Đề kiểm tra học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Trường THCS Lê Lợi

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1. Name: THE 1ST SEMESTER TEST Class: 8 A. Listening: (26 points) I. Listen and choose the best answer. (14 points) 1. What is the name of the festival? A. rice- cooking festival B. water- fetching festival C. fire- making festival 2. How many competitions are there in the festival? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 3. How far is it from the river to the place where the festival is held? A. About one kilometer B. About two kilometer C. About three kilometer 4. How many bottles are there on the river bank ? A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 5. What do people use to make fire? A. matches B. paper C. bamboo 6. How many people from each team participate in the rice- cooking competition? A. 1 B. 2 C. 6 7. Who tries the cooked rice? A. The judges B. The council leader C. The team members II. Listen and fill in the gaps. (12 points) Five- colored sticky rice is an important (1) dish of many ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous regions. People call the dish five-colored sticky rice because it has five colors: red, yellow, (2) , purple and white. The things that create the colors are not chemicals but natural roots and (3) The five colors of the dish (4) five elements of life according to Vietnamese beliefs: yellow is earth, red is fi re, green is plants, white is metal, and purple or black is water. People believe that these five elements create (5) between heaven and earth. Five-colored sticky rice is usually made and enjoyed at Tet, in festivals and (6) , on special occasions, and whenever the family has guests. B. Reading: (26 points) I. Choose the correct word for each blank in the following email (14 points) tradition go dish customs picnic of similar Hi Nick, Great to receive your email. Because you’ll be here soon, I’d like to share with you my family (1) and traditions. Well, we have the custom (2) spending Saturdays together. You may ask why not Sundays. It’s simply because my mom works on Sundays. On Saturday, we always (3) .out. Sometimes, we visit our grandparents in Vung Tau. Sometimes, We go on a (4) .in the park or a nearby beauty spot. You asked me about the Tet holiday, right? There’s a (5) . .that we make Tet cake and cook braised pork and eggs (thit kho trung). Tet cake is (6) to chung cake in Ha Noi, but it’s long, not square. Braised pork and eggs is our traditional (7) .for Tet. It’s so delicious! When you come here, my mom will cook it for you. What about your family? Share with me the customs and traditions you follow. Cheers,
2. Ha II. Read the fairy tale Cinderella and then answer true or false. Once upon the time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily with her family. When her mother died, her father married an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name. But she left a glass slipper, and the prince used to that to find her. They got married and lived happily ever after. 1. Her father married a kind widow . 2. The widow had two daughters. 3.Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters behaved kindly towards her. . 4. Cinderella went to a party with old clothes. . 5. Cinderella left the party and left a glass slipper. . 6. The prince found Cinderella and married her. . C. WRITING (24 points) I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings. Begin with the words given. (12 points) 1. In the countryside, children play more freely than in the city. -> In the city, children 2. The girl worked hard, but her stepmother wasn't happy. -> Even though 3. He likes to listen to pop music better than to watch TV after school. -> He prefers 4. I don't like this festival because it's too noisy. -> This festival 5. He uses all his free time to look after his garden. -> He spends 6. Mai enjoys writing short stories when she has free time. -> Mai is . . . . . . . II. Write a passage about 100- 120 words about a festival in Viet nam. (12 points)
3. C. WRITING (26 points) I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings. Begin with the words given (1m) 1.A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car.(slowly) -> An ordinary car goes 2. He is not a Buddhist, but he decided to eat as a vegetarian. -> Although 3. He uses all his free time to look after his garden. -> He spends 4. Mai enjoys writing short stories when she has free time. -> Mai is . . . . . . . prongs dessert finish cutlery dishes own spoon upwards hold serving chew eating TABLE MANNER IN BRITAIN In the UK, people eat around the dinner table and follow lots of table manners. Firstly, we use (1) including knife, fork and (2) to eat most of the food. We hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right. You should (3) the handle of the knife in your palm and your fork in the other hand with the (4) pointing downwards. There is also a spoon and a fork for (5) When you (6) eating, you should place your knife and fork with the prongs (7) on your place. Secondly, you should never use your (8) cultery to take more food from the (9) dish, use the serving spoon. If there are bread on the table, you can use your hand to take a piece. Then, break off small pieces of bread and butter it. Thirdly, if you are a guest, you have to wait until the host or hostess starts eating. You should ask another person to pass the food. Next, never (10) with your mouth open and don’t talk with the food in your mouth. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage : the a Mountainous terraced minority mountain An teams groups population Linh is a member of the Tay ethnic group in a (1) ___ region in Bac Giang Province. She was born in 2003, and she goes to Cam Dan Lower Secondary School. In her class there are several students from other ethnic (2)___ such as the Nung, the Cao Lan , and all of them get on very well. Like her classmates, she prefers to wear the Kinh’s clothes, and she wears (3) ___ uniform when she goes to school. At school, she is popular with her teachers and friends as she is a nice girl. She is good at maths and English. Her dream is to become (4) ___ English
4. teacher when she grows up. @@@. Read the text and choose the correct answer to each question below : (1pt) We are Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ethnic groups in the south of Viet Nam. We live by farming – mostly rice – and fishing on the Mekong river. Life is sometimes hard as our work depends heavily on the weather. When it is not harvest time, the men of the village go fishing from early morning and don’t return until late afternoon. By the time they return, most of the village women will be waiting for them on the riverbank. They wait to buy fish, which they will later sell at the local market or bring to the nearby town for a higher price. We children will be there too. We love running around the beach and waiting for the boats to come in. 1. Where does the writer live? 1. A. on the river B. in the river C. in the south of D. in the south of our Mekong river country 2. What makes life hard for the Khmer? 2. A. the weather B. the climate C. the village women D. the children 3. Who waits for the village men? 3. A. the children B. the wives C. the women in the villageD. the businesswomen 4. Where can fish be sold at higher price? 4. A. on the river B. in the nearby C. at the local market D. on the boats bank town C. WRITING (2.5pts) I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (1.5 pt) 1. Mai enjoys writing short stories when she has free time.  Mai is . . . . . . . 2. Jill doesn’t run as fast as Tom.  Tom runs . . . . . . . . 3. No one in the class is more intelligent than Peter.  Peter . . . . . . . . .