PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THÀNH PHỐ TÂY NINH

TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC CƠ SỞ TRẦN HƯNG ĐẠO

KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA KÌ - HKI

Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH 8 MỚI. Thời gian: 45 phút
Năm học: 2020-2021
(Học sinh không phải viết lại đề)
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ĐỀ:
PART ONE: LISTENING (2Ps)
I. Do this exercise while you listen twice. Complete the gaps. (1P)
1. She thinks that was the ________ mountain climbing activity she ever did.
2. They went mountain climbing in ________ .
3. It was frightening and ________ at the same time.
4. The woman wished to have a ________ with her.
II. Listen twice and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false(F). (1P)
5. The time they went mountain climbing was the same time with the woman’s birthday.
6. The man thought they were really going to die. Cold was their problem. ________
7. There were seven people including the leader. _________
8. In the end, everything was OK. _________
PART TWO: USE OF ENGLISH (2,5Ps)
I. Phonetics (0,5P)
9. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others (0.25P)
A. fun B. sun C. surf D. cut
10. Choose the word which has the stress different from the others (0.25P)
A. beehive B. enjoy C. belong D. behave
II.Choose A, B, C or D for each gap in the following sentences.(2Ps)
11. Teenagers enjoy--------- to music and ---------- out with friends. ______
A. listen - hang B. to listen - to hang C. listening-hang D. listening-hanging
12. What is the netlingo of “What about you?” ?
A. BWU B. WBT C. WBU D. BTW
13. The crops depend ------------ the weather.
A. in B. on C. of D.to
14. ---------- do the cattle provide for the nomads? Dairy products, meat and clothing.
A. What B. Which C. Whose D. Why
15. ------- Yao have -------- rich culture of folk literature and art, with tales, songs, and
poems.
A. The/a B. The/the C. A/ an D. An/a
16. The countryside is --------- than the city._____
A. peaceful B. more peaceful C. peacefully D. more peacefully
17. He doesn’t mind --------- homework.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. done
18. A computer works ------------ at calculus than a human being.
A. fastly B. more fastly C. fast D. faster
PART THREE: READING (3Ps)
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blanks space in the
following passage. (1P)
The country and the city have advantages and (19)____________. People in the country
live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (20)__________ and quietness, and can do their
work at their (21)____________ pace because no one is in a (22)______________. They live in
larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them
what they need it. Their life, however, can be boring and they may be isolated, which is serious
problem if they are ill or want to take children to school.
19. A. joy B. enjoyment C. happiness D. disadvantages
 20. A. quiet B. quietly C. peace D. peaceful
21. A. less B. own C. just D.only
22. A. hurry B. hurried C. hurriedly D. hurrying
II. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2Ps)
The Space of Gong Culture in Central Highlands
The space of gong culture in Central Highlands of Viet Nam covers 5 provinces of Kon
Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic
groups of Ba Na, Xo Dang, M’Nong, Co Ho, Ro Mam, E De, Giarai… The gong performances
are always closely tied to community cultural rituals and ceremonies of the ethnic groups in
Central Highlands. Many researchers have classified gongs as ceremonial musical instrument and
the gong sounds as a means to communicate with deities and gods.
The gongs are made of bronze. Their diameter is from 20 cm to 60cm or from 90cm to
120cm. A set of gongs consists of 2 to 12 or 13 units and even to 18 or 20 units in some places.
In most of the ethnic groups, namely Giarai, Ede Kpah, Ba Na, Xo Dang, Brau, Co Ho,
etc., only males are allowed to play gongs. However, in others such as Ma and M’Nong groups,
both males and females can play gongs. Few ethnic groups (for example, E de Bih), gongs are
performed by women only.
23/ Are the ethnic groups of Ba Na, Xo Dang, M’Nong, Co Ho, Ro Mam, E De, Giarai the
masters of Gong culture?
24.What have many researchers done?
25.What are the gongs made of?
26.Who can play gongs?
PART FOUR: WRITING (2,5Ps)
I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. (1P)
27. Houses in the city are often better furnished than those in the countryside.
→ Houses in the countryside are often ______________________________
28. Mai’s singing is more beautiful than Mi.
→ Mai sings ___________________________________________________
II. Do as directed. (1P)
29. Some groups of people live in __________ regions. (mountain)
(Use the correct form of the word in bracket)
30. She bought this handbag for her mother in France.
(Make question for the underlined words)
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (0,5P)
31/ Viet Nam/ ethnic groups/ is/ 54/ a/ with/ multicultural/ country.
A. Viet Nam is a multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
B. Viet Nam a multicultural country is with 54 ethnic groups.
C. Viet Nam is a country with 54 multicultural ethnic groups.
D. Viet Nam is a country with 54 ethnic groups multicultural.
32/ Which/ has/ dinner/ of/ cook/ you/ to?
A. Which dinner has to cook of you?
B. Which of you has to cook dinner?
C. Which has you to cook of dinner?
D. Which you has to cook of dinner?
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