Đề kiểm tra học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ 1 
 	 ANH VĂN 8 – Thời gian : 60 phút ( không kể thời gian phát đề)	
A.LISTENING: (1.5pts)
	1. Listen to the tape and decide whether the statements are True or False . The recording will be spoken three times, with pauses in the second time. (1.0 pts) Unit 5 p46
	1. Tim’s mother received his report card from Mr. Jackson. 
	2. Tim’s work at school is excellent, so his mom feels proud of him. 
	3. His teacher asked him to improve his Spanish translation.
	4. His teacher gave him a dictionary at the end of the conversation.
 2. Listen to the second recording and choose the option ( A, B or C ) that best answers each question.( 0,5 pts)
	 5. How many days of school did she miss in this year ?
A. 4 days 	B. 5 days 	C. 6 days
	 6. What skills is she good at ?
	A. writing, listening and reading	B. speaking and listening	C. writing, speaking and reading 
B. GRAMMAR – STRUCTURES ( 4.0 pts)
1. Choose the best answer: (2.0 pts)
“It would be better for you to buy a new dryer. Don’t __________ a lot of time to fix it.”
 A. take out	B. turn off 	 C. take up	D. look for
 2. A customer phoned Khoi Nguyen Delivery Service ____________ June 14th just at noon.
A. in	 B. at	C. during	D. on
 3. Remember to cover ___________ sockets. They are dangerous for children to try to put anything into them.
A. public	 B. electrical	 	C. necessary	D. similar
 4. It’s very useful and __________________ for our life. 	
A. available	B. natural	C. personal	D. important
 5. Ms Mai said “ I’m busy with my work, so you _____________ go to the market and cook dinner, Lan”
A. ought to	 	B. used to	 	C. have to	 	D. could
 6. Many children were sick _______________ the weather was bad those days.
A. and	 	B. in order to	C. because	 	D. but
 7. This river now is _________________ itself before.
A. the same	B. as the same as	C. different as 	D. different from
 8.Lan : I’d like to invite you to come to my birthday party tomorrow, Thanh.
 Thanh : _________________________________.
A. . Nice to meet you, Lan.	 	 B. It’s time for me to go.
C. Thank you so much . I’ll come.	 D. Happy birthday to you.
2. Supply the correct form of the verb in the blanks ( 1pt)
1. To keep his buffalo safe, the farmer ( take ) __________a rope and tied the tiger to a tree . 
2. Lan must ( finish ) ________________ her homework before going out with her friends.
3. We ( not meet ) __________________ her last week.
4. Sarah told me that she loved ( go ) _________________ swimming in the morning.
 3. Supply the correct form of the word in the blanks ( 1pt)
1. Thanh Xuan sings __________________. 	( beautiful )
2. In my opinion, doing charity work is very ________________. 	( meaning)
3. I have noticed a number of ___________________ in this city. 	( improve )
4. The boys are ______________ in games online. 	( interest )
C./ READING COMPREHENSION:(2.5 pts)
	1. Read the following passage and then decide whether the statements that follow are True or False.
Care Organization was established in 1945 to help people after World War II. It distributed over 100 million food packages. Meanwhile, it was starting self-help programs. Today it has development programs in 37 countries.
Care gives equipment and teaches people how to build water systems, roads, school, houses, and health centers. It also teaches people how to increase production on their farms ,how to reforest areas, and how to start small village industries.
Care also provides food for about 30 million people, most of whom are children. It gives special help where there is a flood, an earthquake, a drought or a war.
1.Care Organization was established before World War II.
2.There are over 37 countries starting development programs from Care Organization.
3.Care Organization teaches people how to develop and protect their life.
4.Care Organization provides food , equipment for millions of people.
	2. Choose the most suitable word in the box to fill in the blank. (1.5 pts )
Like the Y&Y, the Boy Scouts of American (BSA) is a (1) ____________ organization. It builds character, and ( 2 )___________ good citizenship and personal fitness.
 Scouting began in England ( 3 ) ___________ 1907.Two years later an American businessman. William Boyce, got lost in London. A boy helped him and explained that he was a scout. This meeting led to the South Association ( 4 ) __________ the Atlantic in 1910.
	Although each nation’s scouting program differs ( 5 )____________, the three aims established in 1907, are the ( 6 ) _____________ for the 21st century.
A. young	B. youth	C. old	D. age
A. supports	B. encourages	C. establishes	D. enrolls
A. in	B. on	C. at	D. of
A. to cross	B. crossing	C. cross	D. crosses
A. slight	B. lightly	C. light	D. slightly
A. same	B. difference	C. easiness	D. plan
 D. WRITING (2.0 pts)
	Finish the second sentence. Keep its meaning similar to the above:
1. Tuan and Nhi are very kind, so they always help the elderly and the handicapped in the neighborhood.
	à Tuan and Nhi are kind enough ______________________________.
2. The boy often cried a lot at night when a child.
	à The boy used ____________________________________________.
3. “ Please take me home, Tuan” said Nam
	à Nam asked ______________________________________________.
4. Xuan Lan’s hobbies are to play badminton and go swimming.
	à Xuan Lan enjoys _________________________________________. 
This is the end of the test.