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(1)MA TRẬN ĐỀ Năm học: 2008-2009 Loạ
i đề : HỌC KÌ II Mơn : TIẾNG ANH Khố i l p : 8
TT Chủ đề Tái hiện Vận dụng
đơn giản
Vận dụng tổng hợp
Vận dụng suy luận I. Word form or tense 6
3.0
II. Gap fill 8
2.0
III. Qs and As 5
2.5
IV. Write 5
(2)THE SECOND TERM TEST (08-09)
Subject : English 8
Time : 45minutes ( A)
Date: May 20th 2008
I/ Give the correct form or tense of the words in the brackets: (3.0M) 1/ I (not be ) ……….at work tomorrow I’m taking the day off 2/ How long ……….you (be) ……….a nurse, Ms Lan ? - For years
3/ She always (get ) ……… up early to study her lessons 4/ She ( come ) ……… to France two years ago 5/ He ( work ) ……….for that company for years 6/ I ( cook ) ……….in the kitchen when he came in II/ Complete the letter with suitable words from the box.
good news hospital in
sick soon well yourself
My dear mother,
I’m glad to know that you are (1) ……….again Last week Father wrote to say that you were in the (2) ……… I was so upset when I heard the (3) ……… But now you are back home and everything is all right
My examination is next week I hope to well (4) ……… my exam I shall come home as (5) ……….as my exam is over I’m longing to be (6) ……… You and Father
Uncle and auntie take (7) ……… care of me You must not worry about me They like me very much
Please take care of (8) ……… With lots of love,
Your loving daughter, Mai
Mark : Remarks Name :……….
(3)III/ Read the text and answer the questions: (2.5M)
Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar It is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet 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’s 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 The first three days are the most important Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible
* Answer the questions:
1/ What is Vietnamese’s New Year known as ?
……… ……… 2/ When does the Lunar New Year begin ?
……… ……… 3/ What Vietnamese people usually to prepare for Tet ?
……… ……… 4/ What the people on the New Year’s Eve ?
……… ……… 5/ How long does the Tet last ?
……… ………
IV/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.(2.5M)
1/ “ Do many tourists visit My Son every year?”, Nam asked Lan
Nam asked Lan ……… 2/ The French civil Alexandra Gustarve designed and built Eiffel Tower in 1889
Eiffel Tower ……… 3/ Could you send this letter for me ?
Do you mind ……… 4/ you / send / letter / yet ?
……… 5/ He / work / hard / order / pass his exam
(4)THE SECOND TERM TEST (2008 – 2009 ) KEY ( A)
Subject: English 8
Time : 45 minutes
I/ 3.0đ ( câu 0.5đ ) 1/ won’t be
2/ have you been 3/ gets
4/ came
5/ has worked 6/ was cooking
II/ 2.0đ ( đáp án 0.25đ ) 1/ well
2/ hospital 3/ news 4/ in 5/ soon 6/ with 7/ good 8/ yourself
III/ 2.5đ ( câu 0.5đ )
1/ Vietnamese’s New Year is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet
2/ The Lunar New Year begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen The exact date changes from year to year
3/ They usually tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars
4/ On the New Year’s 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
5/ Tet lasts ten days
IV/ 2.5đ ( câu 0.5đ )
1/ Nam asked Lan if many tourists visited My Son every year
2/ Eiffel Tower was designed and built by the French civil Alexandra Gustarve in 1889
3/ Do you mind sending this letter for me? 4/ Have you sent the letter yet?
(5)THE SECOND TERM TEST (08-09)
Subject : English 8
Time : 45minutes ( B)
Date: May 20th 2008
I/ Give the correct form or tense of the words in the brackets: (3.0M)
1/ I (just finish ) ……….reading War and Peace It is a brilliant book 2/ I (not be ) ……….at work tomorrow I’m taking the day off
3/ She always (get ) ……… up early to study her lessons 4/ She ( come ) ……… to France two years ago 5/ He ( work ) ……….for that company for years 6/ I ( cook ) ……….in the kitchen when he came in
II/Use the words given in the box to fill in the blanks to make a meaningfull passage(2.0M)
factories said city grows
most in was is
Glassgow is the third largest city in Great Britain It (1) ……….on the river Clyde in Scotland Glassgow is a very old (2) ……… The university of Glassgow (3) ……….founded in 1450 The famous English writer Daniel Defoe (4) ……….that Glassgow was the cleanest and (5)……… beautiful city in Great Britain Scotland is rich (6) ……….coal and iron, so Glassgow (7) ……….into a large city There are big engineering plants and textile (8) ……… in the city
Mark : Remarks Name :……….
(6)III/ Read the text and answer the questions: (2.5M)
Ha Long-Bay of the Descending Dragon is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists One of the attractions of Ha Long Bay 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 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 hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288
* Answer the questions:
1/ Who(m) is Ha Long popular with ?
……… ……… 2/ What is one of the attracions of Ha Long ?
……… ……… 3/ What is the Bay’s water like ?
……… ……… 4/ What can visitors when they arrive in Ha Long City ?
……… ……… 5/ Which is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long ?
……… ……… IV/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.(2.5M)
1/ She invites me to the party
I ……… 2/ “ Do many tourists visit Phong Nha Cave every year, Lan?” Mai asked Mai asked Lan ……… 3/ you / send / letter / yet ?
……….……… 4/ He / work / hard / order / pass his exam
……….……… 5/ you / mind / lend / me / dictionary?
(7)THE SECOND TERM TEST (2008 – 2009 ) KEY ( B)
Subject: English 8
Time : 45 minutes
I/ 3.0đ ( câu 0.5đ ) 1/ have just finished
2/ won’t be 3/ gets 4/ came
5/ has worked 6/ was cooking
II/ 2.5đ ( đáp án 0.5đ ) 1/ is
2/ city 3/ was 4/ said 5/ most 6/ in 7/ grows 8/ factories
III/ 2.5đ ( câu 0.5đ )
1/ Ha Long-Bay is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists 2/ One of the attractions of Ha Long Bay is the Bay’s calm water with limestone
mountains
3/ The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer
4/ 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
5/ Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long IV/ 2.5đ ( câu 0.5đ )
1/ I am invited to the party
2/ Mai asked Lan whether many tourists visited Phong Nha Cave every year 3/ Have you sent the letter yet?
(8)THE SECOND TERM TEST (08-09)
Subject : English 8
Time : 45minutes ( C)
Date: May 20th 2008
I/ Give the correct form or tense of the words in the brackets: (2.5M) 1/ I ( graduate ) ……….from Hue University last year 2/ Tom ( play ) ……….football every afternoon
3/ Mai ( attend ) ……… a meeting at the moment 4/ I ( help ) ……… him whenever he needs
5/ I (not be ) ……….at work tomorrow I’m taking the day off 6/ I ( just send )……….the letter
II/Use the phrases given in the box to fill in the blanks to make a meaningfull passage.(2.0M)
Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Antipater of sidon compiled a list of…….(5)… The seven included the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present day Iraq, the Statue of Zeus in Greece, and the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt The pyramid is the only wonder………
Many people claim that there was other wonders, ……… These include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in Cambodia
Angkor Wat should really be known as a wonder,……… The temple was built a round the year 1100 to honor a Hindu God., but over the next three centuries it became a Buddhist religious center The area surrounding the temple, Angkor Thom, used to be the royal capital city
In the early 15th century,……… and Angkor was quiet It now is
a famous touritst attraction
Mark : Remarks Name :……….
………. Class :………
1 the Khmer rulers moved the Phnom Penh you can still see today
3 which the ancient Greeks knew nothing about because it is the largest temple in the world
(9)III/ Read the text and answer the questions: (2.5M)
Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are screwed and thrown away
Making paper requires a lot of wood pulp and the work of millions of workers Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save money and labour In countries where there is the cooperation of the puplic, paper mills recycle as much as sixty percent of waste paper Their simple work is to take away the ink, crush it up and make it into pulp again For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved We can insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved
* Answer the questions:
1/ How many paper bags and newspapers are thrown away every day? ……… ……… 2/ What material paper mills need to make paper?
……… ……… 3/ What have many countries done to save money and labour in making paper? ……… ……… 4/ What percentage of waste paper is recycled with the help of the puplic? ……… ……… 5/ How many trees can be saved for every ton of recycled newsprint?
……… ……… IV/ Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence.(2.5M)
1/ “ Do many tourists visit Phong Nha Cave every year, Lan?” Mai asked Mai asked Lan ……… 2/ The French civil Alexandra Gustarve designed and built Eiffel Tower in 1889 Eiffel Tower ………
3/ Could you send this letter for me ?
Do you mind ……… 4/ you / send / letter / yet ?
……… 5/ He / work / hard / order / pass his exam
(10)THE SECOND TERM TEST (2008 – 2009 ) KEY ( C)
Subject: English 8
Time : 45 minutes
I/ 3.0đ ( câu 0.5đ ) 1/ graduated
2/ plays
3/ is attending 4/ will help 5/ won’t be 6/ have just sent
II/ 2.0đ ( câu 0.5đ ) -1 -4 -2
III/ 2.5đ ( câu 0.5đ )
1/ Every day, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are thrown away 2/ Paper mills need wood pulp to make paper
3/ Many countries have had plans to recycle waste paper to save money and labour
4/ With the help of the puplic, sixty percent of waste paper is recycled (Sixty percent of waste paper is recycled with the help of the puplic ) 5/ For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved IV/ 2.5đ ( câu 0.5đ )
1/ Mai asked Lan whether many tourists visited Phong Nha Cave every year 2/ Eiffel Tower was designed and built by the French civil Alexandra Gustarve in 1889
3/ Do you mind sending this letter for me? 4/ Have you sent the letter yet?