2 DEDAP AN KIEM TRA KI 2 ANH 8

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2013-2014 Student’s name:…………………………… Grade 8 Class:8……. Time allowance: 45 minutes I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1pt) 1. A. promised B. hopped C. booked D. burned 2. A. though B. ought C. thought D. bought 3. A. hard B. carry C. card D. yard 4. A. cool B. food C. look D. flood II. Circle A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (3pts) 1. The teacher told him ___________ up late. A. to not stay B. to stay not C. to stay not D. not to stay 2. My father is good at ____________ English. A. speaking B. spoken C. speak D. to speak 3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation! A. relieved B. afraid C. delighted D. certain 4. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”. A. would you mind B. could you please C. Would you like D. Do you enjoy 5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me. A. concerned B. interested C. surprised D. worried 6. Can you tell me where ______________ ? A. she does B. does she C. she is D. is she 7. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam. A. hardly B. more hardly C. more hard D. hard 8. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden. A. watering B. watered C. be watered D. is watering 9. They had their luggage ___________ by the porter. A. carry B. carrying C. to carry D. carried 10. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open countryside. A. travel B. traveling C. to travel D. to traveling 11. I was reading A book when Mary .......... in. A. came B. comes C. coming 12. We ............... TV at 8 o’clock last night. A. are watching B. were watching C. watched 13. There are three competitions: water-fetching, ……… and rice cooking. A. making-fire B. fired-making C. fire-making 14. It’s Lan’s daily mistake. She is always ……….. to school late. A. come B. coming C. comes III- Read the passage carefully: VietNam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan or Tet. It begins between January 21st and February 19th. VietNamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks before hand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to mid night to see the the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most important. VietNamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the year. *Answer the following questions (2.5): 1. What is VietNam’s New Year known as? →..................................................................................................................................... 2. What do VNese people usually do to prepare for Tet? → ..................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................... 3. Do they give one another the greetings of the season as New Year comes? → .................................................................................................................................... 4. Does Tet last a month? → .................................................................................................................................... 5. Do you like Lunar New Year festival? Why(not)?.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> → .................................................................................................................................... III, Rewrite the following sentences as directed in brackets (2.5p): 1. English is taught in this school. ( Change into active voice) → ................................................................................................................................. 2. There are three competitions in the rice- cooking festival. ( Make a question for the underlined words) →................................................................................................................................... 3. Lan said “ Can you speak English, Ba?” ( Turn into the reported speech) → ................................................................................................................................... 4. Do you mind if I asked you to bring your camera to the party. ( Find out one mistake and correct it) ………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. London is……………….for its historic buildings and churches. (FAME) ( Give correct form of the word in brackets) IV- Give correct form of the verbs in parentheses (1p): 1. Ha Long Bay in VietNam (be)............. a World Heritage Site. It (visit).................... by millions of people every year. 2. You always (watch).................................. TV. You should (do)........... something more active.. ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2012-2013 Student’s name:…………………………… Grade 8 Class:8……. Time allowance: 45 minutes I. A. Choose the word in which the underlined part is not pronounced the same as those in the other words of the group. (0.6pt) 1. A. leader B. spread C. greeting D. team 2.A. memorial B. snorkel C. wonder D. import 3. A. elevate B. inject C. stretch D. bleed B. Pick out the word whose stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest. (0.4pt) 4. A. pomegranate B. festival C. teammate D. award 5. A. typhoon B. victim C. treatment D. fainting II.Choose the best answer to fill in the blank,then circle the letter A,B,C or D 6. Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs ________ performed for people in towns and villages. A. are B. were C. will be D. have been 7. In the fire-making contest, the fire is made in the ________ way. A. traditional B. tradition C. traditionally D. traditionalism 8. "Do you want to visit Dien Bien Phu, Linda?"-- Nam asked Linda _______ to visit Dien Bien Phu. A. if she wanted B. if he wanted C. if she wants D. if he wants 9. I think playing in the rain is ________. A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously 10. Angkor Watt now is a famous tourist ________. A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractively 11. The heads of four American presidents are ________ into the rock at Mount Rushmore. A. painted B. built C. seen D. carved 12. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called............. A. water- fetch contest C. water- fetching contest B. fetching- water contest D. fetch- water contest 13. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven............ of the world. A. Pyramids B. temples C. landmarks D. wonders 14 I asked him........... the flowers in the garden. A. water B. to water C. watered D. be watered 15 He asked me if...................................................

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> A. I am a student C. am I a student B. was I a student D. I was a student 16. Many people………that there were other wonders, which the ancient Greeks knew nothing about. A. claim B. blame C. wonder D. suggest 16. George showed me some pictures………..by his father. A. paint painting C. that painted D. painted 18. I’m not good………….remembering names. A. for B. in C. to D. at 19. The children …………..to school by bus everyday. A. take B. taken C. are taken D. were taken VII. Read the passage. Then tick the box True (T) or False (F) (1.25pts) Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Sidon compiled a list of what he thought were the seven wonders of the world. The seven included the Hanging Gardens of Cheops. In Egypt, The Pyramid is the only wonder you can still see today. Many people claim that there were other wonders, which the Ancient Greeks knew nothing about .These include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. 1. The seven wonders were built by Antipater of Sidon... ____ 2. He made the list many years ago. ____ 3. Of the seven wonders, you can only see the Pyramid today. ____ 4. Hanging Gardens of Babylon was in Iran. ____ 5. The Great Wall is in China ____ VIII. Read the passage. Then decide which option best fits each space. (1.25pts) Ha Long- Bay of Descending Dragon- is (1) _______with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the (2) of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with (3) mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon (4) in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful (5) ____ at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden sticks to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288. 1. A. famous B. interested C. popular D. magnificent 2. A. places B. mountains C. attractions D. beaches 3. A. limestone B. wooden C. snowy D. remote 4. A. arriving B. arrive C. arrived D. arrives 5. A. mountainsB. caves C. boats D. shops IX. Rewrite the sentences. (2.5pts) 1. The Chinese invented paper in the century A.D. => Paper ……………………………………………………………………………………. 2. "My sister likes cooking.", said Nam. => Nam said that ………………………………………………………………….………. 3. " Is Ha Long Bay in the Northern Viet Nam, Phuong?" asked Mary. => Mary asked Phuong …………………………………………….…………….………. 4. The question is very difficult. I can't understand it. =>The question is too …………………………………………………..…………………. 5. The road is very narrow. It joins the two villages. . =>The road ……………………………………………………………………….………….

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