PHÒNG GD&ĐT BA TRI ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II – NĂM HỌC: 2009-2010 Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 8 Name: Thời gian: 45 phút (Không kể phát đề) Class: 8/…… I. Vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation: (4,5ms) * Circle the best option (from A,B,C or D) to complete the sentences: 1. Do you mind if I ______ here? – Please do. A. to sit B. sitting C. sit D. sat 2. _____Angkor Watt built around the year 1100? A. Has B. Was C. Is D. Did 3. Can you see the boy ____ up the tree over there? A. climb B. climbing C. to climb D. climbed 4. The question sounds very ________. A. easy B. easily C. ease D. at ease 5. Lan showed me where _____ the souvenirs. A. buying B. to buy C. bought D. buy 6. They tried to make a fire by _____ pieces of bamboo together. A. adding B. rubbing C. separating D. taking 7. A: Would you mind closing the window? B: ________________________. A. No, I’m afraid not. B. No, I can’t C. No, of course not D. No, thanks 8. He had his father ______ his Christmas cards. A. decorated B. decorating C. to decorate D. decorate 9. A new bridge _____ near my village next year. A. is built B. will build C. has been built D. will be built 10. Ngan asked me ______ Ha Long Bay was in Northern Viet Nam. A. whether B. as C. so D. that * Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others: 11. A. heritage B. requirement C. degree D. departure 12. A. Englishman B. freshman C. man D. marine * Choose the words whose main stress is placed differently from the others: 13. A. process B. printer C. wonder D. connect 14. emigrate B. decompose C. elevate D. recognize * Choose the words or phrases (A,B,C or D) that are not correct in standard English: 15. This is the first time she drives a car. A B C D 16. Mrs. Quyen’s husband is always complaining about the heavy of her suitcase A B C D 17. Nam is studying very hard in order to passing the exam. A B C D 18. How many countries will participate on the Olympic Games? A B C D II. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question by circling the letter A,B,C or D. (2,5ms) The Vietnamese people celebrate the New Year (Tet) on the first three days of the January according to the lunar calendar. On these days, they often paint and decorate their houses. They buy a lot of fruit, flowers and they also make many delicious dishes. They make sticky rice cakes because they are their traditional cakes. People who work far away try to get home on these days. On the first day of Tet, people often offer these good fruit and food to their ancestors and after that the whole families enjoy the food. They also visit pagodas, temples and their relatives or friends. Children are given lucky money which represents the adults’ good wishes to them. There are a lot of traditional games and contests at Tet, such as rice-cooking, fire-making, water-fetching and buffalo-fighting. They are really interesting. People are playing and enjoying themselves very much on this occasion. 1. When do Vietnamese people celebrate their new year? A. On the first three days of January according to the solar calendar. B. On the first three days of January according to the lunar calendar. C. On the first day of January. D. Every day of January according to the lunar calendar. 2. They make a lot of sticky rice cakes at Tet because ________________. A. they make from sticky rice B. they are easy to make C. they are traditional ones D. they look nice 3. People try to get home at Tet because they _______________. A. would like together with every member of their family. B. earn a lot of money C. would like to go to the pagodas D. would like to go to the festivals with their family 4. Children are often given lucky money because lucky money represents ____________. A. good health B. good wishes C. good results D. good time 5. There are ________ traditional games at Tet. A. no B. any C. much D. many III. Rewrite the following sentences from the cues given: (2ms) 1. The teacher asked me, “Is Mount Everest the highest mountain in the world?” The teacher asked 2. They haven’t cleaned the kitchen yet. The kitchen 3. Traveling around Viet Nam is very interesting. It 4. The man said to Mrs. Thu, “You must pay me now.” The man told IV. Make complete sentences from the words given: (1m) 1. you/ send/ letter/ yet? => 2. Early this morning/ children/ decide/ go/ a run. => 3. New bikes/ make/ Japan/ be/ expensive. => 4. Sydney Opera House/ complete/ 1973. => . GD&ĐT BA TRI ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II – NĂM HỌC: 2009-2010 Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 8 Name: Thời gian: 45 phút (Không kể phát đề) Class: 8/ …… I. Vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation: (4,5ms) * Circle. ________________________. A. No, I’m afraid not. B. No, I can’t C. No, of course not D. No, thanks 8. He had his father ______ his Christmas cards. A. decorated B. decorating C. to decorate D. decorate. recognize * Choose the words or phrases (A,B,C or D) that are not correct in standard English: 15. This is the first time she drives a car. A B C D 16. Mrs. Quyen’s husband is always complaining