Bristish People Call April 1St _________Day

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ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II -NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
MÔN TIẾNG ANH –LỚP 8

Thời gian làm bài 45 phút (khơng tính thời gian giao đề)
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
1. A. tourist
B. anxious
C. delicious
D. famous
2. A. university
B. unit
C. discuss
D. computer
3. A. fat
B. festival
C. grand
D. man
4. A. rub
B. surrounding
C. plumber

D. husk
5. A. helped
B. worked
C. asked
D. cleaned
Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences.
6. Bristish people call April 1st _________Day ?
A. fishing
B. fish
C. April fools’
D. telling lie
7. The student_________ next to the door is Nam.
A. is standing
B. standing
C. stand
D. stands
8. Wine is made _________grapes.
A. from
B. of
C. in to
D. with
9. She is fond_________listening to music.
A. to
B. with
C. about
D. of
10. People learn how_________paper many centuries ago.
A. make
B. making
C. to make

D. was made
11. Last night I_________TV when the phone rang.
A. watched
B. was watching
C. was watched
D. have watched
12. The prize_________to the Thon Trieu team last week.
A. is awarded
B. was awarded
C. awarded
D. awarding
13. There were many other wonders which the_________Greeks knew nothing about.
A. ancient
B. modern
C. nowadays
D. present
14. _________I come to the airport with you? - That would be nice.
A. Must
B. Shall
C. Would
D. Do
15. She asked me if I_________pop music.
A. like
B. liked
C. liking
D. to like
16. A new school will be_________ in this area next year.
A building
B. to build
C. built

D. builded
17. My friends visited while I_________a book.
A. read
B. reads
C. to read
D. was reading
18. I don’t know how_________the game.
A. to play
B. playing
C. to playing
D. play
19. . _________is often calles “ The Windy City”.
A. San Francisco
B. Hawaii
C. Chicago
D. NewYork
20. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the_________of the world.
A. buildings
B. strangers
C. walls
D. wonders
21. The _________festival was held in the communal house yard.
A. rice- cooking
B. rice-cook
C. rice- cooked
D. rice- cooker
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22. The plumber said I _________pay him then.
A. must
B. had to
C. have to
D. can
23. Our accommodation is _________the ticket price.
A. include in
B. including in
C. to include in
D. included in
24. Chrismat songs _________for people in town and villages 800 years ago.
A. perform
B. was perform
C. were perfomed
D. performed
25. Rice, coffee, fruits and vegetables are Vietnam’s agricultural _________.
A. produce
B. production
C. products
D. productive
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 BC. Although it was built a
long time ago, its construction makes it one of the true wonders of the world. The four sides of the pyramid are
put almost exactly on true North, South, East and West.
Explorations and detailed examinations of the structure reveal many interesting lines. Further scientific
study indicates that these represent a type of line of events – past, present and future. Nowadays, we don't
know exactly who built the Pyramid.
26. When was The Great Pyramid of Giza built?
____________________________________________________________________________________

27. Where are four sides of the Pyramid put?
____________________________________________________________________________________
28. What do the lines of the Pyramid represent?
____________________________________________________________________________________
29. Do we know exactly who built the Pyramid?
____________________________________________________________________________________
30. Was The Great Pyramid of Giza built as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops?
____________________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite these sentences with the same meanings.
31. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
 The Statue___________________________________________________________________________
32. " Do you know the name of the person standing here? He asked me.
 He asked me_________________________________________________________________________
33. They said "We are learning English now. "
 They said____________________________________________________________________________
34. It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire.
 It's a________________________________________________________________________________
35. They have sold that old house.
 That old house _______________________________________________________________________
36. Lan lives quite near her aunt’s house.
 Lan doesn’t__________________________________________________________________________
37. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.
 You don’t____________________________________________________________________________
38. All the students were allowed to go camping in the mountain.
 The school let ________________________________________________________________________
39. Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.
 It is_________________________________________________________________________________
40. Columbus discovered America in the 15th century.
 America _____________________________________________________________________________
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Read the passage and answer the questions.
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 BC. Although it was built a
long time ago, its construction makes it one of the true wonders of the world. The four sides of the pyramid are
put almost exactly on true North, South, East and West.
Explorations and detailed examinations of the structure reveal many interesting lines. Further scientific
study indicates that these represent a type of line of events -past, present and future. Nowadays, we don't
know exactly who built the Pyramid.
26. When was The Great Pyramid of Giza built?
 It was built in 2720 BC.________________________________________________________________
27. Where are four sides of the Pyramid put?
 They are put almost exactly on true North, South, East and West.______________________________
28. What do the lines of the Pyramid represent?
 They represent a type of line of events – past, present and future._______________________________
29. Do we know exactly who built the Pyramid?
 No, we don’t._________________________________________________________________________
30. Was The Great Pyramid of Giza built as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops?
 Yes, it was.___________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite these sentences with the same meanings.
31. France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876.
 The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States in 1876._______________________________
32. " Do you know the name of the person standing here? He asked me.
 He asked me if/whether I knew the name of the person standing there.__________________________
33. They said "We are learning English now. "

 They said they were learning English then.________________________________________________
34. It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire.
 It's a fire-making contest._______________________________________________________________
35. They have sold that old house since 2004.
 That old house has been sold since 2004.__________________________________________________
36. Lan lives quite near her aunt’s house.
 Lan doesn’t live far from her aunt’s house.________________________________________________
37. It isn’t necessary to finish the work today.
 You don’t have to finish the work today.___________________________________________________
38. All the students were allowed to go camping in the mountain.
 The school let all the students go camping in the mountain.___________________________________
39. Having a vacation abroad is very interesting.
 It is very interesting to have a vacation abroad._____________________________________________
40. Columbus discovered America in the 15th century.
 America was discovered by Columbus in the 15th century._____________________________________
Good luck!
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