PHÒNG GD&ĐT HẢI LĂNG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2009-2010 MÔN:TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: (1 point) 1. A. include B. prison C. trip D. minus 2. A. answer B. golden C. delicious D. wonder II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: (4 points) 3. Ba is not old enough______________ a car. A. drive B. drives C. to drive D. driving 4. I’ll write to Mai in order to ________ her to my birthday party. A. inviting B. invited C. invite D. be invited 5. Do you mind _______________ the door? A. close B. closing C. closed D. to close 6. I _____________ a book at eight o’clock last night. A. read B. reads C. is reading D. was reading 7. A soccer match ______________ at our school next month. A. is held B. was held C. will be held D. has been held 8. Mr. Tan was sleeping when the phone ______________. A. ring B. rang C. is ringing D. was ringing 9. Viet Nam is ______________ country. A. an exporting rice B. an exporting-rice C. a rice-exporting D. a rice exporting 10. My aunt told me where _________ the book. A. getting B. get C. got D. to get III. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of blank spaces: (1,5 points) One (11)_____ the most famous statue in the (12) _________ stands on the New York harbor. This (13) _____ is, of course, The Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is a woman who holds a touch up high. Visitors can go (14) _______ the statue. The statue weighs 225 tons and is 301 feet high. This statue was presented to the United States (15) _______ France in 1876. 11. A. between B. in C. of D. from 12. A. cities B. world C. countries D. earth 13. A. harbor B. island C. statues D. statue 14. A. inside B. outside C. from D. out 15. A. to B. by C. for D. with IV. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (2 points) 16. It’s important (prepare) _________ lessons before coming to the class. 17. Do you mind if I (sit) ____________ down? 18. Lan goes to the post office so as to (buy) __________ some stamps and envelopes. 19. We (go)________to school when it rained. V. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown (1,5 points) 20. “Are you from Australia”, I said to the tourists I asked ………………….……….……….…………………… 21. “Don’t go out alone at night”, the household said to me. The household advised ………….…………………….……… 22. The children are redecorating the sitting room. The sitting room ……………………………………………… ___________The end____________ ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC V. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best answer each of questions: (1.5 marks) Dear Jones, Our trip to New Zealand was wonderful. First, we flew Wellington, the capital. We stayed at the Sheraton for two nights. We went sightseeing and just relaxed at the swimming-pool because of the hot weather. From Wellington, we flew to Roturua and rented a car. We went sailing on Lake Tarawera and we climbed a volcano, Mount Tarawera. Then in the late afternoon, we took a bus to a tribal village, Maori and stayed for a dinner. It was really a special evening. We plan to come back to New Zealand soon, but for now, we’re on our way to Australia. 30. What was the letter written about? A. A vacation abroad B. A bus tour C. A business trip D. A village trip. 31. What was the weather like? A. It was windy. B. It was cloudy. C. It was sunny. D. It was rainy. 32. What did the writer do or visit? A. went sightseeing. B. went sailing. C. climbed a volcano. D. all are correct. The end Keys: I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: (0.8 mark) 1. D. minus 2. C. delicious II. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others: (0.8 mark) 3. D. bamboo 4. B. vacation III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences: (5,2 marks) 5. C. India 6. D. were playing 7. A. up 8. B. Liberty 9. B. was cooking 10. A. Carol 11. A. San Francisco 12. D. decorate 13. D. that was my book 14. B. was cleaned 15. D. to get 16. B. He visited while I was sleeping 17. A. Have your house been decorated for Tet? IV. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of blank spaces: (2 marks) 18. C. of 19. B. world 20. D. statue 21. A. inside 22. B. by V. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best answer each of questions: (1,2 mark) 23. A. A vacation abroaD. 24. C. It was sunny. 25. D. all are correct. . Have your house been decorated for Tet? IV. Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of blank spaces: (2 marks) 18. C. of 19. B. world 20 . D. statue 21 . A. inside 22 . B. by V. Choose. II NĂM HỌC 20 09 -20 10 MÔN:TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: (1 point) 1. A. include B. prison. statue. The statue weighs 22 5 tons and is 301 feet high. This statue was presented to the United States (15) _______ France in 187 6. 11. A. between B. in C. of D. from 12. A. cities B. world C.