50 đề kiểm tra HKII tiếng anh lớp 8

Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentences:\ 1.. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.. Choose the underlined words or phrases

KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

ĐỀ SỐ 1

I Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others.

II Choose the correct answer for each sentence

1 I put my hat on ……… protect my face from the sunlight

a for b in order to c on order to

2 Lan is not ………to be in my class

a very old b old enough c enough old

3 I ……… do it for you I promise

4 We were surprised ………that news

5 This beautiful box ………from recycled paper

6 John is interested ……… the history of Vietnam

7 Do you mind ……… these letters for me?

8 Would you mind if I ………your bike?

9 Paris is famous for its ………

a Eiffel Tower b Big Ben Clock c Statue of Liberty

10 When the mail man came, my family ………

11 Her mother ………a lot of souvenirs while she ……….Paris

a bought / visited b was buying / was visiting c was buying / visited

12 Do you know how ……….fire without using the matches?

13 Did your school hold a ………contest last week?

a flower-arranging b flower-arranged c flower-arrange

14 Lien wanted ……….a letter to her friend in France

15 My son’s really afraid ……… dogs

16 I haven’t seen John ……….he got married

III Rewrite the sentences.

1 They built our house two years ago (passive)

IV Write sentences with given words

1 Nam / play / piano / 7 o’clock / last night

………

2 they / go / HCM city / next month

………

V Read the text then do the task below

It was the first time Jim went to HCM city with his parents When the plane landed at Tan San Nhat airport, the day was fine There was s bright sun, and the sky was cloudless and blue It is said that HCM city

is the city of sunshine

They took a taxi to the Rex Hotel, a very big hotel in the city center After checking in, they went upstairs to their room on the fifth floor Jim was happy to see the sight of the city Through the window of the bedroom, he could see the beautiful picture of the city It was marvelous to see the city sparkling in colorful light at night

Jim visited many of the places of interest such as Nha Rong Harbour, Dam Sen Park, Suoi Tien and Saigon Water Park HCM city is famous for shopping malls Jim bought a lot of souvenirs for his friends at Saigon Tourist Centre

The next evening, the whole family walked along the streets, then came into a well-known vegetarian restaurant to enjoy delicious food It was really wonderful

True false

1 ……….Their room was on the sixth floor

2 ……… Jim visited many places and bought a lot of souvenirs

Answer the questions:

1 Did they take a bus to the hotel from the airport?

II: Chọn đáp án đúng nhất để hoàn thành các sau.

6: The man ……… to the principal is my form teacher.

7: Rice, coffee, fruits and vegetables are Viet Nam’s agricultural ………….

8: Thanks for the flowers you sent me while I was in hospital They helped to cheer me

9: We have lived here ………… years.

10: She ……… me she didn’t know what to do.

11: Would you mind if I ………… a photo?

12: The ………… festival was held in the communal house yard.

A rice - cook B rice – cooking C rice – cooker D rice – cooked

13: He has worked with the computer ………… early morning.

14: It is dangerous ……… in this river.

15: During his life, Thomas Edison made a lot of ………….

A inventions B discoveries C findings D phone calls

16: Please tell me ……… to get to the bus station

17: Mary ……… in a small house in the countryside.

18: Would you mind putting out you cigarette? ~ ……….

A No, thanks B No, of course not C No, I wouldn’t D No, I don’t.

19: Sa Pa, located in the north of Viet Nam, is a mountainous ………….

20: The train ………… at the station yet.

A didn’t arrive B hasn’t arrived C isn’t arriving D doesn’t arrive

III: Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phơng án đúng (A, B, C, D) cho mỗi từ 21 đến 25.

Nick Johnson lives with his parents, and his sister They lives in Wembley, in north London Nick’s mom

is called Sue She works in a supermarket His dad is called Jim and he works in a bank

Nick’s sister is called Tracy She is nice years old There is also a dog in the family His name’s Fred

21: How many people are there in Nick’s Johnson’s family?

22: Where does Nick’s family live?

23: Which does the word “His” in line 3 refer to?

A Nick’s mother B Nick’s sister C Nick’s cousin D Nick’s dog.

24: What’s Nick’s sister’s name?

25: Which of the following is not TRUE?

A Nick’s family live in London B Nick’s father works in a bank.

C Nick’s mother works in a supermarket D Nick’s sister is five years old.

IV Tìm lỗi sai trong các từ 26 đến 30.

26: The shop assistant asked Helen whether the shoes was too small for her.

V Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phơng án đúng (A, B, C, D) cho mỗi từ 31 đến 36.

Monica Fox is a tennis (31) ……… She started playing tennis (32) ………… she was ten years old Shehas traveled to many countries with her parents (33) ………… has won a lot of tournaments She won herfirst (34) ………… in a tournament in 1985 Now she is trying very (35) ………… She (36) ………… toplay at Wimbledon next year

VI Viết lại các sau sao cho nghĩa của không đổi.

37: Columbus discovered America in the 15th century

40: “Can you help me with my homework, Lan”.

Nga asked Lan if ………

KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

ĐỀ SỐ 3 I/ Rewrite the sentences as guided.(2.5ms)

1 Nam said to Phuong " Is Ha Long Bay in the Northern of Viet Nam?" ( indirect speech)

II/ Choose the correct words (2ms)

Mrs Robinson: John, I want you to go the (6) _ market for me, please

Mrs Robinson: What do I have to (7) _?

Mrs Robinson: Some peach blossoms and a bunch of flowers

Mrs Robinson: What sort of flowers?

Mrs Robinson: (8) _, because they are (9) _ at Tet

Mrs Robinson: Anything else?

Mrs Robinson: No, but I need Liz to do (10) _ things

Liz: What is that, Mom?

Mrs Robinson: Yes, go to the market and pick up some (11) _ and one packet of dried watermelon(12) _, please

Liz: Okay What are you going to do?

Mrs Robinson: I’m going to Mrs Nga’s She’s going to show me how to make (13) _

A traditioner B traditioning C tradition D traditional

A summer rolls B autumn rolls C spring rolls D winter rolls

III/ Choose the best answer.(3 ms).

14 I don't know how _ this game.

A play B played C to play D playing

15 I take part _ most of the youth activities of my school.

A on B in C to D for

16.Nga a letter at eight o'clock last night

17 Mrs Nga _ always _ her umbrellas.

A.were/ losing B has/ lost C will/ lose D is/ losing

18.They have to the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.

19 Angkor Wat is one of the largest in the world.

20 People usually use compost to their fields.

A fertilize B melt C recycle D reduce

21 Would you mind the door?

A open B to open C opening D opened

22 _you ever _ to America yet?

A Have …been B Were …being C Were … been D Are … been

23 An English speaking contest at Quang Trung school next week.

A is held B was held C will be held D has been held

24 I'm interested in the _ contest.

A making-fire B fire-making C fire-made D made-fire

25 I asked Nga I could borrow her book !

IV/ Read the passage and choose the correct answer (2.5ms)

THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL

The rice-cooking (26) _ was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a(27) _ There were three (28) _: water fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking The festival(29) _ one day In the water-fetching (30) _ one person from each team had (31) _ to the river toget the (32) _ In the fire-making contest two team members had to make fire in the (33) _ way Theytried to rub pieces of (34) _ together to make the fire Six people from each team (35) _ in the rice-cooking festival They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice

Then choose the correct answer:

A holidays B contests C festivals D competitions

A strange B tradition C traditional D tradition

A participates B participate C participating D participated

ĐỀ SỐ 4 I/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced different from the others:

II Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentences:\

1 Sydney Opera House was ( built / done / invented ) in 1973

2 People learned how ( was made / to make / making / made)paper many centuries ago

3 We ( are having / were having / was having ) dinner when my friends arrived yesterday evening

4 It is difficult ( to learn / learning / learn ) English

5 Tan asked Lan (or / if / does / did ) she knew his teacher

6 There are ( seasides / beaches / pagodas / tribal villages) in Sapa

7 The student ( stands / is standing / standing ) next to the door is Hoa

8 We are very fond ( in / at / of / with ) the game 20 questions

III Supply the correct form of words:

1 Are you a ……… or you are living here ( tour )

2 There are a lot of ……….festivals in Viet Nam ( tradition)

3 We should recycle used things in order to save ……….resources ( nature)

4 This is a rice ……… festival ( cook)

IV Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.(1,5ms)

1 The house ( build ) ……….for six months

2 Do you mind (tell)………me her address?

3 Would you mind if he ( come ) ……….here with me ?

4 Mai has no pen again She ( always leave ) ………her pens at home

5 I’m wearing the dress ( buy) ………by my mother

6 We decided ( go) ……….camping yesterday

V Rewrite the following sentences as directed.(2ms)

1 You should send the letter immediately

The letter………

2 My brother is studying hard because he doesn’t want to fail the final exam

My brother is studying hard so………

3 He is said to me “ I am a student”

He told………

5 “ Do you like listening to music , Lan? Nam asked

Nam asked………

VI Read the following passages and decide if the statements are true ( T ) or False ( F )

Machu Picchu is ancient city in Peru The construction of the city started in 1450 The city covers about 13 square kilometers For centuries, the city was buried in the jungle and was not discovered until 1911 Today , Machu Picchu is one of the most famous tourist attractions in all parts of South American

The Great Wall of China is the longest man- made struture It was built during the Ming dynasty in the late 1400s, although many parts of the wall are much older and go back to around 200B.C The wall is about 11 meters high The main part of the wall stretches for about 3,400 kilometers

1 Machu Picchu is a modern city in Peru

2 People began to build the city in 1450

3 The city was built on the area of thirty square kilometers

4 People found the city buried in the jungle in 1911

5 The city is attractive to many tourists from South America

6 The Great Wall of China was constructed by man.

7 The wall was built during the Ming dynasty in 1400

8 Many parts of the wall were built around 200B.C

9 The wall is about eleven meters high

10 The main part of the wall is bout 3,400 kilometers long

KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

ĐỀ SỐ 5 Question I : Circle the letter before the best answer of each sentence : ( 2points )

1./ It’s easy ……… the exercise 2

a understands b to understand c understanding d understood

2./ Would you mind if I………down?

a sit b sitting c sat d to sit

3./ People use first-aid………… ease the victim’s pain and anxiety

a so to as b in order to c so as to d b and c are ok

4./ The Le family was sleeping ………… the mailman came

a when b while c for d to

5./ Mount Rushmore……… from more than 100 kilometers away

a see b saw c can be seen d seeing

6./ It is a contest in which participants have to cook rice It’s a ……… contest

a cook - rice b water-fetching c rice-cook d rice- cooking

7./ Nhi decided……… for a walk

a go b to go c going d goes

8./ Every milk bottle can be ……….thirty times

a reused b to reuse c reduced d reducing

Question II :Use the correct tenses or forms of verbs : (2points)

1 Sydney Opera House……… (complete) in 1973

2 They ……… (watch) a football match at 9 o’clock last night

3 Lan……… (live) in Ha Noi since 2005

4.While Hoa was eating, the phone……… (ring)

Question III Fill in the blanks:(1 point):

The Taj Mahal Cambodia Quang Nam.

The Opera House Egypt The Hanging Garden.

1./ _is in India

2./ The Pyramid of Cheops is in _

3./ of Babylon was in Iraq

4./ is in Australia

Question IV.Write as directed: ( viết theo hướng dẫn): (1point)

1./ “ I can fix the faucets” (reported speech).

He said………

2./ Japan is a country which exports a lot of cars (compound word)

Japan is a………

3./ “ Are you free tonight ?” (indirect speech).

Minh asked Phuong………

4./ “ Do many tourists visit Nha Trang?” (indirect speech)

Nhi asked Nga………

Question V Read the passage carefully Then answer the questions and complete the sentences: (2points)

Angkor Wat should be really known as a wonder because it is the largest temple in the world The

temple was built around the year 1100 to honor a Hindu God, but over the next three centuries it became aBuddhist religious center The area surrounding the temple, Angkor Thom, used to be the royal capital city

I Answer the questions:(1 point)

1./ Is Angkor Wat the largest temple in the world ?

2./ When was the temple built?

II Complete the sentences: (1 point )

1./ Angkor Wat was originally built for _

a Hindus b Buddhist

c Kings d the citizen of Phnom Penh

2./ In the 1400s, the Khmer King

a built Angkor Wat

b chose Phnom Penh as the new capital

c moved the temple to Phnom Penh

d turned Angkor Wat into a Buddhist center

Question VI :Imagine you are a tourist on vacation in a place/ city in Viet Nam Write a postcard to a friend about your trip : (2points)

KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

ĐỀ SỐ 6

I/ Circle the word underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in the same line: (1 point).

2.a escape b excited c exhibition d experiment

4.a graze b behavior c traditional d claim

II/ Choose the best answer to complete these sentences below: (4 points).

1 I’m lucky enough ……… a lot of friends

2 Yesterday, Hoa ……… Nien a letter

3 She ……… a movie tonight

4 You will have to ……… dinner yourself

5 It only takes one ………… to cause a fire

6 Can you help me ………… my bags?

7 They ……… here since last week

8 My Dad ……… for his company for 20 years

9 Lipton tea is different ………… Dilmah tea

10 The magazine is not ……… the newspaper

a as large as b larger c the most large d more larger

11 This is the first time Hoa ………… Tim’family

12 Would you mind ……… in the front seat of the taxi?

13 Would you mind if I ……… a photo?

14 Nhi asked Nga if she ……… My Son

15 Hoa ……… TV at seven o’clock last night

16 My family ……… when the phone rang

III Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms: (2 point).

1 How long you (live) here?

…….they do not see very much of the country they go to Trains are (4) ………… … for them They enjoythe movement and the excitement of railway stations, the sound of porters pulling and pushing luggage alongthe platforms and the sights of trains ready to start.

2 A very quick B more quick C more quicker D much quicker 3 A say

4 A good enough B enough good C too good D such good

V Complete the sentences from the prompts: (2 points).

1 Where/ you/ go/ last night?

Chọn từ có phần bị gạch chân, phần trọng âm phát âm khác với những từ còn lại

1 a compile b connect c wonder d concern

2 a cleaned b mixed c removed d drained

3 a compile b heritage c jungle d ranger

4 a wonder b connect c compile d requirement

II Chọn đáp án thích hợp trong số a, b, c, d để hoàn tất câu

5 Our teacher asked us ……… we liked to go camping in the coming festival

a whether b if c what d a & b

6 It’s too cold outside Would you mind ……… the window?

a to close b close c closed d closing

7 The festival was held in the communal house yard.

a organized b started c designed d met

8 Nam writes very quickly He has………finished his essay

a already b for c yet d since

9 It is exciting………… the play many times It’s really a good one

a to watch b watching c watch d watched

10 Do you mind if he …… me to carry this bag?

a help b to help c helps d helped

11 She the letter yet

a has finished b haven’t finished c have finished d hasn’t finished

12 Has the flight ……… Hong Kong departed yet?

a with b of c from d to

13 My family ………dinner when the phone rang

a are having b had c have had d were having

14 Would you mind if I …… the door?

a opened b opens c opening d to open

15 He said he is a plumber and he could fix the faucets.

a b c d

16 The freshmen have to gather at universities in early October.

a first- year students b teachers c workers d engineers

17 An contest will be hold at Ngo Gia Tu School next month.

a English-speaking b English-spoken c speaking-English d speak-English

18 It was late, so we decided……… a taxi home

a take b to take c taking d took

19 There are people who are skeptical…… this new method of education

20 It was so exciting to see those ……… caves

a magnificence b magnificent c magnificently d magnificentness

III Đọc đoạn văn và đánh dấu đúng(T)hoặc sai(F)cho những tình huống sau.

Ha Long Bay is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists One of the attractions of HaLong is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains The Bay’s water is clear during the spring andearly summer Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach From the beach, theycan hire a boat and go out to the Bay It is here that the visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s mostbeautiful sites Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long

21 Ha Long Bay is popular with only Vietnamese

22 There aren’t any limestone mountains in Ha Long Bay

23 Chay Beach is in Ha Long Bay

24 One of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long is Dau Go Cave

IV Viết lại câu nghĩa không đổi (1điểm)

1 “Is Mount Everest 8,848 meters high?”

Lien asked me………

2 My brother painted the gate last year

The gate………

3 Nam does exercise every morning He wants to keep fit and stay healthy

……….in order to………

4 We took part in a contest in which participants have to fetch water

We a contest

V Dùng từ gợi ý, để viết thành lời hướng dẩn về cách sử dụng máy in ( Lưu ý sử dụng các từ nối theo trật tự thời gian: first, then, next, after this, finally ).(2điểm )

Ex : -First, plug in the printer and turn on the power.

5 Wait/ power button / flash

VI Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời câu hỏi:(1điểm)

My name’s Trang I’m a student, a university student I’m eighteen years old I’m studying English.English is very important to me because I will need it for my job in the future I began learning English when

I was very young- at the age of eight I think that my problem is listening People speak very quickly, so Ican’t understand them English is really hard for me to learn, but I like it

9 Why is English important to Trang?

I Choose the word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences(2ms)

1 Would you mind……… in the front seat of the taxi?

A to sit B sitting C sits D.sat

2 A contest in which people have to fetch water from the river is called a……… contest.

A water-fetching B.water - fetchC fetching - water D fetch - water

3 The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven……….in the world

A temples B.pogoda C churches D wonders

4 When the phone rang , I

5 I asked him he liked coffee

A what B which C when D whether

6 I don’t know how ……… the game

A play B to play C playing D played

7 The boy next to Hoa is a new comer

8 Thanks……….inviting me to the festival

A for B in C of D at

II Supply the correct form of the verbs in parentheses (1m)

1 I ( watch)……….TV when the phone rang.

2 I tried ( solve)……… the problem but I couldn’t.

3 She asked me if I( want )……….to have a drink.

4 We (learn ) ……… English for 3 years.

III Read the text then complete the passage:(1,5ms)

in , play , was , game , it , clue

Hoa and Nga were bored , so Nga suggested playing a (1) called 20 Questions Nga

explained the rules and then the girls started to (2) Nga thought of a place and she gave Nhi a (3) by saying that it wasn’t (4) VietNam Nhi found out the place (5) in America and she said(6) …… was the Statue of Liberty

IV Read the following passage then answer the questions.(1m)

I have just received a letter from my elder brother Nam He is in Australia now He has been there for sixmonths My brother is an engineer He has already visited many places in Australia He has just bought a car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the center of Australia He has never been abroad before, so he

is finding this trip very exciting

1 What does Nam do?

V Rewrite the sentences with cue words given(1m)

1 He said “I am a teacher”

=>He said………

2 “Do you like to visit Da Lat?”Nhi asked Nga

=> Nhi asked Nga ………

3 Ba bought this book last year

I Khoanh tròn từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác với từ còn lại:

II Gạch chân dưới đáp án đúng:

1 Minh likes playing computer games, (did he / does he/ doesn’t he)?

2 Solar energy doesn’t cause (pollution / polluted / pollute)

3 I suggest ( clean / cleaning / to clean ) up the beach

4 I wish I ( can / am able / could) speak English fluently

5 He was ill (because / so / but ) he didn’t go to school

III Viết lại các câu sau sao cho nghĩa không đổi:

1 I can’t go out because I have a headache

5 “ What do you do in your free time, Mai?” She said

She asked Mai ………

IV Chia động từ trong ngoặc:

1 If he (have) free time, he would go swimming

2 I already (see) Huong pagoda

3 My homework (do) last night

4 Ba hate (wake) up early

5 If she (study) hard, she will pass the exam

V Đọc kỹ đoạn văn rồi trả lời câu hỏi:

There is no water or air on the moon Because there is no air, the moon is silent At night it is very cold On the moon we will be able to jump very high and maybe we won’t sleep very well because one day onthe moon lasts for two weeks

1 Is there any water on the moon? -> ………

2 Why is the moon silent?-> ………

3 What’s the weather like on the moon at night?

1 Christmas chemistry challenging architect

B Choose the one word whose stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest

3 Connection restriction fixation installation

II – Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to fill in each blank (4 marks)

5 If you want to print something, just use the _

6 Nowadays, students can get a _ without being on campus

7 After the car accident, he had to use a pair of

8 _ are convenient to travel in small rivers

9 Please handle with great care the _ in the kitchen

10 Do you mind if I here? – No, I don’t mind

11 You don’t have _ early tomorrow It’s Sunday

12 Have you ever _ to America?

15 When you _ back? - Yesterday morning

16 Our teacher said we _ hard

17 Mary asked Tom if he _ their new teacher

18 I don’t know what for my sister’s birthday

19 The principal came in when we _ noise

20 The festival _ next week

III – Read the passage Then decide which option (A, B, C, D) best fits each space (1 mark)

Computer bulletin boards are used in the same way as (21) ones in schools and colleges.The (22) _ is that over 20 millions people may have access to them If students want (23) math at 3 am, it’s not a problem They (24) messages on the bulletin board andfind other people who want to talk about the same topic

IV – Choose the underlined words or phrases A, B, C, or D that must be changed for the sentence to be correct (1 mark)

25 I have bought a new house five years ago

V – Fill in the blank with the correct from of the word in parentheses (1m)

29 _, dark clouds soon appeared and it began to rain (fortunate)

30 Sally’s husband is always complaining about the of her suitcase (heavy)

31 I like this film because it’s very (excite)

32 The parents are always _about their children (worry)

VI – Complete the unfinished sentences in such away that they mean the same as those printed above them (2 marks)

33 “Do you get good mark?” My mother asked me

My mother asked me

34 “What should I do for you?” Tom asked Mary

Tom asked Mary

35 He has learned English for two years

1 A representative B departure C institute D limestone

3 A teammate B claim C participate D pomegranate

B Choose the word whose stress pattern is not the same as that of the rest: (1pt)

1 A memorial B include C brochure D competition

II Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to fill in each blank: (2.25pts)

1 I take part ……… most youth activities of my school

2 Jane saw her old friend while she ……….…… the street

A crossed B is crossing C was crossing D crosses

3 He had his father ……… his watch

4 I saw him ……… the flowers in the garden

5 Paul is said ……… the brightest student in the class

6 A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called ………

A water-fetch contest B fetching-water

contest

C water-fetching contest

D fetch-water contest

7 Tom ……… his hand when he was cooking the dinner

8 She asked me ……….… a daughter

A if I have B whether I have C if I had D whether I have had

9 I like going to the museum of……… life

III Choose the underlined word or phrase (A,B,C,D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct: (1pt)

1 He said if he liked sugar in his coffee ………

Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1.5pts)

1 The local people showed me great………(hospitable)

1 It’s……… … (help) to have a calculator for this exam

2 He has been……… (award) a scholarship to do research

3 He always gives his opinions……… (clear)

4 I am not really……… …(suit) dressed for a party

5 The bride wore a dress that she……….(design) herself

V Read the passage, then write TRUE or FALSE for each sentence: (1pt)

In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit From Saint Nicholas The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents

on Christmas Eve The poem, which was written by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor,became popular in the USA Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem

1 Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem in 1820

2 Saint Nicholas was a thin jolly man who wore a red suit

3 Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem “A Visit From Saint Nicholas”

4 Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem

VI Read the passage Then decide which word in the box best fits each blank: (1.5pts)

built - God - really - largest - biggest - royal - religious Angkor Wat should ……… be known as a wonder because it is the ……….…temple in the world The temple was ………… around the year 1100 to honor a Hindu……… … ,but over the next three centuries it became a Buddhist ……… center The area surrounding thetemple, Angkor Thom, used to be the ……… capital city

VII Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (1 5pts)

1 May I take a photo?

1/ Two team members take part (at – from – in) the water fetching contests

2/ Where ( is – are – does) the water come from ?

3/ The fire is (made – make – making) without matches or lighters

4/ The grand (price – prize – press) is given to the team with the most points

5/ The (winning – winners – won) are the first ones to make a fire

6/ How (far – often – long) ago did the Christmas tree come to the USA ? – In the 1800s

7/ You must (paying – pay – paid) me now

8/ I’m (boring – bored – to bore) Let’s play a game

9/ (how many – how much – howfar) water is there in the bottle ?

10/ I can’t swim – neither (am – do – can) I

11/ He speaks English very (well - good)

12/ An English –speaking contest (will be held – was held – is held) at Nguyen Hue school next month

V/ Read and decide the statements are true or false :

A new university without a library has recently opened in the USA All the information normally found in

a library is now stored in the university’s computers Without leaving their computers, users can send

messages and receive information through telephone lines However, this means that each student must have access to a computer, anh many universities are making this a requirement for freshmen College campuses now have computer jack in every part of the university Study is no longer restricted to just one location

True or false : (2ms)

a/ There is a new university without a library in the USA recently T Fb/ Users can send and receive messages by using computer

c/ First – year students in many universities are required to have access to a computer

d/ Students have to go to computer rooms to connect their computers to the computer jacks

KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

2.A memorial B snorkel C wonder D import

3 A elevate B inject C stretch D bleed _

B Pick out the word whose stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest ( 0.5mk )

4 A pomegranate B festival C teammate D award

5 A typhoon B victim C treatment D fainting _

II Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to fill in each blank ( 2 25 mks)

6 My friend Nancy is not very keen music

7 This film is not for young children

A interesting B convenient C suitable D protective

8 Timothy said he his pen on the way home

9 He had his father _ his Christmas cards

A decorate B decorating C decorated D to decorated

10 That bridge in 1996

A has built B builds C was building D was built

11 This newspaper is made of paper

12 Good hygiene helps to the risk of infection

13 Remember to follow the on the packet carefully

A injections B promises C instructions D provisions

14 Jane saw her old friend while she _ the street

A crossed B is crossing C was crossing D had crossed

III Read the passage Then decide which option best fits each space.(1.5 mks)

Ha Long- Bay of Descending Dragon- is (15) with both Vietnamese and international tourists One of the (16) of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with (17) mountains The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer Upon (18) in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach

Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful (19) at Ha Long It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden (20) to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang river in 1288

15 a famous b interested c popular d magnificent

16 a places b mountains c attractions d beaches

18 a arriving b arrive c arrived d arrives

IV Choose and circle the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting (1mk)

21 Mr Thanh is always complaining about the heavy of my suitcase

V Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence (1.5mks)

25 When visiting some tribes, we had an occasion to enjoy arts (tribe)

26 Linda is one of the _ from Friends of the Earth (represent)

27 Islam is one of the world _ (religious)

28 London is for its historic buildings and churches (fame)

29 Over two hundred entered the race (competition)

30 Santa Claus is base on the of Saint Nicholas in a poem (describe)

VI Read the passage Then tick the blank True ( T ) or False ( F ) for each of the sentences below.(1mk)

Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Antipater of Sidon compiled a list of what he thought were the Seven Wonders of the World The seven included the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present day Iraq, the Statue of Zeus in Greece and the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt The Pyramid is the only wonder you can stil see today

Many people claim that there were other wonders, which the Ancient Greeks knew nothing about These include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in Cambodia

T F

31 The seven wonders were built by Antipater of Sidon

32 Antipater made the list centuries ago

33 One of the seven wonders, you can only see the Pyramid today

34 Hanging Gardens of Babylon was in Iran

VII Complete the unfinished sentences in such a way that they mean the same as those printed above them (1.5mks) 35 The road is very narrow It joins the two villages  The road

36 “Do you see Peter around here?” She asked Jack  She asked Jack

37 A new supermarket is going to be built next year They

The end of the test KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 14 I Choose the word whose underlined part is not pronounced differently from that of the others ( 0 ,75mk ) 1/ compete yell separate fetch _ 2/ compile snorkel compete memorize _ 3/ prison design itinerary institute II Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence ( 2,75 mks) 4/ We call an area of low land between hills and mountains a carven highland valley waterfall 5/ Spending holidays in the mountains is always more _ relax to relax relaxing relaxed 6/ My roommate came home late last night I was sleeping when she home getting was getting gets got 7/ My father usually read newspapers _ get information because in order so as so as to 8/ My friend Lan Anh is very keen traveling in at on up

9/ It is _ in Britain to eat turkey at Christmas.

suitable traditional exciting competitive

10/ That English Club _ in 2005

has built was built builds was building

11/ Laura said she a lot of souvenirs of her trip

buy buys bought buying

12/ Ha Long Bay is one of natural

wonders religions royalists description

13/ We can breathe air through a when we are swimming under the

surface of the water

pipe nose nostril snorkel

14/ My family is going to take _ tour Phong Nha Cave this summer

seven-days seven -day a seven -day the seven –days

III Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage ( 1,5 mks )

Dear Hoa,

We are (15) _ a wonderful time in Ha Long Bay The people are friendly and (16)

The weather has been warm and sunny In Ha Long City, I visited my friend Vónh Kyø and his family It was very (17) _ to see them I (18) lot fruit candy and souvenirs (19) my parents My brother Hung is always complaining about the (20) f

my suitcase

(15) have has had having

(16) beautiful hospitable warm careful

(17) kind sad lovely relaxed

(18) buy buys bought buying

(19) for to at with

(20) price heaviness heavy heavily

IV Choose the underlined words or phrases A,B,Cor D that must be changed for the sentence to

Use the correct form of the word in the parenthese to fill in each blank (1,5mks)

25/ Vietnamese people are very to the visitors ( hospitality )

26/ One ton of paper saves approximately eight trees ( recycle )

27/ After so many years, Carthy was still instantly ( recognize )

28/ Has Laura received my sister’s wedding _ ? ( invite )

29/ Islam is one of the world _ ( religious )

30/ Traditional music is now enjoying a ( revive )

VI Read the passage.Then tick the box True (T) or False (F) for each of the sentences below.(1mk)

Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Sidon compiled a list of what he thought were the seven womders of the world The seven included the Hanging Gardens of Cheops In Egypt, The Pyramid is the only wonder you can still see today Many people claim that there were other wonders , which the Ancient Greeks knew nothing about These include theGreat Wall of China , the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in Cambodia

31/ The seven wonders were built by Antipater of Sidon

32/ He made the list many years ago _

33/ Of the seven wonders, you can only see the Pyramid today _

34/ Hanging Gardens of Babylon was in Iran

VII Complete the unfinished sentences in such a way that they mean the same as those printed above them ( 1,5 mks )

35/ My parents bought a lot of souvenirs last week

I Give the correct tense of the verbs in the brackets {4pts}

1 My father is reading now He always (read)…………a book after dinner.

2 Mai( telephone)………… you when she comes back.

3 While my sister and I (watch)……….a movie on TV last night, our uncle in the USA phoned.

4 Please continue your work We don’t mind (wait)…………

5 I (not see)……… your bother recently.

6 A new text book (publish)……….next month.

7 Where he (spend)…………his summer vacation last year?

8 Did you use to go camping when you (live)………….in the country?

II Choose the best answer {3pts}

1 I am lucky………… to study abroad.

a that b so c as d enough

2 Tom is going to participate………the game.

A at b on c in d over

3 He’s known Mai……….he was in the country.

a when b since c during d until

4 Would you……… cleaning the floor for me?

a like b please c mind d rather

5 It’s ………to believe that he passed the exam.

A hardly b hard c difficutly d difficulty

6 I failed my exam……… I was lazy.

a although b because c so d but

7 You are always………… in the class.

a talking b talk c talks d talked

8 The man………by the windows is my uncle.

a standing b.stands c.stand d.stood

9 My friend told me what……….when I visited Hoi An.

a doing b.to do c.do d.done

10 My family has decided………Dalat in the summer.

a to visit b.visit c.visited d.visits

III Give the correct form of the words {3pts}

1.Their children have quite ………characters DIFFERENCE

2.My broher bought a new………… rod yesterday FISH

3.Mr Pike runs his business very ………… SUCCESS

4.I like the city life because there are many kinds of ……… ENTERTAIN

5.The scouts do the……… work VOLUNTEER

6.Is there anything……… on TV tonight? INTEREST

7.What is the correct……… of this word? PRONOUNCE

8.My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local

……… ORPHAN

9.Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more………… COMFORT

10.She is one of the greatest………to appear in this theater PERFORM

IV Read the text and answer the questions {5pts}

It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England.The lesson was about theseasons of the year “There are four seasons in the year,”said the teacher,

“They are spring,summer,fall,and winter In spring,it is warm and every thing begins to grow.In summer, it ishot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens In the all,there are many vegetables and much fruit.Everybody likes to eat fruit In winter, it is cold and it often rains Sometimes there is snow on the ground.” Here the teacher stopped and looked at one of the pupils “stop talking,Tom,”he said “Now listen to me Canyou tell us when is the best time of apples?”

“Yes,sir,” answered Tom “It is when the farmer is not at home and there is no dog in the garden.”

Questions.

1.Where did the lesson take place?

2.What was the lesson about?

3.What did the teacher ask Tom to do?

4.What did the teacher aked the class to do?

5.Did the teacher say “Stop talking,Tom,”?

V Rewrite the sentences using the given words below {5pts}

1.I would like you to help me put the chair away.

-Do you mind………

2.Vinh keeps forgetting his homework.

1 We must be there ……… 7.30 and 9.30

A at B.after C before D between

2 Lan is ………… than her sister

A as beautiful B beautifuller C more beautiful D the most beautiful

3 What time ……….? About an hour ago.

A he phones B he phoned C did he phone D has he phoned

4 My Dad ……….for this company since 2001

A work B works C worked D has worked

II Match the names of the places of interest in column A with the correct

provinces in column B (1 pt)

A B

1 Ha Long Bay A Quang Binh

2 Phong Nha Cave B Ho Chi Minh City

3 Nha Rong Harbor C Quang Ninh

4 Le Nin Stream D Cao Bang

III Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs (2pts)

1 Peter fell asleep while he (read)………… a newspaper

2 It is easy (do) ……… that exercise

3 He often (buy)………… books at this shop

4 They (watch)……… T.V last night

IV Rewrite the sentences with the words provided (2 pts)

1 "Send me a postcard when you arrive in Paris!"

V Read the text and write the sentences below True (T) or False (F) (3pts)

A week ago, Huy's family went for a picnic in the country It was early spring, so

they thought it was too cold to go to the seaside

They set off early after breakfast and drove about 45 km into the country until

they came to this favorite place Huy and his sister went into the woods to pick

wild flowers Huy's parents sat quietly, fishing by the stream At 4.30 p.m, they

put the plates, cups, saucers and other things back into the basket and went back to

their car They got home at 5.00 p.m

T F

1 Huy's family went for a picnic seven days ago

2 They went to the city

3 They went to the country by train

4 The children went into the woods to pick wild flowers and their

parents fished by the stream

5 They came back home at 5.00 p.m

6 It's about 50 km from their house to the countryside

Read the passage and choose the most appropriate answer A, B, C or D (2.5 pts)

How Nam has improved his English

In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English

My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse I did

not know how to improve them I didn’t want my father and mother to know about this

One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside

the classroom She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of

pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase She also told me how to use an

English-English dictionary to improve my English-English grammar “Now I think you know what you

should do”, said she I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first

prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my

hometown

1 What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?

A The pronunciation

B The grammar

C Both pronunciation and grammar

D The way of improving his pronunciation

2 Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?

A His teacher

B One of his friends

C His father

D His mother

3 Where did Nam and his teacher go after that?

A to the town library

B to the school library

C to the teachers’ room

D to his house

4 What did the teacher show him then?

A A glass bookcase

B An English-English dictionary

C An English Grammar book

D Cassettes of pronunciation drills

5 What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later?

A The first prize

B The second prize

C The third prize

D The fourth prize

III LANGUAGE FOCUS

Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2.5 pts)

1 I often play soccer _ Sunday afternoon.

A in B at C on D for

2 We should wait here _ our teacher comes back

A before B until C after D during

3 Mr Brown is the same age Mrs Brown

A as B like C from D with

4 The little boy is not _ to lift the suitcase

A enough strong B strong enough C too strong D so strong

5 My father was good at swimming He used to swimming in summer

A go B goes C went D going

6 Kate hates to classical music

A listens B listened C listen D listening

7 Hung is student in my class

A good B better C the best D a best

8 Ho Chi Minh City is larger and beautiful than Hanoi

A more B as C most D the most

9 Mr Smith likes _ to music in his free time

A listens B listened C listen D listening

10 They built this house _1990

A from B in C at D for

IV WRITING

Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases You can make all

the necessary changes and additions (2.5 pts)

1 Lan / like / learn English

5 She / often / use/ it/ for reading

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ĐỀ SỐ 18

I Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D (2pts)

1 Trang is 15 years old She is not old enough a car

A drive B to drive C driving D drove

2 _can I do for you 

A What B When C Where D How

3 It is easy _ English

A learn B learning C to learn D learned

4 Would you mind _the washing up for me tonight 

A do B did C doing D to do

5 I prefer walking _riding a bicycle

A to B than C with D for

6 My grandmother used to _her younger brother and sister

A looks after B look after C looked after D looking after

7 Mr Lam asked me _you this dictionary.

A give B to give C gave D giving

8 The ruler _of plastic is Lan's

A make B made C making D to make

II Put the verbs in bracket into correct tenses (3pts)

1 Tuan already ( do ) _his homework

2 I didn't know how ( get ) to your house so I stopped ( ask )

_the way

3 It ( rain ) _when the plane got to Ha Noi

4 Huong ( go ) _to Son La last week

5 They ( watch ) _T.V at 8.30 last night

III Rewrite the sentences (3pts)

1 The Chinese invented paper in the century A.D

Paper

2 This factory produces 10,000 cars each year

10,000 cars

3 "My sister likes cooking.", said Nam

Nam said that

4 " Is Ha Long Bay in the Northern Viet Nam, Phuong " asked Mary.

Mary asked Phuong

5 The question is very difficult I can't understand it

The question is too

6 Using a computer is very simple

It is

IV Read and answer the questions (2pts)

Let's visit Tokyo

Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan, is one of the three largest cities in the world In

the twelfth century, Japan's capital was an inland city named Kyoto Six hundred years

later, many people from Kyoto had moved to a city called Eyed They had renamed it

Tokyo and had made this city the capital of all Japan

Today, Tokyo is a busy place It is a center for business and education It is also a

center for religion In addition, Tokyo University, the beautiful grounds of the Imperial

Place, the famous Imperial Hotel, built in 1920 by an American, Frank Lloyd Wright,

and many fine shops, stores, theaters and eating places can be found in this capital

In downtown Tokyo, many large, new buildings made of concrete and steel may be

seen Some of these were built after the earthquake of 1923 Others were built after

World War II

* Answer the questions.

1 Which city used to be the capital of Japan in the 12th century 

ĐỀ SỐ 19

I Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D (3pts)

1 Phong Nha Cave is in the _ of Viet Nam

A southern B northern C south D north

2 She asked me I liked coffee

A as B if C or D and

3 Millions of Christmas cards every year

A were sent B are sent C send D will send

4 Taj Mahal is _ famous of all India’s ancient buildings

A more B most C the most D best

5 My mother is very keen growing roses

A on B in C of D about

6 A test in which participants have to fetch water is called _

A water-fetch contest B fetching-water contest

C water-fetching contest D fetch-watering contest

7 He said that he would come there _

A tomorrow B the following C the following day D next day

8 Do you mind out your cigarette - No, of course not.- No, of course not

A put B putting C to put D is putting

9 A workman who repairs water-pipes is called

A plumber B worker C farmer D repairer

10 Finally, we decided to the cinema

A going B go C to go D gone

11 The girl next to Lan is a new student

A standing B stand C to stand D stood

12 I promise I on time – I hope so

A come B will come C came D has come

II Supply the correct forms or tenses of the words in brackets (2pts)

1 Lan arranged flowers the most (attract) _ in the contest

2 What Nam (do) _this time yesterday 

3 Ha Long Bay is one of the (culture) Heritage Sites

4 We (go) to school when it rained

III Do as directed (2pts)

1 They asked us “Must you go now ” (using reported speech)- No, of course not

2 The light went out while _ (complete the sentence)

3 Does your country export rice to Britain (change into passive form)- No, of course not

4 The United States has a big industry that makes cars (using compound words)

IV Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box (1.5pts)

bought up tree several holiday relatives

Christmas is the biggest (1) of the year in Britain Christmas Eve starts on 24

December, although there have been (2) weeks of preparation beforehand

The Christmas trees have been(3) Christmas cards have already been sent to

friends and (4) About a week before Christmas, people usually put

(5) their decorations and an angel on the top of the Christmas tree Finally,

presents are usually put under the (6)

VI Write a letter to your friend Tell him / her about your place you have visited

recently The following cues may help you (1.5pts)

- place

- how to get there

- weather

- sights

- souvenirs

- how you feel

KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

II Put the verbs in the correct form (2pts)

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 holiday

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

IV Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the

4 She asked him if he would stay with his friends the next day

She asked him " _"

THE END

KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

ĐỀ SỐ 21

I Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (3.0 points)

1 Millions of Christmas cards _ every year

A is sent B are sent C send D are sending

2 I don't know how _ this game

A play B played C to play D playing

3 I take part _ most of the youth activities of my school

A on B in C to D for

4 We're looking forward to _ you earlier

A see B seeing C saw D be seeing

5 He had his father _ his watch

A fixed B to fix C fix D fixing

6 Luckily, Peter had _ to finish his final exam

A many time B enough time C time enough D some time

7 Tom _ his hand when he was cooking the dinner

A burnt B was burning C burn D is burning

8 I must go now I promised _ late

A not being B not to be C to not be D not be no

9 Would you mind if I _ a photo?

A take B took C taking D will take

10 I _ Cuba in 1990

A visit B visited C have visited D was visiting

11 It is _ to find an expensive hotel in this town

A difficult B difficultly C difficulty D differ

12 _you ever _ to America yet?

A Have …been B Were …being C Were … been D Are … been

II Write the correct form of the words in brackets (1.0 point)

1 Stop, Nam! It's to be near the stove (danger)

2 The glass pieces are dried (complete)

3 My elder brother studies hard this year in order to pass the

exam to the university (enter)

4 Please confirm your date and time if you want to come

with us (arrive)

III Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same

meaning as the first one (2 points)

1 Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823

-> The poem ………

2 "We are waiting for the school bus", said the children

-> The children said

3 Roses can't possibly grow in such poor ground

-> It is impossible

4 The last time I played tennis was in 1990

->I haven't

IV Read the passage and answer the questions (2 points)

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long It is called the Great Wall of

China It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains It was made by

hand The Great Wall of China was built from 246 - 209 BC The people of China

made it to keep out their enemies There are watch towers all along the way The

Wall is made of brick and earth It is high and wide on top People can walk along

the top as if it were a road No other defense line has ever been made as long as

the Great Wall of China

1 Where is the Great Wall?

V Listen to Lily talking about herself Decide if the following statements

are true (T) or false (F) (2 points)

T F

1 Lily comes from China

2 English is important to her as she will need it for her future job

3 She started learning English when she was eighteen

4 She has a problem with listening

5 She can understand people when they speak fast

6 She doesn't find English difficult to learn

7 She wants to be an English teacher

8 She loves English songs, but she doesn't hope to become asinger

THE END

-KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

ĐỀ SỐ 22

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

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 B what life was

C how life was D how life was like

4. _ you _ cook dinner for your family?

A Do … use to B Did … use to

C Do … used to D Did … used to

5 Do you need any help?

A No, I don't need B Thanks, I don't need

C Yes, that's very kind of you 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?

IV Write a description of Lan's room using the words given (3pts)

1 coffee table/the middle/room

I Listen to the dialogue and fill each blank with a missing word (1point)

Hoa: Where are you going, Nam?

Nam: I'm going to the (1) _ Center I'm going to play (2) _

Hoa: How often do you go there?

Nam: Not very often About once a week

Hoa: Isn't it (3) _ ?

Nam: Not really I usually stay for (4) _ an hour I don't spend much

II Complete the postcard Tom sent to his friend, Mary, who is in America.

Use the words in the box (2.5 points)

wonderful met souvenirs in family

friendly nice took cool and sunny of

Dear Mary,

I am having a (1) time in Viet Nam The weather is (2) The

people are (3) (4) Ha Noi, I (5) my friend, Hoa and

her (6) It was (7) to meet them I bought lots of (8)

and (9) a lot (10) photos I hope you are well Did you receive

the postcard I sent you on the first day I arrived in Viet Nam?

See you soon

Your friend,

Tom

III Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following

sentences (2.5 points)

1. you let me take a photograph of you?

A Will B Shall C May D Must

2 Several people were hurt in the accident but only one to hospital

A has taken B was taking C was taken D has been taking

3 Nam will leave Hue on Sunday

A for B from C at D in

4 All of us were that he came first He hasn't been working hard so far

A surprising B to surprise C surprised D to be surprised

5 Where is Mai? - She's out She said she back soon

A shall B would be C was D is

6 He was watching television the burglar alarm went off

A when B why C where D that

7 After the clothes have been washed, they out to dry

A were hung B are hung C are hanged D were hanging

8 “ took my camera?”, George asked us

A Who B That C Whom D Which

9 The team by an experienced rice cook won the rice - cooking contest

A led B leads C leading D lead

10 Our flight to Singapore has been delayed We as well stay here an extra day

A should B could C must D might

IV Fill in each blank with a suitable word (2.0 points)

(1) London , tourists often (2) different parts of the capital by

underground Covent Garden, a popular tourist attraction, is in (3)

centre (4) London There (5) shops there There (6)

an underground nearby A (7) of tourists also visit London's

historic buildings Buckingham Palace is Queen's official residence There is a flag

which shows when the Queen is (8) home

V Write sentences using the suggested words and phrases (2.0 points)

1 We / ought / use cloth bags/ instead / reuse plastic ones

END -KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

ĐỀ SỐ 24

I Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following

sentences (3 pts)

1 There is an/a Please send an ambulance to Thang Long school

A elevation B emergency C first-aid D wound

2 Nam wrote the note on the board in order to his classmates about the change in schedule

A inform B informs C informing D informed

3 My brother _his homework at seven o'clock last night

A does B did C has done D was doing

4 What's the problem the computer?

A at B in C on D with

5 An English speaking contest at Quang Trung school next week

A is held B was held C will be held D has been held

6 Phong enjoys flowers

A plant B to plant C planting D planted

7 People usually use compost to their fields

A fertilize B melt C recycle D reduce

8 Would you mind the door?

A open B to open C opening D opened

9 London will be very with the low temperature of minus three and high of seven

A cold B cool C hot D warm

10 - I like playing soccer -

A So do I B So am I C Neither do I D Neither am I

11 I think playing in the rain is _

A danger B endanger C dangerous D dangerously

12 Phong Nha Cave now is a famous tourist _

A attract B attractive C attraction D attractively

II Read the passage and fill in the gap with a word from the box (2 pts)

competitions festival participated traditional

river rice-cooking separate rub

THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL

The rice-cooking (1) _ was held in the communal house yard about one

kilometer a way from a (2) There were three (3) _: waterfetching,

fire-making and (4) The festival took one day

In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to

get the water

In the fire-making contest two team members had to make fire in the

(5) way They tried to (6) pieces of bamboo together to

make the fire

Six people from each team (7) _in the rice-cooking festival They had

to (8) _ the rice from the husk and then cook the rice

III Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.

Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the central high land province of Lam Dong.

Da Lat is a well-known city attracting all the people who have been there once Da

Lat is known as a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers Da Lat is described as a

forest of flowers with different colors and various species Da Lat has the widest

range of orchid varieties in the country Da Lat has few rivers and canals but it has

many picturesque waterfalls The famous Cam Ly Falls is only three kilometers

from the town center The Prenn Falls is ten kilometers in the South of Da Lat The

water pours down like a white shade Da Lat people are very proud of it They

always boast to tourists about it in the first place

A Match the words in the passage in column A with the right meanings in

1 Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong

2 There are a lot of rivers and canals in Da Lat

3 The Cam Ly Falls is about ten kilometers from the town center

4 In Da Lat, there are various species of flowers with different colors

C Answer the questions (1pt)

1 Is Da Lat famous as a tourist city?

………

2 How far is it from the town centre to the Cam Ly Falls ?

………

IV Rewrite the sentences with the words provided (2 pts)

1 Mai bought a new shirt yesterday

A new shirt

2 Huong said: " I'll go to Ha Noi tomorrow"

Huong said that

3 Learning English is very interesting

It's _

4 Could you give me the bag?

Would you mind

KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

meters high The main part of the wall stretches for about 3,400 kilometers.

T F

1 Machu Picchu is a modern city in Peru

2 People began to build the city in 1450

3 The city was built on the area of thirty square kilometers

4 People found the city buried in the jungle in 1911

5 The city is attractive to many tourists from South America

6 The Great Wall of China was constructed by man

7 The wall was built during the Ming dynasty in 1400

8 Many parts of the wall were built around 200 B.C

9 The wall is about 11 meters high

10 The main part of the wall is about 3,400 kilometers long

III LANGUAGE FOCUS

Each line of the following passage has one error For each line, find and underline

the error and then write the correct one in the column on the right Number one

has been done for you as an example (2.5 pts)

computer, so he takes them everywhere with him 11 ………

IV WRITING

Use the adverbs in the box to make the instructions on how to cook a mushroom

omelet The following prompts may help you (2.5 pts)

then after that next first finally

slice / mushrooms

- No, of course not

beat / eggs / bowl

- No, of course not

add / salt and pepper / egg mixture

- No, of course not

pour / eggs / frying pan / add mushrooms / cook

- No, of course not

fold / omelet in half / omelet / ready

- No, of course not

THE END

-KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

ĐỀ SỐ 26 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 thechildren 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

KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

ĐỀ SỐ 27

I LISTENING

Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the missing words (2.5 pts)

The best way to protect our environment is to reduce the amount of garbage We can recycle some (1)

instead of putting them into the garbage As you know, this means that we need to use the old

materials in the garbage to make (2) Already in many countries, people can recycle their newspapers, bottles (3) But people are still thinking of new ways to recycle things For example, some companies are using the plastic in old soda bottles to make clothing Other companies are (4) with the materials in old tires Some companies even make garbage cans from old

(5) These companies are

trying to recycle the plastic we already have, instead of making a lot of new plastic

II READING

Read the letter and put a tick in the appropriate box for True (T), False (F), or

NM if the statement is not mentioned in the letter (2.5 pts)

Dear Tuan,

I arrived in Australia a week ago and I think that my English is improving! I’m living in a small flat near the centre of Sydney It’s cheap and quite comfortable In your letter you ask what I’m going to do to improve myEnglish Well, tomorrow I’m going to visit the language centre to see what English classes they offer there in the evenings Of course, I’m going to read a newspaper every day I’m going to spend a lot on cassettes because listening is so important! There are some good bookshops here, so I’m also going to look for some other books to read before bedtime I’m going to write a diary in English – that’s a good way to learn English.How are you getting on? I was sorry I had to leave in the middle of the course Are you going to write to me again? Hope to hear from you all soon

Nam

T F NM

1 Nam came to Australia last week

2 He is staying in a small house near the centre of Sydney

3 He is not pleased with his accommodation

4 He is going to visit a language centre tomorrow

5 He is going to have a lesson tomorrow evening

6 He is going to talk with Australian students

7 Every day he is going to read a newspaper

8 Listening is less important to him

9 There are many bookshops in the neighborhood

10 He is going to read books and write a diary in English

III LANGUAGE FOCUS

Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.

(2.5 pts)

1 Have you any news about Lan since her bike accident?

A hear B hearing C to hear D heard

2 We dinner when my friends arrived yesterday evening

A are having B is having C were having D was having

3 The glass bottle will be broken small pieces

A into B to C in D by

4 They don’t want to the market now

A go B to go C going D went

5 I home for school at 7 o’clock every morning

A start B leave C go D move

6 The girl enjoys her fitness exercise after classes

A doing B to do C do D did

7 I have known her _ two years

A for B since C with D within

8 I’d like you with me for some days

A staying B to stay C stayed D will stay

9 Used paper is collected and _ to factories

A sent B sending C send D to send

10 I am happy _ all the exams

A passed B pass C passing D to pass

Question 4 Write a report on a festival you joined recently Use the following suggestions (2.5 pts)

name of the festival

- No, of course not

time and the place where it was held

- No, of course not

activities you saw or took part in

- No, of course not

number of people joining in each activity

- No, of course not

feeling about the festival

- No, of course not

THE END

-KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8

ĐỀ SỐ 28

I LISTENING

Listen to the passage about Ba and his sister, and then put a tick in the

appropriate box for T (True) or F (False) (2.0 pts)

T F

1 Ba is younger than Lan

2 Lan is shorter than her brother

3 Both Ba and Lan go to school in the morning

4 They love listening to pop music and reading novels

5 They don’t like playing chess and going swimming in summer

6 Lan doesn’t like cooking, doing the shopping on Sundays

7 Ba likes watching war films on TV

8 Lan also loves playing soccer in her free time

II READING

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow (3.0 pts)

Hello! My name is David I work for a construction company I started working for this company in 2004 Webuild roads, dams, bridges and things like that At the moment my company is producing a plan for a newmotorway I usually work in the road department, but this month I am working in the department that buildsbridges So my whole working day is different just now I normally spend a lot of time outdoors because Ihave to go to the construction sites But with this new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop Now I amtesting a model of one of the new bridges I enjoy it a lot because I have learned a lot of new things

1 When did David begin working for his construction company?

III LANGUAGE FOCUS

Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2.5

pts)

1 We must be there _ 7.30 and 8.15

A at B before C between D after

2 Dad stayed at the office _ he finished the report

A between B until C for D at

3 Vietnamese language is different _ English language

A as B like C from D with

4 Tom is 16 He isn’t _ to drive a car

A enough young B young enough C enough old D old enough

5 When my uncle was young, he used _ fishing on Sundays

A go B went C going D to go

6 Mary likes _ the piano

A playing B plays C played D play

7 She told me _ you that present

A giving B to give C gave D given

8 Last night I watched the movie “Romeo and Juliet” At last they killed

A himself B herself C themselves D ourselves

9 Jane is _ beautiful than her sister

A as B like C the most D more

10 London is _ capital city in Europe

A large B larger C most large D the largest

IV WRITING

Write a postcard using the following sets of words and phrases You can make all

necessary changes and additions (2.5)

Dear Mom and Dad,

1 I / have / wonderful / time / Ha Long Bay

B Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others (0.5 mk)

4/ A participate B competition C itinerary D emergency _

5/ A emergency B deposit C injection D conscious _

II Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2.25 mks)

6/ We do all that we can to the air pollution in our city

A maximize B increase C less D minimize

7/ You should ask your parents - some advice