TRƯỜNG THCS GIAO HƯƠNG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HKI Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp Thời gian làm 60 phút PART A: LISTENING (2,25 POINTS) I Listen and tick true (T) or false (F) to the statement Statements T There are two students talking in the conversation Minh is happy because his parents send him to classes like maths, English, piano and karate His parents have a lot of high expectations from him Ann is happy about her body Her sister is jealous of her and they don’t get on with each other F II Listen and choose the best answer A, B, C or D When does Mark usually have free time? A On Mondays B On Tuesdays C On Thursdays D On Sundays What does he with his family? A Playing football B Doing puzzles C Going fishing D Watching TV Who does he spend Sundays with? A His parents B His cousins C His friends D His teachers Where they watch a video? A At his house B At the cinema C At the theater D At school PART B: LANGUAGE FOCUS (2,75 POINTS) I Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Circle the letter A, B, C or D A noodle B cook C good D book Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently Circle the letter A, B, C or D A hard-working B market C harvest D cottage In my free time, I am in playing the guitar and singing folk songs A keen B interested C fond D crazy Facebook helps us connect with friends; _, it also causes many problems A therefore B however C so D although My sister often a lot of beautiful photos on TikTok A checks B connects C uploads D browses His father works _ than his mother A carefully B more carefully C most carefully D as carefully II Supply the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses Quang enjoys (do) gardening with his mother after school _ The people in my village (be) friendly and hospitable _ Nowadays students should (spend) more time on outdoor activities _ My grandma (teach) me how to knit when I was ten years old _ It takes him about twenty minutes (walk) to school every day _ PART C: READING (2,75 POINTS) I Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks I live in a small village in Ninh Binh I love the (1) peace and quiet of my village The air (2) _ unpolluted, and the pace of life is slow The people in my village are friendly and hospitable They are always willing (3) _each other We cultivate mainly rice and beans We raise cows and buffaloes too We can also enjoy nature in the nearby area It is actually a (4) park, so the wildlife there can live and move about safely All these things make me love my village more (5), I intend to live here my whole life A urban B rural C city D suburban A is B are C was D were A help B helping C to help D helps A nation B national C nationally D international A however B otherwise C but D and II Read the following passage and the tasks below: Millions of teenagers enjoy playing video games Some play them at home Others play them in arcades These games are good fun but players must be careful Teenagers should not spend much time on these games because they can become tired, dizzy and even obese If they use the computer too much, they won't have time for their families and friends People who are addicted to computer games don't like to join any clubs or play any sports They like sitting in front of the computer all the time One doctor says, “This is very bad for young people They must take part in activities with others All young people should play outdoors and develop their social skills They should be with people of their own age They should spend only a small part of their time playing video games They mustn't forget to other things too.” A True (T) or False (F) Statements T Millions of teenagers dislike playing video games Some young people should play outdoors and play games and develop their social skills The word “some” in the first line refers to A people B teenagers C adults D games B Answer the questions below Why shouldn’t teenagers spend much time on these games? _ What should they to develop their social skills? _ How should they spend time playing video games? _ PART D: WRITING (2,25 POINTS) I Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before: I like playing football after school I am interested Mai studies English well, so she can communicate with foreigners easily Because Mai At the weekend, we spend two hours doing DIY projects with my classmates At the weekend, it took us _ F Tom is very good at playing chess Tom plays _ The red car can run faster than the black car The black car can II Write a paragraph of 60 - 80 words about students’ stress because they have too much schoolwork You should include this information - Talk to teachers to less homework - Arrange the time suitably