Đề tham khảo kiểm tra học kỳ 2 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Trường THCS Thường Thới Hậu B

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Đề tham khảo kiểm tra học kỳ 2

Năm học: 2015-2016 Môn: TIẾNG ANH 8 Đề: I. Listen (2ms) A. Lisen, then choose the best answer: 1. How long did the journey take? a. 3 hours b. 4 hours c. 15 hours d. 2 days 2. What was the weather like? a. It’s hot and humid. b. It’s sunny. c. It’s rainy. d. It’s snowy. 3. Who is the author? a. a teacher b. a student c. a tourist d. a police officer 4. They stayed in Yorkshire for ______ . a. two days b. three days c. one week d. two weeks B. Listen then choose True (T) or False (F): 5. Tet is also called Lunar New Year. ............ 6.Tet usually occurs in late January or early February. ......... 7.Vietnamese people make preparations for Tet several months beforehand. .......... 8. On New Year' s Eve people usually stay awake until midnight................ II. Phonetics: (1,0 m) Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (Chọn từ mà phần gạch chân có cách phát âm khác với các từ còn lại) 9. a. abroad b. state c. lava d. husband 10. a. gallery b. over c. empire d. liberty I. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (Chọn từ có trọng âm chính rơi vào vị trí khác các từ còn lại) 11. a. statue b. prison c. abroad d. building 12. a. include b. over c. ticket d. valley III. Language focus: Choose A,B,C or D to complete these sentences. (4 ms) 13. The glass bottle will be…………into small pieces. a. broke b. broken c. break d. to break 14.____ is an area of land between hills or mountains. a. Valley b. Beach c. Bay d. Island 15. Tom burnt his hand when he _____ the dinner.

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a. cooked b. was cooking c. has cooked d. cooks *Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions. ( Chọn từ đồng nghĩa với từ gạch dưới) : 16. I’m usually free in the evening. a. tired b. relaxed c. not busy d. not at home *Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlinded word(s) in each of the following questions. ( Chọn từ trái nghĩa với từ gạch dưới) : 17.Hoa wants to import flowers from Dalat. a. export b. give c. take d. visit

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a b c d 19.The old lamp making in Vietnam is six thousand dong. a b c d 20. Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers. P 94 a b c d IV. Reading (2 ms): A. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D:

Ha Long-Bay of the Descending Dragon-is __(21)__ with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the __(22)__ of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most __(23)__ sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful __(24)__ at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols in Bach Dang River in 1288. (21). a. popular b. wooden c. clear d. attractions (22). a. water b. attractions c. in d. caves (23). a. beautiful b. international c. caves d. in (24). a. water b. caves c. attractions d. boat B. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D: V. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it.

Dalat is the capital of Lam Dong province in Vietnam. Its name derives from the language of the local ethnic group Lat and its meaning is ‘Stream of the Lat’. In Vietnam, Dalat is a popular tourist destination. It is famous for its temperate climate, beautiful sights such as waterfalls and lakes. It is also famous for vegetables and flowers such as orchids and roses. There is a wine-making industry, too.

The average temperature is 17°C, and does not rise above 19°C in the hottest season. Its temperate climate is ideal …