ĐỀ KIỂM TRA ĐÁNH GIÁ GIỮA KỲ I
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
PART 2. LANGUAGE
Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is
pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. (0.5pt)
1. A. picturesque
B. surprise
C. business
D. focus
2. A. avoid
B. voice
C. doing
D. join
Task 2. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to completes each of the sentences. (2.0 pts)
3. He is 16; _______ it is against the law to buy alcohol without their parents' observation.
A. and
B. nevertheless
C. so
D. therefore
4. A tent can be_______ pulled down and transported than a ger.
A. easier
B. more easily
C. most easily
D. easily
5. It's snowing now. Would you like _______ on Sunday?
A. skiing
B. go to ski
C. to go skiing
D. go skiing
6. Nowadays, people in my village use a combine harvester to _______ their rice.
A. separate
B. dry
C. load
D. harvest
7. Ba works _______ so he often gets worse marks than Tuan.
A. lazier
B. more lazily
C. lazily
D. lazy
8. In his free time, my younger brother is keen on _______ puzzles and taking photos.
A. hanging
B. doing
C. herding
D. making
Choose the words CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words.
9. Farmers now use different farming methods to boost their production.
A. increase
B. get
C. control
D. drive
10. My brother likes playing badminton with his friends in his free time.
A. stressful time
B. leisure time
C. busy time D. daily routine
PART 3. READING
Task 1. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D. (1.25 pts)
There are a lot of pastimes that young people like, and one of (1) is mountain climbing. It
is an active leisure activity that people can do either indoors or outdoors. If you go climbing
outdoors, it is a great way to (2) your strength and enjoy nature at the same time. You can even
set up your own climbing wall in your backyard or (3) your home. This way you don't have to go
out and still can keep fit and enjoy the activity. So how can you start mountain climbing? Many
people take a class to learn how to climb and use their equipment (4) Others join climbing clubs
to make new friends with the same interest and go climbing together. If you are an active person
and like outdoor activities, (5) don't you try this activity?
1. A. they
B. them
C. their
D. theirs
2. A. decrease
B. raise
C. increase
D. reduce
3. A. indoor
B. within
C. among
D. inside
4. A. effect
B. effective
C. effectiveness
D. effectively
5. A. why
B. when
C. how
D. where
Task 2. Read the text and choose the correct answer. (1.25 pts)
Leisure activity isn't just for fun, says Howard E.A. Tinsley, a professor from the
University of Florida who has developed a scale that classifies hobbies based on needs they
satisfy in people. The scale can help people find more personal fulfillment by giving them insight
into what they really like. “The surprising thing is that activities you might think are very
different have similar effects on people. Probably no one would consider acting to have the same
characteristics as roller-skating or playing baseball, but people who act as a hobby report feeling
an intense sense of belonging to a group, much the same way others do in playing sports.”
And activities providing the strongest sense of competition are not sports, but card and computer
game, he found. Participating in soccer satisfies our desire for a sense of “belonging”, and coin
collecting fulfills the need for “creativity”. With so many people in jobs they don't care for,

leisure is a prized aspect of people's lives, Tinsley said. “Yet it's not something psychologists
really study. Economists tell us how much money people spend skiing, but nobody explains why
skiing really appeals to people.”
Fishing, generally considered an outdoor recreational activity, for example, is a form of selfexpression like stamp collecting, because it gives people the opportunity to express some aspect
of their personality by doing something different from their daily routine, he said.
1. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Both acting and roller-skating give people a feeling of being a part of a team.
B. Collecting things satisfies people's desire for making new things.
C. Fishing allows you to show the type of person you are.
D. Researchers know for sure why a hobby attracts a person.
2. According to the passage, outdoor recreational activity is considered as ___________.
A.. a way of showing people's habits
B. a method of satisfying their expectation
C. a chance to show their character
D. an activity to show their unity in a team
3. Taking part in sports gives you ____________.
A. the strongest desire to win
B. a need for creativity
C. the chance to express your feelings D. a sense of being part of a team
4. The bold word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ___________.
A. fishing
B. an activity
C. self-expression D. stamp collecting
5. Which sentence best summarizes the passage?
A. Leisure activity and sport are totally different
B. Leisure activities satisfy people's particular desires
C. A person's personality is expressed via his hobbies
D. Sports affect a person's personality
PART 4. WRITING
Task 1. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the part that is incorrect. (0.5 pt)
1. Teenagers fancy to socialize with their friends after school.
A. teenagers
B. after
C. their D. to socialize
2. The Kinh have large number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population.
A. large
B. for
C. the
D. people
Task 2. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that the second sentence has the same
meaning as the first one. (1 pt)
1. Are you interested in hanging out with friends at weekends?
Do you fancy___________________________________________________________
2. Duong was very busy; however, he spent the whole day at the Lim festival.
Although Duong_______________________________________________________
3. The buses run every 15 minutes. The trains run every 30 minutes.
The buses run _________________________________________________________
4. Mai bought many books, for she likes reading
Mai likes _____________________________________________________________
Task 3. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is BEST written from the
words / phrases given. (1 pt)
1. We / work/ together/ different projects
A. We worked together in different projects
B. We are working together with different projects
C. We work together of different project.
D. We work together on different projects
2. Lan want/ join/ school music club/ however/ can't sing or play any instruments.
A. Lan wants to join the school music club; however, she can't sing or play any instruments.
B. Lan wanted to join the school music club, however she can't sing or play any instruments.
C. Lan wants joining the school music club, however she can't sing or play any instruments.
D. Lan wanted join the school music club. However, she can't sing or play any instruments.