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NGUYEN QUOC AN SECONDARY SCHOOL
Class: 8 ……
Full name: ……………………………
The second semester examination
(Time: 45’)
School year: 2010 -2011
Paper: II
Mark
A. Listening: Listen and choose the best answer ( 2 pts ).
THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL
The rice-cooking festival was ( 1)… in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way
from a river. There were three competitions: (2)…., fire-making and rice-cooking. The
festival took one day.
In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to get the
water.
In the fire-making ( 3)… two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way. They
tried to ( 4)…pieces of bamboo together to make the fire.
Six people from each team took past in the rice-cooking contest. They (5)… separate the rice
from the husk and then cook the rice.
1. A. held B. tell C. hold D. sell
2. A. waters -fetching B. water-fetching C. water-fetchings D. water-fatching
3. A. test B. contests C. contest D. cantest
4. A. rubs B. rubbed C. cut D. rub
5. A. had to B. has to C. had D. have to
B. Language focus:
I. Odd one out: Choose the word which has different pronoucing( 1pts)
6. A. watch B. chair C. machine D. chore
7. A. shout B. loud C. group D. scout
8. A. revision B. festival C. postcard D. promise
9.A. save B. match C. lamp D. habit
10. A. ocean B. century C. ancient D. special

II. Choose a word or phrases that best complete the sentences ( 2 pts ).
11. The Le family was sleeping ____________________________.
A. then the mailman came B. when the mailman came
C. then the phone caming D. when the phone was caming
12. Ba was taking a shower at eight o’clock last night.
A. was taking B. will take C. were taking D. is take
13. 1. Would you mind___________the window ?
A. open B. to open C. opening D. opened
14. When I am tired, I enjoy__________television.
A. watch B. watches C. watching D. watched
15. The weather _______ nice yesterday.
A. has been B. was C. is D. will be
16. I was reading books ________ my sister was listening to music.
A. when B. while C. which D. what
17. She asked me ……… I had a driving licence.
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A. if B. whether C. it D. both a and b
18. I don’t know how …………. the game.
A. playing B. played C. can I play D. to play
19. _______ I was having dinner, my brother was watching television.
A. If B. As C. Because D. While
20. The heads of four American presidents are ________ into the rock at Mount Rushmore.
A. painted B. built C. seen D. carved
C. Reading: Read the passage carefully:
Santa Claus
In 1823 , the patron saint of children , Saint Nicholas (21)……. in a poem called A Visit
From Saint Nicholas . The character in the poem was a fat jolly ( 22)….who wore a red suit
and gave children presents on Christmas Eve. The poem, ( 23)… was written by Clement
Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular in the USA. Santa Claus is ( 24)…
on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.

* Choose the best answer to complete the passage: ( 1pts).
21. A. appeare B. appeared C. appeares D. apeared
22. A. man B. men C. woman D. women
23. A. when B. whose C. what D. which
24. A. base B. besa C. based D. baset
* Answer the questions ( 1,5 pts).
25. Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
26. When was the poem written?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
27. How was Santa Claus in the poem?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
D. Writing: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first (2,5
pts).
* Using the passive voice:
28. We study many subjects in our school every year.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
29. Hoa often reads books in the library.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
* Change these sentences into reported speech:
30. “Do many tourists visit Mau temple( Mother temple) in Hung Yen province every year?”
John asked me.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
31. “Do you know Hung Yen?” Linh asked Mary.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
32. “Is it easy to study English?” Lan asked Ba.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
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MA TRẬN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ II
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011

MÔN TIẾNG ANH
( Áp dụng cho tất cả các khối )
Theme
(Chủ đề)
Knowledge
(Nhận biết)
Comprehension(
Thông hiểu)
Apllication
(Vận dụng)
Total
(Tổng)
TN TL TN TL TN TL
A. Listening
(Nghe hiểu)
5
2
5
2
B. Language focus
(Kiến thức ngôn ngữ)
- Pronunciation
- Vocabulary and structure reading
5
1
10
2
15
3
C. Reading

(Đọc hiểu)
4
1
3
1.5
7
2.5
D. Writing
(Viết)
5
2.5
5
2.5
Total
(Tổng)
15
3
9 3
3 1.5
5
2.5
32
10
* Chữ số phía trên bên trái trong mỗi ô là số lượng câu mà học sinh cần phải làm, chữ số ở góc phải phía dưới là tổng số điểm
cho các câu ở ô đó.
KEY:
A. Listening: Listen and choose the best answer ( 2 pts ).
* Tapescript: The rice-cooking festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from
a river. There were three competitions: water-fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival took one
day.

In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water.
In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way. They tried to rub
pieces of bamboo together to make the fire.
Six people from each team took past in the rice-cooking contest. They had to separate the rice from the husk
and then cook the rice.
1. A.
held
2. B
water-fetching
3. C
contest
4. D
rub
5. A.
had to
B. Language focus:
I. Odd one out: ( 1pts)
6. C. machine
7. C. group 8. A. revision 9. A. save 10. B. century
II. Choose a word or phrases that best complete the sentences ( 2 pts ).
11. B. when the
mailman came
12. A. was taking 13. C. opening 14. C. watching 15. B. was
16. B. while
17. D.both a and b 18. D. to play 19. D. While
20. D. carved
C. Reading: Read the passage:
* Choose the best answer to complete the passage: ( 1pts).
21. B.
appeared

22. A.
man
23. D.
which
24. C.
based
* Answer the questions ( 1,5 pts).
25. The poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas was written by Clement Clarke Moore.
26. It was written in 1823.
27. In the poem, Santa Claus was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit.
D. Writing: ( 2ms)((2,5 pts)
28. Many subjects in our school are studied every year.
29. Books are often read in the library by Hoa.
30. John asked me if / whether many tourists visited Mau temple in Hung yen province every year.
31. Linh asked Mary if / whether she knew Hung Yen.
32. Lan asked Ba if it/ whether was easy to study English.
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