Đề thi HKII Tiếng Anh 8(3)

UBND HUYỆN CHÂU THÀNH CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc
TRƯỜNG THCS BÌNH ĐỨC ________________

ĐỀ THI ĐỀ NGHỊ HỌC KỲ II – NĂM HỌC 2008 – 2009
MÔN: ANH VĂN – LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)

Question 1: Pick out one best option to complete these following sentences (2ms):
1. We are good friends. We ______________ each other for a long time.
A. know B. knew C. have known D. were knowing
2. I was reading while my sister ______________ to music.
A. listen B. listens C. listened D. was listening
3. They were having dinner when the phone ______________
A. ring B. rang C. was ringing D. has rung
4. Nam ______________ his homework and making his teacher angry.
A. is always throwing B. always throws C. always threw D. has always thrown
5. Jack likes climbing mountain. He has just joined a ______________club.
A. mountain-climbing B. climbing – mountain
C. mountain – climb D. climb – mountain
6. He decided that he must study hard ______________
A. last year B. the following year
C. the previous D. the year before
7. Jimmy is quite keen ______________ the art.
A. in B. of C. on D. for
8. ______________ is a person whose job is to put in and repair things like water pipes and baths.
A. Garderner B. Florist C. Painter D. plumber
Question 2: Choose the word that has different stress pattern (05m)
1. A. sightseeing B. teammate C. award D. Jolly
2. A. import B. brochure C. include D. gallery
Question 3: Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced (05m)
1. A. Rub B. Plumber C. Bamboo D. suitable
2. A. pleased B. Happened C. helped D. tried
Question 4: Odd one out (1m)
1. A. Flower B. florist C. passenger D. villager
2. A. Glass B. canoe C. plastic D. metal
3. A. Waterfall B. Bay C. cave D. Lake
4. A. Temple B. church C. Pagoda D. Museum
Question 5: Read the passage carefully then do the task below:
The Rice – cooking festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from the river. There was three competitions: water – fetching, fire- making and rice – cooking. The festival took one day. After the three contests, all the points were added and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful.
* Say these statements are True or false (1m)
______ 1. The Rice – cooking festival was held in a farmer’s house of the village.
______ 2. We have to spend one day participating in the festival.
______ 3. There are more three events in the festival.
______ 4. The Rice cooking is one of the three contests.
* Answer the questions (1m)
1. Where was the Rice – cooking festival held?
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2. How was the festival?
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Question 6: Fill in each of the numbered blanks with one suitable word from the box below (2ms)
Paddle; appeared; lucky; dropped, canoe; unfortunately; luckily; climbed; began; overturned; became
Last week, the Browns had a visit around Xuan Huong lake in Da Lat. After hiring the ______(1)______ , the family ______(2)______ in and paddled out to the middle of the lake ______(3)______, dark clouds soon appeared and it ______(4)______ to rain. The wind started to blow and the rain ______(5)______ heavier. The canoe ______(6)______ and everyone fell into the deep and dangerous water. A Boat ______(7)______ and rescued them. The family was very ______(8)______.
Question 7: Write a postcard, using the following sets of words (2ms)
Dear Mom and Dad,
1. We / having / wonderful time / Hue.


2. The weather / fine / warm / people / here / friendly.


3. We / visit / interesting places / yesterday.


4. We / visit / Thien Mu