phßng gi¸o dôc TP hµ ®«ng ®Ò kiÓm tra häc kú II - n¨m häc 2007-
2008
m«n: tiÕng Anh 8
Thêi gian: 45 phót
I- Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets:
(2 pts)
1. When I (open)................................... the door, a friend ( stand )................................. there.
2. Jill has decided (not buy)..................................... a car.
3. Christmas songs ( perform ).................................... for people in towns and villages 800
years ago.
4. The Browns (move)………………………to their new flat since March.
5. I didn’t know how ( get )...................................... to your house so I (stop)…………………. to
ask the way.
6. Hung always (forget) …………………….. his homework.
II- Choose the correct words or phrases to fill in the blanks:
(1.5pts)
1. Mount Rushmore .................. from more than 100 kilometers away.
A- can see B- can be seen C- was seen D- sees
2. He was watching TV .................. his brother was playing with his toys.
A- when B- why C- where D-while
3. Mount Pinatubo, which is a volcano in the Philippines, poured................in 1991.
A- in B- on C- out D -of
4. We are thinking.................. planting flowers in our garden.
A- of B- at C- in D- off
5. Trung …………. Minh if he lived in Quang Nam province then.
A- said B- told C- asked D- wondered
6. Liz said that she ……………. me some information about her school the following week.
A- sent B- will send C- would send D- were sending
III- Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first:
(2 pts)
1. The Smiths have tidied the house for Tet .

2. The statue was a present to American people from French people.
3. The statue weighs 205 tons and is 46 meters high.
4. The statue was completed in 1884 in America.
5. Tourists can not visit the statue on Christmas Day.

®¸p ¸n - biÓu ®iÓm chÊm
m«n: tiÕng anh 8
I- ( 2p.t.s ): Mçi ®éng tõ chia ®óng ®îc 0,25 ®iÓm.
1. opened/ was standing.
2. not to buy
3. were performed
4. have moved
5. to get/ stopped
6. is always forgetting
II- ( 1.5 p.t.s ): Mçi ®¸p ¸n ®óng ®îc 0,25 ®iÓm.
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. C
III- ( 2 p.t.s ): Mçi c©u viÕt ®óng ®îc 0.5 ®iÓm.
1. The house has already been tidied for Tet by the Smiths.
2. He hasn’t met her since 2005.
3. The young man said he had to go to Cairo the next day.
4. She asked me if I had any friend in that town.
IV- (2 p.t.s): Mçi c©u söa ®óng ®îc 0,5 ®iÓm.
1- B (car- making)
2- C (then)
3- C (was watching)

2.Lets go to the beach.
Why dont we............................................................................................................................?
5. They like to travel to Nha Trang on their vacation.
They enjoy...................................................................................................................................
6. Why dont we go to the movies this weekend ?
What about................................................................................................................................?
iV- Read the passage and then answer the questions:
A Frenchman Jacques Cousteau ( 1910- 1997) invented a deep- sea diving vessel in the
early 1940s. In the vessel, he could explore the oceans of the world and study underwater life.
Now we can explore the oceans using special T.V cameras as well. We can learn more about the
undersea world thanks to his invention.
1. Whats his nationality ?
.....................................................................................................................................................
2. When was he born ?
.....................................................................................................................................................
3. How old was he when he died ?
.....................................................................................................................................................
4. What did he invent ?
.....................................................................................................................................................
7. What could he do in the vessel ?
.....................................................................................................................................................
8. What can we learn thanks to his invention ?
.....................................................................................................................................................
®¸p ¸n - biÓu ®iÓm chÊm
m«n: tiÕng anh 7
I- ( 3p.t.s ): Mçi ®éng tõ chia ®óng ®îc 0,5 ®iÓm.
1. went - didn’t buy.
2. watches - are listening
3. drink
4. to play