ĐỀ KIỂM TRA KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM

(Đề kiểm tra gồm có 3 trang) MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – LỚP 8

Mã đề: 801 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút)
Full name: Nguyen Huu An
Class: 8A3

Lưu ý: Học sinh tô mã đề và làm bài ra phiếu trả lời. Phần trắc nghiệm từ câu 1 đến câu 33 tô
phương án A, B, C hoặc D. Phần tự luận từ câu 34 đến câu 40 viết vào phiếu trả lời.

I. PRONUNCIATION (1.25 points)

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.
1. A. award B. violin C. love D. color
2. A. refuse B. metal C. sender D. member
3. A. shuttle B. unit C. public D. much
4. A. listen B. tea C. teen D. test
5. A. music B. lunch C. sunny D. hunt
II. LANGUAGE (4.0 points)
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
6. - Camila: ‘Hey, I hear some music playing in the background. What type of music is it?’
- Shawn: ‘_______________’
A. It's classical music. Do you like it? A
B. Definitely! It's a great genre that has influenced many other types of music.
C. That sounds interesting. You should give it a listen.
D. It will be a big hit.
7. What are you doing with those instruments? Give _________ to me.
A. they B. them C. it D. their
8. David sent me a text message. He _________ us in front of the cinema at 7 o’clock.
A. intend to meet B. met C. meets D. is meeting
9. He imagines that he can fly with a _________
A. boat B. ship C. car D. jetpack
10. Please go to Gate 2 at least 30 minutes before the _________ time.
A. luggage B. running C. departure D. visit
11. Tunnel buses are _________ enough to carry many passengers.
A. spacious B. quick C. economical D. heavy
12. There are strong winds and dark clouds. It _________.
A. rains B. is going to rain C. will rain D. rained
13. We ______________ Egypt this summer holiday.
A. will visit B. are visiting C. visit D. visits
14. This book is _________ than that one.
A. most interesting B. the most interesting C. as interesting D. more interesting
15. When camping, it's important to have a _____________ to stay warm at night.
A. first-aid B. sleeping bag C. torch D. compass
16. What do you like most _____________ the song?
A. of B. in C. on D. about
 17. There are ____________ solar panels on the roof of this building.
A. one B. any C. lots of D. much
18. Would you like _________ out for a drink tonight?
A. to go B. go C. going D. goes
19. The company is known for its __________ in education.
A. resources B. appointments C. innovations D. buildings
20. Lost travelers ________ a fire on the beach for rescue. Fortunately, a pilot saw the signal.
A. lit B. picked C. kept D. ran
21. When it rains heavily, you ________ avoid crossing the river, as the current can be very strong.
A. must B. mustn’t C. can’t D. can
III. READING (2.5 points)
Part A: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on the answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Hula is a ___22___ dance from Hawaii that brings joy to the senses. The ___23___ version of
hula is the hula kahiko. It’s a very melodic dance. The dancers gently move their hips back and forth
when they are singing and telling a story with their fingers. Gula kaisos can be funny fishermen stories,
or very serious historical tales.
___24___ the past, dancers performed hula to entertain the kings, but the most serious hula were
religious performances in a temple. It was a sign of bad luck to ___25___a mistake during a hula
performance. Therefore, dancers couldn’t see anybody or leave the temple until they knew the dance
perfectly. Hula continues to be an ____ 26___ part of Hawaiian culture and is enjoyed by people all
over the world today.
22. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. traditions
23. A. oldest B. eldest C. more older D. elder
24. A. On B. In C. At D. During
25. A. do B. get C. make D. go
26. A. useless B. impolite C. interesting D. essential
Part B: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B or C on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
A Success Story
Jamal Edwards was the boss of a music YouTube channel, and he even received an award from the
queen for his services to music. So, what’s his story? Jamal was born in England in 1990. At sixteen,
with a video camera, he uploaded a video of foxes and received 1,000 visits! Soon he wanted to
combine his love of filming with his passion for grime – a type of hip hop music. Jamal began filming
some grime artists when they were performing in the street and at concerts. After his posts, thousands
of people watched and downloaded the videos.
In 2007 he created his own online TV station, SBTV. First, he added live concerts and interviews
with musicians to grime music videos. Later, he started including different types of music to attract
more viewers. The strategy worked, and today, SBTV is very popular among young people.
27. Jamal decided to create his own TV station because ________________.
A. He wanted to sell more videos
B. He wanted to combine filming and grime music
C. He wanted to make more friends
28. Jamal _____________________to increase the number of SBTV viewers.
A. made more videos of music
B. added amazing beats to the songs
C. included different types of music
29. The word "passion" in the paragraph has CLOSEST meaning in ___________________.
A. fervor B. development C. importance
30. When Jamal's was sixteen, his two hobbies were________________.
A. making videos and grime music
B. dancing and making videos
C. singing and dancing
31. Why were Jamal’s grime videos successful?
A.He added live music and videos.
B. He created videos of famous musicians.
C. He added live concerts and interviews with musicians.
III. WRITING (2.25 points)
Part A: 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.
32. There are a lot of flowers but there aren’t any tree in the garden.
A B C D
33. We haven’t seen each other for a long time. I am glad seeing you again next week.
A B C D
Part B: Rearrange the words in a correct order to make a complete sentence. Write the answers
on your answer sheet.
34. Teenagers/ is/ rock music/ lively / prefer/ it/ because/.
Teenagers prefer rock music because it is lively.
35. easily/ think/ pass/ I / will/ Tom/ exam/ the/ that/.
I think Tom will pass that exam easily.
Part C: Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the
given words. Write the answers on your answer sheet.
36. Mike studied very hard. However, he didn’t pass the exam. (but)
 Mike studied very hard but he didn’t pass the exam.
37. In spite of the bad weather, we went camping. (Although)
 Although the weather was bad, we went camping.
38. Hurry up or you will miss the train. (if)
 If you don’t hurry up, you will miss the train.
39. Because she was sick, she didn’t go to school yesterday. (Because of)
 Because of her sickness, she didn’t go to scholl yesterday.
40. She spent 3 hours getting to the city center. (took)
 It took her 3 hours to get to the city center.

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