Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 trường THCS Tam Đảo, Vĩnh Phúc năm học 2015 - 2016

Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 trường THCS Tam Đảo, Vĩnh Phúc năm học 2015 - 2016

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Đề thi học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 trường THCS Biên Giới, Tây Ninh năm 2015

Đề thi học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 năm 2015 phòng GD - ĐT Tân Châu, Tây Ninh

Đề thi học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 năm 2015 trường THCS Yên Phương, Vĩnh Phúc

A. LISTENING. (1.0/10)

TASK 1

People are calling home while they are on vacation. Listen and choose the word (A, B or C) that describes each person

1. Jill:         A. worried            B. excited             C. upset

2. Sean:      A. relaxed           B. happy               C. frightened

3. John:      A. relaxed            B. pleased            C. worried

4. Rachel:   A. happy              B. sick                 C. excited

5. Mary:      A. upset              B. sick                  C. relaxed

TASK 2:

Listen again. Why does each person call? Circle the correct answer.

1. Jill ........................

A. has some news

B. was in a dangerous situation

C. wants to ask a favor

2. Sean ......................

A. isn't having a good time

B. has met someone interesting

C. needs money

3. John ............................

A. lost his wallet

B. lost his ticket

C. will be coming back on time

4. Rachel ...........................

A. has good news

B. needs help

C. to tell her friend aobut a health problem

5. Mary ...............

A. lost her glasses

B. was in an accident

C. has good news

B. LEXICO-GRAMMAR (4.0/10)

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. ancient         B. delicious              C. participate                   D. special

2. A. worked         B. helped                 C. watched                      D. naked

3. A. position        B. bottle                   C. product                       D. opposite

4. A. tidy              B. prize                    C. written                         D. final

5. A. event            B. end                      C. market                         D. festival

II. Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.

1. A. decorate        B. prepare                C. however                       D. tradition

2. A. collect           B. festival                C. explain                         D. design

3. A. participate      B. unsuitable           C. competition                   D. activity

4. A. wonderful       B. traditional            C. arrangement                  D. attractive

5. A. harvest          B. perform               C. council                          D. ancient

III. Choose the best option to complete each sentence.

1. I will return you the book as soon as I_______ reading it.

A. finishing             B. finish                  C. finished                         D. will finish

2. He is getting married _______ a famous film star this weekend.

A. with                   B. to                        C. for                               D. after

3. The heavy rain has caused _______in many parts of the country.

A. storms               B. droughts              C. typhoon                       D. floods

4. Deaf-mutes can_______ speak_______ hear.

A. both/ and           B. either/ or              C. neither/ nor                   D. not only/ but also

5. They _______from Canada to America to find work.

A. started              B. demonstrated       C. delivered                       D. emigrated

6. Doctor insists _______ for a few days.

A that he is resting B. his resting            C. him to rest                    D. that he rest

7. The number of cars on the road _______.

A. increase            B. is increasing         C. are going to increase     D. are increasing

8. _______bacon and eggs every morning.

A. I am used to eat B. I used to eating    C. I am used to eating        D. I use to eat

9. The team really looks good tonight because the coach had them _______ every night this week.

A. practice             B. to practice           C. practiced                       D. the practice

10. The road _______ to the sea is very rough.

A. goes                  B. to go                   C. going                             D. is going

IV. Each of the following sentences has one mistake. Identify and correct the mistakes.

1. Keep the cheese freshly by wrapping each one individually.

       A                        B              C                D

2. What is the most important thing in really life?

                     A             B              C    D

3. Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers.

              A             B            C                            D

4. The river bank was covered by weed.

            A      B     C                D

5. The harder he tried the worst he danced before the large audience.

                          A            B             C                       D

6. A flower growing in the garden is more beautiful than a flower stood in a vase.

                     A                         B                         C                   D

7. A five - thousand - dollar reward were offered for the capture of the escaped criminals.

    A                 B                                  C                  D

8. In the mid-nineteenth century, an Englishman had someone designed a Christmas card.

         A                                      B                    C                       D

9. His illness is probably because stress.

     A             B                   C          D

10. Jack asked his boss could he have a day off.

                A      B               C              D

C. READING (2.5/10)

I. Choose the most suitable answer from the four options marked A, B, C, or D to complete each of the numbered gaps in the passage below.

In the waters around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most (1) _______ sights in the world.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift (2) _______ the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French (3) _______ named Fredric Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Liberty, of course, (4) _______ freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to (5) _______ the one-hundredth anniversary of U.S independence from England. The statue was built in France, (6) _______ apart piece by piece, and the rebuilt in the United States. It was opened to the (7) _______ on October 28, 1886.

(8) _______ you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the (9) _______ to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful (10) _______of the city of New York.

1. A. well-known         B. celebrated               C. famous                D. notorious

2. A. from                   B. by                          C. of                        D. for

3. A. sculpture            B. sculptor                  C. carver                  D. potter

4. A. indicates            B. points out                C. clarifies                D. means

5. A. organize             B. commemorate         C. celebrate               D. hold

6. A. taken                 B. brought                   C. broken                   D. torn

7. A. humans              B. crowd                     C. people                   D. public

8. A. So                      B. Like                       C. As                         D. Thus

9. A. surface               B. ground                    C. soil                        D. level

10. A. sight                 B. view                       C. scene                     D. scenes

II. Complete the passage with the suitable words.

Learning a language is, in some way, like (1) _________ how to fly or play the piano. There (2) ____________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3) ___________ practice. It is never simply to "know" something. You must be able to "do" things with what (4) ___________ know. For example, it is not enough simply to read a book on (5) ___________ to fly an aeroplane. A (6) ___________ can give you lots of information about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7) ____________without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8) ____________ .The same is true of (9) ____________the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10) ____________ first?

III. Read the following directions on medicine and ointments, and then write true (T) or false (F) for each sentence below.

PARATECIL TABLETS

For headache, colds and influenza

Dose: (Unless told otherwise by a doctor)

Adults and children over 12 years: one to two tablets

Take the tablets three or four times daily every four hours.

Don't continue to take the tablets for more than three days. If you do not get better after this time, see your doctor.

Do not take more than the dose.

Keep the tablets in a safe place because they can be dangerous to young children.

ANTI-STING

For insect bites and stings. Help to prevent pain and itching.

IMPORTANT: Use on the skin only. Rub gently on the skin two or three times daily for up to three days. Keep out of the reach of children.

If there is no improvement within three days, see your doctor.

Write T or F:

1. _______ Take two Paratecil tablets every four hours for up to three days.

2. _______ Use Anti-sting for mosquito bites.

3. _______ All adults and children with headache, cold and influenza can take one or two Paratecil tablets.

4. _______ You can swallow Anti-sting to help prevent pain.

5. _______ Don't take Paratecil tablets for longer than three days.

D. WRITING (2.5/10)

I. Complete these sentences in such a way that they remain unchanged from the original ones.

1- The last time I saw her was in 2005.

I haven't ..................................................................................................................

2- He is writing a book on biology.

A book on biology .................................................................................................

3- Going swimming in the summer is interesting.

It .............................................................................................................................

4- He was punished by his mother

His mother...............................................................................................................

5-"Don't play video games too much, Minh"Mr Ha said.

Mr Ha asked ...........................................................................................................

6- Tom is not as tall as Mary.

Mary......................................................................................................................

7- How is the weather ?

What's................................................................................................................

8-"Please turn down the radio for me," said my father.

My father asked......................................................................................................

9- Many trees are cut down to make paper.

They.... ..................................................................................................................

10- She cleaned the house.Then she went to the market.

After................. .................................................................................................

II. Write a passage.

Many people want to have a life in the city, others like the countryside. What is your favorite place to live? Give some details in about 90 to 100 words to support your idea? These guidelines will help you:

• Where do you want to live? Why
• How is the life there? (The environment/people .....)
• How do people earn their living?
• How do you feel living there?

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