Full name : ____________________ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I SỐ 3

Class: 8A ___ Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8

PART A: LISTENING
I. Listen and tick true (T) or false (F) to the statement:
Statements True False
1. “Quan ho” singing had been recognized by UNESCO by 2010.
2. People will enjoy singing, dancing and games after the main day of the festival.............
3. Male and female singers don’t sing together.
4. Pot beating is one of the traditional games in the festival.
5. Coming to Lim festival, people can learn more about Mekong Delta region.
II.Listen and choose the best answer A, B or C:
.1.Where do the Kinh mostly live?
A. Deltas and urban areas. B. Deltas and rural areas. C. Deltas and mountainous areas.
2.What language group does the Kinh’s language belong to?
A. Viet –Thai. B. Viet –Tay. C. Viet –Muong.
3.What are the Kinh’s ancient villages usually surrounded?
A. bam boo gloves. B. bam boo groves. C. bam boo poles.
4.What is the common place for all villagers?
A. communal house. B. cultural house. C. inner house.
PART B: LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from the rest. Circle A, B, C or
D to indicate your answer.
1. A. many B. take C. place D. wake
2. A. maintained B. controlled C. worshipped D. preserved
Choose the word which has different stress pattern from the rest. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate
your answer.
3. A. tradition B. custom C. habit D. temple
4. ________ Thai have _______ population of about 1.500.000 people.
A. A – a B. The – an C. The – a D. x – a
5. We should ________ children’s awareness of our customs and traditions.
A. rise B. raise C. boost D. improve
6. __________ did you go with last year when you participated in the Hoa Ban festival?
A. Who B. When C. Where D. Whose
7. A: “Thank you for the enjoyable party tonight!” - B: “___________”
A. It’s my pleasure. B. I’m sorry. C. I don’t mind. D. That’s a great idea!
II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses:
1. The children (play) ______________ in the park at the moment.
2. She (visit) __________________ Hue last summer vacation.
3. Yesterday, Hoang spent two hours (repair) ______________ his computer set.
4. We (not go) ______________ to the cinema very often.
PART C: READING
I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:
Being a Vietnamese, I really enjoy the traditions in my country. One of the most common
(1)_________ in my country is worshipping the ancestors. In my opinion this tradition is
obviously the most significant aspect of Vietnamese culture, (2)________ it is easy to find
an ancestor altar in almost (3) ________ Vietnamese household regardless of which religion
they follow. Vietnamese people worship their ancestors to (4)________ the dead people of their
family. Additionally, adults want to educate the younger generations to be aware of family
traditions. Moreover, through practising the tradition, people pray (5) ________ luck and
happiness for the whole family.
1. A. tradition B. habit C. habits D. traditions
2. A. or B. so C. because D. but
3. A. a B. one C. each D. every
4. A. worship B. hold C. celebrate D. commemorate
5. A. for B. with C. about D. of
II. Read the following passage and do the tasks below:
Vietnam is a multi-nationality country with 54 ethnic groups. The Viet (Kinh) people account
for 87% of the country's population and mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the central coastal
delta, the Mekong delta and major cities. The other 53 ethnic minority groups, totaling over 8
million people, are scattered over mountainous areas spreading from the North to the South.
Among ethnic minorities, the largest ones are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, and Nung with a
population of around 1 million each, while the smallest are Brau, Roman, Odu with several
hundred people each.
A number of ethnic minorities have mastered some farming techniques. They grow rice plants
in swamped paddy fields and carried out irrigation. Others go hunting, fishing, collecting and lived
a semi-nomadic life. Each group has its own culture, diverse and special. Beliefs and religions of
the Vietnamese ethnic minority groups are also disparate from each other.
A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. How many ethnic groups are there in Viet Nam?
A. fifty six B. fifty five C. fifty four D. fifty three
2. The word “inhabit” in bold mostly means ____________.
A. maintain B. live C. worship D. release
B. Answer the questions:
1. Where do the other 53 ethnic minority groups live?
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2. What do many ethnic minorities do in swamped paddy fields?
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Are beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese ethnic minority groups different from each other?
=> ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
PART D: WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:
1. It took him an hour to solve that exercise.
=> He spent..................................................................................................................
2. Sarah is better at chemistry than Susan.
=> Susan isn’t …………………………………………………………………………….
3. I get a lot of pleasure from reading cookery books.
=> I enjoy ……………………………………………………………………………….
4. What is your daughter’s age, Mrs. Mai?
=> How ………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Lan didn’t go to school yesterday because of her sickness.
=> Because Lan ……………………………………………………………………………….
6. It is a good idea to hold a party for our grandparents’ longevity celebration on Tet holiday.
=> We should ……………………………………………………………………………….
II. Use the suggestions below to write a short paragraph of about 80 words about
what students should you do to avoid stress.
You can use these suggestions below:
- get enough sleep
- do regular exercise
- manage time suitably
- share with friends and family
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I SỐ 4
PART A: LISTENING (2,25ps)
I. Listen to a conversation and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Statements True False
1. Ok Om Bok is the Moon Worshiping Festival.
2. On the night of the festival, the elders talk about their wishes.
3.There are lantern contests at the festival.
4.Tourists should wear informal clothes when attending the worshiping ceremony.
5.Tourists can participate in games, watch traditional fashion shows.
II. Listen to the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
1. Newton was born in………. A. 1462. B. 1624. C. 1642.
2. When he first went to university, Newton studied
A. Law. B. Mathematics. C. Science.
3. The speaker says that Newton’s most famous discovery
A. light. B. mechanics. C. gravity.
4. Newton started thinking about gravity when he saw
A. an apple fall off a tree. B. a tree falling over. C. the moon moving through the sky.
PART B: LANGUAGE FOCUS (2,75ps)
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. Choose the word which has different stress pattern from the rest. Circle A, B, C or D to indicate your
answer
A. connect B. focused C. forum D. feature
2. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from the rest. Circle A, B, C or D to
indicate your answer.
A. metal B. scatter C. package D. math
3. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from the rest. Circle A, B, C or D to
indicate your answer.
A. around B. various C. sound D. mountains
4. We have used _______ dictionary to look up the words for 4 years.
A. a B. many C. a few D. a little
5. In Maori culture, it’s the _________ for people to press their noses when it comes to greeting.
A. custom B. customary C. customer D. customize
6. The girl is not pretty but she is singing a song very ______.
A.beauty B. more beautiful C. beautiful D. beautifully
7. A: Would you like to have lunch with us? B: ___________.
A. All right B. Yes, I would C. No, I wouldn’t like D. Yes, I’d love to
II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses .
1. The children used to (go) ___________ a long way to school.
2. We (listen) to music at the present.
3. We all adored (do) ___________ aerobics when we were young.
4. 30 years ago, we (not have) _______________ mobile phone.
PART C: READING (2.5ps)
I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.
Two of the most important holidays in the United States are Independence Day and
Thanksgiving Day. The fourth (1) ____ July marks the American declaration of independence
from Britain. Most towns, big (2) ____ small, celebrate the fourth of July with parades and
fireworks. Families (3) ____with barbecues or picnics. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in fall, on
the fourth Thursday in November. It is a day (4) ____ people give thanks to the harvest. Most
families had a large dinner with roast turkey. Both Independence Day and Thanksgiving Day are
(5) ____ holidays.
1. A. in B. on C. with D. of
2. A. and B. or C. because D. as
3. A. celebrating B. to celebrate C. celebrate D. celebrated
4. A. when B. where C. what D. in which
5. A. nation B. national C. nationally D. nationality.
II. Read the following passage and do the tasks below.
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a
result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the
inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as
soon as the earthquake began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly
spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked
open. It was impossible to use firefighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst.
Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire rather than by collapse of the
buildings. Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires which
followed.
A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. The fire engines were prevented from going to help_____________.
A. because many of the water pipes had cracked open
B. because millions of the roads had cracked open
C. because many people were killed
D. because many of the roads had cracked open
2. Most of the damage was caused by_____________.
A. collapse of the roads B. the fire C. the storm D. collapse of the buildings
B. Answer the questions.
1. How many homes were destroyed in the earthquake in Tokyo in 1923?
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2. What happened as soon as the earthquake began to shake?
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3. Were the inhabitants of Tokyo cooking when the earthquake began?
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PART D: WRITING (2,5ps)
I. Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning.
1. My sister speaks English better than my brother.
 My brother speaks .....................................................................................................
2. He uses all his free time to look after his garden.
 He spends ..................................................................................................................
3. The girl worked hard. Her step mother wasn't happy.
 Although ....................................................................................................................
4. It is not necessary for you to take a thick coat.
 You don’t have ..........................................................................................................
5. Hoa is interested in reading books in her free time.
 Hoa fancies ................................................................................................................
6. Thu eats much chocolate, she is very fat.
 If Thu..........................................................................................................................
III. Write a paragraph (80- 100 words) about the leisure activities one of your family
members does. You may use the following questions as cues.
Use the following questions as cues:
1. What does he/ she like doing in his/ her free time?
2. Who does he/ she like doing these with?
3. Why does he/ she like doing these?
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