Listening: Listen and choose the best answer 2 pts.. In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water.. Six people from each team took pa
Trang 1NGUYEN QUOC AN SECONDARY SCHOOL
Class: 8 ……
Full name: ………
The second semester examination
(Time: 45’)
School year: 2010 -2011
Paper: II
Mark
A Listening: Listen and choose the best answer ( 2 pts ).
THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL
The rice-cooking festival was ( 1)… in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a river There were three competitions: (2)…., fire-making and rice-cooking The
festival took one day
In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water
In the fire-making ( 3)… two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way They tried to ( 4)…pieces of bamboo together to make the fire.
Six people from each team took past in the rice-cooking contest They (5)… separate the rice
from the husk and then cook the rice
1 A held B tell C hold D sell
2 A waters -fetching B water-fetching C water-fetchings D water-fatching
3 A test B contests C contest D cantest
5 A had to B has to C had D have to
B Language focus:
I Odd one out: Choose the word which has different pronoucing( 1pts)
6 A watch B chair C machine D chore
7 A shout B loud C group D scout
8 A revision B festival C postcard D promise
10 A ocean B century C ancient D special
II Choose a word or phrases that best complete the sentences ( 2 pts ).
11 The Le family was sleeping .
C then the phone caming D when the phone was caming
12 Ba was taking a shower at eight o’clock last night.
A was taking B will take C were taking D is take
13 1 Would you mind _the window ?
A open B to open C opening D opened
14 When I am tired, I enjoy television.
A watch B watches C watching D watched
15 The weather _ nice yesterday.
A has been B was C is D will be
16 I was reading books my sister was listening to music.
A when B while C which D what
17 She asked me ……… I had a driving licence.
Trang 2A if B whether C it D both a and b
18 I don’t know how ………… the game.
A playing B played C can I play D to play
19 _ I was having dinner, my brother was watching television.
A If B As C Because D While
20 The heads of four American presidents are into the rock at Mount Rushmore.
A painted B built C seen D carved
C Reading: Read the passage carefully:
Santa Claus
In 1823 , the patron saint of children , Saint Nicholas (21)…… in a poem called A Visit From Saint Nicholas The character in the poem was a fat jolly ( 22)….who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve The poem, ( 23)… was written by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular in the USA Santa Claus is ( 24)…
on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem
* Choose the best answer to complete the passage: ( 1pts).
21 A appeare B appeared C appeares D apeared
22 A man B men C woman D women
23 A when B whose C what D which
24 A base B besa C based D baset
* Answer the questions ( 1,5 pts).
25 Who wrote the poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas ?
………
26 When was the poem written?
………
27 How was Santa Claus in the poem?
………
D Writing: Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first (2,5 pts)
*
Using the passive voice:
28 We study many subjects in our school every year.
………
29 Hoa often reads books in the library.
………
* Change these sentences into reported speech:
30 “Do many tourists visit Mau temple( Mother temple) in Hung Yen province every year?”
John asked me
………
31 “Do you know Hung Yen?” Linh asked Mary.
………
32 “Is it easy to study English?” Lan asked Ba.
………
Trang 3MA TRẬN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ II
NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011 MÔN TIẾNG ANH
( Áp dụng cho tất cả các khối )
Theme
(Chủ đề)
Knowledge
(Nhận biết)
Comprehension(
Thông hiểu)
Apllication
(Vận dụng) Total
(Tổng)
A Listening
(Nghe hiểu)
5
2
5
2
B Language focus
(Kiến thức ngôn ngữ)
- Pronunciation
- Vocabulary and structure reading
5 1 10 2
15
3
C Reading
(Đọc hiểu)
4
D Writing
(Viết)
5
Total
(Tổng)
15
3
9 3
3 1.5
5
2.5
32 10
* Chữ số phía trên bên trái trong mỗi ô là số lượng câu mà học sinh cần phải làm, chữ số ở góc phải phía dưới là tổng số điểm
cho các câu ở ô đó.
KEY:
A Listening: Listen and choose the best answer ( 2 pts ).
* Tapescript: The rice-cooking festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from
a river There were three competitions: water-fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking The festival took one day.
In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water.
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 past in the rice-cooking contest They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice
1 A
held
2 B water-fetching
3 C contest
4 D rub
5 A
had to
B Language focus:
I Odd one out: ( 1pts)
II Choose a word or phrases that best complete the sentences ( 2 pts ).
11 B when the
mailman came 12 A was taking 13 C opening 14 C watching 15 B was
C Reading: Read the passage:
* Choose the best answer to complete the passage: ( 1pts)
21 B
* Answer the questions ( 1,5 pts).
25 The poem A Visit from Saint Nicholas was written by Clement Clarke Moore.
26 It was written in 1823
27 In the poem, Santa Claus was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit
D Writing: ( 2ms) ( (2,5 pts)
28 Many subjects in our school are studied every year.
29 Books are often read in the library by Hoa.
30 John asked me if / whether many tourists visited Mau temple in Hung yen province every year
31 Linh asked Mary if / whether she knew Hung Yen.
32 Lan asked Ba if it/ whether was easy to study English.