UBND QUẬN CẦU GIẤY KEY- ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ I

TRƯỜNG THCS CẦU GIẤY Năm học 2022- 2023

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Môn: Tiếng Anh – Khối 8
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút/ 60 câu
Mã đề 802

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PART A: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (40 POINTS)

For questions from 1 to 40: Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
answers.
I. You will hear five short conversations. There is one question for each conversation. Choose the
correct answer A, B, C or D. (5 pts)
1. What are the boys going to do?
A. play tennis B. play football C. go fishing D. go shopping
2. Which tent does the girl choose?
A. the one for four people B. the one for two people
C. the one for five people D. the one for three people
3. Which one is Ruth’s bike?
A. the one with a bag on the back
B. the one with a bag on the back and a water bottle
C. the one with a water bottle
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 D. the one with a water bottle on the back and a cap
4. What does Sarah’s dad do?
A. a postman B. a doctor C. a cook D. a driver
5. Which picture is the woman asking about?
A. the oil painting of the Swiss mountains
B. the one above the oil painting of the Swiss mountains
C. the summer flowers
D. the one below the summer flowers

II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the
following questions. (5 pts)
6. The house was beautiful decorated at New Year.
A B C D
7. It was such a bad weather that we couldn’t go out.
A B C D
8. The yellow colour of five-coloured sticky rice symbolize Earth.
A B C D
9. I detest laughing at by my friends.
A B C D
10. They would really like visiting the art gallery on Saturday.
A B C D

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions. (2 pts)
11. The majority of children in the town attend state schools. Few go to private schools.
A. difference B. specialty C. ability D. minority
12. Many ethnic groups have their own languages, and some even have written languages.
A. modern B. spoken C. basic D. slow

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following questions. (2 pts)
13. Oliver’s parents are very wealthy. They don’t have any money worries.
A. strict B. confident C. rich D. poor
14. Tipping is not customary in Viet Nam although it is highly appreciated. Vietnamese tourists hardly
ever tip, simply because they don’t think it’s necessary.
A. unimportant B. traditional C. complicated D. simple

V. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions. (5 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 fulfilment 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 “belonging”, and coin collecting
fulfils 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.”
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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.
15. 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.
16. 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
17. 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
18. The bold word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ___________.
A. fishing B. an activity C. self-expression D. stamp collecting
19. 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

VI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (5 pts)
Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is (20)
_______ most beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the cultural life of
the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (21) _______ warmer and hoa ban - a
kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (22)
_______. This is a great time for everyone, (23) _______ for boys and girls. The boy picks the most
beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai
people to (24) _______ for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and
ancestors. The festival is always full of songs and prayers.
20. A. any B. an C. a D. the
21. A. runs B. goes C. gets D. comes
22. A. celebrated B. seen C. arranged D. observed
23. A. generally B. typically C. largely D. especially
24. A. look B. pray C. ask D. call

VII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
(11 pts)
25. _______ of your two sisters is studying in Australia?
A. Whose B. Which C. Who D. What
26. Both my brother and I help to _______ our family’s goats. We feed them on the pastures by the
edge of the village.
A. collect B. ride C. herd D. load
27. Do you fancy socializing _______ your friends?
A. by B. on C. with D. to
28. It’s so _______ to send a letter from my village. The nearest post office is miles away.
A. inconveniently B. convenience C. convenient D. inconvenient
29. City people seem to react _______ to changes than country people.
A. quicker B. less quick C. as quick D. more quickly
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30. He’s _______ to coffee and cannot do anything in the morning until he’s had some.
A. hooked B. addicted C. worried D. bored
31. There is _______ university and _______ English centre in this city.
A. an__the B. a__an C. the__a D. some__an
32. I don’t mind _______ a dog in the house so long as it’s clean.
A. having B. to have C. had D. have
33. Homes in the city are often _______ in the countryside.
A. better furnished than that B. less furnished as
C. better furnished than those D. so well furnished as
34. In Vietnam, Japanese appliances _______ around 15% of the market.
A. put up B. show round C. check out D. account for
35. “I’m sure you will love this new cartoon.” – “ _______”
A. Yes, it’s right up my street. B. How interesting!
C. No, we can’t. D. I see.

VIII. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions. (3 pts)
36. A. diversity B. heritage C. minority D. identity
37. A. tradition B. ancestor C. cattle D. nomadic
38. A. addicted B. transported C. terraced D. added

IX. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions. (2 pts)
39. A. unique B. indoors C. diverse D. leisure
40. A. museum B. generous C. buffalo D. recognise

PART B: WRITING (40 POINTS)

For questions from 41 to 60: Write the answers on your answer sheet.

X. Listen and fill in the missing information. (10 pts)

Many people think that young people nowadays don’t get enough exercise. But the survey shows that
isn’t true, only 11% say they like playing video games while 28% go for a (41) ____ run _____ or go
to the gym at least once a month.
It seems that people still like going to the cinema when they want to watch a film. (42)
____46%______ say they go to the cinema more than once a month but only 40% rent a video or DVD.
There are 2 activities which everybody or nearly everybody says they do. Everyone who took part in the
survey says they read a newspaper or (43) ____ magazine ____ and 93% say they go for a walk though
they don’t say if it’s a long walk.
Going to a restaurant was one of the most popular (44) ___ leisure _____ activities, according to the
results of the survey. 64% of people say they regularly eat out.
It seems that many more people like listening to music than playing it. (45) _____71%____ say they
regularly listen to the radio, but only 8% say they can play a musical instrument.
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XI. Write the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences. (10pts)
46. I think face-to-face ____ communication ____ is better than Skype video calls. (communicate)
47. Reading books is a good way of ____ widening _____ our general knowledge. (wide)
48. There are always regional ____ differences ____ in every country. (differ)
49. The Tay people live mostly in the __mountainous __ regions in the north of Vietnam. (mountain)
50. He doesn’t eat ____ sensibly ______ but I do. (sensible)

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XII. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the given word
in brackets. Do not change the given word in any way. (10 pts)
51. A very friendly taxi driver drove us into town. (driven)
We ……………… were driven into town by …………..….a very friendly taxi driver.
52. It took me the whole day to prepare for the party yesterday. (spent)
I …………… spent the whole day preparing …………………………..for the party yesterday.
53. Unless it rains soon, we will lack water. (rain)
If ……………… it doesn’t rain soon ……………..……, we will lack water.
54. Whose shoes are these? (belong)
Who do ..…………… these shoes belong to ……..……………………..?
55. She seldom goes to bed before midnight. (go)
Seldom ……………… does she go to bed …………..………before midnight.

XIII. Finish the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the
given words. (10pts)
56. A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car.
An ordinary car goes ………… more slowly than a sports car/ one ……………………….
57. Even though he runs quickly, he can’t win her.
In spite ……… of running quickly/ of the fact that he runs quickly, he can’t win her ………
58. He became forgetful as he grew old.
The older ………… he grew, the more forgetful he became ……………………………
59. They last talked to each other two months ago.
They haven’t ………… talked to each other for two months/ since two months ago …………..
60. It’s not a good idea to spend too much time on computer games.
It’s better to avoid …………… spending too much time on computer games …………………….

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