SỞ GD – ĐT PHÚ THỌ TRƯỜNG THCS PHÚ HỘ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA ĐỊNH KÌ SỐ 4 MÔN: ANH VĂN KHỐI 8 (2009 – 2010) Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút; (18 câu trắc nghiệm) Name: Class: I. Pronunciation: (1m) Choose the underlined words pronounced differently from the others: Câu 1: A. prison B. sight C. arrive D. island Câu 2: A. which B. who C. where D. what Câu 3: A. mount B. cloud C. house D. tour Câu 4: A. than B. thank C. brother D. though II. Multiple choices: (2.5 ms) Choose the best answer for each questions bellow: Câu 5: I was cooking dinner ____________________________. A. then the phone was ringing B. when the phone rang C. then the phone rang D. when the phone was ringing Câu 6: There are no more fruits. All fruits ________ by the children. A. have eaten B. will eat C. were eaten D. is eaten Câu 7: This book __________ to the library yesterday. A. was returned B. has been returned C. has returned D. is returned Câu 8: A strange told me how _________ to the nearest bus-shop. A. going B. gone C. is going D. to go Câu 9: The weather _______ nice yesterday. A. has been B. was C. is D. will be Câu 10: Jane said that she ____________ in the contest. A. is participating B. will participate C. would participate D. can participate Câu 11: The teacher ______________ a class at 8 o’clock yesterday evening. A. is having B. are having C. was having D. was have Câu 12: In the end, we decided __________ Paris. A. to visit B. visiting C. visited D. would visit Câu 13: _______ I was having dinner, my husband was watching television. A. If B. As C. Because D. While Câu 14: The family __________ sleeping when the mailman came. A. has slept B. is C. was D. have slept III. Reading 1: (1m) Read and choose the missing words for each blank: Christmas is an important (15) __________ in many countries around the world. The Christmas tree. One Christmas Eve in the early 1500s, some people decorated a tree and put it in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga. This (16) __________ spread throughout Europe, and finally to America in the 1800s. The Christmas Card. In the mid 19 th century, and English man wanted to send Christmas greetings to his (17) ___________, so he had some one (18) ______ a card. 40 years later, cards were a part of the Christmas tradition. Câu 15: A. feast B. least C. festival D. less Câu 16: A. further B. customer C. custom D. costume Câu 17: A. lend B. trend C. friend D. face Câu 18: A. find B. mind C. like D. design IV. Reading: (2 ms) Read and answer the questions bellow: 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 twenty-first and February nineteenth. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their house, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. 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. Câu 19: What is Vietnam’s New Year known as? …………………………………………………………………………………………… Câu 20: When does the Lunar New Year begin? …………………………………………………………………………………………… Câu 21: What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet? …………………………………………………………………………………………… Câu 22: How long does the Tet last? …………………………………………………………………………………………… IV .Write (3.5 ms) Choose the incorrect numbers of each sentences bellow: Câu 23: We are watching TV at home at 5 o’clock last Sunday. A B C D Câu 24: The window was break by the boy last night. A B C D Câu 25: Tom said that he is going to buy a new car. A B C D Câu 26: I asked him weather he knew Hanoi. A B C D Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice: Câu 27: She will take that book. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. Câu 28: My father often drinks wine in breakfast. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. Change these sentences into reported speech: Câu 29: He said “I have to do all my home work tonight.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… Câu 30: “Do you know Hanoi?” Linh asked Mary. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. Câu 31: She said to me “I really like you.” ……………………………………………………………………………………………. SỞ GD – ĐT PHÚ THỌ TRƯỜNG THCS PHÚ HỘ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA ĐỊNH KÌ SỐ 4 MÔN: ANH VĂN KHỐI 8 (2009 – 2010) Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút; (18 câu trắc nghiệm) Name: Class: I. Pronunciation: (1m) Choose the underlined words pronounced differently from the others: Câu 1: A. prison B. sight C. arrive D. island Câu 2: A. who B. which C. what D. where Câu 3: A. cloud B. tour C. house D. mount Câu 4: A. brother B. thank C. than D. though II. Multiple choices: (2.5 ms) Choose the best answer for each questions bellow: Câu 5: This book __________ to the library yesterday. A. is returned B. has returned C. has been returned D. was returned Câu 6: _______ I was having dinner, my husband was watching television. A. Because B. As C. If D. While Câu 7: The weather _______ nice yesterday. A. was B. is C. has been D. will be Câu 8: I was cooking dinner ____________________________. A. then the phone was ringing B. then the phone rang C. when the phone was ringing D. when the phone rang Câu 9: A strange told me how _________ to the nearest bus-shop. A. going B. gone C. is going D. to go Câu 10: There are no more fruits. All fruits ________ by the children. A. will eat B. have eaten C. were eaten D. is eaten Câu 11: The family __________ sleeping when the mailman came. A. has slept B. is C. was D. have slept Câu 12: The teacher ______________ a class at 8 o’clock yesterday evening. A. was having B. are having C. was have D. is having Câu 13: Jane said that she ____________ in the contest. A. can participate B. will participate C. would participate D. is participating Câu 14: In the end, we decided __________ Paris. A. to visit B. visiting C. visited D. would visit III. Reading 1: (1m) Read and choose the missing words for each blank: Christmas is an important (15) __________ in many countries around the world. The Christmas tree. One Christmas Eve in the early 1500s, some people decorated a tree and put it in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga. This (16) __________ spread throughout Europe, and finally to America in the 1800s. The Christmas Card. In the mid 19 th century, and English man wanted to send Christmas greetings to his (17) ___________, so he had some one design a card. (18) __________ years later, cards were a part of the Christmas tradition. Câu 15: A. festival B. feast C. least D. less Câu 16: A. custom B. further C. customer D. costume Câu 17: A. friend B. lend C. trend D. face Câu 18: A. find B. mind C. design D. like IV. Reading: (2 ms) Read and answer the questions bellow: 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 twenty-first and February nineteenth. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their house, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. 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. Câu 19: What is Vietnam’s New Year known as? …………………………………………………………………………………………… Câu 20: When does the Lunar New Year begin? …………………………………………………………………………………………… Câu 21: What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet? …………………………………………………………………………………………… Câu 22: How long does the Tet last? …………………………………………………………………………………………… IV .Write (3.5 ms) Choose the incorrect numbers of each sentences bellow: Câu 23: We are watching TV at home at 5 o’clock last Sunday. A B C D Câu 24: Tom said that he is going to buy a new car. A B C D Câu 25: The window was break by the boy last night. A B C D Câu 26: I asked him weather he knew Hanoi. A B C D Rewrite the following sentences using the passive voice: Câu 27: She will take that book. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. Câu 28: My father often drinks wine in breakfast. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. Change these sentences into reported speech: Câu 29: He said “I have to do all my home work tonight.” …………………………………………………………………………………………… Câu 30: “Do you know Hanoi?” Linh asked Mary. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. Câu 31: She said to me “I really like you.” ……………………………………………………………………………………………. . yesterday evening. A. is having B. are having C. was having D. was have Câu 12: In the end, we decided __________ Paris. A. to visit B. visiting C. visited D. would visit Câu 13: _______ I was. participate B. will participate C. would participate D. is participating Câu 14: In the end, we decided __________ Paris. A. to visit B. visiting C. visited D. would visit III. Reading 1: (1m) Read. countries around the world. The Christmas tree. One Christmas Eve in the early 1500s, some people decorated a tree and put it in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga. This (16) __________