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
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Thời gian: 45’ (không kể thời gian phát đê)
Điểm Chữ kí & họ tên G thi Chữ kí & họ tên G khảo Lời phê của Thầy(cô) giáo
I Chọn một từ có cách phát âm phần gạch chân khác với các từ còn lại: (1 điểm)
1 A buffalo B limestone C canoe D compost
II Chọn câu trả lời đúng để hoàn chỉnh các câu sau: (3 điểm)
1 Thanks for me to the rice cooking festival
2 It is difficult her address
3 They each other for a long time
4 Would you mind If I ……… a photo?
5 I asked Hoa whether she ……… Hoi An
6 Would you mind ……… the door open?
III Viết lại các câu sau theo hướng dẫn trong ngoặc (2 điểm)
1 We have learned English since 2002 (Turn into passive voice)
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2 She asked me, " Do you want to visit Ha Long Bay" (Turn into reported speech)
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3 A milk bottle can be reused thirty times ( Make the question for the underlined word)
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4 Learning a foreign language is difficult ( Using: adj + to inf )
-> It is ………
IV Chia động từ trong ngoặc ở thì thích hợp: (2 điểm)
1 The Moon (move) around the Earth
2 She (stay) here for 2 weeks
3 My father (watch) news at 7: 00 last night
4 A new supermarket (build) in my town next year
V Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi : (2 điểm)
The festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from the river There were three competitions: water-fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking 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 Six
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people from each team took part in the rice-cooking contest They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice
1) Where was the rice-cooking festival held?
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2) How many competitions were there in the festival?
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3) How was the fire made?
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4) How many persons from each team took part in the water-fetching contest?
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KÌ THI CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ II
NĂM HỌC 2010-2011 Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Ngày thi: /5/2011 Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
I Circle the best answer (A, B, C, D ) to complete the sentence ( 3 pnts )
1 Tuan learns hard pass the final exam
2 I don't know this computer
A how does use B how to use C use how to D how do use
3 It is not easy a foreign language
4 Tuan is always his homework
5 The man to my Mum is a policeman
6 The person who sells flower is a
II Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense (2 pnts )
1 They ( have ) _ a delicious meal at 7 pm yesterday
2 I am sorry but I ( not do ) the housework yet
3 Every year, papers ( recycle ) _ to save money by people
4 I promise I ( not come ) _ to class late again
III Read the passge and answer below questions ( 2 pnts )
An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to Egypt.Last year for example about one and a half million visited Egypt The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the capital city is El Qahira ( Cairo ) , a busy city of just under nine million people Although the climate is hot and dry and most of the country is desert , the average temperature from October to March is not too high The most famous sights are the pyramids at Giza However, it is also pleasant to visit Alexandira, Port Said and several other places and do as much sightseeing as possible in the time available A trip to Luxor
is an unforgetable experience , and there are frequent flights there from Cairo
Questions:
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2 Are there over nine million people in El Qahira?
3 Where are the most famous pyramids in Egypt?
4 Are there any flights from Cairo to Luxor?
IV Rewrite the sentence so that it remains the same meaning as the root one ( 2 pnts )
1 Could I take a photo of you and your family?
Would you mind if ?
2 " Are you busy with your present work ?" he asked Hoa
He asked
3 " I can swim well, " Hung said
Hung
4 Mai is writing a letter to her pen pal in America
A letter
V Each sentence below has a mistake, underline the mistake and correct it ( 1 pnt )
2 People try to cook rice well in a cooking-rice contest 2
I Choose the correct answer to complete these sentences(3 m).
1 It too cold outside Would you mind ………… .the window?
a to close b closing c close
2 She asked me………….I knew Great Wall of China
a If b when c as
3 We have lived here ……… 1998
a since b.for c in
4 Do you mind if I ………here?
a.sit b sat c.sitting
5 I don’t know…… spring roll
a what b why c how
6 My father is very………of collecting stamps
a interested b keen c fond
II Suplly the correct form of the verbs in brackets(2 m).
1 The chirend (play) football when I came
2 We (learn)……… for 5 years
3 Where you (go)……… yesterday? I went to see doctor
4 My mother (cook)……… now
III Rewrite the following sentences but not change its meaning.(2 m)
1 They built this school in 2000
2 The girl is Lan She is standing next to me
3 Can you open the door ?
4 “Do you want to visit Dien Bien Phu?” Lan asked
- Lan asked me………
IV Read the passage and answer the questions (2 m)
Tet or Lunar New year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people
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Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early February Before Tet, people usualy clean and decorate their homes They go to the market to buy candy, jams or driey water melon seeds They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday Tet is a time for family members to gather and have special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes People often visit relatives and friends on the second
of the holiday
Questions
1 Is Tet the most important celebration in Viet Nam?
………
2 When doesTet happen ?
………
3 What do people usualy do before Tet
4 What is special food at Tet
………
V Make sentences from the words or phrases provided: (1.m)
1 It/ be/ interesting/ learn/ English
………
2 Nga/ live/ Bac Giang/ for ten years
………
the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest
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D mother
D why
D worked
Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D
6. The photographs _during his trip are very pretty
D were taking
7. My family _dinner when the phone rang
D were having
8. She _her homework yet
A has finished B haven’t finished C have finished
D hasn’t finished
9. This project _at the end of this month
D finished
10. I’d like _a house in the countryside
D to live
11. His new car _in Japan
D is to make
12. She is not old enough _a car
D drove
13. _can I do for you ?
D How
14. It is easier _ English than any other languages else
D learned
15. Would you mind _the washing up for me tonight ?
D to do
16. I prefer walking _riding a bicycle
D for
17. She used to _ her younger brother when her parents went out
D look at
18. Mr Lam asked me _you the dictionary
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D giving
Put the verbs in bracket into correct tenses.
19. Nam _already _his homework (do)
20. I didn't know how to the city (get)
21. It heavily while my family were having dinner yesterday (rain)
22. They anywhere last summer vacation (not go)
23. They were watching The Eight O’clock News on T.V when I _last night (come)
Rewrite the sentences as directed
24. The Chinese invented paper in the 1st century A.D
@ Paper
25. This factory produces thousands of cars each year
@ Thousands of cars
26. "My sister likes reading old folktales." said Nam
@ Nam said that
27. " Is Ha Long Bay in the North of Vietnam?" asked Mary
@ Mary asked me
28. The question is so difficult that I can't answer it
@ The question is too
Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.
William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in the English literature He was born in 1564
in Stratford- upon- Avon At the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, who was eight years
older than himself A few years later he moved to London, where he worked as a actor and a
playwright Shakespeare wrote thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets (a kind of poem containing 14
lines) His most famous plays are the four great tragedies - Othelo, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King
Lear Shakespeare died in Stratford on 23 April 1616, but his plays are still very popular today
They have been translated into different languages, and many of them have been made into films,
both in English and other languages
Check True ( T ) or False ( F ).
29. William Shakespeare was the greatest writer
30. He married Anne Hathaway at the age of eighteen
31. wrote fifty seven plays and 451 sonnets
32. His plays are not very popular today
Answer the following questions
33. When and where was he born?
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34. How many plays did he write?
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35. When did he die?
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36. Are his plays still popular today?
@ A.Reading: Read the following passage then do the exercises below.
The festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away 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
There were four bottles of water on the river bank and each runner had to take a bottle and return
to the starting point
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 part in the
rice-cooking contest They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice
After the three contests, all the points were added and the Thon Doai team won the grand prize
The festival was wonderful
I.Choose one correct answer from A, B, C or D for each question.(2,5 pts )
1.How far was it from the river to the festival?
A 100 meters B.500 meters C 1 kilometer D 2 kilometers
2.How long did the festival take?
A one day B two days C three days D four days
3 What was used to carry the water?
A cups B glasses C buckets D bottles
4 How many members in one team joined the fire-making contest?
A one B two C four D six
5 How did people decide the winning team?
A They chose the team winning the water-fetching contest
B They chose the team winning the fire-making contest
C They chose the team winning the rice-cooking contest
D They added all the points of three competitions
Answer: 1………… 2………3……….4………5………
II.Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) (1,0 pt)
1 ……….People held the festival in the communal house yard
2 ……….There were six people joining in the rice-cooking contest
B Language focus
I.Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences (2,5 pts)
1.My father’s friend said he………
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đây
A.lives in the city B is living in the city
C.lived in the city D.will live in the city
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2.This novel ………by Longan
A was written B.wrote C.writes D is writing
3 I was walking home when I……….Julia
A.meet B.met C.was meeting D.am meeting
4 “I am from Paris, France”, Paul said
A Paul said that he is from Paris, France
B Paul said that I was from Paris, France
C Paul said that I am from Paris, France
D Paul said that he was from Paris, France
5……….is in Quang Ninh Province
A Phong Nha Cave B Sa Pa C.Da Lat D Ha Long Bay
Answer: 1………… 2………3………… 4……… 5…………
II There is one mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentences Find the mistakes.
(1,5 pts)
1 I have not seen you since a long time
A B C D
2 Would you mind if I opening the door?
A B C D
3 Have you turned on the radio already?
A B C D
3 What would you do if you _ aliens from outer space?
4 This is the story has a good ending
5 I suggest _ our lessons carefully before the final exam
6 it rained that day, we went to school on time
7 The young man walked _ out of the bank
Choose and circle the best answer to complete the following sentences: (3 pts)
1.Nga is always up late
A to get B.got C.getting D gets
2.We study hard pass the exam
A.in order to B as to C so to as D so to
3.Could you tell me where for your holiday ?
A.goes B going C to go D went
4.It is difficult these exercises
A to do B did C.done D doing
5.The girl next to the desk is my daughter
A.stands B standings C.to stand D stand
6.A florist sells in her shop
A.book B flowers C clothes D hats
II.Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets: (2 pts)
1 I promise I ( send ) you some stamps
2 While we (have ) dinner the phone rang
3 That house ( build) in 1998
4 She (not finish) her work yet
III Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions below: (2 pts)
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Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khanh Hoa province, on the South cental Coast
of Vietnam It is well- known for its pristine beaches and excellent scuba diving
It is fast coming popular destination for international tourists, attracting large
numbers of backpackers on the Southest Asia circuit It is already very popular
with Vietnamese tourists Nha Trang Bay is one of the most beautiful bays in the world
Tourists can participate in the Sea festival and August- Nha Trang Rendez- vous Festival
every 2 years
Questions:
1 Where is Nha Trang?
2 What it famous for?
3 Is it a popular destination for international tourists?
4 Is Nha Trang Bay the only beautiful bay in the world?
IV Underline the mistakes and correct them : (1 pt)
1.Nam buys a new bike yesterday
2.It is a fighting – bull contest
V.Rewrite the following sentences using words given: (1 pt)
1 “ I am a singer ” she said
à She said
2 They will repair that road next month
à That road
VI.Rearrange the words given to make meaningful sentences: (1 pt)
1.turn off / do /if / I / mind / you / the light ?
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2.asked/ Van / if/ lived /Bac Giang/ she/ I/ in
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