ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ I

Trường THCS Đỗ Đăng Tuyển, TP Đà Nẵng, 2024 - 2025

A. LISTENING (2.0 points)

PART I. Listen to a man talking about the findings of a survey on teenagers' stress. Tick (✔) T (True) or F (False). You will listen TWICE. (1.0 point)

PART II. Listen to Zach, Erica and Brian talking about their hobbies in the past and now, then choose the correct answers. You will listen TWICE. (1.0 point)

5. What was Zach's favorite hobby in the past?

A. painting                          B playing sports                  C. singing

6. What did Erica collect when she was young?

A textbooks                         B. baseball cards                 C. coins

7. What does Erica like best about her hobby now?

A. she loves seeing her flowers change                         

B. she loves being outside at the weekend

C. she loves collecting everything

8. How does Brian keep fit and stay healthy at the moment?

A. sitting in front of computer screen                                

B. playing sports at the weekend

C. going hiking with his group every weekend

B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.0 points)

PART I. PHONETICS. (0.5 points)

9. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

A. pressure                    B picture                    C mature

10. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.

A. forum                   B. connect                           C. midterm

PART II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR. (1.5 points)

Choose the correct answer to complete each of the sentences (1.0 point)

11. Find one word which does not belong to each group:

A. bully                   B. pressure              C. stressful

12. Nam often logs___________, to his Instagram account to chat with his sister in Ha Noi.

A. on                       B. in                        C. at

13. Hung: Would you like to go to the pinema with me this Sunday? Lan: ___________

A. certainly. Here you are    B I'd love to, thanks.     C. It is very boring

14. My mother is a strong person. She stays___________ even in the worst situation.

A. calm                   B. worried               C. stressed

Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the given word in the bracket. (0.5 points)

15. The Internet ___________ my home is not strong, so I can't check online notification. (connect)

16. That farmer ___________ the rice onto the back of the truck to drive home now. (unload)

C. READING. (2.0 points)

PART I. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the list. (1.0 point)

My village is about 50 kilometers (17) _______ the city center. It is a very beautiful and (18) _______ place where people (19) _______ flowers and vegetables. It's very famous for its pretty roses and picturesque scenes. The air is quite fresh; moreover, the smell of the roses makes people feel cool. In spring, my village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn't take the villagers much time to water the roses. And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the (20)_________smell of the flowers.

PART II. Read the passage and choose the best answer. (1.25 points)

In the past, knitting was only popular with the old and many people considered it a boring activity. Nowadays, the craft of knitting has become a trendy hobby among teenagers and young adults while knitted items have become fashionable products. Besides, knitting also brings a lot of benefits to our health, both physically and mentally. Many studies have found that knitting can help reduce stress and loneliness, lower the risks of blood pressure and dementia (mất trí nhớ). When doing something with our hands, we can focus on the present and forget about daily worries. It also helps people stay calm and relaxed, which brings less depression and greater happiness.

It's no surprise that during the COVID-19 pandemic, when everyone stayed at home for months, lots of young people started knitting. Some people said that they preferred knitting because they could donate their products to charity organizations and hospitals. It made them feel happy and proud of themselves.

21. How did many people feel about the craft of knitting in the past?

A boring                               B. interesting                              C. happy

22. Who is the craft of knitting popular with nowadays?

A. the elderly                 B. children                  C. young adults and teenagers

23. Which is NOT true about the benefit of knitting.

A. reduce stress and loneliness      

B. increase blood pressure         

C. lower dementia

24. The word It in the line 6 refers to___________.

A. knitting                              B. stress                         C hands

D. WRITING: (2.0 points)

PART I. Rewrite sentences using the cues given or do as directed. (1.0 point)

25. Find the mistake in the following sentence and correct it.

Phong didn't study hard; however, he didn't pass the entrance exam.

  A                     B                   C

→ __________________________________________

26. Mi/ spends / adores / TikTok /, so / surfing / she / hours / mobile phone / on. (Reorder to make sentence)

→ __________________________________________

27. My sister / paint / picture / beautifully / than / her friend. (Complete the sentence by using the cues)

→ __________________________________________

28. My mother likes to cook, and she cooks delicious meals every day. (Rewrite by using "keen")

→ My mother is _______________________________

Part II. Write a short paragraph about solutions for your pressure from schoolwork (about 60- 80 words), using the following outline. (1.0 point)

Introduction: Are you facing pressure from schoolwork? If yes, what's your solutions?

- Solution 1: How you feel when you have much homework

- Solution 2: what you should do at home

- Solution 3: who you should ask for help

Conclusion: What may happen if you do those solutions 

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