ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KÌ TIẾNG ANH 8 – CÓ ĐÁP ÁN
ĐỀ SỐ 1
THE 1ST MID TERM TEST
PART I. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY AND PHONETICS: (4pts)
* Circle the best option:
1. I love______ with my best friend Susan during the weekend.We go window shopping or to the cinema.
A. chatting B. studying C. visiting D. hanging out
2. So many people nowsaday are______ computers and mobile phones.They use them a lot.
A. addicted to B. bored with C. afraid of D. worried about
3. It is typical of the cultural life of ______ Thai people.
A. some B. a C. the D. an
4. Parents often ban their children ______ playing the computer games.
A. from B. on C. in D. for
5.Gathering and hunting still play an important role in the ______of the Laha.
A. economic B. economy C. economical D. economize
6.______ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?
A. What B. Why C. Which D. Who
7.I love the people in my village. They are so ______ and hospitable.
A. friendly B. vast C. slow D. inconvenient
8.Life in a small town is ______ than that in a big city.
A. peaceful B. much peaceful
C. less peaceful D. more peaceful
9.During the festival, they fly many ______ kites in different shapes and sizes.
A. colour B. colourless C. colourful D. colouring
10. You use “ ______ ” to giving your opinion.
A. According to B. Firstly C. In my opinion D. In short
11.Mark gets the first ______ in IOE contest.
A. present B. prize C. price D. president
12.When you do ______ such as football, volleyball, you develop team spirit.
A. outdoor activities B. team sports C. indoor activities D. individual activities
* Which word has different stressed syllable
13. A. nomadic B. generous C. colourful D. satisfied
14. A. harvest B. cattle C. relax D. leisure
* Which bold part is pronounced differently from the others:
15. A. major/ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/ B. vast/vɑːst/C. pasture/ˈpɑːstʃə(r)/ D. craft/krɑːft/
16. A. tent /tent/ B. ethnic/ˈeθnɪk/C.detest/dɪˈtest/D. ceremony/ˈserəməni/
PART II. READING (3pts)
Choose the correct word A, B or C for each gap to complete the following passage.(1.5pts)
I go on the Internet every day, but I’ve never (1) ______ more than an hour at a time online. I’ve got laptop and also a smartphone, so I can use the internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been online three times.
Mainly I just email my friends. I read online magazines and I look (2) ______ information, too. I also compare prices of thing, (3) __________ I’ve never bought anything online because I don’t think it’s safe.
I’m not an Internet addict, but some of my friends are. One friend of mine always looks (4) ________ because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t changed his habits.
In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (5) _______.
1. A. spend B. spending C. spent D.spended
2. A. at B. after C. up D.for
3. A. because B. but C. so D.and
4. A. tired B. hard C. happy D.lucky
5. A. sensible B. sensibly C. sensitive D.unsensitive
Read the following passage and answer the following questions: (1.5pts)
Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about.However, in reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages.
There are certainly many advantages to living