Full name:.......................................................

WRITTEN TEST 1
English 8 (45 minutes)
A. LISTENING (2 pts)
I. Listen to the tape and write T or F:
1. Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional dish.
2. Five-coloured sticky rice is made with chemicals..
3. The colours represent the elements of the life.
4. these elements create harmony between the heaven and earth.
II. Listen to the tape again and complete the sentence.
1. Five-coloured sticky rice is made by ethnic minorities in the northern
…………........regions.
2. The dish has five colours: red, yellow, ……………., purple/ black and white.
3. It is made using ……………..….. roots and leaves.
4. The red colour symbolizes ……………………………..
B. USE OF LANGUAGE (4 pts)
I. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently (1 pt).
1. A. speaks B. wants C. hopes D. learns
2. A. chemical B. characteristic C. children D. Christmas
3. A. diverse B. minority C. inconvenient D. mine
4. A. compare B. clever C. center D. cultural
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D. (1 pts)
1. Lien has …………..chicken eggs everyday
A. to collect B. collecting C. collect D. collected
2. The earth _________ around the sun.
A. move B. moving C. moves D. to move
3. You seem _________ , Peter.
Aa. happy B. happiness C. happily D. happyly
4. She isn’t old _________ to be in my class
A. so that B. enough C. for D. that
5. My sister doesn’t talk much in public. She is quite_________.
A. kind B. reserved C. sociable D. humorous
7. He had to stay at home _________ he was ill.
A. so B. because C. as soon as D. until
8. We ……………park our cars near here.
A. not have B. do not have C. must not D. ought not

9. Which armchair would you sit …………...in, this one or that one?
A. comfortable B. more comfortable C. comfortably D. more
comfortably
10. When the Mongols move to a new place, they ………… a ger
A. make up B. turn up C. put up D. take up
11. There is a______ __in our family that we have a party on New Year’s Eve.

A. tradition B. custom C. legend D. belief

12. A tradition is something we do that is special and ____________ down through the
generations.

A. to passed B. passed C. passing D. is passing

 13. In the UK, there are lots of customs for table manners. For example, we _____use a knife and
fork at dinner.

A. have to B. are having C. has to D. having to

14. At the Mid-Autumn Festival ,kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes ; ____, every child
likes it very much.
A. however B. moreover C. because D. therefore
15. Tet is an occasion for family____________ in Viet Nam.
A. visiting B. meetings C. reunions D. seeing

III. Put the verb into the correct form (1 pt)

1/ My mother often (watch)……………………. TV in the evening.
2/ She doesn’t mind (do) ……………………………. homework
3/ I (never/ see) …………………………… him before.
4/ You (visit)…………………….…..……… your grandfather last Sunday?
IV. Put the word into the correct form. (1 pt)
1. I really like the (tradition) ……………………… dress in that region.
2. Many ethnic groups have their own languages, and some even have (write)
……….languages.
3. a buffalo ploughs (good) …………………….. than a horse.
4. Living in the countryside is more (peace) ……………………. than living in the city..
Identify a mistake in each sentence. (1,0 pt)

1.In Australia, you mustn’t to comment on a person’s accent.

A B C D

2.In my family, children has to get permission before leaving the dining table.

A B C D

3. Because he is not a Buddhist, he decided to eat as a vegetarian

A B C D

4. She have to wear uniform every school day.

A B C D

C. READING (2 pts) :
I.Read the following passage, and answer the questions below:(1pt)
Duong Lam: An ancient Vietnamese village
Duong Lam Village is located in Duong Lam Commune at a 45km distance from Hanoi.
It is the birthplace of two kings in the history of Vietnam, Phung Hung and Ngo Quyen, who
opened up the long-term self-control and independence period of Vietnam after Bach Dang
Victory in the year 938.
 All houses, gates, village gates and wells are built of laterite creating an architectural complex,
a unique village that is typical for villages in the midlands in the North of Vietnam.
At present, there are still nearly old 200 houses and many other historical monuments such as
Phung Hung Temple, Ngo Quyen Royal Tomb, Mong Phu Communal House, Ho Gam Hill at
which Phung Hung liked tigers to rescue villagers and the temple at which the diplomat Giang
Van Minh is worshiped.
1. Where is Duong Lam village?
____________________________________________________________
2. Who were the two kings whose birthplace is Duong Lam Village?
____________________________________________________________
3. What is Duong Lam typical for?
____________________________________________________________
4. How many old houses are there in Duong Lam?
____________________________________________________________

Fill in the blank with a suitable word

Mai isn’t as beautiful ( 1) …………… Hanh, but she(2 ) ………………… a lovely smile and looks very
healthy. Mai is very sporty. She spends most of her time(3) ……………….. sports. Mai is a volleyball star
of our school. She is also very sociable and has a good (4 ) ……………………of humor. Her jokes always
make us ( 5 )……………….. Like Mai, I love sports,( 6)……………We both like playing volleyball and
( 7) …………………..swimming in the summer. I love both of my friends and I always hope our friendship
(8)….………………never die.

1/ as 2/ has 3/ on 4/ sense 5/ laugh 6/ too

7/ go 8/ will

D. WRITING ( 2 pts)
I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one ( 1 pt)
1. No one in my class is better than Hoa
Hoa is ……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. I am interested in collecting coins in my free time
=> I adore ……………………………………………………………………………………
3. Nam started playing soccer in 2005.
=>Nam has
…………………………………………………………………………………….
4.He likes watching TV more than he loves reading books.
=> He prefers ………………………………………………………………………………….
Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets.(1,0 pt)

1. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food . He was very poor. (because)

…………………………………………………………………………….........................……

2. The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival. It has become a public holiday in Viet Nam
since 2007.(nevertheless)
 ………………………………………………………........................……………………………

3. Children like Tet because it’s a long holiday. They can also receive lucky money. (moreover)

………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. The buffalo-fighting Festival sounds frightening. Many people come to enjoy it. (although)

………………………………………………………………………………………………
II. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases given (1 pt)
1. A lion / run / fast / than / horse.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Which ethnic group / have / largest population / Vietnam?
………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. We / know / each other / since / we / be / ten years old.
………………………………………………………………………………………
4. I / enjoy / meet / him / last week / the / library.
………………………………………………………………………………………..

…………………..THE END…………………

Do it as if you did a real exam!

MA TRẬN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA 1 TIẾT SỐ 1

MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 (Chương trình thí điểm)

Realia Apply
Grasp throthoughly
Topic (Nhận biết ) (Thông hiểu)
(Vận dụng) Total
(Chủ đề) (Tổng)
Obj Test Subj Test Obj Test Subj Test Obj Test Subj Test
TNKQ TL TNKQ TL TNKQ TL

Listening 6 2 8

(Nghe) 1.5 0.5 2.0

Phonetics 3 1 4

(Ngữ âm) 0.75 0.25 1.0

Vocab+Gram 6 2 1 1 1 1 12

(Từ vựng –ngữ 1.5 0.5 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 3.0
pháp)

Reading 6 2 8

(Đọc) 1.5 0.5 2.0

Writing 1 2 1 1 4
 (Viết) 0.5 0.25 0.25 1.0

Writing 2 4 4

1.0 1.0

9 16 1 7 1 6 40

Total 2.25 4.0 0.25 1.75 0.25 1.5 10.0