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

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?
A. at B. in C. on D. with
5. An English speaking contest ______ at Quang Trung school next week.
A. is held B. was held C. will be held D. has been held
6. Phong enjoys ______ flowers.
A. plant B. to plant C. planting D. planted
7. People usually use compost to ______ their fields.
A. fertilize B. melt C. recycle D. reduce
8. Would you mind ______ the door?
A. open B. to open C. opening D. opened
9. London will be very ______ with the low temperature of minus three and high of seven.
A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm
10. - I like playing soccer. - ______.
A. So do I B. So am I C. Neither do I D. Neither am I
11. I think playing in the rain is_______.
A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously
12. Phong Nha Cave now is a famous tourist_______.
A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractively
II. Read the passage and fill in the gap with a word from the box. (2 pts)

competitions festival participated traditional
river rice-cooking separate rub



THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL
The rice-cooking (1)_________ was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a (2)__________. There were three (3)_________: waterfetching, fire-making and (4)__________. The festival took one day. In the water-fetching contest 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 (5)__________way. They tried to (6) ____________ pieces of bamboo together to make the fire.
Six people from each team (7)___________in the rice-cooking festival. They had to (8)___________ the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
III. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
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
A. famous
B. attractive and interesting
C. highland
D. a kind of flowers


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 ?
…………………………………………………………….
IV. Rewrite the sentences with the words provided (2 pts)
1. Mai bought a new shirt yesterday.
A new shirt____________________________.
2. Huong said: " I`ll go to Ha Noi tomorrow".
Huong said that ________________________________.
3. Learning English is very interesting.
It`s ___________________________________.
4. Could you give me the bag?
Would you mind ________________________.
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H­íng dÉn chÊm

I - Circle the correct answer A,B,C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (3®) Mçi c©u ®óng cho 0,25 ®iÓm.
1 - B 2 - A 3- D 4 - D 5 - C 6 - C
7 - A 8 - C 9 - A 10 - A 11 - C 12 - B
II - Read the passage and fill in the gap with a word from th box. (2®) Mçi c©u ®óng cho 0,25 ®iÓm )
1 - festival 2 - river 3 - competitions 4 - rice-cooking
5 - traditional 6 - separate 7 - participated 8 - rub
III - Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
A - Match the words in the passage in colunm A with the right meanings in colunm B (1®). Mçi ý ®óng cho 0,25 ®iÓm.
1 - C 2 - D 3 - B 4 - A
B - Choose true ( T ) or false ( F ). (1®) Mçi ý ®óng cho 0,25 ®iÓm.
1 - T 2 - F 3 - F 4 - T
C - Answer the questions. (1®) Mçi c©u ®óng cho 0,5 ®iÓm )
a, Yes, it is
b, It is only 3 kilometers from the town center.
IV - Rewrite the sentences with the words provided. (2®) Mçi c©u ®óng cho 0,5 ®iÓm
1 - A new shirt was bought yesterday by Mai.
2 - H­¬ng said that she would go to Ha Noi the folowing day.
3 - It`s very interesting to learn English.
4 - Would you mind giving me the bag.