Đề thi kiểm tra học kì II môn Tiếng Anh khối 8 - Năm học 2015-2016

KỲ THI KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II (2015 – 2016)
Môn : Tiếng Anh khối 8
Thời gian làm bài : 45 phút 
A. LISTENING: 2MS
I. Listen to each short conversations twice ,then circle the correct answer: (1m)
	1. How will Mary travel to Scotland?
	A. By train	B. By car	C. By coach
	2. Where are the shoes?
	A. under the window	B. under the chair	C. on the chair
	3. When will the football match start next week?
	A. 11.45a.m	B. 12.15p.m	C. 2.00p.m
	4. Which box of chocolates do they buy?
	A. the small round box	B. the big round box	C. the square box.
II. Listen to the conversations twice, then write a letter next to each day – 0 is an example : (1m)
0. Monday : B..
A. cloud 
1. Tuesday :.
B. cold
2. Wednesday :.
C. fog
3. Thursday :.
D. rain
4. Friday :.
E. snow 
F. sun
G. warm
H .wind
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS: 3MS
I. Circle the word that has different stress from the other. (0.5m)
	1. A. promise	B. deposit	C. compile	D. include
	2. A. treatment	B. departure	C. council	D. florist
II. Circle the best options (A, B, C or D) to fill in the blanks: (1.5ms) 
At 9 o’clock yesterday we________ on the beach. 
A. are lying 	B. have lain 	C. lay 	D. were lying
Presents ________in colored paper and put under the Christmas tree. 
	A. are wrapped 	B. are wrap 	C. are wraped 	D. are wrapping
3. The fire is made ________matches or lighters. It is made in the traditional way. 
	A. with 	B. without 	C. of 	D. by
4. ________lending me your pen for a moment?
A. can you 	B. Would you mind 	 Could you please 	D. Why don’t you
5. The bicycle ________ in Japan is expensive
	A. make	B. made	C. to make	D. making
6.The ________festival was held in the communal house yard. 
A. rice-cook 	B. rice-cooker 	C. rice-cooking 	D. rice-cooked
III. Fill in the blank with the correct word form : (0.5m )
	1. There are a lot of ________festivals in Vietnam. (tradition )
	2. Santa Claus is based on the________of Saint Nicolas ( describe)
IV. Find out a mistake by circling A, B, C or D: (0,5đ)
Liz told that she was interested in the rice-cooking contest.
 A B C D
A new school is going to built in the village.
 	A B C D
C. WRITING: 2.5MS
I. Rewrite these sentences beginning with the given words: (1.5ms)
1.The last time I saw her was in 2006.	 
à I haven’t 
2.Mai said, “My father is in the garden now.”
à Mai said 
3. People clean and refill milk bottles 
à Milk bottles
II. Complete these sentences ( 1m)
1.A new festival / held / here /next week .
 	à 
2.You /do/ homework / 8 o’clock yesterday evening ? 
à
3.We / not/ eat/ that restaurant/ two years
à
4. Would/ you / I/ open / window?
à
D.READING: 2.5MS
I. Complete the passage by circling the correct letters. ( 1,25ms)
Tet or Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for VietNamese people. Tet is a festival which happens in _______(1) January or early February. Before Tet, people usually clean and _______(2) their homes. They go to market to buy candy, jams, or _______(3) watermelon seeds. They also get clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy peach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members to have special meals with special food __________(4) as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives, and friends __________(5) the second day of the holidays.
1.A. late 	B. lately C. later D. latest
2.A. decorated 	B. decorating C. decorate D. to decorate 
3.A. dry 	B. dried C. drying D. to dry
4.A. so 	B. such C. but D. and
5.A. in 	B. at C. of D. on
II . Read the passage carefully then answer the questions (1.25ms):
	Hi! I’m Dean. I’m from England. My favorite time of the year is Christmas, which is on 25th December. That’s when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ. In the middle of December we send a lot of cards to our friends and family, here and abroad. Then we get a big tree and decorate it with lights and other things. On Christmas Day, we give each other presents. We have one enormous meal with turkey, and after that, we have Christmas pudding. 
When is Christmas held? 
A. On the twenty-fifth of December 
 	B. In the middle of December 	
C. In the middle of the year 	
D. no information 
2. Christmas is held because Christians want to________________. 
 	A. have a good time 
B. celebrate the birth of Christ 	
C. visit their friends and family 	
D. decorate big trees 
3. What does the word ‘decorate’ in line 3 mean? 
	A. make something look nicer 	
B. paint something 
C. make something look worse 	
D. buy something 
4. On Christmas Day, people________________. 
A. give each other presents 	
B. have an enormous meal with turkey 
C. have Christmas pudding 	
D. all are correct 
5. Which of the following is NOT true? 	
A. Dean is English. 
B. At Christmas, people get big trees and decorate it. 
C. Dean prefers Halloween to Christmas. 
D. In the middle of December, people send a lot of Christmas cards to their friends and family. 
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