THUY LUONG SECONDARY SCHOOL
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THE FIRST MIDTERM TEST
School year: 2021-2022
Subject: English 8 - Time: 45 minutes
Mã đề: TA8HKIA
COMMENT

I. LISTENING: (2,5 ms)
* Part 1: Listen to a conversation and match Nam's hobbies and leisure
activities with different stages in his life. (1,25 ms)
Hobbies/Leisure
Stages of life
activities
1. childhood
A. volunteering
2. primary school
B. playing with toys
3. secondary school
C. playing tennis
4. university
D. reading comics
E. hanging out with
5. marriage
classmates
1……
2…….
3……...
4………..
5………
* Part 2: Listen to a talk about teenagers and technology. Fill each of
the gaps with no more than TWO words. (1,25 ms)
Teenagers are now a '………………' generation. They get hooked on mobiles,
laptops, and televisions. They enjoy surfing webs to find information and
making friends with other teens all around the world. They prefer sitting in front
of the computer playing games to participating in (2)………..….. activities.
Because teenagers spend much time living in the (3)……..…….. world,
sometimes they forget the reality. They may become lazy and forget about
time. A lot of teenagers do not complete their homework and fail (4)………..…..
examinations. Others may feel very tired because they play computer games
for too long. As a result, they feel sleepy during class time and can't
concentrate on their lessons. Lots of parents are trying to find ways to reduce
their children's (5)…………….. technology. Some parents only allow their
children to use computers for under one hour a day. Others take their children
to sport clubs such as football, swimming so that the teenagers will become
healthier.
II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (2,5 ms)
1. The girl adores ……………with her toys.
A. to play
B. playing
C. plays
D. play
2. I like ………..cartoon on TV
A. watching
B. watch
C. watchs
D.
watched
3. Find a mistake : I really like the tradition dress in that region.
A
B
C
D
4. …….Thai have ……….rich culture including folk songs and games.
A. the/ a
B. a/ the
C. a/ a
D. the/
the
5. ………..way leads to the the market? - This one
A. Which
B. Who
C. What
D. How
6. A journalist usually lives a ………………life

A. nomad
B. nomads
C. nomadic
D.
nomadism
7. I enjoy ……………… when I'm on the beach.
A. playing beach games
B. listening to music
C. playing sports
D. making crafts
8. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others
A. broccoli
B. president
C. grassland
D. princess
9. Nam usually ……………….. the cattle after school.
A. collects
B. herds
C. gathers
D. plays
10. Which word is the opposite of “ developed ” ?
A. simple
B. modern
C. poor
D. basic
III. READING (2,5 ms)
* Part 1: Read the passage and write True (T) or False (F) (1,25 ms)
The effects of computers on children
Computers have some good effects on children. Many learning software
programmes help them learn vocabulary, maths, English, typing and many
more. A lot of computer games help children learn foreign languages. They
learn and have fun at the same time. Also, children can share their ideas with
their friends on the Internet. That means they can communicate online.
However, there are some bad effects of computers on them. Children probably
become addicted to computer games. Most children spend too much time in
front of their computer playing computer games. They don't have time for any
physical activities. Another bad thing is that using computers too much is
harmful to their eyes. If children do this, they may wear near-sighted glasses
1. Children cannot learn vocabulary with learning software programmes
……….
2. Children can learn a foreign language with computer games.
..…….
3. Children cannot communicate on the Internet.
………
4. Children have much time to do exercises.
………
5. Children's eyes will get worse if they use computers too much.
………
* Part 2: Read the text and answer the questions (1,25 ms)
The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in.
Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though
they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village
so that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very
different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or
square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the
church is the churchyard, where people are buried.
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses of cottages are
built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have
running water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close
to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can't find in the
village shops.
1. When do city people often go the country?
……………………………………………………………

2. What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the
village?
…………………………………………………………….
3. What is the common feature of English villages?
…………………………………………………………….
4. Where are people buried?
………………………………………………………
5. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?
……………………………………………………………
IV. WRITING (2,5ms)
* Part 1: Rearrange the given words/phrases. (1,5 ms)
1. detests/ Mai/ doing/ too/ housework/ much/.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. What/ the/ is/ most/ festival/ important/ Viet Nam/ in/ ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. you/ the/ like/ country/ to/ move/ Would/ to / ?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
* Part 2: Write comparative form of adverbs and adjectives (1,0ms)
1. A horse runs ………………………………than a cat (fast).
2. Lan skips……….……………… ……………..…..than I do (well).
3. City people seem to react …………………….. than country people (quickly).
4. My father has to get up ………………………... than us to go to the field (early).
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