PHÒ NG GD&ĐT TÂ Y HỒ ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2020 – 2021

TRƯỜNG THCS TỨ LIÊN Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 8

(Đề gồm 4 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề.

Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined:

Question 1: A. packed B. turned C. skilled D. entered

Question 2: A. leisure B. pleasure C. ensure D. measure

Choose the word which has a diferent stress pattern from the other:
Question 3: A. harmful B. unique C. cloudy D. slowly

Question 4: A. minority B. geography C. biology D. cultivate

Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions:
Question 5: I look forward to see you on Tuesday after work.
A B C D
Question 6: I found it wonderfully to travel abroad.
A B C D
Question 7: I prefer listening to the music to watch TV.
A B C D

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:

Question 8: Which is …………., flying a kite or riding a cart?

A. interesting B. more interesting C. most interesting D. interestinger
Question 9: This is the …………. paddy field I’ve ever seen.
A. bigger B. bigest C. biger D. biggest
Question 10: Loading the rice is …………. than I expected.
A. easier B. much difficult C. more easily D. easilier
Question 11: You must try …………. to ride this buffalo-drawn cart.
A. hardly B. more hardly C. harder D. hardlier
Question 12: You can grow many types of ………….in the garden.
A. pastures B. vegetables C. grassland D. vegetable
Question 13: In the city, it is difficult to see a vast sky because of many …………. of
buildings.
A. blocks B. places C. kinds D. flats
Question 14: You can find many kinds of …………. in the shed such as cows, sheep, and
buffalos.
A. crop B. group C. cattle D. poultry
Question 15: There are more educational …………. in the city than in the countryside.
A. facilities B. universities C. atmosphere D. schools
Question 16: Is living in the city ………… than living in the country?
A. more convenient B. as convenient C. most convenient D. so convenient

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Choose the word which has CLOSEST meaning to the underlined word in each of the
following sentence:

Question 17: The Hmong plant lotus, potato, vegetable, peanut, sesame and beans.         
A. raise B. grow C. bring up D. water
Question 18: The gardens are often close to the houses.
A. opposite B. behind C. next to D. in front of
Mark the letter A, B, C or D indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 19: I don’t have any difficulty in learning English.
A. hardness B. problem C. trouble D. ease
Question 20: It’s incredible that this farm has three million cows.
A. believable B. impressive C. astonishing D. tremendous

Choose the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges:
Question 21: “Why not go and have dinner in a restaurant ?” – “…………… . It’s too
expensive”
A. Why not? B. I’m sure C. I’m afraid not. D. I agree.
Question 22: “Do you feel like going to the cinema tonight?” – “…………..”
A. I think so. B. That would be C. I don’t agree. D. You’re welcome.
great!

Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or
F:
John, 13
On weekdays I usually hang out with my friends after school. Every Thursday
afternoon, I attend Teens’ Cookery Club. I fancy cooking, and I can make lots of delicious
cookies. My ambition is to become an internationally recognized cook.
Thomas, 14
As soon as the school finishes I often go home immediately. My cousin, who
studies in the same school, usually comes over on Wednesday evening and we play chess
with each other. Unlike me, he is very good at this game. I have learnt a lot from him. I
think playing chess improves my intelligence and critical thinking. It is a very useful sport.
Mango, 14
I love painting. That’s why I attend the art club at my school every Tuesday and
Friday. We have a teacher, and she often encourages us to paint our way. We are not
charged for joining the club, but we pay $10 per month to buy necessary stuff. That’s
pretty cheap. I would like to become an artist to inspire people’s creativity.
Question 23: All the above teenagers attend a club after school. T F
Question 24: John wants to become a famous cook in the world. T F
Question 25: Thomas is very good at playing chess. T F
Question 26: Mango has to pay $10 to join her school art club. T F
Question 27: Mango's teacher doesn't make her students paint like her. T F

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Read the passage and circle the best option to fill in the blank with suitable words:
Communal House (Rong House)
The Rong House can only be (28) …………. in villages to the north of the Central
Highlands, especially in Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces. It is a large, imposing,
beautifully decorated stilt house built (29)………….the middle of the village. It is where
community activities (30) …………., meetings, wedding ceremonies, or praying
ceremonies. It is also the place for reception of guests. The Rong House of each ethnic
group has its own architectural style, design, and décor. Yet there are shared (31)
………….. In the village, it is often (32) …………. house roofed with yellow-dried thatch
leaves and having 8 big wood columns. The bigger the house, the wealthier the village is.
It is a pride of the whole village.
Question 28: A. find B. found C. to find D. finding
Question 29: A. on B. at C. in D. under
Question 30: A. take place B. take on C. happens D. occurs
Question 31: A. designs B. cultures C. customs D. features
Question 32: A. a big B. a bigger C. the biggest D. biggest
II. WRITING: (2.0 pts)
Choose a sentence that is closet in meaning to the given sentence.
Question 33. Life in the city life is noisier than life in the countryside.
A. Life in the countryside is as noisy as life in the city.
B. Life in the countryside is not as noisy as life in the city.
C. Life in the city is not as noisy as life in the countryside
D. Life in the city is as noisy as life in the countryside.
Question 34. It takes me more than one hour to reach the village.
A. I spend more than one hour reach the village.
B. I spend more than one hour reaching the village.
C. I spend more than one hour to reach the village.
D. I spend more than one hour to reaching the village.
Question 35. They adore visiting art galleries when they have leisure time.
A. They are keen in visiting art galleries when they have leisure time.
B. They are keen with visiting art galleries when they have leisure time.
C. They are keen of visiting art galleries when they have leisure time.
D. They are keen on visiting art galleries when they have leisure time.
Question 36. Sue likes to make crafts than to help her parents with DIY projects.
A. Sue prefers making crafts to helping her parents with DIY projects.
B. Sue prefers to making crafts to helping her parents with DIY projects.
C. Sue prefers make crafts make crafts to helping her parents with DIY projects.
D. Sue prefers making crafts than helping her parents with DIY projects.
Choose the sentences with the correct order
Question 37. my/ computer/ train/ mind/ games/ and/ my/ memory/ think/ I.
A. I think games computer will train my mind and my memory.
B. I think my mind and my memory train by computer games.
C. I think computer games train my mind and my memory.
D. I think that my computer games train my mind and memory.

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Question 38. symbolize/ the/ traditional/ houses/ ethnic/ architecture/ stilt/ of/
minorities.
A. Stilt houses symbolize the architecture of traditional ethnic minorities.
B. Stilt traditional houses symbolize the architecture of ethnic minorities.
C. Stilt houses symbolize the traditional architecture of ethnic minorities.
D. Stilt houses symbolize the architecture traditional of ethnic minorities.
Question 39. people/ many/ that/ say/ is/it/ better/ to/ children/ grow up/ for/ in/
the/ countryside/ in/ the/ city/ than.
A. Many people say that it is better for children to grow up in the city than in the
countryside.
B. Many people say that grow up in the city is better than in the countryside for
children.
C. Many people say that it grow up in the city than in the countryside is better for
children.
D. Many people say that grow up in the countryside is better than for children in the
city.
Question 40. Ethnic/ life/ traditional/ in/ of/ always/ Viet Nam/ keep/ groups/
their/ the/ way.
A. The ethnic groups always keep their traditional way of life in Viet Nam.
B. The ethnic groups in Viet Nam always keep their way of traditional life.
C. The ethnic groups in Viet Nam always keep their traditional way of life.
D. The ethnic groups in Viet Nam always keep traditional way of their life.

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