PHÒNG GD &ĐT ĐÔNG ANH ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ I

TRƯỜNG THCS BÙI QUANG MẠI Năm học: 2021 -2022

Họ và tên:………………………….Lớp:….. Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Số báo danh ……………. Phòng thi: ……. Thời gian: 60 phút
(Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word

whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in
each of the following questions.
Question 1. A. cake B. make C. hat D. bracelet
Question 2. A. worked        B. watched               C. relaxed                 D. crowded
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word
that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in
each of the following questions.
Question 3. A. leisure           B. diving            C. dislike               D. movie
Question 4. A. organize B. discussion C. restaurant D. neighbor
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 5. Han lives in an cottage house in Cuc Phuong national park.
A. lives B. an C. cottage D. national
Question 6. Mua sap is the typical dance of the Muong people in the North West.
A. the typical B. of C. the Muong D. the North
 Question 7. Going fishing alone is one of my Dad‘s favorite leisure activity.
A. going fishing B. is C. my Dad’s D. leisure activity

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the

correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 8. Please turn of ______lights when you leave ______room.
A. the/the             B. a/a                    C. the/a D. a/the                      
Question 9. Visitors find the Central Highland_______ .
A. attraction        B. attractive                C. attract                   D. attractively
Question 10. Farmers who are working on _______ look very happy with shining smiles in summer
days.
A. grasslands                                      B. paddy fields                      
C. factories                                         D. construction sites
Question 11. Visiting ___________ increases my knowledge about cultures in the past.
A. museums B. cinemas C. hometown D. small city
Question 12. I think country life is so boring and _______ because you’re not close to shops and
services.
A. unhealthy       B. inconvenient             C. comfortable           D. peaceful
Question 13. _______ season in the year do Vietnamese people celebrate Tet? - In Spring.
A. which B. while C. what D. how
Question 14. Using the computer as your hobby can be ______to both your health and your social
life.
A. harm                 B. to harm                   C. harmful                  D. harmless
Question 15. ________ does Miss Hoa want to be a teacher? - Because she loves children.
A.What           B. Who            C. What           D. Why
Question 16. I don’t like _________ up early in the winter days. I love ________in bed late.
A. getting/ stay B. get/ stay C. getting/ staying D. get/ staying

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 17. Jack: Do you mind shutting down the computer?
Jill: _________________.
A. Yes, I do.           B. No problem.           C. No, I am not.          D. Yes, it’s all right.
Question 18. Tuan: “My favourite leisure activity is people watching.”
        Hoa: “__________________-_______”
A. That sounds so   B. OK. That’s what      C. That’s all right. D. Sure. It’s very
weird! you’ve chosen. entertaining.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the
following questions.
Question 19. Ancestor worshipping plays a significant role in Vietnames culture.
A. important B. active C. minor D. unimportant
Question 20. The Thai are experienced  farmers. They grow different crops.
A. bad B. better C. worse D. good
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the
following questions.
Question 21. The majority of The Viet live along the Red River and The Mekong Delta.
A. minority B. all C. a half D. none
Question 22. If it doesn't look too complicated, maybe I can fix it.
A. simple B. basic C. difficult D. developed

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your

answer sheet to indicate the word or phrase that best fits each of the
numbered blanks.

COMMUNAL HOUSE (RONG HOUSE)

The Rong House can only be (23) ______ in villages to the north of the Central Highlands,
especially in Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces. It is a large, imposing (24) ______ decorated stilt
house built on in the middle of the village. It is where community activities (25) ______ , meetings,
wedding ceremonies, or playing ceremonies. It is also the place (26) ______ reception of guests.
The Rong house of each ethnic group has its own architectural style, design, and (27) ________.
Question 23. A. found B. find C. to find D. finding
Question 24. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautifully
Question 25. A. happens B. take place C. take on D. occurs
Question 26. A. of B. to C. for D. from
Question 27. A. decor B. decoration C. decorate D. to decor

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, c, or D to

indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
 Nowadays, the Vietnamese usually wear clothing in Western styles in their daily life.
However, Ao Dai, traditional costume is always the first choice for Vietnamese people to wear on
special occasions. It can be said that all the Vietnamese is proud of their traditional clothing. Ao Dai
is considered as the most popular and widely-recognized Vietnamese national costume. The
traditional costume concludes a long gown with trousers. It has elegant style and people are often
comfortable to wear it. The white Ao Dai is the required uniform for girls in many high schools
across Vietnam. Some female office workers are also required to wear the traditional costume. Ao
Dai was once worn by both genders, but nowadays it is worn mainly by women, but men do wear it
on some culture-related and special occasions such as weddings, Tet, and so on. Thanks to Ao Dai,
the beauty of Vietnamese women is honoured, so it is hard to think of any outfit better- suited the
Vietnamese than Ao Dai itself. Therefore, it is an ideal souvenir for foreign tourists upon leaving
Vietnam, to remind them of a beautiful country that they have been to.

Question 28. The white Ao Dai is the required uniform for girls in many ___ nowadays?
A. primary schools B. high schools C. secondary schools D. occasions
Question 29. How do all the Vietnamese feel about Ao Dai?
A. They are proud of Ao Dai.
B. Ao Dai is considered as the most popular
C. People to wear on special occasions
D. They are comfortable.
Question 30. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Ao Dai is always the first choice for Vietnamese people to wear on special occasions.
B. Ao Dai has elegant style and people are often comfortable to wear it
C. Ao Dai was once worn by both genders, but nowadays it is worn only by women
D. Ao Dai is an ideal souvenir for foreign tourists upon leaving Vietnam
Question 31. The text is about ______
A. introduction about Ao Dai B. how to make Ao Dai
C. the white Ao Dai D. the women Ao Dai
Question 32. What is honoured thanks to Ao Dai?
A. It is hard to think of any outfit better
B. It has elegant style and people are often comfortable to wear it
C. The beauty of Vietnamese men
D. The beauty of Vietnamese women

Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence

that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the
following questions.
Question 33: I find cooking in my free time relaxing.
A. It’s relaxing to me to cook in my free time.
B. Cooking is relaxing for free time.
C. Free time relaxing is cooking.
D. I spend cooking my free time.

Question 34: He likes to listen to pop music than to watch TV after school.
A. He prefers listening to pop music to watching TV after school.
B. He like watching TV more than listening to music after school.
C. Listening to pop music is more exciting than watching TV.
D. Watching TV is less interesting than listening to pop music.
Question 35. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
A. Mary is more intelligent than no one.
B. Mary is most intelligent girl in her group.
C. Mary is the most intelligent girl in my group.
D. Mary in my group is the most intelligent than no one.

Question 36. We lived in the countryside with our grandpa 7 years ago.
A. We used to lived on the farm with our grandpa 7 years ago.
B. Ten years ago, We have lived on the farm with our grandpa.
C. We’ve just lived on the farm with our grandpa 7 years ago.
D. We used to live on the farm with our grandpa 7 years ago.

Question 37. My sister cannot run as fast as me.

A. I can run faster than my sister.
B. I cannot run faster than my sister.
C. I can run faster as my sister.
D. I can run faster more than my sister.

Question 38. Jenifer is more intelligent than all the other students in my class.
A. No student in my class is as intelligent as Jenifer is.
B. No student in my class isn’t as intelligent as Jenifer is.
C. No student in my class is as intelligent than Jenifer is.
D. No student in my class is more intelligent as Jenifer is.

Make question for the underline words

Question 39. He did the homework carefully because he wanted to get good mark.
A. What did he do the homework carefully?
B. How did he do the homework carefully?
C. Which did he do the homework carefully?
D. Why did he do the homework carefully?

Question 40. I went to the cinema with my cousins.

A. Whom you went to the cinema?
B. Who did you go to the cinema with?
C. Who you went to the cinema with?
D. How did you go to the cinema with?

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