ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KÌ 2 NĂM 2021 - 2022

Subject: English 8 Time: 45 minutes

A. PRONUNCIATION (1.5p)
I. Circle the word that has different stressed
1. A. ‘illustrate B. kanga’roo C. ‘permanent D. ‘absolutely
2. A. col’lapse B. ‘damage C. ‘forest D. ‘poison
3. A. ‘puzzle B. ‘litter C. ‘visual D. vol’cano
II. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently
1. A. contaminate B. pollution C. loch D. awesome
2. A. dump B. tsunami C. eruption D. earplug
3. A. schedule B. legend C. effect D. thermal
B. VOCABULARY (1.5p)
Write the correct form of the given word
1. Filters cannot remove all the (contaminate) contamination from water.
Contaminant (n): chất gây ô nhiễm
Contamination (n): sự gây ô nhiễm
 Cần điền contaminants. Ở dạng số nhiều vì có “all the”
2. It’s difficult to (visual) visualize how the city looked like 100 years ago.
3. The tsunami came so quickly so the government didn’t prepare for any (evacuate) evacuation
4. The boy is an (illustrate) illustration example of behaving badly.
 Loại từ cần điền là tính từ: illustrative
Illustrate (v): minh họa
Illustrative (a): mang tính minh họa
Illustration (n): sự minh họa
5. You dealt with the situation very (effect) effective
 Loại từ cần điền là adv => effectively
6. It is important to take the precise (measure) measurement of the building.
C. GRAMMAR (2p)
I. Rewrite the sentences without changing its meaning (1p)
1. The last time I saw you was 3 years ago.
 I last saw him three years ago.
 I haven’t seen you for 3 years
 Cấu trúc viết lại câu: The last time + S + V-ed + was + tgian + ago
= S + V (htht) + for/since
2. Somebody will move all of your luggage to the hotel.
 All of your luggage will be moved to the hotel.
3. There’s a lawyer lives nearby. They’re calling him.
They’re calling him…. (?)
 Sử dụng mệnh đề quan hệ: They are calling a lawyer who lives nearby.
II. Write one word for each blank to complete the sentences(1p)
 1. If Lucy had her laptop with her, she would email me.
2. If you don’t go to bed soon, you will be tired in the morning.
3. Has she seen the movie already?
4. Why had Mike met Fiona before they worked together?

D. READING (2p)
Read the following passage and do the exercises below
When we are young, we learn that tigers and sharks are dangerous animals. We might be scared of them
because they are big and powerful. As we get older, however, we learn that sometimes the most dangerous
animals are also the smallest animals. In fact, the animal that kills the most people every year is one that you
have probably killed yourself many times: the mosquito.
While it may seem that all mosquitoes are biters, this is not actually the case. Male mosquitoes eat
plant nectar. On the other hand, female mosquitoes feed on animal blood. They need this blood to live and
produce eggs. When a female mosquito bites a human being, it transmits a small amount of saliva into the
blood. This saliva may or may not contain a deadly disease. The result of the bite can be as minor as an
itchy bump or as serious as death.
Because a mosquito can bite many people in the course of its life, it can carry diseases from one person
to another very easily. Two of the most deadly diseases carried by mosquitoes are malaria and yellow fever.
More than 700 million people become sick from these diseases every year. At least 2 million of these people
will die from these diseases.
Many scientists are working on safer and better ways to kill mosquitoes, but so far, there is no sure way
to protect everyone in the world from their deadly bites. Mosquito nets can be placed over beds to protect
people against being bitten. These nets help people stay safe at night, but they do not kill any mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes have many natural enemies like bats, birds, dragonflies, and certain kinds of fish. Bringing
more of these animals into places where mosquitoes live might help to cut down the amount of mosquitoes
in that area. This is a natural solution, but it does not always work very well. Mosquitoes can also be killed
with poisons or sprays. Even though these sprays kill mosquitoes, they may also harm other plants or
animals.
Although mosquitoes may not seem as scary as larger, more powerful animals, they are far more
dangerous to human beings. But things are changing. It is highly likely that one day scientists will find a
way to keep everyone safe from mosquitoes and the diseases they carry.
1. According to the author, some people are more afraid of tigers and sharks than mosquitoes
because tigers and sharks
A. kill more people than mosquitoes
B. are big and powerful
C. are found all over the world
D. have no natural enemies
2. Based on the information in paragraph 2, we can understand that
I. male mosquitoes and female mosquitoes have different eating habits
II. male mosquitoes are harmless to humans
III. female mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting diseases to humans
A. I only
B. I and II only
 C. II and III only
D. I, II, and III
3. As used in paragraph 2, ‘minor’ most nearly means
A. insignificant
B. deadly
C. frustrating
D. dangerous
4. It can be understood that the introduction of dragonflies might reduce the number of flies in a
given area because dragonflies
A. work together with mosquitoes
B. kill mosquitoes (* chị giải thishc giúp em tại sao lại chọn đáp án vứi em hong hỉu câu này lắm
☹)
C. cannot be killed by poisons or sprays
D. attract bats
5. Which of the following best summarizes the information in paragraph 4?
A. Mosquito nets provide adequate protection from deadly mosquitoes.
B. Poisons and sprays provide adequate protection from deadly mosquitoes.
C. The introduction of the mosquito's natural enemies provides adequate protection from deadly
mosquitoes.
D. There is no perfect solution to the mosquito problem.
6. Which of the following words best describes the author's overall attitude towards the prospect of
solving the mosquito problem?
A. despondent, meaning hopeless or dejected
B. exasperated, meaning extremely irritated or annoyed
C. equivocal, meaning doubtful or uncertain
D. optimistic, meaning hopeful or taking a favorable view
 ĐÁP ÁN

A. I.

1. B 2. A 3. D

A. II.

1. C 2. B 3. D

B.

1. contaminants 2. Visualize 3. Evacuation

4. illustrative 5. Effectively 6. Measurements

C. I

1. Angela said they had gone out last night/the previous night/the night before.
2. I haven’t seen you for 3 years.
3. All of your luggage will be moved to the hotel.
4. They are calling the lawyer who lives nearby.
C. II
1. had
2. will be tired
3. had…seen
4. had…met

D.

1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. D