Đề kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 học kỳ II năm học 2012-2013

ÑEÀ KIEÅM TRA HK 2 - NH: 2012 – 2013 MOÂN: TIEÁNG ANH LÔÙP 8 
 I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others (0.5 pt)
1.A. established	 B. reported	C. fixed	 	D. asked	 
2. a. compile	b. connect	 c. wonder	d. concern
3. a. cleaned	b. mixed 	 c. removed	d. drained
II. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence (2 pts)
1.The shop is closed for lunch _________________ 12.30 and 1.30.
A. on	 	B. at	C. from	D. between
2.The teacher were so proud _______________ us for telling the truth.
A. up	 	B. as	 	C. of	D. by
3.Lan doesn’t like playing soccer __________________she doesn’t like washing up, either.
A. but	 	B. so	 	C. and	D. or
4.She never _____________________ in any of our discussions.
A. has	 	B. participates	C. encourages	D. thinks
5.He’s speaking softly _____________________ he has a sore throat.
A. although	 	B. however	C. until	D. because
6. Ian	 in Scotland for ten years. Now he lives in London.
A. has been living	B. lives	C. was living	D. has lived
7. .a computer when you was living in the country?
A. Do you have	B. Did you have
C. Have you had	D. Were you having
8. Ben writes very quickly. He's ..	finished his essay.
A. for	B. been	C. already	D. yet
9. That printer isguarantee so the company will repair it.
A. under	B. in	C. of	D. on	
10. My house.................... in 1998.
A.build	B. built	C. were build	D. was built 
11. This is the boy............. Tim.
A. called	B. calls	C. calling	D. call
12. Would you..helping me with the washing?
A. like	B. mind	C. show	D. please
13. Tim said he .. a chocolate factory then.
A. visited	 B. are visiting	C. has visited 	D. was visiting
14. Are you................. in detective films?
A. interest	B. interesting	C. interested	D. interests 
15. Mount Rushmore .................. from more than 100 kilometers away.
 A- can see	B- can be seen	C- was seen	D- sees
16. He was watching TV .................. his brother was playing with his toys.
 A- when	B- why	C- where	D-while
17. Trung . Minh if he lived in Quang Nam province then.
 A- said	B- told	C- asked	D- wondered
18. Liz said that she . me some information about her school the following week.
 A- sent	B- will send	C- would send	D- were sending
19. The festival was held in the communal house yard.
	a. organized	b. started	c. designed	d. met
20. She ................the letter yet.
	a. has finished	b. haven’t finished 	c. have finished	d. hasn’t finished
21. Has the flight  Hong Kong departed yet?.
	a. with 	b. of 	c. from d. to 
22. The freshmen have to gather at universities in early October.
a. first- year students	b. teachers	c. workers 	d. engineers
23. It was so exciting to see those .. caves.
	a. magnificence	 b. magnificent	c. magnificently 	d. magnificentness	 
III. Supply the correct verbs form or tenses
1. What you (do)___________ when we phoned you last night? 
2. The man (stand) _______________near the door is my brother.
3. It started (rain)_____________ when they left home. 
4. The accident (cause) _______________by the fast truck driver last Sunday. 
5. The phone rang while An (have) ______________dinner. 
6. He promised he .me .(phone)
7. When Lan (come).., I (cook)...dinner.
8. When I (open)................................... the door, a friend ( stand )................................. there.
9. This song ( perform ).................................... for people in towns and villages 800 years ago.
10. Hung always (forget) .. his homework.
IV. Rewrite the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentences printed before it.
1. She invited me to the party.
ª I ____________________________________________________________
2. Shall I carry your luggage?
ª Would ______________________________________________________?
3. The last time I played tennis was in 1990.
ª I haven’t ___________________________________________________________
4.Nhi said: “I am going to visit Hoi An now”
->Nhi said that
5. They have already finished their work as requested
->Their work.
6."Are there any friends in this town ?", she asked me. 	 	
 She asked me.......................................................................................................................
V. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting.(2ms)
1. Would you like coming and stay with us while you are in town?
 A B C D
2. The Statue of Liberty is presented to the USA by France in 1897.
 A B C D
A.Read the text then complete the passage:(1,5ms) 
in , play , was , game , it , clue
 Hoa and Nga were bored , so Nga suggested playing a (1)...................called 20 Questions. Nga explained the rules and then the girls started to (2).................. Nga thought of a place and she gave Nhi a (3).................by saying that it wasn’t (4)................VietNam . Nhi found out the place (5)..............in America and she said(6) .......was the Statue of Liberty .
B.Read the following passage then answer the questions.(1m)
 I have just received a letter from my elder brother Nam. He is in Australia now. He has been there for six months. My brother is an engineer. He has already visited many places in Australia. He has just bought a car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the center of Australia. He has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
1. What does Nam do?
.
2. How long has he been in Australia?
.
3. Has he already visited many places in Australia?
.
4. Why is he finding the trip exciting?
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