ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, HỌC KỲ II, LỚP 8 Đề số 1 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) 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. 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. 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 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, HỌC KỲ II, LỚP 8 Đề số 2 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) 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 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 D. Cassettes of pronunciation drills 5. What did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later? A. The first prize B. The second prize C. The third prize D. The fourth prize III. LANGUAGE FOCUS Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2.5 pts) 1. I often play soccer _______ Sunday afternoon. A. in B. at C. on D. for 2. We should wait here _______ our teacher comes back. A. before B. until C. after D. during 3. Mr. Brown is the same age ________ Mrs. Brown. A. as B. like C. from D. with 4. The little boy is not _________ to lift the suitcase. A. enough strong B. strong enough C. too strong D. so strong 5. My father was good at swimming. He used to ______ swimming in summer. A. go B. goes C. went D. going 6. Kate hates ______ to classical music. A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening 7. Hung is ______ student in my class. A. good B. better C. the best D. a best 8. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and ______ beautiful than Hanoi. A. more B. as C. most D. the most 9. Mr. Smith likes _______ to music in his free time. A. listens B. listened C. listen D. listening 10. They built this house _______1990. A. from B. in C. at D. for IV. WRITING Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all the necessary changes and additions. (2.5 pts) 1. Lan / like / learn English … 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 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, HỌC KỲ II, LỚP 8 Đề số 3 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) I. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. (2pts) 1. Trang is 15 years old. She is not old enough ______a car. A. drive B. to drive C. driving D. drove 2. _________can I do for you  A. What B. When C. Where D. How 3. It is easy_________ English. A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned 4. Would you mind _________the washing up for me tonight  A. do B. did C. doing D. to do 5. I prefer walking _________riding a bicycle. A. to B. than C. with D. for 6. My grandmother used to _________her younger brother and sister. A. looks after B. look after C. looked after D. looking after 7. Mr. Lam asked me _________you this dictionary. A. give B. to give C. gave D. giving 8. The ruler _________of plastic is Lan's. A. make B. made C. making D. to make II. Put the verbs in bracket into correct tenses. (3pts) 1. Tuan already ( do ) _________his homework. 2. I didn't know how ( get ) ______to your house so I stopped ( ask ) _________the way. 3. It ( rain ) _________when the plane got to Ha Noi. 4. Huong ( go ) _________to Son La last week. 5. They ( watch ) _________T.V at 8.30 last night. III. Rewrite the sentences. (3pts) 1. The Chinese invented paper in the century A.D. Paper ____________________________________________ 2. This factory produces 10,000 cars each year. 10,000 cars________________________________________ 3. "My sister likes cooking.", said Nam. Nam said that______________________________________ 4. " Is Ha Long Bay in the Northern Viet Nam, Phuong " asked Mary. Mary asked Phuong__________________________________ 5. The question is very difficult. I can't understand it. The question is too__________________________________ 6. Using a computer is very simple. It is ____________________________________________ IV. Read and answer the questions. (2pts) Let's visit Tokyo Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan, is one of the three largest cities in the world. In the twelfth century, Japan's capital was an inland city named Kyoto. Six hundred years later, many people from Kyoto had moved to a city called Eyed. They had renamed it Tokyo and had made this city the capital of all Japan. Today, Tokyo is a busy place. It is a center for business and education. It is also a center for religion. In addition, Tokyo University, the beautiful grounds of the Imperial Place, the famous Imperial Hotel, built in 1920 by an American, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many fine shops, stores, theaters and eating places can be found in this capital. In downtown Tokyo, many large, new buildings made of concrete and steel may be seen. Some of these were built after the earthquake of 1923. Others were built after World War II. * Answer the questions. 1. Which city used to be the capital of Japan in the 12th century  ____________________________________________ 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 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, HỌC KỲ II, LỚP 8 Đề số 4 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) 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 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, 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 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, HỌC KỲ II, LỚP 8 Đề số 5 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) 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. 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 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, HỌC KỲ II, LỚP 8 Đề số 6 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (3.0 points) 1 .Millions of Christmas cards _________ every year. A. is sent B. are sent C. send D. are sending 2. I don't know how_________ this game. A. play B. played C. to play D. playing 3. I take part _________ most of the youth activities of my school. A. on B. in C. to D. for 4. We're looking forward to_________ you earlier. A. see B. seeing C. saw D. be seeing 5. He had his father_________ his watch. A. fixed B. to fix C. fix D. fixing 6. Luckily, Peter had _________ to finish his final exam. A. many time B. enough time C. time enough D. some time 7. Tom_________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner. A. burnt B. was burning C. burn D. is burning 8. I must go now. I promised _________ late. A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. not be no 9. Would you mind if I_________ a photo? A. take B. took C. taking D. will take 10. I _________ Cuba in 1990. A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. was visiting 11. It is_________ to find an expensive hotel in this town. A. difficult B. difficultly C. difficulty D. differ 12. _________you ever_________ to America yet? A. Have …been B. Were …being C. Were … been D. Are … been [...]... 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... there/lots/books/bookshelf …………………………………………………… 5 there/always/vase with flowers/table …………………………………………………… 6 Lan/really/like/living room …………………………………………………… THE END ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, HỌC KỲ II, LỚP 8 Đề số 8 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) 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... Write one thing about how computers can help us ………………………………………………………… III WRITING (2.5points) This is the postcard Mrs Quyen sent from the USA Dear Sally, We are having a wonderful time in the USA The people are friendly and the weather is warm and windy In San Francisco, I visited my friend, Sandra Smith and her family It was lovely to see them I bought lots of postcards for the children Thanh is always... something (5) _ that Nam: And you should (6) _ a vocabulary notebook Lan: What should I do with the vocabulary notebook? Nam: Well, whenever you hear (7) _ read a new word, you should write it down When you have time you can go through the notebook and study the words as (8) _ as you can Lan: Thank you for your advice I'll try and do it THE END ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, ... 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... 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 ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, HỌC KỲ II, LỚP 8 Đề số 7 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) I Listen to the passage and fill in the missing information (2.5 pts) Well, I like living in Glasgow,... 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? 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? ... 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... Ha Noi tomorrow" Huong said that 3 Learning English is very interesting It's _ 4 Could you give me the bag? Would you mind ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, HỌC KỲ II, LỚP 8 Đề số 10 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) 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... 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 . She wants to be an English teacher. 8. She loves English songs, but she doesn't hope to become asinger. THE END ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, HỌC KỲ II, LỚP 8 Đề số 7 (Thời gian làm bài: 45. Lan/really/like/living room ……………………………………………………. THE END ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, HỌC KỲ II, LỚP 8 Đề số 8 (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) I. Listen to the dialogue and fill each blank with. contest / March, 8th every year. …………………………………………………………………… 4. It / necessary / cool / burn / immediately. …………………………………………………………………… THE END ĐỀ KIỂM TRA MÔN TIẾNG ANH, HỌC KỲ II, LỚP 8 Đề số 9