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-ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2014-2015 MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) (Đề kiểm tra có 03 trang Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề thi.)
I Listening (1.5ms)
Part 1: People are comparing two cities Listen and circle the city each person prefers (0.4m)
1 A Washington D.C
B New York
2 A Los Angeles
B San Francisco
3 A Singapore
B Hong Kong
4 A Sydney
B Melbourne
Part 2: Listen Write the missing words (0.5m)
A: Hey Molly, have you met the new guy in our class? (1) sits right next to me? B: No, I haven’t What’s he like?
A: He’s really outgoing He talks and laughs a lot
B: Really? He (2) nice
Trang 2A: Yeah, he is And he’s funny He tells (3) every day after class He’s pretty cute, too
B: It (4) like you’re interested in him
A: Well, I am But he(5) as a girlfriend
Part 3: People are talking about their vacations Are the statements true or false? Check (V) the correct answer (0.6m)
True False
II Pronunciation (1m)
Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest.
Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern
III Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following sentences (3ms)
1 I very surprised if Melissar came to Bob’s party Normally, she hates parties
2 - “What a nice T-shirt!”
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A It’s my pleasure B You’re welcome C Not at all D It’s nice of you to say so
3 It for months, so farmers can’t start their crops
4 By used paper, plastic and metal you can minimize the amount of waste produced at home
5 I suggest lessons to the poor children in the neiborhood
Trang 3A give B giving C to give D gave
6 Home lighting can for 10 percent to 50 percent of the electricity bill
7 they live a poor life, they always feel happy
8 A is a violent trpical storm with very strong winds, especially in North and South America
9 Let me congratulate you winning the first prize in the English Speaking Contest
10 Lan has to stay home to her sick mother
11 The house in she was born and grew up was destroyed in an earthquake ten years ago
12 putting garbage bins around the schoolyard?
IV Use the correct form of the word given in each sentences (1m)
2 ., the flood didn’t cause much damage to the local residents (LUCKY)
3 They first met on a from Atlanta to Massachusetts (FLY)
4 Scientists around the world are searching for the most source of
V Reading
A Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to fill in each gap (1m)
Scientists are now looking for ceaper ways to use solar energy to heat air and water Many buildings are using solar energy to heat their water now Solar units on the (1) of buildings collect the energy and use it to heat water (2) these units are still very expensive, more and more people are buying solar hot water heaters Universities and colleges give solar energy couses where students learn to build their own solar collectors There are also many books (3) explain the construction of solar collectors (4) the future, there will be more and more solar collectors, especially in the sunny desert areas of the world
Trang 41 A ceilings B yards C roofs D dorways
B Read the passage and then answer the following questions (1m)
BOXING DAY
Boxing Day in the United Kingdom is the day after Christmas Day and falls on December 26 Traditionally, it was a day when employers gave money, food, cloth (material)
of other valuable goods to their employees In modern time, it is an important day and an opportunity to spend time with their family, friends and neighbors Some people choose to go for a walk in the countryside, while others gather and wait in a ine for the post-Christmas sales in large stores that often begin on Boxing Day
Boxing Day is also an important day for sports events Traditionally, using dogs to hunt for foxes was a popular sport among the upper classes Pictures of hunters on horseback dressed in red coats and surrounded by hunting dogs are often seen as symbolic of Boxing Day Nowadays, fox hunting is not allowed Horse racing and football (soccer) are now popular sports
Answer the questions:
1 When is Boxing Day celebrated?
2 What was Boxing Day by traditional?
3 Who do people usually spend time with?
4 Is fox hunting a popular sport nowadays?
VII Writing
A Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first (1m)
1 Do not eat all the ice-cream or you will be sick
If you
2 The children receive a good education They attend that school
The children who
3 People cut down many trees in the forests, so there are often big floods every year
There are
Trang 54 Why don’t we use public buses instead of motorbikes to reduce exhaust fume?
He suggested
B Use the suggested words or phrases to write meaningful sentences (0.5m)
1 teacher / pleased / students / passed / final test
2 Tet / festival / occurs / late January / early February
The end.
ANSWER KEYS
I Listening: 1.5ms (0.1m x 15= 1.5ms)
Part 1: 0.4m:
Part 2: 0.5m:
Part 3: 0.6m:
II Pronunciation: 1.0m (0.25 x 4 = 1m)
1 B conserve 2 A collapsed 3 D garbage 4 B convenient
III Choose the best option (A,B,C,or D) to complete each of the following sentences: 3ms
(0,25m x 12 = 3ms)
IV Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: 1m (0,25m x 4 = 1m)
V READING
A Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to fill in each gap: 1.0m
(0,25m x 4 = 1m)
B Read the passage and then answer the following questions: 1.0m (0,25m x 4 = 1m) Answers:
1 It is celebrated on December 26
Trang 62 By tradition, it was a day when employers gave money, food, cloth (material) or other valuable goods to their employees
3 People usually spend time with their family, friends and neighbors
4 No, it isn’t
VI Writing
A Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first: 1.0m (0.25m
x 4 = 1m)
1 Do not eat all the ice-cream or you will be sick
If you eat all the ice-cream, you will be sick.
2 The children receive a good education They attend that school
The children who attend that school receive a good education.
3 People cut down many trees in the forests, so there are often big floods every year
There are often big floods every year because people cut down many trees in the forests.
4 Why don’t we use public buses instead of motorbikes to reduce exhaust fume?
He suggested using public buses instead of motorbikes to reduce exhaust fume.
B Use the suggested words or phrases to write meaningful sentences: 0.5m (0.25m x 2 =
0.5m)
1 teacher / pleased / students / passed / final test
The / My / Our teacher is pleased that his/ her students have passed the final test
The / My / Our teacher was pleased that his/ her students passed the final test
2 Tet / festival / occurs / late January / early February
Tet is the festival which occurs in late January or early February
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