Anh 8 - Thi HKII - 09.10

PHU QUY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SECOND SEMESTER TEST
…………………. SECONDARY SCHOOL SCHOOL YEAR: 2009-2010
CLASS: 8 ….. SUBJECT: ENGLISH – 8
NAME: ………………………………………. TIME: 45 MINUTES
(Not including the handout-time)
Marks



A. Language focus (4ms)

I. Multiple choice. (2ms)
1. The old lamp …………… in China is 5$.
A. make B. making C. made D. to make
2. It’s difficult ……………. this word into Vietnamese.
A. translate B. to translate C. translating D. translated
3. Farmers collect household and garden wastes to make ……………… .
A. compost B. glassware C. pipe D. cartire
4. Five thousand years ago, the Egyptians wrote on a plant called …………… .
A. bamboo B. christmas tree C. papyrus D. pineapple
5. Last night, I ……………… TV when the phone rang.
A. watched B. was watching C. have watched D. was watched
6. People learned how ………….. paper many centuries ago.
A. was made B. is making C. making D. to make
7. A new stadium ……………….. next year.
A. will be build B. will build C. will be built D. will built
8. Viet Nam is a ……………… country.
A. rice exporting B. rice exported C. exported rice D. export rice

II. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets. (1m)
1. D.E Huges was the ……………….. of microphone. (INVENT)
2. There are a lot of ……………… festivals in Viet Nam. (TRADITION)
3. It is ……………….... to eat too much sugar and fat. (HEALTH)
4. This is an ………………… book. (INTEREST)

III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other in each group. (1m)
0. A. bad B. hat C. hate D. had
1. A. overhead B. teammate C. speaker D. bean
2. A. ranger B. sugar C. religious D. giant
3. A. jolly B. army C. liquify D. crystal
4. A. attended B. commpleted C. melted D. recycled

B. Reading (3ms)
I. Complete the passage with the words in the box (one word doesn’t need to use). (1m)



Tet is a national and (1) ……………………… festival in Vietnam. It is occasion for every Vietnamese to be reunited to think (2) …………………… their past activities and hope for good luck when the year to come. Before Tet all houses are white washed and (3) …..........................with yellow apricot flowers and colorful lanterns. Everybody is looking forward to a more favorable life. On the New Year’s Eve, children are smartly dressed. They are hoping to (4) ……………………. money put in small red envelopes as they are wishing longevity to their grandparents and parents. Wrong doings should be absolutely avoided on these days.

II. Read the passage below carefully and do exercises below. (2 ms)
The Statue of Liberty, one of America’s most familiar images, is on an island in New York Harbor. It is a symbol of freedom. It was a gift to American people from French people to show the friendship between the two nations. This is the statue of a woman who is wearing a loose robe and a crown on her head. Her right hand holds a burning torch, and her left hand holds a tablet with the date July 4, 1776 on it. The Statue weighs 205 tons and is 46 meters high. It stands on a stone base. The base and the pedestal increase the height of the monument to 93 meters. The Statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then transported to America in 1886. Tourists can visit the Statue from 9.30 a.m to 5 p.m daily except Christmas Day.
1. Answer true (T) or false (F). ( 0,5ms)

Sentences
T/F

a. The Statue of Liberty was a present to American people from French people.


b. The Statue of Liberty was moved to America in 1884.



2. Answer the questions. (1,5ms)
a. Is the Statue of Liberty on an island in New York Harbor?
→…………................................................................………………………………………………..
b. What does the woman’s left hand hold ?
→…………................................................................………………………………………………..
c. When and where was the