5 ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ II TIẾNG ANH 8 năm 2011
ĐỀ 1
Written test for The second term English 8- Time: 45 minutes.
I. Choose the best words by circling the letter A, B, C or D (2,5ms).
1. ………. is one of competitions of rice-cooking festival.
A. water-fetching B. flowers-arranging C. bulls-fighting D. cars-making
2. I' ve lived in this house ……………. 1978.
A. from B. in C. since D. for
3. Peter is …………… student in my class.
A. the best B. better C. most best D. most better
4. The children are old enough to look after ……………
A. ourselves B. themselves C. their D. for themselves
5. All of us like Thuy a lot because she is ……………… and kind.
A. lucky B. unfriendly C. sociable D. reserved
II. Give the correct forms verbs in parentheses (1,5ms).
1. The light went out when we …………………………(have) dinner.
2. Would you mind if I ………………………. (carry) your language?
3. The boy …………………… (sit) next to me was very nervous.
4. …………you……………. (finish) your homework yet, Ba?
5. Nga ask Ba if he ………………… (go) to Sapa by train.
6. Do you mind …………………….(help) me to do this exercise?
III. Read the passage carefully, and do the following exercise (2,5ms).
Once there was a big dog. The dog got a piece of meat. He carried the meat home in his mouth
so that he could enjoy it there later. On the way home, he came to a bridge over a river. When he
crossed the bridge, he looked down into the water. In the river he saw another dog. That dog was
big and also had a piece of good meat in its mouth. He wanted that meat, too, so he tried to bite the
other dog. But when he opened his mouth, his meat fell into the water with a plash and
disappeared. So he went home with nothing and stayed hungry.
1. Choose (T) or False (F):
a) ……………. When the dog opened his mouth, his meat did not fall into the water.
b) ……………. The dog carried the fish home in his mouth.

5. I’d like_________a house in the countryside.
A. live B. living C. lived D. to live
6. His new car_________in Japan.
A. is make B. is made C. is making D. is to make
7. She is not old enough _________a car.
A. drive B. to drive C. driving D. drove
8. _________can I do for you ?
A. What B. When C. Where D. How
9. It is easier_________ English than any other languages else.
A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned
10. Would you mind_________the washing up for me tonight ?
A. do B. did C. doing D. to do
11. I prefer walking _________riding a bicycle.
A. to B. than C. with D. for
12. She used to _________ her younger brother when her parents went out.
A. look for B. look after C. look up D. look at
13. Mr. Lam asked me _________you the dictionary.
A. give B. to give C. gave D. giving
II. Put the verbs in bracket into correct tenses.
14. Nam _________already _________his homework. (do)
15. I didn't know how ________________to the city. (get)
16. It __________________heavily while my family were having dinner yesterday. (rain)
17. They __________________anywhere last summer vacation. (not go)
18. They were watching The Eight O’clock News on T.V when I _________last night. (come)
III. Rewrite the sentences as directed.
19. The Chinese invented paper in the 1
st
century A.D.
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20. This factory produces thousands of cars each year.

31. Are his plays still popular today?
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ĐỀ 3
I. T×m tõ mµ phÇn g¹ch ch©n cã c¸ch ph¸t ©m kh¸c c¸c tõ cßn l¹i.
1: A. tourist B. anxious C. delicious D. famous
2: A. university B. unit C. discuss D. computer
3: A. fat B. festival C. grand D. man
4: A. rub B. surrounding C. plumber D. husk
5: A. helped B. worked C. asked D. cleaned
II: Chän ®¸p ¸n ®óng nhÊt ®Ó hoµn thµnh c¸c sau.
6: The man ……… to the principal is my form teacher.
A. talks B. talk C. talked D. talking
7: Rice, coffee, fruits and vegetables are Viet Nam’s agricultural ………….
A. produce B. production C. products D. productive
8: Thanks for the flowers you sent me while I was in hospital. They helped to cheer me
A. over B. up C. on D. in
9: We have lived here ………… years.
A. for B. from C. at D. since
10: She ……… me she didn’t know what to do.
A. talked B. told C. said D. spoke
11: Would you mind if I a photo?
A. takes B. take C. took D. taken
12: The festival was held in the communal house yard.
A. rice - cook B. rice cooking C. rice cooker D. rice cooked
13: He has worked with the computer . early morning.
A. for B. from C. since D. until
14: It is dangerous in this river.
A. swim B. swam C. swimming D. to swim
15: During his life, Thomas Edison made a lot of .
A. inventions B. discoveries C. findings D. phone calls

26: Can you tell me what you have done at 8 oclock yesterday evening?
A B C D
29: We are looking forward to seeing you on April.
A B C D
30: I am interesting in the rice - cooking contest you organized yesterday.
A B C D
V. Đọc kĩ đoạn văn sau và chọn phơng án đúng (A, B, C, D) cho mỗi từ 31 đến 36.
Monica Fox is a tennis (31) ………. She started playing tennis (32) ………… she was ten years old. She
has traveled to many countries with her parents (33) ………… has won a lot of tournaments. She won her
first (34) ………… in a tournament in 1985. Now she is trying very (35) …………. She (36) …………
to play at Wimbledon next year.
31: A. player B. playing C. plays D. play
32: A. why B. what C. who D. when
33: A. and B. but C. or D. if
34: A. contest B. prize C. festival D. competition
35: A. hardly B. bad C. badly D. hard
36: A. hopes B. hoped C. hoping D. to hope
VI ViÕt l¹i c¸c sau sao cho nghÜa cña kh«ng ®æi.
37: Columbus discovered America in the 15
th
century.
America ……………………………………………………………………………
38: I’ve never talked to a more interesting person than him.
He is …………………………………………………………………………………
39: The United States has a big industry that makes cars.
…………………………………………………………………………………………
40: “Can you help me with my homework, Lan”.
Nga asked Lan if ……………………………………………………………………
ĐỀ 4
I/ Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced different from the others:

3. He is said to me “ I am a student”
He told……………………………………………………………………………………
5. “ Do you like listening to music , Lan? Nam asked.
Nam asked………………………………………………………………………………
VI. Read the following passages and decide if the statemenrs are true ( T ) or False ( F )
Machu Picchu is ancient city in Peru. The construction of the city started in 1450. The city covers about
13 square kilometers. For centuries, the city was buried in the jungle and was not discovered until 1911.
Today , Machu Picchu is one of the most famous tourist attractions in all parts of South American.
The Great Wall of China is the longest man- made struture. It was built during the Ming dynasty in the
late 1400s, although many parts of the wall are much older and go back to around 200B.C. The wall is
about 11 meters high. The main part of the wall stretches for about 3,400 kilometers.
1. Machu Picchu is a modern city in Peru.
2. People began to build the city in 1450.
3. The city was built on the area of thirty square kilometers.
4. People found the city buried in the jungle in 1911.
5. The city is attractive to many tourists from South America.
6. The Great Wall of China was construted by man.
7. The wall was built during the Ming dynasty in 1400
8. Many parts of the wall were built around 200B.C.
9. The wall is about eleven meters high.
10. The main part of the wall is bout 3,400 kilometers long.
ĐỀ 5
I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (3.0 points)
1 .Millions of Christmas cards _________ every year.
A. is sent B.are sent C.send D. are sending
2. I don’t know how_________ this game.
A. play B. played C. to play D. playing
3. I take part _________ most of the youth activities of my school.
A. on B. in C. to D. for
4. We’re looking forward to_________ you earlier.

 It is impossible ……………………………………………………………
4. The last time I played tennis was in 1990.
 I haven’t…………………………………………………………………………
IV. Read the passage and answer the questions. (2 points)
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It winds uphill and
down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 –
209 BC. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way.
The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top as if it were
a road. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China.
1. Where is the Great Wall?
……………………………………………………………………
2. When was it built?
……………………………………………………………………
3. What is it made of ?
……………………………………………………………………
4. What was it built for?
……………………………………………………………………
V. Listen to Lily talking about herself. Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). (2
points) T F
1. Lily comes from China.
2. English is important to her as she will need it for her future job.
3. She started learning English when she was eighteen.
4. She has a problem with listening.
5. She can understand people when they speak fast.
6. She doesn’t find English difficult to learn.
7. She wants to be an English teacher.
8. She loves English songs, but she doesn’t hope to become a singer.