Bộ 5 đề thi giữa HK2 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 năm 2021 Trường THCS Chính Mỹ

BỘ 5 ĐỀ THI GIỮA HK2 MÔN TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 NĂM 2021

TRƯỜNG THCS CHÍNH MỸ

I. Listen (2ms)

1. True (T) or False (F):

a. Lan called the nurse to send an ambulance to Quang Trung school ______

b. A student had a car accident. ______

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct words:

a. The …………………. is conscious?

b. The ambulance will be there in ……………. minutes ?

II. Choose and circle the best correct words or phrases: (3ms)

1.Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the other

A. refill B. reuse C. reduce D. recognize

2. Choose the word which has the stressed syllable different from the others:

A. ambulance B. fertilize C. chemical D. departure

3. The boy _______ a book is Ba.

A. read B. to read C. reads D. reading

4. Would you mind________me some paper from the desk?

A. getting B. get C. to get D. got

5. If a patient can’t walk, he can use _______to move around.

A. an eye chart B. a stretcher C. a wheelchair D. a scale

6. Lan tried her best in order ________the contest.

A. to pass B. pass C. passing D. passed

7. ________I empty the basket for you? – That would be nice.

A. Should B. Shall C. Will D. Must

8. A: I promise to show you my new books on wild animals.

B: ___________

A. All right B. Don’t forgot C. Yes, please D. Sure

9. Farmers use vegetable matter and animal dung to make _________

A. waste B. paper C. garbage D. compost

10. I am excited________in the trip around the capital.

A. to join B. join C. joining D. joins

11. A new stadium________next year.

A. will build B. will be building C. will be built D. will be build

12. They are certain________they will pass the exam easily.

A. which B. that C. what D. when

III. Reading (2,5ms):

A. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D:

Ha Long-Bay of the Descending Dragon-is __(1)__ with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the __(2)__ of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving in Ha Long City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a __(3)__ and go out to the Bay. It is here that visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most __(4)__ sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful __(5)__ at Ha Long. It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols in Bach Dang River in 1288.

(1). A. popular B. wooden C. clear D. attractions

(2). A. water B. attractions C. in D. caves

(3). A. caves B. boat C. beautiful D. international

(4). A. beautiful B. international C. caves D. in

(5). A. water B. caves C. attractions D. boat

B. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D:

Just a few years ago, this place was called Dumptown. The people living here didn’t think much about where waste went when they threw it out. Things that could be reused or recycled were thrown in the trash, because nobody believed recycling made a difference. And, eventually, that became a very big problem.

The garbage heap grew and began to smell. Sometimes it caught fire, and making it hard for everyone to breathe. Dumptowners knew they had to fix it.

They learned to reduce the amount of waste they threw away. For example, they learned to reuse things—like washing out empty jars in - stead of throwing them away. And, they learned to recycle. They set up bins around town to collect glass, paper, and other things, then made into new products.

1. The people living in Dumptown_______.

A. didn’t think much about where the waste went

B. threw things that could be reused or recycled into the trash

C. didn’t believe that recycling could make a difference

D. all are correct

2. Which of the following could replace the word ‘trash’ in line 3?

A. garbage B. rubbish C. compost D. A & B

3. What were the Dumptown’s problems?

A. The garbage heap smelled. B. Sometimes the garbage heap caught fire.

C. It was hard for everyone to breathe. D. all are correct

4. What does the word ‘them’ in line 11 refer to?

A. the trash B. the garbage heap C. Dumptowners D. empty jars’

5. What did they do to solve their problems?

A. They reduced the amount of waste they threw away.

B. They learnt to reuse things.

C. They learnt to recycle.

D. all are correct

IV. Do as directed in the brackets( Viết câu như yêu cầu trong ngoặc) (2,5ms)

1. Many people speak English in the world. (Đổi sang câu bị động)

English …………………………………………………………………………

2. The man is sitting next to me. He is my father’s friend. (Nối 2 câu lại sử dụng phân từ hiện tại)

The man …………………………………………………………………………….

3. times/ Every milk bottle /reused/ can be/ /thirty/ . (Sắp xếp lại thành câu đúng)

........................................................................................ .

4. I’d like/sit/Tim and Shannon. (Viết lại thành câu hoàn chỉnh)

........................................................................................ .

5. Ba is studying very hard because he doesn’t want to fail in the exam.

(Viết lại câu sử dụng “so as (not) to”)

Ba is studying ……………………………………………………………………….

ĐÁP ÁN

I. Listen (2ms)

1. True (T) or False (F):

a. Lan called the nurse to send an ambulance to Quang Trung school __T____

b. A student had a car accident. ___F___

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct words:

a. The patient is conscious?

b. The ambulance will be there in 10 minutes ?

II. Choose and circle the best correct words or phrases: (3ms)

1. D. recognize 2. D. departure 3. D. reading 4. A. getting

5. C. a wheelchair 6. A. to pass 7. B. Shall 8. B. Don’t forgot

9. D. compost 10. A. to join 11. C. will be built 12. B. that

III. Reading (2,5ms):

A. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D:

(1). A. popular

(2). B. attractions

(3). B. boat

(4). A. beautiful

(5). B. caves

B. Read the following passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D:

1. D. all are correct

2. D. A & B

3. D. all are correct

4. D. empty jars’

5. D. all are correct

IV. Rewrite the sentences which has the same meaning: (2ms)

1. English is spoken by many people in the world.

2. The man sitting next to me is my father’s friend.

3. Every milk bottle can be reused thirty times .

4. I’d like to sit with Tim and Shannon.

5. Ba is studying very hard so as not to fail in the exam.

PART ONE: LISTENING: Listen to a conversation between Chau and her father. Fill in the table with the information you hear (2pts)

When?	What happened?
7th or 8th century	The first printed (1)……………… appeared in China.
(2) ……………………	The telegraph was invented.
early 20th century	Two new forms of new media appeared: Radio and newsreels.
(3) ……………………	Television became popular.
mid-and- late 1990s	(4) ……………. became a major force in journalism.

PART TWO: PHONETICS: (1pt)

I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.(0.5pt)

1. A. other B. leather C. wealthy D. brother

2. A. untreated B. measure C. pleasure D. bread

II. Find the word with a different stress pattern from the others in each line. (0.5pt)

1. A. radiation B. groundwater C. absolutely D. terribly

2. A. disaster B. pollution C. permanent D. eruption

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (2.5pts)

I. Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D: (2pts)

1. If I were you, I … do something to prevent him from littering.

A. would B. did C. will D. do

2. Earth … by the gravity of the Sun and orbits around it.

A. holds B. is held C. is holding D. held

3. By the time we … to the cinema, the film had started.

A. gets B. had got C. has got D. got

4. When the policeman came there, the robber …

A. had left B. has left C. left D. was left

5. All people who were without homes in the flood were provided with … accommodation.

A. short B. temporary C. present D. instant

6. Seven of ten people prefer face-to-face … when having a date.

A. language B. contact C. code D. sign

7. When thermal pollution happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes and oceans ... .

A. changes B. keeps C. remains D. stays

8. Australia is home to … animals like kangaroos and koalas.

A. only B. rare C. unique D. precious

II. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences. ( 0.5 pt)

1. The ……………… are concerned about the oil spills in East Sea. (environment)

2. Scotland is a ……….. land and this is noted for its rich and interesting history. (legend)

PART FOUR: READING (2.5 pts)

I. Read the passage and fill in each gap with a suitable word. (1.25 pts)

Telepathy: Mind to Mind Communication

The (1) …………… “telepathy” has been derived from the words “tele” meaning “distance” and “pathy” meaning “feeling”. So telepathy actually means getting feelings through a distance. Telepathy is the communication (2) …………. two minds, separated over a distance, without the (3) …………… of the five known senses. At some point of time or the other, we all have experienced telepathy. Maybe you were thinking of someone you haven’t talked to for months and you suddenly get a call from them. Or (4) ………….. two people are together, they might say the same thing at the same time. These are spontaneous mind-to-mind (5) …………… that tend to occur frequently between closely related individuals.

ĐÁP ÁN

PART ONE: LISTENING: Listen to a conversation between Chau and her father.

When?	What happened?
7th or 8th century	The first printed (1) newspaper appeared in China.
(2) in the late 19th century	The telegraph was invented.
early 20th century	Two new forms of new media appeared: Radio and newsreels
(3) in the 1950s	Television became popular.
mid-and- late 1990s	(4) the Internet became a major force in journalism.

Tape Transcript:

Chau: Dad, I’m doing an assignment. Can You help me with the information?

Chau’s father: What is the assignment about?

Chau: IT about the important dates of the media. Where and when did the first printed newspaper appear, Dad?

Chau’s father. It first appeared in the 7th or 8th century AD, in China.

Chau: And when was the telegraph invented?

Chau’s father: Perhaps it was in the late 19th century. Do you know what two forms of news media appeared in the early 20th century?

Chau: Radio and newsreels?

Chau’s father: Excellent! And when did television become commercially viable, can you guess?

Chau: In the 1940s?

Chau’s father: No, it was in the 1950s.

Chau: When did the Internet become a major force in journalism?

Chau’s Father: In the mid- and late 1990s.

Chau: Thank you. Dad. Now I can answer all the questions for my assignment.

PART TWO: PHONETICS: (1pt)

Question I. Find the word which has different sound

1. C. Wealthy

2. A. untreated

Question 2. Find the word with a different stress pattern. (0.5pt)

1. A. radiation

2. C. permanent

PART THREE: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (2.5pts)

Question I. Choose the best answer

1. A. would

2.B. is held

3. D. go

4. A. had left

5. B. temporary

6. B. contact

7. A. changes

8. C. unique

Question II. Give the correct form of the words

1. environmentalists

2. legendary

PART FOUR: READING (2.5 pts)

I. Read the passage and fill in each gap

(1) word (2) between (3) use (4) when (5) communication

II. Read the passage then answer

1. It is in the USA.

2. No, it doesn’t. It has three million lakes.

3. The only way to get in and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled.

4. Alaska is called the Land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months.

5. They take special pride in their beautiful and unique state.

PART FIVE: WRITING (2pts)

I. Rewrite these sentences, so that their meaning stays the same,

1. Because of Nhung’s sister’s illness, she didn’t go to the cinema with her friends.

2. The city was struck and thousands of buildings and houses were destroyed completely by the earthquake.

3. By whom was this poem written in the 19th century?

4. If Minh were hardworking, he wouldn’t often get bad marks.

II. Combine each pair of the following sentences into one

1. If I were you, I would recycle these plastic carrier bags.

2. The pilots suddenly went on strike, so all flights had to be cancelled.

3. The polluted environment causes the death of birds and plants.

4. The contaminated food leads to people’s poor health.

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others.

1. A. visual	B. state	C. scatter	D. sick
2. A. billboard	B. icon	C. fine	D. mudslide

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

1. Air __________ is causing many environmental problems in our cities today.

A. pollute

B. pollution

C. polluting

D. polluted

2. If you can speak English, you __________ able to go to Canada.

A. will be

B. will

C. were

D. are

3.The road in front of my office is always __________ when it rains heavily.

A. to flood

B. flooding

C. flood

D. flooded

4. Singapore is famous for its __________ and green trees.

A. cleanliness

B. cleanly

C. cleaning

D. clean

5. After I __________ in the room, she left.

A. come

B. had come

C. came

D. will come

6. This is one of the worst volcanic __________ in this year.

A. eruption

B. erupt

C. erupting

D. eruptive

7. The roof of the building __________ in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged

B. was damaged

C. has damaged

D. has been damaged

8. In some English speaking countries, turkey is __________food at Christmas.

A. national

B. historical

C. traditional

D. possible

III. Read the following passage, and do the tasks

A. Complete the passage with the given words

Population students official Many began

English is the _________ (1) language of the Philippines. English-medium education _________ (2) 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 _________ (3) 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 on English, and successful workers and managers are fluent in English. _________ (4) schools know that their _________ (5) must be fluent in English to be successful.

ĐÁP ÁN

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others.

1 - A; 2 - A; 

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

1 - B; 2 - A; 3 - D: 4 - A; 5 - D; 6 - A; 7 - B; 8 - C;

III. Read the following passage

A. Complete the passage with the given words

1. official

2. began

3. population

4. Many

5. students

B. Answer the questions that follow

1. In 1901.

2. About 65%.

V. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one

1. Vietnamese students have to wear uniforms when they go to school.

2. You mustn’t use your mobile phone on the plane.

A. PHONETICS

I. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1. A. hello	B. honest	C. house	D. hat
2. A. vacation	B. facility	C. island	D. important
3. A. books	B. novels	C. leaves	D. magazines
4. A. needed	B. visited	C. wanted	D. talked

B. GRAMMAR – VOCABULARY – LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS

I. Choose the word or phrase marked A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in each
sentence.

1. People use ________to ease the victim’s pain and anxiety.

A. first-aid

B. a weelchair

C. an ambulance

D. an eye chart

2. I like books _________ in the USA.

A. to print

B. printing

C. printed

D. print

3. Ha Long Bay is recognized ________ UNESCO as the world Heritage site.

A. for

B. by

C. in

D. of

4. The teachers show me how to ________ the environment.

A. protect

B. write

C. make

D. recycle

5. That motorbikes ________ in Japan in 2012.

A. is made

B. was made

C. made

D. were made

6. Vietnam is a ________ country.

A. rice-exporting

B. rice exported

C. exports rice

D. exporting- rice

7. The woman ________ by the window is my aunt.

A. is sitting

B. sitting

C. sat

D. sits

8. Would you mind ________ the door? – No, of course not.

A. closing

B. close

C. to close

D. to closing

9. It’s _________ to climb up that big tall tree.

A. danger

B. dangerous

C. endanger

D. dangerously

10. I am sure ________ he will pass the exam.

A. what

B. this

C. where

D. that

ĐÁP ÁN

Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.

1 - B; 2 - A; 3 - A; 4 - D;

Choose the word or phrase marked A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in each
sentence.

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

Match each sentence in column A with its suitable response in column B

1 - C; 2 - A; 3 - D; 4 - E;

Read the passage, then answer the questions below

1 - Yes, it is.

2 - It is about 450 km from the North of Ho Chi Minh city .

3 - Because the weather is ideal to bathe and relax..

4 - They are PoNagar Tower Temples, Chong Rocks, Yen Island, Tre Island, Bao Dai Villas, the white Buddha statue, the Water Palace, La-San hill, Lo River, etc.

5 - It is getting famous for the Vinpearl Resort.

Imagine you are Hung, a tourist on a vacation in Halong Bay. Use the words or phrases
given below to complete a postcard to your friend, Lan about your trip. An example (0)
is done for you.

1 - The people were hospitable ad the weather has been windy and sunny.

2 - Yesterday I saw my aunt, Le, my uncle, Tuan and my cousin, Vinh.

3 - This morning they took me to Chay beach.

4 - From the beach we hired a boat and went out to the pay.

5 - We bought some souvenirs and took a lot of photos.

6 - We returned home at 5p.m. I was a bit tired but very happy.

I/ Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. a. why	b. try	c. dry	d. gym
2. a. habit	b. hour	c. honest	d. honor
3. a. Christmas	b. character	c. school	d. church
4. a. arrive	b. slight	c. island	d. prison

II/ Put the verb in the bracket into correct form. 

1. I (not see) …………………………………………..… you for a long time.

2.Would you mind if I (take)………………………………..……..……… a photo?

3. Do you mind (stand)…………………………….……………………….…….there?.

4. It’s very easy (find)…………………………………………….……… this book

III / Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.

1. Would you mind…………..…….off the lights? - I’d rather you didn’t.

A. if I turn

B. turn

C. if I turned

D. turning

2. Would you be …………..…….to hold the door open?

A. kind enough

B. as kind

C. too kind

D. so kind

3. Surely, Mike’s not going to drive, …………..…….he?

A. does

B. is

C. will

D. isn’t

4. She was very sad…………..…….good marks in the final test.

A. not get

B. not getting

C. to not get

D. not to get

5. How far is it from here to your house? - It…………..…….about half an hour.

A. goes

B. takes

C. needs

D. wants

6. Farmers collect household and garden waste to make…………..…….

A. compost

B. floor coverings

C. glassware

D. pipes

7. In the world, millions of old papers…………..…….away every day.

A. thrown

B. are throwing

C. are thrown

D. threw

8. I’ve known them…………..……. I was on holiday in Nha Trang.

A. when

B. during

C. until

D. since

ĐÁP ÁN

I/ Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1 - d; 2 - a; 3 - d; 4 - d;

II/ Put the verb in the bracket into correct form.

1 - haven't seen;

2 - took;

3 - standing;

4 - to find;

III / Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.

1 - C; 2 - A; 3 - D; 4 - D; 5 - B; 6 - A; 7 - C; 8 - D;

IV/ Reading: Read the passage carefully.

1. Read the passage and write True or False.

a - False; b - True;

2. Answer the following questions.

a - They think Nha trang is a tropical paradise.

b - Yes, I do. Because it is very beautiful.

V. Writing: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

1 - Your bicycle will be repaired by my father tomorrow.

2 - The clothes are washed everyday.

3 - Would you mind if I turned of the television?

4 - Do you mind going there with me?

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