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

TEST No.2 (Unit 1 – 2 – 3)
Name:
Mark:/35
Choose one word for each blank to complete this passage: (5p)
spirits	place	southern	dress	ethnic 	part
The Hmong people are an (1)_______group existing in several countries. They are believed to have come from (2)_________China. The Hmong are known in China as the Miao. One Festive Holiday the Hmong celebrates is the Hmong New Year. It takes (3)_________in November and December, usually at the end of the harvest season. Historically, the Hmong New Year celebration was created to give thanks to ancestors and (4)_________as well as to welcome in a new beginning. 
During the New Year's celebration, Hmong (5)__________in traditional clothing and enjoy Hmong traditional foods, dance, music, bull fights, and other forms of entertainment. 
Stress – Phonetics: (5p)
1. A. socialise	B. communicate	C. traditional	D. nomadic
2. A. addicted	B. adore	C. detest	D. leisure
3. A. ceremony	B. festival	C. celebrate	D. convenient
4. A. language	B. understand	C. populated	D. nomad
5. A. complicated	B. overlooked	C. experienced	D. washed
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence: (8p)
1. You_____________to prepare the meal. I have done for you already.
A. don’t have 	B. have	C. haven’t 	D. must not
2. My grandparents look_____________the house while my parents go to work and we go to school.
A. for	B. at	C. after	D. up
3. She is one of____________most popular singers now.
A. a	B. an	C. 0	D. the
4. The Thai hold many festivals and____________with alternating songs every year.
A. costumes	B. religions	C. ceremonies	D. ancestors
5. The wall is_______________painted with blue, red and white.
A. colourful	B. colourfully	C. colour	D. coloured
6. Parents have a big_________________on the children.
A. role	B. efficient	C. effect	D. research
7. He is_____________on beer.
A. addicted	B. fond	C. hooked	D. interested
8. He is____________the cattle at the pasture.
A. flying	B. caring	C. herding	D. harding
Complete sentences/ put questions: (6p)
1. He/ spend/ two/ month/ build/ this house/ last year.
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2. Could you please give me your phone number?	MIND
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3. My mother cooks better than my father.	AS
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4. It took me three days to paint this picture.	
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5. She has stood near the Queen Tower.
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6. Her son went to English club twice a week.
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Word form: (5p)
1. ___________rice cake is the traditional food of Tet Holiday in Vietnam.	STICK
2. We should maintain and protect the_______________values.	CULTURE
3. People gather at____________house every weekend.	COMMUNITY
4. It was a(n)______________trip. I will always remember it.	FORGET
5. She sings_______________than me.	BAD
Read the following passage then answer the questions: (6p)
Origami is the art of paper folding, which is often associated with Japanese culture. The first Japanese origami is dated from 6th century and was used only for religious ceremonial purposes because of the high price of paper. Now it is a widespread form of art. From papers, we fold them into a lot of shapes such as cube, flower, boat, bull, swan One of the most famous origami designs is the Japanese crane. Some people believe that when we fold enough one thousand cranes, our wish will come true. In Japan, children learn how to make the origami things at school. Origami has become more and more popular all over the world recently. There are a lot of competitions of paper folding with valuable prizes.
True or false?
1. In 6th century, origami was very widespread because the papers were cheap.	_________
2. There is a belief that if we fold one thousand cranes, our wish will come true.	_________
Answer the questions:
3. Which shapes do we fold paper into?
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4. What is origami associated with?
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Find the word of the same meaning with each given explanation:
5. worth a lot of money	__________________
6. lately	__________________