Đề thi học kỳ 2 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 thí điểm

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1. ĐỀ THI HỌC KỲ 2 ĐỀ 03 Môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Thời gian: 60 phút I. LEXICO-GRAMMAR: (5 pt) Part 1. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. (0.75 pt) Question 6. A. recycle B. medical C. chemical D. athletic Question 7. A. pollute B. botanic C. contaminate D. economy Question 8. A. into B. history C. tiny D. disease Part 2. Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. (0.75 pt) Question 9. A. national B. grammatical C. medical D. chemical Question 10. A. athletic B. historic C. dramatic D. classic Question 11. A. scientifically B. economic C. artistic D. scientific Part 3. Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence. (3.5 pt) Question 12. Water pollution can put negative ___ on our health. A. contamination B. affects C. effects D. problems Question 13. A: How can light pollution ___ animals? B: It can make animals change their behavior patterns. A. cause B. make C. affect D. lead Question 14. The dove is a universal ___ of peace. A. symbolizing B. symbolize C. symbolic D. symbol Question 15. The city has an atmosphere which is quite ___. You will never feel like that in other places. A. important B. normal C. unique D. common Question 16. ___ about the storm that stroke Hanoi last night? A. Did you hear B. Do you heard C. Have you hear D. Did you heard Question 17. Many people ___ because of the earthquake last week. A. did injure B. injured C. have injured D. were injured Question 18. When I looked at the river, I knew it ___ for a long time. A. had contaminated B. had been contaminated C. was contaminated D. contaminated Question 19. All flights to Ha Noi had to be cancelled ___ the storm. A. as a result B. due to C. because D. so Question 20. When we were young, we ___ in the river near our home. A. used to swim B. have swum C. had swum D. were swimming Question 21. Bobby asked me ___ I liked collecting stamps. A. as B. though C. whether D. what Question 22. Before he did his homework, he ___ a TV show. A. watches B. had watched C. watched D. is watching Question 23. Three hundred people were left___ by the storm. They had nowwhere to stay. A. homless B. weightless C. airless D. uncontrollable Question 24. Anh and Tom have never met___before. They only chat on Facebook. A. eye-to-eye B. head-to-head C. face-to-face D. shoulder-to-shouder Question 25. The waste from the chemical factory is extremely___. A. harmless B. harmful C. harm D. unharmed II. READING: (2.5 pt) Part 1. Read the passage and answer the questions. (1.25 pt) Technology has advanced to the point where instant communication anywhere in the world is an everyday fact of life. Technology has improved, and has a positive impact on communication as a whole in many (31) ___ . It has increased the reliability of sending messages to others, made it easier to meet new people and keep (32) ___ touch with friends. Modern communication is handled by wireless signals, undersea cables, satellites and other (33) ___ technology, ensuring the fast delivery of messages and data to any locations. The accessibility of technology also means that you don’t need to be in any special locations like a post office or mail room to send a message; all you need is a cell phone.
2. Online communication has (34) ___ the door to new ways of communicating with strangers and taking part in communities. Chat rooms, (35) ___ forums and dating sites let people meet each other and get to know more people without having to be there in person. Question 31. A. methods B. means C. forms D. ways Question 32. A. on B. out C. for D. in Question 33. A. advanced B. high C. simple D. basic Question 34. A. opened B. closed C. been opened D. been closed Question 35. A. channel B. discussion C. cyber D. media Part 2. Read the passge. And decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F). (1.25 pt) Living in Scotland Scotland is the UK’s most northern country and has around 790 islands off its coasts – 130 of which have people living on them. Scotland is well known for its stunning landscapes, beautiful beaches and lochs, which are fress water lakes. There are over 600 square miles of lochs in Scotland including the most famous one, Loch Ness. It has a population of just over five million people which is about 8.5 per cent of the whole UK population. Over 2 milion of these live in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and almost half of Scotland’s population live in the Central Belt, where both the largest city (Glasgow), and the capital city Edinburgh) are located. Scotland also hostsone of the biggest arts festivals in the world. This is commonly known as the Edinburgh Festival but is actually made up of a number of different festivals which happen at different times of the year, though many do take place in August and September. Many people have heard of the Fringe Festival, but there are also the International Festival, the Film Festival, the Children’s Festival and the Edinburgh Mela which is an intercultural festival. Question 26. Scottish people inhabit on over 1/6 of its all islands. ___ Question 27. Scotland’s population is over 1/10 of the whole UK population. ___ Question 28. People in Scotland prefer living in other areas to big cities. ___ Question 29. There are 2 common months for Edinburgh Festival. ___ Question 30. There won’t be any special events exclusively for kids in this Festival. ___ III. WRITING: (2.5 pt) Part 1: Use the words provided to write sentences. (1.0 pt) Question 31. I/ look forward to/ hear/ you/ soon. Question 32. The number/ English speakers/ increase/ recent years. Question 33. According/ latest report/ the number/ people/ injured/ typhoon/ nearly/ 150. Question 34. Tsunamis/ also/ refer/ the public/ tidal waves. Part 2: Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (1.0 pt) Question 35. Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem in 1823.  The poem ___ Question 36. People will melt the small glass pieces under the great heat.  The small glass pieces___ Question 37 “I love to go skiing in the winter.” Hoa said.  Hoa said ___ Question 38 “Do many tourists visit Ha Long Bay every year?”  I asked Nam ___ Part 3: Reoder the words to make full sentences. (0.5 pt) Question 39. will/ Venus/ this/ I/ be/ to/ time/ flying/ tomorrow/. Question 40. people/ bring/ will/ benefits/ technology/ to/ many/ certainly/. ___THE END___