ĐỀ THI CUỐI KÌ 2 TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỊNH CÔNG – HÀ NỘI I Phonetics Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part 1 A other B leather C wealthy D brother 2 A television B elephant C section[.]
Trang 1ĐỀ THI CUỐI KÌ 2 TRƯỜNG THCS ĐỊNH CÔNG – HÀ NỘI
I Phonetics:
Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part
1 A other B leather C wealthy D brother
2 A television B elephant C section D Swedish
3 A explain B current C desire D electric
Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others
4 A dangerous B expensive C enormous D convenient
5 A schedule B unique C puzzle D awesome
6 A collapse B damage C erupt D affect
II Choose the correct option for each gap to complete the sentences:
7 It’s recommended that we become more concerned the environment around us
A of
B to
C with
D about
8 The use of pesticides and herbicides has led to contamination of groundwater in some areas
A widespread
B occasional
C general
D experimental
9 Air , together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today
A pollute
B pollution
C polluting
D polluted
10 Singapore is famous for its _ and green trees
Trang 2A cleanliness
B cleanly
C cleaning
D clean
11 On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are _ with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees
A decorated
B hang
C put
D made
12 In the United State, there are 50 and six different time zones across the country
A states
B nations
C towns
D countries
13 The _ buried the whole village while people were sleeping in their houses
A mudslide
B tornado
C drought
D thunderstorm
14 workers were sent to the area immediately but no villager was survived when the landslide happened
A Rescue
B Help
C Assistance
D Volunteer
15 What _ we do to prevent these natural disasters?
A may
B ought
Trang 3C should
D be able
III Complete the following sentences with the correct form (ing form or to infinitive)
of the verbs in the brackets:
16 Would you mind _ (close) the window?
17 I’d really love _ (see) you again
18 It was a nice day, so we decided (go) for a walk
19 I’ve got a new smart phone I haven’t learnt _ (use) it yet
20 I hate (have) get up early on Sunday!
IV Identify a mistake in each sentence and correct it
21 As soon as he will come back from his office, tell him to see me
A B C D
22 He regretted not say goodbye to his girlfriend at the airport
A B C A
23 The town we visited was a four-days journey from our hotel, so we took the train
A B B
instead of the bus
D
V Read and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage
More than a billion people all over the world are (24) _ the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (25) _ People cut (26) trees for fuel and farmland Their herd eat (27) _ the grass covering valley floors and hillsides The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (28)
In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops Therefore, government in nearby areas have had local people (29) trees and banned burning firewood for fuel Many techniques have been (30) _ For example, in Iran, a thin covering of oil was poured on Sandy areas to retain (31) _ for planting trees, but this method may harm the environment Other countries built long canals or pipelines (32) water to desert areas Unless people find more (33) _ methods, their homes and land will be lost The last against the desert is continuing
Trang 424 A Of B in C on D under
25 A victims B enemies C friends D effects
26 A off B back C down D in
27 A up B away C into D out
28 A blanks B deserts C spaces D bareness
29 A planting B plant C to plant D planted
30 A using B use C used D uses
31 A fertilizer B soil C earth D water
32 A to carry B take C fetch D bring
33 A great B effective C major D useful
VI Rewrite the sentences:
34 People don’t care much about environment, so they keep making it worse
If people _
35 The earthquake has destroyed a big number of buildings in the city
A big number _
VII Read the passage and choose the best answer:
Television is one of man's most important means of communication It brings picture and sounds from around the world into millions of homes A person with a television set can sit in his house and watch the President making a speech or visit a foreign country Through television, home viewers can see and learn about people, places, and things in far away
lands Television even takes its viewers out of this world It brings them coverage of
American's astronauts as the astronauts explore outer space
In addition to all these things, television brings it viewers a steady stream of programmes that are designed to entertain In fact, television provides many more entertainment programmes than any other kind The programmes include action-packed dramas, light comedies, sporting events and motion pictures
36 What is the main idea of the passage?
A The importance of television
B Visiting foreign countries through television
C Exploring outer space
D Entertainment programmes on television
Trang 537 On television what can see the president do?
A Make a speech
B Visit a foreign country
C Bring about peace
D A & B
38 What does the word “them” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refer to?
A Places
B Viewers
C Astronauts
D Statements
39 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT in the list of entertainment programmes?
A Drama
B Comedy
C Sport event
D Quiz show
40 According to the passage, which of the following statement is NOT true?
A TV only brings pictures around the world into homes
B Through TV we can learn about people in far away lands
C TV viewers can watch spacemen explore outer space
D TV provides more entertainment programmes than any other kind
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Trang 6Đáp án đề thi lớp 8 cuối kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh
I Phonetics:
Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part
1 C
2 C
3 B
Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others
4 A
5 B
6 B
II Choose the correct option for each gap to complete the sentences:
7 B
8 A
9 B
10 A
11 A
12 A
13 A
14 A
15 C
III Complete the following sentences with the correct form (ing form or to infinitive)
of the verbs in the brackets:
16 closing
17 to see
18 to go
19 to use
20 having
IV Identify a mistake in each sentence and correct it
Trang 721 A (comes)
22 B (saying)
23 B (four-day journey)
V Read and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the passage
24 D
25 A
26 C
27 A
28 B
29 B
30 C
31 D
32 A
33 B
VI Rewrite the sentences:
34 If people don’t care much about environment, they will keep making it worse
35 A big number of buildings has been destroyed by the earthquake in the city
VII Read the passage and choose the best answer:
36 A
37 D
38 B
39 D
40 A
ĐỀ THI CUỐI KÌ 2 TRƯỜNG THCS HOÀNG LIỆT – HÀ NỘI
I Find the word that has different stress pattern in each line
1 A intrusive B connection C numerous D dramatic
2 A implementation B generosity C possibility D automatically
3 A impair B unhurt C effect D insect
Trang 84 A valueless B resourceful C essential D surprising
II Find the word with the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
5 A verbal B customer C generous D afternoon
6 A connection B creation C information D suggestion
7 A table B climb C cube D stab
III Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence
8 Professor Colin Evers, _ I ask a question about life on Venus?
A can B must C may D will
9 Working hours will fall to under 35 a week, ?
A will they B won't they C won't it D will it
10 What if you saw a UFO?
A do you do B will you do C would you do D did you do
11 That exercise looks difficult I _ you
A will help B am going to help C helped D am helping
12 You shrug your shoulders means “ ”
A I'm happy B I don't know C I'm angry D Sorry I need to
go now
13 John managed his family in England by using Zalo
A contact B to contact C contacting D to contacting
14 They about video conferences at this time next Monday
A will talk B will be talking C are talking D are going to talk
15 It's difficult to _ what the planet Earth will be like in 100 years' time
A imagine B expect C remember D see
IV Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets
16 The street doesn't look _ because it has a lot of rubbish ATTRACT
17 Do you know that the telephone, the television and penicillin are Scottish _? INVENT
18 A is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth
GEOLOGY
19 95% of the atmosphere on Mars is carbon dioxide, which is to breathe POISON
20 Do you think astronauts feel a great sense of _ when they travel alone in space? LONELY
V Rewrite the sentences as long as keep the similar meaning to the original one
21 People spent more time communicating with each other in the past
=> It took _
22 He used to write letters to keep in touch with her when he lived far from her
=> Letters used to _
23 How long has that phone been used by our teacher?
=> When _ ?
Trang 924 How about going on a picnic this weekend?
=> Why don't we _?
25 He suggested watching a comedy
=> “Let’s ,” he said
VI Read the passage and answer the following questions
New Zealand is a small country in the southern Pacific Ocean There are two main islands, the North Island and the South Island, as well as many smaller islands New Zealand is 268,000 square kilometres, about the same size as the United Kingdom
Maori people arrived from the Pacific in the 10th century, and by the 12th century there were many Maori settlements along the coasts of New Zealand The Maori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa, which means ‘the land of the long white cloud’ Seven hundred years later, large numbers of Europeans started to settle in New Zealand According to Government figures, the population of New Zealand in 2015 was over four million, and of these, about 75 percent lived in the North Island There are four main cities Auckland, in the north, is the largest city with a population of over one million people Auckland's population includes many different nationalities For example, there are large groups of European, Maori, Pacific Island, Chinese and Indian people Together with other smaller groups, they make Auckland an interesting and exciting place to live
Although Wellington is the capital, the centre of government, it is smaller and quieter than Auckland with a population of 350,000 The main cities in the South Island are Christchurch, known as the Garden City, and Dunedin, which is often compared to a small Scottish city
26 Where is New Zealand located?
=>
_ _
27 When did Maori people first come to New Zealand?
=>
_ _
28 What does “Aotearoa” mean?
=>
_ _
29 Where do most New Zealanders live?
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_
_
30 Why is Auckland an interesting city?
=>
_
_
VII Read and choose the correct word from the box to complete the passage There is
an extra word
The Internet is the world's largest computer network with over 100 million users worldwide and this
number is doubling from year to year Now, you can sit at your computer, choose a route and arrive
at your destination - that is, the information you need Today, from your computer, you (31) _
access a library in one country, talk to an expert on a certain topic in a second country and send your
own information to someone doing research in a third So, we don’t know what will be next in the
not-too-distant future
The Internet was born (32) _ scientists attempted to connect the American Defence Network
to other satellite networks in (33) _ to exchange information Soon, scientific and educational
institutions as well as research departments became interested in linking up, and, before long, the
Internet had expanded into an international information and communication network
The Internet now (34) _ all the countries in the world You can be connected to the Internet
directly through your own computer or you can (35) _ to an access system which allows you
to use some of the Internet’s services
VIII Listen and match the sentence with correct letter A, B, C or D There is an extra
option
36 Hurricanes are
37 The reason hurricanes happen is that
38 Hurricanes often happen _
39 Hurricanes can _
40 Scientists can
A affect ships, blow down houses, cause floods and disrupt traffic
B tropical storms with strong winds
C usually track hurricanes, but they cannot stop them
D the water evaporates from the warm sea
E over the warm parts of oceans
F of the U.S.A, Australia, and Japan
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Lời giải chi tiết
16 attractive 17 inventions 18 geologist 19 poisonous 20 loneliness
31 can 32 when 33 order 34 reaches 35 hook up
21 people more time to communicating with each other in the past
22 be written to keep in touch with her by him when he lived far from her
23 did that phone start to be used by our teacher
24 go on a picnic this weekend
25 watch a comedy
26 It is located in the southern Pacific Ocean / In the southern Pacific Ocean
27 They came there in 10th century / In the 10th century
28 It means ‘the land of the long white cloud’
29 They lived in the North Island / In the North Island
30 Because many different nationalities live there
ĐỀ THI CUỐI KÌ 2 TRƯỜNG THCS THANH TRÌ – HÀ NỘI
I Listen and decide if the following sentences are True (T) or False (F)
1 Humans have never contacted with aliens
2 Fermi Paradox suggests that it will exist on Earth-like planets in the universe
3 Extraterrestrials may not have decoded the signals we sent
4 Signals from Earth have reached 8,500 stars
5 Researcher Evan Solomonides said that there are no aliens in space
II Find the word with the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others