LONG THANH SECONDARY SCHOOL<br />
Class: 8/ ……<br />
Full name: ……………………………..<br />
Mark<br />
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT LẦN 4<br />
Môn: Anh văn 8<br />
Thời gian: 45 phút<br />
Ngày kiểm tra: ……/ 04 / 2018<br />
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A. LISTENING<br />
Part I. Listen and check () the correct response. (1m)<br />
1. What’s the weather like in Ha Noi today?<br />
b. It’s rainy.<br />
_____<br />
a. It’s cold and rainy.<br />
_____<br />
4. What’s the weather like in Da Nang today?<br />
b. It’s cool and windy.<br />
_____<br />
a. It’s windy.<br />
_____<br />
2. What’s the weather like in Hue today?<br />
b. It’s sunny.<br />
_____<br />
a. It’s cold.<br />
_____<br />
5. What’s the weather like in Ho Chi Minh today?<br />
b. It’s cool.<br />
_____<br />
a. It’s fine.<br />
_____<br />
3. What’s the weather like in Da Lat today?<br />
b. It’s warm.<br />
_____<br />
a. It’s cloudy.<br />
_____<br />
Part II. Listen and complete the text. (1m)<br />
Two of the most important holidays in the United States are Independence Day and Thanksgiving Day.<br />
Independence Day, the Fourth of July, marks the United States’ declaration of (1) ……………………… from<br />
Britain. Most towns, big and small, celebrate the Fourth of July with parades and fireworks. Families celebrate<br />
with barbecues or (2) ………………………. .<br />
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the (3)<br />
…………………….., on the fourth Thursday in November. It is the day when people give thanks for the (4)<br />
………………………. Most families have a large dinner with roast turkey. Both Thanksgiving and<br />
Independence Day are national (5) ……………………….<br />
B. VOCABULARY AND SKILLS<br />
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0,6m)<br />
1. a. canoe<br />
b. island<br />
c. sugar<br />
d. water<br />
2. a. teammate<br />
b. spread<br />
c. leader<br />
d. please<br />
3. a. wharf<br />
b. place<br />
c. volcano<br />
d. plane<br />
II. Circle the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others (0,4m)<br />
1. a. jumble<br />
b. compile<br />
c. survive<br />
d. import<br />
2. a. religious<br />
b. exciting<br />
c. temperate<br />
d. communal<br />
III. Circle the best answers. (1m)<br />
1. We ___________ soccer when it started to rain yesterday.<br />
a. were playing<br />
b. played<br />
c. play<br />
d. are playing<br />
2. Nam ______________his homework.<br />
a. always forget<br />
b. always forgot<br />
c. is always forgetting d. forgetting<br />
3. Tom likes………………… . He spends lots of hours watching the birds.<br />
a. watching-bird<br />
b. bird-watch<br />
c. watch-bird<br />
d. bird-watching<br />
4. Why don’t you come ………………… for dinner?<br />
a. about<br />
b. up<br />
c. over<br />
d. upon<br />
5. ……………… is a stream or river that falls from a height.<br />
a. Waterfall<br />
b. Lake<br />
c. Bay<br />
d. Island<br />
IV. Match the sentences in A with the correct one in B. (1m)<br />
A<br />
B<br />
Answers<br />
1. Who is the boy reading the book over there?<br />
a. That’s a good idea.<br />
1 - …….<br />
2. Would you mind if I smoke here?<br />
b. It’s about 5 meters.<br />
2 - …….<br />
3. How far is it from your house to school?<br />
c. I refer you didn’t. This is a non-smoking 3 - …….<br />
4. Can I help you?<br />
area.<br />
4 - …….<br />
5. How about playing chess?<br />
d. My student.<br />
5 - …….<br />
e. Thank you. That’s very kind of you.<br />
V. VIII. Put the sentences in the correct order to make meaningful conversation. (1m)<br />
<br />
……1…. Tam: Hello! John.<br />
…………. Tam: It’s about a half-hour drive.<br />
…………. John: Would you mind taking me around the city by bike?<br />
……7…. Tam: No, of course not. So we’ll go on a sightseeing tour by bike at weekend.<br />
…………. Tam: OK. Now we’re going to the hotel in the center of the city by taxi.<br />
…………. John: Glad to see you again, Tam.<br />
…………. John: That would be nice. How far is it from the airport to the center of the city?<br />
VI. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. (1m)<br />
I have always wanted (1) ……………… fishing. On the last day of my vacation, I went fishing on a<br />
beautiful lake. (2) ………………, I didn’t catch any fish, and I got (3) ………………. I decided (4)<br />
……………… swimming. When I stood up, my wallet fell out of my pocket, and into the water. It had all my<br />
money, my passport, my plane tickets - everything. I jumped into the lake to look (5) ……………… it, but I<br />
didn’t find anything.<br />
I have never had such a terrible experience.<br />
1. a. go<br />
b. to go<br />
c. going<br />
d. to going<br />
2. a. Unfortunately<br />
b. Luckily<br />
c. Certainly<br />
d. Daily<br />
3. a. bore<br />
b. bored<br />
c. boring<br />
d. boringly<br />
4. a. go<br />
b. going<br />
c. to go<br />
d. to going<br />
5. a. at<br />
b. after<br />
c. for<br />
d. in<br />
VII. Read. Then answer the questions below. (1m)<br />
In the traditional rice- cooking festival, there are four groups competing, with ten members each. After<br />
receiving materials from the organizing board, groups have to pound rice and cook rice by straw in earthen<br />
pots. The group with the most delicious rice will be declared the winner. The bonus for the winner is minor<br />
but it is very meaningful because it will bring luck and prosperity to the winner in the New Year.<br />
* Questions<br />
1. How many groups compete in the traditional rice- cooking festival?<br />
→ ………………………………………………………………………………………………….<br />
2. How many members are there in each group?<br />
→ ………………………………………………………………………………………………….<br />
3. What do they have to do with the materials they receive?<br />
→ ………………………………………………………………………………………………….<br />
4. Which group will be declared the winner?<br />
→ ………………………………………………………………………………………………….<br />
5. Why is the bonus for the winner very meaningful?<br />
→ ………………………………………………………………………………………………….<br />
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the printed<br />
ones. (1m)<br />
1. To do morning exercises every day is good for our health.<br />
→ It’s good …………………………………………………………………………………………<br />
2. I could not go to work yesterday. I was ill.<br />
→ Because I ………………………………………………………………………………………...<br />
3. Nga said, “Is your mother going to the market now?”<br />
→ Nga asked me …..………..……………………………………………<br />
4. Mai keeps leaving her pen at home.<br />
→ Mai is always………………………………………………………………<br />
IX. Circle the correct answers. (1m)<br />
1. They/ sending/ are/ parcel/ the/ by/ sea.<br />
a. When I looked my cousin last week, he saw<br />
worried.<br />
a. They are the sending parcel by sea.<br />
b. When I saw my last week cousin, he looked<br />
b. They are sending the parcel by sea.<br />
worried.<br />
c. They are the parcel sending by sea.<br />
c. When I saw my cousin last week, he looked<br />
2. He/ her/ very/ treated/ well/ has.<br />
worried.<br />
a. He has treated very her well.<br />
4. Would/ mind / smoked / if/ I/ you / here?<br />
b. He has treated well very her.<br />
a. Would you mind if I smoked here?<br />
c. He has treated her very well.<br />
b. Would you mind if smoked I here?<br />
3. When/ saw/ I/ my/ last/ cousin/ week, / looked/ he/<br />
c. Would you smoked if I mind here?<br />
worried.<br />
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Good luck <br />
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KEYS FOR MID-TERM TEST<br />
A. LISTENING<br />
Part I. Listen and check () the correct response. (1m)<br />
1. What’s the weather like in Ha Noi today?<br />
a. It’s cold and rainy. <br />
2. What’s the weather like in Hue today?<br />
b. It’s cool. <br />
3. What’s the weather like in Da Lat today?<br />
a. It’s cloudy. <br />
4. What’s the weather like in Da Nang today?<br />
b. It’s sunny. <br />
5. What’s the weather like in Ho Chi Minh today?<br />
b. It’s warm. <br />
Each correct answer gets 1 mark.<br />
Pat II. Listen and complete the text.<br />
1. independence<br />
2. picnics<br />
3. fall<br />
4. harvest<br />
5. holidays<br />
Each correct answer gets 1 mark.<br />
B. VOCABULARY AND SKILLS<br />
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0,6m)<br />
1. a. canoe<br />
b. water<br />
c. sugar<br />
d. island<br />
2. a. teammate<br />
b. spread<br />
c. leader<br />
d. please<br />
3. a. wharf<br />
b. place<br />
c. volcano<br />
d. plane<br />
II. Circle the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others (0,4m)<br />
1. a. import<br />
b. compile<br />
c. survive<br />
d. jumble<br />
2. a. religious<br />
b. temperate<br />
c. communal<br />
d. exciting<br />
III. Circle the best answers. (1m)<br />
2. c. were playing<br />
3. c. is always forgetting<br />
4. a. bird-watching<br />
5. b. over<br />
6. b. Waterfall<br />
Each correct answer gets 0,2 mark.<br />
IV. Match the sentences in A with the correct one in B. (1m)<br />
1–d<br />
3–b<br />
5–a<br />
2–c<br />
4–e<br />
Each correct answer gets 0,25 mark.<br />
V. VIII. Put the sentences in the correct order to make meaningful conversation. (1m)<br />
……1…. Tam: Hello! John.<br />
……5…. Tam: It’s about a half-hour drive.<br />
……6…. John: Would you mind taking me around the city by bike?<br />
……7…. Tam: No, of course not. So we’ll go on a sightseeing tour by bike at weekend.<br />
……3…. Tam: OK. Now we’re going to the hotel in the center of the city by taxi.<br />
……2…. John: Glad to see you again, Tam.<br />
……4…. John: That would be nice. How far is it from the airport to the center of the city?<br />
Each correct answer gets 0,2 mark.<br />
VI. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. (1m)<br />
1. b. to go<br />
2. a. Unfortunately<br />
3. b. bored<br />
<br />
4. c. to go<br />
5. b. my<br />
6. c. for<br />
Each correct answer gets 0,2 mark.<br />
VII. Read. Then answer the questions below. (1m)<br />
1. There are four groups competing in the traditional rice- cooking festival.<br />
2. There are ten members in each group<br />
3. They have to have to pound rice and cook rice by straw in earthen pots (with the materials they receive)<br />
4. The group with the most delicious rice will be declared the winner<br />
5. Because it will bring luck and prosperity to the winner in the New Year.<br />
Each correct answer gets 0,2 mark.<br />
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that they have the same meaning as the printed<br />
ones. (1m)<br />
1. It’s good to do morning exercises every day.<br />
2. Because I was ill, I could not go to work yesterday<br />
3. Nga asked me if/ whether my mother was going to the market then.<br />
4. Mai is always leaving her pen at home.<br />
Each correct answer gets 0,25 mark.<br />
IX. Circle the correct answers. (1m)<br />
1. They/ sending/ are/ parcel/ the/ by/ sea.<br />
b. They are sending the parcel by sea.<br />
2. He/ her/ very/ treated/ well/ has.<br />
c. He has treated her very well.<br />
3. When/ saw/ I/ my/ last/ cousin/ week, / looked/ he/ worried.<br />
c. When I saw my cousin last week, he looked worried.<br />
4. Would/ mind / smoked / if/ I/ you / here?<br />
a. Would you mind if I smoked here?<br />
Each correct answer gets 0,25 mark.<br />
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