De thi HK II ENGLISH 8

SonTayEducation&Training Department ENGLISH TEST 2nd TERM
Son Loc secondary school School year: 2011 –2012
Full name: ……………………….. SUBJECT :ENGLISH 8
Class: 8…………… Time allowed : 45m

Mark
 Teacher’s remarks

QUESTIONS
I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (1.0 point)
1: A. tourist B. anxious C. delicious D. famous
2: A. university B. unit C. discuss D. computer
3: A. fat B. festival C. grand D. man
4: A. rub B. surrounding C. plumber D. husk
5: A. helped B. worked C. asked D. cleaned

II. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D.
The photographs_________during his trip are very pretty.
A. take B. were taken C. taken D. were taking
My family _________dinner when the phone rang.
A. are having B. had C. have had. D. were having
She _________her homework yet.
A. has finished B. haven’t finished C. have finished D . hasn’t finished
This project_________at the end of this month.
A. will finish B. finishing C. will be finished D. finished
I’d like________in_a house in the countryside.
A. live B. living C. lived D. to live
He asked Lan she could speak English.
A.weather B.what C. whether D. that
She is not old enough _________a car.
A. drive B. to drive C. driving D. drove
_________can I do for you ?
A. What B. When C. Where D. How
It is easier_________ English than any other languages else.
A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned
Would you mind_________the washing up for me tonight ?
A. do B. did C. doing D. to do

III. Rewrite the sentences as directed.
They built this school in 2006.
( This school
This factory produces thousands of cars each year.
( Thousands of cars
"My sister likes reading old folktales." said Nam.
( Nam said that
" Is Ha Long Bay in the North of Vietnam?" asked Mary.
( Mary asked me
She enjoys walking under the light moon.
(She is
IV. Give the correct forms verbs in parentheses (1,5ms).
1. The light went out when we have) dinner.
2. Would you mind if I (carry) your language?
3. The boysit) next to me was veryclever.
4……you(finish) your homework yet, Ba?
5. Nga asked Ba if hego) to Sapa by train.

V. Read the following passage and answer the questions
Tet is a national and family festival. It is an occasion for every Vietnamese to have a good time gathering and thinking about the last year and the next year. At Tet, spring fairs are organized; streets and public buildings are brightly decorated and almost all shops are crowded with people shopping for Tet. At home, everything is tidied; special food is cooked ,offerings of food, fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the altar with burning joss-sticks scenting the air. First-footing is made when the first visitor comes, and children are given money wrapped in a red tiny envelop. Tet is also a time for peace and happy.During Tet, children often behave well and lovely. Friends , relatives and neighbors give each other their best wishes for the new year
Questions
1.Is Tet an occasion for Vietnamese people gathering and having special food?
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2.List the things people do at Tet ?
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3.What do you usually do on the first three days of New Year ?
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