Đề ôn kiểm tra học kỳ II môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 13

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A.1/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others:
A/ tidied B/ crowded C/ placed D/ decided
A/ talked B/ climbed C/ explained D/ yelled
A/ water B/ way C/ separate D/ take
A/ taste B/ grand C/ answer D/ activity
A/ base B/ pay C/ make D/ attract
A/ arranged B/ urged C/ changed D/ exported
A/ popular B/ just C/ upset D/ husk
A/ delicious B/ council C/ special D/ Englishman
A/ prize B/ sink C/ expensive D/ competition
A/ pull B/ jumble C/ plumber D/ much
A.2/ * Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently
A/ ancient B/ pottery C/ invited D/ festival
A/ explain B/ happened C/ compete D/ position
A/ upset B/ teammate C/ tradition D/ bamboo
A/ instead B/ together C/ participate D/ interest
A/ decide B/ decision C/ member D/ delicious
A/ contest B/ separate C/ council D/ award
A/ without B/ prepare C/ tidy D/ collect
A/ tailor B/ harvest C/ marigold D/ below
A/ Christmas B/ important C/ around D/ America 
A/ decorate B/ custom C/ final D/ design
A/ carol B/ enjoy C/ leader D/ suitable
A/ become B/ appearance C/ describe D/ character
A/ popular B/ special C/ origin D/ ago
A/ perform B/ wonderful C/ recently D/ organize
A/ village B/ century C/ cupboard D/ against
A/ industry B/ arrangement C/ attractive D/ machine
A. expensive B/ everything C/ nothing D/ mushroom
B/ Vocabulary + Grammar *Circle A, B, C or D that best complete each sentence: 
 Tom likes swimming and 
A/ sunbathe B/ sunbathing C/ sun D/ solar
David is interested in  around Viet Nam.
A/ travel B/ traveled C/ travelling D/ travels
 Tim is keen on .. mountains.
A/ climb B/ climbed C/ climbs D/ climbing
 Robinson is fond of .. soccer match. A/ watches B/ watched C/ watch D/ watching
Thanks for . me to the rice – cooking festival.
A/ inviting B/ to invite C/ invited D/ invites
 Can you . what is happening? A/ explaining B/ explain C/ explained D/ explanation
He urged his teammates . faster.
A/ run B/ to run C/ running D/ ran
The fire  in the traditional way.
A/ is making B/ is made C/ made D/ making
They have to  the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
A/ separate B/ separated C/ separating D/ separates
She wants Liz  a packet of tea.
A/ bought B/ buy C/ to buy D/ buying 
They had someone  a card.
A/ design B/ to design C/ designed D/ designs
C/ CHANGE INTO THE OPOSITE VOICE
They held the festival last month.
Some people decorated a tree and put it in the market in the Latvian city if Riga.
He sent Christmas greetings to his friends.
Clement Clarke Moore wrote a poem called A visit from Saint Nicholas.
They performed Christmas songs for people in towns and villages eight hundred years ago.
They will hold an English – speaking contest at Nguyen Hue School next month.
They awarded the first prize to the Mekong Team just after the final match yesterday.
*The Christmas carol “Silent Night, Holy Night” was written in Australia by Franz Gruber 
in the 19th century.
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The jar I like has been broken.
Many bowls and dishes have been broken. 
The dried mushrooms have been scattered all over the floor.
They are going to use garbage to make fertilizer.
People must protect the environment and save natural resources.
We can reuse things like envelopes, glass, and plastic bottles and old plastic bags.
We ought to use cloth bags.
People will break the glass bottles into small pieces.
People recycle used plastic things to save natural resources.
E/ WRTING - REWRITE THE SENTENCES
It is a contest in which participants have to cook rice.
It is 
It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire.
It is ..
The United States has a big industry that makes cars.
The 
Last week Tran Hung Dao School held a contest in which students arranged flowers as attractively
as they could.
Last week .
Viet Nam is a country which exports a lot of rice.
Viet Nam ..
This is a machine which is used to wash clothes.
This is ..
“I am a plumber.” He said ..
“I can fix the faucet.” He said ..
“The pipes are broken.” He said .
“New pipes are very expensive.” He said 
“You must pay me now.” He said to me 
 F. Reading 
* Task 1. Read the paragraph and choose the best option
In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas (67) in a poem called A visit from Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem (68) a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was (69) by Clement Clark Moore, an American professor, became popular in the USA. Santa Claus is based on the (70) of Saint Nicolas in this poem.
67/ A. appeared B/ appearance C/ appear D/ disappeared
68/ A. had B/ was C/ is D/ were
69/ A. write B/ wrote C/ written D/ writes
70/ A. describe B/ description C/ described D/ describing
* Questions: 
71. Who wrote the poem A visit from Saint Nicholas? 
72/ What was the character in the poem like?...................................................................................
73/ What is Santa Claus based on .................................................................................................
* Task 2: READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE, THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
Vietnamese usually make preparation for the holiday several weeks before Tet. They tidy their houses, cook special food  On the New Year’s Eve, they sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greeting of the season. Tet often lasts ten days. The first three days are very important. As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.
74/ What do they do on the New Year’s Eve?
75/ How long does Tet last?
76/ What days are the most important?
77/ Do they tidy their houses on the first three days?
* Task 3: Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word or phrase the box below.
held dance festival the moon parents the sun lanterns
Tet Trung Thu is a wonderful, ancient festival in Viet Nam.
The (78) is traditionally held on the 15th of the lunar on the 8th lunar month under the full moon, which represents fullness and prosperity of life.
Children parade on the streets, while singing and carrying colorful (79) of different sizes. Some of the popular shapes include fishes, stars, butterflies and a lantern that spins when a candle is inserted, representing the earth circling (80). Dances are also traditional, and include the dragon dance and the flower dance. It is customary to give Banh Trung Thu, boxes of moon cakes, which are traditionally very rich in taste. The cakes are (81) with lotus seeds, ground beans and orange peels and have a bright yoke n the center to represent the moon. Appropriately, the Mid – Autumn Festival is also called the children’s Festival. To help children get ready for the festival, (82) can help children make their lanterns and costumes for the lantern procession and discus the history and culture of Viet Nam.