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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ II
NĂM HỌC: 2023 - 2024
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8 Thời gian: 60 phút
Điểm Lời phê của giáo viên
A. LISTENING: (2pts)
I. Listen to the short talk twice and circle the correct answer to each of the following
questions. You will listen twice (1pt)
1. Polluted water is unsafe for __________ and for other uses.
A. drinking B. cooking C. eating D. life
2. Sometimes toxic substances flow into rivers from __________.
A. factories B. hospital C. houses D. school
3. Water pollution has a __________ effect in our life.
A. healthy B. dangerous C. harmful D. common
4. We __________ throw litter into rivers and lakes.
A. couldn’t B. could C. should D. shouldn’t
II. Listen to a talk about online shopping and fill in each blank with a suitable word. You
will listen twice. (1pt)
5. You can buy a product or __________ online.
6. When shopping online, you visit a __________ website.
7. Online shopping helps you save time and __________.
8. Shopping online can make you become a __________
B. LANGUAGE COMPONENT (3pts)
I. Choose A,B,C or D to show the word in each group with a different stress pattern. (0,5
pts)
9. A. humorous B. tremendous C. numerous D. generous
10. A. national B. animal C. arrival D. typical
II. Choose the correct answer. (2,5 pts)
11. The train __________ the railway station at 8:00 a.m. every morning.
A. leave B. leaving C. will leave D. leaves
12. Awareness of environmental damage from ______________ bags is growing.
A. simple-use B. single-uses C. single-use D. single-used
13. My grandmother ____________ goes to the market to buy food. She goes there every day.
A. always B. never C. often D. sometimes
14. They ______________ on the lake when it started to rain so they went home.
A. fished B. fishing C. were fishing D. are fishing
15. We cleaned up everything at the campsite ______________ we left.
A. until B. before C. while D. as soon as
16. A ______________ is a person considered to be addicted to shopping.
A. workaholic B. shopaholic C. supermarket D. open-air market
17. Luckily, my home town rarely suffers from ______________, such as floods or storms.
A. damage B. property C. flood D. natural disaster
18. During holidays, a lot of people go to shopping centres to see ______________.
A. decorate B. decorating C. decoration D. decorated
19. What ____________ at 9 o’clock last night?
A. you were doing B. were you doing C. did you do D. you did
20. Susan: My grandparents called this morning. A flood destroyed their house?
Mary: ____________
A. It’s interesting B. I don’t like
C. That’s awful D. I’m afraid I’m busy now
C. READING: (2,5 pts)
I. Read the text and fill in the blank with suitable words from the box. (1,25 pts)
Nowadays, Vietnamese shopaholics are in favour of purchasing products from e-
commerce floors due to their significant benefits. To begin with, users can easily find a wide
range of (21) ____________ , including electronic devices, clothes, food and drink, etc. on these
shopping platforms; therefore, they are really paradises for those who are (22) _____________ to
shopping. They can spend a whale of time looking for products, comparing their prices among
multiple online stores and reading customers' reviews to make a final decision on what they will
buy. Furthermore, (23) _____________ prices are a big advantage of buying online products. On
special occasions these online markets supply compulsive shoppers heaps of promo codes,
helping them enjoy the feeling of obtaining items at reduced prices. Another outstanding feature
of e-commerce (24) _____________ attracting new buyers every day is its convenience. With a
few mouse clicks at home, customers can own everything available on e-commerce websites.
They neither hastily browse through the products nor waste their time (25) _____________ like
in the outside stores. This new way of shopping clearly satisfies frequent shoppers' demand.
21. A. products B. product C. producting
22. A. addict B. addicted C. addicts
23. A. cheaper B. cheaps C. cheapest
24. A. web B. link C. websites
25. A. bargain B. bargaining C. bargains
II. Read the passage and choose the best option to answer each of the following questions.
(1,25 pts)
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 the tsunami.
The waves traveled as far away as South Africa (8,000 kilometers) where as many as 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.
26. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?
A. Because it happened when people were boxing.
B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes.
C. Because it happened on Boxing Day.
D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes.
27. How high were the waves?
A. thirteen meters B. eighteen meters C. thirty meters D. two hundred meters
28. What were some people in South Africa killed by?
A. earthquake B. high water C. high wind D. volcano
29. 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.
30. What does the word “survivors” in the last sentence mean?
A. Houses that aren’t destroyed. B. Offices are being rebuilt.
C. People who were dead. D. People who are left alive.
D. WRITING: (2,5 pts)
I. Find out the underlined word or phrase (A,B,C or D) that needs correcting and correct it.
(0,5 pts)
31. When I was going to school, I was seeing an old friend.
A B C D
32. I always buy things online, just once or twice a year. I prefer shop at the shopping mall.
A B C D
II. Do as directed: ( 1 pt)
33. We were planting trees. Our friends were collecting rubbish. (Using connector “while” to
combine pair of sentences)
…………………...………………………………………………………………………………
34. I will pick you up. I leave the shopping mall. (Using “as soon as” to combine pair of
sentences)
…………………...………………………………………………………………………………
III. Put these words into a correct sentences (1 pt)
35. came suddenly. / While / were / the students / near the river, / the flood / camping
…………………...………………………………………………………………………………
36. sell / People / at / the / a lot of / open-air market / local specialities /.
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