Nguyen Quoc An secondary school Full name : Class 8…. No 01 The second semester test (time 45') Point Teacher's remark I. Listening: Fill in the missing information ( 2 pts ). THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL The rice-cooking (1)_________ was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a (2)__________. There were three (3)_______________: water-fetching, fire- making and (4)__________. The festival took one day. In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water. In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the (5)______way. They tried to (6) __________ pieces of bamboo together to make the fire. Six people from each team took (7)_________in the rice-cooking contest. They had to (8)___________ the rice from the husk and then cook the rice. II. Language focus: Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D (3 pts). 1. The pyramid is the only ……….we can still see today . A. landmark B. picture C. wonder D. temple 2. Bao is always ……… his homework. A. forget B. forgetting C. forgot D. forgotten 3. I’ll pick you ………. at your hotel. A. of B. over C. to D. up 4. What……you………… at eight o’clock last night ? A. are/doing B. did/do C. were/doing D. do/do 5. Centuries ago, a Greek man named Antipater of Sidon ______ a list of what he thought were the seven wonders of the world. A. included B. compiled C. designed D. put 6. Could you show me how_________ this game. A. play B. played C. to play D. playing 7. Would you mind if I_________ a photo? A. take B. took C. taking D. will take 8. It is_____to find an expensive hotel in this town. A. difficult B. difficultly C. difficulty D. differ 9. Thanks ________ inviting me to the rice-cooking festival. A. for B. at C. to D. of 10. My Dad ……….for this company since 2001. A. work B. works C. worked D. has worked 11.The Le family __________ sleeping when the mailman came. A. has slept B. is C. was D. have slept 12. It is easy_________ English. A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned School year: 2010 -2011 1 III.Reading: Read the passage and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) (2.5pts). London is Britain’s biggest city. It is a city of historic building and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has some of the best museums in the world. London is very crowed in summer. It is a popular city with foreign tourists, and has more than eight million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and department stores. London has an excellent underground railway system so it is easy for tourists to get around. In London, there are plenty of good restaurants where you can get excellent Bristish food. The city also has lots of good Indian, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian and Greek restaurants. *True / False statements: 1. …… London is the biggest city in Britain. 2. …… some of the best museums in the world are situated in London. 3. …… London is crowded in winter. 4. …… Foreign tourists like visiting London. 5. …… It’s not easy for tourists to travel around London. IV. Write: This is the postcard Mrs. Quyen sent from the USA. (2.5pts). Dear Sally, We are having a wonderful time in the USA. The people are friendly and the weather has been warm and sunny. In San Francisco, I visited my friend, Sandra Smith and her family. It was lovely to see them. I bought lots of postcards for the children. See you soon. Love, Quyen Imagine you are a tourist on a vacation. Base on the postcard above, use the cues to write a postcard to a friend about your trip. - Place: Ha Long Bay, In Quang Ninh - How you feel about the people: hospitable and helpful - What the weather is like: sunny and hot - Who/What you visit: relatives, Chay Beach and Dau Go Cave - What you buy: souvenirs and food ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………… School year: 2010 -2011 2 Matrix (Ma Trận) Theme (Chủ đề) Knowledge (Nhận biết) Comprehension (Thông hiểu) Apllication (Vận dụng) Total (Tổng) TNKQ TL TNKQ TL TNKQ TL I. Listening (Nghe hiểu) 8 2 8 2 II. Language focus (Kiến thức ngôn ngữ) 12 3 12 3 III. Reading (Đọc hiểu) 5 2,5 5 2,5 IV. Writing (Viết) 5 2,5 5 2,5 Total (Tổng) 8 2 17 5,5 5 2,5 30 10 * Chữ số phía trên bên trái trong mỗi ô là số lượng câu mà học sinh cần phải làm, chữ số ở góc phải phía dưới là tổng số điểm cho các câu ở ô đó. KEY: I. Listen: Listen and fill in the missing information. (2pts). 1. festival 2. river 3. competitions 4. rice-cooking 5. traditional 6. rub 7. part 8. separate II. Language focus: Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. (3 pts). 1. C. wonder 2. B. forgetting 3. D. up 4. C. were/doing 5. B. compiled 6. C. to play 7. B. took 8. A. difficult 9. A. for 10. D. has worked 11. C. was 12. C. to learn III . Reading: Read the passage and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F) (2.5pts). 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F IV. Write: (2.5pts) Dear___________, ( the name of your friend) We are having a wonderful time in Ha Long Bay. The people are hospitable and helpful and the weather has been sunny and hot. In Quang Ninh, I visited my relatives, Chay Beach and Dau Go Cave. It was lovely to see them. I bought lots of souvenirs and food for you and my family. See you soon/ later. Love, _____________( the name of yours) School year: 2010 -2011 3 . Greek man named Antipater of Sidon ______ a list of what he thought were the seven wonders of the world. A. included B. compiled C. designed D. put 6. Could you show me how_________ this game. A FESTIVAL The rice-cooking (1)_________ was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a (2)__________. There were three (3)_______________: water-fetching, fire- making and (4)__________ bamboo together to make the fire. Six people from each team took (7)_________in the rice-cooking contest. They had to (8)___________ the rice from the husk and then cook the rice. II. Language focus: