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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2017 - 2018
MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8 (Hệ 10 năm)
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

Họ và tên: .............................................................

ĐIỂM

Lớp:....... Trường THCS .......................................
Số báo danh ..........................................................

Chữ ký giám thị
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PART I. LISTENING: (2pts)
The listening test consists of two parts. You will hear each part twice.
Question 1 (1pt): Listen and tick () True (T) or False (F).
Statements
True False
1. The Giong Festival is held in Soc Trang.
2. People start preparing traditional games one month beforehand.
3. The procession starts at the Mother Temple and goes to Thuong Temple.
4. A cheo play is performed when the night falls.
Question 2 (1pt): Listen to a conversation and match Nam's hobbies and leisure activities with
different stages in his life.
Stages of life
1. childhood
2. primary school
3. secondary school

Hobbies/Leisure activities
A. volunteering
B. playing with toys
C. playing tennis

Answer

1. ______
2. ______
3. ______

4. university
D. reading comics
4. ______
5. marriage
E. hanging out with classmates
5. ______
PART II. USE OF ENGLISH (2pts)
Question 1 (0,5 pt): Choose the word that has different stress pattern by circling A, B, C, or D.
1. A. relax
B. leisure
C. local
D. nomad
2. A. ancestor
B. recognise
C. tradition
D. emperor
Question 2 (1pt): Circle the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. Life in the city is much ______ than life in the countryside.

A. convenient
B. as convenient
C. most convenient
D. more convenient
2. The Raglai people have a traditional ______ made of bamboo called the chapi.
A. culture
B. costume
C. musical instrument
D. communal house
3. Both my brother and I help ______ our family’s goats. We feed them on the pastures by the
edge of the village.
A. herds
B. to herd
C. herding
D. to herding
4. We don’t have many carnivals in Viet Nam; ______, we have many traditional festivals.
A. however
B. because
C. if
D. while
Question 3 (0,5pt): Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. At this time last Sunday, they (go) __________________ camping by the river.
2. Hoa (do) __________________ her math homework when her friends came.


PART III. READING: (2pts)
Question 1 (1pt): Read and answer the questions.
Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam. To celebrate Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty
traditional foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken,
spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other

spices, wrapped in green leaves; therefore, this cake needs a lot of preparation.This cake can be
kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during Tet. Other significant foods
that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Because
sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers.
1. According to the text, what do Vietnamese people do to celebrate Tet?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How is Chung cake made?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What are some other significant foods at Tet?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Why do people have to buy sausages from famous suppliers?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 2 (1pt): Read the passage and choose the best answer.
MY VILLAGE
I live in a village by the Mekong River. Everyday, like most of my friends, I walk to school.
After class I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the
weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The Adults watch
TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around,
playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere.
My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products
like vegetables , fruits, eggs,…. He then buys me an ice-cream and lets me take a ride on the
electric train in the town square. I love those trips.
On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find
the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.
1. The boy often helps his parents ___________.
A. to collect water from the village well
B. to sell the vegetables
C. to collect eggs from the chicken shed
D. to feed the chickens
2. The villagers gather at the community hall ___________.

A. every day
B. once a month
C. only when there is an important event
D. at the weekend
3. The thing the boy enjoys better than other things on his trip to town is ___________.
A. he can sell his home products
B. he feels grow up
C. he can ride on the electric train
D. he can buy his father an ice cream
4. The village children dream about ___________.
A. having a school that is neare
B. having a TV at home
C. finding the milky Way
D. travelling to faraway places
PART IV. WRITING: (2 pts)


Question 1 (1pt): Rearrange the given words to complete the sentence.
1. festival/ in / Viet Nam / Tet / is / the / most / important //
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. if /a / in / Cow Racing Festival / pair / of / cows / go / they / cannot / continue / outside / the /
line / the / race//
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. and /decorate / their / Adults / have to / clean / houses / a few days before Tet //
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. because / they / can / Children / like/ Tet / receive / lucky / money //
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Question 2 (1pt): Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given
in brackets.

1. The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. (while)
………… …………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn’t happy. (although)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. They think reading books is boring. They usually watch TV in their free time. ( therefore)
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4. Nam’s mother bought him many story books. He doesn’t like to read them. (but)
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The end

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I NĂM 2017-2018


HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MƠN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 THÍ ĐIỂM
PART I - LISTENING: (2pts)
Question 1 (1pt) 0,25pt for each correct answer
1.F 2. F 3T
4.T
Question 2 (1pt) 0,2pt for each correct answer

1-B

2-D

3-E

4-A

5-C

PART II - USE OF ENGLISH (2pts)
Question 1 (0,5pt) 0,25pt for each correct answer
1. A
2. C.
Question 2 (1pt) 0,25pt for each correct answer
1
2
3
4
D
C
B
A
Question 3 (0,5pt) 0,25pt for each correct answer
1. were going
2. was doing
PART III - READING: (2 pts)
Question 1 (1pt) 0,25pt for each correct answer
1. Vietnamese people make many tasty traditional foods.
2. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green
leaves
3. Other significant foods are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice
4. Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers.
Question 2 (1pt) 0,25pt for each correct answer
1
2
3
4
D
D

C
D
PART IV - WRITING: (2pts)
Question 1 (1pt) 0,25pt for each correct answer
1. Tet is the most important festival in Viet Nam.
2. If a pair of cows in the Cow Racing Festival go outside the line, they can not continue the
race.
3. Adults have to clean and decorate their houses a few days before Tet.
4. Children like Tet because they can receive lucky money.
Question 2 (1pt) 0,25pt for each correct answer
1. The tortoise was running while the hare was sleeping. /While the hare was sleeping, the
tortoise was running.
2. The girl’s stepmother wasn’t happy although she worked hard. / Although the girl worked
hard, her stepmother wasn’t happy
3. They think reading books is boring; therefore, they usually watch TV in their free time.
4. Nam’s mother bought him many story books, but he doesn’t like to read them.
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