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PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC – ĐÀO TẠO ANH VĂN 8 – Thời gian : 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
Lưu ý: Học sinh không làm bài trên tờ giấy này.
A.LISTENING: (1.5pts)
1 Listen to the tape and decide whether the statement are True or False The recording will
be spoken three times, with pauses in the second time.
1 Hoa, Nhi and Nga are playing a guessing game
2 The game can end with twelve questions
3 The answerer is given some clues to guess a place or a person
4 Nhi has a right answer about the famous place, The Statue of Liberty
2 Listen to the second recording and choose the option ( A, B or C ) that the best answers each question (0.5pts)
5 Where does Robinson’s family want to take a quiet, relaxing vacation?
A at Coconut Palm Hotel B in Queensland C at The Pacific Ocean
6 To know more information, please contact the phone number
B GRAMMAR – STRUCTURES (4.0pts)
1 Choose the best answer: (2.0pts)
1 Look! His wounded leg began seriously
2 This newspaper is made of paper
3 That resort provides for up 1.000 people at the same time
4 An area of low land between hill or mountains is called a _
5 I was studying my lessons _ there was a power cut
6 A few days before Christmas, families _ Christmas trees in their homes
7 Ha Long Bay is one of our natural _
8 Mai: Shall I collect all the garbage for fertilizer, Tam?
Tam:
A I’m sorry I can’t
B Don’t forget C That would be nice.D I think I am so tired
2 Supply the correct form of the verb in the blanks (1pt)
1 My father bought a new car ( make ) _ in Germany
2 Do you mind ( take ) _ me that magazine on the shelf ?
3 I ( not see ) _ Nga for several months
4 Minh asked me why I ( be ) absent from class that day
3 Supply the correct form of the word in the blanks (1pt)
1 We are _ in that movie ( interest )
2 Staying at Palace hotel in Dalat is comfortable ( wonder )
3 Look! His finger is badly ( blood )
4 It may rain soon, the sky is _ ( cloud )
Trang 2C READING COMPREHESION: (2.5pts)
1 Read the following passage and then decide whether the statement that follow are True or False.
Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Antipater of Sidon compiled a list of what
he thought were the seven wonders of the world The seven included the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present-day Iraq, the Statue of Zeus in Greece, and the Pyramid of Cheops in Egyt The pyramid is the only wonder you can still see today
Many people claim that there were other wonders, which the ancient Greeks knew nothing about These include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Watt in Cambodia
Angkor Watt should really be known as a wonder because it is the largest temple in the world The temple was built around 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
1 A Greek man, Antipeter of Sidon, compiled a list of the seven wonders of the world
2 Nowadays we only can still know about the pyramid as one of the ancient wonders
3 Angkor Watt is the largest temple in the world
4 Angkor Thom is also the name of Angkor Watt
2 Choose the most suitable word in the box to fill the blank (1.5pts)
At times, computers seem almost human They can “read” hand (1) _ letters, play chess, compose music, write plays even design other (2) It is any wonder that they
sometimes (3) _ “thinking” machines?
Even though they are taking over some of the (4) _ that were once accomplished by our brain, computers are nor replacing us, at least not (5) _ Our brains are least 10.000 times more complex than a computer (6) we use them is for us, not the computer, to decide
D WRITING (2.0pts)
Finish the second sentece Keep its meaning similar to the above:
1.They refilled the milk bottles
The milk bottles _
2 “I am so tired” said my father
My father said that _
3 The girl with long hair is my student She is making the project with her friends
The girl with long hair
4 That is a special liquid It is used to clean nails
It’s a
This is the end of the test