THI HC K 2 TING ANH 8

1
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. add
B. sat
C. black
D. damage
2. A. flew
B. knew
C. new
D. threw
3. A. damage
B. massage
C. message
D. carriage
4. A. high
B. home
C. house
D. horn
5. A. house
B. mouse
C. rose
D. practise
II. Choose the best answer.
1. Her skirt is mine.
A. the same to
B. same to
C. the same as
D. as
2. Would you like and visit us next summer?
r
A. raining
B. to come
C. came
D. has come
3. Yesterday, I was arriving home from hospital when it
A. raining
B. was raining
C. rain
D. rained
4. We want to go to the USA learn English.
A. in order
B. so that
C. so as to
D. as to
5. She asked me a driving test.
A. if I have
B. whether I have C. if I had
D. whether I have had
6. She is too old to have any more
A. children
B. child
C. childhood
D. childless
7. He is over seventy years old, but he is very
A. action
B. active
C. an
D. actors
8. The accident happened because of the drivers
A. care
B. carelessly
C. carelessness
D. carefully
9. The shirt should be after my mother repairs it.
A. useless
B. useful
C. reused
D. using
10. Do you remember the of the simple present tense?
A. use
B. usage
C. using
D. useful
III. Supply the correct word form.
1. You must work harder and harder for the coming examinations. (real)
2. What is your ? (old)
3. She worked so that she could pass the final exams. (hardly)
4. The baby doesnt look She is going to cry. (unhappily)
5. You should do something to help people. (home)
IV. Combine each pair of sentences into a compound sentence.
1. A man is standing near the window. He is my brother.

2. The bridge is very small. It joins the two mountainous tribes.

3. Do you know the man? The man is wearing black sunglasses.

4. A woman is cooking in the kitchen. She is my aunt.

V. Read and fill a suitable word in each blanket.

1

The worlds (1) famous clock is Big Ben standing (2) to

the Houses of Parliament in London.
Big Ben is the (3) of the bell which chimes every hour. The bell (4)
named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the man (5) was given the task
of hauling the bell up the clock tower.
The clock (6) four faces and keeps accurate time. It can (7)
adjusted by the removal or addition of coins (8) a stray attached
to the clocks pendulum.
One interesting thing about the clock is (9) the light shines above the
belfry at night, it (10) that the House of Common is still in session.
2
I. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differentlyfrom the others: (1pts)
1.
A. hate
B. statue
C. danger
D. plane
2.
A. arrive
B. valley
C. around
D. abroad
3.
A. Chicago
B. snowy
C. cold
D. prison
4.
A. hold
B. clothes
C. nothing
D. told
5.
A. rescue
B. city
C. recent
D. century
II. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence: (2pts)
1. The leader said that to award you the prize.
A. he is pleasing
B. he was pleasing
C. he is pleased
D. he was pleased
2. The boy over there is my brother.
A. stand
B. stood
C. standing
D. being stood
3. What the weather like in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday?
A. is
B. was
C. will be
D. has been
4. Would you mind I smoked here.
A. whether
B. that
C. if
D. for
5. I dont know how your direction.
A. playing
B. to play
C. play
D. can I play
6. Its difficult your direction.
A. to follow
B. to following
C. to following
D. followed
7. Would you mind in the front of the taxi, Mark?
A. sit
B. to sit
C. sitting
D. siting
8. Milk bottles can be after being cleaned.
A. reused
B. recycled
C. thrown away
D. broken
9. Yesterday, I was cooking dinner when the phone
A. rang
B. was ringing
C. rings
D. ring
10. On Christmas Eve, people often a tree.
A. are decorated
B. were decorated
C. decorating
D. decorate
III. Put the correct form of the verb/ word in brakets: (2pts)
1. The lights went out when we (watch) television.
2. Would you mind if I (carry) your luggage?
3. The boy (sit) next to me was very nervous.
4. (you/ finish) your homework yet, Ba?
2

5. Nga asked Ba if he (go) to Sapa by train that day.

6. Do you mind (help) .......................... me to do this exercise?
7. Every week, there are two (fly) ............from Ha Noi to Nha Trang.
8. I spent my (child)........................... in the country.
IV. Rewrite the sentence so that the meaning doesnt change: (3pts)
1. Do you mind if I open the windows?
Would you ...
2. Is the Great Wall in China? She asked me.
She asked .
3. All of you must do this test carefully.
This test ...
4. She asked him: Will you stay with your friends tomorrow?
She asked him ..
5. To go swimming is interesting.
Its ....
6. I wanted to know more about the world wonder. I read more books about it.
In order ....
V. Read the passage and anwer the questions: (2pts)
Thanksgiving Day is a holiday that Americans celebrate the honor of everything the
country offered to their ancestors, who were among the first immigrants to the U.S. when they
first came to America, they saw that there were enough food and opportunity for everyone. They
were even helped by the Indians who taught them how to grow all kinds of new vegetables, such
as corn and yams, or sweet potatoes.
On Thanksgiving Day, its traditional to eat a big meal together. The Americans eat food
that was found here by their ancestors. They usually eat turkey with sweet potatoes, Indian corn
bread, and have pumpkin pie for dessert. Every Thanksgiving Day, a giant parade is held by one
of the most famous department stores in New York. Its an yearly event. And at the end of the
parade, children can even see Santa Claus, who is visiting from the North Pole. Santa Claus is
invited to remind children and parents that Christmas is not far away.
Questions:
1. When the first ancestors came to America, what did they see?

2. Is it traditional to eat a big meal together on Thanksgiving Day?

3. Do they eat only turkey on this day?

4. Who is visting from the North Pole?

3
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.

A. walks

B. pens

C. cups

D. students

2.

A. dropped

B. landed

C. protected

D. wasted

3.

A. way

B. without

C. wrong

D. want

4.

A. flashlight

B. can

C. collapse

D. behave

II. Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences. (2,0 pts)
1. They moved to the big cities . well-paying jobs.
A. in order to get

B. for getting

C. in order not to get

D. so that getting

2. . his broken legs, he couldnt go to work.

A. because

B. because of

C. though

D. despite

C. to

D. of

C. turning off

D.turns off

C. delighting

D.delighted

3. Its very kind. You to help me.

A. for

B. with

4. Would you mind . the radio?

A. turn off

B. turned off

5. I am . that you passed your exam .

A. delight

B. delightful

6. It is very important. the environment green and clean.

A. keep

B. to keep

C. keeping

D. keeps

7. We havent seen John . He got married.

A.since

B. by

C. for

D. at
4

8. The United States has a big . industry.

A. car - make

B. make - car

C. car - making

D. making - car

III. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. (1,0 pt)
1. The woman (talk)...to Miss Lan is my English teacher.
2. The first prize (award) ...to the Mekong team just after the final match yesterday.
3. He (wait) ...for us when we arrived at the station last Sunday.
4. You (tidy) ...the bedrooms yet?
IV. Choose the letter of the underlined part which is not correct. (0,5 pt)
1. We should use vegetable matter making animal food.
A

2. Do you mind if I took some photos of you?

A

V. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences. (1,0 pt)
1. In this contest, the fire is made in the....way.
(TRADITION)
2. Cool the burns .... so as to minimize tissue damage.

(IMMEDIATE)

VI. Read the passage and answer the questions.

It was the first time Jim went to Ho Chi Minh city with his parents. When the plane landed at Tan
Son Nhat airport, the day was fine. There was a bright sun, and the sky was cloudless and blue. It
is said that Ho Chi Minh city is the city of sunshine.
They took a taxi to the Rex Hotel, a very big hotel in the city center. After checking in, they went
upstairs to their room on the fifth floor. Jim was happy to see the sight of the city. Through the
window of the bedroom, he could see the beautiful picture of the city. It was marvelous to see the
city sparkling in colorful light at night.
Jim visited many places of interest such as Nha Rong Harbor, Dam Sen park, Suoi Tien and
Saigon water park. In the evening, the whole family walked along the streets, came into wellknown vegetarian restaurants to enjoy delicious food. Ho Chi Minh city is famous for shopping
malls. Jim bought a lot of souvenirs for his friends at Saigon Tourist centre.
1. Decide whether these statements are True (T) or False (F) (0,5 pt)
a. The weather was not fine when Jim and his parents got to Ho Chi Minh city.

..
5

b. Jims family had dinner at well-known vegetarian restaurants.

..

2. Answer the questions. (1,5 pt)

a. Where did Jim and his parents stay when they were in Ho Chi Minh?

b. Which places in Ho Chi Minh city did Jim visit?

c. Did he buy a lot of souvenirs for his friends?

VII. WRITING
1. Rearrange the following words to make the meaningful sentences (1,0 pt)
a. cloth bags/ use/ of/ should/ plastic bags/using/ we/ / instead.

b. Christmas songs/ towns/ eight hundred years/ were/ in/, / and/ ago/ villages/ performed.
..
2. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the same meaning as the first
(1,5 pt)
a. May I ask you some questions?.
Would you mind?
b. Do you speak English with your friends?. the English teacher asked Nga.
The English teacher asked
c. People recycle old car tires to make shoes and sandals.
Old car tires...

P N 1
I.
1. D

2. D

3. B

4. D

5. C

1. C
6. A

2. B
7. B

3. D
8. C

4. C
9. C

5. C
10. B

1. really

2. age

3. hard

4. happy

5. homeless

II.
III.
IV.
1. The man standing near the window is my brother.
2. The bridge joining the two mountainous tribes is very small.
3. Do you know the man wearing black sunglasses?
4. The woman cooking in the kitchen is my aunt.
V.
1. most
6. has

2. next
7. be

3. name
8. on

4. was
9. that

5. who
10. means

I. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differentlyfrom the others:
0,25 x 4 = 1pts
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. A
7

II. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence:

0,2 x 10 = 2pts
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. C

5. B

6. A

10. D

7. C

8. A

9. A

III. Put the correct form of the verb/ word in brakets:

1. were watching

2. carried

3. sitting

4. Have you finished

5. went

6. helping

7. flights

8. childhood

IV. Rewrite the sentence so that the meaning doesnt change:

1. Would you mind if I opened the windows?
2. She asked me if the Great Wall was in China.
3. This test must be done carefully.
4. She asked him if he would stay with his friends the day after.
5. Its interesting to go swimming.
6. In order to know more about the world wonder, I read more books about it.
V. Read the passage and anwer the questions:
1. When they first came to America, they saw that there was enough food and opportunity for
everyone.
2. Yes, it is.
3. No, they dont.
4. Santa Claus is visiting from the North Pole.

3
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the others. (1,0 pt)
1.B 2.A 3. C 4. D
II. Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentences.
(2,0 pts)
1.A 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.C
III. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in
the brackets. (1,0 pt)
1. talking
2. was awarded
3. was waiting
4. Have you tidied
8

IV. Choose the letter of the underlined part which is not correct. (0,5
pt)
1. D 2. B
V. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete sentences. (1,0 pt)
1. traditional
2. immediately
VI. Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. Decide whether these statements are True (T) or False (F) (0,5
pt)
1. F 2. T
2. Answer the questions. (1,5 pt)
1. They stayed at/in the Rex Hotel.
2. Jim/He visited (many places of interest such as) Nha Rong Harbor, Dam
Sen park, Suoi
Tien and Saigon water park.
3. Yes, he did.
VII. WRITING
1. Rearrange the following words to make the meaningful sentences
(1,0 pt)
a. We should use cloth bags instead of using plastic bags.
b. Eight hundred years ago, Christmas songs were performed in towns and
villages.
2. Complete the second sentence in such a way that it is almost the
same meaning as the first (1,5 pt)
a. Would you mind if I asked you some questions?
b. The English teacher asked Nga if/whether she spoke English with her
friends.
c. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.

10