PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC & ĐÀO TẠO KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2019 - 2020
SON TỊNH MÔN TIẾNG ANH Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài : 50 phút
(Listening + Use of English + Reading + Writing).

A/ LISTENING: (2ms)
Section I.(1pt) Listen and number the word you hear.
High school jogging doctor frustrated
confused friendonline classmate money
Your answer
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Section II. (1pt) Listen and answer the questions(SHORT ANSWER).
How many people talking are there ?
Where are they from?
What does the girl want to be?
How much money does the boy must give?
Your answer
1. ....
2. ................../.................
3. ...
4. ....


B/ USE OF ENGLISH: (2ms)
Section I: Choose the best answer A, B, C or D, to complete sentences. (1.2 ms)
1. Why did you ____________ his invitation?
A. get on with B. come back C. pass down D. turn down
2. They have suggested …………………. to the park for a walk.
A. went B. goes C. going D. to go
3. I love going to this place _____________ it’s the quietest place in the city.
A. so B. though C. so that D. as
4. It has been …………..by scientists that there is water on Mars.
A. discovered B. exploring C. says D. think
5. I don’t know where .............................. some envelopes.
A. buy B. buying C. bought D. to buy
6.. John ____________ in England for two years before she did her master’s at Harvard.
A. has studied B. had studied C. was studying D. used to study
Your answers:
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Section II: Use the correct form of the word given to complete each sentence. (0,8m)
1. I feel so …………………… because I can’t hang out with my friends. (EMBARRASS)
2. I was surprised……………..…..that he was the only child in his family. (KNOW)
3. It is a peaceful fishing village with a ............................. harbour. (PICTURE)
4. Our environment has been ………………………. polluted. (GRADUAL)
Your answers:
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C/ READING: (2 ms)
Section I: Choose the word or phrase among A,B,C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.(1ms)

disappoint relaxed suffer depressed yourselves parents



Nowadays, teenagers (1) ………………. from different kinds of pressures; however, a part of them comes from their parents Particularly, several teenagers are trying their best to meet the expectation of their parents. Because they do not want to (2) ………………. their parents. In my opinion, parents should be the ones who make students feel (3) …………… If they are frustrated or (4) ………………… with their bad grades, please don’t get angry with them and let’s put (5) ……………………. in your children’s shoes to understand how much stressful they are.
Your answers:
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Section I: Read the passage and answer the questions.( 1.0 point )
Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because hearing problems, Edison had difficulty in following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison`s most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.
Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books had excellent memory and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say "Genius was I percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration". When he died on October 18, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
Questions
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