PHÒNG GD&ĐT ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I

THÁI THỤY NĂM HỌC 2020 - 2021

Môn : Tiếng Anh 8 - Chương trình 10 năm
(Đề kiểm tra gồm 02 trang)
(Thời gian làm bài 45 phút)
A. LISTENING
I. Listen to a tour guide giving information about the Giong festival and circle the correct
answer A,B,C or D.
1.The Giong Festival is held in ................ District, Ha Noi.
A. Dong Anh B. Dong Da C. Soc Son D. Ha Dong
2.This festival is held to commemorate Saint Giong who defeated ......................
A. The Thanh B. The Ming C. the Mongols D. The An
3.The festival is held ...........................
th th th th
A. on the 6 day of the B. from the 6 to the C. on the 12 day of D. from the 6 to the
th th th th th th
4 lunar month. 12 day of the 4 lunar the 4 lunar month 12 day of the 8 lunar
month month
4. When the night falls, a ................. play is performed.
A. Cheo B. royal court music C. dan ca tai tu D. Quan ho performance
II. Listen to the recording again and complete the sentences.
5. The Giong Festival is (5) __________ annually in Phu Linh Commune, in the North of Viet Nam.
6. Saint Giong, who grew from a three-year-old child into a (6) __________ overnight after hearing
the Yin from the North attacked his country, considered a mythical hero.
7. During the Giong festival, a(7) ______________ ceremony is performed.
8. The Giong Festival is held to show our love for the motherland and the (8) __________ of our
cultural heritage.
B. PHONETICS.
III. Find the word with the different underlined sound.
9. A. buffalo B. camel C. cattle D.paddy
10. A. religion B. tradition C. ethnic D. minority
IV. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
11. A. generous B. celebration C. Vietnamese D. volunteer
12. A. honest B. culture C. cartoon D. harvest
C. GRAMMAR AND LEXICO
V.Choose the correct option A,B,C,D to complete the sentences.
13. Viet nam is a ___________ country with 54 ethnic groups.
A. bi-lingual B. multi-cultural C. rich D. ethnic
14. A tent can be__________ pulled down and transported than a ger.
A. most easily B. easier C. as easily D. more easily
15. It's a rule, so everyone __________ strictly follow it.
A. has to B. shouldn't C. should D. doesn’t have to
16. The girl was crying when a fairy __________.
A. appears B. was appearing C.appeared D. is appearing
17. A __________ person is not afraid of anything.
A. coward B. boring C. cruel D. brave
18. He was __________. He always supported the emperor.
A. determined B. loyal C. honest D. disloyal
19. “Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight ?” - “Yes. … . Where can we meet ?”
A. I would. B. I will. C. I’d love to. D. I like too.
20. Peter: “I enjoy listening to pop music.”- Maria: “_________.”
A. I do too. B. I don’t. C. Neither do I. D. So am I.
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined.
21. It was so brave of him to rescue the child from being drowned.
A. intelligent B. kind C. courageous D. cruel
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined.
22. Come and join us at our local festival this weekend. I’m sure you won’t regret it.
A. international B. cultural C. traditional D. ritual
Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following sentences.
23. A lot of(A) Vietnamese people have(B) the custom to(C) buy sugar cane on New Year’s Eve(D).
24. When(A)the Cinderella was crying(B), the fairy(C) suddenly appear(D) to help her.
D. READING.
VI. Read the passage.
The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living in the provinces of Lai
Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to the Tay -
Thai group. The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their
main food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt-out land. They raise
cattle and poultry for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth is
well-known for being unique, colourful and strong. Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh's
style of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts,
scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts. Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses,
usually built side by side. The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year they hold festivals and
ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.
*Complete each sentence, using a word from the text:
25. They can make household items from the ___________ tree.
26. The Thai live in ___________ houses.
27. They have a rich culture including folk ___________ and games.
28. Many festivals and ___________ are held by the Thai people every year.
* Answer the questions:
29. Do the Thai people have their own language ?
30. What is the main food of the Thai people ?
31. What is the Thai cloth well-known for ?
32. Who do the Thai worship ?
E. WRITING
VII. Rearrange the words and phrases given to make complete sentences.
33. teenagers/ on/ Nowadays/ more/ past/ rely/ the/ than/ technology/ in/.
34. over/ Life/ changed/ past/ in/ countryside/ the/ the/ has/ ten/ years/ a lot/.
35. minorities/ still/ traditional/ Some/ life/ in/ ways/ mountains/ their/ the/ keep/ of/.
36. all/ a computer/ problems/ Sitting/ in front of/ health/ day/ cause/ can/.
VIII. Combine each pair of the sentences to make one sentence, using the words given.
37. We won't hold the festival. It costs too much money. (IF)
38. The prince saw Sleeping Beauty. He kissed her on the forehead. (WHEN)
39. The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. (WHILE)
40. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn't happy. (ALTHOUGH)

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