De HK II anh 8

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently (1pt)
1. a. sights b. high c. village d. right
2. a. corn b. city c. center d. recycle
3. a. volcano b. comb c. spring roll d. grow 4. a. winter b. win c. windy d. wine

II.Choose the best answer.(2pts)
1. ……………..you mind if I smoked?
a. Did b. Don’t c. Do d. Would
2. The old lamp……………..in chine is 5 dollars
a. make b. made c. are making d. to make
3. I……………….while my sister was watching television.
a. reading b. was reading c. is reading d. were reading
4. Yesterday he was going home when he …………. a dog
a. see b. saw c. to see d. were seeing
5. She ………………her homework last night.
a. did b. to do c. doing d. were doing
6. The Pyramids of Cheops is one of the seven…………..of the world.
a. Pyramids b. temples c. places d. wonders
7. He said he ……………. for a car company.
a. worked b. work c. am working d. has worked
8. Many years ago, Christmas songs ………for people in towns and villages.
a. performs b. were performed c. were performing d. have performed

III/ Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets (2pts) 1. I (listen) was listening to the radio when my mother arrived home.
2. Nam (run) ran to the river bank yesterday.
3. Do you mind if I (use) use your phone?
4. we (watch) were watching television at 8 o’clock last night.


IV. Match A with B (1pt)
A B
1. Have you ever been to Ha Long Bay? a. 4 days. 2. What were you doing when she came? b. I was watching TV. 3. Is Da Lat in Lam Dong province? c. No, I haven’t. 4. How long did the festival last? d. Yes, it is.
1…c…..2…b…3……d…….4…a…

V.Do as directed in brackets.(1pt)
1. He said “I am a plumber”.(Change into reported speech).
He said he was a plumber
2. Nam sent this letter. (Change into passive voice)
This letter was sent by Nam

VI. Read the passage. Then answer. (3pts)
The rice-cooking Festival was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from a river. There were three competitions: water- fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking. 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 a fire in the traditional way. They tried to rub pieces of bamboo together to make the fire. Six people from each team took part 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 added and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize.
1. 1. Answer true (T) or false (F)
a. The festival lasted one day with three contests.
b. Six people from each team took part in the fire-making contest.
c. They burned pieces of bamboo to make the fire.
2. Answer the questions
a. How many competitions were there?
There were three competitions
b. What did one person from each team have to do in the water-fetching contest ?
In the water-fetching contest, one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water
c. Which group won the grand prize after the three contests ?
The Thon Trieu group won the grand prize after the three contests





ĐÁP ÁN TIẾNG ANH 8 HK2

I. mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ
1. c 2. a 3.b 4. d
II. mỗi câu đúng 0,25 đ
1.d 2.b 3. b 4.b 5.a 6.d 7. a 8. b
III. mỗi câu đúng 0,5 đ