De kiem tra hoc ky 2 anh 8

đề kiểm tra học kỳ ii môn anh văn lớp 8
Năm học 2010 – 2011
Time allowed 45’
I - Choose the best answer and circle ( 2.0m)
1- / The bike .......... in Japan is USD 100.
A- maked B- make C- making D- made
2- It`s difficult .............. all these things.
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- She asked me if I ........... pop music.
A- like B- to like C- liked D- liking
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- New York D- Chicago
8 Would you mind ..................your car ?
A- move B- moving C- moves D- to move
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. ( 2.0m)
1. After (spend) ……….a week in that place, he decided (come) ………back immediately.
2.I didn`t know how ( get )………. to your house so I stopped ( ask ) ……….the way.
3. When I (get)…… home, my brother (talk)… … with my mother on phone.
4. Would you mind if I ( smoke )……..? – I’d rather you ( not do ).
III Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting. ( 2.0m)
1. John didn’t write to me since he came back to his country.
A B C D
2. Anne got mark 10 in Math so she felt very happily.
A B C D
3. Would you mind to open the window for me?
A B C D
4.My father is working in a making-car company in HCMC.
A B C D
5. I have not seen you since a long time.
A B C D
6. My shirt is not as long like yours.
A B C D
7. I think you should to see the doctor tomorrow.
A B C D
8. I studied English since I started secondary school.
A B C D
IV. Complete the postcard Tom sent to his friend, Mary, who is in America. Use the words in the box. ( 2.0m)

wonderful met souvenirs in family
friendly nice took cool and sunny of


Dear Mary,
I am having a (1)________ time in Viet Nam . The weather is (2)________ . The people are (3)________. (4)________ Ha Noi, I (5)________ my friend, Hoa and her (6)________. It was (7)________ to meet them. I bought lots of (8)________ and (9)________ a lot (10)________ photos. I hope you are well. Did you receive the postcard I sent you on the first day I arrived in Viet Nam?
See you soon.
Your friend,
Tom
V. Read the passage and answer the questions. ( 2.0m)
THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
In China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long. It is called the Great Wall of China. It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. It was made by hand. The Great Wall of China was built from 246 - 209 BC. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top as if it were a road. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China.

1. Where is the Great Wall?
……………………………
2. When was it built?
………………………………
3. What is it made of?
………………………………
4. What was it built for?
………………………………