Bộ đề kiểm tra HKII tiếng Anh lớp 8 (Phần 2)

KIỂM TRA HK II ANH 8
ĐỀ SỐ 11
I. Pronunciation: (1.25pts)
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other words: (0.75pt)
A. representative
B. departure
C. institute
D. limestone


A. separate
B. marine
C. wonder
D. compile


A. teammate
B. claim
C. participate
D. pomegranate


B. Choose the word whose stress pattern is not the same as that of the rest: (1pt)
A. memorial
B. include
C. brochure
D. competition


A. surround
B. marine
C. snorkel
D. award


II. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to fill in each blank: (2.25pts)
I take part ……………….. most youth activities of my school .

 A. of
B. on
C. to
D. in

2. Jane saw her old friend while she ……………….……... the street .

 A. crossed
B. is crossing
C. was crossing
D. crosses

He had his father ………………....his watch .

 A. fixed
B. fixing
C. to fix
D. fix

4. I saw him ………………....the flowers in the garden .

 A. watering
B. watered
C. be watered
D. be watering

5. Paul is said ………………….. the brightest student in the class .

 A. was
B. to be
C. being
D. he was

6. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called ………………………… .

 A. water-fetch contest
B. fetching-water contest
C. water-fetching contest
D. fetch-water contest

7. Tom ………………... his hand when he was cooking the dinner .

 A. burnt
B. was burning
C. has burnt
D. burn

8. She asked me ………………….…. a daughter

 A. if I have
B. whether I have
C. if I had
D. whether I have had

9. I like going to the museum of………………………. life .

 A. simple
B. merry
C. marine
D. marry

III. Choose the underlined word or phrase (A,B,C,D) that must be changed for the sentence to be correct: (1pt)
He said if he liked sugar in his coffee. …………………
A B C D

She was meeting him when she was walking in the park.. …………
A B C D

lan asked his father if he would go to Hue tomorrow. …………………
A B C D

My friend said he could to speak English well …………………
A B C D

IV. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence: (1.5pts)
. The local people showed me great……………………(hospitable) .
. It’s……………..…...(help) to have a calculator for this exam .
. He has been…………………..(award) a scholarship to do research .
. He always gives his opinions…………………...(clear) .
. I am not really…………………..…(suit) dressed for a party .
. The bride wore a dress that she…………………….(design) herself
V. Read the passage, then write TRUE or FALSE for each sentence: (1pt)
In 1823, the patron saint of children, Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem called A Visit From Saint Nicholas. The character in the poem was a fat jolly man who wore a red suit and gave children presents on Christmas Eve. The poem, which was written by Clement Clarke Moore, an American professor, became popular in the USA. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem.

Saint Nicholas appeared in a poem in 1820.


Saint Nicholas was a thin jolly man who wore a red suit .


 3. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem “A Visit From Saint Nicholas” .


 4. Santa Claus is based on the description of Saint Nicholas in this poem .


VI. Read the passage. Then decide which word in the box best fits each blank: (1.5pts)

 built - God - really - largest - biggest - royal - religious


 Angkor Wat should ……………..be known as a wonder because it is the ……………….…temple in the world. The temple was …………........around the year 1100 to honor a Hindu………..….., but over the next three centuries it became a Buddhist …………………..center. The area surrounding the temple, Angkor Thom, used to be the ………………...capital city.


VII. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to