methods of teaching and (10 ) , and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorder You will only be successful in improving your English, however, if you work (11) _ and practice speaking English as (12 ) _ as you can! Question A from B since C at D in Question 10 A learn B learning C learns D learnt Question 11 A hard B hardly C quick D intelligent Question 12 A many B a lot C lots D much Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions In Scotland, there is a popular legend about a monster The monster lives in a lake called Loch Ness, near the town of Inverness Loch Ness is 32 km long, km wide, and very, very deep The monster’s name is Nessie People say that she is very big, and that she has got a long neck, like a snake The legend of the monster is very famous, and millions of tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie Come to Scotland and Loch Ness _ that person may be you! Question 13 What does the word ‘popular’ in the first line mean? A ancient B modern C famous Question 14.What is the length of Loch Ness? 10 D interesting A 32 km B km C very deep D no information Question 15 Which of the following does the word ‘she’ in line refer to? A legend B Loch Ness C the monster D the town Question 16 The tourists want to _ A hear about the monster B swim in the lake C be the first person to see the monster D catch the monster Section B (2,0 points) I Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it Write your answers on your answer sheet (0,5 point) Question 1: They have lived here for years They began……………………………………………………………………… Question 2: My friends gave up playing games last year My friends used ……………………………………………………………… Question 3: Does your school have a canteen? Is ……………………………………………………………………… Question 4: When did you have this bike ? How long…………………………………………………………………… II Writing a paragraph to describe one of your friends using the suggested ideas below (1,5 point) Write a paragraph telling what you are going to for an environment month In the paragraph, you may write about : - What organizations you are going to join - what you are going to for the environment month - What things you hope for - What interests you most 11 ... questions Question 5: They like taking part in different clubs to improve English A joining in B coming in C going to D giving up Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate... is very ill; he to the hospital a need to go b needs to go c need going d.needs going 14 His wife five years ago a die b died c.dies d.was dying 15 .I was born in Vietnam; Vietnamese is... answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions Question 9: A list B underline C highlight D night Mark the