Đề kiểm tra môn tiếng Anh, học kỳ II, lớp 8 - Phòng giáo dục đào tạo Bảo Lộc Lâm Đồng

PHÒNG GD&ĐT BẢO LỘC 
LÂM ĐỒNG 
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?" 
 => Nam asked Linda ________ to visit Dien Bien Phu. 
 A. if she wanted B. if he wanted 
 C. if she wants D. if he wants 
10. I think playing in the rain is ________ . 
 A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously 
11. Angkor Watt now is a famous tourist ________ . 
 A. attract B. attractive C. attraction D. attractively 
12. In the fire-making contest, the fire is made in the ________ way. 
 A. traditional B. tradition C. traditionally D. traditionalism 
II. READING 
A. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box (1.0 point) 
 is built project famous 
Taj Mahal is the most (1)_______ of all India's ancient buildings. It was (2) 
_______ as the mausoleum of Arjumand Banu Bagam. It took 22 years to 
construct. They needed 20,000 men to involve in the (3)_____. The tomb is over 
73m high. It (4)______ decorated with Koranic inscriptions . 
Notes: * Inscriptions: câu viết, câu khắc, câu để tặng 
 * Koranic (a): kinh của người đạo Hồi 
B. Read the passage 
Computers are now very useful and important for people all over the world. 
Computers have been in use widely in Viet Nam nowadays and they have 
completely changed the face of Viet Nam. Computers have contributed greatly to 
the modernization of Viet Nam. With the help of computers, we can communicate 
with the other people thousands of kilometers away in a second. We can know the 
information on medicines, science and technology very quickly. Computers are 
wonderful. They can help us save time. 
Decide if these statements are True (T) or False (F) (l.0point) 
 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 
- How you feel about the people; hospitable, helpful. 
- What the weather is like: sunny, hot. 
- Who/What you visit: relatives, Chay Beach, Dau Go Cave 
-What you buy: souvenirs, food. 
IV. LISTENING (2.0points) 
Listen to the dialogue and fill each blank with a missing word. 
Nam: So how is your English class going? 
Lan: Not (1) _______, but English pronunciation is difficult for me. 
Nam: Well, it is always difficult at first. You can improve your 
 pronunciation by listening to (2) _______. 
Lan: That's a good (3) _______. But how do you learn new words? I 
 always seem to forget them. 
Nam: I learn new words by writing them on pieces of paper and sticking 
 them on my (4) _______ wall. I look at them every night 
 before I go to sleep. 
Lan: Maybe I should try something (5) _______ that. 
Nam: And you should (6) _______ a vocabulary notebook. 
Lan: What should I do with the vocabulary notebook? 
Nam: Well, whenever you hear (7) _______ read a new word, you should 
 write it down. When you have time you can go through the notebook and 
 study the words as (8) _______ as you can. 
Lan: Thank you for your advice. I'll try and do it. 
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