Trêng THCS ®Ò kiÓm tra chÊt lîng häc kú II
M«n : TiÕng Anh
Líp : 8
I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the others (1ms)
1. A. question B. nation C. vacation D. station
2. A. sure B. soup c. machine D. sugar
3. A. plays B. says C. days D. bays
4. A.bank B. hat C. cat D. what
II. Circle the best ansers: (2ms)
1.This shirt is big for me to wear
A. enough B. very C. too D. so
2. Would you like us on the trip to Huong pagoda?
A. to join B. join C. joining D. joined
3. I think the children can do that work
A. myself B. his self C. her self D. themselves
4. You ought your work early
A. finish B. finishing C. to finish D. finished
5.I here since I was born
A. have lived B. has lived C. lived D. living
6. My bag is more than hers
A. nice B. big C. cheap D. expensive
7.When I homw, my mother a big cake
A. came/ making C. come/ make
B. came/ was making D. was coming/ was making
A. planted B. is planted C. plant D. was planted
8. A festival in which participants have to make fire is called
A. a fire – making festival C. a make – fire festival
B. a fire- make festival D. a making – fire festival
III. Re- write the following sentences with the same meaning (2ms)
1. Nam is strong. He can carry that heavy suitcase

2. Life is safe in the country
3. a lot of people do not like the noise in the city
4. People in the city have to face the traffic jams
5. Life is healthier in the city than the country
V.Write a story from the folllowing sets of words and phrases. You can make
all the neccessarry changes and additions. (2,5)
1. Lastweek/ the Jones family/ vacation/ Da Lat
2. One afternoon/ they/decide/paddle/ Xuan Huong Lake
3.After/ hire/ canoe/ the family/ paddle/ to/ middle/ lake
4.Unfortunaterly/ it/rain/heavily/ they/ fall/the deep/ dangerous water
5. A boat/appear/rescue/them. The family/ lucky
Answer key
I. (0, 25 ms/ a right sentence)
1 – A, 2- B, 3 – B, 4 – D
II. 0, 25 ms/ a right sentence)
1. C, 2. A, 3 . D, 4. C, 5 .A, 6.D, 7. B, 8. A
2. III. (0, 25 ms/ a right sentence)
1. Nam is strong enough to carry that heavy suitcase
2. My mother told me to get back home by ten o’clock
3. A new libarary will be built behind the police station
4. Lan said that she was helping her mom to do the house works
5. The boy listening to music is Ba
6. Would you mind opening the window?
7. My mother said that I should wear warm clother when it’s hot
8. A very beautifull rose is planted in thier garden by them
IV: (0, 5 ms/ a right sentence)
1. T, 2 .T, 3 F, 4.T, 5.F.
V: (0, 5 ms/ a right sentence)
1. Lastweekthe Jones family had a vacation in Da Lat
2. One afternoon they decided to paddle around Xuan Huong Lake