Đề kiểm tra chất lượng đầu năm môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2016-2017

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM 
NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8
Trường: THCS  . Ngày kiểm tra: / 9 / 2016
Họ và tên: .
Lớp: ... Thời gian: 60phút. (Không kể thời gian phát đề) 
SBD: .. (Học sinh làm bài trên tờ đề thi này)
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A. LISTENING
I. Listen and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F) (1.5p) 
Statements
T
F
1. Many rich people in developing countries do not have modern sources of energy.
2. People who live in mountain areas have to gather wood for fuel.
3. Gathering wood for fuel takes a lot of time.
4. The main use of biogas is for cooking and heating.
5. It helps solve the problem of outdoor air pollution.
II. Listen and complete each of the sentences with no more than one word.(1.5p)
1. Thanksgiving (also called Turkey Day) is a seasonal.
2. In the USA the holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of.
3. In Canada it is celebrated on the second of October.
4. .. foods are turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet potatoes and so on.
5. After the feast people often do some other ...
B. READING
III. Read the passage and decide the statements are true (T) or false (F). (1,0p)
	Any invention has both good and bad effects on human beings. 
	The invention of cars makes transportation much easier, but it is cars that are the greatest contributor of air pollution. Television is considered as the most wonderful means of amusement and entertainment. It’s also very useful to spread news. However, spending many hours watching TV makes bad effects on the eyes of viewers and makes viewers become less creative. People make wine to enjoy themselves but it is wine that has bad effects on their mental and physical health. Fertilizers and pesticides help farmer get a success of good harvest, but they are the factors that make soil poisonous. Nuclear power is considered as the only alternative energy but we may be in danger of destruction by its radioactivity.
	The purpose of any invention is to make our lives better, so good or bad, it depends on the way by which we use these inventions.
Statements
T
F
1. Inventions only have good effects on human beings.
2. Cars account for air pollution.
 3. Spending too much time on TV is not good for your eyes.
 4. Pesticides enrich the soil.
 5. Nuclear power is considered as one of the alternative energy resources.
IV. Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question. (1.5p)
Many people still believe that natural resources will never be used up. Actually, the world’s energy resources are limited. Nobody knows exactly how much fuel is left. However, we also should use them economically and try to find out alternative sources of power. According to Professor Marvin Burnham of the New England Institute of Technology, we have to start conserving coal, oil, and gas before it is too late; and nuclear power is the only alternative.
	However, many people do not approve of using nuclear power because it is very dangerous. What would happen if there were a serious nuclear accidents? Radioactivity causes cancer and may bad effect the future generations.
	The most effective thing is that we should use natural resources as economically as possible.
1. How much fuel is left?
A. No one knows exactly	B. It will never be used up
C. There is a lot of fuel.	D. Let’s use it as much as we would like.
2. We should use coal, oil, and gas _______________.
A. as much as possible	B. carelessly
C. as economically as possible	D. all are correct
3. According to Professor Marvin Burnham, ________________.
	A. nuclear power is the only alternative. 
	B.we have to conserve coal, oil, and gas
	C. A and B are incorrect D. A and B are correct
4. According to the passage, using nuclear power is ____________.
	A. safe	B. cheap	C. interesting	D. dangerous
5. Radioactivity from nuclear power ______________.
	A. is necessary to cure diseases	
	B. can have good effects on the future generations
	C. alter a new kind of energy
	D. causes cancer and has bad effect on the future generations
V. Read the passage then answer the questions (1,0p)
John Travolta was born in 1954 in New Jersey. He was the youngest of six children. In 1975, he played in a TV programme called Welcome Back Kotter. The programme was very popular Travolta became famous. Then he started movies and acted in several successful films. They included Saturday Night Fever and Grease. Audiences liked his acting and dacing.
In 1977, things suddenly went wrong. His mother died. Travolta said it was the worst time of his life. He made several unsuccessful films, and thought about giving up as an actor. He was a pilot and had three planes, so he considered becoming a full-time pilot.
But then, when he was working on a movie called The Experts in 1987, he met Kelly Preston and they fell in love. They got married and had a son. They had four homes - in California, florida, Maine and Hawaii.
In the mid-nineties, John Travolta's luck as an actor changed for the better. He made some very popular films. For the second time in his career, he became successful.
1. When was John Travolta born?
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2. How did he become famous?
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3. When was the worst time of his life?
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4. Did he meet and fall in love with Kelly Preston in 1987?
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5. How many children did they have? 
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C. WRITING
VI. Write full sentences using the words and phrases given. (1,0p)
1. I / study / English / since/ I / grade 3.
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2. we / all / amused / by / his / funny / stories.
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3. what / happen / when / there / no energy / earth ?
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4. about / 60 kilometers / my town / Ha Long Bay.
..
5.we / solve / traffic problem / by / encourage / people / use / bicycle / rather / car / short trip.
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VII. Complete the second sentences so that it means the same as the first one. (1,0p)
1. The distance from Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc island is about 300 kilometers.
- It .
2. My uncle drove carelessly some years ago, but now he doesn’t.
- My uncle used 
3.They will build a new school for poor children next month.
- A new school ..
4. It is very noisy in the city but we enjoy living there. 
- Although 
5. The last time she phoned her parents was 3 weeks ago.
- She hasn’t
VIII. Write a short passage about what we should do to save energy ( about 100 – 120 words).(1,5p)
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