UBND HUYỆN TIÊN LÃNG
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA ĐÁNH GIÁ GIỮA KỲ I TRƯỜNG THCS
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Năm học 2023-20234
Thời gian: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Họ và tên: ……………………
SBD: ................... Lớp 8: ….
Điểm bằng số: …..……… Điểm bằng chữ: ………….……………
PART 1. LISTENING
Task 1. Listen to a conversation and match Nam's hobbies and leisure activities with
different stages in his life. You will listen TWICE. (1.25pts)
Stages of life
Hobbies/Leisure activities 1. childhood A. volunteering 2. primary school B. playing with toys 3. secondary school C. playing tennis 4. university D. reading comics 5. marriage
E. hanging out with classmates
Task 2. Listen to the conversation about living in the countryside in Japan. Circle A, B,
C or D to answer each question. You will listen TWICE. (1.25pts) 1. Where is Sam living now? A. in England B. in Japan C. in Europe D. in Turkey
2. What does he like about the village? A. the mountains B. the ocean C. the pollution D. the well
3. How does he feel about the people in the village? A. difficult B. friendly C. easy D. hospitable
4. Which among these is true about Sam's attitude towards the weather in the village? A. He likes it very much.
B. He thinks it is comfortable. C. He hates it. D. It’s terrible
5. What is the most unusual about the village in Sam's opinion? A. There is a big old snake B. All snakes are green.
C. Snakes like to stay in his office. D. There are many snakes.
PART 2. LANGUAGE
Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (0.5pt) 1. A. picturesque B. surprise C. business D. focus 2. A. avoid B. voice C. doing D. join
Task 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to completes each of the sentences. (2.0 pts) 1 3. He is 16;
it is against the law to buy alcohol without their parents’ observation. A. and B. nevertheless C. so D. therefore 4. A tent can be
pulled down and transported than a ger. A. easier B. more easily C. most easily D. easily
5. It’s snowing now. Would you like on Sunday? A. skiing B. go to ski C. to go skiing D. go skiing
6. Nowadays, people in my village use a combine harvester to their rice. A. separate B. dry C. load D. harvest 7. Ba works
so he often gets worse marks than Tuan. A. lazier B. more lazily C. lazily D. lazy
8. In his free time, my younger brother is keen on puzzles and taking photos. A. hanging B. doing C. herding D. making
Choose the words CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words.
9. Farmers now use different farming methods to boost their production. A. increase B. get C. control D. drive
10. My brother likes playing badminton with his friends in his free time. A. stressful time B. leisure time C. busy time D. daily routine
PART 3. READING
Task 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D. (1.25 pts)
There are a lot of pastimes that young people like, and one of (1) is mountain
climbing. It is an active leisure activity that people can do either indoors or outdoors. If you
go climbing outdoors, it is a great way to (2) your strength and enjoy nature at the same
time. You can even set up your own climbing wall in your backyard or (3) your home. This
way you don't have to go out and still can keep fit and enjoy the activity. So how can you
start mountain climbing? Many people take a class to learn how to climb and use their
equipment (4) Others join climbing clubs to make new friends with the same interest and go
climbing together. If you are an active person and like outdoor activities, (5) don't you try this activity? 1. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs 2. A. decrease B. raise C. increase D. reduce 3. A. indoor B. within C. among D. inside 4. A. effect B. effective C. effectiveness D. effectively 5. A. why B. when C. how D. where
Task 2. Read the text and choose the correct answer. (1.25 pts)
Leisure activity isn't just for fun, says Howard E.A. Tinsley, a professor from the
University of Florida who has developed a scale that classifies hobbies based on needs they
satisfy in people. The scale can help people find more personal fulfillment by giving them
insight into what they really like. “The surprising thing is that activities you might think are
very different have similar effects on people. Probably no one would consider acting to have
the same characteristics as roller-skating or playing baseball, but people who act as a hobby
report feeling an intense sense of belonging to a group, much the same way others do in playing sports.”
And activities providing the strongest sense of competition are not sports, but card and
computer game, he found. Participating in soccer satisfies our desire for a sense of 2
“belonging”, and coin collecting fulfills the need for “creativity”. With so many people in
jobs they don't care for, leisure is a prized aspect of people's lives, Tinsley said. “Yet it's not
something psychologists really study. Economists tell us how much money people spend
skiing, but nobody explains why skiing really appeals to people.”
Fishing, generally considered an outdoor recreational activity, for example, is a form of self-
expression like stamp collecting, because it gives people the opportunity to express some
aspect of their personality by doing something different from their daily routine, he said.
1. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Both acting and roller-skating give people a feeling of being a part of a team.
B. Collecting things satisfies people's desire for making new things.
C. Fishing allows you to show the type of person you are.
D. Researchers know for sure why a hobby attracts a person.
2. According to the passage, outdoor recreational activity is considered as .
A. . a way of showing people's habits
B. a method of satisfying their expectation
C. a chance to show their character
D. an activity to show their unity in a team
3. Taking part in sports gives you .
A. the strongest desire to win
B. a need for creativity
C. the chance to express your feelings
D. a sense of being part of a team
4. The bold word “it” in the last paragraph refers to . A. fishing B. an activity
C. self-expression D. stamp collecting
5. Which sentence best summarizes the passage?
A. Leisure activity and sport are totally different
B. Leisure activities satisfy people's particular desires
C. A person's personality is expressed via his hobbies
D. Sports affect a person's personality
PART 4. WRITING
Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the part that is incorrect. (0.5 pt)
1. Teenagers fancy to socialize with their friends after school. A. teenagers B. after C. their D. to socialize
2. The Kinh have large number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population. A. large B. for C. the D. people
Task 2. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the
same meaning as the first one. (1 pt)
1. Are you interested in hanging out with friends at weekends?
Do you fancy
2. Duong was very busy; however, he spent the whole day at the Lim festival. Although Duong
3. The buses run every 15 minutes. The trains run every 30 minutes.
The buses run
4. Mai bought many books, for she likes reading Mai likes 3
Task 3. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is BEST written from
the words / phrases given. (1 pt)
1. We / work/ together/ different projects
A. We worked together in different projects
B. We are working together with different projects
C. We work together of different project.
D. We work together on different projects
2. Lan want/ join/ school music club/ however/ can’t sing or play any instruments.
A. Lan wants to join the school music club; however, she can’t sing or play any instruments.
B. Lan wanted to join the school music club, however she can’t sing or play any instruments.
C. Lan wants joining the school music club, however she can’t sing or play any instruments.
D. Lan wanted join the school music club. However, she can’t sing or play any instruments.
3. After/ accident/ last month/ he/ drive/ carefully/ now.
A. After the accident last month, he drives carefully now.
B. After his accident last month, he is driving more carefully now.
C. After the accident last month, he drives more carefully now
D. After accident last month, he drives more carefully now.
4. Tom/ be hooked/ puzzles/ especially Sudoku.
A. Tom is hooked on doing puzzles, especially Sudoku.
B. Tom is hooked to doing puzzles, especially Sudoku.
C. Tom was hooked on doing the puzzles, especially Sudoku.
D. Tom is hooked in doing puzzle, especially Sudoku. THE END 4