Đề kiểm tra số 2 học kì II Tiếng anh lớp 8

English test for the second semester-2
I. Pronunciation.
1. A. shock	B. conscious	C. hold	D. promise
2. A. you	B. your	C. young	D. my
3. A. first	B. victim	C. facility	D. notice
4. A. crutch	B. school	C. chair	D. beach
5. A. finished	B. compiled	C. guessed	D. fetched
II. Choose the best answer ABC,or D to complete the sentences.
1. Ha long Bay is a World Heritage Site recognized ____ UNESCO.
A. in	B. like	C. or	D. to
2. It's too cold outside. Would you mind _______ the window?
A. to close	B. closed	C. closing	D. close
3. The ________ festival was held in the communal house yard.
A. rice-cook	B. rice-cooker	C. rice-cooking 	D. rice-cooked
4. Linda asked me where I _______ the souvenirs.
A. buy	B. buying	C. bought	D. to buy
5. My brother is studying very ________.
A. hard	B. hardly	C. good	D. harder
6. Millions of Christmas cards _____ every year.
A. is sending	B. send	C. are sending	D. are sent
7. I'm happy _______ all the exams.
A. is passing	B. passed	C. to pass	D. pass.
8. Ba loves watching football, _____ he doesn't like playing it.
A. and	B. but	C. so	D. because.
III. Find ONE mistake, underline and correct it in each sentence.
1. She spent her free time visit galleries and museums. ( ____________) 
2. Her mother wants her to take care of herself. . ( ____________)
3. Could you tell me how going to the cinema? . ( ____________)
4. I went to the garden center in order get some fertilizers for my flowers. (____)
5. Do you mind if I sat down? . ( ____________)
6, It is dangerous letting the children play with matches. . ( ____________)
IV. Give the form of verbs in brackets.
1. We ( use) _________________________ this bike since 2012.
2. Jim wanted to know where ( find) ___________ it.
3. Mary was very tired, so she (go) ___________________ to bed early
4. When we last saw her, she ( be) ______________ in good health.
5. Peter ( live) ___________________ in Ha Noi for three years.
V. Read. Then answer the questions.
RECYCLING FACTS
In the USA, millions of old car tires are thrown away every year. But tires can be recycled to make pipes and floor coverings. Nowadays, many people wear shoes and sandals made from old car tires. In Britain, the milkman brings bottles of milk to houses and collects the empty ones. The empty bottles are then cleaned and refilled. Every milk bottle can be reused thirty times. People throw away billions of cans every year all over the world. In Oregon, the government made a new law several years ago. They said that there must be a deposit on all drink cans.The deposit is returned when people bring the cans back for recycling .
1. What do people throw away in the USA every year ?
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2. What can tires be recycled to make ?
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3. Nowadays , What do many people wear shoes and sandals made from ?
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4. How many times can Every milk bottle be reused ?
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5. Who throw away billions of cans every year all over the world.
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VI. Rewrite the sentences.
1. Lan called a taxi. She wanted to go to the market.
-> Lan called a taxi so as ______________________________________
2. He began to play tennis in 2005.
-> He has ___________________________________________
3. " I'm living in Canada", said she.
-> She said ___________________________________________
4. They asked her some questions at the interview.
-> She _______________________________________________
VII. 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. 
Dear Hoa,
1- My class / have a trip / Cuc Phuong National Park / last weekend. 
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2- It / take / us more than two hours / get there / coach./
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3- We / see / Nguoi Xua Cave / the one hundred – year old tree.
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4- We / take / many photos / they / be / beautiful. /
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5- We/ feel / excited / I hope / visit / it again./
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See you soon.
Love, Nam.