ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II TIẾNG ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 11 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) I/ VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (3.0 points) 1. Thank you ________ inviting me to the rice-cooking festival. A. for B. at C. to D. of 2. Nga showed Nhi where ________ tickets. A. get B. to get C. getting D. got 3. It's too cold outside. Would you mind ________ the window? A. close B. closed C. closing D. to close 4. The printer isn't working. Have you turned it ________ yet? A. on B. off C. up D. down 5. The heads of four American presidents are ________ into the rock at Mount Rushmore. A. painted B. built C. seen D. carved 6. Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs ________ performed for people in towns and villages. A. are B. were C. will be D. have been 7. Ba ________ his homework. A. finished already B. already finished C. have already finished D. has already finished 8. Mrs. Smith invited Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs. Quyen ________ the USA. A. visit B. visited C. was visiting D. have visited 9. "Do you want to visit Dien Bien Phu, Linda?"=> Nam asked Linda ____ to visit Dien Bien Phu. A. if she wanted B. if he wanted C. if she wants D. if he wants 10. I think playing in the rain is ________ . A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously 11. Angkor Watt now is a famous tourist ________ . A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractively 12. In the fire-making contest, the fire is made in the ________ way. A. traditional B. tradition C. traditionally D. traditionalism II. READING A. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box (1.0 point) is built project famous Taj Mahal is the most (1)_______ of all India's ancient buildings. It was (2) _______ as the mausoleum of Arjumand Banu Bagam. It took 22 years to construct. They needed 20,000 men to involve in the (3)_____. The tomb is over 73m high. It (4)______ decorated with Koranic inscriptions . Notes: * Inscriptions: câu viết, câu khắc, câu để tặng * Koranic (a): kinh của người đạo Hồi B. Read the passage Computers are now very useful and important for people all over the world. Computers have been in use widely in Viet Nam nowadays and they have completely changed the face of Viet Nam. Computers have contributed greatly to the modernization of Viet Nam. With the help of computers, we can communicate with the other people thousands of kilometers away in a second. We can know the information on medicines, science and technology very quickly. Computers are wonderful. They can help us save time. Decide if these statements are True (T) or False (F) (l.0point) T F 1. Computers are not helpful for many people. 2. Computers have been used widely in Viet Nam nowadays. 3. Computers help us communicate with the other people thousands of kilometers away in a minute. 4. Computers can help us save time. Answer the questions (0.5point). 1. Do you have a computer at home? ………………………………………………………… 2. Write one thing about how computers can help us. ………………………………………………………… III. WRITING (2.5points) This is the postcard Mrs. Quyen sent from the USA. Dear Sally, We are having a wonderful time in the USA. The people are friendly and the weather is warm and windy. In San Francisco, I visited my friend, Sandra Smith and her family. It was lovely to see them. I bought lots of postcards for the children. Thanh is always complaining about the heaviness of my suitcase. See you soon. Love, Quyen Imagine you are a tourist on a vacation. Base on the postcard above, use the cues to write a postcard to a friend about your trip. - Place: Ha Long Bay, in Quang Ninh - How you feel about the people; hospitable, helpful. - What the weather is like: sunny, hot. - Who/What you visit: relatives, Chay Beach, Dau Go Cave -What you buy: souvenirs, food. IV. LISTENING (2.0points) Listen to the dialogue and fill each blank with a missing word. Nam: So how is your English class going? Lan: Not (1) _______, but English pronunciation is difficult for me. Nam: Well, it is always difficult at first. You can improve your pronunciation by listening to (2) _______. Lan: That's a good (3) _______. But how do you learn new words? I always seem to forget them. Nam: I learn new words by writing them on pieces of paper and sticking them on my (4) _______ wall. I look at them every night before I go to sleep. Lan: Maybe I should try something (5) _______ that. Nam: And you should (6) _______ a vocabulary notebook. Lan: What should I do with the vocabulary notebook? Nam: Well, whenever you hear (7) _______ read a new word, you should write it down. When you have time you can go through the notebook and study the words as (8) _______ as you can. Lan: Thank you for your advice. I'll try and do it. THE END . ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II TIẾNG ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 11 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) I/ VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES Circle the best. computer at home? ………………………………………………………… 2. Write one thing about how computers can help us. ………………………………………………………… III. WRITING (2.5points) This is the postcard Mrs. Quyen sent from the USA. Dear. if he wanted C. if she wants D. if he wants 10. I think playing in the rain is ________ . A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously 11. Angkor Watt now is a famous tourist ________ .