Đề kiểm tra 45 phút số 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2019-2020 - Trường THCS Minh Đạo

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MINH DAO SECONDARY SCHOOL WRITTEN TEST 45’ – 01 Your name: ____________________ Grade: 8 Class: 8____ School year: 2019 – 2020

I. Listen and tick the correct column. There is one example done for you (1pt)

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1. The Rice Festival takes place in France. √

2. The Rice Festival is in October.

3. It lasts for one week.

4. You can buy rice dishes in the streets.

5. The streets are very quiet during the festival.

6. People ride horses in the streets.

II. Choose the option which has the underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (1pt) 1. A. school B. skull C. scenery D. sky 2. A. visited B. recommended C. wanted D. hoped 3. A. community B. custom C. costume D. museum 4. A. pasture B. vast C. brave D. farm III. Choose the best answer (2pts) 1. The __________ house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals. A. terraced B. splendid C. communal D. thatched 2. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology __________ by the architect Ha Duc Linh, a member of the Tay ethnic group. A. designed B. has designed C. was designed D. was designing 3. “Let’s go to the local open-air market. You can buy lots of handmade items there.” – “__________” A. Good idea B. I’d love to C. Not at all D. Yes, of course 4. I went on a trip to the countryside and had my first experience __________ farm work. A. on B. with C. for D. of 5. Many young people don’t _________ walking to school or playing active games. A. prefer B. enjoy C. suggest D. want 6. My sister enjoys __________. She usually walks around the mall, but not buying anything. A. going shopping B. hanging out C. window shopping D. doing DIY 7. People in rural areas live __________ than those in cities. A. simplier B. more simply C. more simple D. simpler 8. __________ is the Nung’s clothing? – Indigo A. What B. Which C. What colour D. Whose IV. Give the correct form of the verb in bracket (1pt)

1. _____________________ (you / ever / take) a trip to the countryside? It’s really interesting!

2. When I was a kid, I __________ (spend) hours gleaning rice from paddy fields.

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3. I’ve got the tickets. Next week we __________ (visit) Hanoi.

4. Do you fancy __________ (herd) the cattle when they are small?

V. Give the correct form of the word in bracket (1pt)

1. The Internet has changed the way people _____________________ (social)

2. His _________________ to the Internet is taking over his life. (addict)

3. The ______________ of people in Vietnam belong to the Kinh people. (major)

4. If you write more ______________________, you will make fewer mistakes. (careful)

VI. Read the following passage and choose the best option (2pts)

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 VII. Rewrite these sentences so that the meaning stays the same as the first one (1pt)

1. Life in the countryside isn’t as stressful as life in the city.

→ Life in the city ____________________________________________.

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