KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
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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.
A. see B. seeing C. saw D. be seeing
5. He had his father_________ his watch.
A. fixed B. to fix C. fix D. fixing
6. Luckily, Peter had _________ to finish his final exam.
A. many time B. enough time C. time enough D. some time
7. Tom_________ his hand when he was cooking the dinner.
A. burnt B. was burning C. burn D. is burning
8. I must go now. I promised _________ late.
A. not being B. not to be C. to not be D. not be no
9. Would you mind if I_________ a photo?
A. take B. took C. taking D. will take
10. I _________ Cuba in 1990.
A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. was visiting
11. It is_________ to find an expensive hotel in this town.
A. difficult B. difficultly C. difficulty D. differ
12. _________you ever_________ to America yet?
A. Have …been B. Were …being C. Were … been D. Are … been
II. Write the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.0 point)
1. Stop, Nam! It's to be near the stove. (danger)
2 .The glass pieces are dried . (complete)
3. My elder brother studies hard this year in order to pass the

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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 asinger.
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KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
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I. Listen to the passage and fill in the missing information (2.5 pts)
Well, I like living in Glasgow, mainly because I live right (1)……… if I want to
go to the theatre, I can leave my house about (2)…… before the show starts and
walk there. I can (3)………with the cinema. On Sundays, I can go to the park
with my friend or (4)……… art gallery. Or I can go to (5)……. with my parents
and brother.
II. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences (2 pts)
1. Mom had to do everything _______ electricity.
A. by B. on C. without D. within
2. When I was a little girl, I used to _______ my father's advice.
A. listen B. listen to C. listening D. listened
3. I can't remember _______ when I was young.
A. what life was like B. what life was
C. how life was D. how life was like

5. When did Dick leave for London?
……………………………………
IV. Write a description of Lan's room using the words given (3pts)
1. coffee table/the middle/room
……………………………………………………
2. couch/opposite/armchairs
……………………………………………………
3. on the right/room/bookshelf
……………………………………………………
4. there/lots/books/bookshelf
……………………………………………………
5. there/always/vase with flowers/table
…………………………………………………….
6. Lan/really/like/living room
…………………………………………………….
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KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 23
I. Listen to the dialogue and fill each blank with a missing word. (1point)
Hoa: Where are you going, Nam?
Nam: I'm going to the (1)_______ Center. I'm going to play (2)_______ .
Hoa: How often do you go there?
Nam: Not very often. About once a week.
Hoa: Isn't it (3)_______ ?
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Nam: Not really. I usually stay for (4)_______ an hour. I don't spend much.
II. Complete the postcard Tom sent to his friend, Mary, who is in America.
Use the words in the box. (2.5 points)
wonderful met souvenirs in family
friendly nice took cool and sunny of

A. should B. could C. must D. might
IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable word (2.0 points)
(1) ________ London , tourists often (2) ________different parts of the capital by
underground. Covent Garden, a popular tourist attraction, is in (3) ________
centre (4) ________ London. There (5) ________ shops there. There (6)
________ an underground nearby . A (7) ________of tourists also visit London's
historic buildings. Buckingham Palace is Queen's official residence. There is a flag
which shows when the Queen is (8) ________ home.
V. Write sentences using the suggested words and phrases (2.0 points)
1 We / ought / use cloth bags/ instead / reuse plastic ones.
……………………………………………………………………
2 Victim should / given an anti - tetanus injection / as soon / possible.
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……………………………………………………………………
3. Our school / hold / flower - arranging contest / March, 8th every year.
……………………………………………………………………
4. It / necessary / cool / burn / immediately.
……………………………………………………………………
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KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
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I. Circle the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each of the following
sentences. (3 pts)
1. There is an/a ______. Please send an ambulance to Thang Long school.
A. elevation B. emergency C. first-aid D. wound
2. Nam wrote the note on the board in order to ______ his classmates about the change in schedule.
A. inform B. informs C. informing D. informed
3. My brother _______his homework at seven o'clock last night.
A. does B. did C. has done D. was doing
4. What's the problem ______ the computer?

to (8)___________ the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
III. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
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Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the central high land province of Lam Dong.
Da Lat is a well-known city attracting all the people who have been there once. Da
Lat is known as a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a
forest of flowers with different colors and various species. Da Lat has the widest
range of orchid varieties in the country. Da Lat has few rivers and canals but it has
many picturesque waterfalls. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only three kilometers
from the town center. The Prenn Falls is ten kilometers in the South of Da Lat. The
water pours down like a white shade. Da Lat people are very proud of it. They
always boast to tourists about it in the first place.
A. Match the words in the passage in column A with the right meanings in
column B (1 pt)
A B
1. plateau
2. orchid
3. picturesque
4. well-known
B. Choose true (T) or false (F) (1 pt)
T F
1. Da Lat is located in the highland province of Lam Dong.
2. There are a lot of rivers and canals in Da Lat.
3. The Cam Ly Falls is about ten kilometers from the town center.
4. In Da Lat, there are various species of flowers with different colors.
C. Answer the questions (1pt)
1. Is Da Lat famous as a tourist city?
…………………………………………
2. How far is it from the town centre to the Cam Ly Falls ?
…………………………………………………………….

(4) __________________
Morison (5) _______________
footballer
II. READING
Read the following passages and decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F).
(2.5 pts)
Machu Picchu is an 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 America. The Great
Wall of China is the longest man-made structure ever built. Much of what exists of the wall today was built
during the Ming dynasty in the late 1400s, although parts of the wall are much older and go back to around
200 B.C. The wall is about 11
meters high. The main part of the wall stretches for about 3,400 kilometers.
T F
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 constructed by man.
7. The wall was built during the Ming dynasty in 1400.
8. Many parts of the wall were built around 200 B.C.
9. The wall is about 11 meters high.
10. The main part of the wall is about 3,400 kilometers long.
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Each line of the following passage has one error. For each line, find and underline
the error and then write the correct one in the column on the right. Number one
has been done for you as an example. (2.5 pts)
1. computer
2. ………………

1. Thank you ________ inviting me to the rice-cooking festival.
A. for B. at C. to D. of
2. Nga showed Nhi where ________ tickets.
A. get B. to get C. getting D. got
3. It's too cold outside. Would you mind ________ the window?
A. close B. closed C. closing D. to close
4. The printer isn't working. Have you turned it ________ yet?
A. on B. off C. up D. down
5. The heads of four American presidents are ________ into the rock at Mount Rushmore.
A. painted B. built C. seen D. carved
6. Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs ____ performed for people in towns and villages.
A. are B. were C. will be D. have been
7. Ba ________ his homework.
A. finished already B. already finished
C. have already finished D. has already finished
8. Mrs. Smith invited Mrs. Quyen to have dinner while Mrs. Quyen ________ the USA.
A. visit B. visited C. was visiting D. have visited
9. "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
10. I think playing in the rain is ________ .
A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously
11. Angkor Watt now is a famous tourist ________ .
A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractively
12. In the fire-making contest, the fire is made in the ________ way.
A. traditional B. tradition C. traditionally D. traditionalism
II. READING
A. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box (1.0 point)
is built project famous
Taj Mahal is the most (1)_______ of all India's ancient buildings. It was (2)

San Francisco, I visited my friend, Sandra Smith and her family. It was lovely to see them. I bought lots of
postcards for thechildren. Thanh is always complaining about the heaviness of my suitcase.
See you soon.
Love,
Quyen
Imagine you are a tourist on a vacation. Base on the postcard above, use
the cues to write a postcard to a friend about your trip.
- Place: Ha Long Bay, in Quang Ninh
- How you feel about the people; hospitable, helpful.
- What the weather is like: sunny, hot.
- Who/What you visit: relatives, Chay Beach, Dau Go Cave
-What you buy: souvenirs, food.
IV. LISTENING (2.0points)
Listen to the dialogue and fill each blank with a missing word.
Nam: So how is your English class going?
Lan: Not (1) _______, but English pronunciation is difficult for me.
Nam: Well, it is always difficult at first. You can improve your
pronunciation by listening to (2) _______.
Lan: That's a good (3) _______. But how do you learn new words? I
always seem to forget them.
Nam: I learn new words by writing them on pieces of paper and sticking
them on my (4) _______ wall. I look at them every night
before I go to sleep.
Lan: Maybe I should try something (5) _______ that.
Nam: And you should (6) _______ a vocabulary notebook.
Lan: What should I do with the vocabulary notebook?
Nam: Well, whenever you hear (7) _______ read a new word, you should
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write it down. When you have time you can go through the notebook and
study the words as (8) _______ as you can.

4. He is going to visit a language centre tomorrow.
5. He is going to have a lesson tomorrow evening.
6. He is going to talk with Australian students.
7. Every day he is going to read a newspaper.
8. Listening is less important to him.
9. There are many bookshops in the neighborhood.
10. He is going to read books and write a diary in English.
III. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
(2.5 pts)
1. Have you ______ any news about Lan since her bike accident?
A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. heard
2. We ______ dinner when my friends arrived yesterday evening.
A. are having B. is having C. were having D. was having
3. The glass bottle will be broken ______ small pieces.
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A. into B. to C. in D. by
4. They don’t want ______ to the market now.
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
5. I ______ home for school at 7 o’clock every morning.
A. start B. leave C. go D. move
6. The girl enjoys ______ her fitness exercise after classes.
A. doing B. to do C. do D. did
7. I have known her _______ two years.
A. for B. since C. with D. within
8. I’d like you ______ with me for some days.
A. staying B. to stay C. stayed D. will stay
9. Used paper is collected and _______ to factories.
A. sent B. sending C. send D. to send
10. I am happy _______ all the exams.

of new things.
1. When did David begin working for his construction company?

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2. What is his company doing at the moment?

3. Where does he usually work?

4. Is he working in the road department this month?

5. Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors?

6. What is he testing now?

III. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences (2.5
pts)
1. We must be there _____ 7.30 and 8.15.
A. at B. before C. between D. after
2. Dad stayed at the office _____ he finished the report.
A. between B. until C. for D. at
3. Vietnamese language is different _____ English language.
A. as B. like C. from D. with
4. Tom is 16. He isn’t _____ to drive a car.
A. enough young B. young enough C. enough old D. old enough
5. When my uncle was young, he used _____ fishing on Sundays.
A. go B. went C. going D. to go
6. Mary likes _____ the piano.
A. playing B. plays C. played D. play
7. She told me _____ you that present.

1/ A. shock B. chart C. stretcher D. teacher ____________
2/ A. corn B. snorkel C. wonder D. import ____________
3/ A. institutes B. laughs C. towers D. roofs ____________
B. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. (0.5 mk)
4/ A. participate B. competition C. itinerary D. emergency ___________
5/ A. emergency B. deposit C. injection D. conscious ___________
II. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence. (2.25 mks)
6/ We do all that we can to ________________ the air pollution in our city.
A. maximize B. increase C. less D. minimize
7/ You should ask your parents ________________- some advice.
A. off B. for C. of D. with
8/ We must learn to preserve our ________________.
A. money B. thing C. heritage D. time
9/ Let’s sing the Christmas ______________ now.
A. anthem B. music C. words D. carol
10/ We get up early ___________________ go to school on time.
A. as B. so C. so that D. in order to
11/ They were watching TV ______________ the telephone rang.
A. when B. while C. if D. until
12/ She’s ______________________ singer I’ve ever known.
A. less famous B. more famous C. the famous D. the most famous
13/ What time should we pick you _____________ at the airport?
A. up B. down C. over D. again
14/ Do you mind if I leave my bike here? _____________________.
A. Of course B. Fine thanks C. Go ahead D. No thanks
III/ Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 mks)
Hoa, Nga and her cousin Nhi were (15) ________________, so Nga suggested that they play a game
called 20 questions. She (16) ________________ the rules and then the girls started to play. Nga thought of
a place and she gave the others a (17) ________________ by saying that it wasn’t in Viet Nam. Nhi found
(18) ________________ the place was in America. Hoa thought it was the Golden Gate Bridge, but that is

plans to recycle waste to save money and labor. In countries where there is the cooperation of the public,
paper mills recycle as much as sixty percent of waste paper. For every ton of recycled newsprint, twelve
trees can be saved. We can insist that the more paper people save, the more trees are preserved.
31/ Most people use paper economically. ___________
32/ Making paper requires a lot of labor. ___________
33/ One ton of recycled paper saves twelve trees. ___________
34/ People plant more trees in order to make more paper. ___________
VII/ Complete the unfinished sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
above it. (1.5 mks)
35/ Nam gets up early every morning. He doesn’t want to be late for school.
 Nam gets up early every morning so_______________________________________________
36/ My brother started to study English 3 years ago.
 My brother has _______________________________________________________________
37/ “Is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?” Hoa said to Tim.
 Hoa asked Tim _______________________________________________________________
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