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(1)Tran Quoc Toan Secondary School Class:
Full name:
THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION Duration: 45 minutes
Subject: English 8
Marks
I.LISTENING (2ms)
Listen to the tape carefully Complete the table
City Weather Temperature
Low High
1 Sydney dry, (a) 20 26
2 Tokyo dry, windy 15 (b)
3 (c) humid, cold -3
4 Bangkok (d) , dry 24 32
II.LANGUAGE FOCUS( 3ms)
A Rewrite the following senetnces, beginning in the way shown (2 ms)
1.People cut the botlles into small pieces
ð The bottles………
A…
2.“Is it cold in Sydney in January?” Nam asked Nga
ð Nam asked Nga………
3.It’s very hot
ð Would you mind………
4.The Le family was sleeping The mailman came
ð While………
B Multiple choice: Choose the correct answer for each sentence(1.0 m)
1.Christmas ……… were performed for people in towns and villages 800 years ago
A.trees B.cards C.songs D.Santa Claus 2.Mr Tan was sleeping when the phone ………… A.ring B.rang C.is ringing D.was ringing 3.Nga told Nhi how .there
A.go B.going C.to go D went
4.Minh has just my homework recently
(2)II READING ( 2,5ms )
Read the passage then answer the questions
Machu Picchu is an ancient city in Peru The construction of the city started in 1450 The city covers about 13 square kilometers For centuries, the city was burried in the jungle and was not discovered until 1911 Today, Machu Picchu is one of the most famous tourist attractions in all parts of South America.
The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure ever built Much of what exists of the wall today was built during the Ming dynasty in the late 1400s, although parts of the wall are much older and go back to around 200 B.C The wall is about 11 meters high The main part of the wall streches for about 3,400 kilometers.
*True or False?(1m)
……1.Machu Picchu is one of the most famous tourist attractions in all parts of North America.
……2.The Great Wall of China is about 11 meters high *Questions L (1.5m)
1 What is the Machu Picchu ?
……… 2 Is the Great Wall in China ?
……… 3 How long is the main part of the wall?
……… IV WRITING (2.5m)
Imagine you are a tourist on vacation in a certain place in Viet Nam Write a postcard to a friend about your trip You need to cover the information about:
Place: In Nha Trang
How you feel about the people: Friendly, helpful What the weather is like: Sunny
Who you meet / see: Old friends What you see: Oceanic institute What you buy: A lot of souvenirs
(3)……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… ………
The end
Good luck to you!
ANSWER KEY ENGLISH 8 I.LISTENING (2ms)
Every right answer is 0,5 m
(a) windy (b) 22 (c) London (d) warm
TAPE TRANSCRIPT:
And here is today’s weather forecast for the international traveler.
1 Let’s start with Sydney It will be a dry day in Sydney today, and windy For the temperature, the low will be twenty and the high will be twenty six degrees.
2 Tokyo will be dry and windy, with a low of fifteen and a high of twenty two.
3 London is going to have a humid day It will be very cold with a low of minus three and a high of seven. 4 Bangkok will be warm and dry, with a low of twenty-four degrees centigrade and a high of thirty-two. II.LANGUAGE FOCUS (3ms)
A Every right answer is 0,5 m
1.The bottles are cut into small pieces
2.Nam asked Nga if/ whether it was cold in Sydney in January 3.Would you mind turning on the fan/ conditioner?
opening the windows?
4.While the Le family wae sleeping, the mailman came
B Multiple choice: Choose the correct answer for each sentence(2.5 ms) 0.25m for each sentence
1C 2B 3C 4B II READING (2.5ms)
Every right answer is 0,5 m
*True or False?(1m)
…F…1.Machu Picchu is one of the most famous tourist attractions in all parts of North America.
…T…2.The Great Wall of China is about 11 meters high *Questions L (1.5m)
1 Machu Picchu is an ancient city in Peru 2 Yes, it is.
(4)IV WRITING :(2.5ms)
0.5m for each sentence
Dear ,
We are having a wonderful time in Nha Trang The people are friendly and helpful and The weather has been sunny
In Nha Trang , I visited my old friend, and his / her family It was nice / happy/ to see them
We visited Oceanic institute together I bought lots of souvenirs for See you again