50 Đề thi học kì II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

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1. 50 ĐỀ THI HK II TIẾNG ANH 8 1
2. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 1 I. Circle the word of which the underlined sound is pronounced differently from the others. 1. a. ago b. flat c. man d. happy 2. a. wash b. late c. want d. quality 3. a. button b. cup c. pulp d. put 4. a. sunbathe b. product c. fun d. include 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. a. will b. should c. would 4. We were surprised that news. a. hearing b. hear c. to hear 5. This beautiful box from recycled paper. a. made b. was made c. making 6. John is interested the history of Vietnam. a. in b. on c. at 7. Do you mind these letters for me? a. send b. to send c. sending 8. Would you mind if I your bike? a. borrow b. borrowed c. to borrow 2
3. 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 . a. sleep b. is sleeping c. was sleeping 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? a. make b. to make c. making 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. a. sending b. sends c. to send 15. My son’s really afraid dogs. a. of b. for c. with 16. I haven’t seen John .he got married. a. since b. before c. by III. Rewrite the sentences. 1. They built our house two years ago. (passive) 2. We often buy new clothes for our children on Tet. (passive) 3. Nga asked me, “Do you visit the Hue Citadel?” (reported speech) IV. Write sentences with given words 3
4. 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? 2. Where could he see the beautiful picture of the city? 3. Where did Jim’s family have dinner? 4
5. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 2 I. T×m tõ mµ phÇn g¹ch ch©n cã c¸ch ph¸t ©m kh¸c c¸c tõ cßn l¹i. 1: A. tourist B. anxious C. delicious D. famous 2: A. university B. unit C. discuss D. computer 3: A. fat B. festival C. grand D. man 4: A. rub B. surrounding C. plumber D. husk 5: A. helped B. worked C. asked D. cleaned II: Chän ®¸p ¸n ®óng nhÊt ®Ó hoµn thµnh c¸c sau. 6: The man to the principal is my form teacher. A. talks B. talk C. talked D. talking 7: Rice, coffee, fruits and vegetables are Viet Nam’s agricultural . A. produce B. production C. products D. productive 8: Thanks for the flowers you sent me while I was in hospital. They helped to cheer me A. over B. up C. on D. in 9: We have lived here years. A. for B. from C. at D. since 10: She me she didn’t know what to do. A. talked B. told C. said D. spoke 11: Would you mind if I a photo? A. takes B. take C. took D. taken 12: The festival was held in the communal house yard. 5
6. A. rice - cook B. rice – cooking C. rice – cooker D. rice – cooked 13: He has worked with the computer . early morning. A. for B. from C. since D. until 14: It is dangerous in this river. A. swim B. swam C. swimming D. to swim 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. A. why B. which C. what D. how 17: Mary in a small house in the countryside. A. lives B. live C. living D. lived 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 . A. resort B. beach C. wonder D. hotel 20: The train . at the station yet. A. didn’t arrive B. hasn’t arrived C. isn’t arriving D. doesn’t arrive III: §äc kÜ ®o¹n v¨n sau vµ chän ph­¬ng ¸n ®óng (A, B, C, D) cho mçi tõ 21 ®Õn 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? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 22: Where does Nick’s family live? A. America B. England C. Scotland D. Australia 6
7. 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? A. Sue. B. Jim. C. Tracy. D. Fred. 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 T×m lçi sai trong c¸c tõ 26 ®Õn 30. 26: The shop assistant asked Helen whether the shoes was too small for her. A B C D 27: We must act now before it is too late doing anything about the problem. A B C D 26: Can you tell me what you have done at 8 o’clock yesterday evening? A B C D 29: We are looking forward to seeing you on April. A B C D 30: I am interesting in the rice - cooking contest you organized yesterday. A B C D V §äc kÜ ®o¹n v¨n sau vµ chän ph­¬ng ¸n ®óng (A, B, C, D) cho mçi tõ 31 ®Õn 36. Monica Fox is a tennis (31) . She started playing tennis (32) she was ten years old. She has traveled to many countries with her parents (33) has won a lot of tournaments. She won her first (34) in a tournament in 1985. Now she is trying very (35) . She (36) to play at Wimbledon next year. 31: A. player B. playing C. plays D. play 32: A. why B. what C. who D. when 7
8. 33: A. and B. but C. or D. if 34: A. contest B. prize C. festival D. competition 35: A. hardly B. bad C. badly D. hard 36: A. hopes B. hoped C. hoping D. to hope VI ViÕt l¹i c¸c sau sao cho nghÜa cña kh«ng ®æi. 37: Columbus discovered America in the 15th century. America 38: I’ve never talked to a more interesting person than him. He is 39: The United States has a big industry that makes cars. 40: “Can you help me with my homework, Lan”. Nga asked Lan if 8
9. 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) 2. They held the rice-cooking festival in the communal house. (passive form) 3. It is a contest in which participants have to make the fire. (Using compound word) 4. Miss Lien wrote the letter. (passive form) 5. Nhi said to Nga: “Do you know My Son?” ( 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? 9
10. Mrs. Robinson: I’m going to Mrs. Nga’s. She’s going to show me how to make (13)___ 6 A. fish B. flower C. food D. flour 7 A. buying B. buy C. by D. bought 8 A. Marigolds B. Many golds C. Mari D. Golds 9 A. traditioner B. traditioning C. tradition D. traditional 10 A. new B. a few C. a lot D. few 11 A. sweeties B. candies C. babies D. ladies 12 A. feeds B. needs C. seeds D. leeks 13 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 . A. write B. was writing C. is writing D. writes 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. 10
11. A. separate B.take C. bring D. make 19 . Angkor Wat is one of the largest___ in the world. A. temples B. churches C. pagodas D. tombs 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 ! A. and B. if C. or D. but 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 to get the (32)___. In the fire-making contest two team members had to make fire in the (33)___ way. They tried to rub pieces of (34)___ together to make the fire. Six people from each 11
12. 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: 26 A. holiday B. contest C. festival D. competition 27 A. mountain B. city C. house D. river 28 A. holidays B. contests C. festivals D. competitions 29 A. takes B. took C. taking D. take 30 A. contest B. contests C. test D. tests 31 A. to run B. run C. ran D. running 32 A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water 33 A. strange B. tradition C. traditional D. tradition 34 A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water 35 A. participates B. participate C. participating D. participated THE END 12
13. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 4 I/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced different from the others: 1.A .open B. blow C. canoe D.cold 2.A.recycle B. sky C. why D. country 3. A. favor B.glad C. bank D. happy 4. A . proud B.pronoun C. enough D. around 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) 13
14. 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 semtemces 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 statemenrs 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. 14
15. 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 construted 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. 15
16. 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 . 16
17. 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) 17
18. 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 a Buddhist 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. 18
19. 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) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 19
20. 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). 1.a. annoy b. agree c. arrange d. airmail 2.a. escape b. excited c. exhibition d. experiment 3.a. comment b. comfort c. compost d. accommodation 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. a. to have b. having c. have d. has 2. Yesterday, Hoa Nien a letter. a. send b. sent c. sends d.to send 3. She a movie tonight. a. see b. seeing c. is going to see d. saw 4. You will have to dinner yourself. a. cooking b. cook c. to cook d. cooks 5. It only takes one to cause a fire. a. book b. tree c. match d. lamp 6. Can you help me my bags? a. carry b. carried c. carries d. carring 7. They here since last week. a. lived b. live c. living d. have lived 8. My Dad for his company for 20 years. a. hasn’t worked b. worked c. works d. to work 20
21. 9. Lipton tea is different . Dilmah tea. a. to b. from c. on d. at 10. The magagine 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. a. met b. meets c .meeting d. has met 12. Would you mind in the front seat of the taxi? a. sit b. to sit c. sitting d. sat 13. Would you mind if I a photo? a. take b. taking c. to take d. took 14. Nhi asked Nga if she My Son. a. knew b. know c. to know d. knowing 15. Hoa . TV at seven o’clock last night. a. watches b. was watching c. watch d. to watch 16. My family when the phone rang. a. was sleeping b. slept c. to sleep d. sleep III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms: (2 point). 1. How long you (live) here? 2. Andy (do) her homework when her friends came. . 3. The white house will (build) in this area next year. . . 4. While I (work) on the computer, the earthquake happened. 21
22. 5. She is not tall enough (reach) the ceiling fan. . 6. John (wash) the clothes in the bathroom at four o’clock last night. 7. I (not meet) her for two years. 8. Would you mind (give) me the book from the shelf? . IV. Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each numbered space: (1 point). When you are on holiday and intend to go to the seaside or travel abroad as a tourist, you should decide (1) the means of traveling.Traveling by train is more comfortable, more convenient and (2) . than any other methods. But not everybody likes it. Some people (3) . .they do not see very much of the country they go to. Trains are (4) . for them. They enjoy the movement and the excitement of railway stations, the sound of porters pulling and pushing luggage along the platforms and the sights of trains ready to start. 1. A. in B. on C. at D. to 2. A. very quick B. more quick C. more quicker D. much quicker 3. A. say B. tell C. speak D. talk 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? . . 2. How long/ they/ live/ center? 22
23. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 7 I. 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 23
24. 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. a. of b. at c. in d. about 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 Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is here that the visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful 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
25. 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. 6. Have/ pages/ appear/ computer screen. 7. Click/ printer icon/ the screen/ wait/ a few/ seconds. 8. Printed paper/ come out/ the output path/ a minute 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 25
26. when I was very young- at the age of eight. I think that my problem is listening. People speak very quickly, so I can’t understand them. English is really hard for me to learn, but I like it 9. Why is English important to Trang? 10. What is her difficulty when she studies English? 26
27. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 8 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 - fetch C. 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 A. sleep B. sleeping C. was sleeping D. slept 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. A. sit B. to sit C. sitting D. sits 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. 27
28. 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 six months. 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? . 2. How long has he been in Australia? . 3. Has he already visited many places in Australia? . 4. Why is he finding the trip exciting? . 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 . 28
29. => Nhi asked Nga 3. Ba bought this book last year. => This book 4. It’s a contest in which people have to cook rice. =>It’s a VI. Use the cue words below to write a complete postcard .(1.5ms) Dear Hoa, I / having / a wonderful time / Da Lat. The weather / cold / windy. The people/ this city / friendly and helpful. Yesterday I / visit / friend, Lan and her family. It / happy / see them. Tomorrow I / go to the market to buy /souvenirs for you and my family members. See you soon. Love, Huong. THE END 29
30. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 9 I. Khoanh tròn từ có phần gạch chân phát âm khác với từ còn lại: 1. a. row b. show c. flow d. how 2. a. prevent b. lend c. receive d. describe 3. a. dropped b. landed c. protected d. wasted 4. a. mineral b. sight c. tidal d. light 5. a. flashlight b. can c. collapse d. behave 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. -> I have a headache so . 2. Cars cause pollution, but people still want them. -> Although 3. I can’t buy a new house because I don’t have enough money. -> If I . 4. They will write the letter soon. 30
31. -> The letter 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 on the 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? -> . 4. Will we be able to jump very high on the moon? -> 5. Four weeks on the earth is how many days on the moon? -> 31
32. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 10 I – Pronunciation (1 mark) A. Choose the one word in which the underline part is not pronounced the same as those in the other words of the group. 1. Christmas chemistry challenging architect 2. Document adjust sunbathe just B. Choose the one word whose stress pattern is not the same as that in the rest. 3. Connection restriction fixation installation 4. Manual document library concern 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 ___. computer printer facsimile telephone 6. Nowadays, students can get a ___ without being on campus. water test mark degree 7. After the car accident, he had to use a pair of ___. trousers scissors jeans crutches 8. ___ are convenient to travel in small rivers. Cars Ships Canoes Planes 9. Please handle with great care the ___ in the kitchen. cookers saucepans spoons glassware 10. Do you mind if I ___ here? – No, I don’t mind. to sit sit sitting sat 32
33. 11. You don’t have ___ early tomorrow. It’s Sunday. to get get getting got 12. Have you ever ___ to America? to be be been were 13. I don’t know where ___ on my holiday. to go go went going 14. Laura always ___ to school late. to go go went goes 15. When ___ you ___ back? - Yesterday morning. do/ came does/ come did/ come did/ came 16. Our teacher said we ___ hard. will work have to work must work had to work 17. Mary asked Tom if he ___ their new teacher. to see saw see seeing 18. I don’t know what ___ for my sister’s birthday. buy bought buying to buy 19. The principal came in when we ___ noise. to make made are making were making 20. The festival ___ next week. has been held is held was held will be held 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 and find other people who want to talk about the same topic. 33
34. 21. tradition traditional traditionally trade 22. differ difference different differently 23. to discuss discuss discussing discussed 24. post sell receive buy 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. A B C D 26. How long did you done that work? A B C D 27. I don’t know how connecting the printer. A B C D 28. Tom asked Jerry if he knows how far it is from his house to super market. A B C D 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 34
35. 35. He has learned English for two years. He learned 36. Mary made this cake yesterday. This cake 35
36. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 11 I. Pronunciation: (1.25pts) A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words: (0.75pt) 1. A. B. departure C. institute D. limestone representative 2. A. separate B. marine C. wonder D. compile 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 2. A. surround B. marine C. snorkel D. award 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 . A. of B. on C. to D. in 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 . A. fixed B. fixing C. to fix D. fix 4. I saw him the flowers in the garden . A. watering B. watered C. be watered D. be watering 36
37. 5. Paul is said the brightest student in the class . A. was B. to be C. being D. he was 6. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called . A. water-fetch contest B. fetching-water C. water-fetching D. fetch-water contest contest contest 7. Tom his hand when he was cooking the dinner . A. burnt B. was burning C. has burnt D. burn 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 . A. simple B. merry C. marine D. marry 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. A B C D 2. She was meeting him when she was walking in the park A B C D 3. lan asked his father if he would go to Hue tomorrow. A B C D 4. My friend said he could to speak English well 37
38. A B C D IV.Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1.5pts) 1 . The local people showed me great (hospitable) . 2 . It’s (help) to have a calculator for this exam . 3 . He has been (award) a scholarship to do research . 4 . He always gives his opinions (clear) . 5 . I am not really (suit) dressed for a party . 6 . 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 38
39. honor a Hindu , but over the next three centuries it became a Buddhist center. The area surrounding the temple, 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?  Do you 2. Mary asked me, “Do you see Peter around here?”  Mary asked me 3. We began to learn English 3 years ago.  We‘ve THE END OF THE TEST! 39
40. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 12 I/ CHOÏN TÖØ ÑUÙNG : (3ms) 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 . II/ LAØM THEO HÖÔÙNG DAÃN TRONG NGOAËC : (2ms) 1/ Alexander Gustave Eiffel designed Eiffel Tower in 1889 . (Ñoåi sang bò ñoäng) 2/ We already (do) our homework (chia ñoäng töø trong ngoaëc) 3/ Ba : Do you know Mr Bai, Lan ? (Thuaät laïi caâu hoûi treân duøng : “Ba asked .” 4/ Would you mind if I (ask) you a question ? (chia ñoäng töø trong ngoaëc) III/ DUØNG TÖØ GÔÏI YÙ VIEÁT THAØNH CAÂU HOAØN CHÆNH : (2ms) 1/ remove / old paper / load / new paper / input tray 2/ wait / power button / flash 3/ Have / pages / appear / computer screen 40
41. 4/ Click / icon/ the screen / wait / a few second IV/ DUØNG TÖØ TRONG NGOAËC , NOÁI 2 CAÂU LAÏI THAØNH 1 CAÂU : (1ms) 1/ I always keep the window open . I want to let fresh air in . (Duøng “in order to” ñeå noái caâu ) 2/ The old lamp is five dollars . It was made in China (Noái hai caâu laïi, duøng “past participle”) V/ ÑOÏC ÑOAÏN VAÊN , ÑAÙNH DAÁU V VAØO OÂ “TRUE” HOAËC “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 F b/ 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 41
42. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 13 I. A. Choose the word in which the underlined part is not pronounced the same as those in the other words of the group. (0.75mk) 1.A. leader B. spread C. greeting D. team 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. A. at B. on C. in D. up 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. A. lose B. lost C. will lost D. is losing 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. A. revived B. recycled C. reduced D. wasted 12. Good hygiene helps to the risk of infection. A. elevate B. minimize C. revive D. maximize 42
43. 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 17. a. limestone b. wooden c. snowy d. remote 18. a. arriving b. arrive c. arrived d. arrives 19. a. mountains b. caves c. boats d. shops 20. a. streams b. stakes c. strings d. sticks 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. A B C D 22. Zoe said she must take a taxi to get to the airport. ___ A B C D 23. Do you mind if I asked you to move the chair? ___ A B C D 24. This novel published some years ago. 43
44. A B C D 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. 44
45.  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 tes 45
46. 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 ___. 46
47. 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 be correct . (1mk) 21/ My friend has carved my name on the body of the pen. ___ A B C D 22/ Lan Anh said she must cook dinner last night ___ A B C D 23/ I make no claim to understanding modern art. ___ 47
48. A B C D 24/ This program is unsuitable to young children. ___ A B C D 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 the Great 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. A lot ___ 48
49. 36/ Viet and Nam were watching TV yesterday. Suddenly, the electricity shut down. The electricity ___ 37/ Lan asked me “ When will you lend me your dictionary ? ” Lan asked me ___ 49
50. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 15 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 50
51. 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 the seasons 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 is hot and there are many flowers in the fields and gardens. In the all,there are many vegetables and 51
52. 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. Can you 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. -Vinh is . 3.Keeping the inviroment clean is very important. -It’s . 4.Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals. -People 5.It’s three years since I last spoke to her. -I haven’t 6.Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to. -Tam used . 7.How long is it since you used the car? 52
53. -When 8.We started living here 15 years ago. -We have 9.Let’s meet inside the center ,at the cafe corner. -How . 10.I’ve never eaten this kind of cake. -I t’s 53
54. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 16 I. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (2 pts) 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. 54
55. 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!" I told Lan ___ 2. He did his homework His homework___ 3. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away. Do you mind___ 4. I get to work in half an hour. It takes me ___ 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. 55
56. 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. THE END 56
57. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 17 I. LISTENING Listen to the passage and give short answers to the following questions. (2.5 pts) 1. Who is Peter? 2. How old is he? 3. Where does he live? 4. What does he like doing in his free time? 5. What is he going to do next summer? II. READING 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 57
58. pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English- English dictionary to improve my 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 58
59. 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. 59
60. 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 2. She / begin / learn / this language / 2003 3. She / always / want / improve her English 4. Last week / she / buy / English-Vietnamese dictionary 5. She / often / use/ it/ for reading 60
61. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 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 ) 61
62. ___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 62
63. 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 ___ 2. What did Tokyo use to be called ___ 3. Who designed the Imperial Hotel ___ 4. What were large, modern buildings in Tokyo made of ___ -The end 63
64. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 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. 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 64
65. 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) 2. The light went out while ___ (complete the sentence) 3. Does your country export rice to Britain (change into passive form) 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, 65
66. 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 66
67. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 20 I. Match A with B. (3pts) A B 1. rice a. making 2. fire b. fighting 3. flower c. cooking 4. water d. washing 5. bull e. fetching 6. clothes f. arranging 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. 67
68. 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 same. (2pts) 1. Do you mind opening the windows Would you___ 2. "Is the Great wall in China" She asked me. She asked___ 3. All of you must do this test carefully. This test___ 4. She asked him if he would stay with his friends the next day. She asked him "___" THE END 68
69. 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 69
70. 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) 70
71. 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? 2. When was it built? 3. What is it made of? 4. What was it built for? 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. 71
72. 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 72
73. 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 and brother. II. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2 pts) 1. Mom had to do everything ___ electricity. A. by B. on C. without D. within 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. 73
74. 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? 2. What time did the train arrive at Temple Mead? 3. Whom did Dick meet at Rosemary's house? 4. Did he watch an interesting film with Rosemary's family? 74
75. 5. When did Dick leave for London? IV. Write a description of Lan's room using the words given (3pts) 1. coffee table/the middle/room 2. couch/opposite/armchairs 3. on the right/room/bookshelf 4. there/lots/books/bookshelf 5. there/always/vase with flowers/table . 6. Lan/really/like/living room . THE END 75
76. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 23 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 76
77. 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 77
78. 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. 2 Victim should / given an anti - tetanus injection / as soon / possible. 3. Our school / hold / flower - arranging contest / March, 8th every year. 4. It / necessary / cool / burn / immediately. THE END 78
79. 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 79
80. 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 rice­cooking 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 80
81. 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 column B (1 pt) A B A. famous 1. plateau B. attractive and interesting C. highland 2. orchid D. a kind of flowers 3. picturesque 4. well-known B. Choose true (T) or false (F) (1 pt) T F 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 ? . 81
82. 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 ___. 82
83. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 25 I. LISTENING Listen to some people talking about themselves and fill in the missing information. (2.5 pts) Name Where from Job Crab Leeds (1) ___ White (2) ___ worker John South Wales (3) ___ Roberts Birmingham (4) ___ Morison (5) ___ footballer II. READING Read the following passages and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F). (2.5 pts) 83
84. Machu Picchu is an 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 America. The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure ever built. Much of what exists of the wall today was built during the Ming dynasty in the late 1400s, although parts of the wall are much older and go back to around 200 B.C. The wall is about 11 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) 1. computer 2. 84
85. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 . My brother bought a laptop computers in the USA. He paid $1.500 with it. The laptop is expensive, but it’s really great. It is made in Japan in 1999. It has a color screen so it’s easily on the eyes. The computer have a battery so he can use it without electricity for eight hour. If he wants to send a fax, he can sends it electronically. He could connect to the Internet, too. My brother plans to take his laptop on a airplane when he takes a vacation abroad. It is a very smallest 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 beat / eggs / bowl add / salt and pepper / egg mixture pour / eggs / frying pan / add mushrooms / cook fold / omelet in half / omelet / ready THE END 85
86. 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 86
87. 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. 87
88. 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. 88
89. - 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. 89
90. 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 my English. 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 90
91. 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. 91
92. 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 time and the place where it was held activities you saw or took part in number of people joining in each activity feeling about the festival THE END 92
93. 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. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the road department, but this month I am working in the department that builds bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction sites. But with this new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop. Now I am testing 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? 93
94. 2. What is his company doing at the moment? 3. Where does he usually work? 4. Is he working in the road department this month? 5. Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors? 6. What is he testing now? 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. 94
95. 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 2. weather / be / lovely / and/ beach and islands / look / beautiful 3. Yesterday / I / go shopping / Hon Gai Town 4. I / be / going / visit / Dau Go Cave / tomorrow 5. I / be / going / take / photographs / there See you soon. Love, Linda THE END 95
96. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 30 I. A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.75 mk) 1/ A. shock B. chart C. stretcher D. teacher ___ 2/ A. corn B. snorkel C. wonder D. import ___ 3/ A. institutes B. laughs C. towers D. roofs ___ 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. A. off B. for C. of D. with 8/ We must learn to preserve our ___. A. money B. thing C. heritage D. time 9/ Let’s sing the Christmas ___ now. A. anthem B. music C. words D. carol 10/ We get up early ___ go to school on time. A. as B. so C. so that D. in order to 11/ They were watching TV ___ the telephone rang. A. when B. while C. if D. until 96
97. 12/ She’s ___ singer I’ve ever known. A. less famous B. more famous C. the famous D. the most famous 13/ What time should we pick you ___ at the airport? A. up B. down C. over D. again 14/ Do you mind if I leave my bike here? ___. A. Of course B. Fine thanks C. Go ahead D. No thanks III/ Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 mks) Hoa, Nga and her cousin Nhi were (15) ___, so Nga suggested that they play a game called 20 questions. She (16) ___ the rules and then the girls started to play. Nga thought of a place and she gave the others a (17) ___ by saying that it wasn’t in Viet Nam. Nhi found (18) ___ the place was in America. Hoa thought it was the Golden Gate Bridge, but that is in San Francisco. Nhi was (19) ___ when she said it (20) ___ the Statue of Liberty. 15/ A. careful B. hard C. bored D. boring 16/ A. told B. explained C. spoke D. said 17/ A. clue B. answer C. result D. key 18/ A. in B. on C. out D. of 19/ A. right B. wrong C. sad D. incorrect 20/ A. is B. are C. was D. were IV/ Choose the underline words or phrases A, B, C or D that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. (1mk) 21/ Would you like playing football with us now? ___ A B C D 22/ Peter found the match was exciting. ___ A B C D 23/ The letter posted by Bosch last week. ___ 97
98. A B C D 24/ He’s been in France for January. ___ A B C D V/ Use the correct form of the word in parentheses to fill in each blank. (1.5 mks) 25/ It is___ in Britain to eat turkeys at Christmas.(tradition) 26/ That engine is ___ of fuel. (waste) 27/ The journey took ___ seven hours. (approximate) 28/ Good hygiene helps to ___ the risk of infection. (minimum) 29/ All ___ finishing the race will receive a medal. (participate) 30/ The ___ from New York to Heathrow took about 5 hours. (fly) VI/ Read the passage. Then write True or False for each of the sentences below. (1mk) Every day of the year throughout the world, about twenty million paper bags and newspapers are screwed and thrown away. Making paper requires a lot of wood pulp and the work of millions of workers. Many countries have had plans to recycle waste to save money and labor. In countries where there is the cooperation of the public, paper mills recycle as much as sixty percent of waste paper. For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve trees can be saved. We can insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved. 31/ Most people use paper economically. ___ 32/ Making paper requires a lot of labor. ___ 33/ One ton of recycled paper saves twelve trees. ___ 34/ People plant more trees in order to make more paper. ___ VII/ Complete the unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it. (1.5 mks) 98
99. 35/ Nam gets up early every morning. He doesn’t want to be late for school. Nam gets up early every morning so___ 36/ My brother started to study English 3 years ago. My brother has ___ 37/ “Is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?” Hoa said to Tim. Hoa asked Tim ___ 99
100. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 31 C©u I: Em h·y khoanh trßn ®¸p ¸n mµ em cho lµ ®óng nhÊt (4 ®) 1. They Da Lat last summer A. visited B. will visit C. visit D. have visited 2. We have learnt English 2001 A. in B. during C. for D. since 3. She likes watching the stars . night. A. on B. for C. in D.at 4. Monday morning, there is a meeting between 9 a m and 11 am. A. On B. For C. In D. At 5. He was sick yesterday, . He didn’t go to school. A. Since B. Because C. So D. But 6. They don’t want . to the market now. A. go B. to go C. going D. went 7. We . dinner when my friends arrived yesterday evening A. are having B. is having C. were having D. was having 8. Jane is beautiful than her sister. A. more B. the most C. like D. as C©u II: Em h·y khoanh trßn tõ cã phÇn g¹ch ch©n ®-îc ph¸t ©m kh¸c víi c¸c tõ cßn l¹i (2 ®) 100
101. 1. A. Proud, B. Sound, C. Count, D. Should 2. A. Soon, B. Moon, C. Afternoon, D. Door 3. A. Run, B. Careful, C. Fun, D. Sun 4. A. Are, B. Cat, C. Had, D. Can III. Em h·y ®äc ®o¹n v¨n sau vµ viÕt T vµo tr-íc c©u ®óng vµ F vµo tr-íc c©u sai. (2 ®) Tet or 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 market to buy candy, jams or dried watermelon seeds. They also get new clothes which are worn at Tet. They often buy beach blossoms and marigolds which are traditional flowers on Tet holiday. Tet is a time for family members gather and have some special meals with special food such as sticky rice cakes. People often visit relatives and close friends on the second day of the holiday. 1/ Tet is the most important celebration in Vietnam. 2/ People never clean and decorate their homes before Tet. 3/ Tet happens in early January. 4/ People often visit relatives and close friends on the first day of New Year. IV. Em h·y viÕt l¹i c¸c c©u sau sao cho nghÜa kh«ng ®æi (2 ®) 1. She invites me to the party. I 2. “ Could you please buy me some flowers?” Would you mind 3. “ I’m a plumber”. He said he 4. I ( live ) .here for 5 years. 101
102. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 32 I. Underline the suitable words to complete the sentences. (3ms) 1. The ending- ed in the word (lived/worked/helped/missed) is pronunced /d/. 2. In the word (compile/ambulance/reduce/position), the stress is on the first syllable. 3. Please send an ambulance to Quang Trung school. A student is (fallen/bleed/crying/injured). 4. The woman (sit/sits/sitting/sat) in the armchair is my aunt. 5. Do you like the house (paint/paints/painting/painted) blue on that corner? 6. He’s already (finishes/finished/finish/finishing) his homework. 7. Tim (drove/was driving/driven/driving) a car to the beach at this time yesterday. 8. I hate Nam. He’s (sometimes/now/always/never) asking for money. 9. The girl has lost her keys. She seems (upset/worry/happy/sadly). 10. Tet is the(happy/conditional/traditional/Lunar) festival in Viet Nam. 11. Nga felt bored and she(wanted/requested/asked/suggested) playing game. 12. The company should do something with our printer because it’s still(under/need/has/for) guarantee. II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.(2 ms) 1. We must more food for ourselves.(product) 2. Compost is a wonderful fertilizer.(nature) 3. The sky became dark and it started to rain (heavy) 4. Hoa .a bike to school when I met her this morning.(ride) III.:Read the passage and answer the questions below.(2 ms) THE TAJ MAHAL. The Taj Mahal, in India, is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. Over three hundred years ago King Shah Jehan built the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife. 102
103. Shah Jehan loved his wife very much.He wanted her tomb to be perfect. He did not care about time or money. He found the finest workmen in all Asia. Altogether, over 20,000 different men worked on the building. It took over seventeen years to finish it. It is now a famous tourist attraction. Questions: 1. Where is the Taj Mahal? 2. When was Taj Mahal built? 3. How long did it take the workmen to finish the Taj Mahal? 4. Do you think the Taj Mahal should be one of the wonders of the world? Why (not) A. Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word. (1m) We are having a wonderful time (1) the USA. The people are friendly and the .(2) has been warm and sunny. Yesterday we visited our friends, Peter and his family. It (3) nice to see them. I hope to see you again soon and tell you a lot (4) our trip. IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first. (2ms.) 1. Nga said to Tim, “Do you know Hue well?” - Nga Tim if 2. They will build the big hospital in this town next year. - A big hospital 3. Would you mind if I turned off the light? Do you mind if 4. Minh got up early this morning so that he could review his lessons for the test. so as to . 103
104. KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 33 I/LISTEN (2,5ms) Listen to the dialogue and circle the best option a, b or c to complete each of the following sentences. 1/ Thank you .It’s nice to meet you .,Hoa. a. first b. later c. finally 2/Thank you. It’s great .in Viet Nam a. am b.tobe c.and 3/No problem. I .to the front seat. a. like b. prefer c.enjoy 4/ Are we far Ha Noi? a.from b. much c. and 5/Wow! This is very Are those rice paddies, Hoa ? a.beautiful b. nice c. exciting II/ READING (2,5ms) 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. Tet often buy peach blossoms and marigolds or apricot blossoms 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. A/ Read the passages and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) ( 0,5m) 1/ The Lunar New Year holiday isn’t the most important 104