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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II
MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút

I/ VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES
Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
(3.0 points)
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?"

T F
1. Computers are not helpful for many people.

2. Computers have been used widely in Viet Nam nowadays.

3. Computers help us communicate with the other people
thousands of kilometers away in a minute.

4. Computers can help us save time. Answer the questions (0.5point).
1. Do you have a computer at home?
…………………………………………………………..
2. Write one thing about how computers can help us.
…………………………………………………………..
III. WRITING (2.5points)
This is the postcard Mrs. Quyen sent from the USA.
Dear Sally,
We are having a wonderful time in the USA. The people are friendly and the
weather is warm and windy. In San Francisco, I visited my friend, Sandra Smith
and her family. It was lovely to see them. I bought lots of postcards for the
children. 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