Đề thi học kỳ 1 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 sở GD&ĐT Bình Dương năm học 2017 - 2018

2. Listen to the conversation. Write the missing words. (1 m)
A: What’s the weather like (1)..................................................?
B: It’s sunny, humid, and very hot. I think it’s about (2) .................................... degrees.
A: That sounds awful.
B: Do you want to go to the (3) ..................................? Ann, Jo, and Jo’s sister are going.
A: No, thanks. It’s too hot for the beach. I’m going to stay inside and read, drink ice
water, and sit in front of the air (4) ..................................................
B: We might stop by Super Burger on the way home. Can I get you anything?
A: That would be great. I’d like a cheeseburger, fries, and a (5) ............................... soda.

II. LANGUAGE FOCUS. (3 ms)
Choose the best options to complete the following sentences.
1. The teacher told me _________ the report card to my parents.
A. give                             B. gave                          C. to give                    D. giving
2. He has collect stamps _________ 2001.
A. in                                B. during                       C. for                          D. since
3. He felt hungry enough _________ all those cakes.
A. eat                               B. ate                            C. to eat                      D. eating
4. We should keep all medicine out of children’s _________.
A. hand                           B. reach                         C. touch                      D. contact
5.1 am pleased to hear that you had an _________ Christmas vacation.
A. enjoyable                    B. enjoyment                C. enjoy                      D. enjoyably
6. We used _________ in this river when we were young.
A. going                          B. to go                         C. go                           D. went
7. Minh and Nga cooked dinner _________. Their mother wasn’t at home last night.
A. himself                        B. herself                      C. themselves             D. ourselves
8. The Y&Y _________ all members to participate in a recycling program,
A. made                           B. provided                   C. suggested               D. encouraged
9. The telephone _________ by Alexander Graham Bell.
A. invent                         B. was invented            C. inventing                D. invented
10. Sony. He is out at the moment. Would you like to _________ him a message?
A. take                             B. leave                         C. make                      D. do
11. Little Pea _________ the house work all day after her father got married again.
A. would do                    B. must take                  C. had to do               D. ought to have
12. I’m living on the third floor. Peter is living _________, on the second floor.
A. downstairs                  B. upstairs                     C. outside                   D. inside
 
III. READING. (2 ms)
1. Complete the passage with words given in the box. (There are two words that you do not use). (1 m).

wanted - were - looked - decided - was - found - used

Once upon a time, there (1) ____________ a farmer who lives a comfortable life with his family. He raised a lot of chickens. They laid many eggs which farmer (2) ____________ to buy food and clothing for the family. One day, he began to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”
His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife (3) ____________ to get more, so her husband (4) ____________ to cut open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he (5) ____________ no more eggs. When he finished all the chickens were dead.
There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
 
2. Read the passage, and then answer the questions. (1 m)
The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization (Y&Y) was founded in Viet Nam on March 26th 1931. It builds character, encourages good citizenship and personal fitness.
The Y&Y has many plans to help the community. It encourages all members to take part in different programs.
The recycling program can help people save natural resources. The “Rosy Smile” program helps raising funds for the poor children. The “Green Sunday” program makes the city more beautiful with clean streets, plenty of trees and flowers. It gives more green color to the city and it is done on Sunday so it has the name “Green Sunday”. There are more helpful programs such as “Helping the elderly and street children”, “Supporting Cultural - Sport”, “Young Scientist” ...etc...
Answer the questions:
1. When was the Y&Y founded?
->.......................................................................................................................................
2. What does the Y&Y do to help the community?
->.......................................................................................................................................
3. Does “Green Sunday” program help raising funds for the poor children?
->.......................................................................................................................................
4. What program gives more green color to the city?
->.......................................................................................................................................
5. Is the “Young Scientist” one of the helpful programs of the Y&Y?
->.......................................................................................................................................
 
IV. WRITING (2 ms)
1. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning, beginning with the words provided. (1 m)
a. Susan is not good at English.
-> Susan leams..................................................................................................................
b. Mr. Smith doesn’t live on a farm in the countryside anymore.
->He used........................................................................................................................
c. “You should improve your English grammar, Anna” said the teacher.
->The teacher said............................................................................................................
d. Mom started working for that hospital 2 months ago.
-> Mom has.......................................................................................................................
2. Make meaningful sentence with cues. (1 m)
a. I / not meet / grandma / for years.
->.......................................................................................................................................
b. We / enjoy / take part / Y&Y / very much.
->.......................................................................................................................................
c. The test / be / easy / enough / me / do / in 15 minutes.
->.......................................................................................................................................
d. He / write / words / in order / remember / them longer.
->.......................................................................................................................................
            

SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO BÌNH DƯƠNG	HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
	HỌC KỲ I – NĂM HỌC 2017 – 2018

I. LISTENING (1.5ms)
1. Circle the correct answer. 
0.5 mark. (0.1 mark for each correct sentence)

1	2	3	4	5	6
B	A	C	B	C	C

2. Fill in the blanks. 
1.0 mark. (0.2 mark for each correct sentence) 

1	2	3	4	5
outside	98	beach	conditioner	small

II. LANGUAGE FOCUS. (3ms) 
(0.25 mark for each correct sentence)

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
C	D	C	B	A	B	C	D	B	B	C	A

III. READING. (2ms)
1. Complete the passage 1.0 mark.
(0.2 mark for each correct sentence)

1	2	3	4	5
was	used	wanted	decided	found

 2. Answer the questions 
1.0 mark. (0.2 mark for each correct sentence)
1. It was founded on March 26^th 1931.
2. It has many plans to help the community.
3. No, it doesn’t.
4. The “Green Sunday” program (gives more green color to the city).
5. Yes, it is.

IV. WRITING (2ms)
1. Rewrite 
1.0 mark. (0.25 mark for each correct sentence)
a. Susan learns English badly.
b. He used to live on a farm in the countryside.
c. The teacher said Anna should improve her English grammar.
d. Mom has worked for that hospital for 2 months.
2. Make sentence. 
1.0 mark. (0.25 mark for each correct sentence)
a. I haven’t met my grandma for years.
b. We enjoy taking part in the Y&Y very much.
c. The test is easy enough for me to do in 15 minutes.
d. He writes the words in order to remember them longer.