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ENGLISH TEST FOR THE FIRST TERM (2020-2021)
Subject: English 8 ( Hệ 10 năm) Time: 45 minutes
MARK
( Đề thi gồm 4 trang. Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề kiểm tra.) I. MULTIPLE CHOICE ( 8points )
Circle the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. generation B. conservation C. question D. education 2. A. nominated B. collected C. decided D. lived Circle the word that has stress pattern different from the rest.
3. A. friendship B. communicate C. museum D. arrangement 4. A. location B. foundation C. organization D. enjoyable Circle the best answer A, B, C , or D to complete the sentences.
5. I wonder who live ________ , country folk or city people?
A. happier B. more happier C. happilier D. more happily 6. I like listening to __________ . The melodies are so sweet!
A. the radio B. movies C. folk songs D. plays
7. My father and I enjoy________ kites and _______ ịn the west.
A.fly/watch B.flying/watch C.flying/watching D.fly/watching 8. When my family goes camping, the most interesting thing is to _______ the tent.
A.put up B.take up C.get up D.make up
9. Farmers who are working on __________ look very happy with shining smiles in summer days.
A.grassland B. paddy fields C.factories D.construction sites 10. ________ is often the hardest but the most important time to people living in the countryside.
A.Tet holiday B. Harvest time C. Daylight D.Travelling time.
11. You should ____________ information about Viet Nam.
A. finds B. find C. finding D. found
12. A tradition is something we do that is special and ____________ down through the generations.
A. passed B. to passed C. passing D. is passing
13. In the UK, there are lots of customs for table manners. For example, we ____________ use a knife and fork at dinner.
A. has to B. are having C. have to D. having to 14. The Le Mat Festival ____________ the founding of the village.
A. worships B. commemorates C. performs D.preserves 15.There’s a ___________ in our family that we have a party on New Year’s Eve.
A. belief B. legend C.custom D. tradition
16. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ________ than the red one.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best 17. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ________ he was three years old.
A. even though B. because C. while D. if 18 .It is a rule, so everyone _________ strictly follow it.
A. doesn’t have to B. shouldn’t C. has to D. should Circle A,B,C or D that needs correction.
19. The environment in the city is much polluted than that in the countryside.
A.the B. in C. that D. much polluted
20. In the countryside, houses are often little furnished and bigger than those in the city.
A.those B. bigger C. little furnished D.houses
21. I prefer live in the countryside, people are normally heathier and fitter.
A.healthier B.fitter C. are D.live
22. John used to going to school by bus, but now he goes by bike.
A. going B. by C. but D. goes
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 numbered blanks.
In the United States and Canada, it is very important to (23) ______ a person directly in the eyes when you are having a conversation with him or her. If you look down or to the side when the (24) ______ person is talking, that person will think that you are not interested in what he or she is saying. This, of course, is not polite. If you look down or to the side when you are talking, it might (25) ______ that you are not honest. However, people who are speaking will sometimes look away for (26) ______ seconds when they are thinking or trying to find the right word. But they always turn immediately back to look the listener directly in the eyes. These social "rules" are (27) ______ for two men, two women, a man and a woman, or an adult and a child.
23.A. talk B. notice C. get D. look
24. A. others B. another C. one D. other
25. A. seem B.become C. turn D.come
26. A. a little B. a few C. little D. few
27. A. like B. the same C.likely D. such as
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.
Living in the Country
Living in the country without a doubt sounds appealing but it is highly important to be aware that country life is very different from what you have experienced during a few-day vacation and that the countryside has changed a lot in the last few decades. So before you start packing, you are recommended to take into account both the pros and cons of country life.
First of all, country life depends greatly on where you live because living in the country can mean a lot of things including living in a small village, a market town or an isolated place with the first neighbor living 10 miles away. The latter option sounds very tempting because it gives you all the privacy and peace in the world you could possibly ask for. However, living far from
the "civilization" also means living far from the shops, schools, pharmacies and other things city dwellers take for granted.
Many people who live in villages and market towns will say that city dwellers have more privacy and they are partly right. In the country, everyone knows everyone and everyone knows everything about everyone. People in the country are friendlier and more open but they are people. This means that they are naturally curious and that they may want to know too much about your personal stuff. But then again, people will only be as intrusive as you allow them to be.
Living in the country offers a number of benefits over city dwelling but it is not as idyllic as many people think it is. You are recommended to take time and think things through before you decide to move to the country and buy an old farmhouse. Also, keep in mind that you can also buy a small cottage with a lovely wood burning stove to have a place of your own to retreat when you need a break from the city.
28. The same meaning with “pros and cons" is:
A. advantages and disadvantages B. truths and lies
C. dos and don'ts D. facts and figures
29. What should you do before moving to live in the countryside?
A. You should start packing your things.
B. You should start packing only your necessary things.
C. You should prepare money to buy a farmhouse.
D. You should consider the pros and cons of living in the countryside.
30. "The latter option" is:
A. Living in the country B. Living in a small village C. Living in an isolated place D. Living in a market town 31. What sentence is NOT TRUE about living in the country?
A. People in the country are friendlier and more open.
B. It gives you more privacy than living in cities.
C. The countryside has changed a lot in the last few decades.
D. Country life is very different from life you have experienced during a few-day vacation.
32. How many cons in which living in the countryside results are said in the essay?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
II. WRITING(2points)
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
33. Living in a big city is more convenient than living in a village.
It _______________________________________________________________________.
34. My house is smaller than your house.
Your house _______________________________________________________________ . 35. How about asking the local people to help?
Why _____________________________________________________________________.
36. People have used the Internet all over the world.
The Internet _______________________________________________________________.
37. It took me two hours to walk to her village.
I spent_____________________________________________________________________ . 38. I would like you to help me to put the chair away.
Do you mind________________________________________________________________ ?.
39. Learning about other cultures is one of my interests.
I’m_______________________________________________________________________ . 40. Although the weather was terrible we had a good time.
In spite of _________________________________________________________________ .
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I Môn: Tiếng Anh 8( HỆ 10 NĂM) Năm học 2019-2020
I.MULTIPLE CHOICE (8points)
Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 điểm
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D
6. C 7. C 8. A 9. B 10.B
11. B 12. B 13.C 14.B 15. C
16.C 17. A 18.C 19.D 20.C
21.D 22.A 23.D 24.D 25.A
26.B 27.B 28.A 29.D 30.C
31.B 32.B
WRITING (2 points ) Mỗi câu đúng 0.25 điểm
33. It’s more convenient to live in a big city than to live in a village.
34. Your house is not as small as my house./ Your house is bigger than my house.
35. Why don’t we ask the local people to help?.
36. The Internet has been used all over the country.
37. I spent two hours walking to her village.
38. Do you mind helping me to put the chair away?.
39. I’m interested in learning about other cultures.
40. In spite of the terrible weather we had a good time.
