(Đề thi số 1)

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.

______________________________________________________________

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề thi Giữa Học kì 2

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Bài thi môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8

Thời gian làm bài: phút

(Đề thi số 2)

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 _____________________________________________________

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề thi Giữa Học kì 2

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Bài thi môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8

Thời gian làm bài: phút

(Đề thi số 3)
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. A severe tropical ___________ is called a typhoon.

    A. drought

    B. rain

    C. flood

    D. storm

2. Your new dress is _____________ than mine.

    A. more beautiful

    B. beautiful

    C. most beautiful

    D. the more beautiful

3. If I were you, I ___________ stop littering in public place.

    A. would

    B. did

    C. will

    D. do

4. Many people ____________ by the rescue worker yesterday.

    A. evacuate
    B. were evacuated

    C. are evacuated

    D. will evacuate

5. They ____________ their old school tomorrow.

    A. visit

    B. are visit

    C. have visited

    D. are going to visit

6. When the policeman came there, the robber ___________

    A. had left

    B. has left

    C. left

    D. was left

7. The ___________ are the people who don’t have accommodation.

    A. elderly

    B. sick

    C. homeless

    D. disabled

8. Seven of ten people prefer face-to-face ___________ when having a

date.

    A. communication

    B. contact
    C. code

    D. sign

III. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was
living happily with her family when her mother died. Her father married
an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella’s stepmother and two
stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work hard
while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped
Cinderella. She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown.
Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to
dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she
was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her
name. but she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her.
They got married and lived happily ever after.

Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F).

a. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died.
________

b. Her father married a kind woman. ________

c. Her stepmother and two stepsisters were very kind to her. ________

d. The prince got married to the girl who fitted the left glass slipper.
________

Answer the questions.

1. What did Cinderella’s father do when his wife died?

____________________________________________________________

2. How did Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters treat her?

____________________________________________________________
3. Who turned Cinderella’s old clothes into a beautiful gown?

____________________________________________________________

4. What did the prince use to find Cinderella?

____________________________________________________________

IV. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning

with the first one

1. If you don’t rest yourself, you will be ill.

Unless _________________________________________________

2. How long is it since he left school?

When _________________________________________________

Đáp án

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined

part different from others.

Đáp Giải thích

án

1 A Đáp án A có phần gạch chân phát âm là /e/ các đáp án khác phát âm
là /ʌ/

2 C Đáp án C có phần gạch chân phát âm là /æ/ các đáp án khác phát âm
là /ei/

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

sentences

Đáp Giải thích

 án

1 D Tropical storm: bão nhiệt đới

Dịch: Một vài loại bão nhiệt đới được gọi là “typhoon”.

2 A Câu so sánh hơn

Dịch: Chiếc váy mới của bạn nhìn xinh hơn của mình.

3 A Câu điều kiện loại 2

Dịch: Nếu tôi là bạn, tôi sẽ không vứt rác nơi công cộng.

4 B Câu bị động thời quá khứ đơn

Dịch: Rất nhiều người được sơ tán bởi đội cứu hộ ngày hôm
qua.

5 D Câu chia thời tương lai gần vì có mốc thời gian “tomorrow”

Dịch: Họ sẽ thưm trường cũ vào ngày mai.

6 A When QKĐ, QKHT

Dịch: Khi cảnh sát đến, tên trộm đã bỏ trốn.

7 C The homeless: người vô gia cư

Dịch: Người vô gia cư là người không có nhà.

8 A Face to face communication: tương tác trực tiếp

 Dịch: Nhiều người ưa thích tương tác trực tiếp khi hẹn hò.

III. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

Decide if these statements are true (T) or false (F).

    a. T

    b. F

    c. F

    d. F

Answer the questions.

1. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters.

2. Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her.

A good witch turned Cinderella’s old clothes into a beautiful gown.

4. The prince used the glass slipper to find her.

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

the first one

1. Unless you rest yourself, you will be ill.

2. When did he leave school?

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề thi Giữa Học kì 2

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Bài thi môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8

Thời gian làm bài: phút

 (Đề thi số 4)

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. 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.

B. Answer the questions that follow

1. When did English-medium education begin in the Philippines?

____________________________________________________________

2. How many percent of the population are fluent in English?

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

1. Vietnamese students are obligated to wear uniforms when they go to

school. (HAVE)

___________________________________________________________

2. You are not allowed to use your mobile phone on the plane. (MUSTN’T)

___________________________________________________________

Đáp án

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
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.

Phòng Giáo dục và Đào tạo .....

Đề thi Giữa Học kì 2

Năm học 2022 - 2023

Bài thi môn: Tiếng Anh lớp 8

Thời gian làm bài: phút

(Đề thi số 5)

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. If the factory _________ dumping poison into the lake, all the aquatic
animals will die.

    A. continues

    B. continued
    C. will continue

    D. continue

2. When the policeman came to the scene, the driver of the car
__________.

    A. have left

    B. had left

    C. leaves

    D. was left

3. The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by __________ their

noses.

    A. touching

    B. touch

    C. to touch

    D. touched

4. The air in Hanoi __________, so we should use facemask.

    A. pollute

    B. polluting

    C. is polluted

    D. is polluting

III. Put the verbs in the blanket into the correct form

1. _______ your mother (read) __________ book every night?

2. By the time I (arrive) ___________ at the airport, my husband (wait)
_____________ for me for an hour.

3. If we use water carefully, more people (have) _____________ fresh water.

4. That room (paint) ________________ at this time next week.

IV. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

Water pollution happens __________ (1) toxic substances enter water

bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans and so on, getting dissolved in them,
lying suspended in the water or depositing on the bed. This degrades the
quality of water. Not __________ (2) does this spell disaster for aquatic
ecosystems, the pollutants also seep through and reach the groundwater,
which might end up in our households as contaminated water we use in
our daily activities, including drinking.

Water pollution can be __________ (3) in a number of ways, one of the

most polluting being city sewage and industrial waste discharge. Indirect
sources __________ (4) water pollution include contaminants that enter the
water supply from soils or groundwater systems and from the
atmosphere via rain.

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

the first one

1. People use a lot of vehicles. The air is polluted.

If ____________________________________________________________

2. He hasn’t got his hair cut for two months.

It has been ______________________________________________________

3. Although Singapore is a developed country, it is not polluted by
industry.

Despite ________________________________________________________

4. New Zealand and Australia are both surrounded by the sea.

Both __________________________________________________________

Đáp án

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

III. Put the verbs in the blanket into the correct form
1. Does-read (câu chia thời hiện tại đơn vì có mốc thời gian “every night”.

2. arrived-had waited (By the time QKĐ, QKHT)

3. will have (câu điều kiện loại 1)

4. will be painted (bị động thời tương lai đơn)

IV. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

1. Đáp án B

Giải thích: when + mệnh đề: khi mà…

Dịch: Ô nhiễm nước diễn ra khi mà các chất độc hại đi vào trong các phần
nước như ao hồ, sông suối, đại dương, vân vân…

2. Đáp án B

Giải thích: cấu trúc “not only… (but)…also…”: không những…mà còn…

Dịch: Không những điều này gây ra thảm hoạ cho hệ sinh thái dưới nước,
chất thải còn lắng xuống và gây ô nhiễm nước ngầm.

3. Đáp án B

Giải thích: be caused: được tạo ra, bị gây ra

Dịch: Ô nhiễm nước có thể được tạo ra từ nhiều cách, một trong những
tác nhân lớn nhất là nước thải đô thị, và chất thải công nghiệp.

4. Đáp án A

Giải thích: cụm từ source of st: nguồn gốc của cái gì

Dịch: Các nguồn không trực tiếp của ô nhiễm nước bao gồm các chất ô
nhiễm mà lẫn vào nguồn nước từ đất hay hệ thống nước ngầm và từ
không khí qua mưa.

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

the first one
1. If people use a lot of vehicles, he air will be polluted.

2. It has been two months since he got his hair cut.

3. Despite being a developed country, Singapore is not polluted by

industry.

4. Both New Zealand and Australia are surrounded by the sea.