PHÒNG GD&ĐT NINH GIANG ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ 2

TRƯỜNG THCS HỒNG DỤ- HỒNG NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024

PHONG- KIẾN QUỐC- NINH HẢI MÔN: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 60’(Không kể giao đề)
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC (Đề bài gồm 04 trang)
Học sinh lưu ý:
- Học sinh làm bài vào đề thi này;
- Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần KHOANH TRÒN phương án chọn A, B, C hoặc D
- Phần tự luận: Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của bài.
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SECTION A: LISTENING (2 PS)
Question 1. Listen and tick () the box. There is one example. (1.0 p)
1. Who else is going with Aunt May?

1. What has Aunt May lost?

3. What time will the game start?

4. What has Aunt May forgotten today?

5. What will Tom do this evening?

Question 2: You will hear a conversation about a holiday English course. Listen and
complete questions. You will hear the conversation twice. (1.0 point)
OUR NEW TEACHER
Will start on: Tuesday
1. Will teach us: .......................................
2. Name: Mrs.................................
3. Classroom number: .......................................
4. Classroom is next to: school..........................
5. Colour of teacher’s car: ................................

SECTION B: LANGUAGE (3 PS)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the
others by circling A, B, C or D (0.4 p)
1. A. pollution B. provide C. comment D. collection
2. A. landslide B. damage C.volcanic D. tornado
II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to response these sentences: (0.6p)
1. Tom: And I’m not happy with the colour, either. In your picture, it’s dark brown, and
this one is yellowish brown.
Trang:………………. I’ll send you another one.
A. I’m very happy B. Yes, I’d love to
C. Yes, it is beneficial D. I’m sorry about that
2. Max:My grandparents called this morning. A flood destroyed their house. -
John:“____ ___”
A. I’m very happy B. That’s awful. I hope they are safe.
C. Yes, it is beneficial D. Yes, I do too
3. Mary: "That means animals that live in their natural habitats, not in the zoo."
-Diana:“________________”
A. Oh I get it now. Thank you. B. Thanks! Same to you.
C. Yes, can I help you? D. Not at all. Don’t mention it.
II. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences. (2 ps)
1. My mother _______up the beach near my house at this time.
A. was cleaning B. is cleaned C. is cleaning D. was cleaned
2. If you come here in spring, you _______a chance to go to protect the beach
environment.
A. will have B. would have C. have D. had
3. Cat Ba National park provides a rich ______for marine life.
A. ecosystem B. carbon dioxide C. rubbish D. habitat
4. Tom missed the bus. _______, he was late for the interview.
A. However B. Therefore C. So D. But
5. Jane _______things at the discount stores, she only goes there for fun.
A. doesn’t often buy C. often doesn’t buy
B. doesn’t buy often D. doesn’t often buys
6. Our class ____ into four groups when we have English lessons.
A. usually divides C. usually is divided
B. divides usually D. is usually divided
7.The lady lost all of her _________because of the heavy flood.
A. property B. damage C. housework D. money
8. To prepare for an natural disaster, we should make a(an)___________.
A. some cakes B. property C. friends D. emergency kit
9. While they ________for help, the rescue workers appeared.
A. call B. were calling C. are calling D. called
10. Look! These cups of milktea are ______. They are 50% off.
A. in sale B.to sale C. on sale D. at sale

SECTION C: READING (2.5 PS)

I. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the
correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.(1.25 ps)
Thinking over the environmental protection as the water plays an important role in
our life nowadays. Water is our life source. It makes (1)_____70 percent of our bodies,
and an average person actually spends 18 months of his life in the bath or shower. But
we are only now learning how to look after the environmental protection as the
water . Acid rain (2)____as many as 18,000 lakes and seas and the rivers are polluted
with waste products. It is now very expensive to try to repair the damage (3)_____has
been done. We have some hope for the future(4)_____new sources of water have been
discovered. People living in the Sahara desert have found fish swimming in deep
underground streams. Scientists also believe there is a huge lakes underneath London. If
we have learnt anything from our mistakes, we will try to keep these new areas of water
(5)______
1. A. up B. down C. of D. from
2. A. polluting B. pollutes C. to pollute D. pollute
3. A. who B. what C. which D. whom
4. A. so B. because C. if D. and
5. A. cleaned B. cleanly C. clean D. cleaning
II. Read the text and circle the answer A, B or C for each question. (1.25 ps)
The large movement of the earth under the water causes a very large and powerful
tsunami. That tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called
the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa and Canada because it
happened on the holiday which they call Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of
damage to countries such as the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30 meters killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of
buildings and other property. Over 225,000 people died or they were not found after
thetsunami. The waves traveled as far away as South Africa (8,000 kilometers) where as
many us 8 people died because of high water caused by the waves. Because of how much
damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over $7 billion
was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.
1.Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?
A. Because it happened when people were C. Because it happened on Boxing
boxing. Day.
B. Because it happened when people were D. Because it destroyed a lot of
collecting boxes. boxes.
2. How high were the waves?
A. thirteen meters B. eighteen meters C. thirty meters D. two hundred meters
3.What were some people in South Africa killed by?
A. earthquake B. high water C. high wind D. volcano
4.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Only in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami.
B. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to Indonesia.
C. Many people died because of the high waves.
D. A lot of money was raised to help people.
5.What does the word "survivors" in the last sentence mean?
A. Houses that aren't destroyed. C. People who were dead.
B. Offices are being rebuilt D. People who are left alive.
SECTION D: WRITING (2.5 PS)
I. Find the mistake in each sentence (0,6p)
1. The advisers advised the old woman stopgoing shopping if she wanted to keep her
money.
A. old B. stop C. going shopping D. to keep
2. Our flight will take off at 9 p.mtomorrow, so we have to go early at least 1 hour.
A. tomorrow B. go C. so D. will take
Question 8: Rewrite the following sentence so that it means the same as the sentence
before using the words given(0.9p)
1. At 8 p.m last night we were watching TV. The power went out suddenly. (while)
→ ______________________________________________________________.
2. He arrives at the station. He will call me right after. (as soon as)
→_____________________________________________________________.
3. Phong passed the exams with good results because of his hard work. (because)
→ Phong passed ___________________________________________________.
II. Write a complete passage about your shopping habits based on the prompts
below. (1.0 p)
I / shopaholic. To me, shopping / not only / buy beautiful and necessary items / also /
entertain myself. /I like/ go shopping / weekends / my friends. I can/ have / great time /
lift / my mood through shopping. A supermarket /be/ where I/ often /go shopping, but /
few local/ shops /be/ also not bad choices. Mostly I/ do /window shopping / see if there
/be/ any things / reasonable prices or /be/ on sale.
A large amount / my money/ go / into clothes, books / decorations. Generally, shopping /
be/ relaxing experience.
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