Đề học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 năm học 2014-2015

Đề thi kỳ 1 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 năm học 2014-2015 có đáp án.

A. LISTENING

I. Listen to a dialogue and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (2.5 pts)

	T	F
0. Son went shopping with his parents last weekend.	√
1. Last weekend, Van went shopping with her family.
2. Ngan always stayed home at weekends.
3. Kim and her family went fishing last weekend.
4. Last weekend, Chi went to the movies with her close friends.
5. Long had to tidy up his bed room last weekend.

B.VOCABULARY + GRAMMAR + LANGUAGE FUNCTION

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (0.5 pt)

1. A. tiger	B.wife	C.wisdom	D.  smile
2. A. looked	B.watched	C.carried	D.stopped
3. A. mend	B.semester	C.letter	D.  report
4  A. equipment	B.upset	C.end	D.  help
5. A. take	B.part	C.date	D.favor

 II. Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (2.0 pt)

1. My brother is under seventeen. He isn’t _______- to drive a car.

A. old enough

B.young enough

C.enough old

D.enough young

2. Helen enjoys _______- to the modern pop music.

A. listen

B.listened

C.to listen

D.listening

3. I used to _______- when I was a child.

A. cry

B.cries

C.crying

D.cried

4. We have lived here _______- last summer.

A. for

B.since

C.in

D.from

5. Kitchen is a _______- place for children to play.

A. convenient

B.suitable

C.dangerous

D.comfortable

6. Could you help me, please? – ___________.

A. No, thank you

B.Yes, That’s very kind of you.

C.Of course.

D.I’d love to

7.He will visit his parents_________- Monday _________- 8.30.

A. on / on

B.between

C.on / at

D.in / in

8. My friend speaks English very _______- because she always has good marks.

A. good

B.well

C.bad

D.badly

C.READING

I. Read the passage carefully then decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (1.0 pt)

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 Edinburgh, Scotland. As a boy,Alexander beame interested in sound and speech. In 1870 Bell decided to emigrate to America . They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf mutes .There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf-mutes. For years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day and night. Finally, on March 19, 1876 they first introduced the telephone. Bell said on the telephone: “Mr Watson come here , I want you”. This was the first telephone message .Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibition .Many people were surprised when they saw and heard this invention. By 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use.

	T	F
1. Alexander Graham Bell was born in England.
2. Bell came to America when he was 23 years old.
3. Bell and Watson worked together for years.
4. They first introduced  the telephone in 1877.

II. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below. (1.5 pts)

Tonny moved to this neighbourhood last year. Tonny and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there wasn’t anything to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighbourhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing, and going boating.  He doesn’t  want to live in a big city anymore.

Questions:

1. When did Tonny move to this neighborhood?

→ …………………………………………………………..

2. Why didn’t he like the life in the country at first?

→ …………………………………………………………..

3. Does he like living in the city now?

→ …………………………………………………………..

D.WRITING

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1.5 pts)

1. You ought to go to the dentist .

→You should……………………………………………..

2. John said to me : “Turn off the lights , please .”

→ John told me …………………………………………….

3. Ba is more intelligent than Hung.

→ Hung isn’t ………………………………………………

II. Complete sentences from the words given. (1.0 pt)

1. I/ my friends/ going/ plant/ trees/ flowers/ school garden.

→ …………………………………………………………..

2. We/ know/ each other/ since/ we/ be/ small.

→ …………………………………………………………..

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Good luck! 

ĐÁP ÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM

BÀI KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ I MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

Năm học 2014- 2015

A. LISTENING: (Tỉ lệ 25%)

I. Listen to the talk and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).

(5 items x 0.5 = 2.5 pts)

1. F

2. F

3. T

4. T

5. T

B. VOCABULARY + GRAMMAR + LANGUAGE FUNCTION (Tỉ lệ 25%)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.

(5 items x 0.1 = 0.5 pt)

1. C

2. C

3. D

4. A

5. B

II. Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

(8 items x 0.25 = 2.0 pt)

1. A	2. D	3. A	4. B
5. C	6. C	7. C	8. B

C.READING (Tỉ lệ 25%)

I. Read the passage carefully then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). (1.0 pt)

(4 items x 0.25 = 1.0 pt)

1. F

2. T

3. T

4. F

II. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below.

(3 items x 0.5 = 1.5 pts)

1. Tonny/ He moved to this neighbourhood last year.
2. At first/ On the first days, He didn’t like the life in the country because there wasn’t anything to do.
3. No, he doesn’t.

D.WRITING (Tỉ lệ 25%)

I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.

(3 items x 0.5 = 1.5 pts)

1. You should go to the dentist.
2. Lan told me to turn off the lights.
3. Hung isn’t as intelligent as Ba.

II. Rearrange the jumbled words to make meaningful sentences.

(2 items x 0.5 = 1.0 pt)

1. I and my friends are going to plant (some) trees (0.25) in the/ our school garden (0.25).
2. We have known each other (0.25) since we were small (0.25).