Đề thi học kì 2 lớp 8 môn tiếng Anh A.phonetics: Circle the letter A, B, C or D before the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (1m) 1. A. promised B. hopped C. booked D. burned 2. A. though B. ought C. thought D. bought 3. A. hard B. carry C. card D. yard 4. A. cool B. food C. look D. flood B. Vocabulary & Grammar: Circle A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (4ms) 1. The teacher told him ___________ up late. A. to not stay B. to stay not C. to stay D. not to stay 2. My father is good at ____________ English. A. speaking B. spoken C. speak D. to speak 3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation! A. relieved B. afraid C. delighted D. certain 4. “__________to come and have dinner with us?” “I’d love to but I’m very busy”. A. Would you mind B. Could you please C. Would you like D. Do you enjoy 5. I am very interested __________ the information you have given me. A. on B. in C. of D. at 6. Can you tell me where ______________ ? A. she does B. does she C. she is D. is she 7. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam. A. hardly B. more hardly C. more hard D. hard 8. While Hoa ____________ , the phone rang. A. was eating B. were eating C. eat D. eats 9. The Le family was sleeping when the mailman ____________ A. come B. came C. to come D. comes 10. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open countryside. A. travel B. traveling C. to travel D. to traveling 11. I was reading a book when Mary ____________ in. A. came B. comes C. coming D. come 12. We ............... TV at 8 o’clock last night. A. are watching B. were watching C. watched D. watch 13. There are three competitions: water-fetching, ____________ and rice cooking. A. making-fire B. fired-making C. fire-making D. fired-make 14. It’s Lan’s daily mistake. She is always____________ to school late. A. come B. coming C. comes D. came 15. I don’t know how ____ the game. A. playing B. to play C. played D. can I play 16. Millions of Christmas cards___ every year. A. were sent B. send C. is sending D. are sent C.Writing: a. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct forms or tenses.(1m) 1/ When he came, I ( listen )___________ to music. 2/ Tam ( already know ) _____________ my mother 3/ The house ( build ) _____________ over fifty years ago . 4/ He said that he ( be) ________ a plumber. b. Rewrite the following sentences as directed in brackets (1m): 1/ Ba said “ I am a student now.” →Ba said that ………………………………………………… 2/ " Is Ha Long Bay in the Northern Viet Nam, Phuong?" asked Mary. → Mary asked Phuong …………………………………………