Đề kiểm tra học kỳ II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2011-2012 (Có đáp án)

	ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II -NĂM HỌC 2011-2012
	MÔN TIẾNG ANH –LỚP 8
	Thời gian làm bài 45 phút (không tính thời gian giao đề)
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Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. tourist	B. anxious 	C. delicious 	D. famous 
A. university	B. unit 	C. discuss 	D. computer
A. fat 	B. festival	C. grand 	D. man
A. rub	B. surrounding	C. plumber 	D. husk 
A. helped 	B. worked	C. asked	D. cleaned 
Choose the best answer to each of the following sentences.
Bristish people call April 1st _________Day ?
 	A. fishing 	B. fish 	C. April fools’ 	D. telling lie 
The student_________ next to the door is Nam.
	A. is standing 	B. standing 	C. stand 	D. stands 
Wine is made _________grapes. 
 	A. from 	B. of 	C. in to 	D. with 
She is fond_________listening to music. 
 	A. to 	B. with 	C. about 	D. of
People learn how_________paper many centuries ago. 
	A. make 	B. making 	C. to make 	D. was made
Last night I_________TV when the phone rang. 
	A. watched 	B. was watching 	C. was watched 	D. have watched
The prize_________to the Thon Trieu team last week. 
	A. is awarded 	B. was awarded 	C. awarded 	D. awarding
There were many other wonders which the_________Greeks knew nothing about. 
	A. ancient 	B. modern 	C. nowadays 	D. present
_________I come to the airport with you? - That would be nice. 
	A. Must 	B. Shall 	C. Would 	D. Do
She asked me if I_________pop music. 
 	A. like 	B. liked 	C. liking	D. to like
 A new school will be_________ in this area next year. 
 	A building 	B. to build 	C. built 	D. builded
My friends visited while I_________a book. 
 	A. read 	B. reads 	C. to read 	D. was reading
I don’t know how_________the game. 
 	A. to play	B. playing	C. to playing 	D. play
. _________is often calles “ The Windy City”. 
 	A. San Francisco 	B. Hawaii 	C. Chicago 	D. NewYork
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is one of the_________of the world. 
 	A. buildings	B. strangers	C. walls 	D. wonders
The _________festival was held in the communal house yard. 
 	A. rice- cooking 	B. rice-cook 	C. rice- cooked 	D. rice- cooker 
The plumber said I _________pay him then. 
 	A. must 	B. had to 	C. have to 	D. can 
Our accommodation is _________the ticket price. 
 	A. include in 	B. including in 	C. to include in 	D. included in
Chrismat songs _________for people in town and villages 800 years ago. 
 	A. perform 	B. was perform 	C. were perfomed 	D. performed 
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.
When was The Great Pyramid of Giza built? 
	@	
Where are four sides of the Pyramid put? 
	@	
What do the lines of the Pyramid represent?
	@	
Do we know exactly who built the Pyramid?
	@	
Was The Great Pyramid of Giza built as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops?
	@	
Rewrite these sentences with the same meanings. 
France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876. 
	@ The Statue	 
" Do you know the name of the person standing here? He asked me. 
	@ He asked me	 
They said "We are learning English now. "
	@ They said	 
It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire. 
	@ It's a	 
They have sold that old house. 
	@ That old house 	 
Lan lives quite near her aunt’s house. 
	@ Lan doesn’t	 
It isn’t necessary to finish the work today. 
	@ You don’t	
All the students were allowed to go camping in the mountain. 
	@ The school let 	 
Having a vacation abroad is very interesting. 
	@ It is	
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.
When was The Great Pyramid of Giza built? 
	@ It was built in 2720 BC.	
Where are four sides of the Pyramid put? 
	@ They are put almost exactly on true North, South, East and West.	
What do the lines of the Pyramid represent?
	@ They represent a type of line of events – past, present and future.	
Do we know exactly who built the Pyramid?
	@ No, we don’t.	
Was The Great Pyramid of Giza built as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops?
	@ Yes, it was.	
Rewrite these sentences with the same meanings. 
France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1876. 
	@ The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States in 1876.	 
" 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.	 
They said "We are learning English now. "
	@ They said they were learning English then.	 
It is a contest in which participants have to make a fire. 
	@ It's a fire-making contest.	 
They have sold that old house since 2004. 
	@ That old house has been sold since 2004.	 
Lan lives quite near her aunt’s house. 
	@ Lan doesn’t live far from her aunt’s house.	 
It isn’t necessary to finish the work today. 
	@ You don’t have to finish the work today.	
All the students were allowed to go camping in the mountain. 
	@ The school let all the students go camping in the mountain.	 
Having a vacation abroad is very interesting. 
	@ It is very interesting to have a vacation abroad.	
Columbus discovered America in the 15th century.
	@ America was discovered by Columbus in the 15th century.	
Good luck!