Đề thi khảo sát chất lượng đầu năm môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Trường THCS Ngọc Châu

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TRƯỜNG THCS NGỌC CHÂU
ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG ĐẦU NĂM 
NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017
MÔN THI: TIẾNG ANH 8
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
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)
Thanksgiving (also called Turkey Day) is a seasonal....
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 fill in each blank with one suitable word to complete the passage (1.5p)
	 produce polluted without also protect fresh use
 Some of us use water wastefully. Water is necessary for us. Because we cannot live (1)_______ water. Moreover, the waste chemicals from factories are now seriously polluting water on the Earth. If the water goes on being (2) ________, we will have no (3)_______ water to use. Therefore, we have to (4) ________ the water source as well as save it. Do you know that a dripping faucet can waste 500 liters of water a month? So we should turn off the faucet carefully after using. That means not only can you save water but (5) _______ money.
Answers: 1-.. 2-3-. 4-.... 5-.
IV. Read the passage and check if the statements are true (T) or false (F) (1p)
	In western countries, electricity, gas and water are not luxuries but they are necessities. Companies now realize that consumers want products that will not only work effectively, but also save money.
For most households there, lighting accounts for ten to fifteen percent of the electricity bill. However, this account can be reduced by replacing an ordinary-light bulb with an energy-saving bulb. And this helps them save not only energy but also money.
 	Nowadays, consumers go shopping and choose whatever they want and everything which is economical and works effectively.	 T/F
1. In writer’s opinion, gas, electricity and water are necessities.
2. Lighting accounts for eleven to fifteen percent of the electricity bill.
3. People can save money and energy by using energy-saving bulbs.
4. Nowadays, consumers have a lot of chances to select goods.
V. Read the passage and choose the best answers (1p)
 The great number of motorcycles is one of the main causes of air pollution. Smoking coming out from vehicles contains a big amount of load which is very harmful to health. Besides, factories in the cities release too much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere everyday. These factories not only pollute the air but the water as well. Poisonous sewage from factories flows directly into the rivers, turning them into huge garbage dumps. Some governments are planning to move all factories to the suburbs and to reduce the number of motorcycles on streets but it takes a long time and great effort. All solutions will become ineffective if people do not realize that they have responsibilities to prevent their cities from pollution.
1. What is the passage about?
A. Air and water pollution in big cities.
B. Smoke from vehicles and factories in the big cities 
C. How to prevent big cities from pollution.
2. What are the main causes of air pollution?
A. smoke from vehicles 	 B. smoke from factories 	 C. both A and B 
3. What is NOT mentioned as pollutant in the passage?
A. smoke from vehicles 	B. sewage 	C. pesticide
4. Why do rivers become huge garbage dumps? 
A. Because sewage flows directly into rivers. B. Because people throw rubbish into rivers. 
C. Because smoke is released from factories.
C. WRITING
VI. Use the words/ phrases to make correct sentences (1p)
1. A big city / have / more problems/ the countryside//.
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2. We /will / travel / driverless cars / future//.
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3. Bicycles/ will / be / use / travel / city//.
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4. Last year Mr. Binh / use / drink / a lot of beer / now / he / not//.
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VII. Rewrite the following sentences not to change their meanings (1.5p)
1. The distance from my house to Ha Noi is over 20 kilometers.
-> It’s......................................................................................................................................
2. My brother often watched TV in his free time last year, but he no longer does it.
-> My brother used..................................................................................................................
3. They will plant some trees in the garden.
-> Some trees..........................................................................................................................
VIII. Write a short paragraph about your future transport, using the following
suggestions (1p) 
Name of means of transport	- How it functions
How it looks	- What do you think about it
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