Đề thi giữa KHII 08-09

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Đề chính thức
đề kiểm tra chất lượng giữa Học kỳ II
Năm học: 2008 – 2009
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)


Họ và tên
Lớp 8…… Số báo danh
(Đề gồm 2 trang)

Điểm bài thi
Bằng số Bằng chữ

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Chữ ký của giám khảo

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. (1pt)
1. A. cool B. blood C. food D. typhoon
2. A. friendly B. rainny C. lucky D. sky
3. A. stream B. head C. treatment D. seat
4. A. nature B. picture C. fertilizer D. departure
II. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (2pts)
1. No one in the class plays the guitar _____ Nam does.
A. as well B. as well than C as well as D. as good as
2. My friend suggested _____ by bus.
A. to go B. going C. go D. to going
3. The students are playing _____ in the schoolyard.
A. happy B. happier C. happiest D. happily
4. Do you mind _____ this letter for me?
A. posting B. post C. to post D. posted
5. It’s not easy _____ this question.
A. answer B. to answer C. for answering D. answering
6. This modern car _____ in Japan is very expensive.
A. make B. making C. to make D. made
7. We haven’t seen each other ____ last January.
A. since B. for C. on D. in
8. We have to get up early ____ late for class.
A. so as to be B. in order not to be
C. so that not to be D. so as to not be
III. Identify one mistake in each sentence by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D, then correct it. (1.5pts)
1. Mary enjoys to be able to meet a lot of interesting people during her vacation.
A B C D ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. My sister has done her homework in her room for a quarter past eight.
A B C D ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. A new bridge over the river is building at present.
A B C D
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IV. Read the following text then then do the tasks below (2.5pts)
Ha Long – Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river in 1288.
Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) and write your answers in the box.
Only Vietnamese tourists know Ha Long Bay.
Ha Long Bay is famous for its calm water with limestone mountains.
Answer the questions:
How can visitors go out to the Bay from Chay Beach?
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During what time of the year is the water of the Bay clear?
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Where did General Tran Hung Dao hide wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river?
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V. Imagine you are on vacation in Australia and now you write a postcard to your friend to tell him/her something about tour vacation. Use the suggested words and phrases.(3pts)
Here/ we / be/ Sydney,/ one / Australia’s biggest cities./ We / be / here/ five days/. The weather/ cold / but we / having / a great vacation/. We / staying / a