Thi hoc ki 2 anh 8

                  ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II – LỚP 8

Họ và tên HS:.............................................. MÔN: TIẾNG ANH

Lớp:...........                                                      Thời gian : 60 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) 

 I. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: (5pts)

1. You are always……………in class.

A. talking  B. talk   C. talks  D. talked

2. The Pyramid is the only .............................we can still see today.
   A. picture  B. temple  C. pagoda  D. wonder
3. Chicago is often called "The.....................City".

A. windward  B. windy  C. windless     D. wind

4.   How about................. to the exhibition?

A. going  B. go   C. goes  D. to go

5. My young brother is ....................................forgetting to do his homework.
   A. always  B. often  C. sometimes  D. rarely
6. Vietnam is a ..............................country.
   A. rice-export B. rice-exported C. rice-exporting D. exporting-rice
7. The radio was.............by Tim yesterday.

A. repaired  B. repairing         C. repair  D. repairs

8. We always have parties ...............................Christmas.
   A. on   B. for   C. at   D. in
9. Santa Claus is based ____________________the description of Saint Nicholas.
   A. at   B. on   C. in   D. for
10. My computer hasn't... .............since last week.

A. worked  B. work  C. working  D. works

11. Would you mind ______________________the window?   

A. open  B. opens  C. opening  D. opened

12. ____________you __________________your homework yet, Ba?  

A. Have / finished B. Has / finished C. Have / finish D. Has / finish

13. I don’t know how ________________________this game.

A. play   B. played  C. to play  D. playing

14. The phone rang while I ________________________.   

A. sleep  B. is sleeping  C. was sleeping D. were sleeping

15. They had a ______________________time in Hoi An.    

A. wonder  B. wonderful  C. wonderous D. wondered 

16. There were three _____________________in the rice-cooking festival. 

A. compete  B. competive  C. competively D. competition

17. I'm afraid that I can't agree...................you.

A. about  B. at   C. on   D. with

18. My house.................in 1998.

A. were build        B. built  C. was built  D. built

19. You should …………………… warm clothes with you.

 A. take  B. took  C. to take  D. taking

20. Ba has lived in Nha Trang ............................... 3 years.

 A. since  B. for   C. on   D. at

II. Reading:

*Read this report and choose the best answers: (1.5pts)

The festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away (1)....................a river. There were three competitions: water-fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival took one day. In the water-fetching (2)..........................one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water. In the fire-making contest two team members had to make fire in the (3)..........................way. They tried to rub pieces of (4)........................together to make the fire. Six people from each team (5).............................in the rice-cooking contest. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice. After the three contests, all the points were (6).........................and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful.

1.  A. between  B. for   C. from  D. into

2.  A. activity  B. contest  C. festival  D. performance

3.  A. original  B. natural  C. national  D. traditional

4.  A. bamboo  B. paper  C. metal  D. wood

5. A. participate  B. took part  C. interested  D. join

6.  A. designed B. organized  C. scored  D. added

* Read the text and answer the questions: (1pt)

An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists visited Egypt. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the capital is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. The climate is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average temperature from October to March is not too high. The most famous sights are the pyramids at Giza.

1. Are there many visitors to Egypt every year?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. What is the population of Egypt?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. What is the climate in Egypt like?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. What are the most famous sights in Egypt?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

III. Rewrite each of the sentences so that the meaning stays the same: (2,5pts)

1. Do you mind if I take a photo?

 Would .................................................................................................................................

2. They bought this house in 1975. 

 This house ...........................................................................................................................

3. Hoa will start a new work next month.

  A new work.....................................................................................................................

4. Lan arrived at school while the school drum was sounding.

 When ..................................................................................................................................

5. “Do you visit Ha Long Bay, Nam?” Hoa asked.

 Hoa asked ...........................................................................................................................

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