Đề kiểm tra học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2016-2017 - Trường THCS Lê Lợi

Name:……………………………… THE 1ST SEMESTER TEST Class: 8…………..

A. Listening: (26 points) I. Listen and choose the best answer. (14 points) 1. What is the name of the festival? A. rice- cooking festival B. water- fetching festival C. fire- making festival 2. How many competitions are there in the festival? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 3. How far is it from the river to the place where the festival is held? A. About one kilometer B. About two kilometer C. About three kilometer 4. How many bottles are there on the river bank ? A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 5. What do people use to make fire? A. matches B. paper C. bamboo 6. How many people from each team participate in the rice- cooking competition? A. 1 B. 2 C. 6 7. Who tries the cooked rice? A. The judges B. The council leader C. The team members II. Listen and fill in the gaps. (12 points) Five- colored sticky rice is an important (1)………………… dish of many ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous regions. People call the dish five-colored sticky rice because it has five colors: red, yellow, (2)…………….., purple and white. The things that create the colors are not chemicals but natural roots and (3)…………….. The five colors of the dish (4)…………………… five elements of life according to Vietnamese beliefs: yellow is earth, red is fi re, green is plants, white is metal, and purple or black is water. People believe that these five elements create (5)………………… between heaven and earth. Five-colored sticky rice is usually made and enjoyed at Tet, in festivals and (6)……………………, on special occasions, and whenever the family has guests. B. Reading: (26 points) I. Choose the correct word for each blank in the following email (14 points) tradition go dish customs picnic of similar Hi Nick, Great to receive your email. Because you’ll be here soon, I’d like to share with you my family (1)……………..and traditions. Well, we have the custom (2)……… spending Saturdays together. You may ask why not Sundays. It’s simply because my mom works on Sundays. On Saturday, we always (3)…….out. Sometimes, we visit our grandparents in Vung Tau. Sometimes, We go on a (4)……….in the park or a nearby beauty spot. You asked me about the Tet holiday, right? There’s a (5)……….…….that we make Tet cake and cook braised pork and eggs (thit kho trung). Tet cake is (6)……………to chung cake in Ha Noi, but it’s long, not square. Braised pork and eggs is our traditional (7)…………….for Tet. It’s so delicious! When you come here, my mom will cook it for you. What about your family? Share with me the customs and traditions you follow. Cheers,

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Ha II. Read the fairy tale Cinderella and then answer true or false. Once upon the time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily with her family. When her mother died, her father married an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name. But she left a glass slipper, and the prince used to that to find her. They got married and lived happily ever after. 1. Her father married a kind widow . …………………..

2. The widow had two daughters. …………………..

3.Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters behaved kindly towards her. ………….

4. Cinderella went to a party with old clothes. …………………….

5. Cinderella left the party and left a glass slipper. ………………….

6. The prince found Cinderella and married her. …………………….

C. WRITING (24 points) I. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings. Begin with the words given. (12 points) 1. In the countryside, children play more freely than in the city. -> In the city, children ………………………………………………………… …