Đề thi giữa học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 năm 2023-2024 có đáp án- Trường THCS Ngô Gia Tự, Long Biên

UBND QUẬN LONG BIÊN TIẾT 78: BÀI KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ II

TRƯỜNG: THCS NGÔ GIA TỰ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8

Năm học 2023 - 2024 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Họ và tên học sinh: ................................................... Ngày: 14/3/2024

Lớp:………. Mã đề : 001

(Đề kiểm tra gồm 02 trang)

I. Listening: (2 points).

Listen and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions below.

Question 1: How was Alice’s trip to Bac Ha ?

A. It’s awesome. B. It’s disappointed C. It’s boring. D. It’s tired

Question 2: Where is Bac Ha Fair?

A. In Ha Noi B.In Lao Cai C.In Da Nang D. In Hoa Binh

Question 3: Who prefers shopping at the supermarket?

A. Alice B. Mai C. Mai’s mother D. Alice’s friend.

Question 4: What time does Mai’s art lesson start?

A.At one o’clock B. At two o’clock C. At three o’clock D. At seven o’clock.

Listen to the talk and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

questions below.

Question 5: The broadcast is on _____.

A. TV B.youtube C. radio D. telephone

Question 6: _____, each family should prepare an emergency.

A. Before a storm B. During a storm C. After the storm D. Right after the storm

Question 7: During a storm, _____.

A. leave your home B. stay inside C. stand by the windows D. Strengthen your house

Question 8: The local authority may warn you about _____.

A.safe places B. famous places C. exciting places D. dangerous places

II. Language: (3 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three

in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

Question 9: A. similar B. excitement C. condition D. disasters

Question 10: A. greeting B. dogsled C. longevity D. gallery

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of stress

in each of the following questions.

Question 11: A. herbicide B. nomadic C.poisonous D. resident

Question 12: A. general B.property C. disaster D. fabulous

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following

questions.

Question 13: The air is naturally polluted by foreign matter such as plant pollens and dust.

A. contaminated B. occupied C. filled D. concentrated

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

Question 14: Nick: Can you make a list of what we should do to reduce littering at our school? - Phong: ________

A.Certainly. B. Yes, I’d love to C.Thank you. D. I don’t know.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 15: _______Mark was 13 years old, he went to Korea.

A. As soon as B. while C. until D. when

Question 16: 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

Question 17 I________eat junk food because I know it’s not healthy.

A. sometimes B. seldom C. always D. often

Question 18: ________ are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the Earth.

A. Earthquakes B. Volcanoes C. Snowstorms D. Tidal Waves

Question 19: It suddenly rained heavily while they ________ home last night.

A.were walking B. was walking C. walked D. walk

Question 20: There are mainly two ________of water pollution : man-made and natural.

A. ways B. causes C. reasons D. results

III. Reading: ( 2,5 points)

Read the 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 numbered blank.

A greenhouse is a building made of glass, where you can grow flowers and vegetables that need a lot of warmth. Sunlight

(21) __________ through the glass and warms the greenhouse while the glass keeps the heat from escaping.

The Earth is surrounded by a blanket of gases that acts just (22) _________ greenhouse. Factories, electric power plants and

cars make a lot of new gases. These gases are trapping more and more of the sun's (23) _______. This is called "the greenhouse

effect".

If the Earth's temperature increases by just a few degrees, it will change the weather all over the planet. Some places will

become too hot to live in or to grow (24) __________ anymore. This will cause a lot of people to starve.

That is why people must do their best to stop the greenhouse effect by (25) __________ fewer energy-consuming products

and planting trees.

Question 21: A. becomes B. shines C. enters D. goes

Question 22: A. similar B. different C. like D. as

Question 23: A. heat B. warmth C. cold D. cool

Question 24: A. crops B. animals C. species D. plants

Question 25: A. making B. maintaining C. releasing D. using

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the

questions below.

I often hear or read about ‘natural disasters’ - the eruption of Mount St. Helen, a volcano in the state of Washington,

Hurricane Andrew in Florida, the floods in the American Midwest, terrible earthquakes all over the world, huge fires, and so

on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature - “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began

on Thursday, December 4, when a high- pressure system of warm air covered southern England. With the freezing-cold air

below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terribly high,

there was no breeze at all. Traffic such as cars, trains, boats stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad

tracks or into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally, on Tuesday, December 9, the wind came and

the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick. Many of them died.

Question 26: Which “natural disaster’ isn’t mentioned in the passage?

A volcano B. A tornado C. A flood D. A hurricane

Question 27: What is the writer’s unforgettable personal experience?

A.The London killer B. A high-pressure system C.The heavy fog in London in 1952 D. The strangeness of nature

Question 28: How long did the ‘London Killer Fog’ last?

A.For four days B. For five days C. For six days D. For a week

Question 29: What didn’t happen during the time of the ‘London Killer Fog’?

A.Pollution B. Heavy rain C. Humidity D. Heavy fog

Question 30: Why did the traffic stop?

A.Because of the rain B. Because of the humid weather

C.Because of the windy weather D. Because of the heavy fog.

IV. Writing: ( 2,5 points)

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the

following questions.

Question 31: James (A) detests (B) to talk with his neighbors because he (C) finds them (D) annoying.

Question 32: Natural(A) disasters cause usually((B) serious damage to(C) our property and the(D) environment.

Rearrange the words to make correct sentences.

Question 33: destroy/ and/ habitats/ a lot of/ burning/ Cutting/ forests/ trees/ wildlife/ down

Question 34: because/ a/ never/ prices/ you/ supermarket/ In/ can/ fixed/ bargain/ the/ are

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, beginning with the given words.

Question 35: He drives more carefully than Jack does.

 Jack………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Question 36: Her income is quite low. She can’t resist buying new things.

 Although……………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Make sentences, using the words and phrases below to help you..

Question 37: My sister / not / like / get / up / early / the / morning.

 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Question 38: If/you /cook / dinner / I/ do/ dishes.

 ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Question 39: I / sleep / while / sister / do gardening / yesterday afternoon.

 ………………………………………………………………………………………………

Question 40: We / have / plan / build / animal / hospital / the / future.

...........................................................................………………………………………………………

The end.

ANSWER KEY

Mã đề 001

(Mỗi câu đúng được 0,25 điểm, sai không cho điểm)

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C

6. A 7. B 8. D 9. B 10. C

11. B 12. C 13. A 14. A 15. D

16. B 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. B

21. B 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. D

26. B 27. C 28. C 29. B 30. D

31. B 32. B

Question 33. Cutting down trees and burning forests destroy a lot of wildlife habitats.

Question 34. In a supermarket, you can never bargain because the prices are fixed.

Question 35. Jack drives less carefully than him./ Jack does not drive as carefully as him./

Jack drives more carelessly than him

Question 36. Although her income is quite low, she can’t resist buying new things.

Question 37. My sister does not like getting up early in the morning.

Question 38: If you cook dinner,I’ll do the dishes.

Question 39: I was sleeping while my sister was doing gardening yesterday afternoon.

Question 40: We have a plan to build an animal hospital in the future.

UBND QUẬN LONG BIÊN TIẾT 78: BÀI KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ II

TRƯỜNG: THCS NGÔ GIA TỰ MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8

Năm học 2023 - 2024 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút

Họ và tên học sinh: ................................................... Ngày: 14/3/2024

Lớp:………. Mã đề : 003

(Đề kiểm tra gồm 02 trang)

I. Reading: ( 2,5 points)