THE SECONDTH SEMESTER EXAMNIATION-E.8 & KEYS (65%TN-35%TL)

School: Ngo Gia Tu THE SECOND SEMETER EXAMINATION
Class: 8… Subject: English 8 Time allowed: 45mins
Name: …………………….
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I/ PHONETICS
-Chọn từ được gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại:
1. a. quiet b. industry c. relative d. participant
2. a. snowy b. cold c. prison d. Chicago
-Chọn từ có trọng âm được nhấn khác với các từ còn lại:
3. a. heritige b. religious c. wonder d. jungle
4. a. adjust b. concern c. connect d. printer
II/ LEXICO-GRAMMAR
-Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ đúng nhất để hoàn thành các câu sau:
5. We can also participate …………many other programmes.
a. at b. on c. in d. with
6. What is special ………..the fire-making contest?
a. in b. at c. with d. about
7. Have you been there?-No. I have……… been there…..
a. already…two years ago b. not…yet c. not….several times d. not ….after
8. I went to garden center ……….get some fertilizer for my flowers.
a. in order to b. so as to c. so that d. both A&B
9. The first year students have to gather at universitites in early October.
a. teachers b. freshmen c. workers d. engineers
10. An ……….contest will be hold at Le Hong Phong School next month.
a. English-speaking b. English-spoken c. Speaking-English d. Speak-English
11. Has the flight to Vientiane………… yet?
a. arrived b. gone c. come d. departed
12. It’s cold in here. Would you mind if I ………..the window?
a. close b. closed c. closing d. Both B &C
13. Color television …………..by John Logie Baird in 1928.
a. invented b. was inventing c. was invented d. invents
14. I am happy ………..all exams.
a. passing b. to pass c. pass d. passed
15. While Mr.Nam ………..to school yesterday, he had an accident.
a. drove b. was driving c. is driving d. Both A & B
16. He decided……….to Nha Trang.
a. to go b. going c. go d. to be going
17. Do you mind………me with the washing?
a. help b. helps c. helping d. helped
18. Mr Nam said he was a plumber and he can fix the faucets.
a b c d
III/ READING
Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is offically known as Tet Nguyen Dan or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteenth. The exac date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offering on the family altars. 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 ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese people believe that how people act during these days will influnce the whole year. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.
-Đọc lại đoạn văn trên rồi chọn True hay False cho các câu sau:
19. …….Tet is celebrated according to the Solar calendar.
20……...The exact date to celebrate Tet changes from year to year.
21……...People sit up to midnight on the first day of the New Year.
22………People believe that the first three days are the most important.
-Đọc lại đoạn văn sau rồi trả lời các câu hỏi bên dưới:
23. When does the Lunar New Year begin?
………………..…………………………………………….
24. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prapare for Tet? …………………………………..…………………………………….
25. What do people do on the New Year’s Eve?
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26. How long does Tet last?