Đề thi Học kì 1 Tiếng Anh 8 năm 2024-2025 Sở Bắc Ninh

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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CUỐI HỌC KỲ I

NĂM HỌC 2024 - 2025 Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề gồm có 02 trang) A. LISTENING (1.6 pts) Part I. Listen to Sally talking to a friend about her holiday. What activity did she do on each day? Match the day to the right activity. You will listen twice. (0.8 pts) Example: 0 - B

DAYS ACTIVITIES 0. Sunday A. flying a plane 1. Monday B. football 2. Tuesday C. golf 3. Wednesday D. sailing 4. Thursday E. swimming Part II. Listen to the conversation and choose the best answer A, B, or C. You will listen twice. (0.8 pts) 1. What didn’t George like about the party? A. the games B. the music C. the food 2. What present did George give Alex? A. A book B. Concert tickets C. A model plane 3. How much was the cake? A. £54 B. £34 C. £45 4. What time did the party finish? A. 10.00 p.m B. 10.15 p.m C. 11.30 p.m B. PHONETICS AND USE OF LANGUAGE (2.4 pts) I. Choose the word A, B, C, or D whose stress pattern is different from the others (0.4 pts).

1. A. fancy B. leisure C. crazy D. prefer 2. A. contestant B. festival C. family D. bullying II. Find the word A, B, C, or D which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0.4 pts)

1. A. receive B. communal C. culture D. staircase 2. A. bring B. sing C. longevity D. spring III. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences (1.2 pts). 1. Traditionally, the Vietnamese prepare ………… to worship their ancestors during Tet.

A. worshipping B. pray C. decoration D. offerings 2. My brother spends lots of time surfing the net, but I’m not ………. it.

A. about B. to C. into D. in 3. After his accident last month, now he is driving ………….

A. more careful B. careful C. more carefully D. carefullier 4. Tom worked harder than Mi; …………, he got worse results in the exam.

A. so B. however C. and D. therefore 5. To …………thinking, there are better services in the city.

A. my way of B. the C. opinion of D. way 6. Many people visit flower villages to take ………… photos.

A. a B. an C. How D. zero article IV. Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given. (0.4 pts) 1. People …………. bamboo poles with small bells and lanterns for New Year. (decoration) 2. The ………… of shishi-mai are excellent at acrobatics. (perform) C. READING (2.0 pts)

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I. Complete the passage with the words in the box. (1.0 pt)

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The Khmer live in the southern provinces of Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, and Can Tho. They earn a living by farming, (1) ……….. and producing handicraft products. The Khmer live harmoniously with other ethnic groups in the Mekong Delta, while keeping their (2) ……….. culture and lifestyle.

The Khmer are Buddhists. There is a temple in every village. The temples are not only places for the Khmer to practise (3) ……….. religion. They are the village schools too. At the age of 12, Khmer boys come to live and study in a temple for several years (4) ……….. they become adults. There, they learn about Buddhism, and to read and write the Khmer language. They also learn how to behave towards their grandparents, parents, teachers, old people, and others in their community. They (5) ……….. basic knowledge of their traditional culture. II. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (1.0 pt)

On the fifth day of Tet, Binh An Village holds a longevity celebration for elderly people over 70. This tradition has continued for centuries in the village.

In the morning, everyone dresses nicely and walks to the village temple. According to tradition, the elderly wear traditional ao dai. They sit at the most honourable place. The village leaders congratulate them. They offer each elder a "longevity flag" and a bunch of flowers. Then, each family takes photographs with their elders. At noon, families hold a home party for their elders. It is customary for the family members to cook for their elders. The traditional dishes served are five-colour sticky rice, …