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đề kiểm tra chất lượng Học kỳ II
Năm học: 2008 – 2009
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)


Họ và tên ……………………………..
Lớp 8 …….. Số báo danh …………....
Trường………………………………...


Điểm bài thi
Bằng số Bằng chữ

…………. ………….
Chữ ký của giám khảo


I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D. (1pt)
1. A. university B. student C. computer D. campus
2. A. visited B. added C. washed D. needed
3. A. liberty B. library C. bridge D. river
4. A. city B. connect C. council D. copy
II. Circle the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (2.5pts)
1. She has worked as a secretary _____ she graduated from college.
A. since B. until C. before D. while
2. She asked the guide _____ Phong Nha Cave was the most beautiful cave in Vietnam.
A. where B. which C. whether D. what
3. The flight to London _____ for half an hour.
A. delayed B. has been delayed C. has delayed D. is delayed
4. When I came to visit her last night, she _____ a bath.
A. is having B. was having C. has had D. had
5. The boy forgot _____ the newspaper for his father.
A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought
6. Wait here until I _____ you.
A. will call B. call C. am calling D. am going to call
7. People learnt how _____ paper many centuries ago.
A. was made B. is making C. to make D. making
8. Faraday is one of the greatest _____ in history.
A. invents B. inventions C. inventive D. inventors
9. Have you _____ any news about Lan since her bike accident?
A. hear B. hearing C. to hear D. heard
10. Many people are now fond _____ playing football.
A. of B. on C. in D. with
III. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting by circling A, B, C or D, then rewrite the correct sentence. (1.5pts)
1. I decided changing my job because my boss made me work overtime.
A B C D
………………………………………………………………………………………
2. We haven’t seen her when she left for Ho Chi Minh City.
A B C D
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3. Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child?
A B C D
……………………………………………………………………………………….
IV. Fill in each of the spaces with a suitable word from the box, then answer the questions below. (2.5pts)
night clock has named next was

 The world’s most famous (1) …………, Big Ben, stands (2) ………. to the Houses of Parliaments in London.
Big Ben is the name of the bell which chimes every hour. The bell was (3) …………. after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man who (4) …………given the task of hauling the bell up the clock tower.
The clock (5) ……….. four faces and keeps accurate time. It can be adjusted by the removal or addition of coins on the tray attached to the clock’s pendulum.
One interesting thing about the clock is that when the light shines above the belfry at (6) ……………, it means that the House of Commons is still in session.
1. What is Big Ben?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Does Big Ben chime every hour?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Who was Sir Benjamin Hall?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
V. Write a letter to your friend. Tell him/her about your class’s trip to Cuc Phuong National Park last weekend. Use the following prompts to help you. (2.5pts)
May 4, 2009
Dear Nam,
How are you?
My class / have a trip / Cuc Phuong National Park / last weekend. /
It / take / us more than two hours / get there / coach./
We / see /