Đề thi học kỳ II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề 2 - Trường THCS Vĩnh Châu

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A LISTEN: Listen the weather forecast and complete the sentences (1m) 
1.It will be a _____________ day in Sydney today 
 A. dry B. wet C. sunny D.hot 
2. Tokyo will be dry and _______ . 
 A. cold B. rainy C. windy D. humid 
3. London will be very cold, with the low of _____________ and the high of seven. 
 A. 3 B. - 3 C. 4 D. - 4 
4. ____________ is going to have a windy day. 
A.Bangkok B.Paris C.London D. New York 
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS. 
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other 
three( 0,5m) 
1. A. cat B. hat C. that D. fat 
2 .A. wanted B. washed C. watched D. worked 
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other 
three( 0,5m) 
1. A. invite B. perform C. reuse D. practice 
 2. A. competition B. traditional C. participant D. emergency 
III. Put the correct form of verbs for the following sentences (1.5ms) 
1- I (walk) ....................................................... along the street when I saw him. 
2- Hung always (wash) .............................................. his hands before meals. 
3- She (live) ...................................................... in Singapore since 2005. 
4- English (speak) ................................................. in many parts of the world. 
5- I (watch) ............................................... TV yesterday evening. 
6- She wants (talk) ............................................... about the stories. 
IV. Choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: (1.5ms) 
1- Would you mind ................. the windows? 
 A- to close B- closing C. close D. closed 
2- You should call your mother ............. get some advice. A- 
in order that B- so that C- so as D- in order to 
3- Could you show me how_________ this game. 
 A. play B. played C. to play D. playing 
 4- We take part ____most of the youth activities of my school. 
 A. on B. in C. to D. for 
5- The contest that people have to arrange the flowers called . contest. 
 A. water-fetching B. flower-arranging C. bull-fighting D. car-making. 
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6- Christmas is an important ____________in many countries 
 A. competition B. festival C. souvenir D. contest 
V). Supply the correct forms of the words in the brackets (0,5m) 
1 “The lost shoe” is one of the stories I like best.(TRADITION) 
2. My grandmother was walking  in the yard.(SLOW) 
VI) Choose the underlined part that needs correction. (0.5m) 
1. The statue of Liberty is presented to the USA by France in 1897. 
 A B C D 
 2. Would you mind if I take a photo in this room? 
 A B C D 
C. READ: Read the passage carefully 
Angkor Wat should really be known as a wonder because it is the largest temple in the 
world. The temple was built around the year 1100 to honor a Hindu God, but over the next 
three centuries it became a Buddhist religious center. The area surrounding the temple, 
Angkor Thom, used to be a royal capital city. In the early 15
th
 century, the Khmer rulers moves 
to Phnom Penh and Angkor Wat was quiet. It now is a famous tourist attraction. 
A. Tick True (T) or False (F).(1m) 
FACTS T F 
1. Angkor Wat is the smallest temple in the world. 
2. The temple was built to honor a Hindu God. 
3. Angkor Thom wasn’t a royal capital at that time. 
4. Angkor Wat attracts a lot of tourists now. 
B. Answer the following questions.(1m) 
1. When was the temple built? 
   
2. Did it become a Buddhist religious center? 
   
D WRITE: Rewrite the following sentences into other ways: (2ms) 
1- He painted the office last week.  The 
office ...................................................................................................... 
2- Hoa asked “Do you know him, Nga?” 
 Hoa asked ...................................................................................................... 
3- Can you turn on the TV? 
  Would you mind ...........................................................................................? 
4- The man said to me, “ I will go to Cairo tomorrow”. 
  The man .............................................................................................. 
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VINH CHAU SECONDARY SCHOOL THE SECOND SEMESTER:2013-2014 
NAME: ....................................... SUBJECT: ENGLISH 8 
CLASS: ............................................. Time: 45 Minutes 
 ĐỀ 2 
MARKS REMARK 
 A LISTEN: Listen the weather forecast and complete the sentences (1m) 
1.It will be a _____________ day in Sydney today 
 A. dry B. wet C. sunny D.hot 
2. Tokyo will be dry and _______ . 
 A. cold B. rainy C. windy D. humid 
3. London will be very cold, with the low of _____________ and the high of seven. 
 A. 3 B. - 3 C. 4 D. - 4 
4. ____________ is going to have a windy day. 
A.Bangkok B.Paris C.London D. New York 
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other 
three( 0,5m) 
1. A. wanted B. washed C. watched D. worked 
2. A. house B. hat C. hour D. home 
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other 
three( 0,5m) 
1. A. invite B. perform C. reuse D. practice 
2. A. competition B. traditional C. participant D. emergency 
III. Put the correct form of verbs for the following sentences (1.5ms) 
1. He (walk) ....................................... along the street when he saw him. 
2. They always (wash) ..................................... their hands before meals. 
3. We (live) .................................... in Singapore since 2005. 
4. English (speak) ........................................ in many parts of the world. 
5. I (watch) ................................................. TV yesterday evening. 
6. She enjoys (talk) ......................................... about the stories. 
IV. Choose the best answer in A, B, C or D: (1.5ms) 
1. Would you mind ................. the windows? 
 a- to close b- closing c. close d. closed 
2. You should call your mother ............. get some advice. 
a- in order that b- so that c- so as d- in order to 
3. Could you show me how_________ this game. 
 A. play B. played C. to play D. playing 
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 4- We take part ____most of the youth activities of my school. 
 A. on B. in C. to D. for 
5- ______is one of competitions of rice-cooking festival. 
 A. water-fetching B. flower-arranging C. bull-fighting D. car-making. 
6- Christmas is an important ____________in many countries 
 A. competition B. festival C. souvenir D. contest 
V). Supply the correct forms of the words in the brackets (0,5m) 
1 “The lost shoe” is one of the stories I like best.(TRADITION) 
2. My grandmother was walking  in the yard.(SLOW) 
VI) Choose the underlined part that needs correction. (0.5m) 
1. The statue of Liberty is presented to the USA by France in 1897. 
 A B C D 
 2. Would you mind if I take a photo in this room? 
 A B C D 
C. READ: Read the passage carefully 
Angkor Wat should really be known as a wonder because it is the largest temple in the 
world. The temple was built around the year 1100 to honor a Hindu God, but over the next 
three centuries it became a Buddhist religious center. The area surrounding the temple, 
Angkor Thom, used to be a royal capital city. In the early 15
th
 century, the Khmer rulers moves 
to Phnom Penh and Angkor Wat was quiet. It now is a famous tourist attraction. 
A. Tick True (T) or False (F).(1m) 
FACTS T F 
1. Angkor Wat is the smallest temple in the world. 
2. Angkor Thom wasn’t a royal capital at that time. 
3. The temple was built to honor a Hindu God. 
4. Angkor Wat attracts a lot of tourists now. 
B. Answer the following questions.(1m) 
7. When was the temple built?  . 
8. Did it become a Buddhist religious center?   
D WRITE: Rewrite the following sentences into other ways: (2ms) 
5- Nga bought the book last week.  The 
book ...................................................................................................... 
6- Hoa asked “Are you a student, Nga?” 
 Hoa asked ...................................................................................................... 
7- Can you turn on the TV? 
  Would you mind ...........................................................................................? 
8- The man said, “ I will go to Cairo tomorrow”. 
  The man ................................................................................................