PHÒNG GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG HỌC KỲ I Đề thi HK2 Môn Tiếng Anh lớp 8 (Năm học 2017 – 2018) Họ và tên ĐỀ CHẴN Question I Listen to the passage and tick (√) T (true) or F (false) 1 A ty[.]
Đề thi HK2 - Môn: Tiếng Anh lớp - (Năm học 2017 – 2018) Họ tên: ĐỀ CHẴN Question I: Listen to the passage and tick (√) T (true) or F (false) A typhoon hit Nghe An Province last night Only a few people were seriously injured in the storm There was extensive damage to property in Cua Lo, a coastal town in Nghe An The storm had not weakened when rescue workers arrived in the area According to the weather bureau, heavy rain will continue over the next few days Question II: Listen to the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B or C) Noise is A any sound that makes you relaxed and peaceful B any sound that is loud and constant C any sound you hear in the street A unit used to measure the loudness of sounds is a decibel (dB) Noise pollution happens when a sound's loudness is A more than 30 dBs B more than 50 dBs C more than 70 dBs Which of the following noises can cause permanent hearing loss after eight hours ? A Motorcycle B Ocean wave C Whistling Which of the following noises can cause immediate and permanent hearing loss ? A Motorcycle B Concert C Vacuum cleaner If you experience noise pollution for a long time, you can have ……… and hearing loss A headaches B high blood pressure C both A and B Question III: Circle the best answer A, B, C or D Singapore is famous for its and green trees A cleanliness B cleanly C cleaning D clean On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are with coloured lights across the streets and enormous Christmas trees A hang B decorated C put D made In the United States, there are 50 and six different time zones across the country A states B nations C towns D countries I once tried to apple pie when I was in London It was really delicious A B cook C make D show You should go to Canada in summer because it is the most popular time for visitors to Niagara Falls and see the beautiful sights there A stay B look C tour D visit Question II: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets Many houses (build) in the city every year Most people (leave) before the volcano erupted If I were a president I (buy) you a new car Question III: Give the correct form of the words in brackets to complete these sentences Technology will probably help to natural disasters (prediction) The victims of the village were provided with food and medicine (flood) Question IV: Fill each blank with a suitable word in the box to complete the passage down up deserts victims effective effects off More than a billion people all over the world are under the threat of desert expansion, but few of them are aware that they themselves cause it and are also its (1) _ People cut (2) trees for fuel and farmland Their herds eat (3) the grass covering valley floors and hillsides The climate and soil quality, therefore, are affected and forests are turned into (4) In some places, many people had to leave their homes when their wells became dry and sand buried their houses and crops If people don’t find more (5) methods, their homes and land will be lost The fight against the desert is continuing Question V: Read the passage and answer the questions In 1969, Hurricane Camille hit my three - storey blocks of flats near the Gulf of Mexico First, the sea hit the building and all the windows broke Then the rooms flooded Five minutes later, my bed was floating near the ceiling Then it floated out of the window It was dark and the wind was howling I was terrified The building was falling down all around me The wind was awful It reached a speed of 234 miles per hour I was cut and bleeding from head to toe Finally, someone found me km from my house and they took me to hospital When did Hurricane Camille hit the Gulf of Mexico? - What happened after the rooms flooded? - Was the writer terrified? - How fast was the wind? - How far did the water carry the writer? - Question VI: Rewrite each sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one Volunteers helped the flood victims to rebuild their house The flood _ She said: “I’ll buy a robot when I have enough money.” She This factory doesn’t treat its waste well, so there is a lot of water pollution If _ Question VII: Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences tomorrow/ English/ They/ will/ at o’clock / be learning/./ _ doesn’t like/ ice-skating/ because/ my brother/ dangerous/ he/ it is/ thinks/./ _ Question III: Write a paragraph (70 - 100 words) about a place you visited You should include: - The name of the place and the time you visited it - Why did you go there? - Who did you go with? - What did you there? - Your feelings about the place