PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO
HUYỆN CÁI BÈ
TRƯỜNG THCS AN THÁI TRUNG
 CỘNG HÒA XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAM
Độc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc


Đề A

 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MỘT TIẾT SỐ 4
NĂM HỌC 2009-2010
MÔN ANH VĂN 8
(Thời gian làm bài : 45 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)
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QUESTION I : Read the passage and then answer the question in complete sentences. (2.5pts)
1. .................................. is often called "The windy city".
A- Chicago B-Hawaii C-New York D-San Francisco
2.It is ………………………to find an expensive hotel in this town.
A-difficultly B-difficult C-difficulty D-differ
3. I’m doing my homework. ……………………turning down your radio a bit ?
A-Would you please B-Can you
C-Would you mind D-Could you
4. They tried to make a fire by ……………………… pieces of bamboo together
A- taking B- sending C- separating D- rubbing
5. Mount Rushmore ………………………from more than 100 kilometers away
A-saw B-can see C-was seen D-can be seen
6. I saw my old friends while I ……………………… the street
A-crossed B-is crossing C-was crossing D-were crossing
7. A contest in which participants have to make fire in the tradiitional way is called ……………………… contest
A-fire-make B-fire-making C-making-fire D-make-fire
8. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven ……………………… of the world
A-wonders B-pyramids C-temples D-places
9. We haven’t seen each other ……………………… last January
A-in B-since C-for D-on
10. She asked me if I ........... pop music.
A- like B- to like C- liked D- liking
QUESTION II : Write the correct form and tense of the verbs in brackets. (1pt)
The letter was posted a week ago and it (arrive) …………………..yesterday.
Two team members take part in (fetch) …………………water in this contest
He doesn’t know how (play) ……………………..chess
It is interesting ( study)..............................English.
QUESTION III : Read the passage, then state whether the statements are True (T) or FALSE (F). (2pts)
The Lunar New Year, known as Tet holidays, is the most important festival in Viet Nam. Tet is a happy festival which happens in late January or early February. It is a time for getting together with the other members of the family. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand. They clean and decorate their houses, cook special food and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. Tet lasts seven days. The first three days are the most important. VietNamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year.
Tet is also called Lunar New Year. …………….
Tet usually happens in late February or early January. …………….
Several weeks before the New Year, people put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season. …………….
Vietnamese people believe that they will have good luck on the first three days. …………….
QUESTION IV : Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words given. (1pt)
1. People send millions of Christmas cards every year.
=> Millions of Christmas cards…………………………………………………….
2. Ba said to Hoa, “Are you listening to music now?”
=> Ba asked Hoa …………………………………………………………………..
QUESTION V : Match the names of the famous world in column A with the suitable places in column B. (1.5pts)
A
B

1. The Pyramids of Cheops
a) Malaysia

2. Golden Gate Bridge
b) France

3. Petronas Twin Towers
c) Egypt

4. Eiffel Tower
d) The United States

5. Angkor Wat
e) England

6. Big Ben
f) Cambodia

QUESTION VI : Rearrange the words and phrases into the correct order to make complete sentences. (2pts)
forgetting / always / Bao / homework / is / his.
tennis / they / yesterday / were / at / 8 o’clock / playing
Viet Nam / Phong Nha / southern / is / Cave / in.
keen / is / on / roses / my mother / growing /