PHÒNG GD&ĐT THÁI THỤY
(Đề kiểm tra gồm 02 trang)
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2020 - 2021
Môn : Tiếng Anh 8 - Chương trình 10 năm (Thời gian làm bài 45 phút)
A. LISTENING
I. Listen to a tour guide giving information about the Giong festival and circle the correct answer A,B,C or D.
1.The Giong Festival is held in ... District, Ha Noi.
A. Dong Anh B. Dong Da C. Soc Son D. Ha Dong
2.This festival is held to commemorate Saint Giong who defeated ...
A. The Thanh B. The Ming C. the Mongols D. The An
3.The festival is held ...
A. on the 6th day of the 4th lunar month.
B. from the 6th to the 12th day of the 4th lunar month
C. on the 12th day of the 4th lunar month
D. from the 6th to the 12th day of the 8th lunar month
4. When the night falls, a ... play is performed.
A. Cheo B. royal court music C. dan ca tai tu D. Quan ho performance II. Listen to the recording again and complete the sentences.
5. The Giong Festival is (5) __________ annually in Phu Linh Commune, in the North of Viet Nam.
6. Saint Giong, who grew from a three-year-old child into a (6) __________ overnight after hearing the Yin from the North attacked his country, considered a mythical hero.
7. During the Giong festival, a(7) ______________ ceremony is performed.
8. The Giong Festival is held to show our love for the motherland and the (8) __________ of our cultural heritage.
B. PHONETICS.
III. Find the word with the different underlined sound.
9. A. buffalo B. camel C. cattle D.paddy
10. A. religion B. tradition C. ethnic D. minority IV. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
11. A. generous B. celebration C. Vietnamese D. volunteer 12. A. honest B. culture C. cartoon D. harvest C. GRAMMAR AND LEXICO
V.Choose the correct option A,B,C,D to complete the sentences.
13. Viet nam is a ___________ country with 54 ethnic groups.
A. bi-lingual B. multi-cultural C. rich D. ethnic 14. A tent can be__________ pulled down and transported than a ger.
A. most easily B. easier C. as easily D. more easily 15. It's a rule, so everyone __________ strictly follow it.
A. has to B. shouldn't C. should D. doesn’t have to
16. The girl was crying when a fairy __________.
A. appears B. was appearing C.appeared D. is appearing 17. A __________ person is not afraid of anything.
A. coward B. boring C. cruel D. brave
18. He was __________. He always supported the emperor.
A. determined B. loyal C. honest D. disloyal
19. “Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight ?” - “Yes. … . Where can we meet ?”
A. I would. B. I will. C. I’d love to. D. I like too.
20. Peter: “I enjoy listening to pop music.”- Maria: “_________.”
A. I do too. B. I don’t. C. Neither do I. D. So am I.
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined.
21. It was so brave of him to rescue the child from being drowned.
A. intelligent B. kind C. courageous D. cruel
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined.
22. Come and join us at our local festival this weekend. I’m sure you won’t regret it.
A. international B. cultural C. traditional D. ritual Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences.
23. A lot of(A) Vietnamese people have(B) the custom to(C) buy sugar cane on New Year’s Eve(D).
24. When(A)the Cinderella was crying(B), the fairy(C) suddenly appear(D) to help her.
D. READING.
VI. Read the passage.
The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to the Tay - Thai group. The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt-out land. They raise cattle and poultry for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong. Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh's style of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts. Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side. The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.
*Complete each sentence, using a word from the text:
25. They can make household items from the ___________ tree.
26. The Thai live in ___________ houses.
27. They have a rich culture including folk ___________ and games.
28. Many festivals and ___________ are held by the Thai people every year.
* Answer the questions:
29. Do the Thai people have their own language ? 30. What is the main food of the Thai people ? 31. What is the Thai cloth well-known for ? 32. Who do the Thai worship ?
E. WRITING
VII. Rearrange the words and phrases given to make complete sentences.
33. teenagers/ on/ Nowadays/ more/ past/ rely/ the/ than/ technology/ in/.
34. over/ Life/ changed/ past/ in/ countryside/ the/ the/ has/ ten/ years/ a lot/.
35. minorities/ still/ traditional/ Some/ life/ in/ ways/ mountains/ their/ the/ keep/ of/.
36. all/ a computer/ problems/ Sitting/ in front of/ health/ day/ cause/ can/.
VIII. Combine each pair of the sentences to make one sentence, using the words given.
37. We won't hold the festival. It costs too much money. (IF)
38. The prince saw Sleeping Beauty. He kissed her on the forehead. (WHEN) 39. The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. (WHILE)
40. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn't happy. (ALTHOUGH)
_The end_
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PHÒNG GD&ĐT THÁI THỤY
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM BÀI KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ 1 NĂM HỌC 2020-2021
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 (Chương trình 10 năm)
Điểm toàn bài 10,0 điểm = 40 câu. Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,25 điểm.
I. ĐÁP ÁN A. LISTENING I.
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A
II.
5. celebrated 6. giant 7. religious 8. preservation B. PHONETIC & C. GRAMMAR AND LEXICO
9. A 13. B 17. D 21. C
10. D 14. D 18. B 22. A
11. A 15. A 19. C 23. C
12. C 16. C 20. A 24. D
D. READING.
VI. Read the passage.
*Complete each sentence, using a word from the text:
25. bamboo 26. stilt 27. songs 28. preservation
*Answer the questions:
29. Do the Thai people have their own language?
- Yes, they do.
30. What is the main food of the Thai people?
- Their main food is rice (specially sticky rice).
31. What is the Thai cloth well-known for?
- It/The Thai cloth is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.
32. Who do the Thai worship?
- They/The Thai worship their ancestors.
E. WRITING
VI. Rearrange the words and phrases given to make complete sentences.
33. teenagers/ on/ Nowadays/ more/ past/ rely/ the/ than/ technology/ in/.
- Nowadays teenagers rely on technology more than in the past.
34. over/ Life/ changed/ past/ in/ countryside/ the/ the/ has/ ten/ years/ a lot/.
- Life in the countryside has changed a lot over the past ten years.
35. minorities/ still/ traditional/ Some/ life/ in/ ways/ mountains/ their/ the/ keep/ of/.
- Some minorities in the mountains still keep their traditional ways of life.
36. all/ a computer/ problems/ Sitting/ in front of/ health/ day/ cause/ can/.
- Sitting in front of a computer all day can cause health problems.
VII. Combine each pair of the sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets.
37. We won't hold the festival. It costs too much money. (IF)
- We won't hold the festival if it costs too much money.
/ If it costs too much money, we won't hold the festival.
38. The prince saw Sleeping Beauty. He kissed her on the forehead. (WHEN) - When the prince saw Sleeping Beauty, he kissed her on the forehead.
/ The prince kissed Sleeping Beauty on the forehead when he saw her.
39. The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. (WHILE) - The tortoise was running while the hare was sleeping.
/ While the tortoise was running, the hare was sleeping.
/ The hare was sleeping while the tortoise was running.
/ While the hare was sleeping, the tortoise was running.
40. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn't happy. (ALTHOUGH) - Although the girl worked hard, her stepmother wasn't happy.
/ Her stepmother wasn't happy although the girl worked hard.
* Tape scripts
The Giong Festival is celebrated every year in Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Ha Noi. This festival commemorates the hero, Saint Giong, He is considered a mythical hero because he grew from a three-year-old child into a giant overnight. He is worshipped for defending the country from foreign invaders - the An. Although this festival is held from the 6
thto the 12
thday of the 4th lunar month, people start preparing traditional clothing for the procession and for various festival performances one month beforehand.
During the festival, the procession starts at the Mother Temple and goes to Thuong
Temple where a religious ceremony is performed. When night falls, a cheo play is
performed. Then the festivities end with a thanksgiving procession on the 12
th. This
festival shows our love for the motherland and the preservation of our cultural heritage.
