Bộ 5 đề thi HK2 môn Tiếng Anh 8 năm 2021 Trường THCS Châu Văn Liêm

BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI HK2 NĂM 2021 MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

TRƯỜNG THCS CHÂU VĂN LIÊM

I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. 

1. A. wanted	B. played	C. needed	D. expected
2. A. community	B. computer	C. museum	D. struggle
3. A. nature	B. face	C. rural	D. pancake
4. A. crafts	B. comics	C. streets	D. stamps

II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. I love the people in my village. They are so………………… and hospitable.

A. friendly

B. friend

C. friendliness

D. friendship

2. Viet Nam is …………. multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.

A. any

B. an

C. some

D.a

3. She is famous ……………….her intelligence. She designs many special styles for Ao dai.

A. in

B. for

C. with

D. into

4. I used to....................................when I was a child.

A. cry

B. to cry

C. crying

D. cries

5. ……………... you study harder, you won’t be able to pass the examination.

A. Unless

B. Because

C. If

D. without

6. she......................her homework tonight?

A. Does-do

B. Is- doing

C. Is- going to do

D. A&C

7.They have stayed in an apartment........................................10 years.

A. since

B. in

C. at

D. for

8. Nam, would you mind if I……………….. the air conditioner on?

A. turn

B. turning

C. turned

D. am turning

9. You mustn’t ……………………… your mobile phone on the plane.

A. using

B. use

C. to use

D. used

10. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food ……………………… he was very poor.

A. although

B. when

C. while

D. because

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1.Your elder brother (stay)……………………….. at home last night?

2. Where you ( go) ………………………......tomorrow?

3. He (build) ………………………..his house since 2009.

4. The children are interested in (read)......................................folk tales, aren’t they?

IV. Read the fairy tale Cinderella and write T (True) or F (False). 

Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella's stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. She turned Cinderella's old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn't tell the prince her name. but she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her. They got married and lived happily ever after.

1._______ Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died.

2._______ Her father married a kind woman.

3._______ Her stepmother and two stepsisters were very kind to her.

4._______ The prince got married to the girl who fitted the left glass slipper.

V. Read the following passage and answer the questions. 

There are many celebrations throughout the year in Vietnam, but Tet or the Lunar New Year is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people. Tet usually occurs in late January or early February. A few days before Tet is the time for people to clean and decorate their homes. During Tet, people, old and young, enjoy special food cooked on the occasion of Tet. It is also the time for family members to be together.

1. What is another name of Tet?

……………………………………………………………………………

2. When does Tet occur?

……………………………………………………………………………

3. What do people do before Tet?

……………………………………………………………………………

4. Is Tet the time for family reunions?

……………………………………………………………………………

VI. Rearrange the given words to complete the sentences. 

1. festival/ in / Viet Nam / Tet / is / the / most / important /

……………………………………………………………………………

2. because / they / can / Children / like/ Tet / receive / lucky / money /

……………………………………………………………………………

3. my son/taller/is/getting.

..........................................................................................................

VII. Rewrite the following sentences so that its meaning is the same as the first one. 

1. This mobile phone is too expensive for my father to buy.

=>This mobile phone ……………………………………………………

2. Her sister is more beautiful than her.

=> She isn’t.........................................................................................

ĐÁP ÁN

I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.

1. B 2. D 3. C 4. B

II. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences. 

1. A 2.D 3.B 4. A 5. A

6. D 7.D 8. C. 9.B 10. D

III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. Did- stay

2. are – going/ will- go

3. has built

4. reading

IV. Read the passage carefully and then do the tasks below

1. Decide statements are true (T) or false (F) 

1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T

2. Answer the questions 

1. It is the Lunar New Year/ Lunar New Year is.

2. Tet /It usually occurs in late January or early February

3. Peope/They clean and decorate their homes/houses.

4. Yes, it is.

V. Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence.

1. Tet is the most important festival in Viet Nam.

2. Children like Tet because they can receive lucky money.

3. My son is getting taller..

VI. Rewrite the sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one.

1. The mobile phone isn’t cheap enough for my father to buy.

2. She isn’t as/so beautiful as her sister..

I. READING: Read the passage and choose the most appropriate answer A, B, C or D. (2.5 pts)

How Nam has improved his English

In the first year of lower secondary school, I had some difficulties in learning English. My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I did not know how to improve them. I didn’t want my father and mother to know about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and 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 and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for secondary school students in my hometown.

1. What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?

A. The pronunciation

B. The grammar

C. Both pronunciation and grammar

D. The way of improving his pronunciation

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

A. His teacher

B. One of his friends

C. His father

D. His mother

3. Where did Nam and his teacher go after that?

A. to the town library

B. to the school library

C. to the teachers’ room

D. to his house

4. What did the teacher show him then?

A. A glass bookcase

B. An English-English dictionary

C. An English Grammar book

D. Cassettes of pronunciation drills

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

A. The first prize

B. The second prize

C. The third prize

D. The fourth prize

II. LANGUAGE FOCUS

Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (2.5 pts)

1. I often play soccer _______ Sunday afternoon.

A. in

B. at

C. on

D. for

2. We should wait here _______ our teacher comes back.

A. before

B. until

C. after

D. during

3. Mr. Brown is the same age ________ Mrs. Brown.

A. as

B. like

C. from

D. with

4. The little boy is not _________ to lift the suitcase.

A. enough strong

B. strong enough

C. too strong

D. so strong

5. My father was good at swimming. He used to ______ swimming in summer.

A. go

B. goes

C. went

D. going

6. Kate hates ______ to classical music.

A. listens

B. listened

C. listen

D. listening

7. Hung is ______ student in my class.

A. good

B. better

C. the best

D. a best

8. Ho Chi Minh City is larger and ______ beautiful than Hanoi.

A. more

B. as

C. most

D. the most

9. Mr. Smith likes _______ to music in his free time.

A. listens

B. listened

C. listen

D. listening

10. They built this house _______1990.

A. from

B. in

C. at

D. for

III. WRITING

Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all the necessary changes and additions. (2.5 pts)

1. Lan/ like/ learn English

......................................................................................

2. She/ begin/ learn/ this language/ 2003

....................................................................................

3. She/ always/ want/ improve her English

.....................................................................................

4. Last week/ she/ buy/ English-Vietnamese dictionary

.......................................................................................

5. She/ often/ use/ it/ for reading

........................................................................................

ĐÁP ÁN

I. READING: Read the passage and choose the most appropriate answer A, B, C or D. (2.5 pts)

1 - C; 2 - A; 3 - B; 4 - D; 5 - A

II. LANGUAGE FOCUS

Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (2.5 pts)

1 - C; 2 - B; 3 - A; 4 - B; 5 - A;

6 - D; 7 - C; 8 - A; 9 - D; 10 - B

III. WRITING

Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all the necessary changes and additions. (2.5 pts)

1 - Lan likes learning English.

2 - She has begun learning this language since 2003.

3 - She always wants to improve her English.

4 - Last week, she bought an English - Vietnamese dictionary.

5 - She often uses it for reading.

I. Listen and fill in the missing words

Tim and Ba have been pen pals for (1) ______________ years. Last year Tim was invited to visit Vietnam. It was the (2)______________ time Tim went to Vietnam with his (3)__________ . When the plane landed at the airport, the weather was (4)______________ and there were a lot of people there. They (5) ______________ a taxi to a small hotel in the centre of the city. After (6) ______________ in, they went to their room on the (7) ______________ floor. Tim was eager to see the sight of the (8) ______________.

II. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D

9. Would you mind if I _________ TV?

A. watch

B. watched

C. watching

D. watches

10. The man _________ next to me is very nervous.

A. is sitting

B. sits

C. sitting

D. sat

11. I _________ a friend while I _________ the shopping.

A. met - was doing

B. met - did

C. was meeting – did

C. was meeting - was doing

12. Vietnam is a(n)_________.

A. rice exporting country

B. rice - export country

C. exporting - rice country

D. rice - exporting country

13. She told me _________ speak English well.

A. to how

B. how to

C. what to

D. so as to

14. _________, dark clouds appeared and it began to rain.

A. Fortunately

B. Unfortunate

C. Unfortunately

D. Lucky

15. In the _________ festival, the fire is made in the traditional way.

A. rice - cutting

B. boat - sailing

C. bull - fighting

D. rice - cooking

16. We are looking forward _________ you in May.

A. to seeing

B. to see

C. seeing

D. to be seen

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

17. A. tribe	B. limestone	C. minimize	D. participate
18. A. emergency	B. sugar	C. gallery	D. degree

III. Read the text and answer the questions below

Mai and Lan met each other ten years ago when they were both sixteen years old. They met each other in an evening English class when they had a comprehension lesson. Lan didn’t understand a word, so she asked Mai to help her and then they became close friends. They were together nearly everyday. They left school 2 years later.

Then Lan went to the university but Mai didn’t. She married to a rich businessman and had two children. Lan continued to study for 4 years because she wanted to be a teacher. She had a lot of new friends but Mai is still one of her close friends. Now Lan is married and has a baby. She lives near Mai, so they meet very week. They often go for a walk in the park and talk about past things.

* Questions:

19. How old were Mai and Lan when they met each other?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

20. Where did they meet each other?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

21. Did Mai go to the university?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

22. Why did Lan continue to study for 4 years?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

23. Are Lan and Mai close friends?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

24. Do you have any close friends?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

IV. Write a story, using the following suggested words

25. Last week/ my class/ have/ day/ remember.

26. On the weekend/ we/ decide/ visit/ Con Son Pagoda.

27. When/ we/ come there, it/ start to rain/ heavily.

28. We/ have/ wait/ 5 hours/ before/ the rain/ stop.

29. Everyone/ be/ very hungry, so/ we/ have lunch.

30. After lunch/ we/ begin/ to visit/ pagoda.

31. Unfortunately/ it/ begin to rain/ heavily again.

32. When/ the rain/ stop, it/ be/ 5pm.

33. Everybody/ get/ really wet/ cold.

34. We/ decide/ leave/ pagoda/ without/ watch anything.

ĐÁP ÁN

I. Listen and fill in the missing words

1. three 2. first 3. parents 4. fine

5. took 6. checking 7. fifth 8. city

II. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D

9. B 11. A 13. B 15. D 17. D

10. C 12. D 14. C 16. A 18. A

III. Read the text and answer the questions below

19. They were both sixteen years old.

20. They met each other in an evening English class.

21. No, she didn’t.

22. Because she wanted to be a teacher.

23. Yes, they are.

24. Ss’ answers.

IV. Write a story, using the following suggested words

25. Last week, my class had a day to remember.

26. On the weekend, we decided to visit Con Son Pagoda.

27. When we came there, it started to rain heavily.

28. We had to wait for 5 hours before the rain stopped.

29. Everyone was very hungry, so we had lunch.

30. After lunch we began to visit the pagoda.

31. Unfortunately, it begin to rain heavily again.

32. When the rain stopped, it was 5pm.

33. Everybody got really wet and cold.

34. We decided to leave the pagoda without watching anything

I. Pronunciation: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. twice      B. flight           C. piece           D. mind

2. A. about      B. around        C. sound          D. young

3. A. cover      B. oven            C. coffee         D. company

4. A. plates      B. cakes           C. mates          D. places

5. A. changed B. learned        C. laughed       D. arrived

II. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence:

5. A table with four chairs are.............. of the dining room.

A. in B. the middle C. in the middle D. about

6. You................... brush your teeth twice a day.

A. should B. can C. will D. have

7. Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is................... him.

A. sorry for B. sad C. proud of D. displeased

8. The new hotel __________ next year.

a. is opened b. will be opened c. is opening d. opens

9. Would you mind.................. on the light?

A. turn B. to turn C. turned D. turning

10. – Where is the fridge? – It's.............. the corner of the kitchen.

A. in B. at C. to D. above

11. Did the children enjoy................... when they were on holiday?

A. themselves B. themself C. himself D. itself

12. Carmen didn't use to eat fish, but now she....................

A. used to B. do C. does D. doesn't

13. I never go to Australia. I.................. to Australia yet.

A. went B. have been C. will go D. haven't been

14. I'm................... Let's do something. How about going to a movie?

A. boring B. bore C. bored D. being bored

15. I'm hungry............... is for dinner this evening?

A. Why B. When C. How D. What

16. The old lady sat in a corner talking to....................

A. himself B. itself C. herself D. themselves

17. I................... swimming very much.

A. wait B. try C. enjoy D. finish

18. The teacher said, "Come at 8 o'clock". The teacher told the students................... at 8 o'clock.

A. not to come B. to come C. coming D. came

19. Mary is watching a film. She really likes it. Mary is really...................

A. to interest B. interest C. interested D. interesting

20.................... to do homework today?

A. Have you B. Do you have C. Must you D. You must

21. She knows that he worked really................... this semester.

A. good B. hardly C. better D. hard

22. Stop, boys! It's __________ near the streets.

a. dangerous for playing b. dangerously to play c. dangerous to playing d. dangerous to play

23. Do you mind if I switch on the radio? –...................

A. No, thank B. Yes, go ahead C. No, not at all D. Yes, you can

III. Reading comprehension: Choose the words or phrases that best fit the blank spaces.

Ha long Bay

Ha Long – Bay of the Descending Dragon – is very..... (25)..... with both Vietnamese and..... (26)..... tourists. One of the..... (27)..... of Ha Long is the Bay's..... (28)..... water and limestone mountains. The Bay's water is clear..... (29)..... the spring and early summer. Upon arriving..... (30)..... Ha Long City, visitors will go along to Chay Beach. From the beach, visitors can hire..... (31)..... and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors will find some of Southeast Asia's most..... (32)..... sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful..... (33)..... at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid..... (34)..... stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288.

24. A. familiarly B. famous C. popular D. friendly

25. A. nation B. nationality C. international D. national

26. A. attractions B. places C. spaces D. sites

27. A. running B. noisy C. going D. calm

28. A. when B. during C. as D. while

29. A. in B. to C. on D. at

30. A. a boat B. a ship C. a ferry D. a yacht

31. A. beautiful B. beautifully C. beautifulness D. beauty

32. A. places B. areas C. caves D. regions

33. A. wood B. wool C. wooden D. woolen

IV, Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first:

1. The Smiths have tidied the house for Tet.

The house...............................................................................................................................

2. The last time he met her was in 2005.

He hasn't.................................................................................................................................

3. The young man said, "I must go to Cairo tomorrow".

The young man.......................................................................................................................

4. "Do you have any friends in this town?", she asked me.

She asked me..........................................................................................................................

ĐÁP ÁN

I. Pronunciation: Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others

1 - C; 2 - D; 3 - C; 4 - D; 5 - C; 

II. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence:

6 - C; 7 - A; 8 - C; 9 - B; 10 - D;

11 - B; 12 - A; 13 - C; 14 - D; 15 - C; 

16 - D; 17 - C; 18 - C; 19 - B; 20 - C: 

21 - B; 22 - D; 23 - D; 24 - C; 

III. Reading comprehension: Choose the words or phrases that best fit the blank spaces.

25 - C; 26 - C; 27 - A; 28 - D; 29 - B; 

30 - A; 31 - A; 32 - A; 33 - C; 34 - C; 

IV, Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first:

1 - The house has been tidied for Tet. 

2 - He hasn't met her since 2005. 

3 - The young man said he had to go to Cairo the next day. 

4 - She asked me if I had any friends in that town. 

SECTION I. LISTENING. (1.5 points – 0.5/each)

Part 1. Listen to the recording twice. Choose the correct answer from A, B or C for each question.

1. How often does he travel?

A. Every month. B. Every Summer C. Every winter

2. Where is Mr Ward going this time?

A. Turkey. B. Italy. C. Spain.

3. How does he spend his time at the airport?

A. He reads the news in the newspaper.

B. He reads different magazines.

C. He plays games on his phone.

Part 2. Listen to the recording twice. Fill in each blank with no more one word or number.

1. We’re moving on the ………………………………..of June

2. The party won’t start until ………………………………..

3. Don’t bring any ………………………………...

SECTION II. PRONUNCIATION. (1 point - 0.25/ each)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

1. A. demonstrate B. deposit C. spell D. memory

2. A. called B. played C. cooked D. phoned

3. A. machine B. chair C. watch D. chore

4. A. highlight B.unite C. excited D. injure

SECTION III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY. (2.5 points - 0.25/each)

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.

1. –“Could you give me a bandage, please?” –“________.”

A. I don’t think so B. Sure. Here you are. C. Yes,please D. I hope so

2. Miss Linh asked her students ________ throw used things away.

A. don’t B. not C. to not D. not to

3. The ________ have to cook rice in this rice –cooking contest.

A. freshman B. contestant C. participants D. competitor

4. We don’t know where ________ for our holidays!

A. to go B. going C. go D. be gone

5. Compost is made from ________ and garden waste.

A. family B. home C. house D. household

6. She asked me ________ I liked eating vegetables.

A. and B. but C. if D. then

7. Do you mind if I ________ a message for him?

A. leave B. to leave C. left D. leaving

8. A new bridge will ________ across Thu Thiem River.

A. is built B. be built C. to be built D. being built

9. The flowers _______ in red paper are very cheap.

A. wrapping B. wrap C. wrapped D. to wrap

10. If people are interested in protecting the ________, our Earth will be greener & cleaner.

A. environment B. neighborhood C. residence D. living

Part 2. Give the correct form of the word in each bracket. (1 point / 0.25 each)

1. Do you mind if I (turn) ………………………………..on the TV?

2. We (not eat) ………………………………..seafood in that restaurant yet.

3. Every week, there are two (fly) ………………………………..from Ha Noi to Nha Trang.

4. A lot of tourists want to visit some (ocean) ………………………………..institutes of Hawaii.

SECTION IV. READING COMPREHENSION:

Part 1. Choose the word that best fits each of the blank spaces (1.0 point - 0.25/each)

In Britain, the milkmen (1) ________ bottles of milk to houses and collect the empty ones. The empty bottles are then cleaned and refilled. Every milk bottle can be reused thirty times. People throw (2) ________ 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 (3) ________ on all drink cans. The deposit is (4) ________ when people bring the cans back for recycling.

1. A. get B. bring C. arrange D. collect

2. A. from B. for C. away D. with

3. A. deposit B. fabric C. box D. compost

4. A. reused B. given C. sent D. returned

Part 2. Reading the passage carefully then answer the questions bellow. (1.5 points - 0.5/each)

Tet is a national and traditional festival in Viet Nam. It is occasion for every Vietnamese to be reunited to think about their past activities and hope for good luck in the year to come. Before Tet all houses are white washed and decorated with yellow apricot flowers and colorful lanterns. Everybody is looking forward to a more favorable life. On the New Year’s Eve, children are smartly dressed. They are hoping to receive money put in small red envelopes as they are wishing longevity to their grandparents and parents.

1. What is everybody looking forward to at Tet?

___________________________________

2. How are all houses decorated before Tet?

___________________________________

3. What do you think about Tet?

___________________________________

SECTION V. WRITE: (2 points - 0.5/each)

Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences as directed:

1. The taxi broke down. It was taking us to the airport.

The taxi ____________________________

2. Could you explain this sentence to me?

Would you mind ______________________?

Part 2. Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences:

1. last night / at / Lan / TV / 8 o’clock / was watching /./

_____________________________________

2. Heritage Site / asked us / Ha Long Bay / Cultural World / was the / She / if /./

…………………………………………………………………………

ĐÁP ÁN 

SECTION I. LISTENING. (1.5 points – 0.5/each)

Part 1. Listen to the recording twice.

1. B 2. A 3. C

Part 2. Listen to the recording twice.

1. 28th 2. seven thirty 3. presents

SECTION II. PRONUNCIATION. (1 point - 0.25/ each)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D

SECTION III. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY. (2.5 points - 0.25/each)

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes

1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A

Part 2. Give the correct form of the word

1. Turn 2. haven’t eaten 3. flights 4. oceanic

SECTION IV. READING COMPREHENSION:

Part 1. Choose the word that best fits each of the blank

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D

Part 2. Reading the passage carefully then answer

1. Everybody is looking forward to a more favorable life.

2. Houses are white washed and decorated with yellow apricot flowers and colorful lanterns.

3. I think Tet is a joyful festival.

SECTION V. WRITE: (2 points - 0.5/each)

Part 1. Rewrite the following sentences

1. The taxi taking us to the airport broke down.

2. Would you mind explaining this sentence to me?

Part 2. Rearrange the following words to make meaningful sentences

1. Lan was watching TV at 8 o’clock last night.

2. She asked us if Ha Long Bay was the Cultural World Heritage Site.

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