THE MATRIX OF THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION ENGLISH 8 SCHOOLYEAR: 2010 - 2011 Knowledge Recognizing Understanding Applying Total Low level High level TNKQ TL TNKQ TL TNK Q TL TNKQ TL Vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation 16 S 5 m Vocabulary - Tenses - passive - Preposition - reported 8 C 2 m Pronunciation 4 S 1 m Verb form 4 S 2 m 16 S 5 m 50% Reading 6 S 3 đ Get information about festival 2 S 1 m Get information about festival 4 S 2 m 6 S 3 m 30 % Writing 4 S 2đ Rewrite sentences using passive and reported speech 4C 2 4 S 2 m 20% Total 8 S 2 m 20% 14 S 6 m 60% 4 S 2 m 20% 26 S 10 m Thai Ninh Secondary School THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION ENGLISH 8 TIME: 45 MINUTES SCHOOLYEAR: 2010-2011 I. VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION AND GRAMMAR: (5ms) A. Choose the best answer (2 m) I. Choose the best answer (A,B,C or D) to fill in the blanks. (2ms) 1/ She hasn’t finished the letter ……………… A. yet B. just C. already D. never 2/ Lan’s studying hard ………………… pass the final exam. A. for B. in order to C. so to D. as to 3/ It’s too cold outside. Would you mind …………………. the window? A. to close B. close C. closed D. closing 4/ I am happy ……………… all the exams. A. passing B. to pass C. pass D. passed 5/ The teacher …………… to the principal is Mr Quang. A. talks B. is talking C. talking D. to talk 6/ We …………… dinner when the phone rang. A. are having B. had C. have had D. were having 7/ Millions of Christmas cards ……………. every year. A. were B. are sent C. send D. is sending 8/ He said (that) he …………… for a car company. A. worked B. works C. is working D. has worked B. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (2m) 1. We (learn) ………………………… English for 3 years. 2. She (be) at home last night 3. When I came to see her, she (watch) TV 4. I would like you (speak) English everyday C. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (1m) 1. A) line B) kind C) primary D) picnic 2. A) nurse B) films C) stops D) coughs 3. A) cat B) certain C) cook D) Canadian 4. A) picked B) considered C) stayed D) received II. READING (3ms) Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. (2ms) Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar. It is official known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteenth. The exact date changes from year to year. Vietnamese people make preparations for the holiday several weeks before. They usually tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. A. True or False? check in the box (1m) 1. Tet begins between January twenty-first and February nineteenth. 2. Japanese people make preparations for the holiday several weeks before B. Answer the questions (2ms) 1. When does the Lunar New Year begin? => . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet? => . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. What do people do on the New Year’s Eve? => . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Does Tet last ten days? => . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . III. WRITING (2ms) Rewrite the second sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first. (2m) 1. Many people speak English in the world. => English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. The plumber said “ I can fix this faucets”. => The plumber said. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Ba invited Liz to the rice-cooking festival. => Liz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Lan asked me “ Do you like football?” => Lan asked me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THE END KEYS AND MARKS THE SECOND TERM EXAMINATION ENGLISH 8 TIME I. VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION AND GRAMMAR: (5ms) A/ Choose the best answer (2m) 1A 2B 3D 4B 5C 6D 7B 8A B/ Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (2ms) 1. have learnt (0.25m) 2. was (0.25m) 3. was watching (0.25m) 4. to speak (0.25m) C. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently (1m) 1. D) picnic 2. C) stops 3. B) certain 4. A) picked II. READING (3 ms) A (1 m) 1. T (0.5m) 2. F (0.5m) B (2 ms) 1. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteenth. 2. They usually tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on familly altars. 3. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in and give one another the greetings of the season. 4. Yes, it does. IV. WRITING (2ms) 1. English is spoken in the world (by many people) 2. The plumber said (that) he could fix that faucets. 3. Lix was invited to the rice-cooking festival by Ba. 4. Lan asked me if/whether I liked football. Total: 10 ms Ngêi ra ®Ò Ký duyÖt NguyÔn Sü Quang