Đề kiểm tra 45 phút số 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 (Hệ 10 năm) (Có đáp án)

45 MINUTE WRITTEN TEST 1 Fullname: ……………………………………….. Class: 8A

Mark Teacher’s remarks

PART A. LISTENING:

Listen to a boy talking about changes in his village and say if the sentences are True (T) or False (F)

Statements T F 1.Nobody lives in an earthen house now 2.The village has electricity now 3.Horses are still the only means of transport in the village 4.The children used to go a long way to school 5.More visitors are coming to see them PART B. LANGUAGE FOCUS: I.Phonetics: Choose the words that have the bold part has different pronounciation from the others. 1. a.school b. architect c.change d.chemical 2. a.buffalo b. minority c. gold d.close II.Choose the correct answer: 1. Feeling tired, Ba went to bed ………….usual last night. a. late than b.less early than c.more early than d.earlier than 2. He doesn’t mind…………….his classmates when they are in a trouble. a.helping b.to help c.helped d.help III. Give the correct form or tense of the words given to complete these sentences: 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. 6. The horse (herd)………………………………………by Vang every day. PART C. READING: I.There’s one mistake in the line marked with a number in the following passage. Underline and correct it:

Correction Spring is a time when there is many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is a most beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it get warmer and hoa ban – a

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kind of beautifully flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is celebrate.

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II.Complete the following conversation using the words given in the box.

enjoy prefer grow life region noisy peaceful Phu: Where do you live? Pao: I live in a mountainous (1)……………………. Phu: What do you do for a living? Pao: Well. I am a good farmer. Phu: Really? Is it a hard job? Pao: Yes. I work hard from morning till night. I (2)……………. rice, vegetables and corns. I raise cattle and poultry too. Phu: Do you like living there? Pao: Why not? It’s really (3)………………… The air is fresh. The people are friendly and I can enjoy the fresh food that I produce myself. Phu: I’m opposite. I (4)……………….. to live in the city. Because there are a lot of things to do. Everything is very convenient. While the (5) …………….. in the mountainous area is very boring. III.Read the following passage then answer the questions:

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. 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 …