Đề thi học kì 2 lớp 8 môn Anh THCS Chánh An 2016

I . LISTENING (2ms)

A. Listen the passage carefully to fill in the blanks (1m)

     Last week , while on vacation in Dalat ,the Browns had quite an adventure.One afternoon ,they decided to (1 )................... around Xuan Huong Lake in a (2)…............After(3)……………the canoe  ,the family climbed in and paddled out to the (4)……………..of the lake  .Unfortunaterly ,dark clouds  soon  appeared and it began to rain .

B. Listen the passage  carefully, then choose the best answer.(1 m)

1.  Who was knocked down ?

    A. man                  B. woman                       C. girl                              D. boy

2. How did a man go to the hospital. ?

    A. bus                     B. ambulance               C. car                                D. train

3. What did they use to cover the wound ?                     

.  A. brochure                        B. glassware                C.  handkerchief             D. husk

4. How long did the ambulance came?

   A. four minutes       B. five minutes          C. one minutes                D. three minutes

II. LANGUAGE FOCUS (3ms)

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D

1. ...................... is a religious song that people sing at Christmas.

      A. Carol                B. Poem                 C. Christmas card                         D. Patron saint

2. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called ………      

      A. water- fetch contest                            C. water- fetching contest

      B. fetching – water contest                      D. fetch – water contest

3. We ………….…around  the lake in a canoe yesterday afternoon .

      A. drove                  B. rode                     C. cycled                D. paddled

4. I don’t know how …………………the game .

      A. playing                  B. to play                C. played              D. can I play

5.  Sydney Opera House ………………………in 1973.

      A. was completed       B. completed         C. completes         D. is completed

 6. When I came , she …………………….dinner yesterday .

       A. cooks                       B. is cooking         C. cooked             D. was cooking

7.  Dinner ______ by my mother every day.

      .A..  is cooked                 B. is being cooked       C. was cooked     D. was being cooked

8 . Lan asked me _______ I knew England.

      A. in case                  B. unless                    C. weather                        D. if

9 . Can you tell me how ______ this washing machine ?

      A. to operate          B. I could operate        C. operating           D. could I operate

10 . Hoi An was recognized as a world ______ site in 1999.

      A. Possession         B. Heritage                 C. Property                      D. Belongings.

11. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is palced differently form the others.          

      A.wonder               B. memorial                C.valley                 D.prison

12  Choose the word whose underlined part is pronunced differently from that of the other .

      A. snorkel             B.royal            C.memorial                D. wonder

III   READING (3ms)

A . Read the passage carefully , then decide whether the following statements are True or False (1m).

      DaLat is one of the few places in Viet Nam where the temperature is not so high is not so low.This climate is really good for flowers. DaLat is also well known for waterfalls like Prenn, Cam Ly , etc.

      There are many lakes in Da Lat. One of the nice lakes is Xuan Huong lake. Another lake is Tuyen Lam where the dream can come true . Crying lake is a story to tell and people in the region are happy to tell it. The valley of love was named by the French conlonizers who first established Da Lat . It's not so difficult to get to Da Lat . We take a coach or a fight from Ho Chi Minh city.

1 ..................The temperature in Da  Lat is very high

2...................The  climate in Da Lat is good for flowers

3 ..................Cam Ly waterfall is three kilometers far from the center of the town

4...................There are many  lakes in Da Lat

B. Read  the passage carefully and choose the best answer for each question below(2ms)

      Tet or Lunar  New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people .Tet is a festival which happens in late January or early  February .Before Tet ,people usually clean  and decorate their homes. They go to market to buy candy,jams, or dried water melon seeds .They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet .They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds  which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday .Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes .People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday .

1. What  is the main idea talking about ?

A.Tet                      B. Festival                  C. House             D.  Money

2. What is Tet  ?

       A. a contest             B. an event              C. a festival        D.the beginning of last year

3. What does the word “which”in line 2 refer to ?

      A.Tet                       B.festival                   C.holiday          D.celebration   

4. Which of the following is not true ? 

      A. Tet is one of the festivals in Vietnamese tradition

      B. Tet happens in late January or early February

     C. Sunflowers are traditional flowers on Tet holiday

     D. People usually clean ,decorate their homes to prepare for Tet holiday

IV  WRITING (2ms)

A . Write a paragraph  , using the following set of words and phrases ( 1,5ms)

  1. .Last summer vacation ,Minh /visit Dalat

  2.There,he / visit many places such / Camly water,Xuan Huong Lake, / Flower Garden

  3. People  / be / helpful / friendly

  4. Besides, he / take / lot of photos  / buy a lot of souvenirs

  5. He/feel/happy

  6 . He said / he /will visit Dalat next year

B. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first: (0,5m)

1 Lan said, “I have to do my homework now”.

 Lan said ……...........................................................................

2 My father has painted the house

The house …............................................................................

Đáp án Đề thi học kì 2 lớp 8 môn Anh THCS Chánh An 2016

I.  LISTENING (2ms)

A. Read the passage and fill in the gap with a word from the box (1m)

     1 paddle           2 canoe             3 hiring                4 middle

B. Listen the passage  carefully, then chose the best answer.(1 m)

      1 A                 2 B                      3 C                      4 D

II.  LANGUAGE FOCUS (3ms)

Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D

III.  READING (3ms)

A. Read the passage carefully , then decide whether the following statements are True or False (1m).

       1 F            2 T              3 F                4T

B. Read  the passage carefully and choose the best answer for each question below(2ms)

     1A            2C               3 B               4C

IV  WRITING (2ms)

A . Write a paragraph  , using the following set of words and phrases ( 1,5ms)

           Last summer vacation ,Minh  visited Dalat .There,he visited  many places such as Camly water,Xuan Huong Lake,and Flower Garden . The people are helpful and friendly .Besides, he took a lot of photos and bought a lot of souvenirs.He feels happy. He said  he would  visit Dalat next year

B. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first: (0,5m)

1. Lan said she had to do her homework then. 

2.The house has been painted by my father.

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