Kiem tra gua ky 1 2010 2011

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>TRƯỜNG PT THÁI BÌNH DƯƠNG ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Mã đề: 01. ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI 8. Thời gian: 45 phút (không tính thời gian phát đề). Họ tên học sinh:……………………………………Lớp:……….. Số báo danh:…………… Học sinh làm bài trên giấy thi I. PHONETICS (2ms) A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. experiment B. festival C. equipment D. message 2. A. commercial B. orphanage C. wisdom D. demonstrate 3. A. volunteer B. buffalo C. upset D. betel-nut 4. A. chemical B. community C. diet D. prince B. Choose the word which is stressed differently from that of the others. 5. A. precaution B. opposite C. chemical D. furniture 6. A. cushion B. scissor C. garbage D. transmit 7. A. commercial B. orphanage C. equipment D. appearance 8. A. electrical B. stationery C. traditional D. delivery II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES (3 ms) A. Choose the best answer for each sentence. (2 ms) 9. By 1877 the first telephone was in ………..use. A. commerce B. commercial C. commercially D. commercing 10. His mother asked him …………harder so as to pass the exam. A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied 11. Her step mother is very cruel ……….. her. A. for B. to C. at D. that 12. I’ll never forget the day when we ……..each other two years ago. A. meet B. met C. were meeting D. Both B & C 13. You should …….your room regularly. A. clean B. sweep C. tidy D. All are correct 14. Don’t come in. Please wait ……… for your turn. A. inside B. outside C. there D. upstairs 15. He ………play the guitar when he ………..a student. A. uses to - was B. used to - was C. used - was D. used to be - was 16. He has enjoyed …..so much these days. A.himself B. hisself C. himselves D. Both B & C B. Choose the mistake that needs correcting for each sentence. (1m) 17 . You should revise your lessons before to go to school. A B C D 18. Mary is experience enough to pass that difficult interview. A B C D th 19. We are going to organize a party in May 25 . A B C D 20. Why do you have to putting these things in the box on the wall? A B C D III. WRITING (3ms) A. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) that has the same meaning with the given sentence. (1m) 21. Don’t put the knife into the electric socket! A. I think you should not put the knife into the electric socket. B. I don’t think you should not put the knife into the electric socket. C. Putting the knife into the electric socket is danger for you..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> D. All are correct. 22. You stayed at home because it rained heavily. A. You stayed at home because of heavily rain. B. You stayed at home because of heavy rain. C. You stayed at home because of a heavy raining. D. You stayed at home because of rain heavily. B. Read the following situations and then make up questions and answer them (1 m) 23. Ba didn’t work hard so he failed the exam.  Why ………………………………………………. ?  Because …………………………………………… 24. It rained all day and night so they didn’t go to the beach.  Why ………………………………………………..?  Because ……………………………………………. C. Give the correct form of the word in brackets (1m) 25. Everyone was (excite)…………as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village. 26. We used to (participation) …………………in many activities of community center in my neighborhood. 27. You must not let children play in the kitchen because this is a (danger)………place. 28. (Fortune)………., I lost my cell phone on the way home. IV. READING COMPREHENSION (2ms) A. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer for each sentence. The elephant is the largest animal to walk on Earth. An elephant can carry a load of 1,200 pounds. They eat 300 pounds of food a day. An elephant baby can weigh 200 pounds at birth. Elephants can live up to 70 years. Elephants can be trained to carry logs with their trunks. They also use their trunks for drinking water, bathing, eating and communicating. There are two kinds of elephants: the African elephant and the Indian elephant. African elephants can be characterized as larger ears. The African elephant grows up to 10 feet tall and weighs as much as 12,000 pounds. The Indian elephant grows up to 9 feet tall, and weighs up to 800 pounds. This elephant is characterized as smaller ears. Another name for the Indian elephant is the Asian elephant. 29. What is the topic of the passage? A. African elephant B. Indian elephant C. Elephants D. Elephants’ trunks 30. How much does a baby elephant weigh at birth? A. 70 pounds B. 200 pounds C. 300 pounds D. 1,200 pounds 31. According to the passage, elephants can use their trunks for the following activities EXCEPT A. bathing B. communicating C. sleeping D. drinking 32. Which kind of elephant is the largest? A. the Indian elephant B. the African elephant C. the Asian elephant D. the Indian and Asian elephant 33. An Indian elephant has ________than an African elephant. A. a longer tail B. a stronger trunk C. smaller ears D. bigger teeth B. Read the following passage and decide which word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) best fits each of the blanks. (1m) There are four (34)______ in a year in Vietnam. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter. The weather in (35) ______ is usually warm and fine. There are many flowers in spring. In summer, the weather is (36) ______. It’s always sunny. When autumn (37) ______, the weather becomes cool. We have much rain in autumn. It’s the season of umbrellas. After autumn comes winter. It’s a (38)______ season. The weather is cold and it doesn’t rain very often. But it rarely snows in winter in Vietnam. 34. A. holidays B. patterns of climate C. seasons D. patterns of weather 35. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 36. A. cool B. wet C. hot D. snowy 37. A. leaves B. arrives C. ends D. comes 38. A. wet B. dry C. snowy D. rainy.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> The end. Thi giữa HKI ĐÁP ÁN + BIỂU ĐIỂM – Mã đề 01 ( Tiếng Anh – Lớp 8 ) I. PHONETICS (2ms – 0,25/ each) A. 1 C – 2B – 3A – 4 A B. 5 A – 6 D – 7 B -8 B II. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES (3 ms) A. (2ms - 0,25/ each) 9 B – 10 A – 11B – 12 B – 13 D – 14 B – 15 B – 16A B. (1ms - 0,25/ each) 17 D – 18 A -19 C -20 B III. WRITING (3ms) A. (1m – 0,5 /each) 21 A – 22 B B. (1 m - 0,25/ each) 23. Why did Ba fail the exam?  Because he didn’t work hard. 24. Why didn’t they go to the beach?  Because it rained all day and night. C. (1m - 0,25/ each) 25. excited 26. participate 27. dangerous 28. unfortunately. IV. READING (2ms) A. (1m) 29 C – 30 C – 31 C – 32 B – 33 C B. (1m) 34 C – 35 A – 36 C – 37 D – 38 B.

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