PHÒNG GD-ĐT TÂN BIÊN Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam
TRƯỜNG THCS THIỆN NGÔN Độc lập- tự do- hạnh phúc

ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II - NĂM HỌC 2009- 2010
Môn : Tiếng anh 8
Thời gian: 45 phút
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Mã đề 2
I. Find the word that has the different pronunciation. Circle it. (1pt)
1. A. this B. that C. these D. three
2. A. who B. which C. why D. what
3. A. play B. way C. station D. bad
4. A. open B. canoe C. blow D. cold
II/ Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences
(5 pts)
1. I don't know how_________ this game.
A. play B. played C. to play D. playing
2. I take part _________ most of the youth activities of my school.
A. on B. in C. to D. for
3. We're looking forward to_________ you earlier.
A. see B. seeing C. saw D. be seeing
4. Tom_________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner.
A. burnt B. was burning C. burn D. is burning
5.Nga______ a letter at eight o'clock last night .
A. write B. was writing C. is writing D. writes
6. Mrs Nga_____ always_____ her umbrellas
A.were/ losing B. has/ lost C. will/ lose D. is/ losing
7.They have to______ the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
A. separate B.take C. bring D. make
8 . Angkor Wat is one of the largest____ in the world.
A. temples B. churches C. pagodas D. tombs

III. Make sentences as directed in brackets (1,5pts)
1. " Is Ha Long Bay in the Northern of Viet Nam, Phuong ?" (Rewrite the sentence using
the indirect speech. Begin with “Mary asked Phuong if “)
2. A dog eats a lot of rice(Change the sentence into passive form)
3. It is a contest in which participants have to make the fire. (Using compound word)
IV. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1.5pts)
THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL
The rice-cooking festival was held in the communal house yard about one
kilometer a way from a 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 fire in the traditional
way. They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire.
Six people from each team participated in the rice-cooking festival. They had
to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
Questions
1/ How many competitions are there in the rice- cooking contest?
2/ What did the people do in the water – fetching contest?
3/ Did people have to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice?