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Reading the passage and write short answers to the questions: 1,25ms Centuries ago in Ancient Greece , a man by the name of Antipater of Sidon compiled a list of what he thought were t

ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II _ NĂM HỌC 2010 - 2011

Môn : TIẾNG ANH 8

( Thời gian 60 phút )

I/ Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with True (T) or False (F) ( 2.5ms)

1 _ Yesterday was Sunday.

2 _ Nam got up at 6 o’clock

3 _ He had breakfast with his mother

4 _ After dinner, his parents took him to the zoo

5. _ Nam went to bed at 10 o’clock

II/ Reading Comprehension

1 Complete the passage by choosing A, B, C or D (1,25m)

Twenty years ago, only large companies had computers They (1) large machines which filled rooms and they always had big tapes which went round and round (2) the 1980s, every family in Britain had a micro-computer (3)………… new machines were much cheaper and smaller than the older ones People used them for pleasure as well (4)……… business A recent survey showed that over 40% of home computer owners used them mainly for (5)

1 a were b was c are d is

2 a On b At c In d Of

3 a They b This c That d These

4 a as b for c with d of

5 a lines b games c plays d books

2 Reading the passage and write short answers to the questions: (1,25ms)

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 Egypt 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 Wat

in Cambodia

* Questions :

1/ Who compiled a list of what he thought were the seven wonders of the world ?

a Ancient Greece b Antipater c Egyptian d Zeus

2/ Which wonder is the only surviving wonder on Antipater’s list ?

a the Great Wall of China b the Statue of Zeus c the Pyramid of Choeps d Angkor Wat

3/ Which wonders the ancient Greeks knew nothing about ?

a the Taj Mahal b Angkor Wat c the Great Wall of China d both a, b and c 4/ Where is The Statue of Zeus ?

a Greece b Cambodia c Egypt d India

5/ How many wonders there are in the passage ?

a 4 b 5 c 6 d 7

III/ Choose the best answer : (2,5 ms)

1. We take part most of the youth activities of my school

a in b on c to d for

2 Don’t give the victim any food or drink if he or she gets

a fainting b.shock c.burn d.cold

3 Lan is studying hard pass the final exam

a for b in order to c because d and

4 We in Le Nin park when it rained

a.were walking b walked c.have walked d are walking

5 Would you mind if I on the television?

a.will turn b.was turning c.turned d turn

6 Could you show me how _ this game?

a play b played c playing d to play

7 It is _to find a cheap hotel in this town

a difficulty b difficultly c difficult d differ

8 The pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven…………of the world

a pyramids b temples c landmarks d wonders

9 My father bought me some colored pencils

 Some colored pencils

10 “Do you read this information, Lan ?”, Ba asked

 Ba asked _

IV WRITING : (2.5ms)

You are on a vacation in Hanoi, now complete the postcard for your friend, Lan:

Dear Lan,

1 We / having / wonderful time / Ha Noi now.

2 People / friendly / the weather / been warm / sunny.

3 In Ha Noi, I / meet / friend, Hoa / her family yesterday It / be nice / see them.

4 I / visit / Uncle Ho’s mausoleum / Lenin Park / BaDinh Square last night.

5 I / buy lots /souvenirs for / parents

See you soon.

Love,

Minh

THE END

HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐIỂM THI HỌC KÌ II – TIẾNG ANH 8

I/ Listen : Điền đúng 1 câu 0,5 đ : 5 x 0,5 = 2,5 đ

II / Reading Comprehension

1 Điền đúng 1 từ x 0,25 đ : 5 x 0,25 = 1,25 đ

2 Trả lời đúng 1 câu 0,25 đ : 5 x 0,25 = 1,25

III/ Language Focus : Chọn đúng 1 từ 0,25 đ : 10 x 0,25 = 2,5 đ

9 Some colored pencils were bought by my father.

10 Ba asked Lan if she read that information.

VI/ Writing : Viết lại mỗi ý 0,125 đ : 20 x 0,125 đ = 2,5đ

Dear Lan,

We are having a wonderful time in Ha Noi now The people are friendly and the weather has been warm and sunny.

In Ha Noi, I met my friend, Hoa and her family yesterday It was nice to see them I visited Uncle

Ho’s mausoleum , Lenin Park and BaDinh Square last night I bought lots of souvenirs for my parents

See you soon.

Love,

Minh

Tape transcript:

Yesterday was Sunday, Nam got up at six- thirty He did his morning exercises, took a shower, combed hair and then had breakfast with his parents After that, he brushed his teeth, put on clean clothes and he went to his grandparents’ house He returned to his house at 3 o’clock He did his homework He ate dinner

at 6.30 After dinner, his parents took him to the movie theater It was a very interesting film They came back home at 9.30 Nam went to bed at 10 o’clock