Choose the word a, b, c, or d that best fits each of the blank spaces.. [sap: nhựa cây/ stalk: thân cây/ crystal: tinh đường] Read the following passage and choose the best answers each
Trang 1UNIT 16: INVENTIONSChoose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below
1. The facsimile by Alexander Bain in 1843
2. First, fry the onions , add the potatoes
3. He a prize in the competition last week
4. Who the company?
5. is an instrument for making sounds louder
6. The doctor told me more fresh fruit
7. Can you repair my bike?
8. Coffee was known in Europe ‘Arabian wine’
9. The information for future use
10.I saw a flying overhead
11.This beautiful picture by Mary
12.Don’t touch the paint! It’s still wet
A put your hand or finger on something B take something
C do a job with something D put paint on something to change the color
13.I warned him too close to the fire
14. is a pen that has a very small ball at the end
15.Tobacco is taxed in most countries, along with alcohol
A in the same way as something B but not something
16.James picked up the and said “Hello ”
17.Children, please behave!
A do and say the right things B do something
C do what somebody tells you to do D move on your legs, but not run
18.We now toast bread a toaster on the table
19.Which shall I press to turn the radio on?
20.Don’t sit the sun too long
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
Milk is produced (21) _farms from cows (22) _, the cows are milked This (23) _happenstwice a day, using a milk machine Then, the milk is cooled and stored in large, refrigerated containers Next, themilk is collected and delivered to the dairy (24) _, at the diary, milk is made into various products(25) _cheese, cream, butter and liquid milk for drinking Finally, these are (26) _to supermarkets andshops
Trang 223.A lately B usually C recently D finally
Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
Sugar cane is grown in hot countries like Cuba and the West Indies, where there is a heavy rainfall At (27) time, the cane is cut as close to the ground as possible in (28) _ to keep all the juice, or sap, in eachlong stalk Then, the cane (29) _to a mill, where it is cut into a lot of small pieces Next, the juice issqueezed out by heavy (30) _ The juice is cleaned and (31) boiled until crystals appear (32) _,these brown crystals are separated from the juice The brown crystals are raw sugar [sap: nhựa cây/ stalk: thân cây/ crystal: tinh đường]
Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions
John Logie Baird, who is called “the father of television”, was born in Scotland in 1888 He became aninventor at the age of 26 His first inventions were electrically-heated socks and air-filled shoes, but these werenot very successful
However, in 1923, he became interested in the idea of pictures by radio He worked for several months,and the following year he succeeded in transmitting the first ‘television’ picture a few meters across the room
Baird’s ‘television’ was not very clear, but people were very interested and he tried to make it better In
1926, he showed it to the public at the Royal Society In 1928, he transmitted the first picture across the Atlanticand in 1929, the BBC and the German post office began to broadcast TV with his system
33.John Logie Baird _
A is called ‘the father of television’ B was born in Scotland in 1888
34.One of Baird’s first inventions was _
A electrically-heated sock B air-filled shoe
37.Which of the following is not true?
A Baird’s first inventions were not very successful
B The first ‘television’ was not clear
C People weren’t interested in Baird’s ‘television’
D Baird’s system was used by the BBC and the German post office
Read the following passage and choose the best answers each of the questions
Nylon was invented in the early 1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill Other scientists worked with
his invention and finally on 27 October 1938, Nylon was introduced to the world It was cheap and strong and
immediately became successful, especially in the making of ladies’ stocking
Today, nylon is found in many things: carpets, ropes, seat belts, furniture, computers, and even spare parts
of the human body It has played an important part in our byes for over 50 years
38.Julian Hill was a! an _
39.Nylon can be found in _
40.What does the word ‘introduce’ in line 2 mean?
A tell somebody your name B tell somebody the name of a person
C bring something new into use for the 1st time D bring something somewhere
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A was invented by Julian Hill B was strong but expensive
C was not very popular D all are correct
42.Which of the following is not true?
A Nylon was used to make ladies’ stocking
B Today, Nylon still plays an important part in our lives
C At first, people didn’t want to use Nylon
D We can found Nylon in computers
Change these sentences into passive voice
43.They opened the road 10 years ago
Fill the gaps using “ have something done” and the correct forms the of verbs in brackets
53.We _ the roof _ last year It cost us a packet (repair)
54.Anne _ her hair _ every Friday afternoon (do)
55.I _ the brakes _ three times a year (check)
56.I _ my hard drive _ for a bigger one last week (change)
57.When did you last _ the air-conditioning _ ? (service)
58.Your cat's coughing You need to _ him _ for parasites (treat)
59.Daphne _ her legs _ once a fortnight (do)
60.I normally _ my suit dry _ before a wedding (clean)
61.The house is in chaos We're _ a new kitchen _ in (put)
Rewrite the sentences below using the suggested words in brackets
63.The box was light enough for her to carry (SO)
Trang 470.Hoa never does anything if you don’t tell her what to do (UNLESS)
Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given
73.She couldn’t come because of her serious illness
Because _
74.Kitty eats very little so as not to put on weight
Kitty eats very little in order
75.Because her mother was there, I said nothing about it
Because of _
76.Although it was very noisy, he continued to study his lessons
Despite
77.In spite of living in the same street, they hardly ever see each other
Though _
78.That question is too difficult for me to answer
That question _
79.The tea was too hot for her to drink
It was _
80.The garden is too small to play football in
The garden isn’t
81.The raincoat is too small for her to wear
The raincoat isn’t _
82.This exercise is easy enough for me to do
It is such _
Complete the sentences with the given words in the box below
because- because of- although- despite- since- for- but- and- however- while
83. carefully I explained, she still didn’t understand
84. the sun was shinning it wasn’t very warm
85.He’s been working in a bank leaving school
86.Do it slowly carefully
87.He walked slowly his bad leg
88.Her parents died she was till at school
Trang 589.It wasn’t the red one the blue one
90.Just I don’t complain, people think I’m satisfied
91.We got a new table the dinning room
92.Her voice was shaking all her efforts to control it
TEST 1PHÒNG GD&ĐT ……….
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II Năm học 2011 – 2012 Môn : Tiếng Anh – Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
MA TRẬN ĐỀ (TEST SPECIFICATION GRIDS)
I Phonetics
3 1.5
3 1.5
II Language
focus
6 1.5
6 1.5
12
3.0 III Reading 2
1.0
4 2.0
6
3.0
IV Writing
5 2.5
5
2,5 Tổng
11
4.0
10 3.5
5 2.5
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
I (1.5 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 điểm.
Anwers was held flower – arranging burned from minimize she was
III (3.0 điểm) Mỗi câu đúng được 0,5 điểm
1 a F b.T c.F d.T
2 a The empty bottles are then cleaned and refilled
b There it is broken up.There it is broken up and made into new glassware
IV (2.5 điểm) Mỗi từ đúng được 0,5 điểm.
1 Motorbikes aren’t exported by my countries
2 It is dangerous to swim in this river
3 He said he would fix that radio
Trang 64 were playing / was watching
5 It is a water – fetching contest
PHÒNG GD&ĐT ……… ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II Năm học 2011 – 2012 Môn : Tiếng Anh – Lớp 8 Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút I Chọn từ mà phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại (1.5 đ) 1 a leader b spread c greeting d team 2 Christmas b character c school d church 3 design b describe c description d prize II Vòng vào chữ cái A, B hoặc C trước từ cần chọn để hoàn thành câu (3.0 đ) 1 I can see a boy a water buffalo ( ride / riding / to ride ) 2 It’s to travel around Vietnam ( interesting / interestedly /interested) 3 Would you mind the window? ( to close / closed / closing) 4 The Great Wall – a famous world landmark is in ( China / England/ Egypt) 5 It’s not easy this exercise (doing / do / to do ) 6 Do you mind if I your bike? ( borrow / borrowed / borrowing)
7 An English – speaking contest .at Quang Trung school last week ( is held / was held / will be held) 8 A contest in which participants arrange flowers is called a contest (flower – arranging / flowers – arranging / arranging - flower) 9 The area should be covered with thick clean dressing ( burn / burned / burning) 10 These sandals are made old car tires ( for / from / in to ) 11 Cool the burns immediately so as to tissue damage (ease /minimize / maximize) 12 I didn’t know where .? ( did she / was she / she was) III Đọc đoạn văn sau rồi làm các bài tập sau: In the USA, millions of old car tires are thrown away every year But tires can be recycled to make pipes and floor coverings Nowadays, many poeple wear shoes and sandals made from old car tires In Britain, the milkman brings bottles of milk to houses and collects the empty ones The empty bottles are then cleaned and refilled Every milk bottle can be reused thirty times In industry, most glass is recycled The glass is collected and sent to the factories There it is broken up There it is broken up and made into new glassware 1.Viết T (True) cho câu đúng, viết F (False) cho câu sai (2.0đ) a Every milk bottle can’t be reused thirty times
b The empty bottles are then cleaned and refilled
c In industry, only some glass is recycled
d In the factories, glass is broken up and made into new glassware
2 Trả lời các câu hỏi sau: (1.0đ) a What do people do with empty milk bottles? ………
b What happens to the glass when it is sent to the factories? ………
IV Viết theo chỉ dẫn trong ngoặc (2.5đ) 1 My country doesn’t export motorbikes (Chuyển sang câu bị động) 2 dangerous / is / swim / It / to /in / river / this./ (Sắp xếp từ xáo trộn thành câu có nghĩa) 3 He said “ I will fix this radio” (Đổi sang câu gián tiếp) He
4 Yesterday while we (play) , my brother (watch) TV (Chia động từ trong ngoặc) 5 It is a contest in which participants fetch water from the river (Viết lại câu dùng tính từ kép)
It is a
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TEST 2
I Listen to the passage then give the short answers to the questions(2pts)
1 How did Dick go to Bristol last Tuesday?
3 A elevate B inject C stretch D bleed
B Pick out the word whose stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest (0.4pt)
III Choose the best word or phrase that completes each unfinished sentence (2pts)
1 Thank you inviting me to the rice-cooking festival
2 Nga showed Nhi where tickets
3 It's too cold outside Would you mind the window?
4 The printer isn't working Have you turned it yet?
5 The heads of four American presidents are into the rock at Mount Rushmore
6 Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs performed for people in towns and villages
7 In the fire-making contest, the fire is made in the way
A traditional B tradition C traditionally D traditionalism
8 "Do you want to visit Dien Bien Phu, Linda?" Nam asked Linda _ to visit Dien Bien Phu
A if she wanted B if he wanted C if she wants D if he wants
9 I think playing in the rain is
10 Angkor Watt now is a famous tourist
A attract B attractive C attraction D attractively
IV Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English (0.5pt)
1 Mr Thanh is always complaining about the heavy of my suitcase
A B C D
2 Zoë said she must take a taxi to get to the airport
A B C D
Trang 83 Do you mind if I asked you to move the chair?
V Write the correct form of the words in brackets (0.5pt)
1 Stop, Nam! It's to be near the stove (danger)
2 The glass pieces are dried (complete)
3 My elder brother studies hard this year in order to pass the exam to the university (enter)
4 Please confirm your date and time if you want to come with us (arrive)
VI Put the verbs in bracket into correct tenses (0.5pt)
1 Tuan already (do) ……… his homework
2 I didn't know how (get) ……… to your house so I stopped (ask) ……… the way
3 It (rain) ………when the plane got to Ha Noi
4 Huong (go) ……… to Son La last week
5 They (watch) ………T.V at 8.30 last night
VII Read the passage Then tick the box True (T) or False (F) (0.5pt)
Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Sidon compiled a list of what he thought were theseven wonders of the world The seven included the Hanging Gardens of Cheops In Egypt, The Pyramid is theonly wonder you can still see today Many people claim that there were other wonders, which the AncientGreeks knew nothing about These include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat inCambodia
1 The seven wonders were built by Antipater of Sidon
2 He made the list many years ago
3 Of the seven wonders, you can only see the Pyramid today
4 Hanging Gardens of Babylon was in Iran
VIII Read the passage Then decide which option best fits each space (1pt)
Ha Long- Bay of Descending Dragon- is (1) _with both Vietnamese and international tourists One ofthe (2) of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with (3) mountains The Bay’s water is clear during thespring and early summer Upon (4) in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach Dau Go Cave
is one of the most beautiful (5) at Ha Long It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid woodensticks to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288
IX Rewrite the sentences (1pt)
1 The Chinese invented paper in the century A.D
=> Paper ………
2 "My sister likes cooking.", said Nam
=> Nam said that ……….………
3 " Is Ha Long Bay in the Northern Viet Nam, Phuong?" asked Mary
=> Mary asked Phuong ……….……….………
4 The question is very difficult I can't understand it
=>The question is too ……… ………
5 The road is very narrow It joins the two villages
=>The road ……….…………
X Imagine you are a tourist on a vacation Base on the cues to write a postcard to a friend about your trip (1pt)
- Place: Ha Long Bay, in Quang Ninh
- How you feel about the people; hospitable, helpful
- What the weather is like: sunny, hot
- Who/What you visit: relatives, Chay Beach, Dau Go Cave
Trang 9-What you buy: souvenirs, food.
………
……….………
………
……… ………
………
……….………
………
……….………
TAPE SCRIPT FOR THE TEST Teacher read the text 3 times
Last Tuesday Dick went to Bristol The train got into Temple Mead at 12.45 Rosemary, his close friend met him outside the station First, they went to a small café to have a cup of coffee They talked endlessly Then they walked around for a while, and finally went to Rosemary's house They had a lovely lunch Dick met Rosemary's mother and later her two children when they went home from school
In the evening, he went to see a very interesting film with Rosemary's family After the show, he said goodbye to them and left for London
I Fill in the space with a suitable word to complete the following letter (10pts)
Dear Hanh,
I’m writing to invite you to a party we are (1) at the flat next Friday, December 14th As you know, (2) Lan’s 13th birthday next week and my birthday next month, (3) .we thought we’d (4)………together and have a joint party
I can’t remember if you know my address or not, but anyway, if you (5) the direction below, you shouldn’t get lost (6) ………the Number 15 bus from the station and get (7) at the Star Hotel Walk down Long Viet Road, past the Dan Chu Cinema, and then take the first turning on the right That’s Nguyen Hue Road Turn left (8) the first junction, then go straight past the church as far as the next crossroads Turn right and our block of flats is the second on the right
Do try and come Of course you’re (9) to bring someone with you if you want to
Look forward to (10) you then!
II There’s a mistake in each sentence Find and correct it (10 pts)
1 After each class We have a ten - minutes beak
2 A farmer needs feeding the animals every day
3 We all feeling strong and happy to work
4 What about to go to the movie ?
5 They saw many difference types of fish
6 We work very hardly but We have fun working together
7 When they have free time They go to play badminton
8 Who will give care of the house while we are away
9 Hoa still is a student at a secondary school in Hue
10 Nam’s grandparents live still in the old house with his uncles and aunts
TEST 3
UBND THỊ XÃ AN NHƠN PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II – NĂM HỌC 2010 -2011
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH
Trang 10ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
Thời gian: 45 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Mã đề: 212
I Choose A, B, C, D that has the same meaning with the first one (2ms)
1 They will buy a new house.
A A new house will be bought by they B A new house be will bought.
C A new house will bought D A new house will be bought.
2 “Is Phong Nha Cave far from Ha Noi, Lan?” Peter said.
A Peter asked Lan that Phong Nha Cave was far from Ha Noi.
B Peter asked Lan that Phong Nha Cave was far from Ha Noi.
C Peter asked Lan if Phong Nha Cave was far from Ha Noi.
D Peter asked Lan if Phong Nha Cave was far from Ha Noi.
3 Bao/ forget/ homework.
A Bao always forgetting his homework B Bao is always forgetting his homework.
C Bao is always forgets his homework D Bao is always forget his homework.
4 “I don’t like watching this film”, said John.
A John said that she didn’t like watching that film
B John said that I don’t like watching that film.
C John said me not to like watching that film
D John said that he doesn’t like watching that film.
5 It’s dangerous for the children to cross this road without parents.
A Without parents is dangerous for the children.
B Without parents is dangerous for the parents without children.
C Crossing this road without parents is dangerous for children.
D Without children to cross this road is very dangerous.
6 Ba/take a shower/ 8 o’clock/ last night.
A Ba was taking a shower at 8 o’clock last night B Ba took a shower at 8 o’clock last night.
C Ba takes a shower at 8 o’clock last night D Ba is taking a shower at 9 o’clock last night.
7 The teacher asked us not to go to class late.
A We asked not to go to class late B We are asked not to go to class late.
C We were asking not to go to class late D We were asked not to go to class late (by the teacher).
8 You/finish/ do/ the test/ yet?
A Has you finished doing the test yet? B Are you finished doing the test yet?
C Have you finished doing the test yet? D Do you finish to do the test?
II Choose the best word or phrase to complete these sentences (3.5ms)
9 Ha Long Bay is a World Heritage Site recognized UNESCO.
10 It’s too cold outside Would you mind the window?
11 Lan is studying hard pass the final exam.
12 Peter in Ha Noi for three years.
13 He used to out for a walk in the evening when he was young.
14 Mai hasn’t finished her homework .
15 Many years ago, Christmas songs for people in towns and village.
A were performing B have performed C performed D were performed
16 This bag of plastic.
17 you mind if I smoked?
18 Millions of Christmas cards every year.