Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng giữa học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Trường THCS Tam Hưng (Có đáp án)

TRƯỜNG THCS TAM HƯNG 
Họ và tên:..
Lớp: 8. 
ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA H ỌC K Ỳ I
Môn: TIẾNG ANH 8
Năm học: 2015- 2016
Thời gian: 45 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)
CODE 1
 I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: (0,5 mk)
1. A. cushion	B. customer	C. public	D. mother
2. A. bank	 B. match 	C. hat	 D. mall
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0,5 mk)
1. A. habit 	B. highlight 	C. lunar	 	D. position 
2. A. application 	 B. position 	C. traditional	D. selection
III. Select the best options: (8 x 0,25 = 2 mks)
1. I ................. a letter from my old friend last week.
A. sent	B. gave	C. received	D. took
2.She is .................. to ride his bike to school.
 A. not enough old	B. enough not old	C. not old enough	D. enough old
3. I know you worked really .................. this semester. 
A. hardly	B. hard	C. hardest	D. harder
4. She asked her children .................. playing soccer. 
A. to stop	B. stop	C. stopping	D. stops
5. His doctor said he .................. in bed that week.
A. will stay	B. has to stay	C. can stay	D. should stay
6. They don’t enjoy ....................................basketball.
A. playing 	B.played 	C. to play 	D. plays	
7. The tourist needs .......................the police station because he’s lost money. .
A. find 	B.found 	C. to find 	D.finding	
8. Which sentence is correct?
A. What did you used to do when you were young?
B. What did you use to do when you were young?
C. What used you to do when you were young?
D. What use to you do when you were young?
IV. Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first one. (2mks).
1. “Don’t walk on the grass,” the gardener said to us.
-> The gardener told 
2. Truc and Thu are both 14 years old. (use “the same as)
-> Thu is age..	
3. I don’t think he is strong. He can’t lift such a heavy box. (Use “enough”)
-> .	
4. “You should get up early to do your homework, Tuan” Mrs. Han said.
-> Mrs. Han advised ..
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. ( 5 x 0,5 = 2,5 mks)
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was an expert in phonetics, the study of the sounds of languages. As a boy, Bell became interested in sounds and speech.
In 1870 the Bells decided to emigrate to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea. Why not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another? Bell began work on a new invention. 
expert (n): chuyên gia 
1. When was Alexander G. Bell born? 
A. In 1847 	B. In 1870 	C.In 1870s	D.no information
2. He went to live _______ .
A. in Scotland 	B. in America 	C. in Boston 	D. B & C are correct 
3. What does the word ‘emigrate’ in line 4 mean? 
A. leave somebody’s country to live in another country 
B. to go to a place for a short time 
C. travel a long way from home to work every day 
D. get away from something dangerous 
4. What does the word ‘they’ in line 4 refer to? 
A. sounds 	 	B. the Bells	 	C. the American	D.the deaf. 
5. Which of the following is not true? 
A. Bell’s father was an expert in phonetics. 
B. Bell became interested in sounds and speech since he was a boy.
C. Bell learned in a school for the deaf. 
D. He experimented a machine to help the deaf hear. 
VI. Fill in each gap with a suitable verb: (5 x 0,5 = 2,5 mks)
1. I used to ( get) up late.
2. Lan sometimes (play)badminton with her friends.
3. Could you (close) .the door for me, please?
4. She can (cook) ..well.
5. Mai has to ( finish)..her homework before going to school.
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TRƯỜNG THCS TAM HƯNG 
Họ và tên:..
Lớp: 8. 
ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG GIỮA H ỌC K Ỳ I
Môn: TIẾNG ANH 8
Năm học: 2015- 2016
Thời gian: 45 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)
CODE 2
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: (0,5 mk)
1. A. meaning 	B. instead 	C. eat 	D. speak
2. A. across 	B. come 	C. excellent 	D. satisfactory
II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0,5 mk)
3. A. television 	B. teacher 	C. information	 D. question 
4. A. pronuciation 	B. position 	C. traditional	D. selection
III. Select the best options: (8 x 0,25 = 2 mks)
1. Ho Chi Minh city is ___________ city in Viet Nam. 	
A. larger	B. large	C. most large	D. the largest
2. Could you ............................. me a favor, please ?	
A. get 	B.do 	C.take 	D. make
3. My teacher ....................you should work harder on your English pronunciation.
A. told 	B. said 	C. said to 	D.a & b 	
4. My grandmother used to ...................... us stories in the evening. 
A. say 	B. speak	C. ask 	D. tell 
5. I find Peter is not communicative. He’s ratherin public. 
A. sociable	B. reserved	C. kind	D. humorous
6. Can you fill..this form for me? 
A.in	B. on	C. at	D. to
7. Alexander Graham Bell was born.March 3, 1847. 
A.at	B. on	C. in	D. for
8. Steve used . be a football player. He had to stopbecause of an injury. 
A. get - playing	B. to - playing	C. to – to play	D. to - played	
IV: Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first one (2ms).
1. “ You should go to the dentist ,” my friend said.
-> My friend said ..
2. “ Send a postcard to me,” Lan said to me
-> Lan told me...
3. I like learning English
-> I enjoy .
4. He is a good baseball player.
-> He plays ..
V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. ( 5 x 0,5 = 2,5 mks)
I have twin brothers, Tim and Tom. They are very similar and a lot of people don’t know which is which. They both have blond hair and blue eyes, and they always wear jeans and T-shirts. 
They like doing the same things, too. For example, they both like jazz and they’re crazy about football. They go to a football match once a week. Tim doesn’t like dancing or discos and Tom doesn’t like them, either. Although they’re twins, they’re not exactly the same at everything. Tim works hard at school because he wants to go to university, but Tom is a bit lazy. Our mother is often away from home because of her job, so we all work together in the house. Most of the time it’s fine, but sometimes we fight a bit!
1. What does the word ‘similar’ in line 1 mean? 
A. the same in some ways 	B. completely the same 
C. completely different 	D. liked by many people 
2. Tim and Tom ____ .
A. are the author’s twin brothers 	B. have blond hair and blue eyes 
C. always wear jeans and T-shirts 	D. all are correct 
3. What does the word ‘them’ in line 6 refer to? 
A. things 	B. jazz 
C. jeans and T-shirts 	D. dancing or discos 
4. Which of the following is not true? 
A. Tim is hard-working. 
B. Tom is a bit lazy. 
C. Their mother is often away from home. 
D. Tim doesn’t like dancing or discos but Tom likes them. 
5. The passage is written about the author’s _____ . 
A. brothers 	B. pen pals 	C. cousins 	 D. A & C 
VI. Give the correct form of the verbs: ( 5 x 0,5 = 2,5 mks)
1. She enjoys (cook) ..
2. Nam has to (do)..his homework before going to class.
3. I used to (work) on the farm
4. Nam always (get)good grade A for Physics.
5. Will you (open) .the window for me, please?
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ĐÁP ÁN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
CODE 1.
Ex1: ( 0,25 x 2= 0,5 mk)
1
2
A. cushion
D. mall
Ex2: ( 0,25 x 2= 0,5 mk)
1
2
D. posision
A. application
Ex:3 ( 0,25 x 8 = 2 mks)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
C
C
B
A
D
A
C
B
Ex: 4 (4x 0,5 = 2mks)
The gardener told us not to walk on the grass.
Thu is the same age as Truc.
I don’t think he is strong enough to lift such a heavy box.
Mrs. Han advised Tuan to get up early to do his homework.
 Ex: 5 (5x 0,5 = 2,5mks)
1
2
3
4
5
A
D
A
B
C
Ex: 6 (0,5 x 5= 2,5 mks)
1
2
3
4
5
get
plays
close
cook
finish
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ĐÁP ÁN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
CODE 2.
Ex1: ( 0,25 x 2= 0,5 mk)
1
2
B. instead
C. excellent
Ex2: ( 0,25 x 2= 0,5 mk)
1
2
C. information
A. pronuciation
Ex:3 ( 0,25 x 8 = 2 mks)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
D
B
B
D
B
A
B
B
Ex: 4 (4x 0,5 = 2mks)
My friend said I should go to the dentist.
Lan told me to send a postcard to her.
I enjoy learning English.
He plays baseball well.
 Ex: 5 (5x 0,5 = 2,5mks)
1
2
3
4
5
B
D
D
D
A
Ex: 6 (0,5 x 5= 2,5 mks)
1
2
3
4
5
cooking
do
work
gets
open
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