Đề thi giữa kì 1 Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Global Success THCS 19.8 Quảng Nam có đáp án

B. READING (2.5pts)

I. Read the text and then write T (True) or F (False) to the statements

    My grandma and I share a pastime: knitting. She (13)…….. me how to knit when I was ten years old. In the evening, we both sit in front of the (14)…… and knit. Now I can knit scarves, hats, and even sweaters. I remember last year I had to find a (15)…….. present for my dad. Then I thought of knitting a sweater for him. I searched the Internet for a day, and finally I found the pattern that came with a YouTube video showing me how to make a sweater. It took me a week to finish it.

    Dad was so(16)……. with the present and said it was his favourite sweater. The best thing about knitting is that it makes you be more careful and patient. Sometimes you drop (17)…….. or hold the wool too tight, so you need to continually practise. My grandma says knitting is magical because you can create anything you want (18)…… just wool and a pair of needles. I love knitting.

II. Read the text and choose the correct answer for following questions

   Besides its beauty, the countryside of Britain is well known for many contrasts: its bare mountains and moorland, its lakes, rivers and woods, and its long, often wild coastline. National parks which are protected from development by the government have the most beautiful and picturesque scenery. British people often associate the countryside with farmland, open spaces like fields of wheat and barley, green fields enclosed by hedges or stone walls in which cows or sheep are raised. Most farmland is now owned by individual people or independent companies. However, the government has built a network of public footpaths across the farmland.

   Many British people enjoy the peace and relaxation of life in the countryside where they can spend their free time walking, cycling, or going for a picnic or a pub lunch. In summer they can pick strawberries and other fruit in fruit farms. Nowadays, few rural people work on farms. Many of them commute to work in towns. Many others wish to live in the countryside so that they would have a better and healthier lifestyle.