Phßng gi¸o dôc - ®µo t¹o HuyÖn trùc ninh Trêng THCS trùc ®¹i ®Ò kiÓm tra chÊt lîng gi÷a Häc kú II N¨m häc: 2008 – 2009 M«n: TiÕng Anh Hä vµ tªn ………………………….Líp 8…… I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (1pt) A cool B blood C food D typhoon A friendly B rainny C lucky D sky A stream B head C treatment D seat A nature B picture C fertilizer D departure II Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence (2pts) No one in the class plays the guitar _ Nam does A as well B as well than C as well as D as good as My friend suggested _ by bus A to go B going C go D to going The students are playing _ in the schoolyard A happy B happier C happiest D happily Do you mind _ this letter for me? A posting B post C to post D posted It’s not easy _ this question A answer B to answer C for answering D answering This modern car _ in Japan is very expensive A make B making C to make D made We haven’t seen each other last January A since B for C on D in We have to get up early late for class A so as to be B in order not to be C so that not to be D so as to not be III Identify one mistake in each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D, then correct it (1.5pts) Mary enjoys to be able to meet a lot of interesting people during her vacation A B C D …………………………………………………………………………………………………… My sister has done her homework in her room for a quarter past eight A B C D …………………………………………………………………………………………………… A new bridge over the river is building at present A B C D …………………………………………………………………………………………………… IV Read the following text then then the tasks below (2.5pts) Ha Long – Bay of the Descending Dragon – 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 Upon 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 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 hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river in 1288 • Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) and write your answers in the box Only Vietnamese tourists know Ha Long Bay Ha Long Bay is famous for its calm water with limestone mountains • Answer the questions: How can visitors go out to the Bay from Chay Beach? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… During what time of the year is the water of the Bay clear? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Where did General Tran Hung Dao hide wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river? ……………………………………………………………………………………………… V Imagine you are on vacation in Australia and now you write a postcard to your friend to tell him/her something about tour vacation Use the suggested words and phrases.(3pts) Here/ we / be/ Sydney,/ one / Australia’s biggest cities./ We / be / here/ five days/ The weather/ cold / but we / having / a great vacation/ We / staying / a mini-hotel near the sea/ Yesterday we / go / skiing/ It/ be / very exciting / and I / take / lots of photos/ We / go / Canberra / next weekend./ Dear Ha, Here we are in Sydney, one of Australia’s biggest cities We…………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………… See you soon Love, Thu Trang The end Phßng gi¸o dôc - ®µo t¹o HuyÖn trùc ninh Trêng THCS trùc ®¹i Híng dÉn chÊm vµ biÓu ®iÓm ®Ò kiÓm tra chÊt lîng gi÷a Häc kú II N¨m häc: 2008 – 2009 M«n: TiÕng Anh I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (1pt) Mỗi đáp án cho 0,25 điểm B D B C II Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence (2pts) Mỗi đáp án cho 0,25 điểm C B B D D A A B III Identify one mistake in each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D, then correct it (1.5pts) - Phát lỗi sai cho 0,25 điểm - Mỗi lỗi sai sửa cho 0,25 điểm A to be being C for since C is building is being built IV Read the following text then then the tasks below (2.5pts) • Decide the following statements are True (T) or False (F) and write your answers in the box Mỗi câu cho 0,5 điểm F T • Answer the questions: Mỗi câu trả lời cho 0,5 điểm Trong câu trả lời: - Sai lỗi tả trừ 0,25 điểm - Sai từ lỗi tả trở lên không cho điểm - Sai lỗi ngữ pháp trở lên không cho điểm They can go out to the Bay by boat./ They can hire a boat and go out to the Bay The water of the Bay is clear during the spring and early summer He/General Tran Hung Dao hid them/wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river in Dau Go Cave V Imagine you are on vacation in Australia and now you write a postcard to your friend to tell him/her something about tour vacation Use the suggested words and phrases.(3pts) Mỗi câu viết cho 0,5 điểm Trong câu viết: - Sai lỗi tả trừ 0,25 điểm - Sai từ lỗi tả trở lên không cho điểm - Sai lỗi ngữ pháp trở lên không cho điểm We have been here for five days The weather is cold but we are having a great vacation We are staying in a mini-hotel near the sea Yesterday we went skiing It was very exciting and I took lots of photos We are going/will go to Canberra next weekend Chú ý: điểm tổng thi làm tròn đến 0,5 điểm The end - ... trùc ®¹i Híng dÉn chÊm vµ biÓu ®iÓm ®Ò kiÓm tra chÊt lîng gi÷a Häc kú II N¨m häc: 20 08 – 2009 M«n: TiÕng Anh I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the