ĐỀ THI TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
CUỐI HỌC KÌ I
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
ĐỀ SỐ 3
A. PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently.
1. A. wanted B. washed C. decided D. needed
2. A. leisure B. eight C. celebrate D. penalty
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
3. A. socialization B. communication C. comparison D. organization.
4. A. musician B. historian C. vegetarian D. magician.
B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer
5. You …………… speak when the teacher is speaking.
A. needn’t B. must C. don’t have to D. mustn’t
6. Tet is an occasion for family ………………… in Viet Nam.
A. companion B. meeting C. reunions D. celebration
7. Peter and Phong are happy to join the procession …………… It is going to rain.
A. while B. when C. therefore D. although
8. People in rural areas are ……………….. than those in cities.
A. rich B. simpler C. complicated D. friendly
9. He runs………………than his brother.
A. fastly B. fast C. faster D. more fastly
10. ……………didn’t he go to school yesterday? –Because he was sick.
A. When B. What C. How D. Why
11. We walked in……………….to the town.
A. ceremony B. performance C. song D. procession
12. We broke…………..tradition by not making mooncakes in the Mid-Autumn festival.
A. with B. of C. for D. to
13. A tradition is something special that is …………… down through the generations.
A. passed B. passes C. passing D. to pass
14. Marry is the most……………..girl in my class.
A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
15. Viet Nam is …………. Multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
16. Lim Festival is among the most impressive festivals, ceremonies …………singing
events.
II. Find out the mistake
17. In many ways, I always prefer country life than city life.
A B C D
18. Jane presents well than Jack does.
A B C D
19. You shouldn’t drawing on the wall.
A B C D
C. READING
I. Read the passage, choose the best answer.
Vietnamese people often enjoy sharing a (25) …………. with the whole family. The
meal is often shared with loved ones over a lot of laughter. They (26) ……….. from bowls
and use chopsticks and spoons but chopsticks still remain as the most popular means
of eating. Learn how to use chopsticks and how to put them properly when not using
them. For instance, you should place them (27) ……… the table or on the bowl when
breaking to drink or speak. When finished with a meal, rest your chopsticks on your rice
bowl. Sticking the chopsticks straight up from a bowl of rice is a taboo (28) ……….. it
indicates funeral incense. It is also best to keep in mind that tapping the chopsticks on
the side of a bowl is considered rude.
20. A. food B. drink C. meal D. dinner
21. A. eat B. eats C. ate D. eating
22. A. in B. with C. by D. on
23. A. but B. because C. although D. and
II. Read the passage, answer the question.
Da Lat flower festival has been organized every two years since 2005. Regularly
at the end of the year. The main stage of this festival is put on the water surface of Xuan
Huong lake and Lam Vien square. The shows have the participation of thousands of
professional and unprofessional artists. Beside the opening and closing ceremonies, the
festival has also some other programs such as flower exhibition
fair, flower car march, trade fair, contest of Da Lat farmers. The programs of Flower
festival are a variety of content for every festival period. These will interest tourists and
participants as well.
24. How often is Da Lat festival held?
A. every year
B. every 2 years
C. once a year
D. twice a year
25. Who participates in the shows?
A. professional artists
B. un-professional artists
C. only professional artists
D. both professional and unprofessional artists
26. The word “these” in line 6 means……………
A. farmers
B. programs
C. flowers
D. artists
27. What is the main content of the paragraph?
A. time that Da Lat festival takes place
B. person who attends the festival
C. place where the festival takes place
D. Introduction about the Da Lat flower festival.
D. WRITING
I. Choose the sentences that have the same meaning as the first.
28. She uses her free time to clean the house. (spend)
A. She spent time to clean the house.
B. She spends time to clean the house.
C. She spent time cleaning the house.
D. She spends time cleaning the house.
29. How beautiful she is! (what)
A. what beautiful girl!
B. what a beautiful girl is she!
C. What a beautifully girl!
D. What a beautiful girl she is!
30. How many ethnic groups are there in Vietnam?
A. How many ethnic groups do we have in Vietnam?
B. How many ethnic group does we have in Vietnam?
C. How many ethnic groups did we have in Vietnam?
D. How many ethnic groups we have in Vietnam?
31. You are not allowed to move when the traffic light is red.
A. You needn’t move when the traffic light is red.
B. You don’t have to move when the traffic light is red.
C. You have to stop when the traffic light is red.
D. You mustn’t stop when the traffic light is red.
II. Choose the correct sentence from the words/ phrases given
32. There/be/tradition/ our school/we/ wear/ Ao Dai/ on/ special occasions/.
A. There are a tradition in our school that we wear A Dai on the special occasions.
B. There is a tradition in our school that we wear A Dai on the special occasions.
C. There are a tradition in our school that we wearing A Dai on the special occasions.
D. There is a tradition in our school that we wearing A Dai on the special occasions.
33. When/ I/ see/him/ yesterday/ he/ wear/ red T-shirt/.
A. When I saw him yesterday, he was wearing a red T –shirt.
B. When I seeing him yesterday, he was wearing a red T –shirt.
C. When I see him yesterday, he was wearing a red T –shirt.
D. When I seen him yesterday, he was wearing a red T –shirt.
34. She/ enjoy/ read/ novels/.
A. She enjoy reading novels.
B. She enjoys reads novels.
C. She enjoy to read novels.
D. She enjoys reading novels.
35. She is not as hard-working as her sister.
A. Her sister is hard-working than her.
B. Her sister is not hard-working than her.
C. Her sister is more hard-working than her.
D. Her sister is the most hard-working than her.
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ĐÁP ÁN
1. B 2. B
3. C 4. C
5. D 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. D 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. A 16. D
17. D 18. B 19. B
20. C 21. A 22. D 23. B
24. B 25. D 26. B 27. D
28. D 29. D 30. A 31. C
32. B 33. A 34. D 35. C
