Millions of Christmas cards ...every year II/ Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box 4ms Relatives; top; preparations; holiday; put; are; although; bought Christmas i
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Class : 8
Name:
THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Subject: English 8 Time : 45 minutes
Marks
I)Circle the best answer to complete the sentences.(2 MS)
1 I was watching TV while my father a newspaper
2 The motorbike yellow is expensive
A, was painted B, painted C, is painted D, be painted
3 When Nam I my homework
A, comes, was doing B, come, is doing C came, was doing D, came, did
4 .means not buying products which are over packed
A, Reducing B, Recycling C, Reusing D, Reordering
5 The boy to Mr Ba is my brother
6 The USA has a big industry
A, making-car B, making- cars C, cars- making D, car- making
7 He said I pay him then
8 He asked me if I with my parents
A, lived B, live C, to live D, am living
II) Rewrite these sentences using cues given (2MS)
1, "Is your house far from school?"
He asked me………
2, My father made that toy
That toy………
3, Can I smoke here?
Do you mind………
4, "This flowers is very expensive."
The florist said………
III) Complete the sentences with the words given in the box (1.5 MS)
Slopes putting wrapped yet as soon as remember
1 Do you mind out your cigarette?
2 The flowers in th pink paper are beautiful
3 She has not finished the letter ………
4 They went swimming they arrived in Sam Son
5 Uyen had a day to last week
6 There are many beautiful mountain in Sapa
IV / Read the passage Then answer the questions below : ( 2MS )
Ha Long Bay is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists One of the attractions of Ha Long
is the Bay,s calm water with limestone mountains The Bay,s water is clear during the spring and early summer After arriving in Ha Long City , visitors can go along Chay Beach From the beach , they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay It is here that the visitors can find some of Southeast Asia,s most beautiful sites Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hide wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288
1 What is one of the attractions of Ha Long ?
2 What is the Bay , s water like ?
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3 What can visitors do after they arrive in Ha Long City ?
4 Which is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long ?
………
đáp án
I) 2,5 điểm (mỗi ý đúng 0, 25đ)
II) 2,5 điểm (mỗi câu viết đúng 0,5 đ)
1 He asked me if my house was far from the school
2 That toy was made by my father
3 Do you mind if I smoke here?
4 The florist said that flower was very expensive III) 1,5 điểm (mỗi câu ghép đúng 0,3 đ)
1 putting 2 wrapped 3 yet 4 as soon as 5 remember 6.slopes IV) 2 điểm Mỗi câu đúng 0.5 đ
1, One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay,s calm water with limestone mountains
2, The Bay,s water is clear during the spring and early summer
3, After arriving in Ha Long City , visitors can go along Chay Beach
4, Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long
PHềNG GD THỊ XÃ PHÚ THỌ
TRƯỜNG THCS HÀ THẠCH ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC Kè II
MễN : TIẾNG ANH 8- Năm học 2011-2012.
I Circle the word whose underlined parts are pronounced differently from others (1p)
1 A study B up C brush D usual
2 A chess B cheese C chemist D choose
II Choose the best answer.(2 points)
5.'' '' means not buying products which are over packaged
A Reducing B Recycling C Reusing
6 Would you mind if I down the music ? It’s too loud here
A turning B turn C am turning D turned
7 Would you mind if I closed the door?
A Please do B No, I can’t do
C I’m sorry I can’t D Yes, I’ll do
8 It’s very difficult the exam
9 Did it in the morning?
10 I on a farm when I was a boy
A use live B used to living C used to live D used live
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12 Lan enjoys the piano
A play B playing C plays D played
III Put the verbs into the correct tense/form (2p)
13 Stave used (be) a football player
14 The doctor asked him (take )a rest
…………
15 He ( come ) to the class late yesterday
16 Mai ( not / wear ) shoes everyday.
IV Circle the incorrect words or phrases ( 1 points)
17 He gets up early in order to consolidating his lesson
A B C D
18 Would you mind turn off the air-conditioner?
A B C D
19 Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in
A B C towns and villages
D
20 The Statue of Liberty is presented to the USA by France in 1897
A B C D
V Read the passage then answer the questions:( 2ps)
Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar It is known as Tet Nguyen Dan It begins between January twenty- first and February nineteen The exact date changes from year to year Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars On the New Year’’ 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
Questions:
21 What is Vietnam’s New Year known as?
22 When does the Lunar New Year begin?
23 What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
24 Does Tet last two weeks ?
VI Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first ( 2ps)
25 Nam invited Son to the water- fetching festival
-> Son
26 Mrs Mai taught me English last year
-> I
27 “ Do you know Bill?” he asked
-> He asked
28 The last time I played tennis was in 1990
-> I haven’t………
……… Secondary school
Class : 8
Name:
TEST Subject: English 8 Time : 15 minutes
Marks
Trang 4I/ Choose the suitable words or phrases to fill in the blanks ( 2ms)
1 Cool the burns immediately so as to tissue damage
2 Milk bottles can be after being cleaned
3 The old lamp in china is five dollars
4 Millions of Christmas cards every year
II/ Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box ( 4ms)
Relatives; top; preparations; holiday; put; are; although; bought
Christmas is the biggest (1) of the year in the most of Britain Celebrations start on 24 December, Christmas eve, (2) there have been several weeks of (3) before hand The Christmas trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been (4) Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and (5) About a week before Christmas, people usually (6) up their decorations and an angel on the (7) of the Christmas tree Family presents (8) usually put under the tree
III/ Read the passage choose true ( T) or false ( F) ( 2ms)
When people talk about Nha Trang, the biggest city in Khanh Hoa province, they often think of a tropical paradise Nha Trang is a famous seaside resort It has a long coastline with beautiful white sandy beaches
In the morning and afternoon, tourists can take part in various fascinating out door activities such as mud bathing, swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving
Snorkeling and scuba diving are both interesting sports, as swimmers may swim underwater and admire the lives at the bottom at the sea It’s great to be there
Answer true (T) or false (F)?
1 Nha Trang is famous for sandy beaches
2 Mud bathing, swimming, snorkeling or scuba diving are indoor activities
3 Scuba diving is an interesting sport
4 Nha Trang is a wonderful place for visiting
IV Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first ( 2ms)
1 People speak English over the world
English
2 Do you mind if I take a photo
Would you mind
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Class 8 Subject: English
_Mark Teacher's remark
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I,Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from that of the others (1p)
1 a cool b pool c cook d zoo
2 a traveled b played c worked d climbed
3 a hour b honor c how d honest
4 a husk b upset c urge d rub II, Choose the best word or phrase to fill in the blank (2p) 1 My family when the mailman came A was sleeping B is sleeping C has slept D slept 2 He asked me I liked coffee A whether B weather C where D which 3 Some people are taking part in contest a a cooking- rice B a rice- cooking C a cooked- rice D a rice- cooked 4 Mai showed Lan where ticket A got B to get C get D getting 5 Hoa to the market at 7.00 yesterday evening A is going B were going C was going D went 6 Minh his homework A always is forgetting B forget C is always forgetting D forgot 7 Angkor Watt is one of the largest in the world A churches B wonders C pagoda D temples 8 Lien decided to Ho Chi Minh city yesterday A going B went C go D to go III, Rewrite the following sentences (2p) 1, They built this house in 1987 -> This house
2, His mother asked him, “ Do you go to school ?” -> His mother asked him
3, Hung said, “ I can fix this fan” -> Hung said
4 I have cooked the meal for an hour -> The meal
IV, Read the passage In the country of China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long It is called the Great Wall of China It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains Every inch of this 1,500 mile wall was made by hand The Great Wall of China was made many , many years ago The people of China made it to keep out their enemies There are watch towers all along the way The wall is made of brick and earth It is high and wide on the top People can walk along the top as if it were a road 1, True (T) or false (F) (2p) a, The Great Wall was made with the help of machines
b, It was built in a short time
c, It is made of brick and earth
d It is very long It is 2000 miles
2, Answer (1p) a, How long is the Great Wall of China ?
b, What is the Great Wall made of ?
to wind(v) chạy quanh co ngoằn nghèo
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enemies(n) kẻ thù
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence.
6 Please let me _you with this heavy bag
7 The exam was much _we had expected
A more easily B more easy C easier than D easier as
8 It’s _film I've ever seen
9 He _five gold medals since the beginning of the Sea Games
10 The students are playing _in the school yard
11 My friend suggested _ to the movies by bike
12 She told me _you this dictionary.
13 Every milk bottle can be _thirty times
14 It's too cold outside Would you mind _the window?
15 When passing Truong Tien Bridge, tourists often stop _some pictures.
16 Life in the city is different _that in the country.
17 I am afraid that I can’t agree _you.
18 Would you like a _vacation?
19 This is the boy _Tom.
20 The car looks very clean _you _it?
A Did/ wash B Have/ washed C Do/ wash D Are/ washing
21 What are you going to do? - I don’t know I haven’t made _my mind yet.
22 It's very careless _you to leave the books on the floor.
23 He hates _to do something by others.
24 Let’s go camping in the mountain, _?
25 Did you succeed _the problem?
Give the correct form of the words in brackets to make complete sentences.
26 We should do something to give our part to the poverty (reduce)
Trang 727 Please do me a favor! I need your (advise)
29 The Internet is a wonderful of modern life (invent)
32 The drivers have left lots of garbage on the ground after their (refresh)
Finish the second sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the first one.
36 They will rebuild the building next year.
The building _
37 He hasn’t come back to his home village for over 20 years now.
It’s _
38 That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen.
I have never
39 The last time we met each other was ten years ago.
We haven’t
40 Mai said “It is raining heavily outside.”
Mai said
41 Have you ever played a computer game before?
Is this _
42 France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
The Statue _
43 The ceiling was so high that the children couldn’t reach it.
The ceiling was _
44 People should stop experiments on animals.
Experiments
45 “Don’t cry my child” said the mother.
The mother asked _
46 May I turn on the television? (mind)
Do you _
47 Would you mind not using the office phone? (use)
I’d _
48 “Don’t throw things away” - Mrs Thanh said to the students (asked)
Mrs Thanh
49 Does your country export coffee to Europe? (exported)
Is
50 I suggest going to the movies now (that)
I _
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
51 She went out the room saying a word.
52 The life in the countryside is changing better.
53 She was born 2 o’clock 18th July.
54 Mary is thinking importing flowers China.
55 They are traveling the airport a bus.
56 I am afraid ghosts.
57 My mom divided the cake the children.
58 This country consists two regions.
59 The canoe turned over and everyone fell the deep water.
60 She has looked _her pen for three hours but she hasn’t found it yet.
Read the following passage and answer each of the questions below
Trang 8Daniel has always enjoyed using computers He started using them at school, but he’s had his own
computer at home for about two years He’s been using it to write his compositions This year, Daniel did
very well in his school exams, and as a reward, his parents offered to buy him a modem A modem allows his
computer to ‘talk’ over the telephone to other computers Daniel has been using his modem for a few weeks
now He’s been sending messages to people around the world He’s even been playing computer games with
kids in America
1. Who has always enjoyed using computers?
_
2. Where did he start using them?
_
3. What has he been using it for?
_
4. What did his parents offer to buy him?
_
5. What has he been playing with kids in America?
_
Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions
Is computer shopping the way of the future? About 37% of American households now have personal
computers And shopping by computer (or “shopping on-line”) is interesting to more people every day
Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as computer products, flowers, food, T-shirts, and posters And new online shopping services appear every day Soon people may be
able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world
6. What is the passage written about?
7. What does the word ‘their’ in line 3 refer to?
8. Shoppers can buy by computer
9. What does the word ‘appear’ in line 6 mean?
A become available for the first time B be bought
10.Which of the following is not true?
A About 37% of American households have a computer
B Today, many people are interested in shopping on-line
C Shopping on-line means shopping by computer
D Nowadays, people can buy anything, anytime, anywhere in the world by computer
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
Computers are very (31) but they can also cause problems One kind of problem is with the
computer’s memory It is not perfect, so (32) computers lose important information (33)
problem is with the machinery Computers are machines, and machines can break down When computers
break down, they (35) erase information, like chalk on a blackboard Or they may stop doing anything
at all And there is another different kind of problem with computers Some doctors say they may be bad for
your (35) They say you should not work with computers all day
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
Trang 9The Amazon begins in a stream near the top of a mountain which (31) _ Cerro Huagra The stream is called the Huarco (32) the Huarco becomes a river which is known (33) _ the Ucayali The Ucayali then becomes the Amazon The (34) of the Amazon from the (35) of the Huarco to the Atlantic Ocean is 6, 448 kilometers
Choose the underlined part that needs correction
6. James should be tell the news as soon as possible
7. The assistant asked Helen whether those shoes was too small for her
8. It was late, so we decided taking a taxi home
9. I don’t know who wrote the song, but I’ll try and find about
10.She showed me where did I left my luggage
Choose the underlined part that needs correction
6. I have already cleaned the floor, but I still need dusting the furniture
7. I knew Tim when he was a child, but I didn’t see him for many years
8. There was something wrong to one of the tires
9. Study is no longer restricted on just one location
10.He had not idea how difficult the job was
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END -ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI HỌC KỲ II
TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
A Lý thuyết
1.
Present perfect tense( Thì hiện tại hoàn thành )
* Form : S + HAVE/HAS + V-ed/ V3
- Use :- Dùng để miêu tả một hành động xảy ra trong quá khứ nhưng kết quả còn lưu đến hiện tại
- Dùng để miêu tả một hành động vừa mới xảy ra ( ta dùng với JUST)
- Dùng để miêu tả một hành động được hoàn tất sớm hơn sự mong đợi (ta dùng với ALREADY) Ex: I have already finished this work
Trang 10- Dùng để miêu tả một hành động từ trước đến giờ chưa hề hoặc không hề xảy ra ( ta dùng với EVER –NEVER) Ex: Have you ever been to Hue ? I have never gone
- Dùng để miêu tả một hành động đã xảy ratrong quá khứ tính đến nay đã xảy ra được bao lâu (FOR)
hoặc đã xảy ra từ lúc nào (Since)
* For + khoảng thời gian Ex: You have studied English for 4 years.
* Since + mốc thời gian Ex: She has studied English since 2003.
2 Past progressive ( Thì quá khứ tiếp diễn )
- Form : S + WAS / WERE + V-ing
- Use: - diễn tả sự kiện xảy ra ở một thời điểm cụ thể ( giờ ) trong quá khứ
Ex: What were you doing at 2 p.m yesterday?
- diễn tả một sự kiện đang diễn tiến bất chợt một sự kiện khác xảy đến ở quá khứ
Ex: Last night when I was doing homework, the electricity went out
- diễn tả hai hay nhiều sự kiện xảy ra cùng một lúc song song ở quá khứ
Ex: Last Friday as I was swimming at the pool, my father was visiting the City Museum
* Note: Thì khứ tiếp diễn thường dùng với WHEN,WHILE hay AS để chỉ sự kiện đang diễn tiến
3 Future simple Tense ( Thì tương lai đơn)
- Use : Diễn tả một hành động sẽ xảy ra tại một thời điểm nào đó trong tương lai
- Form : + S + will / shall + V + …………Ex: He will finish his homework tomorrow
- S+ won’t / shan’t + V + ………Lan won’t go to the zoo next week
? Will / Shall + S + V + … ? Will you do this exercise ?
không hài lòng hay than phiền (Ex: He is always coming to work late.)
4 The passive form (voice) (Câu bị động)
Form: S + BE + V 3 /V-ed (past participle) + by + O
Ex: They sell jeans all over the world => Jeans are sold all over the world
Note:- Khi chủ ngữ câu chủ động là: THEY, PEOPLE, SOMEONE, NO ONE, ANYONE thì khi đổi sang câu bị động không có By agent Nhưng khi danh từ làm chủ ngữ bắt buộc phải có agent