Bài kiểm tra học kì II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề 010

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
1. It’s difficult _________your directions. Can you start again, please?
	A. follow 	B. to follow 	C. following 	D. followed
2. Would you mind if I _________a photo? – Not at all.
	A. take 	B. took 	C. taken 	D. am taking
3. Would you mind _________in the front seat of the taxi?
	A. sit 	B. sat 	C. sitting 	D. to sit
4. We are delighted that you are interested _________protecting the environment.
	A. in 	B. at 	C. on 	D. for
5. The glass _________into small pieces.
	A. breaks 	B. broke 	C. is broken 	D. are broken
6. There were three competitions in the rice-cooking festival:_________, fire-making and rice-cooking.
	A. water-cooking 	B. water-making 	C. water-fetching 	D. water-drinking
7. What’s special _________the fire-making contest?
	A. with 	B. to 	C. for 	D. about
8. Two team members try to make a fire by _________pieces of bamboo together.
	A. rub 	B. to rub 	C. rubbing 	D. rubbed
9. They have to separate the rice _________the husk and then cook the rice.
	A. from 	B. with 	C. in 	D. of
10. An English – speaking contest _________at Nguyen Hue School next month.
	A. will hold 	B. will be held 	C. holds 	D. was held
11. The plumber said he _________the faucets.
	A. can fix 	B. could fix 	C. can fixing 	D. could be fixed
12. He said she _________pay him then.
	A. must 	B. will 	C. has to 	D. had to
Match a question in column A to its suitable answer in column B.
A
B
Answers
13. How long does it take before you can use the compost?
A.Wonderful.
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14. Have you tidied the bedrooms?
B. Six months.
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15. Could you collect my new ao dai at the tailor round the corner?
C. Yes, I have.
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16. What do you think about the festival?
D. Sure. I will.
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Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL
This report shows how the (17)_______festival was held. 
The festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from a river. There were three competitions : (18)_______, fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival took one day. 
In the water fetching contest one person from each team had to (19)_______to the river to get the (20)_______. In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the (21)_______way. They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire. 
Six people from each team took part (22)_______the rice-cooking contest . They had to separate the rice from the husk and then (23)_______the rice. After the three contests, all the points were (24)_______ and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful.
17. 	A. rice-cooking 	B. cooking-rice 	C. cook-rice 	D. rice-cook
18. 	A. water-making 	B. water-fetching 	C. fetching-water 	D. water-cooking
19. 	A. walk 	B. fetch 	C. run 	D. get
20. 	A. rice 	B. fire 	C. point 	D. water
21. 	A. traditional 	B. tradition 	C. traditionally 	D. by tradition
22. 	A. on 	B. in 	C. with 	D. from
23. 	A. eat 	B. enjoy 	C. cook 	D. taste
24. 	A. given 	B. taken 	C. made 	D. added
Read the passage, then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false(F).
Ha Long Bay or Bay of the Descending Dragon is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water and the thousands of  limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along “Bai Chay” or Scorched Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is hear that visitors can find some of Southest Asia’s most fascinating sites. Dau Go cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long Bay. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.
FACTS
T
F
25. Ha Long is popular with only Vietnamese tourists.
26. There are limestone mountains in Ha Long.
27. The Bay’s water is clear in the spring and late summer.
28. When visitors arrive in Ha Long City, they can go along Chay Beach.
29. From Chay Beach, visitors can go to the Bay by boat.
30. One of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long Bay is Dau Go Cave.
31. Tran Hung Dao was a General.
32. Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes in Dau Go Cave.
Choose the underlined word or phrase that need correcting.
33. Do you mind to go to the grocery to get me some sugar?
	A 	B 	C 	D
34. I was listening to the radio when the door bell was ringing.
	A 	B 	C 	D
35. Nhi asked Nga if many tourists visit My Son every year.
	A 	B 	C 	D
36. Nga advised Nhi how going from My Son to Hoi An.
	A 	B 	C 	D
Choose one sentence that has the same meaning as the root one.
37. People speak English all over the world.
	A. English was spoken all over the world.
	B. English spoke by people all over the world.
	C. English is spoken all over the world.
	D. English all over the world speak.
38. Miss Lien wrote the letter.
	A. Miss Lien was written by the letter.
	B. The letter was written by Miss Lien.
	C. The letter wrote by Miss Lien.
	D. The letter is written by Miss Lien.
39. “We are waiting for the school bus ”, said the children.
	A. The children said he was waiting for the school bus.
	B. The children said they are waiting for the school bus.
	C. The children said they were waiting for the school bus.
	D. The children said we were waiting for the school bus.
40. John said, “Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?”
	A. John said Phong Nha Cave was in southern Vietnam, Nhi.
	B. John asked Nhi was Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam.
	C. John asked Nhi if was Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam.
	D. John asked Nhi if Phong Nha Cave was in southern Vietnam.
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