ĐỀ THI HK II

KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ 2 NĂM HỌC 2015 – 2016
Môn: Anh văn Lớp: 8
Thời gian: 45 phút (Không tính thời gian giao đề)

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(1p) (Chọn từ có phần gạch dưới phát âm khác với các từ còn lại)
1. A. seven B. level C. next D. ruler
2. A. library B. recycle C. family D. easy
II. Choose A, B, C, or D to complete the following sentences.(1p) (Chọn phương án đúng)
1. ……….. you like a cup of coffee? – Yes, please.
A. Could B. Do C. Would D. Will
2. It’s difficult ……………… all the instructions at the same time .
A. remember B. to remember C. remembering D. to remembering
3. Would you mind if I ………… a photo?
A. take B. took C. taking D. to take
4. The class ……………………. into small pieces.
A. is broke B. are broke C. is broken D. be broken
III. Give the correct form of the word in parenthese.(1p) (Cho dạng đúng của từ trong ngoặc)
1. Would you mind (wait) …………. for a few minutes?
2. Ba (take) …………………. a shower at eight o’clock last night.
3. He said he (be) ……………….. a teacher.
4. Nhi asked Nga if she (know) ……………… My Son.
IV. Read the passage, then answer the questions.(2p) (Đọc đoạn văn sau đó trả lời câu hỏi)
The Christmas tree: one Christmas Eve in the early 1500s, some people decorated a tree and put in the market place in the Latvian city of Riga. This custom spread through out Europe, and finally to America in the 1800s.
The Christmas card: in the mid-nineteenth century, an Englishman wanted to send Christmas greetings to his friends, so he had someone design a card. Forty years later, cards were a part of the Christmas tradition.
Christmas carols: 800 years ago, Christmas songs were performed for people in towns and villages. These songs were stories put to music and most people enjoyed them. The leader of the Church, however, did not. They said the songs were unsuitable, but about 180 years ago, the songs became popular again.
* Question: 1. When did this custom spread throughout Europe and America?
2. Why did the Englishman have someone design a card?
3. When were Christmas songs first performed?
4. Did the Leader of the Church enjoy the songs?
V. Put the words in the right order to make complete sentences.(1p)
(Sắp xếp từ thành câu hoàn chỉnh.)
1. Contest / it / is / rice-cooking / a.
2.When / we / having / came / were / he / dinner.
VI. Listen and choose the words or numbers in the box to complete the passage.(2p)


1. Let’s start with Sydney. It will be a dry day in Sydney today, and (1)................ for the temperature, the low will be twenty and the high will be (2)................degrees.
2. Tokyo will be (3)…… and windy, with a low of fifteen and a high of twenty two.
3. London is going to have a humid day. It will be very cold with a low of minus three and high of (4)……