ĐỀ LUYỆN THI GIỮA KÌ 1 LỚP 8 MÔN TIẾNG ANH
Đề thi môn tiếng Anh luyện thi giữa học kì 1 lớp 8
I. Pronunciation: (1p)
Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0,5p)
1. A. camel              B. buffalo              C. cattle                  D. paddy
2. A. lived               B. populated            C. harvested           D. loaded
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0,5p)
3. A. ancester              B. curious               C. heritage               D. tradition
4. A. buffalo                B. recognise            C. convenient           D. cultural
Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (2ps)
5. My mother enjoys_________ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.
A. cook               B. to cook                C. cooking              D. cooked
6. My father sometimes goes ____________ in the forests. He’d like to find some more food for our family.
A. hunt              B. hunting                C. to hunt                D. hunted
7. Look! Some children are ____________the buffaloes.
A. picking            B. herding              C. driving                  D. playing
8. The sky is _______here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.
A. tidy                B. close                C. dense                    D. vast
9. Is living in the city _________ than living in the country?
A. more convenient                B. as convenient            
C. most convenient          D. so convenient
10. He is surprised __________that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.
A. to understand              B. to study             C. to know                  D. find
11. The Viet (or Kinh) have______ number of people, account for about 86% of the population.
A. large              B. the large                C. larger                D. the largest
12. ________ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?
A. What            B. Which                    C. Why                  D. Who
III. Give the correct form or tense of the words given to complete these sentences: (1pt)
1. If you write more (care)…………………………….., you will make more mistakes.
2. When I was a small child I fancied (fly)…………………………….. kites in the field.
3.They (live)……………………………………….a nomadic life for six years.
4.Thien Nhan (win)………………………………..The Voice Kids 2014.
5.Their teacher (sing)…………………………………..an English song now.
READING
1. Read the following passage and choose the correct answer for each gap. (2,5ps)
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 (2)___________ the Internet anywhere. Today, for instance, I’ve been (3) ____________ three times.
Mainly I just (4) ____________ my friends. I read online magazines and I look (5) __________ information, too. I also compare prices of things, (6) ___________ 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 (7) ___________. One friend of mine always looks (8) ___________ because he spends all night online. Although he’s got a lot of bad marks for the exams, he hasn’t (9) ___________ his habits.
In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (10) ____________.
1. A. spend
B. spending
C. spent

2. A. have
B. use
C. play

3. A. online
B. Internet
C. computer

4. A. write
B. email
C. send

5. A. at
B. in
C. for

6. A. because
B. but
C. although

7. A. is
B. were
C. are

8. A. tired
B. hard
C. happily

9. A. change
B. to change
C. changed

10. A. sensible
B. sensibly
C. sensibleness

2. Read the text and answer the questions: (0,5p)
1. Is the writer an Internet addict?
→……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Why has he never bought anything online?
→……………………………………………………………………………….
WRITING: (3ps)
1. Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above. (2ps)
1. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.
→ Dogs can swim.....................................................................................
2. Minh really loves to hang out with friends.
→ Minh really enjoys................................................................................
3. Playing beach games is very interesting.
→ It is........................................................................................................
4. He uses all his free time to look after his garden.
→ He spends..............................................................................................
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