Bài kiểm tra khảo sát giữa kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

BÀI KIỂM TRA KHẢO SÁT GIỮA KỲ I LỚP 8
PART 1:LISTENING 
Question 1 : (1.2 ps)
Question 2 : Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing information (0.8 p)
Customer’s name: Mr Collins When to book:(1)
Type of room:(2)  Room number: 405 
Floor: (3)  Day to come: (4) .
Day to leave: Friday 
Requirement: To wake him up at 7:10 in the morning.
PART 2:VOCABULARY + GRAMMAR: Choose A, B, C, or D to complete each sentence below. (2.0p)
1. You do leisure activities in your free time and they make you feel______. 
A. relaxed	B. bored	C. weak	D. interested
2. Do you adore _______ in the park on Sunday?
A. skateboard	B. skateboarding	C. skateboarded	D. All A, B, C are incorrect
3. I don’t mind ______housework but I hate______ all day on it.
A. to do/spending	B. doing/ spend	C. to do/to spend	D. doing/spending
4. How do you feel about that film?
A. Exactly	B. I agree with you	C. I don’t think so	D. It’Os great.
5. I’ll never forget ______such a beautiful girl today.
A. to meet	B. meeting	C. meet	D. met
6. Living away the city center is so ________. I can’t go shopping regularly and buy what I want.
A. convenient	B. inconvenient	C. nomadic	D. good
7. Herding buffaloes is _________ than walking a long the street in the city.
A. more interesting	B. so interesting	C. as interesting as	C. interesting
8. Pao needs ________ costume for the festival.A. a	B. an	C. the	D. x
9. Among the ethnic minorities, _______ Tay have the largest population.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. x
10. Ba: _________ is the most interesting museum in Ha Noi?
 Nam: I think it is the Museum of Ethnology.
A. Which do you think	B. Which you think C. What do you think	D. What you think
PART 3. READING
Question 1. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.(1P)
Dear Granddad, 
I’ve got some really (1)_____ news. I may go to Camp Timber with Ace this summer. Mum (2)_____ I can go. The only (3)______ is that Ace’s dad says that it’s too expensive. Still Ace thinks he’ll probably be able to make some money by doing jobs around the house. He even promised his dad he would take the dog for a walk!
His sister is really angry because she wants (4) _____ to camp as well, but she’s too young. She’s only eight.Anyway, I (5)______ he can go.
Love, 
Debbie
1. a. great 	b. good	c. wonderful	d. all are correct
2. a. say 	b. says 	c. is saying 	d. will say
3. a. news 	b. problem 	c. event 	d. occasion
4. a. go 	b. to go 	c. going 	d. to going
5. a. hope 	 b. plan 	c. look 	d. seem
Question 2: (1P)
Question 3: Read the passage and choose the best answer (1p)
Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho, Ede,Giarai  The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province.
For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies, a new harvest, victory celebrations, etc. The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.
1. The text tells us about __________.
A. musical instruments of ethnic groups 
B. a world cultural heritage	
C.life in the Central Highlands	
2.How often is the Gong Festival celebrated?
A.every month	B. all the year round	C. every year	
3.The gongs are __________.
A. musical instruments	B. cultural heritages	C.pieces of folk music	
4.The ethnic peoples in the Central Highlands believe that __________.
A.special powers like their gongs	B. their gongs are the symbols of gods 
C. gongs are associated with new houses	
5.For people in the Central Highlands, the gong sound is __________.
A. a means of communication	B.a sound of victory	C. a way to entertain themselves
Part 4-Writing
Question 1: Rewrite the following sentences. (1p)
1. A racing driver drives more skillfully than a normal motorist.
=> A normal motorist.......................................................................
2.How long have you been an ethnologist? 
=> When 	................................................................................?	
3.My sister’d rather read book than go out.
® My sister prefers .
4. Nam really loves to hang out with his friends.
®Nam really enjoys 
5. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.
®Dogs can..........................................................................................................................
Question 2/ Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. (1p)
1.My uncle/ give up/ smoke / one year ago
..
2. Look! / sun / set / mountains.
..
3. In my life/ I / never be/ Pac Bo Cave. 
..
4. It/ rain /./ I’d like / stay here / until / rain / stop. ...
5. He / spend/ free time / play/ football. 
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Question 3. Write a paragraph about 80- 100 words to answer the question: What do you think is the best leisure activity for teenagers?(1,5pts)
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