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 1: Listen to the passage then decide if the statements are true (T) or (F) (2 pts). 1. ……………… Lan and her parents went to Vung Tau last year. 2. ……………… They sunbathed every morning on the beach. 3. ……………… They stayed there for two weeks. 4. ……………… They think a holiday at the beach is healthy and pleasant. 5. ……………… They came back home on Saturday. QUESTION 2 A/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.3pt) 1. A. accommodation B. question C. information D. nation 2. A. gallery B. valley C. separate D. statue 3. A. itinerary B. twin C. include D. prison B/. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (0.2pt) 4. A. festival B. religious C. sightseeing D. popular 5. A. difficult B. delicious C. amusing D. computer QUESTION 3 1. I to Ho Chi Minh city since 2000. A. go B. went C. have gone D. has gone 2.Yesterday, Nam to the zoo with his friends. A. to go B. went C. going D. will go 3. Mary’s mother is sick, so she has to stay home to her. A.in / look for B. on / take care of C. at / take care of D. at / bring out 4. I punished badly by my teacher yesterday. A. was B. am C. will be D. have been 5. Linh said that she working then . A. is B. were C. will be D. was 6. Tree leaves to wrap things. A. using B. are used C. is used D. used 7. Millions of Christmas cards every year. A. were sent B. is sending C. are sent D. send 8. This is the first time Mai the beautiful sights. A. has seen B. have seen C. see D. saw 9. Would you mind if I your book ? A. borrow B. to borrow C. borrowing D. borrowed 10. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called A. water – fetch B. fetching – water C. fetch – water D. water – fetching B/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English. (0.5pt) 1. Jack asked his boss whether could he have a day off. A B C D 2. I am not very fond of get up early. A B C D 3. He has someone cuts his hair every six weeks. A B C D 4. The guide pointed out all the places for interest to us on the way. A B C D 5. The flight from Los Angeles has not arrived already. A B C D QUESTION 4: Read the following passage and answer the answers (2pts) The festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from the river. There were three competitions: water-fetching, fire- making and rice-cooking. 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 traditional way. Six people from each team took part in the rice-cooking contest. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice. 1) Where was the rice-cooking festival held? 2) How many competitions were there in the festival? 3) How was the fire made? 4) How many people from each team took part in the water-fetching contest? 5) Have you ever taken part in the rice cooking festival? QUESTION 5 A- Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (1pt) 1. Can you tell me something about Christmas history? Would you mind…………………………………………………….? 2. “How long will the festival last” Liz asked? Liz asked……………………………………………………………… 3. I study English because I want to read books in English. I study English so as to ……………………………………………… 4. My father bought a car yesterday. A car …………………. …………………………………………… 5. " Are you a doctor?". Nam asked me. Nam asked me if …………………………………………………… B- Use the thank-you note using the provided words. (2pts) Dear Hoa, Thank/ you/ much/ for/ postcards/ you/ send/me/ yesterday. …………………………………………………………………………. I/ surprised/ find/ out/ that/ they/ send/ from/ Sa Pa. …………………………………………………………………………. The rice paddies/ and/ the jungle streams/ look/ beautiful. …………………………………………………………………………. I/ never/ be/ to/ Sa Pa/ before. …………………………………………………………………………. I/ excited/ hear/ more/ about/ your/ trip. …………………………………………………………………………. Your friend, Nga Tape script ( Teachers read twice) My name is Lan. Now I am going to tell you about my last summer vacation. Last year my parents and I went to Vung Tau by car. The weather was nice and sunny. In the morning I went shopping with my mother and sometimes I got up early to see sunrise. In the afternoon my father and I sunbathed on the beach. We stayed there for three weeks. It is an interesting vacation because a holiday on the beach is healthy and pleasant. Then we returned home on Sunday 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:……………………………. river to get the water. In the fire-making contest, two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way. Six people from each team took part in the rice-cooking contest. They had to separate