Read the passage carefully, then find the best phrase to complete the sentences (3 pts) The rice-cooking festival.. By Festival councilor Pham Phuong Linh.[r]
(1)BUNG BANG SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOL THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM FULL NAME: ……… 8A Independence - Liberty - Happiness Mark:
-THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION– SCHOOL YEAR 2010-2011 Subject: ENGLISH
Limited time: 45 minutes (not including the delivery time of the assignment)
I. Listen to the weather reports Then fill in the table with the information you hear (1 pt ).
City Weather Temperature
Low High
1 Tokyo dry ………… 16 ………
2 Sydney cold cloudy ……… 20
3 London humid ……… -5 9
II.
Choose the best options to complete the sentences (3pts)
1- He broke his arm while he _ ruby
a- played b- is playing c- was playing d- play
2- Angkor Thom, the area Angkor Watt used to be the royal capital city a- surround b- surrounding c- surrounds d- surrounded
3- She was having a bath when he
a- phoned b- phoning c- phone d- phones
4- Tony bought his first motorbike _ 1992
a- at b- to c- on d- in
5- A thief broke into the house _ 9.00 AM and 10.00 AM yesterday
a- from b- to c- between d- for
6- Their new house _ yet
a- wasn’t finished b- hasn’t been finished c- doesn’t finish d- didn’t finish 7- Santa Claus the descriptions of Saint Nicholas in the poem
a- was based in b- is based on c- based on d- based in 8- They try to _ a fire by rubbing pieces of bamboo together
a- b- get c- make d- have
9- I haven’t seen John _ 2004
a- at b- since c- for d- in
10- Tina said she _ to the cinema with me that night
a- go b- will go c- went d- goes
11- Jack asked _ if I knew how to start that machine
a- him b- me c- her d- you
12- It is said that Viet Nam is a country
a- exporting-rice b- export-rice c- rice-exporting d- rice-exports
III Read the passage carefully, then find the best phrase to complete the sentences (3 pts)
The rice-cooking festival
By Festival councilor Pham Phuong Linh
This report show how the rice-cooking festival was help This festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from a river There were three competitions: water-fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking The festival took one day
(2)In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire
Six people from each team took part in the rice-cooking contest They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice
After the three contests, all the points were added and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize The festival was wonderful
* Questions:
1 There were in the rice-cooking festival This festival was held in _
3 _ finished in one day
4 to run to the river to get the water in the water-fetching contest 5- In the fire-making contest two team members had to _ together to make the fire 6- After the three contests, Thon Trieu group won _
IV Put the words in order to complete a thank-you note to Nam, one of your friends Make any changes if necessary (2pts)
Thanks / English dictionary / you / sent/ me / 14th birthday/ your/ for/on my Example: thanks for English dictionary you sent me on my 14th birthday
I / received / two days/it / before/ birthday/ my/ ago
->……… It / useful /is/ helps / a lot / my studies/and/ me/ with/ it
-> ……… I / happy / tell/ you / I / be / free / next week/ am / will/ to/ really
-> ……… You / come over / my place / the weekend/ will/ on/ to?
-> ……… V.
Phonetics Put the stress on the right syllables (1pt):
(3)-BUNG BANG SECONDARY HIGH SCHOOL THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Liberty - Happiness :
-ANSWERS:
THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION Subject: ENGLISH 8
The tape transcript:
And here is today’s weather forecast for the international traveler
1 Let’s start with Tokyo It will be dry and windy, with a low of sixteen and the high of twenty three
2 Sydney will be a cool day and cloudy For the temperature, the low will be thirteen and the high will be twenty
3 London is going to have a humid day It will be very cold with a low of minus five and a high of nine DETAILS:
I (1,5 ps) -> 0,25 ps / corrected word windy ; 23
2 cool ; 13 very cold ; -5 II (4ps)
1- c 2-b 3-a 4-d 5-c 6-b 7-b 8-c 9-b 10-c 11-b 12-c III (3 pts)
1- three competitions 2- in the communal house 3- The festival
4- one person from each team had 5- pieces of bamboo
6- the grand prize
IV (2 ps) -> 0,5 ps / corrected sentence Dear Nam,
Thank you for your English dictionary you sent me on my 14th birthday. I received it two days ago before my birthday
It is useful and it helps me a lot with my studies I am really happy to tell you I will be free next week Will you come over to my place at the weekend?
(4)Love Hoa V (1pt)
1- cont’est 2- w’onderful 3- accommod’ation 4- env’ironment 5- m’inimize THE END
-DISTINGUSHING TABLE OF THE STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGES AND THE EXAM’S MATERIALS (MA TRẬN):
THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION Subject: ENGLISH 8
Chủ đề 1 2 3 Tổng
Grammar & Vocabulary 6 1.5 6 1.5 4
1 16 4
Reading 1
0.5 3 1.5 0.5 5 2.5
Listening 3
0.75 1 0.25 4 1
writing 5
2.5
5 2.5
Toång 30 10d