UBND HUYỆN CAI LẬY ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ II
THCS HỘI XUÂN NĂM HỌC 2023 - 2024
Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 8
(Đề có 3 trang) Ngày kiểm tra: 19 tháng 3 năm 2024
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút
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I. Listen to a talk about online shopping and decide if the following statements are
true (T) or false (F) (1.25pts)
1. When you shop online, you can pay in three way(s).
2. The talk does NOT describe online shopping as easy.
3. The talk is mainly about the advantages and disadvantages
4. You can save the trouble of travelling, time, and money.
5. You may find it easy to stop yourself from over-shopping
II. Listen to a talk about online shopping and choose the right answer (1.25pts)
1. You can buy a product or ____________ online.
A. service B. send C. get D. have
2. When shopping online, you visit a ____________ website.
A. shop B. seller’s C. buyer D. food store
3. Online shopping helps you save time and _____________.
A. work B. product C. money D. time
4. If you return a product, you still must pay for the _____________.
A. shopper B. shop C. ship D. shipping
5. Shopping online can make you become a _____________.
A. shopaholic B. funny C. happy D. smart
III. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others (0.5pt)
1. A. scatter B. shake C. collapse D. evacuate
2. A. typhoon B. flood C. food D. school
IV. Pick out the word that is of the different topic (or part of speech) from the
other (0.5pt)
1. A. typhoon B. earthquake C. food D. drought
2. A. great B. wonderful C. awesome D. awful
V. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions
(1pt)
1. All the items at Timan Shop are _____ for two days. Some of them are 50% off.
A. online B. on sale C. out of stock D. expensive
2. Two examples of _____ shops are the florist's and the bakery.
A. goods B. convenience C. discount D. speciality
3. Shopping at a shopping centre is _____. It has almost everything you want there.
A. difficult B. cheap C. convenient D. time-consuming
4. Some people go to shopping centres just to _____ with friends or browse.
A. hang out B. discuss C. buy D. play
VI. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to fill in each blank in the following
passage (1.25pts)
A volcano in the South Pacific erupted violently last Saturday. It hit Tonga, (1)
______ island country in the area. The eruption (2)_____ a cloud of ash and gas into the
air. People could see this cloud from 20 kilometres away. The eruption also caused a
tsunami which flooded properties in Tonga’s capital. (3) _______, it destroyed hundreds
of homes on some small islands. More than twenty people on these islands are still
missing. New Zealand sent two big ships to Tonga to help the (4) ________ yesterday.
Residents in tall buildings in Ha Noi were frightened when they felt a slight shaking for
about 30 seconds last night. “I (5)_______ TV when my building started trembling.
Books, lights, and other things also moved”. Ms Nguyen Ha, a resident in the Sunshine
Building, shared. Many people living in the building ran out of their homes in fear.
According to scientists, a strong earthquake in China caused this shaking. Luckily, there
was no damage.
1. A. the B. by C. an D. a
2. A. send B. sent C. to send D. was sending
3. A. Besides B. Beside C. However D. Therefore
4. A. residence B. rescue workers C. shopaholics D. victims
5. A. watch B. was watching C. watched D. to watch
VII. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D (1.25pts)
Nowadays, Vietnamese people are now in favor of buying goods from online
stores due to their benefits. Customers can easily find a wide range of products,
including electronic devices, clothes, food and drink, etc. on these shopping
platforms. They can spend a lot 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. Online shopping offers many benefits, including lower prices. On
special occasions, these online markets provide shoppers lots of discount codes and
items at reduced prices. Moreover, e-commerce websites attract new customers every
day due to its convenience with just a few mouse clicks at home, customers can own
everything available on e-commerce websites without wasting time bargaining like in
the traditional stores. This new method of shopping satisfies consumer demand.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. How Vietnamese people spend their time online
B. Why purchasing on e-commerce websites is popular in Viet Nam
C. What Vietnamese young shoppers do on e-commerce floors
D. When Vietnamese shop-keepers sell things on e-commerce floors
2. What does the word They in line 3 mean?
A. Vietnamese people
B. Paradises
C. Products
D. Shopping
3. According to the passage, online shopping can NOT help online shoppers _____.
A. buy things in lower prices
B. have no time choosing products
C. read customers’ reviews
D. compare their prices among multiple online.
4. Why do shoppers prefer discount codes?
A. Because they can use them to buy items at reduced prices.
B. Because they can go shopping whenever they want.
C. Because they can buy expensive things.
D. Because they can’t buy brand-name items free.
5. How convenient is online shopping?
A. Customers have to bring products themselves.
B. Customers take time to bargain, and they can buy things cheaply.
C. Customers can’t buy things with a lot of mouse clicks.
D. Customers don’t take time to bargain, and they can buy things cheaply.
VIII/ Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning. Use the
given word(s) if any (1pt)
1. My father taught me how to use the computer. Then he bought one for me.
Before…………………………………….
2. He says there's nothing worth buying things at a dollar store.
He never ……………………….
3. I just buy things online Once or twice a year
I rarely ……………….
4. The prices are fixed so You can never bargain at a supermarket
Because …………….
IX/ Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Find then write your answer on
the line (1pt)
1. Mary leave the office at 4:30 every day to her home.
2. I often look into new words in the dictionary when I don’t know their meanings.
3. In spite working careful yesterday, he met problem.
4. If these trees and flowers don’t water they would be die.
X/ Write a paragraph (80-100 words) about the advantages or disadvantages of a
type of shopping (1pt)
You can use the suggestions below:
- Shopping…….. is interesting/ convenient/ safe/ ………
- Firstly, ……
- Secondly, …..
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