Đề thi học kì 2

English test(45 minutes)
Name: Class 8

I. Listen and fill in the blankets(2ps)
Christmas is only a(1)......... days always and the two children in the Robinson family are very (2)........... .Their mother has baked them a very large and rich Christmas (3)........... . She has shown them(4) ............. to make colorful decoration(5)..........their Christmas tree. Tomorrow, she will(6).............. them out shopping in the high (7).............. . She is going to buy them(8)........... clothes for Christmas.
II:Circle the letter before the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (1p):
1. A. children B. Christmas C. chicken D. chess
2. A. dad B. sad C. fat D. may
3. A. sit B. fit C. thin D. tired
4. A. needed B. watched C. decided D. planted
III: Choose the best answer (2 ps):
1. My father has bought his car (about / since / for) 4 years.
2. They asked me (got / to get / getting) up early yesterday.
3. Would you mind (close / closing / closed) the doors?
4. We don’t know how (make / to make / made) cakes.
5. The car will (wash / washed / be washed) tomorrow.
6. Our teacher was teaching English (when / while) Ba arrived at school.
7. Nam asked Hoa if she ( wanted / wants / want ) to visit Dien Bien Phu.
8. He decided ( learn / learning / to learn ) English harder.
IV :Read the text and answer the questions(2,5ps):
Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest art festival in Britain. During this time, the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from early in the morning until late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.
About ten thousand tourists come to the festival to see new films and plays and to hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries.
1. Is the Edinburgh the capital of Scotland? ………………………………………………………
2. How long does the Edinburgh Festival last?..............................................................................
3. What do tourists come to the festival to do?.................................................................................
4. How many performances can you see this year?..........................................................................
5. Have you ever been to s festival like this one ?.............................................................................
V. Writing (2,5ps) This is a postcard Mrs. Queen sent from the USA.
Dear Sally,
We are having a wonderful time in the USA. The people are friendly and the weather is warm and windy. In San Francisco, I visited my friend, Sandra Smith and her family. It was lovely to see them. I bought lots of postcards for the children. Thanh is always complaining about the heaviness of my suitcase. See you soon.
Love, Quyen
* Imagine you are Nga, a tourist on a vacation. Base on the postcard above, use the cues to write a postcard to a friend, Nam about the trip.
Place: HaLong Bay, in Quang Ninh
How you feel about the people: friendly, helpful.
What the weather is like: sunny, hot.
Who/ What you visit: relatives, Bai Chay beach, Dau Go cave.
What you buy: souvenirs, food.


Bài nghe: Giáo viên đọc 2 lần với tốc độ vừa phải.
Christmas is only a(1)..few... days always and the two children in the Robinson family are very (2)...excited... .Their mother has baked them a very large and rich Christmas (3)..cake.... . She has shown them(4) ...how. to make colorful decoration(5).for....their Christmas tree. Tomorrow, she will(6)..take.... them out shopping in the high (7)..street. . She is going to buy them(8)...new... clothes for Christmas.