Đề& đáp án KTHKII Anh 8 (2011-2012)

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC-ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ I NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
HUYỆN MỘ ĐỨC MÔN : TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài : 60 phút
I.READING: Read the following passage then answer the questions below.( 3pts)
Viet Nam is a country in the South – East Asia. It has an area of 329,566 sq km. Hanoi is the capital and Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city. The population of Viet Nam is about 80 million. It has age- old culture and long tradition of fighting against foreign invaders. Viet Nam is now a member country of ASEAN and many other international organizations such as APEC, WTO ...
Viet Nam exports rice, coffee and many other farm products. Viet Nam has lots of tourist attractions and World Heritage Sites such as Ha Long Bay, Phong Nha Cave, Hoi An Ancient Town, My Son Sanctuary, ... . Vietnamese people are proud of their country. They have benn trying hard to build into a powerful and prosperous one.
( Notes: ASEAN: Hiệp hội các quốc gia Đong Nam Á; APECC: Tổ chức Hợp tác kinh tế Châu Á- Thái Bình Dương; WTO: Tổ chức mậu dịch quốc tế )
Where is Viet Nam located?
What is the area of Viet Nam ?
Does Viet Nam have age – old culture and long tradition of fighting against foreign invaders ?
What does Viet Nam export ?
What World Heritage Sites does Viet Nam have ?
Is Viet Nam a member country of ASEAN?
II. LANGUAGE FOCUS: ( 4 PTS)
Choose the correctoption( A,B,C or D) to complete the sentences.( 3 pts )
Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs ................. performed for people in towns and villages.
A. are B. were C. will be D. have been
2. In the fire- making contest, the fire is made in the ................. way.
A. traditional B. tradition C. traditionally D. traditionalism
3. “ Do you want to visit Dien Bien Phu, Linda?” - Nam asked Linda ......... to visit Dien Bien Phu.
A. if she wanted B. that he wanted C. if she wants D. that he wants
4. Angkor Watt now is a famous tourist ..............
A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractively
5. The heads of four American presidents are ............. into the rock at Mount Rushmore.
A. painted B. built C. seen D. carved
6. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called ...............
A. water- fetch contest C. water- fetching contest
B. fetching – water contest D. fetch- water contest
7. We .............. dinner when the phone rang.
A. are having B. had C. have had D. were having
8. I asked him ............... the flowers in the garden.
A. water B. to water C. watered D. be watered
9. George showed me some pictures ............. by his father.
A. paint B. painting C. that painted D. painted
10. The childen ................. to school by bus everyday.
A. take B. taken C . are taken D. were taken
Choose the letter A,B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
11. A. arrive B. sight C. island D. prison
12. A. head B. beach C. weather D. heavy
B. Give correct form of the verbs in parentheses (1pt ):
1. Ha Long Bay in Viet Nam ( be )................ a World Heritage Site. It ( visit )............. by million of people every year.
2. You always(watch)......................................... TV. You should do something more active.
3. My father ( work)................. for his company for 18 years.
III.Writing : ( 3 pts)
A.Rewrite the sentence without changing the meaning, begining with the words or phrases given.( 1,5 pts)
1. People break the glass bottles into small pieces.
The glass bottles .........................................................................................................
Can you correct thiscomposition for me ?
Would you mind ......................................................................................................
The last time I saw him was in 2008.
I haven’t .....................................................................................................................
4. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
The Statue of Liberty ..................................................................................................
5.“ Do the Pyramids in Egypt attract a lot of tourists every year ?”
Nam asked Mai .............................................................................................................
6.Can I use your computer for an hour ?
Would you mind .............................................................................................................
You are Hoa. You are on vacation in a city in Vietnam. Write a postcard to a friend about your trip. You need to cover the information about : (1,5 pts)
place.
How you feel about the people .
What the weather is like.
Who you meet/ see.
What you see.
What you