ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II

MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
I. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences. (3 pts)
1. There is an/a ______. Please send an ambulance to Thang Long school.
A. elevation B. emergency C. first-aid D. wound
2. Nam wrote the note on the board in order to ______ his classmates about the
change in schedule.
A. inform B. informs C. informing D. informed
3. My brother _______his homework at seven o'clock last night.
A. does B. did C. has done D. was doing
4. What's the problem ______ the computer?
A. at B. in C. on D. with
5. An English speaking contest ______ at Quang Trung school next week.
A. is held B. was held C. will be held D. has been held
6. Phong enjoys ______ flowers.
A. plant B. to plant C. planting D. planted
7. People usually use compost to ______ their fields.
A. fertilize B. melt C. recycle D. reduce
8. Would you mind ______ the door?
A. open B. to open C. opening D. opened
9. London will be very ______ with the low temperature of minus three and high of
seven.
A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm
10. - I like playing soccer. - ______.
A. So do I B. So am I C. Neither do I D. Neither am I
11. I think playing in the rain is_______.
A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously
12. Phong Nha Cave now is a famous tourist_______.
A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractively
II. Read the passage and fill in the gap with a word from the box. (2 pts)
competitions festival participated traditional
river rice-cooking separate rub
THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL
The rice-cooking (1)_________ was held in the communal house yard about one
kilometer a way from a (2)__________. There were three (3)_________: waterfetching,
fire-making and (4)__________. The festival took one day.
In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to
get the water.
In the fire-making contest two team members had to make fire in the
(5)__________way. They tried to (6) ____________ pieces of bamboo together to
make the fire.
Six people from each team (7)___________in the rice-cooking festival. They had
to (8)___________ the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
III. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the central high land province of Lam Dong.
Da Lat is a well-known city attracting all the people who have been there once. Da
Lat is known as a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a
forest of flowers with different colors and various species. Da Lat has the widest
range of orchid varieties in the country. Da Lat has few rivers and canals but it has
many picturesque waterfalls. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only three kilometers
from the town center. The Prenn Falls is ten kilometers in the South of Da Lat. The
water pours down like a white shade. Da Lat people are very proud of it. They
always boast to tourists about it in the first place.
A. Match the words in the passage in column A with the right meanings in
column B (1 pt)
AB
1. plateau
2. orchid
3. picturesque
4. well-known
A. famous
B. attractive and interesting
C. highland
D. a kind of flowers
B. Choose true (T) or false (F) (1 pt)
TF
1. Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong.
2. There are a lot of rivers and canals in Da Lat.
3. The Cam Ly Falls is about ten kilometers from the town center.
4. In Da Lat, there are various species of flowers with different colors.
C. Answer the questions (1pt)
1. Is Da Lat famous as a tourist city?
…………………………………………..
2. How far is it from the town centre to the Cam Ly Falls ?
…………………………………………………………….
IV. Rewrite the sentences with the words provided (2 pts)
1. Mai bought a new shirt yesterday.
A new shirt____________________________.
2. Huong said: " I'll go to Ha Noi tomorrow".
Huong said that ________________________________.
3. Learning English is very interesting.
It's ___________________________________.
4. Could you give me the bag?
Would you mind ________________________.
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II

MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

I/ VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES

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

(3.0 points)

1. Thank you ________ inviting me to the rice-cooking festival.

A. for B. at C. to D. of

2. Nga showed Nhi where ________ tickets.

A. get B. to get C. getting D. got

3. It's too cold outside. Would you mind ________ the window?

A. close B. closed C. closing D. to close

4. The printer isn't working. Have you turned it ________ yet?

A. on B. off C. up D. down

5. The heads of four American presidents are ________ into the rock at

Mount Rushmore.

A. painted B. built C. seen D. carved

6. Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs ________ performed for people

in towns and villages.

A. are B. were C. will be D. have been

7. Ba ________ his homework.

A. finished already B. already finished

C. have already finished D. has already finished

8. Mrs. Smith invited Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs. Quyen
________ the USA.

A. visit B. visited C. was visiting D. have visited

9. "Do you want to visit Dien Bien Phu, Linda?"

=> Nam asked Linda ________ to visit Dien Bien Phu.

A. if she wanted B. if he wanted

C. if she wants D. if he wants

10. I think playing in the rain is ________ .

A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously

11. Angkor Watt now is a famous tourist ________ .

A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractively

12. In the fire-making contest, the fire is made in the ________ way.

A. traditional B. tradition C. traditionally D. traditionalism

II. READING

A. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box (1.0 point)

is built project famous

Taj Mahal is the most (1)_______ of all India's ancient buildings. It was (2)

_______ as the mausoleum of Arjumand Banu Bagam. It took 22 years to

construct. They needed 20,000 men to involve in the (3)_____. The tomb is over

73m high. It (4)______ decorated with Koranic inscriptions .

Notes: * Inscriptions: câu viết, câu khắc, câu để tặng

* Koranic (a): kinh của người đạo Hồi

B. Read the passage

Computers are now very useful and important for people all over the world.

Computers have been in use widely in Viet Nam nowadays and they have

completely changed the face of Viet Nam. Computers have contributed greatly to
the modernization of Viet Nam. With the help of computers, we can communicate

with the other people thousands of kilometers away in a second. We can know the

information on medicines, science and technology very quickly. Computers are

wonderful. They can help us save time.

Decide if these statements are True (T) or False (F) (l.0point)

TF

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.

…………………………………………………………..