ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
Student’s name:…………………………… Grade 8
Class:8……. Time allowance: 45 minutes
I>Choose the word that has the underlined part pronunced differently from the others.
1 A.wharf B.place C.volcano D.plane
2 A.fisherman B.ticket C.prisoner D.over
3 A.hotel B.postcard C.shore D.cold
4 A.included B.called C.phoned D.arrived
5 A.brochure B.teacher C.beach D.much
II.Choose the best answer to fill in the blank,then circle the letter A,B,C or D
1. What is special … the fire- making contest?
A in B at C with D about
2. They try to make fire by ……… pieces of bamboo together
A rubbing B making C separating D judging
3 They have to …… the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
A.take B.bring C.separate D.make
4 Christmas songs ……… for people eight hundred years ago.
A.are performed B.perform C.performed D.were performed
5 She said that ……… swimming in the sea in autumn
A.she likes B.she has liked C.she liked D.she was liking
6 Is Ha Long Bay ……. ?
A.a Natural world
Heritage?
B.a World Cultural
Heritage?
C.a World Natural
Heritage?
D.a Cultural world
heritage?
7 The Pyramid is the …… wonder you can still see today.
A.only B.soon C.last D.early

IV,Đọc đoạn văn và chọn True/ False ( T/F ):1m
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Tet is a national and family festival . It is an occasion for every vietnamese to have a good time while thinking
about the last year and the next year .At Tet, spring fairs are organized, streets and public building are brightly
decovered and most all shops are crowded with people shopping for tet . At home everything is tidied, special food
is cooked, offerings of food,fresh water, flowers and betel are made on the well altar with burning joss-sticks scenting
the air. .First_footing is made when the first visitor comes and children are given lucky money wrapped in a red tiny
envelop. Tet is also a time for peace and love .During Tet , children often behave their family and friends , relatives and
neighbors give each other best wishes for the new year.
1/ Tet is national and family festival.
2/ People do many things for Tet at home.
3/ The children aren’t given lucky money wrapped in ared tiny envelop when the first visitor come
4/ They aren’t happy at Tet.
IV/ Write: (3ms)
Write a letter to afriend to tell her or him about your trip to Hue by answering these questions:
1/ Where have you just retured from ?
2/ How long did you stay there ?
3/ How far is it from your house to Hue ?
4/ What was the weather like there?
5/ What did you do there ?
5/ How did you feel about the trip ?
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A. Carol B. Poem C. Christmas card D. Patron saint
16. Jack ………………… his homework between 8 pm and 9 pm.
A. did B. was doing C. made D. was making
17. ………………… is an area of land between hills or mountains.
A. Valley B. Beach C. Bay D. Island
18. Do you mind ………………… I leave early?
A. if B. when C. that D. θ
19. Try to ………………… amount of fat in your diet.
A. reuse B. refill C. reduce D. recycle
20. ………………… is used to check one’s eyesight.
A. Eye-shade B. Eyeglass C. Eye piece D. Eye chart
Read the passge and answer the questions ( 1,5ms)
The Statue of Liberty , one of America’s most familiar image, is on an island in New York Harbor. It is a
sympol of freedom. It was a gift to American people from French to show the friendship between the two nations.
This is the statue of a woman who is wearing a loose rode and a crow ( vương niệm) on her head. Her right hand
holds a burning torch, and her left hand holds a tablet( biển ; tấm; gỗ có chữ viết, hình vẽ) with the date July 4 ,
1776 on it. The statue weighs 205 tons and is 46 meters high. It stands on a stone base ( đế, chân) . The base and
pedestal increase the height of the monument to 93 meters. The statue was completed in 1884 in France, and then
transported to America in 1886. Tourists can visit the statue from 9.30 am to 5 pm daily expect Chirstmas Day.
* Questions :
1. Where is The Statue of Liberty ?
__________________________________________________________
2.What time can tourists visit the Statue ?
__________________________________________________________
* True or false and correct the false sentences
1. The Statue of Liberty is the most familiar image in America.
2. The statue was a present to American people from French people.
3. The statue was completed in 1884 in America.
4. Tourists can not visit the statue on Christmas Day.
V. Complete the second sentence in such a way that is has the same meaning as the first one ( 1,5pts)

A. in B. the middle C. in the middle D. about
7. You brush your teeth twice a day.
A. should B. can C. will D. have
8. Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is him.
A. sorry for B. sad C. proud of D. displeased
9. The new hotel __________ next year.
a. is opened b. will be opened c. is opening d. opens
10. Would you mind on the light?
A. turn B. to turn C. turned D. turning
11. – Where is the fridge? – It’s ………… the corner of the kitchen.
A. in B. at C. to D. above
12. Did the children enjoy when they were on holiday?
A. themselves B. themself C. himself D. itself
13.Carmen didn’t use to eat fish, but now she .
A. used to B. do C. does D. doesn’t
14. I never go to Australia. I to Australia yet.
A. went B. have been C. will go D. haven’t been
15. I’m . Let’s do something. How about going to a movie?
A. boring B. bore C. bored D. being bored
16. I’m hungry. ………… is for dinner this evening?
A. Why B. When C. How D. What
17. The old lady sat in a corner talking to .
A. himself B. itself C. herself D. themselves
18. I swimming very much.
A. wait B. try C. enjoy D. finish
19. The teacher said, “Come at 8 o’clock”.  The teacher told the students at 8 o’clock.
A. not to come B. to come C. coming D. came
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20. Mary is watching a film. She really likes it. Mary is really .
A. to interest B. interest C. interested D. interesting

2. The last time he met her was in 2005.
He hasn't
3. The young man said, “ I must go to Cairo tomorrow”.
The young man
4. "Do you have any friends in this town ?", she asked me.
She asked me…
1/ has been tidied by the Smiths for Tet
2/ met her since 2005
3/ said that he must go to Cairo the next day
4/ if I had any friends in that town
ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
Student’s name:…………………………… Grade 8
Class:8……. Time allowance: 45 minutes
I/ Circle the word that has different pronunciation from that of the others. (1,25 ps.)
1.
A. hate B. statue C. danger D. plane
2.
A. arrive B. around C. valley D. abroad
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3.
A. Chicago B. snowy C. cold D. prison
4.
A. hold B. clothes C. nothing D. told
5.
A. rescue B. city C. recent D. century
II/ Choose the best option A, B, C, or D. (3,75 ps.)
6.Christmas songs for people centuries ago.
A. were performed B. are performed C. performed D. was performed
7.The park ranger talked about the
A. original inhabitants B. inhabitants original

Nguyen Dan, or Tet. It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen. The exact date changes
from year to year. Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand.
They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and make offerings on the family altars. On the New Year’s
Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another
the greetings of the season. Tet lasts ten days. The first three days are the most important. Vietnamese
people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year. As result, they make
every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible.
Answer the following questions:
26. What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?

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27. Do people sit up to midnight to see the New Year?

28. How long does Tet last?

29. Are the first three days the most important?

30. What do Vietnamese people believe?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
V/ Rewrite the following sentences. Begin with the given words. (2,5 ps.)
31.They will build a new school in my neighborhood.
èA new school ………
32.“Eiffel Tower is in France” Nga told me
èNga told me
33.“I can play the guitar and the piano.” Ba said
èBa said
34. They made the fire in the traditional way.
èThe fire
35.“I am going to see a movie this evening”. Hoa said
èHoa said

A. to close B. close C. closed D. closing
15. When passing Truong Tien Bridge, tourists often stop pictures.
A. take B. took C. to take D. taking
16. Life in the city is different life in the country.
A. with B. of C. from D. to
17. This is the boy Tom.
A. calling B. calls C. called D. call
18. The car looks very clean. you it ?
A. Did/ wash B. Have/ washed C. Do/ wash D. Are/ washing
19. He hates to do something by others.
A. being to ask B. asking C. being asked D. to ask
20. . I am afraid that I can’t agree you.
A. about B. at C. on D. with
IV, Đọc đoạn văn vàchọn True/False (T/ F ) (2ms)
In the country of 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. Every inch of this 1,500- mile wall was made by hand. The Great Wall of
China is made many, many years ago. 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 .
It is said that it took ten years to build one part of this wall. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the
Great Wall of China.
1/ The Great Wall isn’t in China.
2/ The people of China made it to keep out their enemies.
3/ It is said that it took 10 years to build one part of this wall.
4/ The Great Wall isn’t made of brick and earth.
IV/ Viết lại câu với từ gợi ý :
1/ It is a contest in which participants have to make fire.
It is a ………………………………………………
2/ Do many people live at My Son?
The tourist asked Tam………………………………

8. "Do you want to visit Dien Bien Phu, Linda?" Nam asked Linda _______ to visit Dien Bien Phu.
A. if she wanted B. if he wanted C. if she wants D. if he wants
9. I think playing in the rain is ________.
A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously
10. Angkor Watt now is a famous tourist ________.
A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractively
11. The heads of four American presidents are ________ into the rock at Mount Rushmore.
A. painted B. built C. seen D. carved
12. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called
A. water- fetch contest C. water- fetching contest
B. fetching- water contest D. fetch- water contest
13. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven of the world.
A. Pyramids B. temples C. landmarks D. wonders
14 I asked him the flowers in the garden.
A. water B. to water C. watered D. be watered
15 He asked me if
A. I am a student C. am I a student
B. was I a student D. I was a student
16. Many people………that there were other wonders, which the ancient Greeks knew nothing about.
A. claim B. blame C. wonder D. suggest
16. George showed me some pictures……… by his father.
A. paint painting C. that painted D. painted
18. I’m not good………….remembering names.
A. for B. in C. to D. at
19. The children ………… to school by bus everyday.
A. take B. taken C. are taken D. were taken
VII. Read the passage. Then tick the box True (T) or False (F) (1.25pts)
Centuries ago in Ancient Greece, a man by the name of Sidon compiled a list of what he thought were the seven
wonders of the world. The seven included the Hanging Gardens of Cheops. In Egypt, The Pyramid is the only
wonder you can still see today. Many people claim that there were other wonders, which the Ancient Greeks knew

Student’s name:…………………………… Grade 8
Class:8……. Time allowance: 45 minutes
I. Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest. (1pt)
1. A. promised B. hopped C. booked D. burned
2. A. though B. ought C. thought D. bought
3. A. hard B. carry C. card D. yard
4. A. cool B. food C. look D. flood
II. Circle A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (3pts)
1. The teacher told him ___________ up late.
A. to not stay B. to stay not C. to stay not D. not to stay
2. My father is good at ____________ English.
A. speaking B. spoken C. speak D. to speak
3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation!
A. relieved B. afraid C. delighted D. certain
4. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”.
A. would you mind B. could you please C. Would you like D. Do you enjoy
5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me.
A. concerned B. interested C. surprised D. worried
6. Can you tell me where ______________ ?
A. she does B. does she C. she is D. is she
7. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam.
A. hardly B. more hardly C. more hard D. hard
8. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden.
A. watering B. watered C. be watered D. is watering
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9. They had their luggage ___________ by the porter.
A. carry B. carrying C. to carry D. carried
10. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open countryside.
A. travel B. traveling C. to travel D. to traveling

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III, Rewrite the following sentences as directed in brackets (2.5p):
1. English is taught in this school. ( Change into active voice)
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2. There are three competitions in the rice- cooking festival.
( Make a question for the underlined words)
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3. Lan said “ Can you speak English, Ba?” ( Turn into the reported speech)
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4. Do you mind if I asked you to bring your camera to the party.
( Find out one mistake and correct it)
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5. London is……………….for its historic buildings and churches. (FAME)
( Give correct form of the word in brackets)
IV- Give correct form of the verbs in parentheses (1p):
1. Ha Long Bay in VietNam (be) a World Heritage Site. It (visit) by millions of people every year.
2. You always (watch) TV. You should (do) something more active.
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