Đề thi học kì II môn Anh Văn 8

Trường THCS Trần Hưng Đạo ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II
NĂM HỌC: 2011-2012 MÔN: ANH VĂN 8
I/ Choose A,B,C or D that best completes each sentence below ( 4m s)
a. chemist b. churches c. chair d. change
I am delighted _________ you passed your exam.
a. that b. to c. so that d. in order
She asked the guide ___________ Phong Nha Cave was the most beautiful cave in Viet Nam.
a. where b. which c. whether d. what
It’s ___________ to travel around Viet Nam.
a. interesting b. interested c. interestingly d. interestedly
Would you mind ___________ the windows?
a. to close b. closing c. close d. closed
I am looking forward __________ from you.
a. to hear b. hearing c. to hearing d. to be heard
She promises she ___________ back in about half an hour.
a. is b. be c. has been d. will be
People use first – aid ____________ ease the victim’s pain and anxiety.
a. So that b. in order to c. So as not to d. in order that
My parents __________ in Hanoi for 10 years.
a. live b. to live c. has lived d. have lived
____________ to come and have dinner with us ? “- I’d love to but I’m busy”.
a. Do you want b. Would you like c. Would you mind d. Could you please
Millions of Christmas cards _____________ every year.
a. were sent b. are sent c. sent d. is sending
I was reading ____________ my sisters were playing with her dolls.
a. when b. while c. at which d. at time
. They are good friends. They have known each other____________ a long time.
a. to b. for c. since d. with
A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called.
a. water – fetch contest c. fetching – water contest
b. water – fetching contest d. fetch – water contest
At 9 o’clock yesterday we _____________ on the beach.
a. are lying b. have lain c. lay d. were lying
The boy _____________ next to Hoa is a newcomer.
a. sit b. sitting c. sat d. to sit
III/ READING: (2ms)
This report shows how the rice cooking festival was held . The festival was held in communal house yard about one kilometer away from a river . There were three competitions : water-fetching fire making and rice cooking . The festival took one day . In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water. In the fire- making contest two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way. They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire. Six people from each team took part in the rice cooking contest. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cooked the rice. After the three contests, all the points were added and the Thon Trieu team won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful.
A/ Write true (T) or false (F) (1,0 m )
1/The rice- cooking festival took place in the communal house yard for one day. .........
2/ Six people from two teams participated in the rice cooking contest. .........
B/ Answer the questions: ( 2,0 ms )
1/ What is this report about ?
- ………………………………………………
2/ How many contests were there in the rice- cooking festival ?
- ……………………………………………………………………
3/ How did people make the fire in the fire- making contest ?
- ……………………………………………………………………
4/ What did people have to do before they cooked rice ?
- ……………………………………………………………………
IV/ WRITING: (3ms)
* Do as directed in the brackets (2 ms)
1. Can I give some advice on your study habit? (Using “Would/ Do you mind...?”)
( _________________________________________________________
2. Clement Clark Moore wrote the poem in 1832. ( Change into passive voice)
( The poem _________________________________________________
3“ Is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco ?” Hoa said to Tim ( Write in reported speech)
(Hoa told Tim __________________________________________________________________
4. The last time I