Đề kiểm tra học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2014-2015 - Phòng GD&ĐT Bình Giang (Có đáp án)

PHÒNG GD – ĐT BÌNH GIANG
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I 
NĂM HỌC: 2014 - 2015
 MÔN: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 45’(Không kể thời gian giao đề)
 Học sinh lưu ý: 
 - Học sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi, không làm bài vào đề thi này
- Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết phương án chọn A hoặc B, C, D.
- Phần tự luận : Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của bài.
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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.
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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?
à ..
2. Why didn't he like the life in the country at first?
à ..
3. Does he like living in the city now?
à ..
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 .
 à You should..
2. John said to me : “Turn off the lights , please .”
 à John told me .
3. Ba is more intelligent than Hung. 
 àHung isn’t 
II. Complete sentences from the words given. (1.0 pt)
1. I/ my friends/ going/ plant/ trees/ flowers/ school garden.
à ..
2. We/ know/ each other/ since/ we/ be/ small.
à ..
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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).
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