Đề thi cuối học kỳ 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

TADA 8
Time: 60 minutes
	A. LISTENING
	Question 1 : Listen and choose the correct answers (1point)
	1. Five-colored sticky rice is made by ethnic minorities in the northern _____________regions.
 	A. mountainous B. generous	C. various	D. dangerous
	2. The dish has five colors: red, yellow, green, _____________ and white.
 	A. purple B. brown	C. orange	D. blue
	3. The green colors symbolizes _____________ . 
	A. plants B. plane	C. plate	D. plan
	4.Five colors sticky rice is made on special occasions , for festivals and _____________.
 	A. century B. ceremonies	 C. centre	D. souvenir
	Question 2 : Listen to the passage again and write True or False (1point)
	5. Five- colored sticky rice is a traditional dish.	_______
	6. The colors represent the elements of life.	_______
	7. These elements create harmony between people.	_______
	8. This rice is only made when there are guests.	_______
	B. USE OF ENGLISH 
	Question 3 : Choose the best answer (2 points):
Viet Nam is . Multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
a	B. an	C. the	D. A and C
Phuc decided to eat as a vegetarian..he is not a Buddhist.
A. because 	 B. although	C. moreover 	D. otherwise
In Vietnam, Tet is an occasion for family.
 gathering	B. meetings	C. reunions	D. A and C
The Xoe dance has more than 30 forms ____________ on the first six ancient forms.
depended	B. laid	C. based	D. created
 We help load the rice __________ carts on the first day of our trip to the countryside
A. in	B. onto	C. by	D. at
The children used to ___________ a long way to school.
A. going	B. goes	C. go	D. gone
This room is__________________decorated but it is very nice and cozy.
A. simple	B. simply	C. complicated	D. badly
The nomads move two or three times a year to look for new ____________ for their cattle.
A. pasture	B. land	C. houses	D. products
	Question 4: Rearrange sentences (0.5 point):
Tet/ to show/Vietnamese people/ respect/ to their ancestors /often / during/ burn incense.
_______________________________________________________________________ .
your health/the computer/ as / Using/ can be/both/ and your social life/ your hobby /harmful to. 	
__________________________________________________________________________ .
	Question 5: Find and correct errors(0.5 point)
Because he was old, he tried to climb up Yen Tu Mountain.
	 A B	 C	 D
We could run around the fields and shout out without disturb anybody
	 A	 B	C 	 D
	C. READING
 Question 6 :Read the passage
Hi! I’m Dean. I’m from England. My favourite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25 December. That’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to our friends and family, here and abroad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. On Christmas Day, we give each other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we have Christmas pudding.
Decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (1 point)	
Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas	_________
Dean is English 	_________
At Christmas, people get a big tree and decorate it	_________
In the middle of December, people send a lot of Christmas cards 	_________
to their friends and family
Choose the correct answer (0.5point)
What does the word “decorate” in line 3 mean?
A. make something look worst	B. paint something	
C. make something look nicer	D. buy something
Christmas is held because Christians want to___________________.
A. have a good time	B. celebrate the birth of Christ	
C. visit their friends and family	D. decorate big trees
	Question 7 : Read the passage and choose the best answer (1.5 points)
Computers play an important role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it. (27)______ the use of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops have to deal with very large (28)______ of information. They have to make sure that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to reorder before (29)______ run out, to decide which things are selling well and go on. All these processes are performed quickly and efficiently by computers. A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper. Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was (30)________ for future reference. This way of working was never (31)________ easy or fast. A computer system is much more (32)_______.
A. to be considered	B. to consider	C. consider	D. be considered
A. amount	B. number	C. numbers	D. amounts
A. stocks	B. items	C. purchases	D. cargoes
A. thrown away	B. torn off	C. put aside	D. recycled
A. particularized	B. particular	C. particularly	D. particularity
A. effective	B. skillful	C. capable	D. formal
D. WRITING
 Question 8 : Rewrire the following sentences without changing their original meanings(2 points): 
The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough..
à The sea was too _________________________________________________.
Mrs Brown doesn’t have to cook lunch for me every day.
à It isn’t _________________________________________________________.
She didn’t buy the house because the price was very high.
à The price ______________________________________________________.
No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
à That box _______________________________________________________.
TADA 8 - key
Time: 60 minutes
	A. LISTENING
	Question 1 : Listen and choose the correct answers (1point)
	1. Five-colored sticky rice is made by ethnic minorities in the northern _____________regions.
 	A. mountainous B. generous	C. various	D. dangerous
	2. The dish has five colors: red, yellow, green, _____________ and white.
 	A. purple B. brown	C. orange	D. blue
	3. The green colors symbolizes _____________ . 
	A. plants B. plane	C. plate	D. plan
	4.Five colors sticky rice is made on special occasions , for festivals and _____________.
 	A. century B. ceremonies	 C. centre	D. souvenir
	Question 2 : Listen to the passage again and write True or False (1point)
	5. Five- colored sticky rice is a traditional dish.	_True_
	6. The colors represent the elements of life.	_ True_
	7. These elements create harmony between people.	_False_
	8. This rice is only made when there are guests.	_ False_
	B. USE OF ENGLISH 
	Question 3 : Choose the best answer (2 points):
Viet Nam is . Multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
a	B. an	C. the	D. A and C
Phuc decided to eat as a vegetarian..he is not a Buddhist.
A. because 	 B. although	C. moreover 	D. otherwise
In Vietnam, Tet is an occasion for family.
 gathering	B. meetings	C. reunions	D. A and C
The Xoe dance has more than 30 forms ____________ on the first six ancient forms.
depended	B. laid	C. based	D. created
 We help load the rice __________ carts on the first day of our trip to the countryside
A. in	B. onto	C. by	D. at
The children used to ___________ a long way to school.
A. going	B. goes	C. go	D. gone
This room is__________________decorated but it is very nice and cozy.
A. simple	B. simply	C. complicated	D. badly
The nomads move two or three times a year to look for new ____________ for their cattle.
A. pasture	B. land	C. houses	D. products
	Question 4: Rearrange sentences (0.5 point):
Tet/ to show/Vietnamese people/ respect/ to their ancestors /often / during/ burn incense.
Vietnamese people often burn incense to show respect to their ancestors during Tet.
your health/the computer/ as / Using/ can be/both/ and your social life/ your hobby /harmful to. 	
Using the computer as your hobby can be harmful to both your health and your social life.
	Question 5: Find and correct errors(0.5 point)
Because he was old, he tried to climb up Yen Tu Mountain.
	 A B	 C	 D
We could run around the fields and shout out without disturb anybody
	 A	 B	C 	 D
	C. READING
 Question 6 :Read the passage
Hi! I’m Dean. I’m from England. My favourite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25 December. That’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to our friends and family, here and abroad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. On Christmas Day, we give each other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we have Christmas pudding.
Decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (1 point)	
Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas	__False_
Dean is English 	__ True___
At Christmas, people get a big tree and decorate it	__ True___
In the middle of December, people send a lot of Christmas cards 	__ True___
to their friends and family
Choose the correct answer (0.5point)
What does the word “decorate” in line 3 mean?
A. make something look worst	B. paint something	
C. make something look nicer	D. buy something
Christmas is held because Christians want to___________________.
A. have a good time	B. celebrate the birth of Christ	
C. visit their friends and family	D. decorate big trees
	Question 6 : Read the passage and choose the best answer (1.5 points)
Computers play an important role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it. (27)______ the use of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops have to deal with very large (28)______ of information. They have to make sure that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to reorder before (29)______ run out, to decide which things are selling well and go on. All these processes are performed quickly and efficiently by computers. A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper. Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was (30)________ for future reference. This way of working was never (31)________ easy or fast. A computer system is much more (32)_______.
A. to be considered	B. to consider	C. consider	D. be considered
A. amount	B. number	C. numbers	D. amounts
A. stocks	B. items	C. purchases	D. cargoes
A. thrown away	B. torn off	C. put aside	D. recycled
A. particularized	B. particular	C. particularly	D. particularity
A. effective	B. skillful	C. capable	D. formal
VI. Rewrire the following sentences without changing their original meanings(2 points): 
The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough..
à The sea was too rough for the childern to go swimming.
Mrs Brown doesn’t have to cook lunch for me every day.
à It isn’t necessary for Mrs Brown to cook lunch for me everyday.
She didn’t buy the house because the price was very high.
à The price was very high , so she didn’t buy the house .
No one has opened that box for the past hundred years.
à That box has not been opened for the past hundred years.