Bài kiểm tra học kì II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề 011

Choose the word whose bold part is pronounced differently from that of the other words.
A. tourist	B. anxious 	C. delicious 	D. famous 
A. university	B. unit 	C. discuss 	D. computer
A. fat 	B. festival	C. grand 	D. man
A. rub	B. surrounding	C. plumber 	D. husk 
A. helped 	B. worked	C. asked	D. cleaned 
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
The man _______to the principal is my form teacher.
 	A. talks	B. talk	C. talked	D. talking 
Rice, coffee, fruit and vegetables are Vietnam’s agricultural _______.
 	A. produce	B. production	C. products	D. productive 
Thanks for the flowers you sent me while I was in hospital. They helped to cheer me _______.
 	A. over 	B. up	C. on 	D. in
We have lived here _______years.
 	A. for 	B. from	C. at 	D. since 
She _______me she didn’t know what to do.
 	A. talked 	B. told 	C. said 	D. spoke 
Would you mind if I _______a photo?
 	A. takes	B. take	C. took 	D. taken
The _______festival was held in the communal house yard.
 	A. rice- cook 	B. rice- cooking 	C. rice- cooker 	D. rice-cooked 
He has worked with the computer _______this early morning.
 	A. for 	B. from	C. since 	D. until
It is dangerous _______in this river.
 	A. swim 	B. swam	C. swimming 	D. to swim 
During his life, Thomas Edison made a lot of _______.
 	A. inventions 	B. discoveries 	C. findings	D. phone calls
Please tell me _______to get to the bus station. 
 	A. why 	B. which 	C. what	D. how
Mary _______in a small house in the countryside.
 	A. lives	B. live	C. living 	D. lived
Would you mind putting out your cigarette? ~ _______.
 	A. No, thanks. 	B. No, of course not	C. No, I wouldn’t. 	D. No, I don’t.
Sa Pa, located in the north of Vietnam, is a mountainous _______.
 	A. resort 	B. beach 	C. wonder	D. hotel 
The train _______at the station yet.
 	A. didn’t arrive 	B. hasn’t arrived 	C. isn’t arriving 	D. doesn’t arrive 
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.
The shop assistant asked Helen whether the shoes was too small for her.
 	A 	B 	C 	D
We must act now before it is too late doing anything about the problem.
	A 	B 	C 	D
Can you tell me what you have done at 8 o’clock yesterday evening?
	A 	B 	C 	D
We are looking forward to seeing you on April.
	A 	B 	C 	D
I am interesting in the rice - cooking contest you organized yesterday.
	A 	B 	C 	D
Read the passage and choose the best option to fill in the passage.
 Monica Fox is a tennis (26)_____ She started playing tennis (27)_____ she was ten years old. She has traveled to many countries with her parents (28)_____ has won a lot of tournaments. She won her first (29)_____ in a tournament in 1985. Now she is trying very (30)_____ . She (31)_____ to play at Wimbledon next year.
A. player	B. playing 	C. plays 	D. play
A. why 	B. what 	C. who 	D. when
A. and 	B. but 	C. or 	D. if
A. contest 	B. prize 	C. festival 	D. competition 
A. hardly	B. bad 	C. badly	D. hard
A. hopes 	B. hoped 	C. hoping 	D. to hope
Rewrite these sentences, using the suggested words.
Columbus discovered America in the 15th century.
	@ America 	
I’ve never talked to a more interesting person than him.
	@ He is 	
The United States has a big industry that makes cars.
 	@ There	
 “Can you help me with my homework, Lan”.
	@ Nga asked Lan if 	
Read the passage and then answer the following questions.
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.
Questions:
Who is Ha Long popular with?
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What is one of the attractions of Ha Long?
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What is the Bay’s water like during the spring and early summer?
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Where can visitors hire a boat?
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Which is one of the most fascinating caves at Ha Long Bay?
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