ĐỀ THAM KHẢO THI HỌC KỲ I MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

DE THAM KHAO HK1 KHOI 8 (2015)
DE 1:

SECTION A (8,0 points)

LISTENING: A. Listen to the conversation twice and mark the best answer for each of the
following questions.
Question 1: Her full name is…………….
A. Pham Thi Nga

B. Phan Thi Nga

C. Pham Mai Nga

D. Phan Mai Nga

C. April 20 , 1989

D. April 22 , 1988

C. 45 Tran Phu Street

D. 55 Tran Phu Street

Question 2: When was she born?
A. April 22 , 1998

B.April 22 , 1989

Question 3: She lives at……………….
A. 4 Tran Phu Street

B. 5 Tran Phu Street

Question 4: She likes……………….
A. drawing

B. outdoor activities

C. acting

D. A, B and C are correct

B. Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are True
(T) of False (F). Write your answer on the answer sheet.
Statements

True

False

Question 5: The woman wants to see the principal , Mr Kelvin .
Question 6: The woman can’t see Mr Kelvin on Tuesday .
Question 7: The woman ’s name is THU .
Question 8: Her telephone number is 64683720942.
PHONETICS
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the
other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 9 : A.emigrated

B. demonstrated

C. needed

D. reserved

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the
position of
primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 10: A. delivery

B. emigrate

C. introduce

D. customer

LANGUAGE FOCUS
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D
questions.

to indicate the correct answer to each of the following

Question 11: I ___________ English for 5 years
A. was

B. studied

C. have studied

D. has studied

Question 12: You can see a lot of famous paintings in this _________
A. service

B. invention

C. demonstration
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D. exhibition


Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlinded
word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 13: Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at a lot of exhibitions .
A. some

B. countless

C. much

D. most

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 14: Language learners learn words in different ways.
A. beautiful

B. easy

C. hard

D. same

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.
Question 15: D . I am very proud on our country, Viet Nam.
A

B

C

D

Question 16: You will have to cook dinner himself
A

B

C

D

READING : A. Read the passage then choose the true (T) or false (F) statements
How Nam has improved his English.
"...In the first semester of grade 8, I had some difficulties in learning English. My
pronunciation of English was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I didn't know how
to improve.One day, my English teacher took me to the school library and showed me cassettes

of pronunciation drills. She also told me how to use an English - English dictionary to improve
my English grammar.I made much progress and only short time later I got excellent grades in
English. Now I like learning English best. "
…… 17. He improved his English himself.
…… 18. Nam's English was poor in the first semester of grade of 8.
…… 19. He is good at English now.
…… 20. His teacher told him how to learn new words.
B. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the questions.
Nga used to live with her grandmother on a farm when she was a young girl. She worked
very hard but she had a lot of fun. Each day, she got up at five o’clock and collected the chicken
eggs in the morning. The work lasted until 7 o’clock; then she had to prepare her breakfast. She
often had fried rice with eggs for breakfast. It was very delicious. However, what made her
remember deeply in her mind were the wonderful evenings. She enjoyed sitting next to her
grandmother and listening her folktales. The light of lamp made the folktales more interesting
because, at that time, there wasn’t electricity.
Question 21. Nga used to live with________
A. her father

B. her sister

C. her grandmother

Question 22. She got up at __________
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D. her aunt


A. 4 o’clock

B. 5 o’clock

C. 6 o’clock

D. 7 o’clock

Question 23. What did she do in the morning?
A. went to the market

B. went to school

C. cooked

D. collected the eggs

Question 24. What did she enjoy?
A. the folktales

B. the eggs

C. the lamp

D. the farm

SECTION B (2,0 points)
I.

Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the
sentence.(0,5 point)

printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (0,5 point)
Question 25: Mr. Hung is very rich . He can buy expensive cars for his family.


Mr.Hung is rich enough_________________________________________

Question 26: Miss Lien said “Please wait me for a moment, Nam”.


Miss Lien ______________________________________________________

Question 27: They often visited their grandparents when they were children.


They used to _____________________________________________

Question 28: My teacher said “ You should go to school on time, Lan.”.
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II.

My teacher ___________________________________________________
Write a paragraph, using the information in the box . (1,5 points)
Name

: Le Thi Mai

Age

: 14

Appearance

: tall , thin , short curly hair

Characters

: kind , generous , sociable

Family

: parents , younger brother .

Friends

: Thanh , Phong , Ngan .

DE 2: Section A (6,0 points) : I. Listening
Listen to the conversation twice and mark the best answer for each of the following questions.
Question 1: Nick is in the ………………….
A. living room

B. dinner room

C. bedroom

D. bathroom

Question 2: He is sitting on the ……………….
A. chair

B. tool

C. sofa

D. couch

C. interesting

D. wonderful

Question 3: His room looks ……………. too.
A.lovely

B. nice
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Question 4: He lives in a ………… house.
A. city

B.town

C. village

D. country

Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are True (T) of
False (F). Write your answer on the answer sheet.
Contents

T

F

Question 5.Phuc and Duong are having a picnic.
Question 6. They don’t see Mai and Chau.
Question 7. They have lots of food.
Question 8. This evening , They are going to the judo club .
II. Language focus
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 9: A list.

B underline.

C highlight.

D. night

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 10: A customer.

B delicious.

C grocery.

D. resident

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

following questions.
Question 11: My father …………… a new car yesterday.
A. buy

B. will buy

C. bought

D. has bought

C. to play

D. play

Question 12: Ba loves ……………. soccer.
A. playing

B. plays

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 13: Mai hates going to the market.
A.enjoys

B.likes

C. dislike

D.prefers

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 14: The bag on the left is the same as the bag on the right.
A. different from

B. modern

C. nice

D. suitable

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 15: You should participate to the recycling program.
A

B

C

D

Question 16: That’s very kind for you to do me a favor.
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A

B

C

D

III. Reading
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks.
Kenji and Ykari are new students in Peter’s class. They are from Japan.They said they
(17) ____together,once a week. They studied their textbook (18) ______ it has the grammar at the
back. They learned the rules (19) _____ heart and then they wrote (20)____of sentences and
examples, and practiced with conversations.
Question 17: A. revised

B. revision

C. learned

D. learning

Question 18: A. so

B. so that

C. because

D. in order to

Question 19: A. with

B. by

C. on

D. in

C. many

D. much

Question 20: A. lots

B. lot

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
Nich Johnson live with his parents, and his sister. They live in Wembley, in north
London. Nick’s mum is called Sue. She works in a supermarket. His dad is called Jim and he
works in a bank. Nick’s sister is called Tracy. She is nine years old. There is also a dog in the
family. His name is Fred.
Question 21: How many people are there in Nick Johnson’s family?
A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

Question 22: Where does Nick’s family live?
A. America

B. England

C. Scotland

D. Australia

Question 23: Which does the word ‘his’ in line 5 refer to?
A. Nick’s mother

B. Nick’s sister

C. Nick’s dog

D. Nick’s cousin

.Question 24: What’s Nick’s sister’s name?
A. Sue

B. Jim

C. Tracy

D. Fred

Section B (2,0 points)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (1 point)
Question 1: 1. He often went camping on the weekend when he lived in the city.
à He used ………………………………………………………………

Question 2: I started learning English in 2000.
à I have ………………………………………………………………
Question 3: “Don’t drive too fast,boy”,I said
à I asked boy ……………………………………………………………
Question 4: We are not experienced. We can’t do it ourselves.
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àWe are not experienced enough ………………………………………………
II. Writing a paragraph to describe one of your friends using the suggested ideas below (1 point)
From the information of Long in the application form. Write the sentences about him.

Name

: Le Hoang Long

Age

: 14

School

: Tran Hung Đao

Class

: 8A

Address

: 10 Quang Trung Street

Phone number

: 3967740

Date of birth

: 6/ 12/ 2001

Interest

: reading , watching

DE 3: SECTION A (7,0 POINTS)
I. LISTENING: (2ms)
*Listen and Circle the best option (a, b, c or d) to complete the following questions:(1m)
(Khoanh tròn sự lựa chọn đúng nhất (a, b, c hoặc d) để hoàn thành câu hỏi
sau)
1. The author was trying to ______ .
a. show how important the language is
b. introduce a new way of language learning
c. give the reader advice on language learning
d. persuade the readers to join their new language class
2. The author wrote the passage to ______ .
a. students

b. language learners

c. doctors

d. engineers

3. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
a. How To Be a Good Language Learner
b. How To Be a Good Teacher
c. A New Way of Language Learning
d. Dr. Lee’s Ideas
4. Language learners shouldn’t _____ .
a. get to class early

b. ask and answer questions in class

c. be absent from school

d. use the new language outside of class

*Listen the text , then choose True or False statement and write T (for TRUE) and F
(for FALSE) to the folowing statements below:(1m)
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(Nghe một đoạn văn , sau đó viết T (cho câu ĐÚNG), F (cho câu SAI) bên
cạnh các thông tin dưới đây.)
.............5.According to experts, children should learn many languages.
............. 6. Children should learn a mother tongue.
............. 7. Children should start to learn foreign languages as early as possible.
..............8. Experts think that it is a good idea for children to learn not just one language.
II. Phonetics: 1,0 m
*Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

(Chọn từ có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại )
9. a. planet

b. character

c. happy

d. classmate

10. a.letter

b. twelve

c. person

d. sentence

* Choose the word that has a different STRESS PATTERN form that of the others.
( Chọn từ có dấu nhấn khác với các từ còn lại)
11. a. chemical

b. precaution

c. electric

d.desstruction

12. a. remember

b. dangerous

c. vegetable

d.opposite

III. LANGUAGE FOCUS: (2 ms)
*Circle the best answer(a, b, c or d)
(Khoanh tròn a, b, c hoặc d)
13. James is very ill; he ______ to the hospital.
a. need to go

b. needs to go

c. need going

d.needs going

14. His wife ______ five years ago.
a. die

b. died

c.dies

d.was dying

15.I was born in Vietnam; Vietnamese is my______ .
a. mother tongue

b. first language

c. foreign language

d. a & b

*Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the
following questions. ( Chọn từ đồng nghĩa với từ gạch dưới) :
.16. She got good marks in all her exams.
a. scores

b. goals

c. grades

d. points

*Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the
following questions. ( Chọn từ trái nghĩa với từ gạch dưới) :
17.Lan studies excellent.
a. good

b. fair

c. poor

d. rich

*Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
(Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ cần sửa lại cho những câu sau)
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18. Do you go to swim in the river at the picnic tomorrow?
a
b c
d
19. They emigrated from Poland for Australia to find work.
a
b
c
d
20. The telephone is a very useful invent.
a
b c
d
IV. Reading (2,0 ms)
* Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Kenji and Ykari are new students in Peter’s class. They are from Japan. They said they (21) ____
together, (22) ____ a week. They studied their textbook (23) ______ it has the grammar at the
back. They learned the rules (24) _____ heart and then they wrote (25) _____ of sentences and
examples, and practiced with conversations.
21. a. revised

b. revision

c. learned

d. learning

22. a. once

b. one

c. two

d. a & b

23. a. so

b. so that

c. because

d. in order to

24. a. with

b. by

c. on

d. in

*Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the
questions about it.
Hi! My name is John. I live in Liverpool. Liverpool is a large city in the north of England. I live
with my parents, my two brothers and my sister. We live in a large house.
In our house, there is a big kitchen, a dining room, a large living room,and a toilet. There is also
a separate room for our washing machine and freezer. Upstairs there are five bedrooms, two
bathrooms, and another toilet. Outside, there is a large garden.There are two garages.

25. Where does John live?
a. In England.

b. In Wales.

c. In Scotland.

d. In France.

26. How many people are there in John’s family?
a.4

b.5

c.6

d.7

27. How many rooms are there in John’s house?
a. 10

b. 11

c. 13

d. 14

28. Which of the following is not true?
a. John’s family live in a large house.
b. John’s house is big but doesn’t have any gardens.

c. The kitchen in John’s house is big.
d. John’s house has two garages.
SECTION B (3,0 POINTS) I.Write the second sentence, unchanged the meaning: (1,5 ms)
( Viết lại câu thứ hai với nghóa không thay đổi.)
1. Their mother said to them,"Don't much noise co much".
Their mother ...................................................................................................
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2. Let’s talk about the story .
What about.………………………………………………………………….?
3.Her hair is long and black.
She has...........................................................................................................
II. Writing a paragraph to talk about the ways to learn English ( about 100 - 150 words) :(1,5
DE 4 : Section A (6,0 points)
I. Listening
Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are True (T) or
False (F). Write your answer on the answer sheet.
Contents
Question 1. Cindy isn’t so tall
Question 2. Bob is in his teens
Question 3. Anne is 29
Question 4. Paul’s cousin has blond hair

T

F

Listen to the conversation twice and circle the best answer for each of the following questions.
Question 1: The letter is ___________

A. next to the purse

B. on the purse

C. in the table

D. under the purse

Question 2: The book is ______________
A. beside the computer

B. under the sofa

C.under the lamp

D.on the computer

Question 3: The orange juice is ______________
A. on the refrigerator

B. behind the milk

C. next to the refrigerator

D. under the book

Question 4: The gloves are _____________
A. next to the coat

B. in the coat

C. on the chair

D. next to the chair

II. Language focus
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 1: A. story

B. sorry

C. sing

D. sugar

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 2: A. extremely

B. generous

C.orphanage D. humorous

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the
following questions.
Question 3: Yesterday, I...........................a letter from my friend
A. receives

B. received

C. receive

Question 4: We are fond of ____ fishing in the summer
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D. receiving


A. making

B. getting

C. going

D. doing

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in
meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 5: They like taking part in different clubs to improve English.
A. joining in

B. coming in C. going to

D. giving up

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in
meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 6: Keeping our kids safe is our duty.
A. easy

B. dangerous

C. nice

D. well

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 7: In Sunday, we never want to have any extra classes
A

B

C

D

Question 8 : I wanted to know what you could did for me.
A

B

C

D

III. Reading
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks.

Our classes take place for three hours every morning ( 9) __Monday to Friday. The
maximum class size from twelve and the average is ten. We use modern methods of teaching and
(10 ) __, and the school has a language laboratory, a video camera and recorder. You will only be
successful in improving your English, however, if you work (11)_______ and practice speaking
English as (12 ) _____ as you can!
Question 9. A. from

B. since

C. at

D. in

Question 10. A. learn

B. learning

C. learns

D. learnt

Question 11. A. hard

B. hardly

C. quick

D. intelligent

Question 12. A. many

B. a lot

C. lots

D. much

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
In Scotland, there is a popular legend about a monster. The monster lives in a lake called Loch
Ness, near the town of Inverness. Loch Ness is 32 km long, 5 km wide, and very, very deep. The
monster’s name is Nessie. People say that she is very big, and that she has got a long neck, like a
snake.
The legend of the monster is very famous, and millions of tourists from all over the world come
to Loch Ness. Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie. Come to Scotland and Loch
Ness _ that person may be you!
Question 13. What does the word ‘popular’ in the first line mean?
A. ancient

B. modern

C. famous

Question 14.What is the length of Loch Ness?
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D. interesting


A. 32 km

B. 5 km

C. very deep

D. no information

Question 15. Which of the following does the word ‘she’ in line 3 refer to?
A. legend

B. Loch Ness

C. the monster

D. the town

Question 16. The tourists want to _____ .
A. hear about the monster

B. swim in the lake

C. be the first person to see the monster D. catch the monster
Section B (2,0 points)
I. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (0,5 point)
Question 1: They have lived here for 3 years
à They began………………………………………………………………………..
Question 2: My friends gave up playing games last year
à My friends used ……………………………………………………………….
Question 3: Does your school have a canteen?

à Is ………………………………………………………………………
Question 4: When did you have this bike ?
à How long…………………………………………………………………….
II. Writing a paragraph to describe one of your friends using the suggested ideas below (1,5
point) Write a paragraph telling what you are going to do for an environment month . In the
paragraph, you may write about :
-

What organizations you are going to join.

-

what you are going to do for the environment month.

-

What things you hope for

-

What interests you most.

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