Đề thi giữa kì 1 Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Global Success PGD - ĐT Thủ Dầu Một có đáp án

III. Reading

Part 1: Read thepassage, and then decide whether the statements that follow areTrue (T) or False (F).

Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. It is more important than ever tosucceed at school if you hope to have a chance in the job market afterwards. It's no wonderthat many young people worry about letting down theirparents, their peers and themselves.

Totry to please everyone, they take on too many tasks until it becomes harder and harder tobalance homework assignments, parties, sports activities and friends. The result is thatyoung people suffer from stress.

There are different ways of dealing with stress. Everyone knows that caffeine, in theform of coffee or soft drinks, keeps you awake and alert. But caffeine is a drug which canbecome addictive. In the end, like other drugs, caffeine only leads to more stress. There arebetter ways to deal with stress: physical exercise is a good release for stress, because itincreases certain chemicals in the brain which calm you down. You have to get enough sleepto avoid stress and to stay healthy and full of energy.

Part 2: Choose the correct answer A,B, C or D to fill in each blank in thefollowing passage.

There are alot of pastimes that young people like, and one of (28)....................ismountain climbing. It is an active leisure activity that people can do either indoors oroutdoors. If you go climbing outdoors, it is a great way to (29)..... ...............your strengthand enjoy nature at the same time. You can even set up your own climbing wall in yourbackyard or inside your home. This way you don't have togo out and still can(30)..................... fit and enjoy the activity. So how can start mountain climbing? Manypeople take a class to learn how to climb and use their equipment (31)................ Othersjoin climbing clubs to make new friends with the same interest andgo climbing together. Ifyou are an active people and like outdoors activities, (32)...............don't you try thisactivity?