PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
THÀNH PHỐ BÀ RỊA
KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ I NĂM HỌC 20… – 20… Ngày kiểm tra: …/10/20…
ĐỀ THAM KHẢO
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP: 8 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (Đề kiểm tra này gồm 02 trang)
I. LISTENING (2.0pts) You will listen TWICE. Part 1. Listen to the passage and choose the correct answer.
1. What percentage of Britain’s population dream of living in the country? B. eight percent A. eighty percent C. eighteen percent D. nineteen percent
are often small and close.
2. English village A. costumes B. communities C. communications D. customers
3. Village life is wonderful and for the kids.
A. sad B. soft C. safe D. dangerous
4. The _ of English villages hasn’t been spoilt much.
C. envious D. environment
A. entertainment B. experience Part 2. Listen to the passage and fill in with the correct words: dish in northern mountainous region.
, red and green.
.
1. Five-coloured sticky rice is an important 2. Five-coloured sticky rice has five colours: purple, yellow, 3. It is made using natural roots and 4. Five-coloured sticky rice is usually made on occasions.
II. MULTIPLE CHOICE: (2.5 pts) * Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D)
* Choose the words which has the underlined parts pronounced differently. D. loaded D. paddy C. harvested C. buffalo 1. A. populated 2. A. camel B. worked B. cattle
* Choose the best answer marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence below.
3. Why don’t you apply for this job? It’s right your street.
A. on B. up C. in
4. I love the people in my village. They are so D. at and hospitable.
A. friendly C. slow D. inconvenient
5. Minh
A. enjoys B. vast to play football, and so does his brother. B. fancies C. likes D. detests
6. Look! Some children are the buffaloes in the paddy field.
A. picking B. herding C. driving D. playing
7. The Viet (or Kinh) have number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population.
A. large B. the large C. larger D. the largest
8. ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?
A. How C. Why D. Where
B. Which 9. Hoang: “Let’s go to the local open-air market” – Linh: “ ”
A. Good idea. B. I’d love to. C. Yes, of course D. Not at all.
* Identify ONE mistake in the sentence below:
10. Viet Nam is a multicultural country with fifty-four ethnic group.
A B C D
III. READING: (2.5 pts) A. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (1.25pts) Minh (1) the internet every day, but he has never (2)
more than an hour at a time he can use the Internet anywhere. Today, for online. He’s got a laptop and a smartphone, (3) instance, he has been online three times. Mainly he just emails his friends. He reads online magazines and he looks (4) , he’s never _ information, too. He also compares prices of things. (5) bought anything online because he doesn’t think it’s safe. Anyway, the internet is useful.
1. A. surf 2. A. done 3. A. because 4. A. for 5. A. Therefore B. surfs B. played B. although B. up B. However C. surfing C. got C. so C. after C. Although D. to surf D. spent D. but D. down D. Besides
B. Read the paragraph and choose the best answer. (1.25pts)
Most people enjoy living in a big city because they think life there is easier than other places. However, my cousin comes from a village and he knows that life in the countryside has lots of benefits. The main reason he prefers the village life is because it’s very peaceful. So he always feels calm whenever he is there. Another reason is that the air in this area is so fresh and clean. Besides, people living here get more green spaces and bigger gardens, too. In addition, the people here are friendlier and more hospitable. Generally, my relative is interested in wildlife photography, so the countryside is perfect for him.
1. What do the majority of people like?
A. They love the rural region. C. They prefer to live in the country. B. They like the countryside. D. They prefer to live in the big city. 2. Where does the writer’s cousin want to live? A. in the big city. B. in the town. C. in the city centre. D. in the countryside. 3. How is the air in the village? A. Peaceful B. Green C. Hospitable 4. Why does the writer’s cousin prefer the village life? Because it’s A. wild B. quiet and calm C. friendly D. Fresh and clean D. perfect 5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. There are many advantages of living in the countryside. B. There are more green spaces and bigger gardens in the countryside. C. People in the countryside are easier. D. Village life is very peaceful.
IV. Do as directed in bracket: (3pts)
(Put the words into their correct order)
(Make a question for the underlined part)
1. has/ kind/ been /the net. / to/ The boy/ of / addicted / …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. The Laha mostly live in Son La. …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. It takes a buffalo about half of a day to plough that field, but a machine can do it within an hour.
(Rewrite, use more slowly)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. Ethnic peoples in the mountains use basic tools to do the farm work.
(Make a question for the underlined part)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. Answer the question: What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside?
(About 50-70 words).
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