PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TÂN CHÂU
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2014- 2015
Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian: 60 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề)
--------------------------------------Thí sinh làm bài trực tiếp vào đề kiểm tra này
- Họ và tên: …………………………..
- Lớp: …………………………………

Số phách
(do chủ khảo ghi)

- Chữ kí GT1: …………………….
- Chữ kí GT2: …………………….

Số báo danh:……………
(do thí sinh ghi)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chữ kí giám khảo: ………………………

Điểm:……………….

Số phách
(do chủ khảo ghi)

I/ Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others (0,5p)
1. A. Burned

B. Stopped

C. Asked



B. hearing

C. to hear

D. heard

6. The glass bottle will be broken .......... small pieces.
A. into

B. to

C. in

D. by

7. Cool the burns immediately so as to .............tissue damage.
A. ease

B. relieve

C. minimize

D. Maximize

8. Don’t overheat the victim with the blankets or coats. (Choose the phrase that has the same
meaning as the underlined words)
A. make someone too cool

B. make someone too hot


D. using

12. Nga saw her old friend when she ........... the street.
A. is crossing

B. was crossing

C. crossed

D. crossing.

13. He asked me ................. I liked coffee.
A. which

B. as

C. if

D. what

14. ………………….. is an area of land between hills or mountains.
A. Valley

B. Beach

C. Bay

D. Island


Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological
(17)___________. But actually the idea for a computer was worked out over two centuries ago by a
man called Charles Babbage.
Babbage was (18)____________in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew
up plans for several calculating machines which he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he
started building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued
(19)___________ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London
has (20)____________ building an engine based on one of Babbage’s designs. It has taken six years to
complete and more than four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the
machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to remind of Babbage’s work.
* Decide whether the senteces are true (T) or false (F).
_____21. Charles Babbage was the first person who had an idea for the computer.
_____22. Babbage studied mathematics well.
_____23. Babbage designed some calculating machines.
_____24. His machines were widely used over the years.
V/ Underline ONE mistake in each sentence and supply the correct one (1p)
EX: The boy stand under the tree is Ba.
Your answer: stand -> standing
25. Susan has studied Vietnamese very hard since 3 years because she likes this country.
Your answer: ………………………………………………..
26. Life in the city is much different with that in the country.
Your answer: ………………………………………………..

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27. Would you mind get me some coffee?
Your answer: ………………………………………………..
28. The Statue of Liberty is presented to the United States by France in 1876.
Your answer: ………………………………………………..


7. C

8. B

9. D

10. C

11. C

12. B

13. C

14. A

15. B

16. B

IV. Reading: 3 điểm.
- Filling the blank: Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 điểm.
17. age

18. born

19. if

20. finished