Full name: ...............................................

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

Class: ......................................................

Time: 45 minutes

II. READING
1. Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are true (T) or
false (F). Circle T or F.
 
      In the past few decades, the countryside has experienced lots of changes.
Because of population growth, more products are needed. Therefore, more
factories have been constructed, and young people have more choice of jobs
apart from becoming farmers. When big cities have become more and more
polluted, the fresher atmosphere in the countryside attracts more people. Rich
people who live in the city for their work often buy a second home in the
countryside to spend their weekend and holiday. As a result, the countryside is
no longer a small community of rural people. In fact, in many parts of the
countryside, there are urban people from nearby cities. Additionally, the
introduction of the internet creates more opportunities for increasing rural
people's knowledge. Many farmers have used machines for tasks that used to
be done by hand, which helps them save labour. In the near future, it is
expected that the countryside will gradually become more similar to big cities.
1. The passage is about changes in the
countryside.

T

F

2. Young people in the countryside can only
become farmers.

T

F

3. Some people working in the city stay in the
countryside at the weekend.

T

F

4. People in the countryside don't use the
internet.

T

F

5. In the near future, there will be no difference T
between country life and city life.

F

 

 

 

2. Fill each blank with one suitable word from the box. Write the word
in the gap.
 
living

satisfaction

interviews

salary

optimistic

 
A new survey has found that Brit ish people who live in the countryside are
more (1)__________ than those who live in big cities. According to it, between
January and September 2013, the (2)___________ ratings of people living in the
countryside leapt from 20.5 to 30.8 per cent, an increase of five per cent
compared to the previous year. These rural people all shared that the cost of
(3)___________, medical service and education had improved significantly. As a
result, they feel less pressure and enjoy life more. At the same time, people in
big cities were worried and their confidence about job and the economy fell 3.9
per cent. The quality of life, obtained from (4)__________, was reported to be
three times higher in the countryside than that in the city. Nevertheless, young

people still prefer big cities because of higher job demand, higher (5)_________
and more interesting life.
III. WRITING
1. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the
first. Use the word in brackets. You must not change the word. Write
no more than THREE words.
  Here is an example.
0. The bookshop is opposite the library.
  _______________ a bookshop opposite the library. (THERE)
  Answer: 0. There is
1. Herding buffaloes is more difficult than loading the rice.
Loading the rice is ______________________ herding buffaloes. (EASY)
2. Life in a mountainous village is more boring than life in a big city.
Life in a big city is ______________________ life in a mountainous village.
(INTERESTING)
3. People in the countryside are often more optimistic than those in the city.
People in the countryside often ______________________ than those in the city.
(OPTIMISTIC)
4. Living in a modern town is noisier than living in a small village.
Living in a small village is ______________________ living in a modern town.
(PEACEFUL)
5. Houses in this village have less furniture than those in the nearby city.
Houses in this city are ______________________ those in the nearby village.
(BETTER)
IV. LANGUAGE FOCUS
2. Read the sentences. Each has three underlined parts, A, B and C.
Which part has an error? Circle A, B or C.
1. The environment in the city is much polluted than that in the countryside.
2. In the countryside, houses are often little furnished and bigger than those in
the city.
3. The communication system in the countryside become more modern in the
last ten years because electricity     is available in more places.
4. I prefer live in the countryside than in the city, people are
normally healthier and fitter.
5. 50 years ago, farmers depended more heavy on the weather than at
present.

3. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C. 
1. You can grow many types of ___________ in the garden.
A. pastures

B. vegetables C. grassland

A. blocks

B. places

C. kinds

A. crop

B. group

C. cattle

 
2. In the city, it is difficult to see a vast sky because of many ___________ of
buildings.
 
3. You can find many kinds of ___________ in the shed such as cows, sheep, and
buffalos.
 

4. There are more educational ___________ in the city than in the countryside.
A. facilities

B. universities C. schools

A. flying

B. drying

 
5. When I come back to my home village, I like ______ the rice.
C. watering

 

-- The end -Full name:
…………………………..

THE FIRST MID-TERM TEST
Marks

SCHOOL YEAR: 2022 –2023

Class: 8…

SUBJECT: ENGLISH 8

Teacher's remark

DATE: ............. of October,
2022

B. PHONETICS. (1m)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the others. (0,5m)
(Chọn một từ gạch chân mà có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại)
9. A. reach
chore
10.  A. hour

B. such
B. high

C. chemical
C. hot

D.
D. how

II/ Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the
others: (0,5m)
(Chọn 1 từ có trọng âm nhấn khác với những từ còn lại)
11. A. annoy

B. injure

C. agree

12. A. wardrobe

B. object

C. saucepan

D. arrange
D. transmit

C. GRAMMAR. (3ms)
I. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
below.

(Chọn từ thích hợp A, B, C hay D để hoàn thành các câu sau)
13.    You must _________ your homework at home.
A.   to finish

B. finishes

C. finish

 

D. finished

14.    We ought to ______ the wardrobe in the corner opposite the bed.
A.  put
15.

B. putting

C. puts

 D. to put

C. rose

 D. raise

The Sun ______ in the East.
A.  rises

B. rise

16.
You must not let children play in the kitchen. The kitchen is a ______
place.
A.  safe
dangerously
17.

C. dangerous

 D.

She isn't old enough _______ horror films.
A.  seeing

18.

B. safely

B. saw

C. to see

 D. sees

Nam _______ to see the movie tonight.
A.  is

B. are

C. am

 D. is going

19.    The Earth ………… around the Sun.
A. go

B. to go

C. goes

D. going

20. Lan…………………. a bad cold yesterday.
A. have
having

B. has

C. had

D.

21. Putting a knife ……….an electrical socket is dangerous.
A. to

B. into

C. at

D. in

22. ………… does Miss Hoa want to be a teacher? Because she loves children.
A. What

B. Who

C. What

D. Why

23. Children……………play with matches. It only takes one match to cause a
fire.
A. shouldn't

B. mustn't

C. don't have to D. don't

24. It's raining - Let's go..................................
A.inside

B.outside

C.downstairs

D.upstairs

D. READING (2ms)
I. Read the text and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F):
(1m)
Đọc đoạn văn sau và quyết định các tình huống sau đây là Đúng hay
Sai

Hello! My name is Ba. I'm 15 years old. I have a sister, Lan. She is 18, but
she is as tall as I am. Everyday I go to school in the morning and my sister has
classes in the afternoon. I love listening to pop music and reading novels in my
free time. We both like playing chess and going swimming in summer. I don't
like cooking. I like watching films, especially war films on T.V. I also love
playing soccer in my spare time.
Statements

T

F

25. Lan is younger than Ba.
26. Both Ba and Lan go to school in the
afternoon.
27. They love playing chess and go swimming.
28. Ba likes playing soccer in his spare time.
II. Read the text carefully then answer the questions. (1m) (Đọc lại bài
văn sau đó trả lời câu hỏi)
29. How old is Lan?
-> __________________________________________________________
30. What kind of films does Ba like?
-> __________________________________________________________
E.   WRITING. (2ms)
I. Rearrange words to make meaningful sentences.(1m) (Sắp xếp lại
các từ để tạo thành câu có nghĩa)
31. You/ let children/ must not/ play in the kitchen.
=> …………………………………………………………………………………………
32. on the left/ There is/ a desk/ of the room.
=> ..............................................................................................................
III. Rewrite the sentences. (Viết lại câu) (1m)
33. The front yard is too small to play soccer. (Enough to)
=> The front yard isn't......................................................................................
34. Quang bought new fishing rods yesterday. (Be going to)
=> He ......................................................................................
MA TRẬN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KÌ I
Môn : Tiếng Anh 8 Năm học 2022-2023
…………………... SECONDARY SCHOOL

THE FIRST WRITTEN TEST

Name: …………………………………….

Subject: English 8

Class: …………………………………….

Time: 45 minutes

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COMMENT

Code of paper

PART 2: USE OF LANGUAGE (2.5pts)
I. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. (1pt)
1. Harvesting the rice is much ……………………. than drying the rice.
A. more harder
harder

B. more hardly

C. hardlier

D.

2. Look! Some children are ………………the buffaloes.
A. picking
D. herding

B. Playing

C. Driving

3. Among the ethnic minorities,................... Tay have the largest population.
A. a
D. Ө

B. An

C. the

4. ...................... DIY brings you a lot of amazing benefits.
A. Doing
Going

B. reading

C. Playing

D.

5. The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are _________, but they live peacefully.
A. diverse
D. the same

B. similar

C. unlike

6. 'Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.' '_______'
A. It's right up my street!

B. That's awesome.

C. Exactly what I want.

D. How interesting!

7. ____________ month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?
A. When
D. How often

B. Which

C. How many

8. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
A. princess
B. president
C. present
D.broccoli
II- Put the correct form of the word in the blank to complete each
question. (0.5pt)

1. He doesn't fancy ............ beach volleyball because he hates sand. (play)
2. The .................... have a very hard life. They cannot live permanently in
one
place. (nomadic)

PART 3: READING (2.5 pts)
I. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the
blank space in the following passage. (1.25 pt)
Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people
no longer enjoy (1)
__________in outdoor activities after school. In stead, they(2)__________playing
computer games or surfing the web in their free time. Some people rely too
much on computer and the Internet. For example, they prefer(3)______
messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even when
people (4)________out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their
phones to surf web. However, many people dislike the Internet and
the(5)________world. They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy other
activities such as reading, shopping or sporting.
1.A.participate
participates
2.A.fancy

B.to participate
B.don't mind

3.A.send
sends
4.A.play
5.A.virtual

B.to send
B.rely
B.real

C. participating

D.

C.dislike

D.hate

C.to sending

D.

C.meet

D.hang

C.fake

D.new

II. Read the following passage then answer the questions (1.25 pt):
Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized
by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong
culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak
Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic
groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually
in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give
gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For
the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of
special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows
more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with
special occasions in people's lives, such as the building of new houses,
funerals, crop praying ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate
with the gods.
Answer the questions:

1.Where does Gong culture exist?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
2.How often is the Gong Festival held?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.What do artists do in the Gong Festival?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.Are Gongs pieces of folk music?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Is the gong sound a way to communicate with the ancestors?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
PART 4: WRITING (2.5pts)
I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first one (0, 75pt)
1. My house is smaller than your house.
Your house .……….……….……….……….……….………………………….……………
2. Jenny finds reading poetry boring.
Jenny dislikes___________________________________________
II. Write questions for the underlined parts. (0, 75pt)
1. Ethnic people often hold festivals in spring.
………………………………………………………………………………?
2. They often gather together at the communal house in special occasions.
............................................................................................................................
.............?