PHÒNG GD-ĐT THẠCH HÀ ĐỀ THI KHẢO SÁT CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KÌ II

NĂM HỌC 2022 – 2023

Mã đề: 01 Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian : 60 phút (không kể thời gian phát đề)
B. LANGUAGE
I. Choose the best answer( A, B, C, or D)
1. - How is your holiday in New Zealand? - __________.
A. Really                     B. Awesome                           C. Absolutely right                 D. Sure
2. I don't know how we can ____________ with her. She's too far away.
A. keep in touch                      B. cope             C. catch up                              D. keep pace
3. She doesn’t have the doctor's telephone number to book a(n) ________ with him.
A. ticket                      B. appointment                       C. lunch set                             D. seat
4. It was guessed that the fish died _____________ a powerful toxin in the sea water.
A. since                  B. because                               C. because of                          D. as a result
5. Computers are used in schools and universities.
A. widely B. wide C. widen D. width
6.With the advance of the science and technology, our life changes greatly in various .
A.scenes B.fields C.sights D.regions
7. The flood victims are being sent by the government.
A.food B. shelter C. aid D.water
8. The train at 11:45.
A. will leave B. will have left C. leaves D. left
9. I would be over the moon if I ___________ a chance to go to Disneyland in California.
A. have                        B. had                               C. will have                             D. would have
10. At 8 o'clock tomorrow I my friend.
A. will meet B. am meeting C. will be meeting D. met
11. Let’s play tennis instead of television.
A. watch B. watching C. watches D. to watch
12. Noise pollution can lead to________loss.
A. looking                   B. hearing                    C. listening                  D. reading
C. READING
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer to complete the passage.
A drought is a period or condition of unusually dry weather within a geographic area where
rainfall is normally present. During a drought there is a (1) ______ of precipitation (mưa).
Droughts occur in all climatic zones. However, its characteristics (đặc điểm) vary significantly
(đáng kể) (2) ______ one region to another.
Its (3)__ depends on the degree of the water shortage, size of area affected, and the duration and
warmth of the dry period. In many underdeveloped countries, such as India, people place a great 
demand on water supply. During a drought period (4)__ is a lack of water, and thus many of the
poor die.
(5) ________ drought cannot be reliably predicted, certain precautions can be taken in drought-
risk areas. These include construction of reservoirs to hold emergency water supplies, education
to avoid over cropping and overgrazing, and programs to limit settlement in drought-prone areas.
1. A. addition             B. abundance              C. lack              D. success
2. A. from                 B. at                            C. with                        D. during
3. A. serious              B. seriousness             .C. seriously                 D. serie
4. A. have                  B. there                       C. where                     D. these
5. A. Although          B. However                 C. Besides                   D. Because
II. Read the passage and answer the questions. Circle A, B, or CS.
Most of us think that great ideas were the result of genius thinking. However, many of the
greatest discoveries and inventions in history began with very simple beginnings.
In the 18th century, James Watt was boiling water at home. As the water began to boil, he
suddenly noticed that the steam was pushing the lid of the kettle. From this, he created the steam
engine.
In ancient Greece time, Archimedes stepped into a bath tub and felt that water was being pushed
out when he stepped in. This is how he came up with the idea of how to find the purity of gold.
In the 17th century, Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree when an apple fell and hit him on the
head. This is when he realized the pulling force of the earth - the gravity.
There are many other examples of how great ideas began with simple beginnings. What one
needs to become an inventor are careful observation and a lot of hard work.
1. James Watt lived in ______.
A. the 17th century B. the 18th century C. the ancient Greece time
2. Archimedes came up with the idea of how to find purity gold when ______.
A. he was boiling water B. he was hit by an apple C. he was stepping into the bath tub
3. Many great ideas began with ______.
A. genius thinking B. simple beginning C. long time working in laboratories
4. Which of the following is NOT true of inventors?
A. They have simple thinkings. B. They have very careful observations.
C. They work extremely hard.
5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. James Watt, Archimedes and Isaac Newton. B. Steam Engines, Gold and Gravity
C. Great Ideas with Simple Beginnings
D. WRITING
I. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake (A, B,
C, or D )
1. Factories don’t dump waste into rivers if the government fines them heavily.
A B C D
2.The landslide occur at midnight when many people were sleeping.
A B C D
3. The roof of the building damaged in a storm a few days ago.
A B C D
II. Rearrange the word to have complete sentences
1. asked/ was/ how much/ that/ Tom/ computer – Tom asked how much was that computer
2. Ba/ had/ If/ money/ he/ a new car/ could / buy / enough
If Ba had enough money, he could buy a new car
III. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words
given
1.I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up.
→ If I knew her number, I will ring her up
2. “We will leave Viet Nam tomorrow”, said the foreigners.
-The foreigners said that they would leave Vietnam the next day.
IV. Complete the sentences with given words
1. The boys/ break/ window/ while / they / play/ football
 The boys broke the window while they were playing football
2. .Who / intelligent/ in your class?
Who is the most intelligent in your class?
3..Everyone/ adore/ receive/ presents/ on their birthday.
Everyone adore receiving presents on their birthday.