THI KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II
MÔN : TIẾNG ANH 8
THỜI GIAN : 45 PHÚT
Năm học: 2010-2011
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I. Choose the correct words to fill in the blanks (2ms )

1/ The USA is famous for its .......................
a)Big Ben Clock b) Eiffel Tower c) Statue of Liberty d) Opera House
2/ Have you ever been to a .................... festival ?
a) bull- fight b) bull- fighting c) fighting –bull d) fight- bull
3/ Do you know how ........... fire without using the matches ?
a) make b) making c) to make d) made
4/ Farmers collect household and garden waste to make..................................
a) compost b) floor covering c) glassware d) pipes
5/ His parents……………………… TV at 8 o’clock last night.
watched b) have watched c) are watching d) were watching
6.Ba is very interested………………………… Geography.
a) of b) in c) at d) on
7.Hue festival was…………………………..last month.
a) hold b) held c)holding d) being held
8. My friend decided……………….. a tour round the country.
a)make b) made c)making d) to make
II. Do as directed in parentheses (2ms)

9. They made the fire in the traditional way. ( Change into passive voice )
_________________________________________________________________________.

10. Mai asked Nam , “Is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco ?” ( Rewrite the sentence, using reported question)
_________________________________________________________________________.

11. She / clever enough / answer all the questions.( Write the sentence, using the words given)
_________________________________________________________________________.

12. The English- speaking contest will be held at Le Loi school ( Make the question for the
underlined words)
_________________________________________________________________________.

III. Give the correct form or tense of the verbs in parentheses (2ms)

13. What ........... you ………………. (do)at 8 o’clock last night ?
14. They ……………………….. ( finish) their homework tonight.
15. He…………………… (move) to his new house last month.
16. My father …………………………………( not work) for his company since last month.

IV. Read the passage and answer the questions: (2ms)

The rice – cooking festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from the river. There were three competitions: water-fetching, fire- making, and rice- cooking. The festival took one day.
In the water fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water.




In the fire- making contest two team members had to make a fire in the traditional way. They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire.
Six people from each team took part in the rice- cooking contest. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.

* Questions:
17. What is the name of the festival?
____________________________________________________________________.

18. Where was the festival held?
____________________________________________________________________.

19. How long did the festival last?
____________________________________________________________________.

20. How many competitions were there?
____________________________________________________________________.

V. Fill in each blank with a suitable word (1m)

21. Jane used…………………be my neighbor.
22. My grandfather was cooking…………………the telephone rang.
23. This is…………….most expensive dress I have ever had.
24. Do you mind……………………….I sit here?

VI.Pick out the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from the others: (1m)

25. arrive sight prison island
26. what who where when
27. house mount cloud tour
28. looked wanted decided needed









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ĐÁP ÁN



I. 2ms
1/ c 2/ b 3/ c 4/a 5/d 6/b 7/b 8/d
II.2ms
9/ The fire was made in the traditional way.
10/ Mai asked Nam if /whether the Golden Gate Bridge was in San Francisco.
11/ She is clever enough to answer all the questions.
12/ Where will the English- speaking contest be held ?
III. 2ms
13/ were you doing
14/will finish
15/ moved
16/has not worked
IV. 2ms
17/ The name of the festival is the rice- cooking festival.
18/ The festival was held in the communal house yard about one