PHÒNG GD – ĐT NINH GIANG Họ và tên: …………………… Lớp: 8……….SBD:………… BÀI KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013 Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8 Time: 45 minutes Giám thị 1:…………………………… Giám thị 2:…………………………… Question I: Listen to the weather report and fill in the missing words(2pts) And here is today’s weather forecast . In Hanoi, it will be warm and (1) … For the temperature, the low will be 15 and the high will be (2)… degrees. In Hue, it will be (3) and (4) …, with a low of twenty and a high of (5) …. In Da Lat, it will be (6) … and (7) ….The low will be thirteen and the high will be (8)…. In (9) …, it will be (10) …, with a low of twenty-six and a high of thirty-two degrees. Question II: I. Choose the words with the different pronunciation of the underlined part:(0.3pt) 1. a. recycled b. melted c. refilled d. returned 2. a. wonder b. carol c. compile d. patron 3. a. humid b. jungle c. rub d. buffalo II. Choose the words with the different stress patterns:(0.2pt) 4. a. windy b. minus c. humid d. award 5. a. separate b. competition c. century d. marigold Question III: Choose the best option to complete each sentences(2.5pts) 1. I take part ………… most activities of my school. a. on b. at c. in d. of 2. Millions of Christmas cards ………… every year. a. was sent b. were sent c. is sent d. are sent 3. I don’t know how ………… the game. a. to play b. play c. played d. playing 4. She asked me ………… my homework. a. if I do b. if I did c. whether I do d. whether I doing 5. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven ………… of the world. a. temples b. pagodas c. heritages d. wonders 6. I was reading ………… my sister was playing a game. a. when b. while c. which d. what 7. Wait a minute. I want ………… some flowers. a. buy b. buying c. bought d. to buy 8. The girl was watching TV ………… the phone rang. a. while b. when c. who d. how 9. It is a ………… festival. a. rice-cook b. cooking-rice c. rice-cooking d. cook-rice 10. This house ………… two years ago. a. is built b. have been built c. will be built d. was built. Question IV: Give the correct form of the words given(0.5p) 1. Angkor Wat was _____________ built to honor a Hindu God.(ORIGIN) 2. The town now becomes the Buddhist _____________ center of the whole country.(RELIGION) 3. The area _____________ the village used to be flooded.(SURROUND) 4. Ha Long Bay is in _____________ Vietnam.(NORTH) 5. I’m ____________ with doing the same things every day. (BORE) Question V: Read the passage and answer the questions(2.5pts) The general opinion abroad is that London has fog or rain or both every day of the year, but on the day I arrived it was fine and warm, there was a bright sun and a cloudless sky. The next day it was just as beautiful; there was a slight wind that gently moved the leaves on the trees, and you could smell the spring in the air. "Life is grand" I thought as I walked in Kensington gardens. It was a straight road and I found the way quite easily. When I got my first sight of the gardens the beauty of it nearby took my breath away. The trees were just bursting into leaf, fresh and green and lovely, and were beds of spring flowers, red and yellow and blue., in the beautiful, smooth grass under the trees. People in light spring clothes were walking about, and to my surprise, they walked not only along to the paths but also across the grass, and no one said a word to them about it. I had never seen such a thing before. Questions: 1.What is the weather like in London according to the general opinion abroad? 2. What was the weather like on the day the writer arrived in London? 3. Was it in summer? 4. How were the trees in the gardens? 5.Did the people walk across the grass? Question VI: I. Rewrite these sentences beginning with the words given:(0.5pt) 1. They will build a new house next month. - A new house ……………………………………………………………………. 2. “Does it have the most beautiful cave in Viet Nam?” - The tourist asked Lan if …………………………………………………………. II. Imagine you are a tourist on vacation in a place in Viet Nam. Write a postcard to a friend about your trip. You need to cover the information about : name of the place, people, weather, sights, and what you did there. (2.0 pts) . Tape Script ( Teachers read twice) And here is today’s weather forecast . In Hanoi, it will be warm and fine. For the temperature, the low will be 15 and the high will be 22 degrees. In Hue, it will be warm and windy, with a low of twenty and a high of 26. In Da Lat, it will be cool and dry. The low will be thirteen and the high will twenty. In Ho Chi Minh City, it will be hot, with a low of twenty-six and a high of thirty-two degrees. Hết . PHÒNG GD – ĐT NINH GIANG Họ và tên: …………………… Lớp: 8……….SBD:………… BÀI KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2012 – 2013 Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8 Time: 45 minutes Giám thị 1:…………………………… Giám thị 2:……………………………. rub d. buffalo II. Choose the words with the different stress patterns:(0.2pt) 4. a. windy b. minus c. humid d. award 5. a. separate b. competition c. century d. marigold Question III: Choose the. (9) …, it will be (10) …, with a low of twenty-six and a high of thirty-two degrees. Question II: I. Choose the words with the different pronunciation of the underlined part:(0.3pt) 1. a. recycled