Đề thi giữa kì 1 Tiếng Anh 8 Sở GD Bắc Ninh năm học 2023-2024 có đáp án

C. READING

I. Complete the passage with the words in the box.

I live in a small village in Ninh Binh. I love the (1) peace und quiet of my  village. The air is unpolluted, and the pace of life is slow. The people in my village are friendly and (2). They are always willing to help each other. We (3) mainly rice and beans. We rise cows and buffaloes too. We can also enjoy (4) in the nearby area. It's actually a nation park, so the wildlife there can live and move about (5). All these things make me love my village more, and I intend to live here my whole life.

II. Read the conversation and answer the questions below.

Ms Kate: It, Vy. Why don't you join with your classmates he playing shuttlecock over there?

Vy: I'd like to. But they may not want me to join

Ms Kate: Have you asked them yet?

Vy: I'm sure that they will not let me join. They laugh at me in our maths class. I don't like maths, and I'm not good at it.

Ms Kate: So what subjects are you interested in?

Vy: English and history, I love reading about things that happened in the pust. I can read in English, and I easily remember events.

Ms Kate: Wow. Not everyone does well in those subjects. You should be proud of that. So,

you want to become a historian?

Vy: Of course, Miss. But my classmates all laughed at me when I told them.

Ms Kate: Don't be nervous, Vy, You should be more confident in your abilities. I'll start a

discussion about respect in the school forum soon...