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ĐỀ THI THỬ HỌC KỲ 2 MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 – GIÁO TRÌNH MỜI 1 ĐỀ SỐ 1 I Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined 1 A laughed B washed C danced D played 2 A beds B dogs C porters D books 3 A pictures B watches C buses D brushes 4 A homework B mother C open D judo 5 A leisure B eight C celebrate D penalty 6 A fun B sun C surf D cut 7 A bracelet B cake C make D hat 8 A although B laugh C paragraph D enough 9 A comedy B letter C princess D cinema 10 A high B sight C this D find II.

ĐỀ SỐ 1

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

II Choose the best answer to complete the sentences

1 The river water is severely polluted, mostly the dumping of raw sewage

2 Sudden changes in water temperature can mass killings of fish, plants, or

amphibians

3 Water pollution the death of all forms of life in the water bodies

4 plastic takes so long to break down, it pollutes the land and ocean

5 Many flights were cancelled the smoke from forest fires

6 the garbage dump smells terrible, no one lives around there

7 the grain consumption is rising, forests will be cut to provide more room for

planting crops

8 Grace didn’t love nature, she wasn’t happy when her group went camping in a jungle

9 Thousands of fish were killed a discharge of poisonous Chemicals from a

nearby factory

10 the fog, there were no take-oils from the airport yesterday

III Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English

a James should be tell the news as soon as possible

b The assistant asked Helen whether those shoes was too small for her

IV Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense

1 We (implant) chips in the brain to control devices by the year 2050

2 With commercial space travel, we (take) minerals from the moon at this time in 2030.

3 Universal translation (become) common in mobile devices.

4 We (create) a synthetic brain that functions like the real one in the year 2050.

5 Japan (build) a robotic moon base by 2020, built by robots, and for robots.

6 China (connect) Beijing to London with a high-speed railway soon.

7 Car-makers (design) self-driving cars to offer extreme safety and ease of transport.

8 The US military officials say that navy ships (run) on 50 percent of biofuels by 2020.

9 Your movies (help) you choose the best course for your aims and goals.

10 What (I/ do) after the course?

V Change the sentences into reported speech

1 "Have you done your homework yet, Peter?

Mum wanted to know if _

2 "Where are you going to spend your holiday this summer, Sue?"

Mary asked Sue

3 "Do you know how long it is from London to Cambridge?

Tom asked me if

4 "Will you phone me as soon as you arrive in Oxford, Carol?

Cindy asked Carol if

5 "Did the children play football in the park yesterday?"

Grandma was interested in knowing if _

6 "How much does the ticket for the concert cost?"

Father wanted to know _

7 "Can you help me with the housework tomorrow, Linda?

10 "When has Tim started working this morning?"

Mr Smith asked his secretary

11 "Is Sue coming to the library with you, Paul?"

Tina asked Paul if

12 "Why haven't you sent mc an email while you were in London?”

Dave wanted to know

13 "Could you swim when you were six, Tony?

The PE teacher asked Tony if

14 “What have you been doing at school this morning, Charles?”

Dad was interested in knowing

15 "Are you revising for tomorrow exam?”

The teacher asked the students if _

16 How often do vou play chess with your bother Alice'

Sam wanted to know

KEYS FOR TEST 1

1 will have implanted 2 will be taking 3 will become

4 will create 5 will have built 6 will connect

7 will design 8 will have run 9 will help

10 am I going to do

V

1 Mum wanted to know if Peter had already done his homework

2 Mary asked Sue where she was going to spend her holiday that summer

3 Tom asked me if I knew how long it was from London to Cambridge

4 Cindy asked Carol if she would phone her as soon as she arrived in Oxford

5 Grandma was interested in knowing if the children had played football in the park the previous day/the day before

6 Father wanted to know how much the ticket for the concert cost

7 He asked Linda if she could help him with the housework the next/following day

8 Terry asked what time the new TV series began that night

9 I wanted to know if Lewis was going to buy a new computer the next/following month

10 Mr Smith asked his secretary when Tim had started working that morning

11 Tina asked Paul if Sue was coming to the library with him

12 Dave wanted to know why I hadn't sent him an email while I had been in London

13 The P.E teacher asked Tony if he was able to swim when he was six

14 Dad was interested in knowing what Charles had been doing at school that morning

15 The teacher asked the students if they were revising for the next/following day's exam

16 Sam wanted to know how often Alice played chess with her brother

ĐỀ SỐ 2

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

II Choose the best answers to complete the sentences

1 _ is the name of a planet that matches the Roman God of the sea

2 Discovered in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune, _ is a dwarf planet

3 Unidentified Flying Objects or “ _” haven’t been formally recognized

4 Some people believe the _ was created by a big explosion

5 _ is named after the Roman God of war

6 A (n) _is a scientist who studies the stars and planets

7 Astronauts _ around in space because there is no gravity in space

8 In a weightless environment, everything floats _

9 On June 2, 1966, Surveyor 1 becomes the first U.S. to land on the moon

10 Mars is the most _ planet in our Solar System besides Earth

III Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces

Dear Sir or Madam,

We are in Class B, Year 8 at Stonehouse School Every year our class goes (1) an adventure holiday This year we would like (2) your center We are planning (3) away for the first week in

May, arriving on Friday 2 May There will be 15 boys and 15 girls in our party, and two teachers

We are (4) in sailing, rock climbing,canoeing, and map-reading Can you send us information about your center?

We look forward (5) from you

IV Rewrite the sentences in reported speech

1 Dr Nelson: the heat from its sun made Kepler-452b lose its oceans

V Make the correct sentences

1 If/ people/ not/ stop/ dumping/ waste/ into/ rivers/ ,/ pollution increase/

KEYS FOR TEST 2

ĐỀ SỐ 3

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

1 Bell is best known for his inventor of the telephone, for which he received his first patent in 1876

Long ago a lot of people (1) the moon was a god Other people thought it was just a light

in the sky And others thought it was a big (2) of cheese! The telescopes were made, and men saw that the moon was really another world They Wondered (3) it was like They dreamed of going there On July 20, 1969, that dream came (4) _ Two American astronauts landed on the moon (5) _names were Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered (6) _ dust The dust is so thick that the men left (7) _where they walked

Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon And they could (8)

there for years and years There is no wind or rain to wipe them off The two men (9) _ rocks to bring back to Earth for study They dug up dirt to bring back They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know Then they were off on their long trip (10)

_ the earth

1 A thought B guessed C told D said

IV Fill in the correct verb form

1 More tourists would come to our country if we (provide) _better services

2 If I studies abroad, (we/keep) in touch with each other?

3 If someone (give) _ you a camera, what would you do with it?

4 If I (win) _ a big prize in a lottery, I (donate) _ apart of it and (spend) the rest for myself

5 What _(you/do) if you found a wallet in the street?

6 I could watch foreign TV program without subtitles if I (know) _ English

7 He might be obese if he (not stop) _taking in fat and sugar

8 If he knew that it was dangerous, he (not do)

9 If you (see) _ someone drowning, (you/save) him?

10 She (be) _ happier if her parents (not get) divorced

11 If you (sleep) _under a mosquito net you (not be) bitten so often

12 I (get) _ a job easily if I (have) a degree

V Rewrite the sentences

1 David had gone home before we arrived

KEYS FOR TEST 3

10 A → told III

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

IV

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ĐỀ SỐ 4

I Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

miraculous

II Choose the correct answers

1 more help, I could call my neighbor

A Needed B Should I need C I have needed D I should need

2 Do you think there would be less conflict in the world if all people the same

language?

3 if you can give me one good reason for your acting like this, this incident again

4 Unless you all of my questions, I can’t do anything to help you

5 If someone into the store, smile and say, “May I help you?”

6 “Here’s my phone number”

“Thanks I’ll give you a call if I some help tomorrow”

7 If I weren’t working for an accounting firm, I in a bank

8 The death rate would decrease if hygienic conditions improved

9 The patient could not recover unless he an operation

A had undergone B would undergo C underwent D was undergoing

10 If she him, she would be very happy

III Read the passage and answer the questions

THE POSTAGE STAMP

Before the invention of the postage stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to another country

The sender paid for the letter to travel in his or her own country Then the person in the other

country paid for that part of the trip If a letter crossed several countries, the problem was worse.Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of the postage stamp with gum on the back The

British post office made the first stamps in 1840 They were the Penny Black and the TwopenceBlue A person bought a stamp and put it on a letter, the post office delivered the letter When

people received letters, they didn‟t have to pay anything The letters was prepaid

Postage stamps became popular in Great Britain immediately Other countries started making

their own postage stamps very quickly

There were still problems with international mail Some countries did not want accept letter

with stamps from another countries Finally, in 1874, a German organized the Universal Postal

System Each country in the UPS agreed to accept letter with prepaid postage from the other

members Today the offices of the U PS are in Switzerland Almost every country in the world is amember of this organization It takes care of any international mail problems

Today post offices in every country sell beautiful stamps Collecting stamps is one of the most

popular hobbies in the world, and every stamp collector knows about the Penny Black and the

IV Reorder the words to complete the sentences

1 Times/ minutes/ Square/ The/ to/ after/ 40/ leaves/ each/ subway

4 The/ caused/ of/ nuclear/ power/ has/ leakage/ plant/ pollution/ radioactive.

5 The/ are/ being/ the/ by/ team/ aid/ tsunami/ of/ provided/ first/ victims/ rescue

V Complete the sentences with the appropriate present tense of the verbs in brackets

1 In Canada, New Year's Day a long tradition of celebration (have)

2 First names _used more frequently in Australia than in other countries (be)

3 Recently, many places in New Zealand _called with two names - one English, and one Maori (be)

4 Maori people the hongi- touching noses - to greet people they safe and familiar with (use - feel)

5 Since its beginning more than a century ago, the slouch hat one of the most distinctive items of Australian clothing (become)

6 For over 130 years, Akubra hats its legendary stories in Australia (make)

7 Aberdeen in Scotland an important centre for the oil industry since the finding of oil in the North Sea (become)

8 Canada the longest land border in the world with the United States.(share)

9 Ireland the Eurovision Song Contest seven times (win)

10 In Canada you should maintain eye contact while you _hands (shake)

KEYS FOR TEST 4

1 Because the sender paid for the letter to travel in his or her own country, then the person

in the other country paid for that part of the trip If a letter crossed several countries, the

problem was worse

2 Because it makes the process of delivering letter simple Only the senders have to pay for

the letters

3 Other countries started making their own postage stamps very quickly

4 It takes care of any international mail problems

5 Because they were the first stamps in the world

IV

1 The subway to Times Square leaves after each 40 minutes

2 Light pollution can cause headaches

3 The mudslide buried five trucks and a warehouse this early morning

4 The leakage of nuclear power plant has caused radioactive pollution

5 The victims of tsunami are being provided first aid by the rescue team

ĐỀ SỐ 5

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

1 A mention B question C action D education

2 A populated B loaded C harvested D lived

3 A community B computer C museum D customs

4 A minority B ethnic C tradition D religion

II Choose the correct answers

1 He was heard shout

2 This student expected the first winner of the Grand Prix

3 I told her about her wedding; everything will be OK

A don’t worry B not to worry C no worry D not worry

4 She him when he called her

A pretended not hear B pretended she heard not C pretended not to hear D did not pretend hear

5 The doctor advised late

A me not staying up B me not stay up C me not to stay up D I did not stay up

6 The school superintendent told me

A hurrying up B to hurry up C hurry up D hurried up

7 Mr Brown told the schoolgirls in class

A don’t ear B not to eat C eat not D not eat

8 The young teachers wanted a Foreign Language Teaching workshop in Ho Chi Minh City

A to be holding B should hold C to be held D to hold

9 able to take part in the international math contest two years from now,

Son works very hard in his math class

A In order to be B Being C Been D So that he be

10 Try so many mistakes

A not to make B not make C to make not D make not

III Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below

Neptune, like the other gas giants in our solar system, doesn’t have much of a solid surface to live on

However, the planet’s largest moon, Triton, might make an interesting place to set up a space colony

So far, only a spaceship has ever flown flew by Neptune and its system, and was able to photograph the southern hemisphere of the moon

Images show that Triton's surface is mostly made up of rock and nitrogen ice, and there are smooth areas next

to volcanos The smooth areas are formed by clouds of dust and nitrogen gas which erupt from the volcanos

IV Complete the sentences, using the form of the words in brackets

1 Anna asked me if the astronaut‟s costumes were made from clothing (breath)

2 After going through a storm, the plane began shaking (controllable)

3 We definitely cannot live on the planet shown in this photo because it is (water)

4 Mr Amstrong is working in a space which has no gravity (weight)

5 The story talked about a who wanted to occupy the spaceship (terrorism)

6 When astronauts have trouble in outer space, they must act (appropriate)

7 I feel in the chat room because they are discussing a totally strange topic (visible)

8 Hung has some skills in speaking English with foreigners (communicate)

V Change the following sentences into reported speech, using the words given in brackets

1 "We are learning more about our universe." (Our teacher said)

KEYS FOR TEST 5

1 It is Neptune’s largest moon

2 It might take an interesting place to set up a space colony

3 There has been only one

4 We can see smooth areas next to volcanos

5 they are formed by clouds of dust and nitrogen gas which erupt from the volcanos

ĐỀ SỐ 6

I Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined

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

1 People will take _of robots to do household chores

2 Many people think that robots will make workers _

3 It is certain that robots will _ the quality of our lives

4 With healthier _ and better medical _, people will have a longer life

expectancy

A ways – care B lifestyles – care C life – cares D lifestyles – medicine

5 Many people think the cyberworld will _the real world

6 The invention of penicillin is very useful because it has _ lots of lives

7 It is said that in a couple of decades, we _ telepathy and holography

8 Mars is named _ the Roman God of war

9 By 2050 we _in smart homes

10 The Earth seems too small to _ the increasing population

III Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses

1 By the end of this century, scientists (discover) intelligent life

2 Beagle 2 - the first British spaceship to Mars - (look for) signs of aliens this time next month

3 Astronauts (travel) to planets outside our solar system by 2050

4 I expect your English (improve) a lot by the time you get back from England

5 NASA (develop) new aircraft to replace space shuttles by the end of this decade

6 The four planets closet to the sun - Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars - (be) called the terrestrial

planets because they have solid, rocky surfaces

7 Our grandparents (come) to stay with us next weekend

8 People (wonder) for ages whether we are alone in the universe

9 This time next week, we (take) an English test

10 By the end of this year, I (learn) English for 6 years

IV Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage

Long ago a lot of people (1) the moon was a god Other people thought it was just a light in the sky And others thought it was a big (2) of cheese!

The telescopes were made, and men saw that the moon was really another world They Wondered (3) it was like They dreamed of going there On July 20, 1969, that dream came (4)

_ Two American astronauts landed on the moon (5) _names were Neil

Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin

The first thing the men found was that the moon is covered (6) _ dust The dust is so thick that the men left (7) _where they walked

Those were the first marks a living thing had ever made on the moon And they could

(8) there for years and years There is no wind or rain to wipe them off

The two men (9) _ rocks to bring back to Earth for study They dug up dirt to

bring back They set up machines to find out things people wanted to know Then they

were off on their long trip (10) _ the earth

1 A thought B guessed C told D said

7 A fingerprints B footprints C handprints D prints

9 A got up B gave up C picked up D set up

10 A back to B from to C into D onto

V Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below

Becky Schroeder, Glo-sheet

Becky was only 10 years old when she was attempting to do homework in her mom's car As it got darker outside, she had the idea that there should be a way to make her paper easier to see in the dark Becky took matters into her own hands and paper playing around with phosphorescent materials, which emitted light but without heat She then used phosphorescent paint to cover an acrylic board and the Glow-sheet was created

In 1974, at the age of 12, Becky became the youngest women to be granted a U.S patent for her GloSheet invention

1 What happened while she was doing homework in her mom's car? _

2 Why did Becky have the idea of the Glo-Sheet? _

3 What did she do to make the first Glo-Sheet?

4 What is one advantage of her invention? _

5 How old was Becky when she became the youngest women to be granted a U.S patent?

_

KEY FOR TEST 6

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

III

1 will have discovered 2 will be looking for 3 will have travelled

7 will come 8 have wondered 9 will be taking 10 will have learned

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

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