Bài kiểm tra chất lượng giữa học kì II Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2014-2015 - Trường THCS Giao An (Kèm đáp án)

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1. II. Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets.(1.0 p) 1. Do you mind (clean) the board? 2. Would you mind if I (take) a photo ? 3. This house ( build) in 1990. 4. This is the first time Hoa (meet) Tim’s family. 5. Nam ( do) his homework at four o'clock yesterday. PART C : READING (3ps) I. Choose the best answer to complete the following passage. (1.0 p) Jeans are very popular with young people all (1)___ the world. Some people say that jeans are the “ uniform” of youth. But they haven’t always been popular. The story of jeans started almost two hundred years ago. People in Genoa, Italy, made pants. The cloth __(2)_ in Genoa was called “ jeanos”. The pants were called “jeans”. (3) 1850, a salesman in California began selling pants made of canvas. His name was Levi Strauss. Because_they were so strong, “ Levi’s pants” became (4)___ with gold miners, farmers and cowboys. Six years later, Levi began making pants with blue cotton cloth called denim. Soon after, factory workers in the united States and Europe began (5)___ jeans. Young people usually didn’t wear them. 1. A. in B. on C. over D. above 2. A. make B. makes C. making D. made 3. A. in B. from C. at D. into 4. A. famous B. popular C. good D. wonderful 5. A. wear B. wearing C. wore D. worn II. Read the passage and answer the questions below it.(2.0 p) Brazil, the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world, is located in the eastern half of South America. The people of Brazil are famous for their outgoing, friendly, and fun-loving nature. Brazilian women are consideredto be among the best dressed in the world. Brazil is a federal republic with 23 states. The capital city is Brasilia. Portuguese is the official language and it is spoken with a distinc Brazilian accent. Brazil has a population of over 138 million, which is made up of people of many different races and ethnic groups. A number of industrial products are produced in Brazil, including cars, chemicals, ships, machines, and military weapons. Mining is also an important industry. Agriculture is another important industry. Many crops ar exported including coffee ( Brazil is the largest coffee grower in the world) ,cotton, soybeans, sugar, coca,. rice, corn and fruit.