Đề thi tham khảo học kỳ I - Năm 2014 - 2015 môn thi: Tiếng Anh 8

PHÒNG GD & ĐT VŨNG LIÊM ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO HỌC KỲ I -2014-2015
TRƯỜNG THCS LƯU VĂN MÓT MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 8
	Thời gian: 60 phút
I.LISTEN
Listen to the passage, then dicide wether the following sentences are True(T) or False(F). You will listen to the passage three times.(2.5 points)
.1.Ba and his friends have the same characters.
 2.Bao is the most sociable.
 3.Song is quite reserved in public.
.4.Thanh likes reading books in the school library.
 5.Ba always watches TV in his free time.
 II. READ
1.Read the passage carefully, then fill in each blank with ONE suitable word from the box (1.25 points)
rural problems hospitals leaving urban city
People from the countryside are (1)..their home to go and live in the (2) Farming can sometimes be a difficult life and these people from
(3)..areas feel the city offers more opportunities. However, many people coming to the city creat (4)..There many not be enoughschools or (5), while water and electricity supplies may not be adequate. This is a problem facing goverments around the world.
2.Read the passage carefully, then choose one correct answer for each question.(1.25 points)
Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847.He moved with his parents to Canada in 1870. He had left with his family and gone to Boston when he was a young man of twenty-three . Though Bell was a dreamer , he was also a practical thinker and a man of action. In Boston, where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf, he worked far into the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of the sound.This led to the invention of the telephone.
1.When was Alexander G. Bell born?
A. 1847	B.1870	C. 1870s	D. no information
2. He was born in..
A. England	B. Canada	C. Boston	D. Scotland
3. He went to Boston when he was .. years old.
A. 20	B. 22	C. 23	D. 13
4.He experimented with the electrical transmission of the sound ..
A. by night	B. by day	C. by midday	D. no information
5. What did he invent ?
A. the television	B. the telephone	C. the generator	D. the pen
III.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
Choose A,B or C that best completes each sentence(2.5 points)
1.My mother told me _________ her back the dictionary.
to give 	 B. give 	C. gave 	D. giving 
2. A two-year-old child is not _______ to reach a book on that bookshelf. 
A. tall enough 	 B. enough tall 	C. too tall 	D. so tall 
3. Last night I watched the movie “Romeo and Juliet”. At last they killed--------
A. himself 	B. herself 	C. themselves 	 D. ourselves 
4. Mr Minh.newspapers since 1999.
A. has sold 	 B. sells	 C. sold 	 D. is selling 
5. He looks so _______. He should take exercise every day.
A. fat 	 B. thin 	C. strong 	D. tall 
6. When she was a student, she studied very well. She used to _______ good marks in all subjects. 
A. getting 	B. got 	C. gets 	D. get 
7.Life in the city is much different _______ that in the country.
A. to 	B. from 	C. with 	 D. of 
8..Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
A. steamer	B message	C.collection	D.scissors
9.Rewrite the following sentence so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same the first one.
We ate in that restaurant two months ago.
 -> We have
10.Rewrite the following sentence so that the second sentence means nearly exactly the same the first one.
Do you like playing volleyball?
 ->Yes, I love.
IV.WRITE
Write a letter to a friend about the neighborhood using suggested words:
Dear , 
I / live / small house / Ha Noi/ parents / elder brother /. 
My house / near / school, so I / go / school / foot / every day /.
There / be / park / supermarket / and / stadium / my neighbourhood /.
People / be / friendly / warm-hearted /.
I / like / park / most / because / I / like / go / a walk / with / dog / morning/.
I wish you’ll visit my place soon. 
Yours,
	THE END
*ANSWER KEY
I.LISTEN (2.5 POINTS)
1.	F	2.	T	3.	T	4.	T	5.	F
II.READ (2.5 POINTS)
1. 	1.leaving
2.city
3. rural
4.problems
5.hospitals
2.	1.A
	2.D
	3.C
	4.A
	5.B
III.LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.5 POINTS)
	1.A
	2.A
	3.C
	4.A
	5.A
	6.D
	7.B
	8.C
	9.We have eaten in that restaurant for two months
	10.Yes,I love playing volleyball.
IV.WRITE (2.5 POINTS)
Dear.,
I am living in a small house in Ha Noi with my parents and my elder brother.
My house is near the school, so I go to school on foot every day.
There is a park, a supermarket and a stadium in my neighbourhood.
The people are very friendly and warm-hearted.
I like the park most because I like going for a walk with my dog in the morning.
I wish you’ll visit my place soon. 
Yours,
 ..
*LISTENING TEXT
Ba has a lot of friends.Each of them has a different character. Bao is the most sociable, he is very kind and generous. Song and Thanh are quite in public. Both of them enjoy playing sports. Song is good at soccer and he is a member of the school team. Thanh likes swimming and reading books in the school library.Ba enjoys telling jokes when he has free time. His friends usually like his sense of humor. Although they have different characters, all of them are closed friends.
PHÒNG GD & ĐT VŨNG LIÊM ĐỀ THI THAM KHẢO HỌC KỲ I -2014-2015
TRƯỜNG THCS LƯU VĂN MÓT MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 7
	Thời gian: 60 phút
I.LISTEN
Listen to the passage, then dicide wether the following sentences are True(T) or False(F). You will listen to the passage three times.(2.5 points)
1.Lan is a student at a high school in Vung Liem.
2.She goes to school by bike.
3.Her favorite subjects are Math and Physics
4.She always reads books at recess.
5.She usually watches TV and listens to music in her free time.
II. READ
1.Read the passage carefully, then fill in each blank with ONE suitable word from the box (1.25 points)
 play	are	enjoys	good	repair	 	and
Ba goes to Quang Trung school. He is in class 7A and he (1).school very much. His favorite subjects (2)Electronics and Art. In this class, he learns to (3)household appliances. Now he can help his parents at home. He can fix the lights, the washing machine (4).. the refrigerator. He is (5).at fixing things.
2.Read the passage carefully, then choose one correct answer for each question.(1.25 points)
Mr Jones is an Enghlish teacher at a high school in Ha Noi. He goes to work every working day. He has two days off a weeks: Saturday and Sunday. He walks to school. He never goes to work by car because his house is near to his school.The school starts at half past seven, and finishes at four –thirty. After work, he usually plays golf . He comes back home at 7.00, and he has dinner with his family. After dinner, he helps his children do the homework.He seldom watches TV and he often reads books in his free time. He is busy but he feels happy with his job.
What’s his job?
A. farmer	B. a teacher	C. an engineer
How many days a week does Mr Jones go to work?
A.7	B.6	C.5	
3.How does he go to work?
A. by car	B. by motorbike	C. walk
4.What time does the school start?
A.7.00	B.6.30	C.7.30	
5.What does he do after work?
A.plays golf	B.does his housework	C.reads books 
III.LANGUAGE FOCUS:
Choose A,B or C that best completes each sentence(2.5 points)
1.The students..marbles at recess.
A.play	B.are playing	C.is playing
2.Hoa..the USA next week.
A.will visit	B. to visit	C.visit
3.His birthday is.July 10.
A.in	B.at	C.on
4. We do many experiments in..class.
A. Geography	B.Physics	C.Math
5.He lives in the countryside.He grows vegetables. He is a
A. doctor	B.teacher	C.farmer
6.Where is the post office? – It’s is .the bank and the hotel.
A.next to	B.between	C.opposite
7.Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest:
A. pastime	B rehearse	C.collection
8.Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest:
A. front B. some 	 C. do
9.The blue dress is.than the red dress.
A.cheap	B.cheaper	C. more cheap
10.Use the words or phrases given to write the meaningful sentence.
watches/ Minh/ evening/ sometimes/ in /TV/ the/.
IV.WRITE
 Write the passage about Nga. Use the information in the form(2.5 points)
 Name: Pham Thi Nga
Age: 13
Date of birth: June 8 th
School: Le Quy Don
Address:12 Tran Phu street
After school activities: play volleyball, watch TV
Ex: Her name is Pham Thi Nga. She..
	THE END
*ANSWER KEY
I.LISTEN (2.5 POINTS)
1.	T	2.	F	3.	F	4.	T	5.	T
II.READ (2.5 POINTS)
1. 	1.enjoys
2.are
3. repair
4.and
5.good
2.	1.B
	2.C
	3.C
	4.C
	5.A
III.LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.5 POINTS)
	1.A
	2.A
	3.C
	4.B
	5.C
	6.B
	7.A
	8.C
	9.B
	10.Minh sometimes watches TV in the evening
IV.WRITE (2.5 POINTS)
Her name is Pham Thi Nga. She is 13. Her date of birth is on June 8th . She goes to Le Quy Don school. She lives at 12 Tran Phu street. She plays volleyball and watches TV after school.
*LISTENING TEXT
My name is Lan. I go to a student at a high school in Vung Liem.My house is near my school ,so I walk to school from Monday to Saturday. At school, I study many subjects but I like English and Math best.At recess, I sometimes skip rope, and I always read books. In her free time, she usually watches TV and listens to music in her free time.