Đề thi Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Học kì 2 năm 2021 (7 đề)

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 2

Năm học 2021 - 2022

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Đề 1

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others. 

II. Choose the best answer. 

1. She told me _______you this dictionary.

2. “ Do you mind if I took a photo? ”  - “__________”.

3. Do you mind if I _________a message for him?

4. A new bridge will _________across Thu Thiem River.

5.  I asked Hoa if My Son_________in Ha Noi.

6. Lan__________ TV at 8 o’clock yesterday evening.

7. Mrs. Quyen has been in New York__________July 2^nd.

8. It’s dangerous _________in this river.

III. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap.

1. When Mr Tuan arrived home, his children (watch) _________ a film on TV.

2. Would you mind (not use) _________ the office phone?

3. Lots of (tradition) __________ festivals are celebrated in Vietnam nowadays.

4. His father is a good (drive)_________. He always drives carefully.

IV. Read the passage & answer the questions. 

Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the central highland province of Lam Dong, 300 kilometers north of Ho Chi Minh City. Da Lat is a well-known city attracting all the people who have been there once. Da Lat is known as a city of pine trees, waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with different colors and various species. Flowers can be found anywhere and in any season. We can see flowers in Da Lat in the parks, in front of the houses, in the gardens etc…

1. When can people see flowers in the year?

2. What is Da Lat famous for?

3. How far is it from Da Lat to Ho Chi Minh City?

4. Where is Da Lat in Viet Nam?

V. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 

1. “Are you going to visit Ha Long Bay, Hoa?” asked Mai.

Mai asked…………………………………………………………………………..

2. Bell invented the telephone in 1876.

The telephone ………………………………………………………………………

3. "We are waiting for the school bus", said the children.

The children said……………………………………………………………………

4. The woman is sitting next to me. She is nervous.

The woman …………………………………….…………………………………..

VI. Reorder the words to complete the sentences. 

1. an important/ Christmas/ festival/ in many countries/ is.

2. I / study hard / to/ school / because / not / have time/ at/ at/ study / home.

3. live / in / months / going / England / they / two / are / to.

4. already / Ba / finished / homework / has / his.

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Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 2

Năm học 2021 - 2022

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Đề 2

I. Choose the word that has the underline part pronounced differently from that the rest.

1. A. reader                           B. heavy                     C. clean                   D. mean

2. A. hit                                B. tight                       C. injection             D. sting

3. A. include                        B. prison                    C. trip                      D. minus

4. A. head                             B. beach                     C. weather               D. heavy

II. Choose the best option from A,B,C or D to fill in the blank in each sentence.

1. This time last Monday, the students _______ the final test.

A. took                     B. were taking                      C. was taking            D. take

2. ____________ is a religious song that people sing at Christmas.

A. Carol                    B. Poem                               C. Christmas Card    D. Patron Saint

3. Mom said that we ____________ the meat and the chicken.

A. could eat              B. can eaten                          C. eats                       D. can ate

4. Liz is very fond ____________ the water-fetching contest.

A. on                         B. at                                      C. in                          D. of

5. He ____________ television. He should do something more active.

A. always watch                                                       B. are always watch

C. watch always                                                       D. is always watching         

6. ____________ is a person whose job is to put in and repair pipes and baths.

A. Plumber                B. Gardener                          C. Florist                   D. Inventor

III. Supply the correct form of the words.

1. Do you mind (tell) ______________ me how to write an essay?

2. Her father goes to Paris so as (take) ______________ part in an important event.

3. The doorbell rang while Jimmy (watch) ______________ television.

4. Sign language is still used as a means of ______________ (communicate).

IV. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

1. Kang Mo Yeon is practicing the guitar. She can play for the party. (so as to)

→ ……………………………………………………………………………

2. They will introduce  iPhone 7 this autumn. 

→ iPhone 7..……………………………….……..………….…………….…

3. Mr. Tony Stark said, “I will go to school by bus tomorrow.”

→ Mr. Tony Stark said ……………………………………………...………

4. Ha Vi / study / English / friends / Dong Du school / this time / yesterday/

→ Ha Vi was ………………………………………………….…………….

V. Read the paragraph,  then do the tasks given below. 

Phong Nha-Ke Bang is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Quang Binh Province in the North Central Coast region, about 500 km south of Hanoi. It is situated in a limestone zone of 2,000 km² in Viet Nam and borders another limestone zone of 2,000 km² in Laos. The core zone of this national park covers 857.54 km² and a buffer zone of 1,954 km². This national park was listed in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites in 2003.

Phong Nha-Ke Bang is famous for its cave systems because it is composed of 300 caves. Sơn Đoòng Cave, which was discovered in the 2009 survey by British and Vietnamese explorers, is considered the largest cave in the world.

T/F sentences

1. _______ Phong Nha-Ke Bang is in the south of Viet Nam.

2. _______ It was recognised as a World Heritage in 2013.

3. _______ American explorers discovered  Sơn Đoòng Cave.

4. _______ Sơn Đoòng Cave is considered the largest cave in the world.

Answer the questions.

1. Where is Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park?

2. How many caves does Phong Nha-Ke Bang have?

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Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 2

Năm học 2021 - 2022

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Đề 3

I. Choose the best option (from A, B, C or D) to complete each sentence

1. What does she ____________? – She’s beautiful.

A. like                       B. looks                    C. look like                D. look as

2. We should do morning exercises ____________ so as to stay healthy.

A. regular                 B. regularly               C. good                     D. hardly

3. I’ll be home ____________ seven because I want to see the seven o’clock news.

A. at                          B. on                         C. after                      D. before

4. We have built this house ____________ last month.

A. at                          B. since                     C. for                         D. in  

5. We put the ____________ on the floor, between the armchair and the couch.

A. cushion                B. rug                        C. picture                  D. shelf

6. Mr. Phong teaches History. Mr. Tam teaches History.                

" Mr. Phong teaches _______________ as Mr. Tam.

A. the same               B. as subject             C. the same subject  D. same subject

7. The climate is ____________ hotter and hotter.

A. geting                   B. getting                  C. become                 D. becomeing

8. Don’t come in. Please wait ____________ for a few minutes.

A. insides                 B. outsides                C. inside                    D. outside

9. My sister drives a new car to the park ____________ .

A. hisself                   B. himself                 C. herself                  D. herselves 

10. My father ____________ me not to go out in the evening.

A. spoke                    B. asked                    C. tell                        D. said

11. Let’s go to the theater this evening.

A. Let me                  B. Let we                  C. Let is                    D. Let us

12. ____________ Sunday morning, I usually have a picnic to the countryside.

A. In                          B. On                        C. At                         D. From

13. Bao is a ____________ student who always gets good grades.

A. generous              B. sociable                C. quiet                     D. hard-working

14. Miss Lien ____________ you should help your mother in your free time.

A. told                       B. said                       C. said to                   D. asked        

15. Mr. Ha: Why do some learners write one or two example sentences with each new word? - Hoa: ____________ remember how to use the word in the right way.       

A. Because of            B. Because               C. So as                     D. In order to

II. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the others

1. A. promise            B. stick                     C. revise                    D. practice

2. A. helped              B. failed                    C. cleaned                 D. improved

III. Complete the following sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 

1. Lan ____________ in the USA for five months. (be)

2. I ____________ this computer two years ago. (buy)

3. The Sun ____________ in the East. (rise)

4. We ought to ____________ hard to please our parents. (study)

IV. Circle the best option to complete the following passage. 

Hoa is excited about the interesting activities she is going to do. The Y&Y is having a plan (25) ____________ the community. She’ll take part in its recycling program. In joining this program, she’ll (26) ____________ used paper, glass and empty cans. Then she will send them for recycling. She hopes that she could save natural resources and earn some money for her school Y&Y in these (27) ____________. She also thinks about participating in either planting trees and flowers or (28) ____________ the street children.

1. A. helping             B. to help                   C. help                                 D. to helping

2. A. sell                   B. collect                   C. recycle                            D. use

3. A. activities          B. members               C. organizations                  D. resources 

4. A. helping             B. helped                   C. help                                D. to help

V. Read the following passage, then answer the questions. 

In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really bad & my English grammar was worse. I did not know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my English teacher told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library & showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English – English dictionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she. I made much progress & only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.

1. How was his English grammar in the first year?

2. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?

3. Did she show him cassettes of pronunciation drills to help him improve his English grammar?

4. What prize did he win in the English Speaking Contest one year later?

VI. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. 

Question 33.  “You should look up new words in an English dictionary.” my teacher said to us.

" My teacher said _________________________________________.

Question 34. My sister is old. She can get married. (using ENOUGH)

" My sister is _____________________________________________.

Question 35. Mai is interested in listening to traditional stories.                    

" Mai enjoys ______________________________________________.

Question 36. We had lots of friends when we lived in the country.   

" We used to ______________________________________________.

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Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 2

Năm học 2021 - 2022

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Đề 4

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. arrange B. canyon C. name D. age
2. A. seven B. level C. ruler D. next
3. A. honor B. hike C. heritage D. hundred
4. A. enjoyed B. performed C. urged D. finished

II. Choose the best answer
1. She told me that she ..........................English well.
A. speak B. spoke C. speaks D. to speak
2. I’ve been a teacher ............................... 1980
A. for B. in C. at D. since
3. The letter .................................. by Miss Lan yesterday.
A. writes B. wrote C. was written D. writing
4. Do you mind if I .................................. your bike?
A. borrow B. borrowing C. borrowed D. to borrow
5. When I came, she ............................... dinner yesterday.
A. cooks B. is cooking C. cooked D. was cooking
6. I’m happy .................. all the exams.
A. is passing B. to pass C. passed D. pass
7. A ........................ is a person who repair water pipes.
A. plumber B. doctor C. carpenter D. driver
8. The girl........................ next to me is a new comer.
A. sitting B. sit C. sat D. sits

III. Use the correct verb forms
1. The letter (write)………………by Mr.Namlast week.
2. Nga told him how (go)……………there.
3. She doesn’t like (wear)…………………..Ao dai.
4. She (take)……………….a shower at eight o’clock last night.

IV. Find out the mistake in each sentence and correct it
1. Jack asked his boss whether could he have a day off.
2. I am not very fond of get up early.
3. He has someone cuts his hair every six weeks.
4. I can see a boy to ride a bike on my way to school.
V. Read the text then answer the questions
Ha Long Bay of the Descending Dragon is popular with both Vietnamese and international
tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with Lime stone
Mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in
Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and
go out to the Bay . It is here that the visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most
beautiful sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long. It was the cave
in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang
River in 1288.
1. Who(m) is Ha Long popular with?
2. What is one of the attractions of Ha Long?
3. What is the Bay’s water like?
4. Which is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long?
VI. Use the correct form of the word in brackets for each gap
1. For some people UFOs only exist in films for ……………. (ENTERTAIN)
2. My brother is a stamp………………………………………… (COLLECT)
3. Vung Tau beach is considered as a ................. beach in Viet Nam. (SUN)
4. Lots of ………. festivals are celebrated in Vietnamnowadays. (TRADITION)

VII. Write completed sentences, using the given words
1. They have just built a new church near my house.
A new…………………………………………………………………………
2. Could you send the letter for me?
Would you mind ………………………………………………………………
3. “Do you know the name of the men talking to our teacher?” he said.
He asked me ……………………………………………………………………
4. The last time he met her was in 2010.
He hasn't………………………………………………………………………

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Đề khảo sát chất lượng Học kì 2

Năm học 2021 - 2022

Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Đề 5

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rests
1. A. temple B. event C. whether D. evening
2. A. washed B. walked C. owned D. escaped
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
1 . A.recycle B. deposit C. heritage D. memorial
2. A. festival B. separate C. minimine D. convenient

III. Choose the correct answer A,B,C or D to complete each sentence.
1. They have decided .................Ha Long Bay.
A. to visit B. visit C. visiting D. visited
2. We ..............dinner when they came.
A. are having B. had C. have had D. were having
3. Do you mind if I ................. here?
A. to sit B. sit C. sat D. sitting
4. Tom could see a boy ......................a water buffalo.
A to ride B. rode C. rides D. riding
6. Viet Nam is a ................ country.
A. rice- export B. exported - rice
C. exports - rice D. rice - exporting
7. They ................... each other for a long time.
A. know B. knew C. have known D. knowing
8. Millions of old car tires .....................away every years.
A. are thrown B. were thrown C. throw D. are throw

IV. Read and answer questions below
The ancient town of Hoi An lies on the river Thu Bon, more than 30 kms to the south of
Da Nang. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of the major old time
commercial ports of South Asia in the 16th century.
Hoi An is famous for old temples, pagodas, tiled roof houses and narrow streets. Tourists
can visit the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham civilizations. They can also enjoy the beautiful
scenery of the river Thu Bon, Cua Dai beach, etc . In recent years, Hoi An has become a
very popular tourist destination inViet Nam. Importantly, the committee of the World
Heritages of UNESCO officially certified Hoi An as a World Heritage Site in 1999.
1. How far is it from Hoi An toDa Nang?
2. What is Hoi An famous for ?
3. Can tourists visit Cham civilizations in Hoi An ?
4. When was Hoi An recognized as a World Heritage Site?

V. Write a postcard, using the suggestions
Dear Mom and Dad,
1. I/ have / wonderful time / Nha Trang/ now .
…………………………………………………………………………………
2. The people/ be / friendly/ helpful./ The weather/ be / lovely.
…………………………………………………………………………………
3. Yesterday / I / visit / Oceanic Institute / and I / take / photos
…………………………………………………………………………………
4. Tomorrow / I / going/ swim / buy / some souvenirs .
…………………………………………………………………………………
See you soon.
Love,

VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.
1. Can you carry my luggage, please ?
Would you mind ………………………………………..............…..?
2. “ Do many tourists visit Phong Nha cave every year” Lan asked me.
Lan asked me ………………………………………….....….......……
3. Traveling aroundViet Namis very interesting.
It is …………………………………………………………………
4. They have built a new hospital in my neighborhood.
A new hospital..................................................................................