Bài kiểm tra học kỳ II năm học 2013-2014 mônn tiếng anh lớp 8

BÀI KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2013-2014
Môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8
 QUESTION1 Listen to the passage and write the short answer to the questions.(2pts)
1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?
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2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?
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3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?
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4. What can he do in his free time?
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5 Does he want not to live in a big city now?
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 QUESTION 2
A/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.2pt)
1. A. invite 	B. prize 	C. design	D. activity
2. A. plumber 	B. rub	 	C. bamboo 	D. unsuitable
B/. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.(0.3pt)
3. A. council	B. award	C. carol	D. mushroom
4. A. design	B. custom	C. plumber	D. jumbles
5. A. unsuitable	B.traditional	C.competition	D.participate
QUESTION 3 
A/ Choose the right words or phrases to fill in the blank. (2,0pts)
1. The librarian asked us __________ so much noise
A. don’t make 	B. not make 	C. not making 	D. not to make
2. My brother speaks____________
A. English perfect B. perfect English 	C. English perfectly 	D. perfectly English
3. Tom____________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner
A. burn 	B. was burning 	C. has burnt 	D. burnt
4. Would you mind if I _____________ the phone?
A. use 	B. will use 	C. am going t use 	D. used
5. I watched a film___________ ”The Clockwork Orange”
A. called	B. calling	C. were called	D. be called
6. It is important _____________ students attend all the lectures.
A. that 	B. in order to 	C. to 	D. so that
7. The flight ___________ at 6.10 has been delayed.
A. leave 	B. leaves 	C. leaving 	D. left
8. It was kind ________ you to help them.
A. from	B. of	C. for 	D. to
9. She seems very___________ today.
A. sleepy 	B. sleepily 	C. happily	D. seriously
10. The _________ festival was held in the communal house yard.
 A. rice-cook 	B. rice-cooker	C. rice-cooking 	D. rice-cooked
B/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.(0.5pt)
1. The house was designed by Mike’s father and build by Mike 
 A B C D
2. James should be tell the news as soon as possible.
 A B C D
3. Chris said that the twins couldn’t go to school this day because they were ill.
 A B C D
4. She spent her free time visit galleries and museum.
 A B C D
5. She showed me where did I left my luggage.
 A B C D
C/ Match the questions in column A with the answers in column B.(o.5pt)
A
B
1. Could you do me a favor?
A. I haven’t made up my mind yet.
2. Can you tell me the way to the post office, please?
B. Not at all.
3. What a bout going to the cinema tonight?
C. I don’t know. 
4. Would you mind opening the door?
D. Certainly.
5. Why did you do that?
E. Go straight ahead and you will see it on the right.
QUESTION 4 Read the following passage and choose the best answers 
Hi! I’m Dean. I’m from England. My favorite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25 December. That’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to our friends and family, here and abroad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. On Christmas Day, we give each other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we have Christmas pudding.
1. When is Christmas held?
A. On 25 December 	B. In the middle of December
C. In the middle of the year 	D. no information
2. Christmas is held because Christians want to_____.
A. have a good time	B. celebrate the birth of Christ
 C. visit their friends and family 	D. decorate big trees
3. What does the word ‘decorate’ in line 3 mean?
A. buy something	B. paint something
C. make something look worse 	D. make something look nicer 
4. On Christmas Day, people_____ .
A. give each other presents 	B. have an enormous meal with turkey 
C. have Christmas pudding 	D. all are correct
5. Which of the following is not true? - _________
A. Dean is English.	B. At Christmas, people get big trees and decorate it.
C. Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas.	D. On Christmas Day, we give each other presents
QUESTION 5
A- Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (0.6pts)
1. .Can you wait for me?
 -> Would you mind............?
2. Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
 ->The telephone.......
3. She said, “I must stay at home tomorrow’’
 ->She said........ 
B- Use the cue words below to write a complete postcard. (1.4ms)
Dear Lan,
I / having / a wonderful time / Da Lat. 
The weather / cold / windy. 
The people/ this city / friendly /helpful. 
Yesterday I / visit / friend, Lan and her family. It / happy / see them. 
Tomorrow I / go to the market to buy /souvenirs / you and my family members.
 See you soon. 
Love,
Hoa.
HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ANH 8
 BàI kiểm tra học kỳ Ii Năm học 2013-2014
QUESTION 1 Listen to the passage and write the short answer to the questions.(2pts)
1. Last year.
2. No, he didn’t
3. Because the air is fresh and the people are friendly
4. Going swimming, going fishing, going boating
 5. Yes, he does
 QUESTION 2
A/. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.2pt)
1. D. activity	2. A. plumber 	
B/. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.(0.3pt)
3. B. award	4. A. designer	5. C.competition	
QUESTION 3
A/ Choose the right words or phrases to fill in the blank. (2,0pts)
1. B. not make 	2.C. English perfectly 	3.D. burnt	4.D. used	5. A. called	
6. A. that 	7C. leaving 	8. B. of	9.A. sleepy 	10. C. rice-cooking 
B/ Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
1. D	2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B 
C/ Match a line in A with a line in B (0.5pt)
1. D	2. E	3. A	4. B	5. C
QUESTION 4 Read the following passage and choose the best answers for each of the questions about it.
1. When is Christmas held?	A. On 25 December 	
2. Christmas is held because Christians want to_____. B. celebrate the birth of Christ
D. decorate big trees
3. What does the word ‘decorate’ in line 3 mean?	D. make something look nicer 
4. On Christmas Day, people_____ .	D. all are correct
5. Which of the following is not true? - _________C. Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas.	
QUESTION 5
A- Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same. (0.6pts)
1. .Can you wait for me? -> Would you mind waiting for me?
2. Bell invented the telephone in 1876.
 ->The telephone was invented by Bell in 1876 (Nếu sai vị trớ của trạng ngữ trừ ẵsố điểm) 
3. She said, “I must stay at home tomorrow’’
 ->She said she should stay at home the following day (nếu sai trạng ngữ trừ ẵ số điểm)
B- Use the cue words below to write a complete postcard. (1.4pts)
Dear Lan,
I am having a wonderful time in Da Lat. (0.2)
The weather is cold and windy. (0.2)
The people in this city are friendly and helpful. (0.3)
Yesterday I visited a friend, Lan and her family. It was happy to see them. (0.3)
Tomorrow I am going to the market (0.2) to buy some/souvenirs for you and my family members. (0.2)
See you soon. 
Love,
Hoa
 (Tựy theo mức đọ viết của HS Giỏo viờn cho điểm .)
PHẦN GIÁO VIấN ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH 8
Tape script:
Teacher can read 3 times
Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing, going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.