UBND HUYỆN NÚI THÀNH
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO
TẠO
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CUỐI KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2023–
2024
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (Không kể thời gian
giao đề) Thí sinh làm bài trên giấy riêng
A. LANGUAGE COMPONENT. (2.0 pts)
Part 1. Indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
(0.4pts)
1. A. cartoonB. cookC. lookD. football
2. A. pick B. activity C. milk D. village
Part 2. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
(1.6pts)
3. Son Tung often helps his mom to pick in the orchard.
A. plants B. trees C. fruits D. cakes
4. My family often have a tradition of holding a family at Christmas.
A. home B. work C. meal D. reunion
5. Tom often the notifications and saw some new posts.
A. posted B. wanted C. connected D. checked
6. A: Will Hoa and Lan watch a documentary about the Khme? =>B: No, .
A. they aren’t B. they don’t C. they won’t. D. they didn’t
7. John enjoys puzzles, especialy Sodoku.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. done
8. Mai dances than Hoa does.
A. better B. well C. the best D. good
9. How ethnic groups live on Hoang Lien Son mountain range?
A. much B. many C. long D. far
10. Our village festival is held on the 10th of January.
A. aB. an C. the D. Ø
B. READING: (2.0 pts)
Part 1: Read the text and choose the suitable word from the box to fill in the blank of the text.
(1.0 pt)
Bac Ha Sunday Fair in Lao Cai is the largest and most colourful highland market in Viet
Nam.
Every Sunday, the market (11) crowded with minority people from villages far and
near. The Hmong, the Tay, the Nung, the Dao and other ethnic (12) coming wearing their
colourful traditional costumes. They come on foot(13) on horseback, bringing
with them anything they can exchange. These goods may be vegetables and fruits they grow
(14) their garden or medicinal plants they gather from the
forests and mountains. They also sell other items like the clothing they weave. The market has a
(15) place to sell poultry and animals like chickens, ducks, dogs, buffaloes and
horses.
Part 2: Read the text and choose the correct answer to each question: (1.0 pt)
Last week, Nick and some of his classmates went to the countryside. They went to visit a
farm of Nick's uncle.
They left early in the morning and went there by bus. Nick's uncle, Mr. Brown met them at
the bus stop and took them to his farm. On the way, Uncle Brown showed them the field of wheat
and vegetables where some tractors were running up and down, ploughing and breaking soil,
distributing manure and planting potatoes. ,...
After lunch, they all went for a walk. In the large yard of the farm, they saw some farm
machines. Among them is the biggest machine which is called a combine harvester. They were
told that it can cut and thresh com at the same time.
In the afternoon, they went to the place where cattle such as horses, sheep and cows were
raised. They were very excited to see how cows were milked by the workers there. Uncle Brown
also spoke about many interesting things in the countryside. After having some fruits and cakes,
they said goodbye and went home.
16. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Nick and his classmates went to the countryside last week.
B. Mr. Brown is Nick’s uncle.
C. They saw some machines in the large yard of the farm.
D. They went home before having some fruits and cakes.
17. When did Nick and his classmates see cattle?
A. In the afternoon. B. In the morning. C. After lunch. D. After having fruits.
18. They saw some farm machines .
A. in the field. B. in the large yard. C. at the bus stop. D. on the way.
19. What does the word ‘them’ in sentence 8 refer to?
A. Large yards. B. Some tractors. C. Combine harvesters. D. Farm machines.
20. The passage is mainly about:
A. A trip to the
countryside
C. WRITING: (2,0 pts)
B. A trip to Mr. Brown’s
house.
C. A trip to the field. D. A trip to the
mountain.
Part 1: Choose A, B, C or D which is not correct in standard English: (0,4pts):
21. The worshipping Kitchen Gods is a long time tradition of the Vietnamese..
A B C D
22. Do you have any book about ethnic groups in Viet Nam?
A B C D
Part 2: Rewrite the sentences so as its meaning keeps unchanged: (0,8 pts):
23. The blue car can run 200 km/h while the red car can run 150 km/h.
=> The red car can run .
24. Does Tom enjoy cycling in the park with his friends?
=> Is Tom ?
25. Mai bought a lot of books, for she likes reading.
=> Because .
26.There are about 74,000 Katu people in Viet Nam.
=> How .
Part 3: Write complete sentences from the words given: (0,8 pts):
27. Mi / be / fond / play / sports, but her brother/ hate/ it.
=> .
28. Every morning, Nick / get up / 10 minute / early / than his sister/ do.
=> .
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 The Ooc - Om- Bok Festival is also called the Moon worshipping Festival.
30 The Ooc - Om- Bok Festival marks the ènd of the year of the Khme calendar.
31 The Ooc - Om- Bok Festival occurs in late October. ( Lunar calendar)
32 Visitors should wear shorts when attending the religious ceremony.
33 Visitors don’t litter the temple grounds.
Part 2. Listen to the dialogue between Tom and Trang and choose the best answer A, B, C or D: (1.0 pt)
34. What is Trang keen on?
A. Gardening. B. Riding a horse C. Collecting coins D. Building dollhouses.
35. What does Tom do in his free time?
A. Goes fishing. B. Goes shopping. C. Goes cycling. D. Goes swimming.
36. Tom loves spending free time with .
A. old people. B. other people. C. young people. D. strange people.
37. Tom, Mark and Trang will go to the cinema .
A. this Sunday B. last Sunday C. next Sunday D. this Saturday.
38. Tom and Trang will meet outside the cinema .
A. at 9.00 a.m. B. at 8.00 a.m. C. at 19.00 p.m D. at 9.00 p.m
THE END