Đề thi học kì 2 lớp 8 môn tiếng Anh năm 2014 (P1)

I. Listen to the passage and fill in the missing information (2.5 pts) 

Well, I like living in Glasgow, mainly because I live right (1)……… if I want to 

go to the theatre, I can leave my house about (2)…….. before the show starts and walk there. I can (3)………with the cinema. On Sundays, I can go to the park with my friend or (4)……… art gallery. Or I can go to (5)……. with my parents and brother. 

II. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2 pts) 

1. Mom had to do everything _______ electricity. 

A. by                 B. on              C. without            D. within 

2. When I was a little girl, I used to _______ my father's advice. 

A. listen              B. listen to           C. listening             D. listened 

3. I can't remember _______ when I was young. 

A. what life was like               C. how life was 

B. what life was                     D. how life was like 

4._______ you _______ cook dinner for your family? 

A. Do … use to              C. Do … used to

B. Did … use to            D. Did … used to

5. Do you need any help?

A. No, I don't need.                C. Yes, that's very kind of you. 

B. Thanks, I don't need.          D. Yes, I need. 

6. We are having a plan to help them by _______ them to do things. 

A. encourage                          B. encouraged 

C. encouraging                       D. encourages 

7. Do you know that _______ began in England in 1907? 

A. scout             B. scouter                C. scouting           D. scouted 

8. What is Mary doing, Mom? She is looking at _______ in the mirror. 

A. her               B. hers             C. herself            D. himself 

III. Read the passages and answer the questions (2.5 pts) 

Last Tuesday Dick went to Bristol. The train got into Temple Mead at 12.45. Rosemary, his close friend met him outside the station. First, they went to a small café to have a cup of coffee. They talked endlessly. Then they walked around for a while, and finally went to Rosemary's house. They had a lovely lunch. Dick met Rosemary's mother and later her two children when they went home from school. In the evening, he went to see a very interesting film with Rosemary's family. After the show, he said goodbye to them and left for London.

1. How did Dick go to Bristol last Tuesday? 

……………………………………………….. 

2. What time did the train arrive at Temple Mead?

…………………………………………………… 

3. Whom did Dick meet at Rosemary's house? 

…………………………………………………… 

4. Did he watch an interesting film with Rosemary's family? 

……………………………………………………………… 

5. When did Dick leave for London? 

…………………………………….. 

I. Match A with B. (3pts)

1. You should know how (use) _______ the computers. 

2. We started (learn) _______ English when we were ten. 

3. My friend (not do) _______ his homework yet. 

4. When we came, a book report (give) _______. 

III. Read and answer the questions. (3pts) 

Tet or the 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 the market to buy candy,

jams or dried watermelon seeds. They also get clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy peach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet oliday. 

Tet is a time for family members to have special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and friends on the second day of the holiday.

1. When is the Lunar New Year holiday celebrated in Vietnam?

2. What do Vietnamese people often do to prepare for Tet?

3. What do you often do on the second day of the holiday?