Bai kiem tra HK I

§Ò kiÓm tra häc kú II M«n: TiÕng Anh 8–
Thêi gian: 45 phót
I . Listen: You will hear a tour guide talking about a town in Scotland. Listen and complete the passage about the town .
Write your answers in the blanks.(1.75 p)
Good morning and welcome to Scotland. I hope you had a good journey and are not too tired this morning. My name is
Jim and I’m here to help you. I want to tell you a few things which you might find useful.
Firstly, the banks. They’re open from(1)........in the morning until four o’clock in the afternoon. They are open everyday
except(2)........ But on Sunday you can change your money in (3)......... Next , the buses. You can take a bus from the hotel to
the city center. It’s the number(4).........Thre are buses every fifteen minutes so you won’t have to wait long. You will find
the bus stop just(5).........the hotel. A ticket to the city center costs(6).........pence. Finally, tonight we’re having a party for
you in (7).....
I hope I’ll see you all there. Thank you.
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 -
II . Choose best word or phrase to complete each sentence: (3 p.)
1. Do you mind if I.........you some advice on your study habits?
a. give b. gave c. giving d. will give
2. Linh advised Lan how..........from My Son to Hoi An.
a. to go b. going c. go d. goes
3. Hoa posted her letter last week but her family hasn’t got it .......
a. already b. yet c. just d. never
4. The flowers............in yellow paper is one dollar.
a. wrapped b. wrapping c. are wrapping d. are wrapped
5. The light went out while we ..........dinner.
a. had b. are having c. were having d. have
6. London is ...........capital city in Europe.
a. largest b. larger c. most large d. the largest
7. Ngan is talking on the phone. She ...........on the phone.
a. always talk b. always is talking c. is always talking d. always talks
8. It........when the plane got to Hanoi.
a. rained b. is raining c. were rainig d. was raining
9. Kate hates......... to classical music.

a. listens b. listening c. listen d. listened
10. Lan’s family decided............their next summer vacation in Hoi An.
a. spend b. spent c.spending d. to spend
11. The play “ Romeo and Juliet” was...........by William Shakespeare in 1590.
a. invented b. designed c. written d. composed
12. Foreign tourists are interested...........poterry.
a. of b. in c. on d. for
1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12-
III. Rewrite the sentence beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same(1.5p)
1. “ Do you feel better here?”
She asked me...................................................
2. Hue attracts a lot of tourists.
A lot of tourists................................................
3. How long have you studied in this university?
How long ago...................................................
IV. Choose a, b or c: ( 2p.)
Needless to say, computers play an important part in our life nowadays. It’s (1).........to carry on our work without
computers nowadays. For example, (2)......... are necessary in a university library.
All the (3)........ normally found in library is now (4).........in computers. This is very(5).........for students because they
can(6).........messages and receive information(7).........having to leave their computers. Access to a computer has
now(8)..........students’ need.
1. a. easy b. difficult c. exciting
2. a. computers b. work c. our life
3. a. information b. things c. books
4. a. kept b. stored c. put
5. a. difficult b. comfortable c. convinient
6. a. receive b. send c. give
7. a. and b. but c. without
8. a. become b. becoming c. become
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IV. Writing: How to make yogurt? Write the instructions using cues.(1.75 p.)
1. heat/ milk/ boil/ one minute.
2. let/ milk/ cool/ about 40 C.
3. add/ one cup/ yorgurt as a starter.
4. stir/ milk/ continually/ a while.
5. pour/ milk/ little cups.
6. leave/ cups/ warm place/ at least 5 hours.
7. yogurt/ ready/ put/ fridge to cool.
Name:
Class:
Answer key
( The second term Grade 8)–
I . 0,25 X 7 = 1,75
1- nine
thirty
2- Sunday 3- the
hotel
4- twenty
one
5- outside 6- sixty 7- the
restaurant
II. 0,25 X 12 = 3
1- a 2- a 3- b 4- a 5- c 6- d 7- c 8- d 9- b 10- d 11- c 12- b
III . 0,5 X3 = 1,5
1- She asked me if/ whether I felt better there.
2- A lot of tourists are attracted by Hue.
3- How long ago did you study in this university?
IV. 0,25 X 8 = 2
1 – b 2 – a 3 – a 4- b 5 – c 6 – b 7 – c 8 – c
V. 0,25 X 7 = 1,75

1- Heat the milk and boil it for one minute.
2- Let the milk cool until about 40 C.
3- Add one cup of yogurt as a starter.
4- Stir the milk continually for a while.
5- Pour the milk into little cups.
6- Leave the cup in a warm place for at least 5 hours.
7- The yogurt is ready to put into the fridge to cool.