SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CUỐI

SỞ GIÁO
HỌCDỤC
KỲ I VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CU

BẮC NINH NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024 BẮC NINH NĂM HỌC 2021

Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8 Môn: Tiếng Anh

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút Thời gian làm bà

(Đề gồm có 02 trang) (Đề có 02 trang)

A. LISTENING (1.6 pts)

I. Listen to the dialogue between Susie and Amy about Susie's problem. Decide if the sentences are True (T)
or False (F). You will listen TWICE. (0.8 pt)

1. Susie is having a problem with her parents.

2. Susie and her friends often suffer from bullying.

3. Susie's friends don't like the same free-time activities as she does.

4. Amy advised Susie to join a sports club.

II. Listen to the dialogue between John and Kate about his trip to Buon Ma Thuot. Complete each of the
sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER. You will listen TWICE. (0.8 pt)

1. On his trip to Buon Ma Thuot John got a chance to visit ................ of the Ede people.

2. The Ede’s houses were built like long boats with lengths ranging from ...........to 100 metres.

3. The Ede family’s head is always ................ .

4. John couldn’t join any .............. because he didn’t have enough time.

B. PHONETICS AND USE OF LANGUAGE (2.4 pts)

I. Choose the word A, B, C, or D whose stress pattern is different from the others (0.4 pt)

1. A. village B. receive C. garden D. culture

2. A. popular B. instrument C. festival D. contestant

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II. Find the word A, B, C, or D which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0.4 pt)

1. A. ceremony B. tradition C. thank D. land

2. A. greeting B. dogsled C. longevity D. gallery

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences. (1.2 pt)

1. Our class has a(n) …………. , and we often post questions there to discuss.

A. office B. forum C. club D. notebook

2. The ………. of a Muong stilt house has an odd number of steps 5, 7 or 9.

A. staircase B. pole C. roof D. open fire

3. In the mountains, there is not ………….. land for growing crops.

A. a B. some C. much D. many

4. She wanted to prepare for the exam; …………, she turned off her mobile phone

A. so B. however C. otherwise D. therefore

5. Vietnamese people believe that the Kitchen Gods go to Heaven on ....................... carps.

A. a B. zero article C. an D. the

6. - …….. festival is more important for the Kinh: the Mid-Autumn or the Lunar New Year? – The Lunar New
Year.

A. Which B. What C. How D. When

IV. Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given. (0,4 pt)

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1. Kien was so tall that no one recognized him at the family …………. last summer. (union)

2. Dragon-snake (Rong ran len may) is a ………… Vietnamese game for children. (tradition)

C. READING. (2.0 pts)

I. Complete the passage with the words in the box. (1.0 pt)

gather countryside custom with good

I think each family has their own customs and traditions. For example, my uncle's children always spend two
weeks in the (1)………. in summertime. Holding a party on everyone's birthday is another custom they practice.
As for my family, it is becoming a (2)…… for us to bake a special cake on the last Sunday of each month. We
also have a home cinema night every Saturday when we enjoy a film together. For my extended family,
traditionally, we (3)……… on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

In my opinion, it is (4)…… for families to maintain their traditions. However, from time to time, they can break
(5)……. tradition and try something new to add variety to their lives.

II. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (1.0 pt)

Bac Ha Sunday Fair in Lao Cai is the largest and most colourful highland market in Viet Nam. Every Sunday, the
market is crowded with minority people from villages far and near. The Flower Hmong, Tay, Nung, Dao, and
other ethnic groups come wearing their colourful traditional costumes. They come on foot or on horseback,
bringing with them anything they can exchange. These goods may be vegetables and fruits they grow in their
gardens or medicinal plants they gather from the forests and mountains. They also sell other items like the
clothing they weave or silver jewellery they make. The market has a large place to sell poultry and animals like
chickens, ducks, dogs, buffaloes, and horses.

Bac Ha Sunday Fair is also a place for people to meet and chat. After they finish their market activities, they
gather around a big hot pan of thang co, a famous traditional Hmong food from horse meat. Young people
come there with the hope of finding a lover.

Questions

1. How often does the market open?

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2. What clothes do minority people wear to Bac Ha Sunday Fair?

3. Can you buy a dog from Bac Ha Sunday Fair?

4. What is “thang co”?

5. When do the market goers sit down for “thang co”?

D. WRITING (2.0 pts)

I. Find out and correct the mistake in each sentence. (0.6 pt)

1. We need to work more hardly, especially at exam time.

2. Farmers should plough their fields carefully; however, they will not have a bumper crop.

3. Hung King Temple Festival is one of national public holidays of Viet Nam.

II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. (0.4 pt)

1. My brother enjoys cycling in the park with his friends.

 My brother is fond …………………………………………………………………………...

2. My close friend did better on the exam than me.

 I did ……………………………………………………………………………………..........

III. Write questions from the clues (0.6 pt)

1. you/ attend/ the Khmer’s Moon Worship Festival/ last year/ ?

2. How many/ ethnic minority group/ Viet Nam/ ?

3. the farmers/ harvest/ their crops/ fields/ now/ ?

IV. Rearrange the given words / phrases to make meaningful sentences. (0.4 pt)

1. you/ What/ take / do/ part/ in/ family event/ often/?

2. can/ Learning martial arts/ confidence / help / build/ and/ physical strength/ improve.

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