DE THI HKII ANH 8

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<b>Tran Quoc Toan Secondary School</b>
<b>Class:....8...</b>

<b>Full name:...</b>

<b>THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION </b>
<b>Duration: 45 minutes</b>

<b>Subject: English 8</b>

<b>Marks</b>

<b>I.LISTENING (2ms)</b>

<i><b>Listen to the tape carefully. Complete the table </b></i>

<b>City</b> <b>Weather</b> <b>Temperature</b>

<b>Low</b> <b>High</b>

1. Sydney dry, (a) __________ 20 26

2. Tokyo dry, windy 15 <b>(b) __________</b>

<b>3. (c) ____________</b> humid, cold -3 7

4. Bangkok <b>(d) __________, dry</b> 24 32

<b>II.LANGUAGE FOCUS( 3ms)</b>

<i><b> A. Rewrite the following senetnces, beginning in the way shown. (2 ms)</b></i>

1.People cut the botlles into small pieces.

ð The bottles………

A….

2.“Is it cold in Sydney in January?” Nam asked Nga

ð Nam asked Nga……….

3.It’s very hot.

ð Would you mind………..

4.The Le family was sleeping. The mailman came.

ð While……….

<b> B . Multiple choice: </b><i><b>Choose the correct answer for each sentence(1.0 m)</b></i>

1.Christmas ………..were performed for people in towns and villages 800 years
ago.

A.trees B.cards C.songs D.Santa Claus
2.Mr. Tan was sleeping when the phone …………..
A.ring B.rang C.is ringing D.was ringing
3.Nga told Nhi how. . . .there.

A.go B.going C.to go D. went

4.Minh has just . . . .my homework recently.

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<b>II. READING ( 2,5ms )</b>

<b> </b><i><b>Read the passage then answer the questions</b></i><b>. </b><i><b> </b></i>

<b>Machu Picchu is an ancient city in Peru. The construction of the city started</b>
<b>in 1450. The city covers about 13 square kilometers. For centuries, the city was</b>
<b>burried in the jungle and was not discovered until 1911. Today, Machu Picchu is</b>
<b>one of the most famous tourist attractions in all parts of South America.</b>

<b>The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure ever built. Much of</b>
<b>what exists of the wall today was built during the Ming dynasty in the late 1400s,</b>
<b>although parts of the wall are much older and go back to around 200 B.C. The wall</b>
<b>is about 11 meters high. The main part of the wall streches for about 3,400</b>
<b>kilometers.</b>

<i><b>*True or False?(1m)</b></i>

……1.Machu Picchu is one of the most famous tourist attractions in all parts of
<b>North America.</b>

……2.The Great Wall of China is about 11 meters high.
*<i><b>Questions</b><b> L</b><b> (1.5m)</b></i>

<b>1. What is the Machu Picchu ? </b>

<b> ………...</b>
<b>2. Is the Great Wall in China ?</b>

<b> ………...</b>
<b>3. How long is the main part of the wall?</b>

<b> . ..………...</b>
<b>IV. WRITING </b><i><b>(2.5m)</b></i>

Imagine you are a tourist on vacation in a certain place in Viet Nam. Write a
<b>postcard to a friend about your trip. You need to cover the information about:</b>

Place: In Nha Trang

How you feel about the people: Friendly, helpful
What the weather is like: Sunny

Who you meet / see: Old friends
What you see: Oceanic institute
What you buy: A lot of souvenirs

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<i><b>Good luck to you!</b></i>

<b>ANSWER KEY ENGLISH 8</b>
<b>I.LISTENING (2ms)</b>

<b>Every right answer is 0,5 m</b>

(a) windy (b) 22 (c) London (d) warm

<b> TAPE TRANSCRIPT:</b>

<i>And here is today’s weather forecast for the international traveler.</i>

<i>1. Let’s start with Sydney. It will be a dry day in Sydney today, and windy. For the temperature, the low</i>
<i>will be twenty and the high will be twenty six degrees.</i>

<i>2. Tokyo will be dry and windy, with a low of fifteen and a high of twenty two.</i>

<i>3. London is going to have a humid day. It will be very cold with a low of minus three and a high of seven.</i>
<i>4. Bangkok will be warm and dry, with a low of twenty-four degrees centigrade and a high of thirty-two.</i>
<b>II.LANGUAGE FOCUS (3ms)</b>

<i><b> A. </b></i><b>Every right answer is 0,5 m</b>

1.The bottles are cut into small pieces.

2.Nam asked Nga if/ whether it was cold in Sydney in January.
3.Would you mind turning on the fan/ conditioner?

opening the windows?

4.While the Le family wae sleeping, the mailman came.

<b> B . Multiple choice: </b><i><b>Choose the correct answer for each sentence(2.5 ms)</b></i>
<i><b>0.25m for each sentence</b></i>

1C 2B 3C 4B
<b>II. READING (2.5ms)</b>

<b> Every right answer is 0,5 m</b>

<i><b>*True or False?(1m)</b></i>

…F…1.Machu Picchu is one of the most famous tourist attractions in all parts of
<b>North America.</b>

…T…2.The Great Wall of China is about 11 meters high.
*<i><b>Questions</b><b> L</b><b> (1.5m)</b></i>

<b>1. Machu Picchu is an ancient city in Peru. </b>
<b>2. Yes, it is.</b>

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<b>IV. WRITING :(2.5ms) </b>

<i><b>0.5m for each sentence </b></i>

Dear ...,

We are having a wonderful time in Nha Trang .
The people are friendly and helpful and
The weather has been sunny.

In Nha Trang , I visited my old friend, ... and his / her family. It
was nice / happy/... to see them .

We visited Oceanic institute together
I bought lots of souvenirs for ... .
See you again.

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