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Đề thi Giữa Học kì 2 TRƯỜNG THCS KIM ĐỒNG
Năm học 2021 - 2022 Bài thi môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: phút
I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others.
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences 1. The last typhoon resulted ___________ terrible loss of lives.
A. in B. on C. for D. of
2. English is the ___________ language of many countries such as the US, the UK, and Australia.
A. international B. usual
C. popular D. official
3. Poisonous ___________ from factories can kill a lot of wildlife animals.
A. things B. animals C. chemicals D. nations
4. People in the flooded area have ___________ to a safer place.
A. evacuating B. been evacuated C. evacuated D. evacuate
III. Put the verbs in the blanket into the correct form
1. I (visit) ___________ this nursery home once a week.
2. At this moment, my mother (cook) ___________ dinner while my dad (read) ___________ a newspaper.
3. This is the most interesting film Clara (see) ___________.
4. They (hire) ___________ a car before they got here.
IV. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow
On April 30, 2018 the Pu’u ‘O’o crater on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, suddenly collapsed.
It was the starting point for the volcano’s months long eruption, which went on to produce 320,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth of lava that transformed the landscape and ultimately destroyed 700 homes.
A volcanic eruption occurs when hot materials from the Earth's interior are thrown out of a volcano. Some eruptions are terrible explosions that throw out huge amounts of rock and volcanic ash and can kill many people. Some are quiet outflows of hot lava. Several more complex types of volcanic eruptions have been described by volcanologists. These are often named after famous volcanoes where that type of eruption has been seen. Some volcanoes may show only one type of eruption during a period of activity, while others may show a range of types in a series.
5. When did the Pu’u ‘O’o crater on Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano collapse?
___________________________________________________________
6. How many houses did the volcanic eruption in Hawaii demolish?
____________________________________________________________
7. When does a volcanic eruption occur?
____________________________________________________________
8. Do all volcanoes display only one type of eruption during a period of activity?
____________________________________________________________
V. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank
Canada is an officially bilingual country, with two official _________ (1): French and English. French speaking Canadians take a much smaller percentage of the population, and more _________ (2) 90 per cent of them live in Quebec – the only province where French is the language of daily life. 3.8 million Quebecers can only speak French, _________ (3) another 3.2 million can speak French and English. Together those groups comprise basically the entire provincial population. Canadians who speak neither English _________ (4) French as their first language are sometimes called Allophones, and the majority of these people are either immigrants or their children.
VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one 1. Air pollution can cause breathing problems.
Breathing _____________________________________________________
2. Study hard or you won’t pass the exam.
If ____________________________________________________________
VII. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases 1. If/ I/ be/ you/ I/ buy/ that house.
______________________________________________________________
2. The last/ time/ he/ speak/ his father/ be/ two months ago.
______________________________________________________________
ANSWER KEYS
I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others.
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences Đáp
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Giải thích
1 A Cụm từ “result in”: gây ra
Dịch: Trận bão vừa rồi gây ra thiệt hại về người rất lớn.
2 D The official language: ngôn ngữ chính thống
Dịch: Tiếng Anh là ngôn ngữ chính thống của nhiều quốc gia như Mỹ, Anh, và Úc.
3 C Poisonous chemicals: các hoá chất độc hại
Dịch: Các hoá nhất độc hại từ các nhà máy có thể giết chết nhiều loài động vật hoang dã.
4 B Câu bị động thời hiện tại hoàn thành
Dịch: Những người dân vùng lũ đã đươc di tản đến nơi an toàn hơn.
III. Put the verbs in the blanket into the correct form
Đáp án Giải thích
1 visit Câu chia thời hiện tại đơn dựa vào mốc thời gian “once a week”
Dịch: Tôi đến thăm viện dưỡng lão này 1 tuần 1 lần.
2 is cooking – is
reading Câu chia thời hiện tại tiếp diễn dựa vào mốc thời gian “at this moment”
Dịch: Vào lúc này, mẹ tôi đang nấu ăn trong khi bố đọc báo.
3 has seen Câu chia thời hiện tại hoàn thành vì có dạng thức so sánh nhất Dịch: Đây là bộ phim thú vị nhất cô ấy từng xem.
4 had hired Câu chia thời quá khứ hoàn thành theo cấu trúc QKHT before QKĐ Dịch: Họ đã thuê 1 chiếc ô tô trước khi tới đây.
IV. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow 1. It collapsed on April 30, 2018.
2. It demolished/ destroyed 700 homes/ houses.
3. It occurs when hot materials from the Earth's interior are thrown out of a volcano.
4. No, they don’t.
V. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank
VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one 1. Breathing problems can be caused by air pollution.
2. If you don’t study hard, you won’t pass the exam/ If you study hard, you will pass the exam.
VII. Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases 1. If I were you, I would buy that house.
2. The last time he spoke to his father was two months ago.
Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo ...
Đề thi Giữa Học kì 2
TRƯỜNG THCS LÝ THƯỜNG KIỆT Năm học 2021 - 2022
Bài thi môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8 Thời gian làm bài: phút
I. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences 1. Some people ____________ in their house roof after the flood.
A. trapped B. have trapped C. were trapped D. trap
2. After a month, Jenny got used to ____________ in her new school.
A. studying B. study C. studied D. to study
3. Her son was absent from school ____________ his illness last Tuesday.
A. because B. although C. because of D. despite of
4. She spends 1 hour ____________ English every day.
A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. learns
III. Put the verbs in the blanket into the correct form
1. If we use water carefully, more people (have)______________ fresh water.
2. That room (paint) ________________ next week.
3. He wouldn’t be ill if he (not smoke) ________________ a lot.
4. By the time the police (come) ____________, the thief (leave) _____________.
IV. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the habitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were
overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire-fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings.
1. When did the Tokyo earthquake 1923 happen?
___________________________________________________________
2. How many people were killed in the earthquake?
___________________________________________________________
3. Why was the fire engines prevented from going to help?
___________________________________________________________
4. How many percent of the damage was caused by the collapse of buildings?
___________________________________________________________
V. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank
Ewan McGregor was born in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an actor when he was only nine and he starred his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has appeared (1) _________ a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with (2) _________ like Cameron Diaz and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won (3) _________ of awards. He loves acting and when he finished (4) _________ the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to do anything in my life”.
VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one 1. I has never spoken to a foreigner before.
It is the first time _____________________________________________
2. My father cleans the car every week.
The car _____________________________________________________
Đáp án
I. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
Đáp án Giải thích
1 C Câu bị động thời quá khứ đơn
Dịch: Một vài người bị mắc kẹt trên mái nhà sau trận lũ.
2 A Get used to + Ving: quen với việc làm gì
Dịch: Sau 1 tháng, Jenny dần quen với việc học ở trường mới.
3 A Because of + N: bởi vì
Dịch: Con trai cô ấy vắng mặt ở lớp học bởi vì bị bệnh thứ 3 tuần trước.
4 C Spend + thời gian + Ving: dành thời gian làm gì
Dịch: Cô ấy dành 1 giờ đồng hồ học tiếng Anh mỗi ngày.
III. Put the verbs in the blanket into the correct form 1. will have (câu điều kiện loại 1)
2. will be painted (câu chia thời tương lai đơn vì có mốc thời gian “next week”
3. didn’t smoke (câu điều kiện loại 2)
4. came – had left (by the time QKĐ, QKHT)
IV. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow
1. The earthquake began a minute before noon when the habitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals.
2. Almost a hundred thousand people were killed.
3. Because many of the roads had cracked open.
4. About ten percent.
V. Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank
VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one 1. It is the first time I have ever spoken to a foreigner.
2. The car is cleaned every week.
