Đề thi cuối học kì 1 lớp 8 năm học 2019 – 2020 môn Tiếng Anh: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other word

Dưới đây là đề thi cuối học kì 1 lớp 8 môn Tiếng Anh năm học 2019 – 2020, đề thi gồm 5 phần cụ thể dưới đây.

I. LISTENING: Listen to the tape carefully and do the two exercises below: (1.5 pts)

* Write True or False (1 pt)

1. It is 60 meters from Ba’s village to the north of Ha Noi.

2. The trip to her village lasted one day.

3. There is a small bamboo forest at the entrances to the village.

4. getting to the village is very enjoyable journey.

* Circle A or B to choose the correct answers (0.5 pt)

5. A The village is far from a river.

B. The village is near a river.

6. It took them about 30 minutes to reach

B. It took them about 30 minutes to visit the village. Ba’s uncle.

II. USE OF ENGLISH: Write A,B,C or D which best completes the sentences: (1.5 pts)

1. They will visit the ________ of a Vietnamese hero.

A. house

B. mosque

C. place

D. shrine

2. He is now studying in the USA as an ___________ student.

A. changeably

B. changeable

C. exchange

D. change

3. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others

A. examiner

B. campus

C. dormitory

D. institute

4. They persuade her ____________ part in the speaking contest.

A. take

B. to take

C. taking

D. taken

5. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other word.

A. relax

B. blanket

C. advance

D. pagoda

6. I can complete a ____________ English if you want.

A. speak

B. spoke

C. spoken

D. speaking

III. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses: (1 pt)

1. My teacher is very young, but she is very. (experience)

2. You should after a hard working day. (relaxation)

3. Please give me some about this tour. (inform)

4. You should prepare carefully for your coming. (examine)

III. READING COMPREHENSION (2.5 pts)

Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False: (1pt)

My best friend, Na learned English at school and university many years ago. She is now studying English again in London because she’s forgotten a lot of it. Na really needs English for her job. She works for an international bank in Hanoi. Her speaking and reading are excellent. She just wants to improve her writing skill so that she can write normal letter in English. In Na’s opinion the aspect of learning English she finds most difficult is listening. It’s her biggest problem. People speak very quickly and she can’t understand them. Although she has difficulty in studying this language, she likes it a lot. She said it was an interesting language and she could talk to people from all over the world… and she could understand the words of her favorite song, too.

1. English is unnecessary for Na’s job.

2. Na can speak English very well.

3. People talk too quickly for Na to understand.

4. Na finds English very interesting because she has no difficulty in studying it.

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space (1.5 pts)

farm         being        near         play

to play       chores       nearby        with

A Vietnamese girl named Hoa is living (1) _________ the Parker family in the American State of Texas. Mr. Parker is a farmer and Mrs. Parker works part time at a grocery store in a (2) _________ town. They have two children, Tom and Mary. Hoa often does (3) ____________ after school. Sometimes, she also helps on the (4) _________ The family relaxes on Sunday afternoons and watches Tom (5)___________ baseball. Hoa likes the Parkers , and she enjoys (6)________ a member of their family.

IV. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses: (1 pt)

1. She told me that her mother (buy)_______ that house the following week.

2. The teacher asked Peter why he (not/ answer)______ her question.

3. Are they used to (go) fishing on this weekend?

4. If the boy (get) _______ good marks next summer, he must study harder.

V. WRITING (2.5 pts)

Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence: (1.5 pts)

1. Because it was very cold, we turned off the air conditional.

It was very cold_________________________ .

2. Ba asked his sister: “Will you meet our mother tomorrow?”

Ba asked his sister_____________________ .

3. Mary doesn’t know the way to her best friend’s house.

Mary wishes___________________________ .

Write sentences with the cues given to make meaningful sentences: (1 pt)

4. We/ enjoy/ learn/ English/ be able/ communicate/ the foreigners.

5. She/ usually/ practice/ listen/ English program/ TV.

Đáp án Đề thi học kì 1 lớp 8 môn tiếng Anh năm 2019 – 2020

I. LISTENING: Listen to the tape carefully and do the two exercises below: (1.5 pts)

* Write True or False (1 pt)

1. F;       2. F;       3. F;     4. T;

* Circle A or B to choose the correct answers (0.5 pt)

1. B;    2. A;

II. USE OF ENGLISH: Write A, B, C or D which best completes the sentences: (1.5 pts)

1. D;       2. C;        3. A;        4. B;      5. D;      6. C;

III. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses (1 pt)

1. experienced;        2. Relax;       3. Information;       4. examination;

IV. READING COMPREHENSION (2.5 pts)

Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False (1pt)

1. F; 2. T; 3. T; 4. F

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space (1.5 pts)

1. with; 2. Nearby; 3. Chores; 4. Farm; 5. Play;6. being

V. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses: (1 pt)

1. would buy; 2. didn’t answer; 3. Going; 4. gets

VI. WRITING (2.5 pts)

Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence: (1.5 pts)

1. It was very cold, so we turned off the air conditioner.

2. Ba asked his sister if she would meet their mother the following day/ the next day.

3. Mary wishes she knew the way to her best friend’s house.

Write sentences with the cues given to make meaningful sentences: (1 pt)

4. We enjoy learning English to be able to communicate with the foreigners.

5. She always practice listening to English program on TV.

Đề thi tiếng Anh học kì 1 lớp 8 năm 2019 – 2020

I. USE OF ENGLISH: Write A, B, C or D which best completes the sentences: (2 pts)

1. Susan __________________ a lot of photos to show the trip to her friends.

A. too

B. got

C. played

D. made

2. They sell a variety of food at this town _______________ store.

A. farm

B. grocery

C. field

D. park

3. After school, she works _____________ in the supermarket in the afternoon.

A. full-time

B. time-full

C. part-time

D. time-part

4. The interview asked her __________ her name __________.

A. what/was

B. if/was

C. what/is

D. if/is

5. She asked me if I _________ any other languages.

A. speak

B. spoke

C. to speak

D. speaking

6. Could you please ________ me details of the program.

A. send

B. to send

C. sending

D. sends

7. My younger sister takes very good care _________ of her lovely cat.

A. for

B. in

C. at

D. of

8. His father grows maize ___________ his farm.

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. into

II. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses: (1.5 pts)

1. This school has excellent ___________ (repute)

2. We have well- ____________ teachers (qualify)

3. Because of his __________ behavior, I don’t like him (friend)

4. They are having a ____________ time on the beach (wonder)

5. Getting to the village is very ____________ journey (interest)

6. Their holiday was spent __________ on the mountain (enjoy)

III. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses: (1 pt)

1.The excited children were looking forward __________ with the foreign teacher (speak)

2. I __________ on this project or an hour (work)

3. She wishes she _________ here next time (be)

4. He kept ________________ about you last night. (talk)

IV. READING COMPREHENSION (2.5 pts)

Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False ( 1pt)

Marie was born in Poland in 1876. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and hard an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.

1.She finished high school in 1891

2. She studied Mathematics and Chemistry at the University in Paris.

3. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics when she was 28.

4. Marie Curie died in 1943.

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passages: (1.5 pts)

ran (2) picking (3) wait (4) stopped (5) picked

collected (7) take (8) went (9) turning (10) dropped

At 6:30 in the morning, the bus (1) _________________ Ba and his family from their home. After (2) _____________ everyone up, the bus continued north on Highway Number 1. It crossed the Dragon Bridge and (3) ______________ at the gas station to get some more fuel. Then it left the highway and turned left onto a smaller road westward. This road (4)___________ between green paddy fields, so the people on the bus could see a lot of cows and buffaloes. The road ended before a big store beside a pond. Instead of (5)___________________ left towards a small airport, the bus went in the opposite direction. It didn’t stay on that road for very long, but turned left onto a rod which went through a small bamboo forest. Finally, the bus (6)_______ everyone off at the parking lot ten meters from a big old banyan tree. It parked there and waited for people to come back in the evening.

V. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence: (2 pts)

1. When did you first know this bamboo forest?

How long ________________________

2. I can’t have lunch with you now.

I wish ________________________

3. The teacher punished this pupil because he was very lazy.

This boy was very lazy so ________________________

4. She asked me, “ Why are you learning English?”

She asked me ________________________