ĐỀ THI HKII ANH 8 BÌNH ĐỊNH (5/2011)

PHÒNG GD-ĐT PHÙ CÁT (Blog KHỞI NGHIỆP –HNV) ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II ( 2010-2011 ) MÔN THI : TIẾNG ANH Ngày thi : - - 2011 Thời gian làm : 45 phút ( Không tính thời gian phát đề ) I/ VOCABULARY & STRUCTURE ( - 12 )( ms ) Choose the word or phrase of words that best fits the gap in the following sentences 01 Millions of Christmas cards _ every year A is sent B are sent C send D will be sent 02 Could you show me how _ this game ? A play B played C to play D playing 03 Would you mind if I a photo ? A take B took C taken D to take 04 Do you mind _ the door ? A close B to close C closed D closing 05 _ you ever _to America yet ? A Have / been B Has / gone C Were / been D Are / been 06 The Le family when the mailman came A sleep B slept C sleeping D was sleeping 07 The poem _by Clement Clarke Moore , an American professor , became popular in the USA A write B wrote C written D was written 08 I can see a boy _ a water buffalo A ride B riding C rode D ridden 09 The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven _ of the world A wonders B temples C pyramids D pagodas 10 A contest in which participants have to make a fire is called contest A fire-making B water-fetching C rice-cooking D flower-arranging 11 The flight to Vientiane has _ departed A yet B before C already D since 12 Five thousands years ago , the Egyptians wrote on _ called papyrus A a plant B an animal C a paper D a plan II/ READING COMPREHENSION ( 13 - 28 ) ( ms ) Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B , C or D 45 miles northwest of Ho Chi Minh City ( 13 ) _ the town of Cu Chi , one of the most ( 14 ) battlegrounds of the Vietnam war It is here ( 15 ) _ the early 1940’s and mid 60’s that the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong ( 16 ) _ the main sections of tunnels that became a vital catalyst in their victory over the Americans and South Vietnamese It is also ( 17 ) to be the most bombed and devastated area in the history of warfare after the Americans used all their firepower ( 18 ) them 13.A be B is C was D are 14.A beautiful B wonderful C dangerous D famous 15.A between B in C on D among 16.A build B to build C built D building 17.A claimed B urged C awarded D invented 18.A destroy B destroyed C destroying D to destroy Read the passage below and write T ( for True ) or F ( for False ) Today , television plays an important role in our modern life We watch TV every day but not many people know John Logie Baird He invented TV and he was called “ the amateur inventor ” John Logie Baird was born in 1888 in Scotland and educated in Glasgow He earned a living by a razor blade salesman In the 1890s Guglielmo Marconi showed that sound could be sent by radio waves and Baird was convinced by the similar system for transmitting a picture He worked all day and night in his tiny workshop without any support In 1924 , he succeeded in transmitting a figure over more than three meters He continued to experiment and on 25 th October 1925 he transmitted the first television picture The first thing on TV was a boy who worked in the office next to Baird’s workroom in London In 1927 he sent pictures from London to Glasgow In 1928 he transmitted pictures from London to New York and also produced the first color television picture 19 Marconi invented TV 20 Baird was born in England in 1788 21 Baird studied in Glasgow 22 Baird earned a living by a razor blade salesman 23 Baird was supported while he worked all days and nights in his tiny workshop 24 In 1924 he successfully transmitted a first figure over more than meters 25 The first thing on TV was a dog 26 In 1927 he sent pictures from London to Paris 27 In 1928 he sent pictures from London to New York 28 The first color television was invented in 1928 III/ WRITING ( 29-40 )( ms ) Choose the best sentence ( A , B , C or D ) made from the suggested words 29 The boy / talk / to / Miss Lien / Nam A The boy talks to Miss Lien is Nam B The boy talked to Miss Lien is Nam C The boy talking to Miss Lien is Nam D The boy is talking to Miss Lien is Nam 30 The old lamp / make / Dien Quang Company / 15.000 VND A The old lamp made by Dien Quang Company is15.000 VND B The old lamp making by Dien Quang Company is15.000 VND C The old lamp made from Dien Quang Company is15.000 VND D The old lamp maked by Dien Quang Company is15.000 VND 31 Would / you / mind / sit / in the front seat / the taxi/ ? A Would you mind if I sit in the front seat of the taxi ? B Would you mind if I sitting in the front seat of the taxi ? C Would you mind sitting in the front seat of the taxi ? D Would you mind whether I sat in the front seat of the taxi ? 32 The telephone / invent / A.G Bell / 1876 A The telephone invented by A.G Bell in 1876 B The telephone was invented by A.G Bell in 1876 C The telephone inventing by A.G Bell in 1876 D The telephone was invented by A.G Bell on 1876 33 Nga / tell / her friend / how / get / Hoi An A Nga told her friend how to getting to Hoi An B Nga told her friend how getting to Hoi An C Nga told her friend how to get to Hoi An D Nga told her friend how get to Hoi An 34 Mrs Thoa / cook / her son / arrive home A Mrs Thoa cooked when her son was arriving home B Mrs Thoa was cooking when her son arrived home C While Mrs Thoa was cooking when her son arrived home D Mrs Thoa was cooking while her son arrived home Choose the sentence A, B, C or D that has the same meaning as the sentence given 35 “ I’m a plumber ”, said he A He said he is a plumber B He said he was a plumber C He said I was a plumber D He said I am a plumber 36 “ Do many people visit Nha Rong Harbor ?”, I asked Nga A I asked Nga whether many people visited Nha Rong Harbor B I asked Nga did many people visit Nha Rong Harbor C Nga asked me whether many people visitedNha Rong Harbor D I asked Nga if many people visit Nha Rong Harbor 37 Viet Nam is a country which exports a lot of rice A Viet Nam is a rice-export country B Viet Nam is a rice-exported country C Viet Nam is a rice-exporting country D Viet Nam is an exporting-rice country 38 Miss Lien wrote the letter A The letter is written by Miss Lien B The letter has been written by Miss Lien C The letter was written by Miss Lien D The letter will be written by Miss Lien 39 We have learned English for years A We started learning English years ago B We started learning English since years ago C We have learned English since years D We started learning English for years 40 The man is Mr Quang He is teaching us English A The man teaches us English is Mr Quang B The man taught us English is Mr Quang C The man is teaching us English is Mr Quang D The man teaching us English is Mr Quang The End - Good Luck ... 187 6 A The telephone invented by A.G Bell in 187 6 B The telephone was invented by A.G Bell in 187 6 C The telephone inventing by A.G Bell in 187 6 D The telephone was invented by A.G Bell on 187 6... The first thing on TV was a dog 26 In 1927 he sent pictures from London to Paris 27 In 19 28 he sent pictures from London to New York 28 The first color television was invented in 19 28 III/... rice-exported country C Viet Nam is a rice-exporting country D Viet Nam is an exporting-rice country 38 Miss Lien wrote the letter A The letter is written by Miss Lien B The letter has been written