DE KT KI TA 8 THI DIEM

PHÒNG GD-ĐT TÂY SƠN KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I – NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
TRƯỜNG THCS BÌNH NGHI Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8 thí điểm – Phần thi Nghe và Viết
Họ và tên: ……………………… Thời gian: 45 phút
Lớp: 8A....

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PART 1. LISTENING (2.0 marks) (học sinh nghe băng ba lần)
I. Listen to a conversation and write short answers for the following questions. (1.0 mark)
1. Where do some of Na’s relatives live?
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2. Is the village noisy or quiet?
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3. Does Na want to live there permanently?
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4. What are many remote areas getting?
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II. Listen to a story and circle the correct answer. (1.0 mark)
1. There are ……………… characters in the story .
A. one B. two C. three D. four
2. The farmer used chicken eggs to buy ………… and clothing for his family.
A. drinks B. food C. furniture D. machines
3. One day, he discovered one of his chickens laid a …………………..
A. golden egg B. yellow egg C. normal egg D. golden piece
4. His wife was ………………., so she wanted him to cut open all the chickens for more eggs of that kind.
A. foolish B. wise C. cruel D. greedy

PART 2. READING (2.0 marks)
I. Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the passage. (1.0 mark)
put up preparations build festival cards clothes

Christmas is the biggest (1) ……………. of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start on December 24th, Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of (2) ………….. beforehand. The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been bought. Christmas (3) ……………. have already been sent to friends and relatives. About a week before Christmas, people usually (4) …………… their decorations and an angel on the top of the Christmas tree. Family presents are usually put under the tree.
II. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1.0 mark)
Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho, Ede, Giarai … The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province.
For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gong are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies, a new harvest, victory celebrations, etc. The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.
1. What has UNESCO recognised Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam as?
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2. Which ethnic groups are the masters of gong culture?
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3. Is the Gong Festival held every year?
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4. What do the ethnic people in the Central Highlands believe?
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PART 3. WRITING (2.0 marks)
I. Make complete sentences, using the words and phrases given. (1.0 mark)
1. Tet/ most important/ festival/ Viet Nam/. ……………………………………………………………..............................................................
2. People/ become/ busy/ than/ ordinary days/. ……………………………………………………………..............................................................
3. Adults/ have to/ clean/ decorate/ houses/ a few days/ Tet/ . ……………………………………………………………..............................................................
4. Children/ like/ Tet/ they/ can/ receive/ luck/ money/ .
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II. Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets. (1.0 mark)
1. My brothers were wearing shorts. They were not allowed to go into the temple. (because)
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2. They think reading books is boring. They usually watch TV in their free time. ( therefore)
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3. You are Vietnamese. You should follow your customs and traditions. (if)
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4. Nam’s mother bought him many story books. He doesn’t like to read them. (but)
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PART 4. LANGUAGE FOCUS ( 2.0 marks )
I. Circle the best answer. ( 1.0 mark )
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