ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II ANH VĂN 8 SỐ 2

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ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II ANH VĂN 8 SỐ 2 Student’s name:……… Grade 8

Class:8…… Time allowance: 45 minutes

I Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (1pt)

burned

bought

yard

flood

II Circle A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (3pts)

1 The teacher told him _ up late

A to not stay B to stay not C to stay not D not to stay

2 My father is good at English

to speak

3 We are all that you passed your English exam Congratulation!

certain

4 “ to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”

A would you mind B could you please C Would you like D

Do you enjoy

5 I am very _ in the information you have given me

worried

6 Can you tell me where ?

is she

7 You have to work for the coming exam

hard

8 I saw her _ the flowers in the garden

is watering

9 They had their luggage _ by the porter

carried

10 She often spends her weekend _ through pleasant open countryside

to traveling

11 I was reading A book when Mary in.

12 We TV at 8 o’clock last night

A are watching B were watching C watched

13 There are three competitions: water-fetching, ……… and rice cooking

fire-making

14 It’s Lan’s daily mistake She always ……… to school late

A come B coming C comes

III- Read the passage carefully:

VietNam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar It is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan or Tet It begins between January 21st and February 19th VietNamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks before hand They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to mid night to see the the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season Tet lasts ten days The first three days are the most important VietNamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the year

*Answer the following questions (2.5):

1 What is VietNam’s New Year known as?

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2 What do VNese people usually do to prepare for Tet?

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3 Do they give one another the greetings of the season as New Year comes?

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4 Does Tet last a month?

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5 Do you like Lunar New Year festival? Why(not)? →

III, Rewrite the following sentences as directed in brackets (2.5p):

1 English is taught in this school ( Change into active voice)

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2 There are three competitions in the rice- cooking festival

( Make a question for the underlined words)

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3 Lan said “ Can you speak English, Ba?” ( Turn into the reported speech)

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4 Do you mind if I asked you to bring your camera to the party

( Find out one mistake and correct it)

………

………

5 London is……….for its historic buildings and churches (FAME)

( Give correct form of the word in brackets)

IV- Give correct form of the verbs in parentheses (1p):

1 Ha Long Bay in VietNam (be) a World Heritage Site It

(visit) by millions of people every year

2 You always (watch) TV You should (do) something more active