De Thi HKII TA 8

PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO THỊ XÃ AN KHÊ ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HOC KỲ II
TRƯỜNG THCS NGUYỄN DU TIẾNG ANH : LỚP 8
NĂM HỌC: 2012-2013
NGUYEN DU JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Class: 8………………
Full name: ……………
THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION, 2012 – 2013
English – Grade: 8. Date: …../ / 2013
Phần trắc nghiệm
Thời gian làm bài 25 phút

 Marks:
 Teacher’s remarks:


 Mã đề: 01


I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: (1m)

1. A rug B. cushion C. cupboard D. rule
2 A. knife B. wife C. nice D. children
3. A. happy B. try C. candy D. electricity
4. A. promised B. hoped C. booked D. burned

II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: (3 ms)

I put my hat on _________ protect my face from the sunlight.
a.for b.in order c.in order to d. to
2. An ........contest will be held at Nguyen Du School next month.
a. English-speaking b. English-spoken c. speaking-English d. speak-English
3. He said he is a plumber and he could fix the faucets.
a b c d
4. We ________ in Le Nin park when it rained.
a.walked b.were walking c.have walked d. are walking
5. Would you mind if I________ on the television?
a.will turn b.was turning c.turned d. turn
6. Color television __________ by John Logie Baird in 1928.
a. invented b. was invented c. has invented d. is invented
7. The bike__________ in Japan is USD100.
a.making b. made c.to make d. make
8. We have learned English__________ 2000.
a.since b.for c.in d. from
9. Their parents are happy _________ good news from their teacher.
a.hear b. to hear c.hearing d. heard
10. She is looking forward to________ a good job
a.get b.getting c.gets d. to get
11. Our teacher asked us ……… we liked to go camping in the coming festival.
a. whether b. if c what d. a & b
12. The freshmen have to gather at universities in early October.
a. first- year students b. teachers c. workers d. engineers








III. Read the text carefully then do the exercises (1 m)
Vietnam`s New year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It `s officially.(1)................as Tet Nguyen Dan or Tet. It begins .(2)....................January twenty -first and February nineteen. The axact day changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New year`s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New year in , then they put on new .(3).......................and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet last ten days. The first three days are the most (4)..................... Vietnamese people believe that how peolpe act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.

*/ Choose the correct words to fill in the gaps (1ms )
1/ a/ knows b/ knew c/ know d/ known
2/ a/ between b/ in c/ at d/ after
3/ a/ friends b/ clothes c/ shoes d/ shirt
4/ a/ happy b/ nice c/ important d/ popular

**/ Answer True or False ( 1m )
1/ The Lunar New Year is the same as Tet Nguyen Dan
2/ People never sit up to mid night to see the New Year in New Year’s Eve.
3/ Vietnamese people usually do many things for Tet at their homes
4/ The first three days of Tet are not important.