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. representative B. departure C. institute D. limestone 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 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 contest C. water-fetching contest D. fetch-water 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 1 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 ………………… 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) . 1 . It’s…………… … (help) to have a calculator for this exam . 2 . He has been………………… (award) a scholarship to do research . 3 . He always gives his opinions………………… (clear) . 4 . I am not really………………… …(suit) dressed for a party . 5 . The bride wore a dress that she…………………….(design) herself V. Read the passage, then write TRUE or FALSE for each sentence: (1pt) In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit From Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was written by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular in the USA. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem. 1. Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem in 1820. 2. Saint Nicholas was a thin jolly man who wore a red suit . 3. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem “A Visit From Saint Nicholas” . 4. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem . VI. Read the passage. Then decide which word in the box best fits each blank: (1.5pts) built - God - really - largest - biggest - royal - religious 2 Angkor Wat should …………… be known as a wonder because it is the ……………….…temple in the world. The temple was ………… around the year 1100 to honor a Hindu……… … , but over the next three centuries it became a Buddhist ………………… center. The area surrounding 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 ……………………………………………………………………… KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 12 I/ Choose the best answers : (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 . V/ Read and decide the statements are true or false : A new university without a library has recently opened in the USA . All the information normally found in a library is now stored in the university’s computers . Without leaving their computers, users can send messages and receive information 3 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 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 4 12. Good hygiene helps to the risk of infection. A. elevate B. minimize C. revive D. maximize 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. 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) 5 30. Santa Claus is base on the ________________ of Saint Nicholas in a poem. (describe) VI. Read the passage. Then tick the blank True ( T ) or False ( F ) for each of the sentences below.(1mk) Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Antipater of Sidon compiled a list of what he thought were the Seven Wonders of the World. The seven included the Hanging Gardens of Babylon in present day Iraq, the Statue of Zeus in Greece and the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt. The Pyramid is the only wonder you can stil see today. Many people claim that there were other wonders, which the Ancient Greeks knew nothing about. These include the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal in India and Angkor Wat in Cambodia. T F 31. The seven wonders were built by Antipater of Sidon. 32. Antipater made the list centuries ago. 33. One of the seven wonders, you can only see the Pyramid today. 34. Hanging Gardens of Babylon was in Iran. VII. Complete the unfinished sentences in such a way that they mean the same as those printed above them. (1.5mks) 35. The road is very narrow. It joins the two villages.  The road __________________________________________________ 36. “Do you see Peter around here?” She asked Jack .  She asked Jack 37. A new supermarket is going to be built next year. They The end of the test KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 14 6 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is not pronounced differently from that of the others ( 0 ,75mk ) 1/ compete yell separate fetch ___________ 2/ compile snorkel compete memorize ___________ 3/ prison design itinerary institute __________ II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence. ( 2,75 mks) 4/ We call an area of low land between hills and mountains a ______________. carven highland valley waterfall 5/ Spending holidays in the mountains is always more___________. relax to relax relaxing relaxed 6/ My roommate came home late last night. I was sleeping when she ________ home. getting was getting gets got 7/ My father usually read newspapers ___________ get information. because in order so as so as to 8/ My friend Lan Anh is very keen ________ traveling. in at on up 9/ It is _________ in Britain to eat turkey at Christmas. suitable traditional exciting competitive 10/ That English Club ___________ in 2005. has built was built builds was building 11/ Laura said she ______________ a lot of souvenirs of her trip. buy buys bought buying 12/ Ha Long Bay is one of natural ____________. wonders religions royalists description 13/ We can breathe air through a ____________ when we are swimming under the surface of the water . pipe nose nostril snorkel 14/ My family is going to take _________________ tour Phong Nha Cave this summer. seven-days seven -day a seven -day the seven –days III. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. ( 1,5 mks ) Dear Hoa, We are (15) _______________ a wonderful time in Ha Long Bay. The people are friendly and (16) __________________ . The weather has been warm and sunny. In Ha 7 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.  ____________ 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 8 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 _____________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________ 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. 9 A .at b. on c. in d. over 3. He’s known Mai……….he was in the country. a. when b. since c. during d. until 4. Would you……… cleaning the floor for me? a. like b. please c. mind d. rather 5. It’s ………to believe that he passed the exam. A. hardly b. hard c. difficutly d. difficulty 6. I failed my exam……… I was lazy. a. although b. because c. so d. but 7. You are always………… in the class. a. talking b. talk c. talks d. talked 8. The man………by the windows is my uncle. a. standing b.stands c.stand d.stood 9. My friend told me what……….when I visited Hoi An. a. doing b.to do c.do d.done 10. My family has decided………Dalat in the summer. a. to visit b.visit c.visited d.visits III. Give the correct form of the words {3pts} 1.Their children have quite ………………characters. DIFFERENCE 2.My broher bought a new………… rod yesterday. FISH 3.Mr Pike runs his business very ………… SUCCESS 4.I like the city life because there are many kinds of ………. ENTERTAIN 5.The scouts do the…………… work. VOLUNTEER 6.Is there anything……………… on TV tonight? INTEREST 7.What is the correct…………… of this word? PRONOUNCE 8.My uncle often spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local ……………. ORPHAN 9.Relax for some minutes and you’ll feel more………… COMFORT 10.She is one of the greatest………………to appear in this theater. PERFORM IV. Read the text and answer the questions {5pts} It was the first lesson after the summer holidays at a small school in England.The lesson was about 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 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.” 10 [...]... She / always / want / improve her English … 4 Last week / she / buy / English-Vietnamese dictionary … 5 She / often / use/ it/ for reading 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... 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 12 6 It's about 50 km from their house to the countryside THE END -KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 17 I LISTENING Listen to the passage and give short answers to the following... ………………………………………………………… 7.How long is it since you used the car? -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 ……………………………………………………………… 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... - weather - sights - souvenirs - how you feel KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 20 I Match A with B (3pts) AB 1 rice 2 fire 3 flower 4 water 5 bull 6 clothes a making b fighting c cooking d washing e fetching 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 18 3 My friend (not do) _ his homework yet... did Tokyo use to be called 3 Who designed the Imperial Hotel  4 What were large, modern buildings in Tokyo made of  16 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... 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 15 4 Huong ( go ) _to Son La last week 5 They ( watch ) _T.V at 8. 30 last night III... _ 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... 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 17 III Do as directed (2pts) 1 They... 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... 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 . dictionary … 5. She / often / use/ it/ for reading 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. me ……………………………………………………………………… 3. We began to learn English 3 years ago.  We‘ve ……………………………………………………………………… KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 12 I/ Choose the best answers : (3ms) 1/ Two team members take part (at – from. Students have to go to computer rooms to connect their computers to the computer jacks KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8 ĐỀ SỐ 13 I. A. Choose the word in which the underlined part is not pronounced the same