ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC KÌ II GRADE 8 NAME CLASS MARK T F 1 Earthquakes are one of the deadliest natural disasters 2 In modern times, the number of deaths caused by an earthquake is limited 3 China is the cou[.]
Trang 1ĐỀ THI GIỮA HỌC KÌ II-GRADE 8 NAME:
CLASS:
MARK:
1 Earthquakes are one of the deadliest natural disasters
2 In modern times, the number of deaths caused by an earthquake is limited
3 China is the country with the deadliest earthquake in history
4 Earthquakes cause several death tolls, homelessness and injuries
5 Earthquakes do not cause tsunamis at all
Part 1 Listen to the recording and decide if the sentences are true (T) or false(F).
I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1 A vehicle B behaviour C exhibition D. homeless
2 A untidy B visual C surprise D environment
3 A volcano B violent C technology D property
II Choose the word with different stress from the others in each question.
4 A geography B apology C employee D artistic
5 A Taiwanese B biology C botanical D photography
6 A historical B interviewee C biography D psychology
III Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
7 Last night’s storm caused a lot of to people in that area
A droughts B forests C damages D volcanoes
8 If you can speak English, you able to go to Canada
Trang 2A will be B will C were D are
9 The road in front of my office is always when it rains heavily
A to flood B flooding C flood D flooded
10 The fire was raging so fiercely that the rescue workers found it hard to put it
A down B out C off D with
11 After I in the room, she left
A come B had come C came D will come
12 This is one of the worst volcanic in this year
A eruption B erupt C erupting D eruptive
13 The roof of the building in a storm a few days ago
A damaged B was damaged C has damaged D has been damaged
14 In some English speaking countries, turkey is food at Christmas
A national B historical C traditional D possible
15 If the factory _ dumping poison into the lake, all the aquatic animals will die
A continues B continued C will continue D continue
16 When the policeman came to the scene, the driver of the car
A have left B had left C leaves D was left
IV Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
17 The street doesn’t look _ because it has a lot of rubbish. (attract)
18 If we use water , more people will have fresh water. (care)
19 Air is causing many environmental problems in our cities
today. (pollute)
Trang 320 Singapore is famous for its and green trees. (clean)
V Complete the passage with the given words
population on official Many began
English is the (21) _ language of the Philippines English-medium education (22) _ in the Philippines in 1901 after the arrival of some 540
US teachers English was also chosen for newspapers and magazines, the media, and literary writing
The latest results from a recent survey suggest that about 65% of the (23) _ of the Philippines has the ability to understand spoken and written English with 48 person stating that they can write standard English The economy
is based (24) _ English, and successful workers and managers are fluent
in English (25) _ schools know that their students must be fluent in English to be successful
VI Read the film review, and decide whether the statements are True or False.
The Hopi live in the northwestern part of Arizona in the United States With modern things all around them, the Hopi keep their traditions
There are about 10,000 Hopi and they live in twelve villages in the desert The weather is very hot in summer, but in winter it freezes The wind blows hard Farming is difficult Corn is the Hopi's main food, but they plant vegetables, too They raise sheep, goats, and cattle They also eat hamburgers, ice cream and drink soft drinks They live in traditional stone houses, but many of them have the telephones, radios, and television They have horses, but they have trucks too Kachinas are an important part of the Hopi religion Kachinas are spirits of dead people, of rocks, plants, and animals, and of the stars Men dress as kachinas and
do religious dances People also some make wooden kachinas No two wooden kachinas are ever alike
The children attend school, and they also learn the Hopi language, dances, and stories The Hopi want a comfortable, modern life, but they don't want to lose their traditions
Trang 426 Though surrounded with modern things, the Hopi keep their traditions.
27 The Hopi live in the mountainous areas.
28 The Hopi only eat corns.
29 They live in house made of stone.
30 Most wooden kachinas are all similar to each other.
VII Write the sentences with the same meaning to the first ones Use words given.
31 The environment is polluted Birds leave their habitats and plants die. (makes)
………
32 Mr Quang works in a noisy environment His hearing becomes worse. (If)
………
33 The film started, and then we got to the cinema. (By the time)
………
34 Science and technology have completely changed human life. (been)
………
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END -II Find the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.
6. A. prehistoric B. economic C. linguistic D. optimistic
7. A. government B. celebrate C. nominee D. popular
8. A. imbecile B. impossible C. uncommon D. unhappy III Find the word that has different stress pattern in each line.
9. A. tool B. moon C. soon D. cook
10. A. crossed B. followed C. fluttered D. happened
11. A. tear B. bear C. hear D. fear
IV Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
Question 12. Some documents say that people the Glastonbury
Festival since the beginning of the 19th century
A. celebrated B. were celebrating
Trang 5C. have celebrated D. celebrate
13. The flight number 781 to Melbourne at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning
A. arrives B. is arriving
C. has arrived D. will arrive
14. - How is your holiday in New Zealand? - .
A. Really B. Awesome C. Absolutely
right D. Sure
15. All the villages _ to safe areas before midnight last night.
A. evacuated B. were evacuated
C. had evacuated D. had been evacuated
16. I'd be over the moon if I _ a chance to go to Disneyland in
California
A. have B. had
C. will have D. would have
17. You should talk to your dad first because that fridge not be
suitable for your family
A. can B. may
C. need D. ought
18. She doesn’t have the doctor's telephone number to book a(n) with
him
A. ticket B. appointment
C. lunch set D. seat
19. The 21st century has already seen considerable _ in computer
technology
A. progress B. progressing
C. progresses D. process
20. What are you going to do next summer?" she asked.
A. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
B. She asked us what I was going to do the following summer.
C. She asked us what were we going to do the following summer.
D. She asked us what we was going to do the following summer.
V Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.
Trang 621. The first experiment was , so we need to do another one
(SUCCEED)
22. The between Vietnam and America is good (FRIEND)
23. A lot of _ to people and assets was left after a hurricane (damage)
VI Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence and correct it.
24. It is reported that six people trapped in collapsed buildings have freed so far.
25. Everyone should be extreme worried about the hole in the ozone layer.
VII 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 (26) _ as many smaller
islands New Zealand is 268,000 square kilometres, about the same size as the United Kingdom
There are four main cities Auckland, in the north, is the largest city with a
population (27) _ 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 (28) _ place to live.
Although Wellington is the capital, the centre of government, it is smaller
and (29) _ 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 (30) _ to a small Scottish city.
26. A. good B. well C. better D. same
27. A. of B. with
C. to D. from
28. A. excitement B. excited
C. exciting D. excite
29. A. more quiet B. quietly
C. most quiet D. quieter
30. A. compared B. to compare
C. been compared D. comparing