Anh 8 - Thi HKII - 08.09

PHU QUY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SECOND SEMESTER TEST
………………….SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOOL YEAR: 2008-2009
CLASS:…………………………………... ENGLISH 8
NAME:…………………………………… TIME: 45 MINUTES
(not including the handout-time)



A. Language focus (4ms):
I. Choose the best answer (2ms)
1. We ………….…dinner when my friends arrived yesterday evening.
A. are having B. is having C. were having D. was having
2. Have you ………….… any news about Lan since she got married.
A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. heard
3. Angkor Wat is one of the largest …………….. in the world.
A. churches B. pagodas C. temples D. tombs
4. Sydney Opera House was ………..…. in 1973.
A. reached B. made C. done D. completed
5. Would you mind ………..… me some coffee?
A. getting B. gets C. to get D. get
6. Lan .………..…. her raincoat home.
A. always forget B. always forgot
C. is always forgetting D. is always forgot
7. Viet Nam is a(n) .. .…………….…. country.
A. rice-exporting B. rice-exported
C. exporting-rice D. exported-rice
8. She asked me ………………. I could help her with the homework.
A. what B. why C. whether D. which

II. Match each name of wonder in A to its country in B (1m)

A
B
Answer

1. Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom
2. Great Barrier Reef
3. Golden Gate Bridge
4. Taj Mahal
A. Australia
B. India
C. England
D. Cambodia
E. America
1

2

3

4



III. Which underlined part is pronounced differently from the others? (1m)
1. A. market B. collect C. event D. separate
2. A. challenging B. install C. small D. tall
3. A. printer B. restrict C. native D. requirement
4. A. guide B. fruit C. suit D. juice





Anh 8 – trang 1
B. Reading (3ms ) Read the text and do the exersices below.
Last week, Lan went on a vacation to Ho chi Minh City with her parents. On the first day, they took a tour to Old Saigon Post Office and Ben Thanh Market. In the evening, they enjoyed dinner with traditional food and watched the boats riding down the Saigon River. On the second day, they visited Cu Chi Tunnel and SaiGon Water Park. The next day, her family took a trip to Tien Giang by coach. They left Tien Giang by train and visited Thai Son island, Dong Tam Snake Farm and enjoyed traditional amateur music programs. Lan liked the trip very much. She wishes to visit Ho Chi Minh City again.

I. Check tru e(T) or false (F) (1m)
1. Lan comes to Ho Chi Minh City today.
2. Her family visited many places in Ho Chi Minh.
3. They left Tien Giang by ship.
4. She enjoyed the trip so much.

II. Answer the questions (2ms)
1. When did Lan and her parents visit Ben Thanh Market?

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2. Which places did they visit on the second day in Ho Chi Minh City?

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3. How did they get to Tien Giang?

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4. Does she hope to visit Ho Chi Minh City again?

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C. Writing ( 3ms )
Write a postcard using the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all neccessary changes and additions.

Dear Mom and Dad,
1. I / have / wonderful time / Nha Trang.

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2. The weather / be / lovely / and / beach / look / beautiful.

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3. Yesterday I / go shopping / supermarket.

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4. I / be / going / visit / Oceanic Institute / tomorrow.

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5. I / be / going / take / photographs / there.

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6. I / miss / you / much.

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See you soon.
Love,
Hoa



Anh 8 – trang 2
ANSWER KEYS
ENGLISH 8
A. Language focus