ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 1 – ĐỀ SỐ 1

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8 GLOBAL SUCCESS

Exercise 3. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
11. A. pet B. letter C. let D. set
12. A. food B. tooth C. good D. smooth
Exercise 4. Circle A, B, C or D for each gap in the following sentences.
13. I always enjoy to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.
A. to talk B. to talking C. talking D. talk
14. The Internet allows us to communicate friends from different parts of the world.
A. to B. with C. for D. of
15 ‘I was wondering if you’d like to go to Da Lat Flower Festival’ ‘..........When does it take place?’
A. Not bad! B. Are you sure? C. For what? D. Sure, I’d love to!
16. Red envelopes are believed to bring good on Tet holiday.
A. luck B. love C. wish D. hope
17. Linh wanted to make some pies but didn’t have apples; , she decided to bake a cake.
A. therefore B. in contrast C. namely D. so
18. There’s a of having parties at Christmas.
A. habit B. rule C. tradition D. practice
19. Mr. Ba: “Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.”
Mrs. Black: “ ”
A. It’s right up my street! B. That’s awesome.
C. Exactly what I want. D. How interesting!
20. ethnic Khmer live in Mekong Delta of Vietnam.
A. The / - B. The / a C. A / the D. The / the
Exercise 5. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B or C to fill in the blank. Adj + to V
The country is more beautiful than a town and (21) to live in. Many people think so and go to the
country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage (22)
in a village so that they can go there whenever they have time.
English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not different (23) one another. Almost
every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen for many miles around.
Surrounding the church is the churchyard, where people are buried.
The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly
(24) and many villages have water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so
(25) some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shop.
21. A. please (V) B. pleased C. pleasure (N) D. pleasant
(adj)22. A. build B. building C. built D. is built
be + Vqk
23. A. from B. with C. on D. for
24. A. difficult B. comfortable C. enjoyable D. improved
25. A. far away B. out of C. beyond D. close to
Exercise 6. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to each of the questions.

The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages with
hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly farmers, and they grow rice on
terraced fields. They also raise cattles and poultry. Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton.
There is usually not much embroidery or other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts
inside and long one on the outside.
They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar New Year and the mid-July festivals are the
most lavishly organized. During festivals, people in many places play con throwing, badminton, tug-of-war,
dragon dancing, or chess.
The Tay eat mainly sticky rice. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as banh chung
(sticky rice square cakes), banh day (sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao (cakes made of white rice flour).
26. Which of the following best describes the main idea of the passage?
A. The Tay live in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam.
B. The life of the Tay in Viet Nam.
C. The Tay have many festivals and holidays in a year.
D. How the Tay earn their living.
27. What do the Tay mainly eat?
A. sticky rice B. sticky rice and round cakes
C. sticky rice and square cakes D. square cakes
28. Which is NOT true of the Tay?
A. They live in stilt houses. B. They grow rice on terraced fields.
C. They wear clothes with much embroidery. D. They raise cattles and poultry.
29. Which is TRUE of the Tay’s life?
A. They mainly work in agriculture. B. They work in industry.
C. They have one very important festival a year. D. They don’t eat sticky rice.
30. The word "lavishly" is closest in meaning to .
A. seriously B. carefully C. luxuriously D. happily
Exercise 7. Rewrite second sentences with the same meaning.
31. Study hard and you will pass your exam.
→ IF + S +V ( hiện tại đơn), S+ will +V( nguyên)
- If you study hard, you will pass your exam.
- If she studies hard.she will pass her exam.

32. Duong is fond of travelling and has been everywhere.

→ Duong is keen on travelling and has been everywhere
33. My mother cannot cook as well as me.
→ I can cook better than my mother.
34. Despite being tired, he did the test very well.
→ Although he was tired, he did the test very well.
35. A sports car goes faster than an ordinary one. Slowly
→ An ordinary car goes more slowly than a sports one.
Exercise 8. Give the correct form of the word in the rackets in the following questions.
36. Nga eats more than Tung does because she likes fast food. (HEALTHY)
37. The houses of many ethnic groups are used to worship the ancestors. (COMMUNE)
38. Most of the Central Highlands is . (MOUNTAIN)
39. Do villagers today dress as in the past? (TRADITION)
40. I am in her hometown with a lot of paddy fields. (INTEREST)
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ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 1 – ĐỀ SỐ 2
TIẾNG ANH 8 GLOBAL SUCCESS

Exercise 3. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. pool B. wood C. cook D. football
2. A. avoid B. toing C. choice D. join
Exercise 4. Choose the best option to complete each sentence.
3. I am crazy about my children.
A. keen on B. worried C. happy D. sad
4. Children in the countryside enjoy cattle in the field.
A. walking B. herding C. following D. raising
5. She wanted to prepare for the exam; , she turned off her mobile phone.
A.so B. but C. however D. therefore
6. My family often have a tradition of holding a family at Christmas.
A. reunion B. work C. meal D. party
7. She sore eyes if she spends too much time on the computer.
A. have B. has C. will have D. had
8. does Hung Temple Festival take place? – In Phu Tho.
A. What B. Where C. When D. Why
9. youngest boy has just started going to school.
A. A – Ø B. Ø – the C. an – Ø D. The – Ø
10. Mono danced than Mr Buong, my teacher.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. as beautiful D. more beautifully
Exercise 5. Choose the word A, B or C that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Christmas is my favourite holiday. I enjoy (21) Christmas cookies and planning parties. I send
cards and hearing from old friends. I love seeing children open their (22) on Christmas morning.
Most of all, I love one special custom that we have in our family. On the night before Christmas we (23)
in warm clothing and go from house to house in our neighbourhood. At each house, we (24)
Christmas songs. Then we go to a hospital or a home for elderly people and we sing there. We
want to let people know that we care about them. Afterward, we come home and drink hot chocolate by the
(25) I love this!
21. A. bake B. baking C. to bake D. baked
22. A. presents B. dreams C. offers D. wishes
23. A. wear B. put off C. dress up D. get
24. A. sing B. shout C. cry D. speak
25. A. fireworks B. fireplace C. light D. firecrackers
Exercise 6. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer marked A, B C or D for each question.
The lifestyle in Bangkok is quite different. I think that living in Bangkok is very exciting. I haven’t lived
here all my life. My family came here when I was three. But now it is my home. Nearly all my friends live
here. It is our capital city, and very big. From morning till night there are crowds of people on the main
streets. Some parts of the city are very noisy. I have a long journey to school every day, but I don’t mind
because it is so interesting. There’s always something happening in the streets. There are all kinds of people
selling things – fruits, flowers, cooked food, clothes, - everything you could imagine. I really enjoy the
excitement of the crowded streets and large modern buildings. I love walking around the streets at the
weekend with some other boys from my class.
26. When did the writer move to Bangkok?
A. When he was three months years old B. At the age of three
C. When he was in grade three D. At the age of thirteen
27. What does the word “main” in paragraph mean?
A. quiet B. minor C. major D. clean
28. Why doesn’t the writer mind the long journey to his school?
A. Because he travels by bus
B. Because he can see many interesting things in the streets
C. Because he selling fruits
D. Because he can enjoy cooked food
29. Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
A. The writer was born in Bangkok B. Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand
C. The writer’s house is very far from his school D. Almost streets in Bangkok are crowded and busy
30. Who does the writer walk around the streets at weekends with?
A. His sister B. His brother C. His cousin D. His classmates
Exercise 7. Find out the mistake in each following sentence.
31. My sister enjoys read about wild animals and natural mysteries.
A. enjoys B. read C. wild animals D. natural
32. The Vietnamese people believe that the Kitchen Gods go to Heaven on carps.
A. The B. that C. the D. carps
33. Lan often goes to school by bus, but today she goes on foot.
A. by B. but C. goes D. on
34. I looked everywhere for my keys, but I couldn’t only find your.
A. looked B. for C. but D. your
35. I’m becoming increasingly forgettable. Last week I locked myself out of the house twice.
A. becoming B. forgettable C. myself D. the
Exercise 8. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed before it.
36. I would like to use Facebook in my free time.
=> I am fond
37. Mr Hung is a more careful taxi driver than Mr Nam.
=> Mr Hung drives
38. He had a good salary, but he was unhappy in his job.
=> Although
Exercise 9. Use the words given to write the meaningful sentences.
39. He/ fancy / play/ Monopoly / when / he / have/ leisure time.
=>
40. I/ visit/ my neighbours/ yesterday/ no one/ be/ home.
=>
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