Đề kiểm tra giữa kì 1 Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2022-2023 - Trường THCS Lai Thành (Có đáp án)

 LAI THANH SECONDARY SCHOOL THE MID FIRST TERM TEST
 SUBECT: ENGLISH 8
 SCHOOL YEAR: 2022-2023 - TIME: 60'
PART A: LISTENING (2 points)
I. Listen and fill the gaps with no more than two words: (1 pt)
 In this week's programme we'll share with you some cool ways to (1) _________with 
your best friends after a busy week at school. Basically you can hang out indoors or outdoors. 
If you like (2) _________, ask your parents if you can invite one or two friends over. Make 
some popcorn! Watch a movie! It's more comfortable than going to a cinema! Or if you're 
feeling creative, you can make (3) _________ together. You'll feel satisfied once you finish 
something. If you fancy being outdoors, play (4) _________ together. Football, badminton, 
biking you name it! Or it can simply be a relaxing walk in the park. All these activities are 
good for your physical health. Do you prefer something more exciting? Go downtown and do 
some people watching. It's fun. If you like something more organised, go to (5) _________ 
centres, libraries, and museums. Educate yourself while having fun!
II. Listen and say if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). (1 pt)
1. Nobody lives in an earthen house. 
2. The village has electricity now. 
3. Horses are still the only means of transport in the village. 
4. The children used to go a long way to school. 
5. More visitors are coming to see them. 
PART B: PHONETICS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2 points)
I. Choose the best answers: (1 point)
1. When I come back to my home village, I like __________ the kites.
 A. flying B. drying C. watering D. herding
2. My sister loves ___________ the elderly people in our neighbourhood.
 A. help B. to helping C. helping D. helps
3. ______________ do the Viet live? The Viet live in the Red River Delta.
 A. What B. Where C. How D. When
4. Mai is ________________ most beautiful girl in my class.
 A. a B. an C. Ф D. the
5. A horse runs _______________ than a dog.
 A. faster B. more faster C. more fastly D. fastlier
6. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
 A. lived B. populated C. harvested D. loaded 
II. Write the correct form of the words:
1. Summer is the _______________ season in a year. (hot)
2. Quang Hai plays football _______________________ than Cong Phuong. (skillful) 
III. Write the correct form of the verbs:
1. My sister doesn't mind ___________ the housework. (do)
2. His friend ___________ his hobby five years ago (start)
PART C: READING (2 points)
I. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.
 Seventy percent of people in Viet Nam live in (1) _____ areas. Most of these people 
earn their living by caring for farm animals like pigs. Other common jobs are crop farming and 
(2) ___________ . For many of these farmers and fishermen, animal and plant waste is still a 
problem. Many women and children who cook meals using (3) __________ cooking fuels 
also spend many hours collecting wood and other materials to burn. This process takes time 
and also uses a lot of natural resources. (4) _________, they suffer the same health concerns. Cooking was a difficult (5) _________ dangerous job. The kitchen was smoky, and the black 
ash would make people cough, and cause pain in the eyes.
1. A. rural B. urban C. country D. city
2. A. hunting B. fishing C. running bussiness D. cutting wood
3. A. tradition B. traditionally C. traditions D. traditional
4. A. Moreover B. Although C. Because D. Whatever
5. A. so B. but C. and D. or
II. Read the passage and answer the questions.
 Mongolian nomads don't live a normal life like many other people. They live a nomadic 
life. This means they move two or three times a year to look for new pastures - grasslands - for 
their cattle. The cattle provide most of their needs: dairy products, meat,and clothing. They live 
in a ger, their traditional circular tent. It keeps them cool in summer and warm in winter, even 
when the temperature drops to -50°c. It can be put up then taken down and transported.
For most of the year, they are surrounded by vast pastures, rivers and mountains. They see few 
people from the outside world. When they are small, they play on their land and with the 
animals. The horse is their best friend. Any nomadic child can ride a horse. They learn from an 
early age to help in the family, from household chores to heavier work like herding the cattle. 
They also learn to be brave.
1. Do the nomads live a normal life like many other people?
.
2. How often do the nomads move to look for new pastures?
.
3. What do the cattle provide?
..
4. How do the ger help the nomads?
.
5. Can nomadic children ride a horse?
.
PART D: WRITING: (2 points)
I. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above. (0.8 pts)
1. Cats can not swim as well as dogs.
→ Dogs can swim.....................................................................................
2. Minh really loves to hang out with friends.
→ Minh really enjoys................................................................................
3. Playing beach games is very interesting.
→ It is........................................................................................................
4. Nobody in my group works more slowly than Hung.
→ Hung works the ....................................................................................
II. Write questions for the underlined parts of the following sentences. (0.4 pts)
1. They have two children.
→How many childen.....................................................................................?
2. Vang usually comes home on the weekend.
→ When .........................................................................................................?
III. Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) about one of your leisure activities.
You should use the following cues: (0.8 pts)
- What it is.
- How long you have had it.
- What its benefits are.
- Something you would like to change about it. ANSWERS
PART A: LISTENING (2 points)
I. Listen and fill the gaps: (1 pt)
1. hang out 2. staying indoors 3. crafts 4. some sports 5.cultural
II. Listen and say if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). (1 pt)
1. F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.T
PART B: PHONETICS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2 points)
I. Choose the best answers: (1 point)
1.A. flying 2. C. helping 3. B. Where 4.D. the 5. A. faster 6. A. lived B. 
II. Write the correct form of the words:
1. hottest 2. more skillfully
III. Write the correct form of the verbs:
1. doing 2. started
PART C: READING (2 points)
I. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer.
1. A. rural 2.B. fishing 3.D. traditional 4. A. Moreover 5.C. and
II. Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. No, they don't.
2. Two or three times a year
3. The cattle provide most of their needs: dairy products, meat,and clothing. 
4. It keeps them cool in summer and warm in winter 
5. Yes, they can.
PART D: WRITING: (2 points)
I. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above. (0.8 pts)
1. → Dogs can swim better tha cats.
2. → Minh really enjoys hanging out with friends.
3. → It is very interesting to play beach games.
4. → Hung works the most slowly in my group.
II. Write questions for the underlined parts of the following sentences. (0.4 pts)
1. →How many childen do they have?
2. → When does Vang usually come home?
III. Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) about one of your leisure activities.
You should use the following cues: (0.8 pts)
- What it is.
- How long you have had it.
- What its benefits are.
- Something you would like to change about it.
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