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ĐỀ ÔN TẬP KIỂM TRA HK2- KHỐI 8

I. Choose the word having different stress pattern: (0.5pt)
1. A. battery B. efficient C. memory D. operate
2. A. computer B. keyboard C. spaceship D. planet
II. Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others: (0.5pt)
3. A. lava B. art C. tsunami D. earthquake
4. A. advice B. history C. villain D. kit
III. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank in each sentence. (2.5pts)
5. “Do you mind picking me up late?” – “_______________.”
A. I don’t B. Yes, I do C. No, I don’t D. No, I don’t mind
6. __________is a kind of material used to make bowls, vases, cups and the other objects.
A. pottery B. clay C. sand D. soil
7. In the future, drones and robot police may help to reduce _________ in cities.
A. crime B. people C. doctors D. engineers
8. The Sound of Me Linh Drums is a _____________.
A. comedy B. tragedy C. history D. Both A&B
9. Pompeii was completely ___________ in AD 79 by an eruption Mount Vesuvius.
A. destroyed B. destroy C. to destroy D. destroying
10. A: “Excuse me, I want to buy a laptop” B: “_____________”
A. The Dell laptop is on sale today. B. Why didn’t you buy the Acer?
C. Do you have anything else? D. It has 600 gigabytes.
11._________small hot air balloons are made of paper, with opening at the bottom.
A. bonfires B. fireworks C. sky lanterns D. woods
12. Remember to turn _________ the electricity when the storm comes.
A. on B. off C. up D. down
13. My car is broken. Please drive me _______the mall? – Sure.
A. for B. at C. on D. to
14. Computers will be_____________ differently in the future.
A. operate B. designed C. project D. charge
IV. Look at the signs. Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) for each sign: (0.5pt)
15. What does the sign say?
A. Roundabout B. Recycling
C. Waste Reuse D. Safe material
16. What does the sign want us to do?
A. You can go in the street. B. You can slow speed.
C. Notice place having narrow road ahead. D. You can’t go there.

V. Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5pt)
FUTURE COMPUTERS
In the next 20 years, there will be (17) _______ changes to computers. The future computers will be
designed (18)_______from what we have now. They’ll be made of thin recycled plastic and the keyboards will
be projected in the air or onto the desks. The way we operate our computers will also change. (19)____ the
future, computers will be operated by thoughts and (20)______. We won’t have (21)_______the mice or
keyboards to turn them off because our computers will know what we want to do. We’ll be able to use our voices
to operate computers too. They will help us search for the information that we need. One (22)________thing is
that the future computers will be charged wirelessly. To protect the environment, they’ll be charge by solar
power.
17. A. many B. few C. much D. little
18. A. different B. differently C. differ D. differences
19. A. On B. Of C. In D. At
20. A. to tell B. tell C. speech D. voices
21. A. to use B. used C. using D. uses
22. A. interest B. interested in C. interesting D. interestingly
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VI. Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 23 to 26 are True or False and choose the
correct answers (A, B, C, or D) for the questions 27 and 28. (1.5pt)
The Young Artists Biennale will be held next month. It is one of the most exciting art festivals in Vietnam. It
was first held in 2009 and takes place every two years in Ho Chi Minh city. The festival for all artists aged
between 18 and 45. The festival is open to all kinds of art. You can see beautiful sculptures, pictures and
paintings. One of the past winners is Tran Quoc Tuan. He is from Hai Phong. In 2011, his fantastic painting
won the first prize at the Young Artists Biennale. He now shows his paintings in Vietnam, Hong Kong and
Singapore.
23. The Young Artists Biennale is held every year. ____________
24. It was first held 10 years ago. ____________
25. You can see beautiful sculptures, pictures and paintings there. ____________
26. Tran Quoc Tuan shows his artwork in some Asian countries. ____________
27. The best headline of the passage is _______________
A. sculptures, photography and paintings. C. Artists in Ho Chi Minh City.
B. The Young Artists Biennale. D. only sculptures.
28. When did Tran Quoc Tuan win the first prize?
A. In 2011 B. In 2009 C. 13 years ago D. 10 years ago
VII. Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. (1.5pts)
29. Tsunamis, earthquakes and typhoons are __________________ disasters. (nature)
30. What technology will we be using to _______________ in 20 years? (communication)
31. Which is the most _______________ festival? (excite)
32. People who lived 1,200 kilometers away from thhe volcano could hear the ___________. (erupt)
33. There are four things that _______________ think life needs. (science)
34. Robot police will reduce crime more ______________ than drones. (efficient)
VIII. Rearrange the words or phrases to make complete sentences. (0.5pt)
35. use smart watches/ glasses to call their friends / will / and smart/ In the future people /./
→ ___________________________________________________________________________________
36. been recent/ reports of/ There/ UFO sights /have/./
→ ___________________________________________________________________________________
IX. Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the
sentence printed before it (1pt)
37. I have bought this teddy bear in that shop.
 This teddy _________________________________________________________________________
38. Will you pour me a glass of water?
 Would you mind ____________________________________________________________________
39. He took his seat quietly. He didn’t want to disturb our conversation.
 So as ______________________________________________________________________________
40. “Can you meet me at 8 p.m?” asked she.
 She asked me________________________________________________________________________

The end of the test.