It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river in 1288.. Where did General Tran Hung Dao hide wooden stakes to beat the Mongols o
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Huyện trực ninh
Đề chính thức
đề kiểm tra chất lợng giữa Học kỳ II
Năm học: 2008 – 2009 Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
Họ và tên ……….
Lớp 8…… Số báo danh …………
(Đề gồm 2 trang)
Điểm bài thi
Bằng số Bằng chữ
……… ………
Chữ ký của giám khảo
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (1pt)
3 A stream B head C treatment D seat
4 A nature B picture C fertilizer D departure
II Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence (2pts)
1 No one in the class plays the guitar _ Nam does
A as well B as well than C as well as D as good as
2 My friend suggested _ by bus
3 The students are playing _ in the schoolyard
4 Do you mind _ this letter for me?
5 It’s not easy _ this question
A answer B to answer C for answering D answering
6 This modern car _ in Japan is very expensive
7 We haven’t seen each other last January
8 We have to get up early late for class
C so that not to be D so as to not be
III Identify one mistake in each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D, then correct
it (1.5pts)
1 Mary enjoys to be able to meet a lot of interesting people during her vacation
A B C D
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2 My sister has done her homework in her room for a quarter past eight
A B C D
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3 A new bridge over the river is building at present
A B C D
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Số phách
Số phách
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Ha Long – Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay It is here that visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful sites Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha long It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river in 1288
• Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) and write your
answers in the box.
1 Only Vietnamese tourists know Ha Long Bay
2 Ha Long Bay is famous for its calm water with limestone mountains
• Answer the questions:
1 How can visitors go out to the Bay from Chay Beach?
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2 During what time of the year is the water of the Bay clear? ………
3 Where did General Tran Hung Dao hide wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river? ………
V Imagine you are on vacation in Australia and now you write a postcard to your friend to tell him/her something about tour vacation Use the suggested words and phrases.(3pts) Here/ we / be/ Sydney,/ one / Australia’s biggest cities./ We / be / here/ five days/ The weather/ cold / but we / having / a great vacation/ We / staying / a mini-hotel near the sea/ Yesterday we / go / skiing/ It/ be / very exciting / and I / take / lots of photos/ We / go / Canberra / next weekend./ Dear Ha, Here we are in Sydney, one of Australia’s biggest cities We……….
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See you soon Love, Thu Trang - The
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Huyện trực ninh đề kiểm tra chất lợng giữa Học kỳ II Hớng dẫn chấm và biểu điểm
Trang 3Trờng THCS trực đại Năm học: 2008 – 2009
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (1pt)
Mỗi đỏp ỏn đỳng cho 0,25 điểm
II Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence (2pts)
Mỗi đỏp ỏn đỳng cho 0,25 điểm
III Identify one mistake in each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D, then correct
it (1.5pts)
- Phỏt hiện đỳng mỗi lỗi sai cho 0,25 điểm
- Mỗi lỗi sai sửa đỳng cho 0,25 điểm
1 A to be being
2 C for since
3 C is building is being built
IV Read the following text then then do the tasks below (2.5pts)
• Decide the following statements are True (T) or False (F) and write your answers in the box.
Mỗi cõu đỳng cho 0,5 điểm
1 F 2 T
• Answer the questions:
Mỗi cõu trả lời đỳng cho 0,5 điểm.
Trong một cõu trả lời: - Sai 2 lỗi chớnh tả trừ 0,25 điểm
- Sai từ 3 lỗi chớnh tả trở lờn khụng cho điểm.
- Sai 1 lỗi ngữ phỏp trở lờn khụng cho điểm.
1 They can go out to the Bay by boat./ They can hire a boat and go out to the Bay.
2 The water of the Bay is clear during the spring and early summer.
3 He/General Tran Hung Dao hid them/wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river in Dau Go Cave.
V Imagine you are on vacation in Australia and now you write a postcard to your friend to tell him/her something about tour vacation Use the suggested words and phrases.(3pts)
Mỗi cõu viết đỳng cho 0,5 điểm.
Trong một cõu viết: - Sai 2 lỗi chớnh tả trừ 0,25 điểm
- Sai từ 3 lỗi chớnh tả trở lờn khụng cho điểm.
- Sai 1 lỗi ngữ phỏp trở lờn khụng cho điểm.
We have been here for five days The weather is cold but we are having a great vacation We are staying in a mini-hotel near the sea Yesterday we went skiing It was very exciting and I took lots of photos We are going/will go to Canberra next weekend.
Chỳ ý: điểm tổng của bài thi làm trũn đến 0,5 điểm.
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