Bài kiểm tra học kì II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Đề 012

Choose the suitable words or phrases to fill in each blank below. 
What _________the weather like in HCM City yesterday?
	A. is 	B. was 	C. will be 	D. has been
It’s difficult _________your direction. 
	A. to follow 	B. following 	C. to following 	D. followed
Would you mind _________in the front of the taxi, Mark?
	A. sit 	B. to sit 	C. sitting 	D. siting
The boy _________over there is my brother. 
	A. stand 	B. stood 	C. standing 	D. being stood
Yesterday, I was cooking dinner when the phone_________.
	A. rang 	B. was ringing 	C. rings 	D. ring 
The leader said that _________to award you the prize. 
	A. he is pleasing 	B. he was pleasing 	C. he is pleased 	D. he was pleased
On Christmas Eve, people often _________a tree. 
	A. are decorated 	B. were decorated 	C. decorating 	D. decorate
He asked me _________ I liked coffee. 
	A. whether 	B. if 	C. which 	D. A&B
-A: What’s was wrong with your printer? –B: _________.
	A. It didn’t work 	B. It doesn’t work	C. It hasn’t work 	D. It won’t work. 
The Statue of Liberty was _________to the USA by France in 1884. 
	A. contructed 	B. designed 	C. completed 	D. presented
Cool the burns immediately so as to _________tissue damage. 
	A. ease 	B. relieve 	C. minimize 	D. maximize
Milk bottles can be _________after being cleaned. 
	A. reused 	B. recycled 	C. thrown away 	D. broken
The old lamp _________in China is five dollars. 
	A. make 	B. making 	C. makes 	D. made
Millions of Christmas cards _________every year. 
	A. were sent 	B. are sent 	C. sent 	D. is sending
He had his father_________his watch. 
	A. fixed 	B. fixing 	C. to fix 	D. fix
He asked me _________a driving licence. 
	A. if I have 	B. whether I have 	C. if I had 	D. whether I have had
I_________this picture 5 years ago. 
	A. have seen 	B. saw 	C. was seeing 	D. am seeing 
It’s very kind_________you to help me. 
	A. for 	B. at 	C. off 	D. of
Would you mind_________I smoked here. 
	A. whether 	B. that 	C. if 	D. for
I don’t know how_________the game. 
	A. playing 	B. to play 	C. play 	D. can I play
Tom_________his hand when he was cooking lunch. 
	A. burn 	B. was burning 	C. has burnt 	D. burnt
_________Tom lately?
	A. Did you see 	B. Do you see 	C. Have you seen 	D. Are you seeing
Nylon _________in the early1930s by an American chemist, Julian Hill. 
	A. invented 	B. was invented 	C. is invented 	D. has been invented
My brother speaks_________. 
	A. English perfect 	B. perfect England 	C. English perfectly 	D. perfectly English
The film was _________, so the children started to get_________. 
	A. boring/bored 	B. bored/boring 	C. boring/boring 	D. bore/bored
Read the passage and then choose the best option to fill in each blank. 
Mrs Jackson is an old woman who has a small room in an old house. She (26)_____there since 1974. That was the year when her husband (27)_____. He had been ill (28)_____many years. After his death Mrs Jaskson had (29)_____money at all. She found a job in a factory. Her job was to clean the offices. She had to get up (30)_____the morning. She doesn’t have much money, but she’s happier now. 
A. is living 	B. lives 	C. lived 	D. has lived
A. died 	B. has died 	C. dead 	D. is dead
A. since 	B. for 	C. in 	D. during
A. none 	B. any 	C. no 	D. not
A. for 	B. at 	C. in 	D. to
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting. 
The climate in Vietnam is different of that in England. 
	A	B	C	D
He has waited in front of the movie theater for ten o’clock. 
	A	B	C	D
Everybody are pleased about the new supermarket. 
	A	B	C	D
The store owners have been concerned about the new mall for a little months. 
	A	B	C	D
You haven’t to finish the work this afternoon. You can leave it later. 
	A	B	C	D
Rewrite the following sentences as directed. 
To go swimming is interesting. 
	@ It’s	 
People speak English all over the world. 
	@ English	
Can I sit here?
	@ Would you mind	
The hairdresser cuts my hair once every three months.
	@ I have	 . 
“Do you like watching football match?” she asked. 
	@ She asked	
Supply each blank with a suitable preposition. 
He is never absent________school. 
She is afraid ________crossing the busy street. 
She was excited________the trip to the countryside. 
It’s kind________ you to help me with the heavy bag. 
Your shoes are different________ hers. 
Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets. 
We (have) _______________ a party next Sunday. Would you like (come) ______________?
_________you (be) ___________ here before? -No, this is the first time. 
It (get) _______________ hotter and hotter in June. 
Nam’s father (teach) ____________ him how (ride) _____________ a bicycle yesterday. 
I (tell) _______________ her the news when she (come) _______________ back tomorrow. 
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