Đề kiểm tra học kì II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2017-2018 - Mã đề 260 (Kèm hướng dẫn chấm)

 PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KÌ II, NĂM HỌC 2017 – 2018
 ĐÔNG HÒA MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8 
 Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề) 
 ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
 (Đề có 02 trang) Mã đề 260
Họ và tên thí sinh ________________________________; Số báo danh ________________________
Chữ ký giám thị 1__________________________; Chữ ký giám thị 2___________________________
I. Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to answer the questions. (1 point) 
 Big Ben is the great clock high up in a tower of the Parliament Building. This is the building in 
London where laws are made. The people of London like to see Big Ben’s friendly faces. They like to 
hear the Big Ben striking on the hour. BONG! BONG! BONG!
 Londoners set their clocks by Big Ben. Most people call the clock Big Ben; the name really refers 
to the bell. The clock’s tower stands 316 feet tall. It was built more than a hundred years ago. The tower 
now leans by fifteen inches. However experts say that it is in no danger.
 The big clock was made in two years and five more years for building the clock tower. It ran out 
for the first time on July 11, 1859. 
 Big Ben is still the King of Clocks. But it is more than a clock. It is a dear friend. It warms the 
hearts of the people all over the world.
1. Big Ben is the name of ______________________.
 A. a high tower B. the Parliament Building C. a big clock D. a dear friend
2. It took ___________ years to make the big clock.
 A. two B. three C. five D. seven
3. How tall is the clock’s tower?/ It is ____________ feet tall.
 A. 1859 B. 316 C. 613 D. 1923 
4. Big Ben warms the hearts of the people ________________.
 A. in London B. in Viet Nam
 C. in England D. around the world
II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. (1 point)
 Recycling saves money, energy, and natural resources. Every week, more than five hundred 
thousand trees are used to make (5) _________. And two-third of those newspapers are (6) _______
away. This year people in the United States will throw away enough paper to build a wall. The wall is 
three and a half meters high, and about four thousand kilometers long. Plastic bottles can (7) 
_____________ recycled. However very (8) ____________ plastic bottles are recycled. Instead people 
throw them away. This message is from the Environmental Concern Fund. If you’re not recycling, 
you’re throwing it away.
5. A newspapers B. newspaper C. money D. books 
6. A throw B. threw C. thrown D. throwing
7. A. are B. is C. being D. be
8. A. many B. few C. much D. lots
III.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1 point)
9. A seat B. great C. seaside D. beach
10. A stamps B. trains C. hotels D. areas
11. Away B.without C. want D. wrong
12. A opened B. stored C. tidied D. included
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 ĐÔNG HÒA NĂM HỌC 2017 – 2018
 MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8
 Mã đề 260
I. Read the passage and choose the best option (A, B, C or D)to answer the questions. (1 point) 
 1. C. a big clock. 
 2. A. two 
 3. B. 316
 4. D. around the world
II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. (1 point)
5. A newspapers
6. C. thrown
7. D. be
8.B. few
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (1 point)
1. B. great 2. A stamps 3. D. wrong 4. D. included
IV. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence. (4 points)
 13. B. waiting
 14. C. so as to
 15. A. not at home
 16. B. off
 17. C. to make
 18. A. Ba asked Nga if she knew YangBay.
 19. D. fire-making
 20. D. was doing
 21 C. is always going
 22. D. rubbing
 23. A I hope so.
 24. C. Please do.
V. Choose the underlined part (A,B,C or D) that needs correcting. (1 point)
 25. C
 26. B
 27. C
 28. B
VI. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one before. (2 points)
29. Sydney Opera House was completed in 1973.
30. She said to me she was busy then.
31. It’s difficult to understand this question.
32. Viet Nam is a rice - exporting country.
VII. Write complete sentences using the suggested words or phrases . (1 point)
33. Would you mind waiting for me a moment?
34. I am happy that you remember my birthday.
35. She was watching TV when I came to see her yesterday.
36. Tires are recycled to make pipes.
 Total: 10 points
 ___________ THE END __________
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