Đề thi TA 8

Trường THCS Thanh Cao
Họ và tên:……………………...
Lớp:……………………………
Đề kiểm tra học kì II. Năm học 2006 - 2007
Môn thi: Anh văn lớp 8
Thời gian: 45 phút
(Không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề chẵn)


I) Chọn a, b, c, d vào chỗ trống sao cho thích hợp.
1. Hoa saw her old friend while she . . . . . the street.
a. crossed b. is crossing c. was crossing d. cross
2. A. would you mind If I . . . . . on the television?
B. I’ll rather you didn’t
a. will turn b. turned c. turn d. was turning
3. I am happy . . . . . all the exams
a. passing b. passed c. pass d. to pass
4. We . . . . . dinner when the phone rang
a. are having b. had c. were having d. have had
5. The bike . . . . in Iapan is USD 100.
a.Made b. making c. is making d. to make
6. He said that he . . . . . for a car company
a. works b. worked c. is working d. has worked
7. I’ve lived in this house . . . . . 1990
a. From b.since c.for d.in
8. The 23rd SEA GAME …… in the Pilippines.
a. Will hold a. Will be held c. Would be held d. is held
9. I was reading …….. my sisters were playing with their dolls.
a. when b. while c. at which d. at time
10. What………… in New York? It is very cold and humid.
a. The weather like b. Does the weather like
c. The weather is like d. is the weather like
II.Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời câu hỏi.
Viet Nam new year is celebrated according to the lunar calendar. It is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty – first and February nineteen. The exact date changs from year to year. Vietnamese
people usualy make preprations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They
tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the farmily
altarts. On the new year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the new year in,
then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season.
Tet lasts 10 days . The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people belive that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As a result the make every offort to avoid arguments and smile as much as a possible.
What is Vietnam’s new year known as?
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When does the lunar New year begin?
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What do Vietnamese people usually do to preare for Tet?
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What do peaple do on the New year’s Eve?
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How long does Tet last?
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* Altar (n): Bàn thờ
* Offering (n