PRACTICE TEST 1

A. LISTENING
Part 1: You will hear five short conversations. You will hear each conversation
twice. There is one question for each conversation. For questions 1-5, put a tick
 under the right answer.(1pt)

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Part 2: You will hear a telephone conversation about a flat for rent . Listen and
complete the questions( 6- 10 ) .You will hear the conversation twice.( 1 pt)

B. READING.
I. Which notes (A-H) says this (1-5)? (1,5 points).

1. You must drive carefully here. A

2. You can eat cheaply here. B

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 3. You can stay here on holiday. C

4. You can find work here. D

5. You must not go in this way E

II. Read the passage and choose the option A, B or C that best fits each gap.
New Year is on of the most important (1)…… in the United States. On New
Year's Eve, most people go to the parties. At twelve o'clock (2)…....….. night,
everyone says "Happy New Year" and they wish their friends and relatives good luck.
New Year's Eve (3)…....…… usually a long night to many people. They don’t go
home until morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this
holiday, children dress as witches, ghosts or others. Most children go from house to
house asking for candy or fruit. (4)…..…the people at the house don’t give them
candy the children will (5)….......…a trick on them. But this hardly ever happens.
Many people give them candy or fruit.
1. A. festivals B. meetings C. contests
2. A. on B. at C. in
3. A. have B. is C. come
4. A. Whether B. So C. If
5. A. say B. tell C. play

III. Read the passage and circle A, B or C to answer each question.

The meaning of Mid-Autumn Day is rather different to that in China, though
the Vietnamese also celebrate it by eating moon cakes. In Viet Nam the Mid-Autumn
Festival is the happiest day for children, during which parents buy their children
various kinds of lanterns, moon cakes and snacks. There are also various activities
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held to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Viet Nam. The main activities include
worshipping the God of Earth, and carrying carp-shaped lanterns. Usually a
worshipping platform is set up in the yard during Mid-Autumn night, on which moon
cakes, fruits, and snacks are laid. Later family members sit together to eat the food
while appreciating the moon. It's also a tradition for the Vietnamese to light lanterns
during the Mid-Autumn night. It is thought that if people walk at night with a carp
lantern in hand, they will be safe from the carp spirit. Now, children hold various
kinds of paper lanterns and play in the moonlight, while eating moon cakes during the
evening of Mid-Autumn Day.
1. What is Vietnamese Mid-Autumn festival different from that of China in?
A. time B. food C. meaning
2. Parents buy children all of these things EXCEPT _________.
A. moon cakes B. carps C. lanterns
3. What are the main activities in Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival?
A. worshipping the God of Earth B. carrying carp-shaped lanterns
C. Both A and B
4. Why do children carry a carp lantern?
A. To be safe from the carp spirit. B. Because it is very beautiful.
C. To enjoy the moonlight better.
5. The word "hold" can be replaced by _________.
A. buy B. carry C. light
C. WRITING
I. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.
1. A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car
 An ordinary car………………………………………...............................................
2. He started to learn English three weeks ago.
 He has……………………………………………………………………….
3. My sister would rather read books than go out.
 My sister prefers …………………………………………………………….
4. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
 In spite of …………………………………………………………………….
5. Let’s go abroad for our holiday this year.
 What about ………………………………………………………………..?
II: Write a paragraph about 80- 100 words to answer the question: What do you
think is the best leisure activity for teenagers? (1.5p)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………

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 TRƯỜNG THCS LÊ QUÝ ĐÔN HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I
NĂM HỌC 2019 - 2020
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Hướng dẫn chấm gồm: 2 trang
Trắc nghiệm:

Question Keys Points

A. I. (1pt)
LISTENING
1. B, 2. A, 3. C, 4. B, 5. B 0,2 for each
(2 PTS)
II. (1 pt)

1. two/2/ one double, one single

2. 440 0,2 for each

3. EARSLEY

4. 5.30/ five thirty/ half past five

5. (of) March

B. READING I. (1pt)

(3 PTS) 1H 2G 3E 4F 5D 0,2 for each

II. (1 pt)

1A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. C
0,2 for each

III. (1 pt)
0,2 for each
1C 2B 3C 4A 5B

Tự luận:

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C- WRITING I. (1pt)

(3 PTS) 1. An ordinary car goes more slowly than a sports

car/ doesn’t go so/ as fast as a sports car
0,2 for each
2. He has learned English for three weeks /He has
been learning English for 3 weeks.
3. My sister prefers reading books to going out.
4. In spite of having a good salary, he was unhappy
in his job/ In spite of his good salary.
5. What about going abroad for our holiday this
year ?
II. (2 pts)

* Form: (0,4 pt)

* Task fulfillment: (0,6pt)

*Language: (1pt)

- accurate grammar

- appropriate vocabulary

1 mistake of grammar (–0,1pt)

2 mistakes of vocabulary (–0,1pt)

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