Đề thi học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh 8

ENGLISH 8 _ The 2nd Semester
Test 1
I/ Circle the best option to complete each sentence:
1. Do you mind ______________the door ? – No, I don’t mind.
A. closing          B. to close       C. closes          D. closed
2. They showed me ______________to buy the air ticket.
A. whom          B. which         C. what            D. where
3. I’ll pick you ______________at your house at 7.30 p.m.
A. on             B. up            C. in              D. with
4. We should use cloth bags __________ plastic bags.
A. instead in        B. because of      C. instead of      D. as so
5. You will get back your___________ when you bring the cans back for recycling.
A. payment         B. account        C. deposit         D. envelope
6. It’s difficult _____________ your directions. Can you start again, please?
A. to follow         B. to following      C. follows         D. follow
7. Would you mind if I ______________ a photo?
A. take            B. taken          C. took            D. taking
8. She promises she _______________ me up at 7.30
A. pick            B. will pick        C. to pick          D. picking
9. John is ______________ in the history of Viet Nam.
A. interesting      B. interested       C. interest         D. interests
10. _______________ is used to check one’s eyesight.
A. Eye chart       B. Eyepiece       C. Eye-shade      D. Eyeglass
11. The old lamp _______________ in China is five dollars.
A. make          B. made          C. making         D. to make
12. The boy __________________ a book is Ba.
A. read           B. to read        C. reads           D. reading
13. Nga asked Nhi______________ they could stay long.
A. how long       B. what          C. whether         D. Who
14. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called ___________ contest.
A. water-fetch     B. fetching-water    C. fetch-water     D. water-fetching
15. Mount Rushmore ______________ from more than 100 kilometers away.
A. saw          B. can see        C. can be seen     D. was send
16. Would you mind if ______________you a question.
A. ask          B. asked         C. to ask           D. asking
17. Have you decided where ______________ for your holiday ?
A. to go        B. going         C. will you go       D. you went
18. She asked me ______________a driving license.
A. if I have      B. whether I have    C. if I have had   D. if I had
19.The doll ______________ in red is mine
A. dressed     B. dressing       C. is dressed       D. is dressing
20.Viet Nam is a ______________
A. country rice-exporting          B. rice-exporting country
C. country exporting-rice         D. exporting-rice country
II/ Rewrite the following sentences, keep the meaning stay unchanged (2ms):
1. The boy broke the windows last Sunday.
The windows.
2. Lan said: “I am living in London now”.
Lan said that ..
3. They said: “Do you want to visit Nha Trang, Nam? ”
They asked Nam if ....
4. She is studying very hard because she wants to pass the exam.
She is studying very hard in order 
5. “Do you like English, Nga?” The teacher asked.
The teacher asked ..
6. It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire.
It’s a ...
7. Could you tell me how to study English?
Would you mind ............?
8. The paintings that were stolen from the museum haven’t been found yet.
The paintings ..
9. Many people speak English in the world.
 English 
10. The plumber said “I can fix this faucets”.
The plumber said.
11. I passed all the exams. I am happy.
I am happy 
12. Lan asked me “ Do you like football?”.
Lan asked me .
13. It’s a contest in which participants have to make fire.
It’s a ..
14. “Are there many places of interest in your hometown ?” , asked she .
She asked me 
15. Vietnamese people celebrate their Lunar New Year around January or February.
Their Lunar New Year ...
III. Find the mistake in each sentence then circle A, B, C or D:
1. He gets up early in order to consolidating his lesson.
2. Would you mind turn off the air-conditioner?.
3. Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns and villages
4. The Statue of Liberty is presented to the USA by France in 1897.
IV. Choose the correct answer
1. A. liberate 	B. empty 	C. network 	D. excellent
2. A. liberty 	B. sincere 	C. light 	D. finish
3. A. answered 	B. attracted 	C. appeared 	D. designed
V. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words
small  -    tired  -    swimming   -   very   -   picture    -   was
We went (1)..at Waikiki Beach as soon as we arrived on the Hawaiian island of Tahu. We took a (2).plane to Kilauea Volcano this afternoon. The lava (3).pouring when we flew overhead. It was (4) ..exciting.
VI. Read the following passage carefully and fill in the blanks with the suitable words
place  -  game  -   clue  -  of   -   explained -Golden   -    right   -    Viet nam
Hoa, Nga and her cousin were bored, so Nga suggested tthey play a (29) called 20 questions. She (30) .the rules and the the girls started to play. Nga thought of a (31) .and gave the orthers a (32) ..by saying that it wasn’t in (33) .Nhi found othe place was in America. Hoa thought it was the (34) .Gate Bridge, but that is in San Francisco. Nhi was (35) .when she said it was the Statue (36) .Liberty.
TEST 2
I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (2pts)
1. Would you mind if I _______________ some photos of your house?
A. take 	B. taking 	C. took 	D. will take
2. The man _______________ in the garden is my grandfather.
A. is working 	B. works 	C. worked	 	D. working
3. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven _______________of the world.
A. wonders 	B. temples 	C. pyramids 	D. pagodas
4. Would you like _______________ for a drink?
A. go 	B. to go 	C. going 	D. went
5. Viet Nam is a_______________country.
A. rice-export 	B. rice-exported 	C. rice-exporting 	D. exporting-rice
6. Lan is _______________ watching TV.
A. always 	B. sometimes 	C. often 	D. rarely
7. Nhi aked Nga _______________she knew My Son.
A. what 	B. how long 	C. that 	D. whether
8. Sydney Opera House _______________ in 1973.
A. complete 	B. is completed 	C. completed 	D. was completed
II. Circle the best option A, B, C or D in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (0.5 pt)
9. A. guessed 	B. booked 	C. watched 	D. wanted
10. A. hotel 	B. honor 	C. heritage 	D. hundred
III. Circle the best option A, B, C or D in each line that has different stress pattern. (0.5pt)
11. A. compile 	B. wonder 	C. valley 	D. carol
12. A. compost 	B. giant 	C. award 	D. lava
IV. Circle a mistake A, B, C or D in each sentence. (0.5pt)
13. He asked me if I can speak more slowly.
14. We are studying hard in order to passing the exam.
* Read the following passage and circle the best option A, B, C or D that fits each blank. (2.5pts)
Dear Sally,
We are having a wonderful time (15)  the USA. The (16)  are friendly and the (17)  has been warn and sunny. In San Francisco, I (18)  my friends, Sandra Smith and (19)  family. It was (20)  to see them. I (21)  lost of souvenirs (22)  the children. Thanh is always complaining about the (23)  of my suitcase.
See you (24) 
Love,
Quyen.
15. A.of 	B.on	 	C. in 	D. at
16. A.boy 	B.student 	C. friend 	D. people
17. A.picture 	B. weather 	C.people 	D. summer
18. A.visiting 	B.visited 	C. to visit 	D. visits
19. A.her 	B.them 	C. him 	D. you
20. A.loving 	B.lovely 	C. love 	D. to love
21. A.is bought 	B.to buy 	C. bought 	D. has bought
22. A.between 	B.on 	C. to 	D. for
23. A.heaviness 	B.heavily 	C. heavy 	D. heaviness
24. A.on 	B.last 	C. soon 	D. so
* Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same. (2pts)
1. Someone will translate this letter into Vietnamese.
This letter .
2. They built this house over 40 years ago.
This house .
3. He said, “I must go home now.”
He said 
4. I asked Lan, “Is Phong Nha Cave in Southern Vietnam?”
I asked Lan 
* Rearrange the following words to complete sentences. (1pt)
5. how to/ Do you mind/ Ha Long Bay?/ telling me/ get to
6. was raining/ It/ when/ the plane/ Ha Noi./ got to
* Put the verbs into the correct tense or form (1pt)
7. It was late, so we decided (take)  a taxi home.
8. Do you mind if I (borrow)  your newspaper?
9. My mother (wait)  when I came home.
10. It suddenly (begin)  raining while Nam was sitting in the garden.