Đề thi KSCL đầu năm môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 - THCS Phan Huy Chú năm 2024 có đáp án

I want to raise fund for street children. - _________

READING

I. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box.

The United Kingdom, also called the U.K., consists of a group of (21) off the northwest coast of Europe. It is a unique country made up of four nations: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. England, Wales, and Scotland (22) make up Great Britain. Much of the (23) separated by deep (24) and west of the U.K is covered in high ground, knife- edged mountain ridges. This terrain was shaped in the last Ice Age, when thick glaciers covered the land. In the south of England, the countryside is mostly rolling hills. In northwest England and the Scottish Highlands are dozens of lakes, called lochs. These were left behind when the Ice Age glaciers (25). They tend tobe long and narrow, and some are very deep. Legends say that a giant monster called Nessie lives in LochNess in Scotland.

Read the text. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to answer the following questions.

Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most talented people to have lived. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15,1452 and died on May 2,1519. He was Italian. Leonardo da Vinci is perhaps best known as a painter, with his legendary works including the Mona Lisa, the Vitruvian Man and the Last Supper, among others. Leonardo da Vinci wasn't just an incredible artist, he was an inventor, scientist, mathematician, engineer, writer, musician and much more.

His conceptual drawings included musical instruments, war machines, calculators, boats and other ideas. Many of them were limited by the level of technology at the time. Flight was of particular interest to Leonardo da Vinci. He studied the flight of birds and created plans for flying machines that are similar to gliders and helicopters.

The Mona Lisa is perhaps the most well-known painting in the world. It is believed that Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa around 1503. It has been on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris for over 200 years.

26. The passage is mainly about _______.

A. the Mona Lisa

B. Leonardo da Vinci as a painter

C. the life of Leonardo da Vinci

D. Leonardo da Vinci and some of his works

27. Leonardo da Vinci is perhaps best known as a(n) _______.

A. artist                      B. scientist                            C. inventor                            D. painter

28. Which of the following is NOT true about Leonardo da Vinci?

A. He was the inventor of modern airplanes.

B. He was an incredible artist.

C. His conceptual drawings were limited by the level of technology at his time.

D. He was interested in flight and he studied the flight of birds.

29. Which of the following is considered as Leonardo da Vinci's most well-known painting?

A. The Mona Lisa                                                    B. The Vitruvian Man

C. The Last Supper                                                  D. The others

30. We car learn from the passage that Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa when he was _______.

A. very young           B. in Paris                              C. 51 years old                      D. 67 years old

Rewrite the sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the beginning.

Take part in the event this time, or you'll have to wait for next year.

If you _____________________________