UBND HUYỆN NÚI THÀNH
TRƯỜNG THCS CHU VĂN AN
KIỂM TRA CUỐI KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2024– 2025
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
A.LANGUAGE COMPONENT. (2.0 pts)
I. PHONETIC (0.4 pts)
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. balance B. leisure C. forum D. cottage
2. A. cook B. cool C. cartoon D. food
II. VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR/STRUCTURES. (1.6 pts)
Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
3. Minh is a member of our………….. The greeting cards he makes are really creative.
A. arts and crafts club B. chess club C.sports club D. language club
4. The Kinh use …………..to make banh chung and banh tet.
A. butter B. sticky rice C. flour D. cheese
5. A place in which people grow rice is called a ……………
A. paddy field B. garden C. country D. village
6. I detest …………. so early in the morning.
A. get up B. gets up C. to get up D. getting up
7. Today it’s raining .……………. than it was yesterday.
A. heavily B. heavier C. more heavily D. heavy
8. She worked hard, ………….she passed the exam easily.
A. so B. because C. if D. although
9. He eats …………… banana after his dinner.
A. a B. the C. some D. an
10. If you ………….. an apple every day, you will stay healthy.
A. eats B. eat C. ate D. will eat
B.READING: (2.0 pts)
I. Read the text and choose the suitable word from the box to fill in the blank of the text. (1.0 pt)
When you are in Singapore, you can go (11)___taxi, by bus, or by underground. I myself prefer the
underground because it is fast, easy and cheap. There are many buses and taxis in Singapore and one cannot
drive along the road (12)____and without many stops, especially on Monday morning. The underground is
usually quicker (13)____ taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very well, it is difficult to find the bus
you want. You can take a taxi, but it is more expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground,
you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and show you (14)___to get to them. (15)____, it is
easy to find your way
II. Read the passage and do as the directed. (1.0 pt)
Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the
Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and
Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho, Ede,Giarai …
The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give
gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province.
For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed
that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are
associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying
ceremonies, a new harvest, victory celebrations, etc. The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.
1. Read the passage and decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F). (0,6pts)
16. Gongs aren’t special musical instruments for the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands.
17. Gia Lai province uses gongs in the festivals.
18. The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.
2. Read the passage and answer the question. (0,4pts)
19. Where is the Gong Festival held annually ?
20. Are gongs associated with special occasions in people’s lives ?
C. WRITING (2.0 pts)
I. Circle A, B, C or D which is not correct in standard English. (0.4 pt)
21. Nga eats more healthy than Tung does because she likes fast food.
A B C D
22. The commune houses of many ethnic groups are used to worship the ancestors
A B C D
II. Rewrite the sentences so as its meaning keeps unchanged. (0.8 pt)
23. Phong worked very hard, so he passed the entrance exam easily.
→ Because ………………………………………………………………..
24. Laura likes posting her new pictures on the Facebook
→ Laura is keen.....................................................................................................................………
25. Quang is a more careful taxi driver than Nam.
→Quang drives……………. ………………………………………………………………………
26. If it doesn’t rain soon, we will lose our crops.
→ Unless ..............................................................................................................................………
III. Write complete sentences from the words given. (0.8 pt)
27. Mua Sap/ popular/ folk dance/ Thai people .
→...........................................................................................................................................………
28 . If it/ be/ hot today/ we / go swimming / my/ friends.
→...........................................................................................................................................………
D. LISTENING. (2.0 pts)
Part 1: Listen to part of the programme “ Charming Viet Nam” and tick True (T) or False (F) with the
statements in the table. (1.0pt)
Statements T F
29. Ok Om Bok is the Moon Worshipping Festival.
30. Ooc-om-bok occurs in mid October,
31. On the night of the festival, the elders talk about their wishes.
32. There are lantern contests at the festival.
33. Tourists should wear informal clothes when attending the worshipping ceremony.
Part 2. Listen to the activities that minority children do to help their families and and choose the best
answer A, B. (1.0 pt)
34. Minority children usually learn to work at____________
A. Twelve B. ten C. six D. two
35. Girls ______________
A. weave clothing B. do the gardening C. catch fish D. read book
36. Boys ___________________
A. prepare B. raise livestock C. do housework D. listen to music
37. Children learn traditions through______________
A. work B. music C. stories D. grow crops
38. The number of minority children going to school is ______________
A. going up B. going down C. staying the same D. cutting down
THE END
(Học sinh khuyết tật chỉ cần làm đúng 10 câu trắc nghiệm bất kỳ là có thể đạt)