Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 1

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

I. Choose the correct answer.

Question 1. What does the man share with animals and birds?  

A. his money

B. his food    

C. his house               

D. his bed

Question 2. In winter, the man is afraid he will _______.   

A. cry            

B. share        

C. starve                   

D. laugh

Question 3. The squirrels hide _______.  

A. nuts          

B. berries      

C. mushroom            

D. dandelions

Question 4. What did he birds tell the man?  

A. “Share your nuts”

B. “Share your food”

C. “Share their food”

D. “Share their nuts”

Question 5. Why do animals and birds help the old man?  

A. Because he is mean.

B. Because he helps them

C. Because the Forest Fairy makes them.

D. Because they don’t like him.

II. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

Question 6.

A. caused                          

B. promised        

C. increased                      

D. practiced

Question 7.

A. many                           

B. complete          

C. engine                         

D. heavy

Question 8.

A. challenger                    

B. chapter             

C. character                      

D. chancellor

Question 9.

A. service                         

B. servile              

C. sergeant                      

D. servant

Question 10.

A. please                          

B. measure          

C. bees                             

D. roses

III. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

Question 11.

A. compliment                   

B. cutlery             

C. unity                              

D. generation

Question 12.

A. example                        

B. behave           

C. between                        

D. similar

IV. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences.

Question 13. Anna: I’ve hugged a bear.

Tom: What? You _______!

A. be kidding                      

B. are kid           

C. must be kidding              

D. must kidding

Question 14. I think custom is a/ an _______ way of doing something.

A. accepting                      

B. unacceptable   

C. accept                           

D. accepted

Question 15. The education gave him a lasting respect for _______.

A. tradition                        

B. custom           

C. information                   

D. difference

Question 16. It is bad _______ to talk with your mouth full.

A. manner                        

B. manners          

C. tradition                       

D. traditions

Question 17. I’m preparing for the _______ next week.

A. presentable                   

B. present            

C. presentation                 

D. presenting

Question 18. According _______ tradition, a tree grew on this spot.

A. to                                 

B. by                   

C. with                              

D. at

Question 19. He broke _______ the family tradition and did not go to the pagoda.

A. by                                

B. in                    

C. to                                

 D. with

Question 20.  Parents always want their _______ to obey them.

A. ancestors                     

B. offspring           

C. adults                           

D. foreigners

Question 21. You _______ read this book, but this book makes you smarter.

A. must                            

B. have to            

C. don’t have to               

D. had better

Question 22. This is a deeply _______ piece of music.

A. different                       

B. important        

C. spiritual                       

D. disrespectful

V. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps.

A collection has to be cared for and stored, and those tasks train a child to be (23) _______ and orderly. The entertainment value of a growing collection (24) _______immeasurable because sorting and admiring a collection is a source (25) _______ great pleasure for a child. One day he arranges them (26) _______ color; another day he sorts them by type.

Labeling or arranging the items in a collection requires research and critical thinking. Once a collection reaches (27) _______ certain size, jumbling all of the items in a shoe box is not practical. A true collection should be showcased in some way – album, display boxes, or card files. Choosing (28) _______to arrange a collection is good for a child’s (29) _______skills.

Collections (30) _______ actually foster healthy relationships. When your child knows how (31) _______ collect a certain object, family and friends help the collection along by bringing back small gifts (32) _______ their own travels. The new item in his collection them becomes a reminder of that special friend or family member who was so thoughtful towards him.

Question 23.

A. responding                   

B. responsible       

C. response                      

D. to response

Question 24.

A. has                             

B. to                    

C. are                               

D. is

Question 25.

A. of                                 

B. from               

C. to                                 

D. in

Question 26.

A. of                                

B. on                    

C. by                               

D. at

Question 27.

A. a                                 

B. an                    

C. every                           

D. each

Question 28.

A. why                             

B. how                 

C. when                           

D. which

Question 29.

A. organizes                    

B. organizing         

C. organize                      

D. organizational

Question 30.

A. have                          

B. must                  

C. can                            

D. need

Question 31.

A. for                             

B. to                      

C. by                             

D. at

Question 32.

A. at                              

B. for                      

C. from                          

D. to

VI. Find a mistake in each sentence below.

Question 33. You should going (A) out more (B) to relax (C) after studying (D) .

Question 34. If you think (A) it is going (B) to be easy, you had (C) better thinking (D) again.

Question 35. Visitors can (A) get a bit confusing (B) because (C) there are too many customs (D) in this country.

Question 36. In this (A) city, we have (B) the tradition to (C) worshipping our ancestors (D) .

Question 37. They built (A) a wall (B) to avoid soil to be (C) washed away (D).

VII. Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.

Ex: James is the tallest boy in the class.

⟹ James is taller than any other boys in the class.

Question 38.  Milk is the most nourishing food.

⟹ Milk is ________________

Question 39. Bombay is the richest city in India.

⟹ Bombay is _______________

Question 40. Iron is the most useful metal.

⟹ Iron is __________________

ĐÁP ÁN

Question 1	B	Question 21	C
Question 2	C	Question 22	C
Question 3	A	Question 23	B
Question 4	C	Question 24	D
Question 5	B	Question 25	A
Question 6	A	Question 26	C
Question 7	B	Question 27	A
Question 8	C	Question 28	B
Question 9	C	Question 29	D
Question 10	B	Question 30	C
Question 11	D	Question 31	B
Question 12	D	Question 32	C
Question 13	C	Question 33	A
Question 14	D	Question 34	D
Question 15	A	Question 35	B
Question 16	B	Question 36	C
Question 17	C	Question 37	C
Question 18	A	Question 38
Question 19	D	Question 39
Question 20	B	Question 40

Question 38. Milk is more nourishing than any other food.

Question 39. Bombay is richer than any other cities in India.

Question 40. Iron is more useful than any other metals.

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 1

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

I.  Listen to the conversation between Trang and Mike. Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F. You will listen TWICE. 

 Question 1. Mike thinks Tam Cam is similar to Cinderella. 

Question 2. Like Tam, Cinderella dropped a shoe.

Question 3. The last time Tam was reborn, she was a bird.

Question 4. am Cam reflects Vietnamese people's belief that there is life after death. 

 Listen to the conversation between Jack and Nam about ethnic groups in Viet Nam. Fill each of the gaps with no more than THREE words or a number. You will listen TWICE.

Question 5.  Viet Nam has 54 ethnic groups __________.

Question 6. The Viet has the largest ___________.

Question 7. The Tay has a population of around _________.

Question 8. The Khmer has about ___________ people.

II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

Question 9.

A. command                       

B. carnival          

C. archway                         

D. anniversary

Question 10.

A. instruments                    

B. others            

C. basic                              

D. groups

Question 11.

A. showed                          

B. learned          

C. lived                               

D. discriminated

Question 12.

A. rice                               

B. carnival           

C. companion                     

D. invade

Question 13.

A. emperor                       

B. commemorate 

C. incense                        

D. procession

III. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

Question 14.

A. companion                   

B. procession        

C. commemoration           

D. magician

Question 15.

A. congratulation              

B. celebration        

C. vegetarian                    

D. preservation

Question 16.

A. performance               

 B. decoration       

C. attraction                      

D. reunion

IV. Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences.

Question 17. I ___________ Thailand this summer. There must be many interesting festivals.

A. visit                               

B. am visiting     

C. visited                           

D. have visited

Question 18. ___________ come for Tet holiday?

A. Why don’t you                

B. How about     

C. What about                    

D. Do you like

Question 19. I recommend you ___________ go to Hue and see the festivals there.

A. with                              

B. by                   

C. to                                

D. on

Question 20. Sam regrets ___________ that film in the cinema.

A. to watch                        

B. watches          

C. watch                            

D. watching

Question 21. We go to Huong pagoda every year to ___________ the tradition alive.

A. do                                  

B. take              

C. keep                               

D. preserve

Question 22. This is a statue in ___________ of a national hero.

A. commemoration              

B. procession     

C. competition                     

D. companion

Question 23. I’m looking ___________ to the Food Festival.

A. by                                  

B. forward         

C. with                               

D. in

Question 24. Christmas is an occasion for family ___________ in Western countries.

A. participation                   

B. childhood       

C. reunion                          

D. blossom

Question 25. Buffaloes are good ___________ of Vietnamese farmers.

A. humans                         

B. companions    

C. fairies                            

D. offspring

Question 26. The story is part of the ancient ___________ of Hung King.

A. legendary                       

B. legend           

C. court                              

D. heritage

V. Read the passage and choose A, B, C or D to complete each blank.

Hue Festival

Hue Festival is a big cultural event of Hue City that is held every two years. It is the (27) _______ to honor cultural and historical values of that Vietnam’s former capital city. The first Hue Festival (28) _______place in 2000.

At the beginning of Hue Festival, visitors can enjoy (29) _______ colorful and grand opening ceremony with unique (30) _______ of several art groups from Vietnam and other countries. During the festival, there is a variety (31) _______ cultural events such as Hue Poetry Festival, Massive Street Arts Performances, Art Exhibitions, the Week of Vietnam’s historical films. (32) _______, visitors can come and explore some traditional values of Vietnam at Gastronomy Quarters, Traditional  Kite Flying Festival (33) _______ watch “Ao dai” Grand Show, “Oriental night” Show, and sporting activities (34) _______ boat race, human chess, etc. Especially, many ancient scenery of Nguyen Dynasty are also reproduced (35) _______ provide tourists an insight into Vietnam’s feudal era.

Hue Festival is well-known as an (36) _______ festival where cultures of many countries converge together as well as where Vietnamese traditional and cultural values are widely presented to the world.

Question 27.

A. procession                     

B. performance   

C. worship                          

D. occasion

Question 28.

A. lasted                           

B. occurred          

C. took                             

D. happened

Question 29.

A. every                            

B. a                     

C. any                               

D. both

Question 30.

A. performances                 

B. reunions         

C. worships                        

D. offerings

Question 31.

A. from                              

B. of                   

C. at                                  

D. to

Question 32.

A. Nevertheless                  

B. However         

C. Otherwise                      

D. Therefore

Question 33.

A. nor                                

B. so                  

C. but                                

D. or

Question 34.

A. like                                

B. love               

C. hate                               

D. enjoy

Question 35.

A. therefore                        

B. so                  

C. and                                

D. but

Question 36.

A. uninteresting                  

B. international   

C. unsuccessful                  

D. undecided

VI. Combine each pair of sentences into a compound or complex sentence, using the words in brackets.

Question 37. It was raining outside. The ritual still took place. (ALTHOUGH)

⟹ ____________________

Question 38. Jenny needs to ask me. I will show her how to make chung cakes. (IF)

⟹ ____________________

Question 39. Ha was young. She loved chung cakes very much. (WHEN)

⟹ ____________________

Question 40. Franklin wants to join the Hue Festival. He is preparing for his trip. (BECAUSE)

⟹ ___________________

ĐÁP ÁN

Question 1. T

Question 2 . T

Question 3. F 

Question 4. T

Question 5.   living together 

Question 6.  population 

Question 7.  1.7 million

Question 8.  1.3 million

Question 9. D

Question 10. B

Question 11. D

Question 12. A

Question 13. A

Question 14. D

Question 15. A

Question 16. B

Question 17. B

Question 18. A

Question 19. C

Question 20. D

Question 21. C

Question 22. A

Question 23. B

Question 24. C

Question 25. B

Question 26.B

Question 27. D

Question 28. C

Question 29. B

Question 30. A

Question 31. B

Question 32. C

Question 33. D

Question 34. A

Question 35. C

Question 36. B

Question 37. Althouh it was raining outside, the ritual still took place.

Question 38. If Jenny asks, I will show her how to make chung cakes.

Question 39. When Ha was young, she loved chung cakes very much.

Question 40. Because Franklin wants to join the Hue Festival, he is preparing for his trip.

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 1

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

A - LISTENING

I. Listen to the folk tale. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

Question 1. The old man couldn’t see anything at all. ___________

Question 2. While eating at the table, he suddenly broke his bowl. ___________

Question 3. He has to sit in front of the stove to finish his meal. ___________

Question 4. The man’s grandson was under five years old. ___________

Question 5. The grandson took the man back to the table. ___________

II. Listen to a short speech about Shopping and fill in the numbered blanks with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

Shopping must be one of the world’s most popular hobbies. I hate it. There’s nothing (6)              than wandering around shopping malls. What a waste of time. I know a lot of people who like window shopping – just (7)               shops without wanting to buy anything. Crazy! My plan for shopping is ‘quickly in, quickly out’. If I have to go shopping, I go in the morning on a (8)                  . This is when the stores are empty and you can get what you want quickly, without thousands of other shoppers getting in your way. The worst time to go shopping is on a (9)               during sale season. It seems as though all of the world’s bargain hunters are in the same store as you. I was happy when (10)                  came along. This is very relaxing.

B - PRONUNCIATION

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

Question 11. 

A. wicked           

B. confused                       

C. beloved                        

D. naked

Question 12.

A. companion     

B. comparison                   

C. company                       

D. compartment

II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

Question 13. 

A. mountainous  

B. product                        

C. literature                       

D. unforgettable

Question 14. 

A. southern         

B. highland                       

C. clothing                        

D. experience

C - GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C, or D).

Question 15. ___________ the tortoise was slow, he was very steady and he could win the race.

A. Because                               

B. When                            

C. Although                      

D. Despite

Question 16. In most fairy tales, good characters often ___________ a happy life after a lot of challenges.

A. make                                    

B. go                                 

C. do                                 

D. lead

Question 17. The hunter saved her life, so she wanted to do something for him in ___________.

A. again                                    

B. back                              

C. return                            

D. turn

Question 18. It is easy for the little girl to fall ___________ sleep when her mother tells her the favorite fairy tale.

A. in                                          

B. into                               

C. to                                  

D. over

Question 19. Folk tales are very good for kids’ personality development because they ___________ kids with many moral lessons.

A. give                                      

B. help                            

C. provide                         

D. tell

Question 20. I prefer reading stories with happy endings ___________ ones with unhappy endings.

A. than                                      

B. to                               

C. from                             

D. rather

Question 21. I was glad when the ___________ step – mother had to live a miserable life until death.

A. merciful                               

B. gentle                         

C. cunning                        

D. helpless

Question 22. I remember that I first ___________ that story when I ___________ 6 years old.

A. reads – am                           

B. read – was                

C. readed – was                

D. read – were

Question 23. When our elder brother ___________ us a frightening story, suddenly there ___________ a big knock on the door.

A. was telling – was                 

B. were telling – was        

C. told – was                    

D. tells – is

Question 24. The Giong festival is held to ___________ Saint Giong who defeated the invaders.

A. remember                             

B. commemorate               

C. miss                              

D. remind

Question 25. The lion and dragon dances performed at the opening ceremony of the festival was very ___________.

A. impressed                             

B. impress                     

C. impressive                    

D. impressing

D - READING

I. Read the passage. And decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

The dragon dance and the lion dance was originated from China, and it has been introduced to many parts of the world. The dragon dance and lion dance are also popular in some traditional festivals in Vietnam. Dragons symbolize wisdom, power and wealth, and they are believed to bring good luck to people. The origin of the dragon dance can be dated back to the Han Dunasty (206 BC – 220 AD). It was then used in a ceremony for worshiping ancestors and praying for rain, and it gradually developed into an entertainment activity. By the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Song Dynasty (960-1279), it had become a common ceremonial activity in festival like Chinese New Year.

The dragon body is woven in a round shape of thin bamboo strips, segment-by-segment, and covered with a huge red cloth with dragon scales decorating it. The whole dragon is usually up to 30 meters in length – and people hold rods every 1 to 2 meters to raise the dragon segments.

Question 26. The dragon dance came from China. ___________

Question 27. People think that the dragon dance is associated with luck. ___________

Question 28. The dragon dance was firstly performed for entertainment. ___________

Question 29. People performed the dragon dance to pray for less rain. ___________

Question 30. The whole dragon is usually much more than 30 meters in high. ___________

II. Read the text and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each of the gaps.

Native American Indian groups in North America lived (31) ___________ different cultural regions, each of which developed its own customs and traditions. A custom is the specific way in which (32) ___________ group of people does something. This can include how foods are prepared, what clothing is worn, the kinds of celebrations and much more. The set of customs developed and (33) ___________ by a culture over time is a tradition.

A culture’s customs are often determined by the natural resources found in their environment. In the Desert Southwest region, cloth weaving develop (34) ___________ a custom. The area has fewer large animals whose skins can be used for making clothing or blankets. Cloth weaving was a way (35) ___________ meeting the need for clothing without using animal skins. In the Eastern Woodlands area, however, hunting and fishing were daily activities. Since it was easy to get animal skins, developing skills like weaving were less important.

Question 31. 

A. in                    

B. a                                    

C. on                                 

D. of

Question 32. 

A. the                  

B. an                                  

C. a                                   

D. all

Question 33. 

A. to share          

B. sharing                          

C. share                             

D. shared

Question 34

A. as                   

B. for                                 

C. by                                 

D. in

Question 35.

A. by                   

B. of                                  

C. to                                 

D. as

E - WRITING

Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful sentence.

Question 36. people / Kinh / in / together / lived / a harmony / the village / under.

=> _______________________________________________________ .

Question 37. villages / the / are / by / surrounded / bamboo groves.

=> _______________________________________________________ .

Question 38. considered / the husband / is / the family / of / the head.

=> _______________________________________________________ .

Question 39. to / went / live / the bride / with / husband’s / her / family.

=> _______________________________________________________ .

Question 40. my / grandfather / water pipes / smoking / enjoys / drinking / tea / and.

=> _______________________________________________________ .

ĐÁP ÁN

Question 1. F

Question 2. F

Question 3. F

Question 4. T

Question 5. F

Question 6. more boring

Question 7. walking around

Question 8. weekday

Question 9. Saturday afternoon

Question 10. online shopping

Question 11. B

Question 12. C

Question 13. D

Question 14. D

Question 15. C

Question 16. A

Question 17. C

Question 18. B

Question 19. C

Question 20. B

Question 21. C

Question 22. B

Question 23. A

Question 24. B

Question 25. C

Question 26. T

Question 27. T

Question 28. F

Question 29. F

Question 30. F

Question 31. A

Question 32. C

Question 33. D

Question 34. A

Question 35. B

Question 36. Kinh people lived together in a harmony under the village.

Question 37. The villages are surrounded by bamboo groves.

Question 38. The husband is considered the head of the family.

Question 39. The bride went to live with her husband’s family.

Question 40. My grandfather enjoys smoking water pipes and drinking tea.

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 1

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

A – LISTENING

I. Listen to a short speech about “Lim Festival” and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

Question 1. “Quan ho”singing had been recognized by UNESCO by 2010. _________

Question 2. People will enjoy singing, dancing and games after the main day of the festival. _________

Question 3. Male and female singer don’t sing together. _________

Question 4. Pot beating is one of the traditional games in the festival. _________

Question 5. Coming to Lim festival, people can learn more about Mekong Delta region. _________

II. Listen to a short speech about “Culture” and fill in the numbered blanks with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

I’m really interested in the culture of other countries. I don’t know why, but I always think other cultures are (6)                  than my own culture. Every time I travel, I learn wonderful, strange, amazing and interesting things about other cultures. One of the (7)                I had was when I went to the USA as a child. I’m English so I thought Americans had the (8)                me. When I went to America I understood Americans and Brits are very different people. (9)                the culture of other people is very important. It helps us all to (10)            . If everyone really tried to learn about other cultures, the world would be a more peaceful place. The world is becoming smaller, so I think this is happening.

B - PRONUNCIATION

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.

Question 11. 

A. rough               

B. enough                              

C. laugh                         

D. though

Question 12.

A. design              

B. basic                                  

C. physical                     

D. preserve

II. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.

Question 13.

A. television         

B. reflection                           

C. ceremony                   

D. technical

Question 14.

A. dessert             

B. worship                             

C. ancient                       

D. picture

C - GRAMMAR

I. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

Question 15. Can you do it _________? I cannot follow you.

A. slow                                       

B. more slowly                      

C. more quickly             

D. quickly

Question 16. The Thai hold many festivals and _________ with alternating songs every year.

A. costumes                               

B. religions                        

C. ceremonies                

D. ancestors

Question 17. The Lao are one of _________ many Thai – speaking peoples.

A. the                                         

B. a                                        

C. an                              

D. x

Question 18. I am a city boy, but I really like _________ the cattle at the pasture.

A. flying                                     

B. caring                            

C. herding                      

D. harding

Question 19. We really like that festival; _________, we can’t arrange time to join it.

A. but                                        

B. however                      

C. although                    

D. otherwise

Question 20. This information is outdated. You _________ search for the most updated information.

A. must                                      

B. mustn’t                         

C. should                       

D. shouldn’t

Question 21. When the respresentative _________ a speech for the opening ceremony, it _________ to rain.

A. made – started                     

B. was making – started           

C. made – was starting             

D. was making – was starting

II. Find one mistake in each sentence and correct.

Question 22. There were (A) a lot more (B) people joining (C) the festival than I had thought at firstly (D).

Question 23. I love the countryside life although (A) it was (B) the most (C) colourful part (D) of my childhood.

Question 24. You needn’t (A)  watch TV a lot (B) at night because (C) it will make you feel very tired (D).

Question 25. When we turned (A) 16 years, our parents started (B) to allow (C) us going out (D) at night until 10.

D - READING

I. Read the passage and answer the questions.

Ethnic Groups

Vietnam is a multi – nationality country with 54 ethnic groups. The Viet (Kinh) people account for 87% of the country’s population and mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the central coastal delta, the Mekong delta and major cities. The other 53 ethnic minority groups, totaling over 8 million people, are scattered over mountain areas (covering two – thirds of the country’s territory) spreading from the North to the South.

Among ethnic minorities, the most populated are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, Nung… with a population of around 1 million each, while the least populated are Brau, Roman, Odu with several hundred people each.

A number of ethnic minorities had mastered some farming techniques. They grew rice plants in swamped paddy fields and carried out irrigation. Others went hunting, fishing, collecting and lived a semi-nomadic life. Each group has its own culture, diverse and special. Beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese ethnic minority groups were also disparate from each other.

Question 26. Why Vietnam is a multi-nationality country?

A. Because there are 54 nationalities in Vietnam.

B. Because the Kinh is the most major ethnic group in Vietnam.

C. Because there are many people in Vietnam.

D. Because there are 54 peoples in Vietnam.

Question 27. Who is the most populated people in Vietnam?

A. The Kinh                               

B. The Thai                            

C.The Tay                      

D. The Khmer

Question 28. Where do ethnic minority groups mainly live?

A. In lowland areas                    

B. In major cities                   

C. In mountainous         

D. In the Mekong delta

Question 29. Which of the following statements is true of minor ethnic peoples?

A. They account for 87% of the country’s population.

B. Many were good at farming methods.

C. The least populated are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer.

D. All groups have the same culture.

Question 30. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The lease populated are Brau, Roman, Odu.

B. The (Kinh) people mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the central coastal delta, the Mekong delta and major cities.

C. Beliefs and religions of the Vietnames ethnic minority groups were the same.

D. Some minor groups went hunting, fishing, collecting and livesa semi-nomadic life.

II. Read the passage and choose A, B, C or D to complete each blank.

The British generally (31) _________ a lot of attention to good table manners. Even young children are expected to eat properly with knife and fork. We eat most of our food with (32) _________. The foods we do not eat with a knife, fork or spoon include sandwiches, crisps, corn on the cob, (33) _________ fruit.

If you cannot eat a certain type of food or have some special needs, tell your host several days before the dinner party. If you are a guest, it is polite to wait until your host starts eating or indicates you (34) _________ do so. It shows consideration. Always chew and swallow all the food in your mouth (35) _________ taking more or taking a drink. Always say thank you when served something. It shows appreciation.

Question 31. 

A. pass                 

B. keep                                  

C. have                           

D. pay

Question 32. 

A. cutlery            

B. knight                                

C. filmstrip                     

D. tip

Question 33.

A. nor                   

B. and                                    

C. but                             

D. so

Question 34. 

A. ought               

B. must                                  

C. should                       

D. have

Question 35. 

A. after                 

B. before                               

C. until                           

D. till

E - WRIITNG

Make complete sentences based on the given words.

Question 36. It / be / traditional / Vietnamese people / be / modest / and / boasting / be / often / criticize.

=> ______________________________________________________________ .

Question 37. It / be / always / man / not / woman / pay / bill / when / eat / out.

=> ______________________________________________________________ .

Question 38. If/ you/ come/ their homes/ meal time/ Vietnamese/ probably/ invite/ you/ sit down/ and/ share/ whatever food/ available.

=> ______________________________________________________________ .

Question 39. It/ be/ necessary/ Vietnamese youngsters/ attend/ traditional festivals/ understand/ further more/ history/ culture/ country.

=> ______________________________________________________________ .

Question 40. Beautiful princess/ walk/ desperately/ dark wood/ suddenly/ prince/ appear/ save/ her.

=> ______________________________________________________________ .

ĐÁP ÁN

Question 1. T

Question 2. F

Question 3. F

Question 4. T

Question 5. F

Question 6. more interesting

Question 7. biggest surprises

Question 8. same culture as

Question 9. Understanding

Question 10. get along

Question 11. D

Question 12. B

Question 13. B

Question 14. A

Question 15. B

Question 16. C

Question 17. A

Question 18. C

Question 19. B

Question 20. C

Question 21. B

Question 22. D

Question 23. A

Question 24. A

Question 25. D

Question 26. A

Question 27. A

Question 28. C

Question 29. B

Question 30. C

Question 31. D

Question 32. A

Question 33. B

Question 34. C

Question 35. B

Question 36. It is traditional that Vietnamese people should be modest and boasting is often criticized.

Question 37. It is always a man, not a woman, to pay the bill when eating out.

Question 38. If you come to their homes during meal time, the Vietnamese will probably invite you to sit down and share whatever food available.

Question 39. It is necessary for Vietnamese youngsters to attend traditional festivals to understand further more about the history and culture of our country.

Question 40. Beautiful princess was walking desperately in the dark wood, suddenly, the prince appeared to save her.

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 1

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

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. go

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. EADING 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)

(1) ran

(2) picking

(3) wait

(4) stopped

(5) picked

(6) 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?

$\to$ How long                                                     

2. I can’t have lunch with you now.

$\to$ I wish                                                     

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

$\to$ This boy was very lazy so                                                     

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

ĐÁP ÁN

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

 1. A;

2. B;

3. C;

4. A;

5. B;

6. A;

7. D;

8. A

II. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses (1.5 pt)

 1. reputation;

2. Qualified;

3. unfriendly;

4. wonderful;

5. Interesting;

6. enjoyably;

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

 1. to speaking;

2. have worked;

3. would be;

4. talking;

IV. READING COMPREHENSION (2.5 pts)

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

 1. T;

2. T;

3. F;

4. F

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

 1. collected;

2. picking;

3. stopped;

4. ran;

5. turning;

6. dropped

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

1. How long have you known this bamboo forest?

2.  I wish I could have lunch with you now.

3. This boy was very lazy so his teacher punished him.

4. She asked me why I was learning English

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 1

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

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

1. A. bought	B. cough	C. sight	D. daughter
2. A. happy	B. character	C. fat	D. classmate
3. A. smile	B. thick	C. fit	D. visit
4. A. hot	B. hat	C. hour	D. hall

 Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.

1. A: Can you help me carry my bags, please? B: -                  _.

A. Certainly

B. Yes, I can

C. Yes, please

D. No, thanks

2. Would you like                          a game of chess?

A. playing

B. plays

C. play

D. to play

3. We have learned English                          2002.

A. since

B. from

C. in

D. for

4. When were you born? - I was born                          23rd March, 1998.

A. between

B. in

C. on

D. at

5. My grandfather is not               enough to walk as fast as he used to.

A. strong

B. strength

C. stronger

D. strengthen

6. When my father was young, he used to                 tennis in the afternoons.

A. to play

B. playing

C. play

D. plays

7. Mary hates                _, but she loves cooking.

A. to wash up

B. wash up

C. washing up

D. washed up

8. I am sure he will enjoys                            on his trip.

A. herself

B.   ourselves

C.   itself

D.   himself

Read and choose the best option to fill in the gaps.

Can you imagine what life would be (1)           _ if there were no telephone? You could not call your friends(2)                       _the phone and talk to them. When a (3)              broke out in (4)                          house you could not call the fire department. If somebody were sick, he could not call a (5)                   . Therefore, we should (6)              our deep thanks

(7)                 Alexander Graham Bell, a (8)             , who invented the telephone in 1876.

1. A. like	B. of	C. for	D. as
2. A. on	B. in	C. at	D. to
3. A. light	B. fire	C. sunlight	D. match
4. A. his	B. your	C. her	D. them
5. A. dentist	B. farmer	C. doctor	D. engineer
6. A. given	B. gave	C. giving	D. give
7. A. to	B. into	C. on	D. at
8. A. Dutch	B. Mexican	C. Scotsman	D. Vietnamese

Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance.

This led to the invention of the telephone. Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant. Bell and

Watson introduced the telephone in 1876. Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions. He died in 1922.

1. When and where was Alexander Graham Bell born?

..............................................................................................................................

2. What did he do when he was at Boston University?
..........................................................................................................................

3. Who was Thomas Watson?

...............................................................................................................................

4. What did Bell and Watson do in 1876?
...............................................................................................................................

Rewrite these sentences as directed.

1. He is strong. He can carry that suitcase. (use enough)

$\to$                                                                                           

2. The doctor said: “You should take a few days off.”

$\to$The doctor advised                                                                                       

3. She started learning to swim five years ago.

$\to$She has                                                                                     _

4. Lan said “Please give Tim this dictionary.”

$\to$Lan told                                                                                     

Use the given words to make sentences.

1.   She / like / learn English/./

$\to$

2.   She / learn / this language /since 2008/./

$\to$

3.   She / always / want / improve her English/./

$\to$

4.   She / buy / an English -Vietnamese dictionary/ last week /./

$\to$

ĐÁP ÁN

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

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below.

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

 Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces.

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

 Read the text and answer the questions.

1.  Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland There are 26 classrooms.

2.  He worked with deaf-mutes at BostonUniversity.

3.  Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant.

4.  Bell and Watson introduced the telephone in 1876.

Rewrite these sentences as directed.

1. He is strong enough to carry that suitcase.

2. The doctor advised me to take a few day off.

3. She has learnt to swim for 5 years.

4. Lan told me to give Tim that dictionary.

Use the given words to make sentences.

1. She likes learning English.

2. She has learnt this language since 2008.

3. She always wants to improve her English.

4. She bought an English -Vietnamese dictionary last week.

 

 

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