Đề thi tham khảo học kì II năm học 2015 – 2016 môn thi: Tiếng Anh 8 ( đề 1) thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Phòng GD-ĐT Vũng Liêm	Đề thi tham khảo HKII Năm học 2015 – 2016
Trường THCS Nguyễn Chí Trai	Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 8 ( Đề 1)	 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
I. Listening to the passage and then check True (T ) or False (F ): ( 2.5 ms)
1. Sydney Opera House was built in Australia.
2. The House was designed by English architect, John Utzon.
3..It was completed in 1793. 
4. It has a theater for opera and ballet.
5. It is the home of only the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. 
 II. Choose the best word to complete the sentences : ( 2.5ms ) 
1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced diferently from the others. 
	a. arrive	b. sight	c. island	d. prison
2. Choose the word that has the stress diferently from the others. 
	a. paddle	b. canoe	c. travel	d. institute 
3 . Nhi asked Lan ________ she knew him .
a. if	b. whether	c.so	d. a and b 
4. We were having dinner when the phone _________.
	a. ring	b. rang	c. was ringing	d. has rung
5.Have you ever been to HaLong _________ in Viet Nam?
	a. place	b. Bay	c. cave	d. reef
6. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called____________
	a.water - fetch contest	 b. fetching - water contest	
 c. water - fetching contest	 d. fetch - water contest
7. Have you ever decided where________ for your holidays?
	a. going 	b. to go	c. went	d. go
8.The heads of four American presidents are carved___________ Mount Rushmore.
	a.into	b. in	c. on	d.to	
9 . “The pipes are broken” . 
 He said that _________________________
10. He sends Christmas cards to his friends every year.	
 Christmas cards are_______________________________
III.Read this passage and choose the word to fill each gap with only one word.(1.25ms) 
 (their parcels , this Christmas, gifts, posted, were) 
People usually give each other gifts at Christmas. Christmas is coming soon. Mr and Mrs Smith have already bought (1) ______ for their children. They will give them (2) ________ on Christmas morning. Tommy and Irene have presents for their parents, too. Their eldest brother, Jimmy, is working overseas. They have already (3) ____________ him a Christmas card. Jimmy will not be at home (4) __________.The others have all bought for him. His presents (5)________sent some weeks ago, so that he would have them by Christmas
1, 2., 3
4., 5..
IV. Read the passage, Then choose the best answer the questions ( 1.25ms )
 The Statue of Liberty, one of America's most familiar images, is on an island in New York Harbor. It is a symbol of freedom. It was gift to American people from French to show the friendship between the two nations. This is a statue of a woman who is wearing a loose rope and a crow on her head. Her right hand holds a burning torch, and her left hand holds a tablet with the date July 4th, 1776 on it. The statue weighs 205 tons and is 46 meters high. It stands on a stone base. The base and the pedestal increase the height of the monument to 93 meters. The statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then transported to America in 1886. Tourists can visit the statue from 9.30 am to 5 pm daily except Christmas Day.
The Statue of Liberty is in .........................
a. the center of New York city	 b. New York Harbor 
 c. the suburbs of New York city d. Los Angeles
The Statue was made by..........................
a. French people	b. American people
c. British people	d. New York people
3. The statue was made because .........................
a. French people wanted to show their friendship with American people
b. American wanted to show their friendship with French people. 
c. French people wanted to show their aspiration for freedom
d. American people wanted to guarantee liberty.
4. The height of the monument is 
a. 47 meters	b. 46 meters	c. 93 meters	d. 139 meters
5. Tourists can visit the Statue of Liberty .........................
a. every day, including Christmas Day 	 b. from Monday to Friday
c. everyday, but not on Christmas Day.	 d. on Christmas Day
V. Writing a complete letter, using the information given ( 2.5 ms)
Dear,.
We / having / wonderful time / Nha Trang / my sister.
The people / be / friendly/ kind.
The weather/warm / sunny
I/meet / old teachers/ neighbors
I / visit / offshore islands / Oceanic Institute.
I /buy / lot of / souvenirs / friends.
Sister / be / always / complaining/ the heaviness / suitcase
See you soon.
Love,.
Ex:
Dear Nga,
We are having a wonderful time in Nha Trang with my sister. The people..
ANSWER KEYS
listen and check TRUE or FALSE .(2,5 ms)
 Sydney Opera House, a major arts center, was built on the harbor of Sydney, Australia. It was designed by the Danish architect, John Utzon. The building was completed in 1973. Although called an opera house, it contains a concert hall, one theater for opera and ballet, and a smaller theater for plays, a recording hall and rehearsals rooms and cinemas. It is the home of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Ballet, and Australian Opera.
1T 2F 3F 4T 5F
II/ Choose the best word to complete the following sentences(2.5ms)
1d 2b 3d 4b 5b 6c 7b 8a
9/ He said the pipes were broken 
10/ Christmas cards are sent to his friends everyday.
III/ Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the correct word ( 1.25 ms)
1/ gifts 2/ their parcels 3/ posted 4/ this Christmas 5/ were
IV/ Read the passage, Then choose the best answer the questions ( 1.25ms )
1/b 2/ a 3/a 4/b 5/c
V/. Write a postcard to your friend about the trip to Nha Trang , using the cues provied(2.5 ms) 
Dear Nga,
We are having a wonderful time in Nha Trang with my sister.
The people are very friendly and kind.
The weather is warm and sunny.
I met my old teacher and my neighbors
I visited the offshore islands and Oceanic Institute.
I bought a lot of souvenirs for my friends.
My Sister is always complaining about the heaviness of my suitcase.
 See you soon.
 Love,