Đề thi học kì II lớp 8

Nguyen Van Troi Secondary School THE SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION
Class ……………… Subject English 8
Name ……………………………………………………………………………… Time 45 minutes
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I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced different from that of the other (1 point)
1.a. shops b. signs c. hands d. years
2.a. change b. mechanic c. child d. chance
3.a. gathered b. completed c. complied d. repaired
4.a. twin b. twice c. hike d. fertilize
II. LEXICO AND GRAMMAR.
Choose the best answer to complete the following. (4 points)
1. You are always ………………………………… in class.
a. talking b. talk c. talks d. talked
2. Rubber is ………………………………… to make tires.
a. used b. use c. uses d. using
3. I was reading ………………………………… my sister were playing with her dolls.
a. when b. while c. at which d. at time
4. At 9 o’clock yesterday we ………………………………… on the beach.
a. are lying b. have lain c. lay d. were lying
5. ………………………………… is a building or room where people can go to look at painting.
a. Library b. Gallery c. University d. Gym
6. Would you mind if I ………………………………… the phone?
a. use b. will use c. am going to use d. used
7. In 1876, the telephone ………………………………… first introduced by Bell and Watson.
a. was b. is c. has been d. had been
8. They are going to buy a map ………………………………… get lost.
a. not so as to b. so as not to c. so as to d. to not to
9. Thanks ………………………………… me the money. I’ll pay you back on Friday.
a. for lending b. lending c. to lend d. about lending
10. I am delighted ………………………………… you passed your exam.
a. that b. to c. in order to d. so that
11. I tried to cheer him …………………………………, but he just kept starting out the window.
a. on b. up c. off d. out
12. She hasn’t finished the letter ………………………………….
a. yet b. just c. already d. never
13. Lan’s studying hard ………………………………… pass the final exam.
a. for b. in order to c. so to d. as to
14. It’s too cold outside. Would you mind ………………………………… the window?
a. to close b. close c. closed d. closing
15. That printer is ………………………………… guarantee so the company will repair it.
a. on b. in c. of d. under
16. He has his father ………………………………… his watch.
a. fixed b. fixing c. to fix d. fix
III. READING.
Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar Calendar. It is official known as “Tet Nguyen Dan”, of Tet. It begins between January twenty–first and February nineteenth. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They usually 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 and give one another the greetings of the seasons. Tet lasts ten days.
A. Choose True (T) or False (F) (1 point)
1. Vietnam’s New Year isn’t celebrated according to the Lunar Calendar. …………………………………
2. It begins between January twenty–first and February nineteenth. …………………………………
B. Answer the questions. (1.5 points)
1. Where does the Lunar New Year begin?

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2. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?

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3. What do people do on the New Year’s Eve?

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