Phòng GD & ĐT Yên Lập Đề kiểm tra học kỳ II
Năm học 2009- 2010
Name: Môn tiếng anh lớp 8
Class 8Thời gian: 45 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)
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I: Choose the word that the underline is different from the others (1point)
1/ A. hate B. cat C. that D. hat
2/ A. asked B. helped C. kissed D. wanted
3/ A. watches B. chemist C. achieve D. riches
4/ A. service B. office C. device D. practice
II: Choose and circle the best answer to complete the sentences (4 points)
1. The bike .......... in Japan is USD 100.
a. maked b. make c. making d. made
2. It`s difficult .............. all of my friend’s phone nunbers.
a. remembered b. remember c. to remember d. remembering
3. Have you finished your homework ..................?
a. yet b. already c. since d. for
4. Color television.......... by John Logie Bard in 1928.
a. was invented b. is invented c. has invented d. invented
5. Presents______ in colored paper and put under the Christmas tree.
a. are wraped b. are wrap c. are wrapped d. are wrapping
6. I don`t know how....... the game.
a. playing b. play c. to playing d. to play
7. ................ is often called "The windy city".
a. San Francisco b. Hawaii c. Chicago d. New York
8. People use the first aid .......ease the victim’s pain and anxiety
a. so that b. in order to c. in order that d. so as
9. Would you mind ..................your car ?
a. move b. moving c. moves d. to move
10. Christmas songs for people eight hundred years ago.
a. perform b. are performed c. performed d. were performed
11. Billions of cans are thrown every year all over the world .
a. away b. up c. in d. on
12. I have known her friend two years
a. with b. on c. since d. for
13. I promise Ivideo games any more .
a. will play b. won’t play c. play d. to play
14. I asked her if she …………………… hard
a. study b. will study c. studied d. studies
15. My friends visited me while I a book
a. read b. was reading c. reads d. to read
16. Cans and bottles should be collected and sent to factories for ............
a. recycling b. reducing c. refilling d. reusing
III. Read the passage. Then answer the questions bellow (2,5 points)
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the central highland province of Lam Dong, 300 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City. 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. Flowers can be found anywhere and in any season. We can see flowers in Da Lat in the parks, in front of the houses, in the gardens etc.

1. Where does Da Lat lie on?

2. Is Da Lat a well - known City?

3. How far is it from Da Lat to Ho Chi Minh City?

4. What is Da Lat famous for?

5. where and when flowers be found?

IV - Rewrite these sentences (2,5 points):
1/ People speak English all over the world.
- English...........................................................................................................................
2/ “Do you know My Son, Nga?” Said Hung.
- Hung asked Nga............................................................................................................
3. I started learning English 3 years ago.
- I have ............................................................................................................................
4/ It is a contest in which participants have to cook rice.
- It is a..............................................................................................................................
5/ Could you give me that book