Đáp án và đề thi học kì 1 môn Anh lớp 8 Phòng GD&ĐT Hòn Đất 2015

Dưới đây là Đề thi học kì 1 môn Anh lớp 8 có đáp án của Trường THCS Bình Giang – Phòng GD & ĐT Hòn Đất năm học 2015 – 2016. Thời gian làm bài 45 phút. Các em tham khảo dưới đây.

Đề Thi Học Kì 1

Môn: Anh – Lớp 8

Thời gian làm bài 45 phút

I. Listening:

1. Listen to Mai’s presentation and fill in the missing words. (1 point)

Today I’m going to tell you about the xoe dance, a (1)……………………. dance of the Thai ethnic group in Viet Nam. Thai people have followed this spiritual tradition for generations.

The xoe dance expresses people’s working life and wishes for a happy and (2)……………………… life. It is performed in both public and private gatherings such as celebrations, festivals, or family reunions.

The xoe dance has more than 30 (3)………………………… based on the first six ancient forms. The most popular form is the xoe vong or “circle dance” because it expresses social unity. People young or old alike, join hands to make a circle around the fire and dance to the music. Besides the circle dance, there are dances with (4)…………………………. hats. paper fans or scarves.

Old people say they shouldn’t (5)……………with this tradition because it reflects Thai culture and lifestyle. As a Thai folk song goes, without the xoe dance, the rice won’t grow and people won’t get married.

2. Listen and decide whether these statements are true or false (1 point)

II. Pronunciation

1. Put the following words into the appropriate column, then mark the stressed syllable. (1 point)

competition    strangers   district   companion   pedestrian

 2. Draw the intonation for each question. (1 point)

1. What a beautiful day it is!

2. Are you going to the cinema?

3. Did you take part in the festival?

4. Why do you want to come here?

5. When did you return?

III. Vocabulary and Grammar

1. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (1point)

1. While I …………the performance, I met one of my old friends.

A. watched   B. was watching  C. watch      D. am watching

2. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ………..than the red one.

A. good      B. well         C. better        D. the best

3. The ………… of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage.

A. preservation      B. procession  C. song     D. performance

4. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ……… he was three years old.

A. even though      B. because   C. while     D. if

5. It’s a rule, so everyone ……………strictly follow it.

A. doesn’t have to      B. shouldn’t     C. has to     D. should

6. The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are…………, but they live peacefully.

A. similar     B. unlike         C. diverse        D. like

7. I detest…………….so early in the morning.

A. get up      B. getting up      C. gets up      D. to get up

8. Both my brother and I help ……….. our family’s goats. We feed them on the pastures by the edge of the village.

A. herds      B. to herd       C. herding         D. to herding

9. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food………..he was very poor.

A. although     B. when       C. while         D. because

10. The girl was crying when a fairy……………

A. appears                    B. was appearing

C. appeared                    D. is appearing

2. Identify a mistake in each sentence and correct it. (1 point)

1. Viet Nam is an multicultural country with 54 ethnic group.

…………………………………………………………………………………

2. We speak English fluent now than last year.

………………………………………………………………………………..

3. We broke with tradition by make sponge cakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival  instead of mooncakes.

…………………………………………………………………………………

4. You has to take off your hats when you go to the pagoda.

…………………………………………………………………………………

6. I don’t like this performance although it’s too boring

…………………………………………………………………………………

IV. Reading

 1. Read the fairy tale Cinderella and do the tasks below.

Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name. but she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her. They got married and lived happily ever after.

2. Answer true (T) or false (F). (1 point)

 3. Answer the questions. (1 point)

1. What did Cinderella’s father do when his wife died?

…………………………………………………………………………………

2. How did Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters treat her?

…………………………………………………………………………………

3. Who turned Cinderella’s old clothes into a beautiful gown?

…………………………………………………………………………………

4. What did the prince use to find Cinderella?

…………………………………………………………………………………

5. What happened in the end?

…………………………………………………………………………………

V. Writing

1. Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets (1 point).

1. We won’t hold the festival. It costs too much money. (IF)

→  ……………………………………………………………………………

2. The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. (WHILE)

→  ………… …………………………………………………………………

3. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn’t happy. (ALTHOUGH)

→  ………….…………………………………………………………………

4. The Buffalo- fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday. There were so many people. (BECAUSE)

→  ……………..………………………………………………………………

2. Read the situation and complete the sentences with the right compararive form of the adverbs in brackets. (1 point)

1. A lion can run 100km/hr while a horse can run 80km/hr. (fast)

→  A lion can run………………………………………………………………

2. They are both good at speaking English, but Hung speaks better than Nam. (badly)

→  Nam speaks English ………………………………………………………..

3. The Eagle team performed more successfully than the Tiger team. (successfully)

→  The Tiger team performed…………………………………………………..

4. A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car. (slowly)

→  An ordinary car goes………………………………………………………..

 GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

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ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HK1 MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8 – 2015

I. Listening: Track 30 &39

1. Listen to Mai’s presentation and fill in the missing words. (1 point)

1. traditional         4. conical

2. wealthy             5. break

3. forms

2. Listen and decide whether these statements are true or false (1 point)

II. Pronunciation: (2 points)

1. Put the following words into the appropriate column, then mark the stressed syllable. (1 point)

2. Draw the intonation for each question. (1 point)

1. What a beautiful day it is!

2. Are you going to the cinema?

3. Did you take part in the festival?

4. Why do you want to come here?

5. When did you return?

III. Vocabulary & Grammar

1. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (1point)

1. B                       6. C

2. C                        7. B

3. D                       8. B

4. A                        9. D

5. C                         10. C

2. Identify a mistake in each sentence and correct it. (1 point)

1. an multicultural country  →  a multicultural country

2. fluent  →    more fluently

3. by make  →     by making

4. has to take off  → have to take off

5. although  →    because

IV. Reading

1. Answer true (T) or false (F). (1 point).

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

2. Answer the questions: (1 point)

1. He married an evil widow with two daughters.

2. they treated her badly.

3. A good witch did.

4. He used a glass slipper that Cinderella left behind.

5. Cinderella and the prince got married and lived happily ever after.

V. Writing

Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets (1 point).

1. We won’t hold the festival if it costs too much money. / If it costs too much money, we won’t hold the festival.

2. The tortoise was running while the hare was sleeping. /While the hare was sleeping, the tortoise was running.

3. Her stepmother wasn’t happy although she worked hard. / Although the girl worked hard, her stepmother wasn’t happy.

4. Because the Buffallo- fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday, there were so many people. /There were so many people because the Buffallo-fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday.

2. Read the situation and complete the sentences with the right compararive form of the adverbs in brackets. (1 point)

1. A lion can run faster than a horse.

2. Nam speaks English worse than Hung

3. The Tiger team performed more successfully than the Eagle team.

4. An ordinary car goes more slowly than a sports car.

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