Đề thi kì 2 môn Tiếng anh lớp 8 trường THCS Thanh Nhàn năm 2014

English test FOR THE SECOND TERM

Name: ………………………………….

Time: 45 minutes
Teacher’s remarks
Mark

Question 1: Listen to the passage then decide if the statements are true (T) or (F) (2 pts).
1. ……………… Lan and her parents went to Vung Tau last year.
2. ……………… They sunbathed every afternoon on the beach.
3. ……………… They stayed there for two weeks.
4. ……………… They think a holiday on the beach is healthy and pleasant.
5. ……………… They came back home on Saturday.
Question 2 Phonetics
I. Choose one word that has a different stress position from the other. (0.3 pt)

1. A. Television

B. Translation

C. Permission

D. Decision

2. A. Northern

B. Minibus

C. Arrival

D. Pleasant

3. A. Station

B. Order

C. Customer

D. Commercial

II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.2 pt)

4. A. University

B. Campus

C. Computer

5. A. Preferred

B. Hoped

C. Played

D. Student

D. Annoyed

Question 3
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: (2 pts)

1. I put my hat on ………………..protect my face from the sunlight.
A. for

B. in order to

C. on order to

D. so that

2. We were surprised …………………that news.
A. hearing

B. hear

C. to hear

D. heard

3. John is interested …………………..the history of Vietnam.
A. in

B. on

C. at

D. from

4. Do you mind ………………..these letters for me?
A. send

B. to send

C. sent

D. sending

5. Would you mind if I …………………………your bike?
A. borrow

B. borrowed

C. to borrow

D. borrowing


6. When the mail man came, my family ………………….
A. sleep

B. is sleeping

C. slept

D . was sleeping

7. Did your school hold a …………………contest last week?
A. flower-arranging B. flower-arranged

C. flower-arrange

D. arranging - flower

8. I haven’t seen John ………………….he got married.
A. since

B. before

C. by

D. for

9. An English- speaking contest …………….at Quang Trung school next week.
A. is held

B. will be held

C holds

D held

10. I was born _______March 3nd,1980.
A. in

B. of

C at

D. on.

II. Write the correct form of the word in the parentheses in each sentence. (0.5 pt)

1. It is very…………………..…… ……

to learn English.

INTEREST

2. The view of this mountain is..............................

beauty

3. The Sydney Opera House was.............................in 1973

complete

4. Nam said that we would leave the.........................................day

follow

5 The moon………………………….around the Earth.

move

III. Match the sentences in column A with the those in column B(0.5p).
A

B

A-B

1. Would you mind if I smoked?

A. My student.

1- ...........

2. Who’s the boy reading the book over there?

B. Thank you. It’s very kind of you.

2- ...........

3. Can I help you?

C. Let’s play a game.

3- ...........

4. I’m bored.

D. So do I.

4- ...........

5. I like cinema so much.

E. No, of course not.

5- ...........

Question 4 Read the following letter and answer the question (2.5 pts)
Yesterday, when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an accident. A woman was knocked down when she
was crossing the street at a zebra crossing. Many people stopped to offer their help. A policeman arrived and
asked a young man to telephone for an ambulance. While waiting for the ambulance, the policeman and some
people tried to stop the bleeding. They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, then put pressure on it and held
it tight. They tried to talk to her in order to keep her awake. After about ten minutes, the ambulance arrived and
the woman was taken to the hospital.
I. Choose the best answer: (1pt)
1. When did the accident happen?
A. Today

B. Yesterday

C. Last week

2...................... people stopped to offer their help.

D. Last night


A. A few

B. A lot of

C. Some

D. None of

3. A young man ............. to call for an ambulance.
A. ran

B. shouted

C. telephoned

D. stopped

4. In order to keep her awake, they tried to .................................
A. stop the bleeding

B. give her some tea.

C. talk to her

D. take her to the hospital

II. Answer: (1.5p)
5. What was the woman doing when she was knocked down?
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6. What did they do to stop the bleeding?
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7. Did the ambulance arrive after about ten minutes?
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Question 5 Rewrite the following sentences (0.6 pts)
1. They have just given the children some gifts.
 The children…………………………………………..…………………………….……….
2. The woman is my aunt. She talked to your mother last night.
The woman ………………………………………………………………………………
3. Traveling around Viet Nam is very interesting.
 It …………………………………………………………………………………………..

Use the cue words below to write a complete postcard. (1.4pts)
Dear Lan,
I / having / a wonderful time / Da Lat.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
The weather / cold / windy.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
The people/ this city / friendly /helpful.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Yesterday I / visit / friend, Lan and her family. It / happy / see them.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Tomorrow I / go to the market to buy /souvenirs / you and my family members.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
See you soon.


Love,
Hoa.

ANSWER KEY
Question 1: Listen to the passage then decide if the statements are true (T) or (F) (2 pts).
1………T……. Lan and her parents went to Vung Tau last year.
2………F…… They sunbathed every afternoon on the beach.
3………F…… They stayed there for two weeks.
4………T…… They think a holiday on the beach is healthy and pleasant.
5………F…… They came back home on Saturday.
Question 2 Phonetics
I. Choose one word that has a different stress position from the other. (0.3 pt)

1. A. television
2. C. arrival

3. D. commercial
II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the
others.(0.2 pt)
4. B. campus
5. B. hoped
Question 3
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: (2 pts)
1. I put my hat on ………………..protect my face from the sunlight.
A. for

B. in order to

C. on order to

D. so that

2. We were surprised …………………that news.
A. hearing

B. hear

C. to hear

D. heard

3. John is interested …………………..the history of Vietnam.
A. in

B. on

C. at

D. from

4. Do you mind ………………..these letters for me?
A. send

B. to send

C. sent

5. Would you mind if I …………………………your bike?

D. sending


A. borrow

B. borrowed

C. to borrow

D. borrowing

6. When the mail man came, my family ………………….
A. sleep

B. is sleeping

C. slept

D . was sleeping

7. Did your school hold a …………………contest last week?
A. flower-arranging B. flower-arranged

C. flower-arrange

D. arranging - flower

8. I haven’t seen John ………………….he got married.
A. since

B. before

C. by

D. for

9. An English speaking contest …………….at Quang Trung school next week.
A. is held

B. will be held

C holds

D held

10. I was born _______March 3nd,1980.
A. in

B. of

C at

D. on.

II. Write the correct form of the word in the parentheses in each sentence. (0.5 pt)

1. It is very………………… ……

to learn English.

INTERESTING

2. The view of this mountain is.....................

beautiful

3. The Sydney Opera House was.......................in 1973

complete D

4. Nam said that we would leave the..............................day follow ING
5. The moon………………………….around the Earth. moveS
III. Match the sentences in column A with the those in column B(0.5p).
A

B

A-B

1. Would you mind if I smoked?

A. My student.

1- E......

2. Who’s the boy reading the book over there?

B. Thank you. It’s very kind of you.

2- A......

3. Can I help you?

C. Let’s play a game.

3- B......

4. I’m bored.

D. So do I.

4- C......

5. I like cinema so much.

E. No, of course not.

5- D......

Question 4 Read the following letter and answer the question (2.5 pts)
Yesterday, when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an accident. A woman was knocked down when she was
crossing the street at a zebra crossing. Many people stopped to offer their help. A policeman arrived and asked a
young man to telephone for an ambulance. While waiting for the ambulance, the policeman and some people
tried to stop the bleeding. They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, then put pressure on it and held it tight.
They tried to talk to her in order to keep her awake. After about ten minutes, the ambulance arrived and the
woman was taken to the hospital.
I. Choose the best answer: (1pt)
1. When did the accident happen?
A. Today

B. Yesterday

C. Last week

D. Last night


2...................... people stopped to offer their help.
A. A few

B. A lot of

C. Some

D. None of

3. A young man ............. to call for an ambulance.

A. ran

B. shouted

C. telephoned

D. stopped

4. In order to keep her awake, they tried to .................................
A. stop the bleeding

B. give her some tea.

C. talk to her

D. take her to the hospital

II. Answer: (1.5p)
5. She was crossing the street at a zebra crossing {when she was knocked down}
6. They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, then put pressure on it and held it tight
7. Yes , it did.
Question 5 Rewrite the following sentences (0.6 pts)
1.  The children have just given some gifts
2. The woman talking to your mother last night is my aunt.
3.  It is very interesting to travel around Viet Nam
Use the cue words below to write a complete postcard. (1.4pts)
Suggestion
Dear Lan,
I am having a wonderful time in Da Lat. (0.2)
The weather has been cold and windy. (0.3)

The people in this city are friendly and helpful. (0.2)
Yesterday I visited a lot of famous places in Ha Long. (0,3)
Tomorrow I am going to the market (0.2) to buy some souvenirs for you and my family members. (0.2)
See you soon.
Love,
Hoa

TAPE SCRIP
My name is Lan. Now I am going to tell you about my summer vacation. Last year my parents and I went to
Vung Tau by car. The weather was nice and sunny. In the morning I went shopping with my mother and
sometimes I got up early to see sunrise. In the afternoon my father and I sunbathed on the beach. We stayed there
for three weeks. It is an interesting vacation because a holiday on the beach is healthy and pleasant. Then we
returned home on Sunday.


Wednesday, April

Thanh Nhan Secondary School

16th2014

Name: ………………………………….

English test No4

Class: 8D

Time: 45 minutes
Teacher’s remarks
Mark

Listen to the dialogue 3 times and then tick T (true) or F (false). (2 pts)

1. Lan's class went to China last month.
2. They stayed in an expensive hotel.
3. They went walking in old streets and ate a lot of food.
4. They didn't have time to visit the Great Wall.


5. They will never go to China.

Question 1: Listen to the passage 3 times and write the short answer to the questions.(2pts)

1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?
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...............
2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?
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...............
3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?
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...............
4. What can he do in his free time?
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...............
5 Does he want not to live in a big city now?
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Question 2 Phonetics
A/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.2pt)

1. A. Invite

B. Prize

C. Design

D. Activity

2. A. Plumber

B. Rub

C. Bamboo

D. Unsuitable

B/. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.(0.3pt)
3. A. Council

B. Award

C. Carol

D. Mushroom

4. A. Design

B. Custom

C. Plumber

D. Jumbles

5. A. Unsuitable

B. Traditional

C. Competition

D. Participate

Question 3
I. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: (2 pts)
1. The librarian asked us __________ so much noise
A. don’t make

B. not make

C. not making

D. not to make

C. English perfectly

D. perfectly English

2. My brother speaks____________
A. English perfect

B. perfect English

3. Tom____________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner
A. burn

B. was burning

C. has burnt

D. burnt

C. am going t use

D. used

4. Would you mind if I _____________ the phone?
A. use

B. will use

5. I watched a film___________ ”The Clockwork Orange”


A. called

B. calling

C. were called

D. be called

6. It is important _____________ students attend all the lectures.
A. that

B. in order to

C. to

D. so that

C. leaving

D. left

C. for

D. to

C. happily

D. seriously

7. The flight ___________ at 6.10 has been delayed.
A. leave

B. leaves

8. It was kind ________ you to help them.
A. from

B. of

9. She seems very___________ today.
A. sleepy

B. sleepily

10. The _________ festival was held in the communal house yard.
A. rice-cook

B. rice-cooker

C. rice-cooking

D. rice-cooked

II. Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.(0.5pt)
1. The house was designed by Mike’s father and build by Mike
A

B

C

D

2. James should be tell the news as soon as possible.
A

B

C

D

3. Chris said that the twins couldn’t go to school this day because they were ill.
A

B

C

D

4. She spent her free time visit galleries and museum.
A

B

C

D

5. She showed me where did I left my luggage.
A

B

C

D

III. Match the sentences in column A with these in column B (0.5p).

A

B

1. Could you do me a favor?

A. I haven’t made up my mind yet.

2. Can you tell me the way to the post
office, please?

B. Not at all.

3. What a bout going to the cinema tonight? C. I don’t know.
4. Would you mind opening the door?

D. Certainly.

5. Why did you do that?

E. Go straight ahead and you will see it on
the right.

1…..

2…..

3…..

4….

Question 4 Read the following passage and choose the best answers (2.5 pts)


Hi! I’m Dean. I’m from England. My favorite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25 December. That’s when
Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to our friends and family,
here and abroad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. On Christmas Day, we give each
other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we have Christmas pudding.
1. When is Christmas held?
A. On 25 December

B. In the middle of December

C. In the middle of the year

D. no information

2. Christmas is held because Christians want to_____.
A. have a good time

B. celebrate the birth of Christ

C. visit their friends and family

D. decorate big trees

3. What does the word ‘decorate’ in line 3 mean?

A. buy something

B. paint something

C. make something look worse

D. make something look nicer

4. On Christmas Day, people_____ .
A. give each other presents

B. have an enormous meal with turkey

C. have Christmas pudding

D. all are correct

5. Which of the following is not true? - _________
A. Dean is English.

B. At Christmas, people get big trees and decorate it.

C. Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas.

D. On Christmas Day, we give each other presents

Question 5
A/Rewrite the following sentences (0.6 pts)
1. Can you wait for me?
-> Would you mind……………………………………………………............?

2. Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
-> The telephone…………………………………………………………….......
3. She said, “I must stay at home tomorrow’’
-> She said…………………………………………………………………........
B/Using the words given to write a passage to talk about the trip where you visited (1.4pts)
1. Last summer holiday / I / visit / Sa Pa / family.
2. Weather / warm / sunny / day / and / cool / night.
3. People / here / friendly / hospitable.
4. We / visit / some / tribal villages / climb mountain /
5. We / really / enjoy / mountainous / resort.
6. After / trip / I / feel tired / but / it / interesting.
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TAPE SCRIP 8B
Nam: Hi, nice to see you again. Where did your class go on holiday last month?
Lan: We went to China.
Nam: Oh, how wonderful! How long did you spend there?
Lan: Only two weeks. We went back a week ago.
Nam: And how did you travel?
Lan: We flew to Beijing, and then we drove round the city.
Nam: Where did you stay?
Lan: We stayed in a cheap hotel because we didn't have much money.

Nam: What did you do there?
Lan: Oh! We did a lot. First, we went walking in old streets in Beijing and ate a lot of food, and then
we went to some great museums. They were very interesting but we didn't have much time to see
everything.
Nam: Did you go to the Great Wall then?
Lan: Oh ! Just half a day, however we took lots of photograph there. It was very beautiful.
Nam: Did you enjoy the holiday?
Lan: Yes, It was fantastic. We hope to come back there for another occasion.

TAPE SCRIP 8D
Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before
coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much
to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new
neighborhood very much because the air is fresh and the people are friendly. There are a lot of
things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing, going boating. He
doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.