The statue was a present to American people from French people.. Time allowance: 45 minutes I/ Circle the word that has different pronunciation from that of the others.. Time allowance:
Trang 1ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Student’s name:……… Grade 8
Class:8…… Time allowance: 45 minutes
Bài I: Tìm từ mà phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác các từ còn lại
1 A emergency B resident C deposit D prefer
Bài II: Chọn đáp án đúng nhâtx cho mỗi câu sau
6 We have lived in Nam Dinh ……… over 20 years
7 Would you mind if I ……… on the radio?
8 The poem ……… by Clement Clarke Moore became popular in theUSA
9 An ……… contest will be held at my school next week
speaking D English – spoke
10 ……… have you studied English? ~ For 3 years
11 “Mrs Lan: “Could you give me a cup of water?” ~ “Hoa:
……… ”
I’m glad Thanks
12 The students are ……… to take part in a beautycontest
the Christmas tree
14 Sally is quite keen ……… the idea
15 ……… is a religious song that people sing atChristmas
pm
17 ……… is an area of land between hills ormountains
19 Try to ……… amount of fat in your diet
Trang 2Read the passge and answer the questions ( 1,5ms)
The Statue of Liberty , one of America’s most familiar image, is on an
island in New York Harbor It is a sympol of freedom It was a gift to American people from French to show the friendship between the two nations This is the statue of a woman who is wearing a loose rode and a crow ( vương niệm) on her head Her right hand holds a burning torch, and her left hand holds a
tablet( biển ; tấm; gỗ có chữ viết, hình vẽ) with the date July 4 , 1776
on it The statue weighs 205 tons and is 46 meters high It stands on a stone base ( đế, chân) The base and pedestal increase the height of the monument
to 93 meters The statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then transported
to America in 1886 Tourists can visit the statue from 9.30 am to 5 pm daily expect Chirstmas Day
* True or false and correct the false sentences
1 The Statue of Liberty is the most familiar image in America
2 The statue was a present to American people from French people
3 The statue was completed in 1884 in America
4 Tourists can not visit the statue on Christmas Day
V Complete the second sentence in such a way that is has the same meaning as the first one ( 1,5pts)
1 Can you correct this composition for me ?
Would you mind
2 He said to me “ Is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?”
Trang 3ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Student’s name:……… Grade 8
Class:8…… Time allowance: 45 minutes
I Pronunciation: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the others
3 A cover B oven C coffee D
company
5 A changed B learned C laughed D arrived
II Find the one choice that best completes the sentence:
6 A table with four chairs are ………… of the dining room
A in B the middle C in the middle D about
7 You brush your teeth twice a day
8 Tim is a good student He did very well in the first semester His mother
is him
9 The new hotel next year
a is opened b will be opened c is opening d opens
10 Would you mind on the light?
11 – Where is the fridge? – It’s ………… the corner of the kitchen
12 Did the children enjoy when they were on holiday?
A themselves B themself C himself D itself
13 Carmen didn’t use to eat fish, but now she
14 I never go to Australia I to Australia yet
A went B have been C will go D
haven’t been
15 I’m Let’s do something How about going to a movie?
16 I’m hungry ………… is for dinner this evening?
17 The old lady sat in a corner talking to
18 I swimming very much
Trang 4A wait B try C enjoy D finish
19 The teacher said, “Come at 8 o’clock” The teacher told the students at 8 o’clock
A not to come B to come C coming D came
20 Mary is watching a film She really likes it Mary is really
A to interest B interest C interested D interesting 21 to do homework today? A Have you B Do you have C Must you D You must 22 She knows that he worked really this semester A good B hardly C better D hard 23 Stop, boys! It’s near the streets a dangerous for playing b dangerously to play c dangerous to playing d dangerous to play 24 Do you mind if I switch on the radio? –
A No, thank B Yes, go ahead C No, not at all D Yes, you can III Reading comprehension: Choose the words or phrases that best fit the blank spaces.2MS Ha long Bay Ha Long – Bay of the Descending Dragon – is very (25) with both Vietnamese and
(26) tourists One of the (27) of Ha Long is the Bay’s (28) water and limestone mountains The Bay’s water is clear (29) the spring and early summer Upon arriving
(30) Ha Long City, visitors will go along to Chay Beach From the beach, visitors can hire
(31) and go out to the Bay It is here that visitors will find some of Southeast Asia’s most
(32) sites Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful (33) at Ha Long It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid (34) stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288 25 A familiarly B famous C popular D friendly 26 A nation B nationality C international D national 27 A attractions B places C spaces D sites 28 A running B noisy C going D calm 29 A when B during C as D while 30 A in B to C on D at 31 A a boat B a ship C a ferry D a yacht 32 A beautiful B beautifully C beautifulness D beauty 33 A places B areas C caves D regions 34 A wood B wool C wooden D woolen IV, Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first: (2 Ms) 1 The Smiths have tidied the house for Tet The house
2 The last time he met her was in 2005 He hasn't
3 The young man said, “ I must go to Cairo tomorrow”
The young man
4 "Do you have any friends in this town ?", she asked me
She asked me…
Trang 5ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Student’s name:……… Grade 8
Class:8…… Time allowance: 45 minutes
I/ Circle the word that has different pronunciation from that of the
others (1,25 ps.)
2 A arrive B around C valley D abroad
4 A hold B clothes C nothing D told
II/ Choose the best option A, B, C, or D (3,75 ps.)
6 Christmas songs for people ceturies ago
A were performed B are performed C performed D was performed
7 The park ranger talked about the
A original inhabitants B inhabitants original
C originally inhabitants D inhabitants originally
8 He asked me him a cup of coffee
9 Would you mind the windows?
10 Two team members have to make fire in a
A fire-making contest B making-fire contest
C contest for making fire D contest of making fire
11 We dinner when Hoa came
having
12 Yesterday I went to the market and some vegetables
13 Angkor Wat is one of the largest in the world
pagodas
14 She said she a worker in a large factory
will be
15 He said he the faucets in our house
could fixed
16 " to come and have dinner with us"-"I'd love to but I' m busy"
Trang 6A Would you like B.Would you mind C Do you want D.Could you please
17 The report shows the rice- cooking festival was held
A what B in what C which D how
18 " How did Mrs Quyen go to Hawaii? "- " She a plane "
19 Our accommodation is in the ticket price
A included B concluded C stayed D picked
20 She told me how English words well
A learn B to
learn C learned D learning
III, Read the passage carefully, then answer the questions (2,5 ps.)
Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar It’sofficially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet It begins between January twenty-firstand February nineteen The exact date changes from year to year Vietnamesepeople usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand.They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the familyaltars On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see 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 Vietnamesepeople believe that how people act during those days will influence the wholeyear As result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much aspossible
Answer the following questions:
26 What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
27 Do people sit up to midnight to see the New Year?
28 How long does Tet last?
29 Are the first three days the most important?
30 What do Vietnamese people believe?
………
………
V/ Rewrite the following sentences Begin with the given words (2,5 ps.)
31.They will build a new school in my neighborhood
èA new school ………
32.“Eiffel Tower is in France” Nga told me
èNga told me
33.“I can play the guitar and the piano.” Ba said
èBa said
34 They made the fire in the traditional way
Trang 7èThe fire 35.“I am going to see a movie this evening” Hoa said
èHoa said
_The end _
ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Student’s name:……… Grade 8
Class:8…… Time allowance: 45 minutes
I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1 A engineer B excited C experiment D exhibition
2 A comment B equipment C improvement D
5 A invention B agreement C arrangement D
demonstrate
III Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence
6 Please let Nam ……… with you
A go B to go C going D goes
7 The exam was quite we expected
A more easily B more easy C easier than D
easier as
8 What's film you've ever seen ?
A good B the best C better D well
9 He five gold medals since the beginning of the Sea Games
A win B won C is winning D has
won
10 The students are playing in the school yard
A happy B happier C happiest D
happily
11 My friend suggested by bus
A going B to go C go D goes
Trang 812 She told me you this dictionary.
A giving B to give C gave D
given
13 Every milk bottle can be thirty times
A recycled B reused C reduced D
returned
14 It's too cold outside Would you mind the window ?
A to close B close C closed D
closing
15 When passing Truong Tien Bridge, tourists often stop pictures
A take B took C to take D
taking
16 Life in the city is different life in the country
A with B of C from D to
17 This is the boy Tom
A calling B calls C called D call
18 The car looks very clean .you it ?
A Did/ wash B Have/ washed C Do/ wash D
Are/ washing
19 He hates to do something by others
A being to ask B asking C being asked D to ask
20 I am afraid that I can’t agree you.
A about B at C on D with
IV, Đọc đoạn văn vàchọn True/False (T/ F ) (2ms)
In the country of China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long.It is called the Great Wall of
China It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains Every inch of this 1,500- mile wall was made by hand The Great Wall of China is made many, many years ago The people of China made it to keep out their enemies There are watch towers all along the way The Wall is made of brick and earth It is high and wide on top People can walk along the top as if it were a road
It is said that it took ten years to build one part of this wall No other defense line has ever been made
as long as the Great Wall of China
1/ The Great Wall isn’t in China
2/ The people of China made it to keep out their enemies
3/ It is said that it took 10 years to build one part of this wall
4/ The Great Wall isn’t made of brick and earth
IV/ Viết lại câu với từ gợi ý :
1/ It is a contest in which participants have to make fire
It is a ………
2/ Do many people live at My Son?
Trang 9The tourist asked Tam………
3/ They advised us to take a bus downtown
We were ………
4/ They built this house more than one hundred years ago
This house ………
V/ Sắp xếp từ đã cho thành câu hoàn chỉnh:
1/ Christmas / day / on / December / 25th is
………
2/ Happy / all / I/ the / exams/ am/pass / to
ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 Student’s name:……… Grade 8
Class:8…… Time allowance: 45 minutes
I>Choose the word that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the others.
II.Choose the best answer to fill in the blank,then circle the letter A,B,C or D
1 What is special … the fire- making contest?
2 They try to make fire by ……… pieces of bamboo together
3 They have to …… the rice from the husk and then cook the rice
4 Christmas songs ……… for people eight hundred years ago
A.are performed B.perform C.performed D.were performed
5 She said that ……… swimming in the sea in autumn
A.she likes B.she has liked C.she liked D.she was liking
6 Is Ha Long Bay …… ?
A.a Natural world B.a World Cultural C.a World Natural D.a Cultural world
Trang 10Heritage? Heritage? Heritage? heritage?
7 The Pyramid is the …… wonder you can still see today
8 Angkor wat is one of the largest ……… in the world
9 He asked me … or not
A.which I liked
coffee B.what I liked coffee C.whether I liked coffee D.where I liked coffee
10 The teacher told the students ……
A.which to do that B.how to do that C.by how to do that D.what to do that
11 In Viet Nam, it …… much in the winter but it …… a lot in the summer
A rain / doesn’t rain B doesn’t rain / rains
C doesn’t rain / is raining D is raining / rains
12 He normally …… quickly but at the moment he …… slowly
A is speaking / isn’t speaking B speaks / doesn’t speak
C is speaking / speaks D speaks / is speaking
13 Tell me _ there is anything special that you would like to do
14 1 A good way to go to foreign countries is air
15 The doctor …… a red car lives near my house
16 Thank you inviting me to the rice-cooking festival
17 Nga showed Nhi where tickets
18 It's too cold outside Would you mind the window?
19 The printer isn't working Have you turned it yet?
IV,Đọc đoạn văn và chọn True/ False ( T/F ):1m
Tet is a national and family festival It is an occasion for every vietnamese to have a good time while thinking about the last year and the next year At Tet, spring fairs are organized, streets and public building are brightly decovered and most all shops are crowded with people shopping for tet At home everything
is tidied, special food is cooked, offerings of food,fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the well altar with burning joss-sticks scenting the air .First_footing is made when the first visitor comes and children are given lucky money wrapped in a red tiny envelop Tet is also a time for peace and love During Tet , children often behave their family and friends , relatives and neighbors give each other best wishes for the new year.1/ Tet is national and family festival
2/ People do many things for Tet at home
3/ The children aren’t given lucky money wrapped in ared tiny envelop when the first visitor come
4/ They aren’t happy at Tet
Trang 11IV/ Write: (3ms)
Write a letter to afriend to tell her or him about your trip to Hue by answering these questions:
1/ Where have you just retured from ?
2/ How long did you stay there ?
3/ How far is it from your house to Hue ?
4/ What was the weather like there?
5/ What did you do there ?
5/ How did you feel about the trip ?
………
………
………
………
………
………
………
………
………
ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2011-2012 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
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
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