TRƯỜNG THCS NGUYỄN HUỆ<br />
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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II<br />
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DIÊN KHÁNH – KHÁNH HÒA<br />
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MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8<br />
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút<br />
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I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following<br />
sentences. (3.0 points)<br />
1 .Millions of Christmas cards _________ every year.<br />
A. is sent<br />
<br />
B. are sent<br />
<br />
C. send<br />
<br />
D. are sending<br />
<br />
2. I don't know how_________ this game.<br />
A. play<br />
<br />
B. played<br />
<br />
C. to play<br />
<br />
D. playing<br />
<br />
3. I take part _________ most of the youth activities of my school.<br />
A. on<br />
<br />
B. in<br />
<br />
C. to<br />
<br />
D. for<br />
<br />
4. We're looking forward to_________ you earlier.<br />
A. see<br />
<br />
B. seeing<br />
<br />
C. saw D. be seeing<br />
<br />
5. He had his father_________ his watch.<br />
A. fixed<br />
<br />
B. to fix<br />
<br />
C. fix<br />
<br />
D. fixing<br />
<br />
6. Luckily, Peter had _________ to finish his final exam.<br />
A. many time<br />
<br />
B. enough time<br />
<br />
C. time enough<br />
<br />
D. some time<br />
<br />
7. Tom_________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner.<br />
A. burnt<br />
<br />
B. was burning<br />
<br />
C. burn<br />
<br />
D. is burning<br />
<br />
8. I must go now. I promised _________ late.<br />
A. not being<br />
<br />
B. not to be<br />
<br />
C. to not be<br />
<br />
D. not be no<br />
<br />
9. Would you mind if I_________ a photo?<br />
A. take<br />
<br />
B. took<br />
<br />
C. taking<br />
<br />
D. will take<br />
<br />
10. I _________ Cuba in 1990.<br />
A. visit<br />
<br />
B. visited<br />
<br />
C. have visited<br />
<br />
D. was visiting<br />
<br />
11. It is_________ to find an expensive hotel in this town.<br />
A. difficult<br />
<br />
B. difficultly C. difficulty<br />
<br />
12. _________you ever_________ to America yet?<br />
<br />
D. differ<br />
<br />
A. Have …been<br />
<br />
B. Were …being<br />
<br />
C. Were … been<br />
<br />
D. Are … been<br />
<br />
II. Write the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.0 point)<br />
1. Stop, Nam! It's........................to be near the stove. (danger)<br />
2 .The glass pieces are dried.......................................... . (complete)<br />
3. My elder brother studies hard this year in order to pass the......................<br />
exam to the university. (enter)<br />
4. Please confirm your........................... date and time if you want to come<br />
with us. (arrive)<br />
III. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it has the same<br />
meaning as the first one. (2 points)<br />
1. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823.<br />
-> The poem ……………………………………………………<br />
2. "We are waiting for the school bus", said the children.<br />
-> The children said ....................................................................<br />
3. Roses can't possibly grow in such poor ground.<br />
-> It is impossible .......................................................................<br />
4. The last time I played tennis was in 1990.<br />
->I haven't....................................................................................<br />
IV. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2 points)<br />
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA<br />
In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of<br />
China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by<br />
hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 - 209 BC. The people of China<br />
made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The<br />
Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along<br />
the top as if it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made as long as<br />
the Great Wall of China.<br />
1. Where is the Great Wall?<br />
<br />
……………………………………………………………………<br />
2. When was it built?<br />
……………………………………………………………………<br />
3. What is it made of?<br />
……………………………………………………………………<br />
4. What was it built for?<br />
……………………………………………………………………<br />
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V. Listen to Lily talking about herself. Decide if the following<br />
<br />
statements<br />
<br />
are true (T) or false (F). (2 points)<br />
T<br />
1. Lily comes from China.<br />
2. English is important to her as she will need it for her<br />
future job.<br />
3. She started learning English when she was eighteen.<br />
4. She has a problem with listening.<br />
5. She can understand people when they speak fast.<br />
6. She doesn't find English difficult to learn.<br />
7. She wants to be an English teacher.<br />
8. She loves English songs, but she doesn't hope to become a<br />
singer.<br />
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F<br />
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