Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng Anh 8 English Discovery - Đề số 4

I. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1. A. poor B. cold C. pour D. awful

2. A. classical B. childish C. episode D. mime

3. A. together B. other C. their D. thinking

Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.

4. A. sunset B. degree C. sunshine D. thunder

5. A. romantic B. producer C. episode D. dramatic

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences.

6. She doesn’t understand why he likes _________ games on his phone all the time. She thinks it’s a waste

of time and battery.

A. playing B. play C. plays D. to playing

7. They often share photos and videos on social media. They use a _______ to take pictures of themselves.

A. remote control B. earphones C. selfie stick D. printer

8. Farmers faced difficulties during the __________ as their crops couldn’t grow without sufficient rainfall.

A. drought B. thunder C. flood D. earthquake

9. While we were hiking, we __________ across a cave hidden in the mountains.

A. come B. came C. are coming D. have come

10. My favourite __________ film is “Home Alone”. It’s so funny to watch, especially when I’m alone.

A. thriller B. romantic C. Sci-fi D. comedy

11. The __________ of the series “Animals in the Wild” have to do research about wildlife for months.

A. performances B. performers C. producers D. products

12. “How __________ sugar would you like for your coffee?” – “Just a little bit, thanks.”

A. much B. many C. more D. ∅

13. __________ is a necessary skill for students to achieve good academic results.

A. Abstract thinking B. Think abstractly C. Goal setting D. Set goals

14. Phil often __________ and cries, and nothing can cheer him up.

A. gives up B. give up C. break down D. breaks down

15. Many physical changes such as voice changes occur during __________.

A. childhood B. adolescence C. adulthood D. old age

Write the correct forms of the words in brackets.

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16. She likes listening to music on her ________ when she is doing her homework. (SPEAK)

17. The sun slowly went down below the horizon, creating a beautiful __________. (SUN)

18. Reading novels is a healthy and interesting form of __________. (ENTERTAIN)

19. She broke down when she found out her boyfriend was not __________ in her anymore. (INTEREST)

20. The __________ of the series “Man vs. Wild” is full of hard work and risks. (PRODUCE)

III. READING

Read the passage and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

There are many problems that young people have to face when they enter adolescence. At this age all feelings

and emotions are very strong, and all problems seem very important.

Firstly, teenagers don’t get along with their parents, and they often disagree with each other. Parents do not

understand why their children need to buy certain things, listen to certain music or spend most of their spare

time with their friends.

Adolescents also have the same misunderstanding from their teachers. Some teachers think that students

should always study. They do not understand that youth is the time for adolescents to play and try new things,

to learn more about themselves and others.

Peer influence is another serious problem because it makes young people do bad things. Many people want to

look older and more independent. They may start smoking, drinking beer and sometimes other alcoholic

drinks. Some also get involved in school violence and bully younger students to become cooler in their friends’

eyes.

21. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Disagreement between parents and their teenage children.

B. Peer influence among adolescents.

C. Many problems faced by teenagers.

D. What young people should do to study better.

22. According to the passage, parents do not understand why __________.

A. teenagers want to buy some …