Đề thi giữa kì 1 Tiếng Anh 8 Global Success - Đề số 1

A. LANGUAGE FOCUS

Exercise 1: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the

others’.

1. A. unload B. cruel C. puzzle D. muscle

2. A. detest B. resort C. prefer D. message

Exercise 2: Circle the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others’.

3. A. leisure B. diving C. origami D. movie

4. A. ancestor B. curious C. tradition D. heritage

Exercise 3: Fill each blank with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

5. Most students detest ___________ (have) homework during the weekends.

6. Alice is fond of ___________ (create) small animals with paper.

7. After a course with a native teacher, Nam can speak English ___________ (well) than

before.

8. Chi is intelligent, but she needs to study ___________ (hard) than her first semester to pass

the examination.

9. These students are learning how ___________ (deal) with pressure before the final test.

10. Parents should teach their children to be careful when ___________ (post) pictures on

social media.

11. Jenny’s mother often ___________ (knit) when she was a teenager.

12. Trung is very active and he dislikes ___________ (watch) TV during leisure time.

13. - What is your leisure activity?

- I adore ___________ (walk) my dog around the park.

14. - Look! Who ___________ (dry) rice over there?

- I think it’s Mai’s uncle.

Exercise 4: Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

15. We often play football ___________ during summer time.

A. one another B. together C. each other D. themselves

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16. As a mental exercise, origami can help increase ___________.

A. health B. stress C. creativity D. balance

17. They are harvesting rice in the ___________.

A. crop B. orchard C. garden D. paddy field

18. Tom’s father is very ___________ so he can control the combine harvester very well.

A. well-trained B. surrounded C. relaxed D. interested

19. Alice likes playing chess because she thinks it can help her ___________ better.

A. connect B. show off C. concentrate D. keep fit

20. Posting personal pictures on social media is fun; ___________, sometimes it can bring

many problems.

A. although B. but C. however D. so

B. READING

Exercise 5: Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B or C to each of the questions.

With approximately 2.96 billion users as of 2022, Facebook is undoubtedly one of the favoured

social networking sites in the globe. As for students, they use Facebook for different purposes,

including entertainment or academic learning. First, it is a relaxing channel where students

comfortably tend to vent their negative thoughts on their school life via a status, share

unforgettable memories, or watch multiple funny clips to relieve stress. Additionally, they can

easily connect with those who have the same interests through various Facebook pages where

they enjoy reading top comments or discussing hot topics with each other. Second, Facebook,

regarded as the biggest knowledge platform, enables learners to get access to an array of free

learning materials and even ask for specialized knowledge from other friendly users. Besides,

it’s very convenient for students to create a Facebook group chat on Facebook Messenger to

upload and share lectures, prepare for class presentations as well as do assignments together.

In short, Facebook can contribute to students’ academic achievements if they take full

advantage of it in an appropriate way.

21. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The drawbacks of Facebook in student’s learning.

B. The benefits of Facebook in student’s learning.

C. The development of Facebook in student’s learning.

22. What does the word it in line 4 mean?