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PHÒNG GD-ĐT HOÀI NHƠN KIỂM TRA MỘT TIẾT (Đề 1)
TRƯỜNG THCS HOÀI HƯƠNG MÔN: TIẾNG ANH 8
Name: ……………………………..Class:……

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A. READING: ( 4pts )
I. Read the following passage and answer the questions: ( 2pts )
Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and decorate their homes. They go to the market to buy candy, jams or dried watermelon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy peach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members to have special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and friends on the second day of the holiday.
1. When is the Lunar New Year holiday celebrated in Vietnam?
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2. What do Vietnamese people often do to their homes to prepare for Tet?
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3. What flowers do they often buy?
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4. What do you often do to prepare for Tet?
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II. Read then complete the passage by using the given words: (2pts)

famous statue is Visistors
woman large weighs gift

The Statue of Liberty
One of the most (1). . . . .. . . .. .statue in the world stands on Ellis Island New York Harbor. This statue (2). . . . . . . . ., of course, the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a (3) . . . . . . . . .. who holds a torch up high. (4) . . . . . .. . . can go inside the statue. The statue is so (5) . . . . .. . .. . .. . that as many as twelve people can stand inside the torch. Many more people can stand in other parts of the (6) . . . .. . .. . .. . The statue (7) . . . . . .. . .. . . 225 tons and is 306 feet tall. It was a (8) . . . .. . . .. . to the United States from the people of France..

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B. LANGUAGE FOCUS: ( 4pts )
I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences below: (2pts)
1. My brother is interested ………….playing computer games.
A. at B. in C. on D. of
2. Angkor Wat is one of the largest …….... in the world.
A. churches B. pagodas C. temples D. tombs
3. I don/t know how . . . . . . . . the game
A. playing B. to play C. played D. can I play
4. The children…………………….soccer when it started to rain.
A. played B. were playing C. play D. playing
5. …………. is famous for the Great Wall.
A. France B. China C. England D. Australia
6. Bao is always …………his homework.
A. forget B. forgets C. forgetting D. forgot
7. Hoa asked Nam if he …………. Hoi An this summer.
A. visiting B. will visit C. visits D. would visit
8. In the fire-making contest, the fire is made in the ………………..way.
A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. modern

II. Choose the best sentence which is similar to the given one: (2pts)
1. ‘Is Phong Nha Cave far from Ha Noi ?’ Peter asked me.
A. Peter asked me whether Phong Nha Cave is far from Ha Noi
B. Peter asked me if Phong Nha Cave was far from Ha Noi
C. Peter asked me if is Phong Nha Cave far from Ha Noi
D. Peter asked me whether was Phong Nha Cave far from Ha Noi
2. Bell invented the telephone in 1876
A. The telephone is invented in 1876
B. The telephone will be invented in 1876
C. The telephone was invented in 1876
D. The telephone has been invented in 1876
3. Nam / Hoa / do / homework / 10 a.m. yesterday .
A. Nam and Hoa did their homework