ĐỀ VÀ ĐÁP ÁN KIỂM TRA HK2 ANH LỚP 8 KỲ 2

Trêng THCS ®Ò kiÓm tra chÊt lîng häc kú II
M«n : TiÕng Anh
Líp : 8
I.Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from
the others (1ms)
1. A. question B. nation C. vacation D. station
2. A. sure B. soup c. machine D. sugar
3. A. plays B. says C. days D. bays
4. A.bank B. hat C. cat D. what
II. Circle the best ansers: (2ms)
1.This shirt is big for me to wear
A. enough B. very C. too D. so
2. Would you like us on the trip to Huong pagoda?
A. to join B. join C. joining D. joined
3. I think the children can do that work
A. myself B. his self C. her self D. themselves
4. You ought your work early
A. finish B. finishing C. to finish D. finished
5.I here since I was born
A. have lived B. has lived C. lived D. living
6. My bag is more than hers
A. nice B. big C. cheap D. expensive
7.When I homw, my mother a big cake
A. came/ making C. come/ make
B. came/ was making D. was coming/ was making
A. planted B. is planted C. plant D. was planted
8. A festival in which participants have to make fire is called
A. a fire – making festival C. a make – fire festival
B. a fire- make festival D. a making – fire festival
III. Re- write the following sentences with the same meaning (2ms)
1. Nam is strong. He can carry that heavy suitcase

Nam is
2. “Can you get back home by ten o’clock?” My mother told me
My mother told me
3. People will built a new library behind the police sation
A new library
4. “ I’m helping my mom to do the houseworks” Lan said
Lan said
5.The boy is Ba. He is listening to misic

6.Can you open the window?
Would you mind
7. “ You should wear warm clother when it is cold” my mother said to me
My mother said
8. They plant a very beautifull rose in thier garden
A very beautifull rose
IV. Read the following passage then decide whether the following sentences are
T or F? (2,5)
City or country
Nowadays, there is an increasing number of arguments on whether you should
choose the city or the country to live in. People are trying to prove themselves right
throught a lot of reasons. In fact, each place has its own advantange and disavantage
that always meet people’s concerns.
Some people say that they do not like the noise and the stress in the city.
Moreover, a place full of people like the city is always dangerous for their life. In
the country, life is quiet, peacefull and relaxing, and especially very safe. They do
not have to face the traffic jams, the pressure of work or all the tricks that can come
to them at anytime. In addtion, the city surroundings is co dirty with polluted air and
water. Life is healthier in the country with clean, fresh air and lots of open space for
children
1. The city is noisy and polluted

2. Life is safe in the country
3. a lot of people do not like the noise in the city
4. People in the city have to face the traffic jams
5. Life is healthier in the city than the country
V.Write a story from the folllowing sets of words and phrases. You can make
all the neccessarry changes and additions. (2,5)
1. Lastweek/ the Jones family/ vacation/ Da Lat
2. One afternoon/ they/decide/paddle/ Xuan Huong Lake
3.After/ hire/ canoe/ the family/ paddle/ to/ middle/ lake
4.Unfortunaterly/ it/rain/heavily/ they/ fall/the deep/ dangerous water
5. A boat/appear/rescue/them. The family/ lucky
Answer key
I. (0, 25 ms/ a right sentence)
1 – A, 2- B, 3 – B, 4 – D
II. 0, 25 ms/ a right sentence)
1. C, 2. A, 3 . D, 4. C, 5 .A, 6.D, 7. B, 8. A
2. III. (0, 25 ms/ a right sentence)
1. Nam is strong enough to carry that heavy suitcase
2. My mother told me to get back home by ten o’clock
3. A new libarary will be built behind the police station
4. Lan said that she was helping her mom to do the house works
5. The boy listening to music is Ba
6. Would you mind opening the window?
7. My mother said that I should wear warm clother when it’s hot
8. A very beautifull rose is planted in thier garden by them
IV: (0, 5 ms/ a right sentence)
1. T, 2 .T, 3 F, 4.T, 5.F.
V: (0, 5 ms/ a right sentence)
1. Lastweekthe Jones family had a vacation in Da Lat
2. One afternoon they decided to paddle around Xuan Huong Lake

3.After hiring a canoe the family paddled to the middle of the lake
4.Unfortunaterly it rained heavily and they fe ll to the deep and dangerous water
5. A boat appeared and rescued them. The family was very lucky.