Đề thi Giữa kì 1 Tiếng Anh 8 năm 2024-2025 trường THCS Phan Bội Châu (Quảng Nam)

A. LISTENING: (2pts) PART 1. From questions 1 to 4, Listen to the conversation between Joan and Nam. Then circle the best answer. (1,0pt) Listening 1. When Nam was a child, he liked playing with ………………………….. A. toys B. cars C. computers D. dolls 2. What did Nam prefer doing as a teenager? A. volunteering B. socializing with friends C. reading comics D. singing 3. What leisure activities did he do when he became a student at university? A. singing B. socializing with friends C. reading comics D. volunteering 4. Now, he often ………………………………………………….. A. reads books B. plays with toys C. plays tennis D. reads comics

PART 2. From questions 5 to 8, Listen to a talk about Teenagers’ leisure time and fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS (1,0pt) 5. People in the countryside are generally ……………………………………………..

6. The living standard is not too high, so there is less ………………. …………… to earn

much money.

7. Another advantage is. ………………………………………………………………

8. Lower crime rate makes it particularly important for families with ………………………………………………. B. LANGUAGE COMPONENT (3.0 pts)

I. Part 1. From questions 9 to 10, choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. (0,5 pt) 9. A. book B. pool C. cool D. cartoon 10. A. hospitable B. cottage C. woman D. pasta Part 2 From questions 11 to 20, Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (2,5 pts)

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THE MID – SEMESTER TEST English 8 Time: 60 minutes School year: 2024-2025 Họ và tên học sinh:........................ Lớp: …………

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11. I usually …………………….. my friends whenever I need their help. A. message B. hit C. keep D. joke 12. I love the people in my village. They are so …………………………. and hospitable.

A. slow B. vast C. friendly D. inconvenient

13. I used to go ……………………. buffaloes when I was small. A. cooking B. swimming C. hiking D. herding 14. We can enjoy the fresh air and beauty in the ………………………………….. A. city B. factory C. countryside D. gas station 15.. In his free time, my younger brother is…………………….on doing puzzles.

A. keen B. fond C. interested D. crazy 16. We enjoy ……… photos of different types of scenery, so we took a camera with us. A. to take B. taking C. take D. takes 17. It’s not always true that rich people donate ………………………. than poor people.

A. generously B. more generously C. most generously D. more generous

18. He’s seventy-two, ……………… he still swims, runs and plays football regularly. A. or B. and C. for D. but 19. Tom worked………….than Mi; therefore, he got better results in the exams.

A. harder B. hardly C. more hard D. more hardly

20. You must do your homework; ………………………, you might get a bad grade

A. therefore B. but C. otherwise D. however C. READING (2.5pts) Part 1. From the question 21 to 25, Read the text and fill in the blank with suitable words from the box. (1,25pts)

If friends disadvantages enjoy comfortable

The country and the city have advantages and disadvantages. People in the country have

beautiful surroundings. They (21)……………peace and quietness, and can do their work

at their own pace because no one is in a hurry. They live in larger, more (22)

………………….houses, and their neighbors are friendlier, and really willing to help them

when they need. Their life, however, can be boring and they may be isolated, which is a

serious problem (23) ………………they are ill or want to take children to school.

The city has all the services that the country doesn’t, but it also has a lot of (24)

……………………………….. Cities are often polluted. They not only have polluted air