Read the pasage then answer the questions: Two popular traditions at Chrictmas are decorating the home and singing Christmas Carols.. The home is the center of the Christmas celebration.
Trang 1Hoi Son Secondary School Written test No
Full
name : Time allowed: 45’
Class : 8 §Ò Tr¾c nghiÖm
I Listen and check True or False:
T F
1 Nam and his friends went to Phong Nha caves
2 They went with their teacher
3 The weather was nice
4 The students did not like the trip
II Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences:
1 Tom loves …… soccer
A plays B played C playing D play
2 Sydney Opera House…… in 1973
A completed B complete C is completed D was completed
3 It was a …… contest
A cooking rice B rice cooking C rice cook D ricing cooked
4 He asked me if I ……… play tennis
A can B could C may D must
5 The girl …… next to me is a new comer
A sitting B sit C sat D sits
6 Many people want ……… the time machine
A to see B saw C see D seeing
7 Nhi asked Nga …….she knew My Son
A how B what C if D where
8 An English-speaking contest …… at Nguyen Du juinor High School next month
Trang 2Hoi Son Secondary School The first term
Full name
Class : 8 §Ò tù luËn
I Give the correct form of verbs:
1 Nga told Nhi how (get) to My Son
2 Santa Clause (base) on the description of Saint Nicholas in the poem
3 Viet Nam is a rice- (export) country
II Read the pasage then answer the questions:
Two popular traditions at Chrictmas are decorating the home and singing Christmas Carols The home is the center of the Christmas celebration Inside, an evergreen tree is usually placed in a corner of the living room Children and their parents wrap strings of colorful lights around the tree They hang ornaments on the branchec A star or angel often crowns the top Carefully-wrapped gifts are placed beneath Outside, families often string lights around windows and wind lights around trees and shrubs in the front yard As families decorate their homes, they often put on a Christmas record Almost every family has at least one favorite Christmas album or compact disc School children of all ages perform Christmas concerts for their parents ans communities On Chrismas’s eve, family members gather around the Christmas tree to sing traditional songs such as jingle bells and Silent night and then give presents to each other
1 What are the popular traditions at Christmas?
………
2 Where is the evergreen tree put? ………
3 How do they decorate the Chrismas tree? ………
4 What do family members often do on Chrismas’ Eve? ………
III Report the following questions: 1 Do you know Nam? She asked me if I knew Nam. 2 Is he friendly? She asked me if/ whether ………….…….……….…………
3 Does he live in Ha Noi? She asked me if/ whether ………….…….……….………
4 Does Nam like reading books? She asked me if/ whether ………….……… ……….……
5 Is Lan good at English? She asked me if / whether ………….…….……….………
Trang 3Marking scale and answer keys §Ò tr¾c nghiÖm
1.F 2 T 3 T 4 F
Tape transcrip:
Last week, Nam went to Cuc Phuong National Park with his class It is about 100 km from his home It took him 3 hours by bus to get there They spent a day there and it was a wonderful time to everybody The weather was warm and the sights were magnificent They learnt a lot about the natural life and no one wanted to leave The class teacher promised to take them back to Cuc Phuong one day
1 C 2 D 3.B 4 B
5.A 6 A 7 C 8 B
§Ò tù luËn
1 to get 2 is based 3 exporting 4 losing
1 Two popular traditions at Christmas are decorating the home and singing
Christmas carols
2 The evergreen tree is put in a corner of the living room
3 They wrap strings of colorful lights around the tree and hang ornaments on the branches
4 They gather around the Christmas tree to sing traditional songs and give
presents to each other
III (2pts = 0.5p x 4)
1 She asked me if/ whether he was friendly.
2 She asked me if/ whether he lived in Ha Noi
3 She asked me if/ whether Nam liked reading books.
4 She asked me if / whether Lan was good at English.