Đề thi giữa học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 (Thí điểm)

TEST No.1 (Unit 1 – 2 – 3)
Name:
Mark:/30
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence: (6p)
1. The students______________to do the homework. It helps them to revise the lessons.
A. don’t have 	B. have	C. must	D. should
2. Your English is________________. It is better and more fluent.
A. worsening	B. providing	C. deteriorating	D. improving
3. There is no_______________water in this village. The villagers go to the river to get water everyday.
A. driving	B. riding	C. running	D. walking
4. Tradition____________an important role in the culture of each country.
A. plays	B. has	C. takes	D. brings
5. The Viet_____________for about 86% of the population.
A. account	B. have	C. create	D. make
6. This room is__________________decorated but it is very nice and cozy.
A. simply	B. simple	C. complicated	D. badly
Word form: (5p)
1. I often go out and_________________in my free time.	SOCIAL
2. It is___________________to live without electricity.	CONVENIENCE
3. The singer smiled______________when she finished her performance.	PRETTY
4. The tourists want to visit_________________areas in Vietnam to see the______________fields.
	MOUNTAIN
	TERRACE
Rewrite sentences: (5p)
1. She is a careless driver.	CARELESSLY
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2. Ondra is a more skillful dancer than Eva.
Ondra________________________________________________________________________________	
3. Anita doesn’t play the piano as well as Manel.
Manel plays___________________________________________________________________________
4. Are you fond of studying science?	ADORE
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5. Life in the country is more peaceful than life in the city.	AS
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Phonetics - Stress: (5)
1. A. nomadic	B. language	C. harvest	D. vast
2. A. diverse	B. explore	C. relax	D. remote
3. A. ethnic	B. south	C. clothing	D. healthy
4. A. minority	B. tradition	C. ancestor	D. nomadic
5. A. account	B. culture	C. common	D. leisure
Write full sentences: (2p) 
1. We/ spend/ two/ hour/ repair/ windows/ yesterday.
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2. He/ detest/ join/ social activities/ because/ he/ be/ introvert.
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Put questions: (2p)
1. Yes, the Hmong have their own language.
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2. The Cham ‘s Arts are displayed at the Museum of Ethnology.
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Reading: (5p)
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam, which focuses on the 54 officially recognised ethnic groups in Vietnam. It is located in the Cau Giay District, about 8 km from the city center. It is widely considered to be the finest modern museum in Vietnam and a tourist attraction in Hanoi. The construction lasted from 1987 to 1995, and it was opened to the public on 12 November 1997.
The exhibition building was designed by the architect Ha Duc Linh, a member of the Tay ethnic group, in the shape of a Dong Son drum, and the interior architecture was designed by the French architect Véronique Dollfus.
Opening hours is 8:30am to 5:30pm Tuesday to Sunday
True or false?
1. The museum was opened to the public in 1995.	______________
2. You cannot visit the museum on Monday.	______________
3. The whole museum was designed by a Vietnamese architect.	______________
Answer the questions:	
4. What is the location of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology?
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5. By whom was the interior architecture designed?
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