Đề kiểm tra học kì II Tiếng anh lớp 8 - Năm học 2015-2016 - Phòng GD & ĐT Bình Dương

	SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO	KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
	TỈNH BÌNH DƯƠNG	MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 THCS
	Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề và nghe
Đề kiểm tra có 04 trang. Học sinh làm bài trực tiếp trên đề kiểm tra.
Tổng điểm
Mã phách:
I. LISTENING (1.5pts) (Khối 8 tôi không có file mp3)
Part 1. Listen to a part of a story about The Little Red Riding Hood. Write one word in each numbered space. You Will hear the recording twice. (0.7 point)
- “What great big (1) __________ you have, Grandma.”
- “All the better to (2) __________ you with,” the Wolf replied.
- “What great big (3) __________ you have, Grandma” said Little Red Riding Hood.
- “All the better to (4) __________ you with,” the Wolf replied.
He sat there watching her and smiled. He thought, “I'm going to eat this child. Compared with her old Grandmamma, she’s going to taste like caviar.” Then Little Red Riding Hood said, “But Grandma, what a lovely great big furry coat you have on.”
- “That’s wrong!” cried the Wolf. “Have you forgot to tell me what big (5)	__________ I've got? Ah well, no matter what you say, I'm going to (6) __________ you anyway.”
The small girl smiles. A few weeks later, in the wood, I saw Miss Riding Hood. She said, “Hello, and do please note: my lovely furry wolfskin (7) __________ .”
Part 2. A man is going to talk about five American Cities. Listen and write one word in each numbered space. You will hear the recording twice. (0.8 point)
American Cities
Nicknames
Some information about these cities
New York
The Big
(8)__________ 
It is "The city that never (9) __________ 
because there is always something going on.
Boston
Beantown
It is known (10) __________ being a college town.
(11) __________ 
The
(12) __________ 
city
It is located on Lake Michigan and it gets pretty cold in winter.
(13)__________ 
Orleans
The Big Easy
There are many places where you can go and listen to good (14) __________ music.
Los Angeles
The city of Angles
Its name in Spanish means “The Angels”. It is probably most (15) __________ for Hollywood and Disneyland.
B. PHONETICS (1 m)
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. (0.5 m)
1. A. magnificent	B. skeptical	C. hospitable	D. delighted
2. A. wheelchair	B. eye chart	C. challenge	D. chemist
C. VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I. Choose the best answer (2.5)
1. Viet Nam is the second biggest .................... country.
A. rice-export	B. rice-exporting	C. export-rice	D. exporting-rice
2. When I first met Sue, she .................... at Cambridge.
A. studies	B. studied	C.was studying	D. has studied
3.Most of the LG mobile phones .................... in this shop are imported from Korea.
A. sellling	B. are sold	C. were sold	D. sold
4. It is difficult .................... people from littering.
A. keep	B. kept	C. keeping	D. to keep
5. He promised to pick me .................... the corner on his way to town.
A. on	B. in	C. off	D. up
6. Brandon talked about the original inhabitants who live there during the Stone Age.
A. resident	B. representative	C. owners	D. visitors
7. He said .................... to the movie the following Saturday.
A. is going	B. was going	C. will go	D. went
8. Have you tidied the room yet? - “Yes, I .................... it.
A, didn't do	B. haven't done	C. have already done	D. already done
9. The nurse told her to use a clean towel or a handkerchief	.................... stop the bleeding.
A. so that	B. In order to	C. so as to	D. B&C are correct
10. Would you mind taking this book back for me?
A. No, not At all	B. Of course not	C. Thank a lot.	D. A&B are correct
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (1m)
1. I am not ........................... about our chances of success. (skeptic)
2. You must meet these ........................... if you want to take this course. (require)
3. The lake is one of the tourist ........................... of the town. (attract)
4. This high school was ........................... a small primary school. (origin)
D. READING
I. Complete each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one right sentence below it. Each sentence is used only once. (1m)
Halloween means 'holy evening', and takes place on the 31st October. (1)________. It is celebrated by many people in the UK. (2)________. At parties people dress up in strange costumes and pretend they are witches. They cut horrible faces in pumpkin and put a candle inside, which shines through the eyes. (3)________. In recent years children dressed in white sheets knock on doors at Halloween and ask if you would like a 'trick' or 'treat'. (4)________ However, if you don't they play a 'trick' on you, such as making a lot of noise or spilling flour on your front doorstep! It is particularly connected with witches and ghosts.
a) It is particularly connected with witches and ghosts.
b) People may play difficult games such as trying to eat an apple from a bucket of Wider without using their hands.
c) It is a much more important festival in the Untied States than Brtiain
d) If you give them something nice, a treat”, they go away.
II. Read the passage. Then answer the questions (1.5ms)
Cities provide many services to people who live there. The mayor and city council, who are elected by the citizens of that city, make the laws that everyone must follow. They also meet to discuss community issues, such as whether to build a new recreation center. Other city employees include police officers and firefighters. These people work to keep everyone in the city safe. Other services are at the library, where the public can check out books, and at companies that provide water and electricity. Some cities have special programs for the people who live there, such as reading clubs at the library or computer classes for senior citizens. It takes many services to make a city work. Some people like to give back to their community by doing volunteer work. They might teach swimming lesson or offer to pick up litter in the parks. When everyone in a city works together, it can be a great place to live.
Questions
1. Are the mayor and city council elected by the citizens?
2. What do the mayor and city council members do?
3. How can people help their community?
4. In what ways do you help your community?
E. WRITING
I. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words provided (1m)
1. Millions of tourist visit the Taj Mahal in India every year.
=> The Taj Mahal in India	
2. “I’m very pleased to see the rice-cooking contest,” Lisa said.
=> Lisa said that	
3. You are in the theater and you want to take a seat. You say to the other person:
=> Do you mind if	
4 Jack is learning English. He wants to study abroad.
=> Jack is learning English in order	
II. Write the meaningful sentences using the words given (0.5m)
1. Christmas songs / perform / people / towns and villages / many years / ago.
2. Both the teachers / students / delight / with / the result / the exams.
THE END
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO 	KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2015-2016
 BÌNH DƯƠNG	 MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 THCS
	 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian giao đề và nghe	
ANSWER KEY
 A. LISTENING (1.5ms)
Part 1. (0.7 point)1. ears 2. hear 3. eyes 4. see 5. teeth 6. eat 7. coat
Part 2. (0.8 point)
8. Apple / apple 9. Sleeps 10. for 11. Chicago 12. Windy / windy 13. New 14. Jazz / jazz 15. famous 
B.PHONETICS (1m)
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.(0.5m)
1D 2D
C. VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES
I. Choose the best answer (2.5)
1B 2C 3D 4D 5D 6C 7B 8C 9D 10D 
II. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets (1m)
1.skeptical 2requirements 3attractions 4 originally
D.READING
I.Complete each of the numbered blanks in the following passage with one right sentence below it. Each sentence is used only once.(1m)
1c 2a 3b 4d
II. Questions (1.5ms)
Yes, they are
They make the laws, meet to discuss community issues, and work to keep everyone in the city safe.
They teach swimming lesson of offer to pick up litter in the parks.
Student’s answer
E.WRITING
I. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words provided (1m)
1.The Taj Mahal in India is visited by millions of tourist every year.
2. Lisa said that she was very pleased to see the rice-cooking contest.
3.Do you mind if I sit here?
4. Jack is learning English in order to study abroad.
II. Write the meaningful sentences using the words given (0.5m)
1.Christmas songs performed for people in towns and villages many years ago.
2.Both the teachers and students are delighted with the result of the exams.