Tan Chau Secondary School Test 1

TAN CHAU SECONDARY SCHOOL TEST 1 KỲ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2016 2017 MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 THỜI GIAN 60 PHÚT A/ LISTENING (2pts) PART 1 People usually recycle used plastic things to save natural res[.]

KỲ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II - NĂM HỌC 2016 - 2017

MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8 THỜI GIAN: 60 PHÚT

A/ LISTENING (2pts)

PART 1: People usually recycle used plastic things to save natural resources

These are instructions on recycling new bottles Now listen to the guide and choose

the best option

1/ First, the used plastic bottles are washed with…

A/ chemicals B/ water C/ solid D/ liquid

2/ Then they are cut into small pieces Next, the small pieces are … with certain chemicals

A/ fixed B/ soaked C/ dried D/ mixed

3/ After that, the mixture is … into pasty liquid

A/ boiled B/ heated C/ hided D/ burned

4/ Finally, the liquid is blown into new …

A/ jars B/ glassware C/ bottles D/ pots

PART 2: Here is today’s weather forecast for the international traveler Now listen to the weather reports and then mark them true (T) or false (F)

5/ Paris will be cold and dry today The low will be ten degrees and the high will be fifteen

6/ In Bangkok, It will be warm and dry, with the low of twelve degrees centigrade and a

high of twenty-two

7/ London will be wet and it will be very cold with a low of minus three and the high of seven

8/ In Tokyo, it will be dry and windy, with a low of fifteen and the high of twenty – two

B/ USE OF ENGLISH (0,5pts)

I/ Choose the word in each line that has underlined pronounced differently from the rest (0,5pts)

9 A/ cleaned B/ mixed C/ removed D/ drained

10 A/ compile B/ connect C/ wonder D/ concern

II/ Choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence (1,5pts)

11 My family … dinner when the phone rang

A are having B had C have had D were having

12 Would you mind if I … the door?

a opened B opens C opening D to open

13 The festival was held in the communal house yard.

A organized B started C designed D met

14 I don’t know how … the game

A play B to play C playing D played

15 The boy … next to Hoa is a newcomer

A sit B to sit C sitting D sits

16 People use first – aid … ease the victim’s pain and anxiety

A so as to B in order to C so as to D/ b & c are OK

C READING

I/ Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions (1pt)

Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan, is one of the three largest cities in the world In the twelfth Kyoto moved to a city called Eyed They had renamed it Tokyo and had made this city the capital of all Japan Today, Tokyo is a busy place It is a center for business and education It is also a center for religion In addition, Tokyo University, the beautiful grounds of the Imperial shops, stores, theaters and eating places can be found in this capital In downtown Tokyo, many large, new buildings made of concrete and steel may been seen Some of these were built after the earthquake of

1923 Others were built after World War II

17 Which city is one of the three largest cities in the world?

18 What did Tokyo use to be called?

19 Who designed the Imperial Hotel?

20 Were some of large, modern buildings in Tokyo built after the earthquake of 1923?

II/ Read the passage carefully and then choose the best option to complete each blank (1pt) THE RICE – COOKING FESTIVAL

The rice – cooking (21) was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a river There were three (22): water – fetching, fire – making and rice – cooking The festival took one day In the water – fetching contest one person from each team had (23) to the river to get the water In the fire – making contest two team members had to make the fire Six people from each team participated in the rice – cooking festival They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice

21 A/ holiday B/ match C/ festival D/ competitions

22 A/ holidays B/ contests C/ festivals D/ competitions

23 A/ to run B/ run C/ ran D/ running

24 A/ bamboo B/ rice C/ fire D/ water

D/ WRITING

I/ Rewrite the following sentences as directed (0,5pt)

25/ “Do many people visit Nha Trang?” (Rewrite, using reported speech)

Nhi asked Nga …

26/ They built our house two years ago (Change into passive voice)

II/ Complete the postcard: (1,5pts)

Dear Mary,

I/ be/ having/ wonderful time/ Ha Noi The weather / have/ been/ warm/ sunny The people / be/ friendly/ helpful In Ha Noi, /I/ meet/ my old friends It / be/ nice/ see/ them I/ buy/ lot/ of/ souvenirs/ my family/ and/ my friends

See you again

Your friend,

III/ KEY TO ENGLISH 8

17 Tokyo is one of the three largest cities in the world 0,25pt

19 Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Imperial Hotel 0,25pt

25 Nhi asked Nga if/ whether many people visited Nha Trang 0,25pt

32 I bought a lot of souvenirs for my family and my friends 0,25pt

IV/ TAPE TRANSCRIPT

Listen to EACH PART OF THE recordings three times and do the tasks below:

PART 1:

People usually recycle used plastic things to save natural resources These are instructions on recycling new bottles Now listen to the guide and choose the best option

First, the used plastic bottles are washed with water

Then they are cut into small pieces Next, the small pieces are mixed with certain chemicals

After that, the mixture is heated into pasty liquid

Finally, the liquid is blown into new bottles

PART 2: Here is today’s weather forecast for the international for traveler Now listen to the weather reports and then mark the statements true (T) or false (F)

Let’s start with Paris It will be cool and dry today The low will be ten degrees and the high will

be sixteen

It will be warm and dry, with a low of twenty –four degrees centigrade and a high of thirty- two

in Bangkok

London is going to have a humid day It will be very cold with a low of minus three and the high

of seven

Tokyo will be dry and windy, with a low of fifteen and the high of twenty two

THE END