Đề kiểm tra học kì II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2014-2015 (Có đáp án)

I.Matrix Test of english 8 
( the second semester test )
School year 2014-2015 
Date of testing : 13/2/2015
Chñ ®Ò
NhËn biÕt
Th«ng hiÓu
VËn dông
Céng
ThÊp
Cao
TNKQ
TL
TNKQ
TL
TNKQ
TL
TNKQ
TL
Listening
Listen to a tapescript about going camping and fill the missing words 
Sè c©u
8
8
Sè ®iÓm
 2,0
2,0
 20%
Vocabulary grammar & pronuncia-
-tion
Polite request with ”mind”, passive form
 -ing or –ed participcles
sound / u:/ e /
Sè c©u
8
2
10
Sè ®iÓm
2,0
0, 5
2,5
25%
Reading
Read a passage about a place of interest in Viet Nam then answer questions
Sè c©u
5
1
6
Sè ®iÓm
2,5
0,5
3,0
30%
Writing
Passive voice
Request with “ mind”
Ing participle 
Adj followed by to + V- inf
Sè c©u
5
5
Sè ®iÓm
2,5
2,5 
 25%
Tæng sè c©u hái 
16
5
2
6
29
Tæng sè 
®iÓm
4,0
2,5
0,5
3,0
10,0
100%
II. test of english 8 
I.Listen and fill the missing word in the gaps (2pts)
 big many left camping Saturday
 canoeing fun family campfire food three
The Bright family went (1).. on the weekend. The Bright family went to Silent Lake. The Bright family left on Friday. They camped for (2) days. The Bright family brought a (3) .. tent. They brought a lot of food. They brought insect repellant. The Bright family had a (4).. on Friday. They roasted marshmallows. They sang campfire songs. On Saturday they went (5). .On Saturday they went fishing. On (6) they went swimming. They went hiking on Sunday. The Bright family saw many birds. They saw blue jays. They saw hummingbirds. The Bright family saw (7) animals. They saw a raccoon. They saw a squirrel. But they didn't see a bear. The Bright family had a (8) .vacation.
II. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences : (2, 0ps)
1. Would you mind .............. the way to the post office ? 
	A - if you show me 	B - if you showed	 C - showing me	D - if I showed
2. We paddle the .slowly upstream. 
	A - ship	 B - bus	 C - train	 D - canoe
3. The cars ......................from Japan are the best . 
	A - made	B - make	C - to make	D - making
4. My sister has lots of housework. Do you mind .....her to finish them ? 
	A - help	B - helping	C - to help	D - helped
5. Please send a/an. to Oxford Street. A woman is hurt.
	A- lorry B - car C - bus D ambulance
6. Do you mind if we .................a taxi to town ? 
	A- get	 B - to get	C - getting	 D - got
7. It is not always easy  good teaching materials in this field.
	A- find B- to find C- finding D- finds
8. Is the rubbish .. everyday ? 
	A- collect B- collecting C- be collected D- collected 
Pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0,5p)
9. A. hot B. crop C. shock. D. canoe 
10. A. resort	 B. hotel	 C. except	 D. rescue
III. Read the passage then answer the questions ( 3,0 ps)
Ha Long- Bay of the Descending Dragon - is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long city, visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is hear that the visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most beautiful sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.
Whom is Ha Long popular with?
What is one of the attractions of Ha Long ?
3.What is the Bay’s water like ?
4.Which is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long ?
5. Can visitors hire a boat and go out to the Bay, from the Chay Beach ?
6. Have you ever been to Ha Long Bay ?
IV. Rewrite these sentences as directed : (2,5ps)
1.Could you take me to school ?
 => Would you mind.....................................................................?
2.We cycle many things 
=> Many..... ..
3.Keeping people from littering is very difficult 
=> It is
4. The girl is playing the piano . She is mysister .
 =>The girl .............................................................................................
 5. May I turn on the TV ?
 => Do you mind..
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III. Answer key and marks of Test of english 8 
I. Total : 2,0 points.
Each correct answer is 0,25 point
1. camping 2. three/ 3 3. big 4. campfire 
 5. canoeing 6. Saturday 7. many 8. fun 
II. Total : 2,5 points.
Each correct answer is 0,25 point.
1.- D 4. - B
2. - D 5.- D
3. - A 6- A 
7- B 8- D
9- D 10- A 
III. Total : 3, 0points..
Each correct anser is 0,5 point.
1.Ha Long- Bay is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. 
2. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains. 
3. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer.
4. It is Dau Go cave
5. Yes, they can
6. sts’s answer
VI. Total : 2,5 points.
Each correct answer is 0,5 point
1. Would you mind taking me to school ?
2. Many things are recycled
3. It is difficult to keep people from littering
4. The girl playing the piano is my sister 
5. Do you mind turning on the TV?