PHÒNG GD & ĐT VĨNH TƯỜNG ĐỀ ÔN TẬP HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2022-2023

TRƯỜNG THCS LŨNG HÒA MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8

Mã đề 02
Name: .......................................................Class:8..................
I/ Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1: A. drought B. icon C. tornado D. cholera
2: A. blue B. pollute C. bury D. put
II/ Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in
the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
3: A. bi’ology B. Eco’nomic C. pho’tography D. Ge’ography
4: A. volunt’eer B. Japan’ese C.Vietnam’ese D. Interview’ee
III. Choose the best answer (circle A, B, C, or D) to complete the sentence.
5. If people continue littering, the environment __________ seriouly polluted.
A. will be B. would be C. be D. are
6. If there __________fewer cars on the road, there would be less pollution.
A. is B. wasn’t C. were D. aren’t
7. Coco fancies _____ TV. He watches TV whenever he can.
A. to watch B. watched C. watch D. watching
8. Before we went camping, we __________ a lot of things.
A. prepare B. preparing C. to prepare D. had prepared
9. After we had moved to the public shelter, the earthquake__________.
A. occurred B. happen C. occurring D. happening
10. A: - Their house was destroyed by the typhoon. B. - __________!
A. Oh. No B. Oh. Yes C. Wow D. That’s awesome
11. A: - All the people were taken to a safer place just in time. B - __________!
A. That’s shockingB. Oh dear C. How terrible D. That’s great
12. It is amazing. His house is much _______ than a hotel.
A. comfortabler B. comfortable C. comfort D. more comfortable
13. _____ do the people here erect their stilt house? – They use columns and beams to
build them.
A. How B. When C. What D. Where
14. Dumping industrial waste into the lakes and rivers has caused serious __________.
A. air pollution B. water pollution C. soil pollution D.water pollution
15. At the Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can sing, dance and enjoy mooncakes; _____, they
love it very much.
A. moreover B. nevertheless C. however D. therefore
16. When going to the pagoda, people _____ wear shorts.
A. needn’t B. don’t have to C. shoudn’t D. won’t
17. If I was an astronaut, I would be really famous in my country.
A were B C D
18. Please don’t drink this water because it is contaminate.
A B C D contaminated
IV. Read the text about typhoon and answer the questions.
(A) When a tropical storm reaches 120 kilometres per hour, it is called a hurricane in
North and South America, a cyclone in Australia and a typhoon in Asia. Hurricanes are
huge storms that can be hundreds of kilometres wide. They form in warm, wet conditions,
usually over oceans and seas in tropical areas. They can last for many days.

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(B) Hurricanes travel quickly across the ocean and create huge waves. They sometimes go
across land and this causes a lot of damage. Their winds destroy buildings, pick up cars
and rip trees out of the ground. Their heavy rains can cause severe flooding.
(C) Scientists use computers and satellites to watch huricanes. The scientists can then
warn people when a huricane is going to go over land so they will leave the area or go into
special shelters.
19. The phrase ‘tropical storm’ has the same meaning with……………………
A. hurricane B. typhoon C. both of them are correct
20. How wide are hurricanes ?
A. thousands of kilometers B. hundreds of kilometers C. a hundred kilometer
21. The word ‘huge’ in the second line is closest meaning to……………..
A. big B. small C. large
22. What damage do hurricanes’ heavy rain cause when they go over land?
A. severe flooding B. severe drought C. picked- up cars and destroyed
buildings
23. How can scientists know hurricanes?
A. use computers and satellites B. watch them on TV C. listen to the
weather forecast.
V.Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks.
Technology has advanced to the point where instant communication anywhere in
the world is an everyday fact of life. Technology has improved, and has a positive impact
on communication as a whole in many (24) __________ . It has increased the reliability of
sending messages to others, made it easier to meet new people and keep (25) __________
touch with friends.
Modern communication is handled by wireless signals, undersea cables, satellites
and other (26) __________ technology, ensuring the fast delivery of messages and data to
any locations. The accessibility of technology also means that you don’t need to be in any
special locations like a post office or mail room to send a message; all you need is a cell
phone.
Online communication has (27) __________ the door to new ways of
communicating with strangers and taking part in communities. Chat rooms, discussion
forums and dating sites let people meet each other and get to know more people without
having to be there in person.
24. A. methods B. means C. forms D.ways
25. A. on B. out C. for D.in
26. A. advanced B. high C. simple D.basic
27. A. opened B. closed C. been opened D.beenclosed
VI. Choose the most suitable sentences:
28. Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
A. If you don’t understand the lesson, you will stop talking
B. If you stop talking, you won’t understand the lesson.
C. If you stop talking, you will understand the lesson
D. You won’t stop talking if you don’t understand the lesson.
29. I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up.
A. I will ring her up If I know her number
B. If I don’t know her number, I will ring her up
C. I won’t ring her up if I know her number
D. If I knew her number, I would ring her up.
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30. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone .
A. The telephone were invented by Alexander Graham Bell
B. The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell
C. The telephone invented Alexander Graham Bell
D. The telephone is invented by Alexander Graham Bell