Đề kiểm tra giữa học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2024-2025 - Trường THCS Giao Hải (Kèm đáp án)

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1. I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage: Stress can have many (1) ___ on our physical health. It can affect the heart such as increasing the pulse rate, making the heart miss beats, or causing (2) ___ blood pressure. Stress can also affect the breathing system. It can make a person breathe too fast, resulting in a loss of carbon dioxide. Emotions are also (3) ___ affected by stress. Stressful people often feel anxious. They may have panic attacks or feel tired all the time. When people are (4) ___ stress, they often overreact to little problems. For example, a normally gentle parent under a lot of stress at work may shout at his/ her child for dropping a glass of juice. Stress can make people angry, (5) ___ , or nervous. It is obvious that stress has a great influence on the health and well-being of our bodies, our feelings, and our minds. So, to reduce stress, you should stop the work or study and rest for a while. (Adapted from 1. A. effects B. affects C. pressure D. imposes 2. A. low B. average C. high D. long 3. A. easily B. difficulty C. hardly D. normally 4. A. in B. under C. at D. below 5. A. happy B. positive C. moody D. excited II. Read the following passage and do the tasks below: I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometers away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere. My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips. On starry nights, children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places. A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: 1. The boy often helps his parents ___. A. to collect water from the village well B. to sell the vegetables C. to collect eggs from the chicken shed D. to feed the chickens 2. The thing the boy enjoys better than other things on his trips to town___ A. he can sell his home products. B. he feels grown- up. C.he can ride on the electric train. D. he can buy his father an ice cream. B.Answer the questions: 1. How does the boy go to school every day? 2.When do the villagers often gather at the community hall? 3. Do the children run around, eating, playing games and shouting merrily? PART D. WRITING (3,0 points)