Đề ôn thi tiếng anh lớp 8 giữa kì 2 global success

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Đề ôn thi tiếng Anh lớp 8 giữa kì 2 Global success

I Find the word A, B, C, or D which has a different sound in the part underlined

1 A.worked B.enjoyed C.laughed D.washed

II I Choose the word A, B, C, or D whose stress pattern is different from the others

1 A happy B kitchen C accept D listen

2 A finish B.divide C depend D comprise

PART C: VOCABULARY + GRAMMAR

I.Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences

1 The rescue workers set a camp to provide aid for the flood victims.

2 He left school ……… his hard life.

3 She wanted to prepare for the exam; ,she turned off her mobile phone.

4 While _ work, I saw an old friend of mine.

A I walking home from B walking home from

C walked home from D walking homework

5.Mr Hai is very about surfing the Internet such as the Tiktok, facebook

II: Give the correct form of the word in brackets

1 When you game online, be ………… when you ‘ make friends’ with strangers

( CARE)

2 The tornado ………hundreds of homes in a city last month

(DESTRUCTION)

III.Give the correct forms of the verb or the word in bracket

1 We ( not speak )……… to each other sinse last week.

2.Unless he bargains carefully, he (buy) _anything expensive at the market.

3.At 7 o’clock last night, I (prepare) for my father’s birthday party.

PART C: READING

PART 4: READING

I Fill in the blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word

in - official - students - population - therefore

English is the (1) language of the Philippines English- medium education began in the Philippines in 1901 after the arrival of some 540 US teachers English was also chosen for newspapers and magazines, the media, and literary writing.

The latest results from a rent survey suggest that about 65 percent of the (2) of the Philippines has the ability to understand spoken and written English, with 48 percent stating that they can write standard English.

The economy is based on English, and successful workers and managers are fluent

in English (3) , many schools know that their (4) must be fluent in English to be successful.

I Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same

as the first one

1 I don’t have a lot of time, so I can’t play sports regularly

2 Because it rained heavily, the road in front of my house was flooded

→ Because of……….….………

3 “I am doing my homework now” Nam said

-> Nam said……….

II Rewrite the following sentences as directed ( using the suggested words) so that the meanings stay the same

1.He spent an hour walking to school yesterday (took)

->………

2 I'll give you a call immediately after I have finished my work (AS SOON AS)

 ………

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1 A access B centre C market D well-lit

2 A sale B tag C speciality D attract

3 A produce B product C lucky D much

4 A fixed B fix C example D excellent

5 A store B costume C florist D speciality

Part B Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences

1 This forest provides a habitat for hundreds of _ plants and animals

A styles B classes C species D group

2 _ the environment must be the job of everyone in the community

A Caring B Protecting C Keeping D Increasing

3 Students should learn some practical ways that help to _ pollution

A save B cure C reduce D shorten

4 _ she left the party, Jenny said goodbye to the host

A Before B After C As soon as D Until

5 People think that global warming _ lots of problems in the future

A causes B is causing C will cause D has caused

6 We should the consumption of single-use products like plastic bottles and bags.

7 _ trees and burning forests destroy a lot of wildlife habitats

A Watering B Cleaning up C Cutting down D Drying

8 What do shopping centres _offer customers on special occasions?

- Mostly sales and entertainment

A never B rarely C usually D occasionally

9 It is easier to prevent harm to the environment than to repair it

10 We sell cups of coffee from our stall at the farmers’ _

11 They aim to respond to all customer _ within 24 hours

A illness B dissatisfaction C complains D complaints

12 Some people go to shopping centres just to with friends or browse

A hang out B discuss C buy D play

13 Some people may get to online shopping They cannot stop buying things, even things they don’t really need

A interested B excited C addicted D amused

14 We bought some snacks at the _ store at midnight It serves us all the time

A retail B department C convenience D online

15 As a _, Jane loved looking for new clothes with her two daughters

A shopaholic B shopkeeper C shop assistant D retailer

16 It has a _ of more than $2,000

A price control B price tag C price war D priceless

17 A “Would you like to go shopping with me?” B “ _ ”

A The maths lesson starts in 10 minutes B I don’t like

C I want some donuts D I’m afraid I’m busy now

18 A “Do you have open-air markets in your city” B “ _ ”

A No, we aren’t B Not really But we have similar farmer’s markets

C Why not? D I like them

19 A "An earthquake destroyed my house last week." B " _ "

A Sorry to hear that B Wow, that sounds interesting

C Great news! D Lucky you!

20 Saving natural resources is of great important to every country

A Saving B natural resources C of D important

21 Before leaving, you should turn on the light to save energy

A Before B leaving C turn on D energy

22 They go sometimes to the cinema to watch comedies

A go sometimes B the C to D comedies

23 The film is starting at 8 p.m tonight

A the B is starting C at D tonight

II READING:

Part A Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to fill in each blank in the following passage Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to fill in each numbered blank to complete the

passage

A corner shop or a convenience shop is a British tradition It is a small retail shop We can find

a corner shop at the end of a local street in many neighborhoods in towns and cities across the UK The corner shop sells all kinds of household goods and simple food and drinks like snacks, groceries,

coffee, soft drinks It (1) sells newspapers, magazines and cigarettes.

Convenience stores are originally from America They are like the British corner I shops The only

(2) is that convenience stores are often open 24 hours Probably the most well-known convenience store is 7-Eleven You can find a convenience store at any residential (3)

, a filling station, a railway station, or alongside a busy road Today, there are

convenience stores all over the world Each country has its own (4) of convenience stores as well as the global brand 7-Eleven Both corner shops and convenience stores (5)

things at higher prices than the supermarket, but they are much more convenient

1 A generally B finally C also D too

2 A good B difference C benefit D thing

3 A land B houses C community D area

4 A brand B design C demand D description

5 A are B ask C sell D offer

Part B Read the text and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fills each gap

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

a lot of warmth Sunlight (1) _ 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 (2) _ a greenhouse Factories,

electric power plants and cars make a lot of new gases These gases are trapping more and more of the

sun’s (3) _ 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 (4) _ any more This will cause

a lot of people to starve

That is why people must do their best to stop the greenhouse effect by (5) _ fewer

energy-consuming products and planting trees

1 A becomes B shines C enters D goes

2 A similar B different C like D as

4 A crops B animals C species D plants

5 A making B maintaining C releasing D using

Part C Read the passage and choose the best answers.

Like many countries, Britain has serious environmental problems In 1952, more than 4,000 people died in London because of the smog The government introduced new laws to stop smog from

coal fires and factories and the situation improved a lot.Today, London is much cleaner but there is a

new problem; smog from cars In December 1991, there was very little wind in London and pollution increased As a result, about 160 people died from pollution in just four days

Part of the problem is the new “out of town” shopping centres In the past, people often walked

to shops near their homes or went by bus Now, many people drive to the new shopping centres The small shops have disappeared and more people have to travel to do their shopping

Many people are trying to reduce the use of cars in Britain Some cities now have special bicycle lanes, so people cycle to work Some people also travel to work together in one car to

reduce pollution and costs

1 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A The government once introduced a law against smog from cars and factories

B London is much cleaner than before, so nobody dies from pollution any longer

C Now smog in London mainly comes from cars

D People in cities now go to work by bicycle only

2 Why do people drive to go shopping?

A They prefer shops in big shopping centres outside of town

B Small shops near their homes have disappeared

C Many new shopping centres have appeared outside of town

D It has become popular to do shopping in large shopping centres

3 How many examples are there in the passage of people reducing car use?

4 The word “improved” in the first paragraph probably means _

A got worse B reduced C became better D maintained

5 What is the best title for this passage?

A Reducing the Use of Cars in Britain

B The Disadvantages of Cars

C How People are Reducing Smog in Britain

D Smog in Britain: Past and Present

Part D Read the passage and choose the best answer to the questions.

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

1 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

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 earthquakeB 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 B Offices are being rebuilt

C People who were dead D People who are left alive

V DO AS DIRECTED

Part A Make questions for the underlined words.

1 Public education is probably the most important activity in wildlife conservation

 ……… ?

2 There are more than ten storms with strong winds in Viet Nam every year

 ……… ?

3 A tornado looks like a huge funnel

 ………

4 These shoes stores always have a big sale in December

 ………?

5 You can’t bargain at the supermarket because the prices are fixed

 ……… ?

Part B Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

1 Everyone ran right after the tsunami siren went off

 ………

2 I have to prepare meals on my own, so I often buy groceries

 ………

3 Before leaving, he said goodbye to each of them.

→ ……….

4 On cleaning out my cupboards, I found these photos.

→ ………

5 After I left him a message, he phoned me immediately.

→ ………

6 She did voluntary work in a hospital after she graduated.

→ ………

Part C Reorder the words to make sentences.

1 call you / we / move / next week/ When / we'll/

………

2 we finish/ We / will / get a job/ our training./ after/

 ………

3 While /you'll pick / we / the grass / the apples / are cutting /

 ………

4 A / last week / South Pacific / the / erupted / violently / in / volcano /.

 ………

5 Four days / of / caused / heavy / serious flood / a / in / Ha Tinh / a village / rain / in /.

………

Part D Combine two sentences into a new one using the given words in brackets

1 You should make a shopping list first Then you go shopping ( before)

 ………

2 The flood waters drained We returned home (after)

 ………

3 We were surfing the Internet We saw calls for joining programmes to save endangered (while)

 ………

4 My father taught me how to use the computer Then he bought one for me (before )

 ………

5 I read my favourite book Then I went to bed (after)

 ……….

6 My sister makes a mess My mum makes her weed the garden, (whenever)

 ………

I Multiple choice

* Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1 A natural B disaster C damage D accent

A stadium B often C castle D whistle

2 A quality B improve C condition D serious

3 A complainted B addicted C divided D expired

* Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently from the others.

4 A geology B referee C Vietnamese D Nepalese

5 A serious B habitat C quality D protection

6 A conversation B entertainment C environment D information

7 A access B wander C yellowish D account

* Choose the best answer A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

8 The government is sending……… to the flood victims

A touch B aid C accommodation D provision

9 The Maori’s language and……… have had a great impact on New Zealand life

A festivals B dances C culture D customs

10 ………… occurs because there are too many loud sounds in the environment.

A air pollution B noise pollution C soil pollution D water pollution

11 Niagara Falls is a great………on the border of the USA and Canada Thousands of visitors come to see it every month

A tradition B spectacle C relaxation D view

12 The country’s ……….language is Spanish

A official B office C officially D speaker

13 If I ……… you, I ……… try to save water

A were/ would B am/ will C am/ would D were/ will

14 Acid rain can lead ……… atmospheric pollution

15 Thanks to the summer camp in English, my English ………… a lot

A improved B have improved C improves D has improved

16 Many people ……… because of the earthquake last week

A did injure B injured C have injured D were injured

17 Ships spill oil in oceans and rivers This results the death of many aquatic animals and plants

A to B in C from D at

18 Poisonous _ from factories can kill a lot of wildlife animals

A things B animals C chemicals D nations

19 All flights to Hanoi had to be cancelled …… the storm

A as a result B due to C because D so

20 After/ I/ call/ my mother/ I/ feel/ relieved

A After I called my mother, I felt relieved

B After I had called my mother, I felt relieved

C After I called my mother, I had felt relieved

D After I called my mother, I have felt relieved

21 Choose the correct word that is CLOSEST in meaning to the bolded word.

Many people use public transport to reduce air pollution.

A.minimise B.increase C.save D.cause

21 Choose the correct word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the bolded word.

The market near my house is small but offers a wide range of products

A a lot of B few C many D various

22 Cutting down a lot of trees is very _ to the environment

A harm B harmless C harmlesslyD harmful

23 Shopping at a shopping center is _ It has almost everything you want there

A time-consuming B convenient C cheap D difficult

24 I’m not interested in going shopping, so I just go a few times a year I mean I go shopping

A always B often C rarely D never

25 My brother _ his homework at 8 p.m yesterday He was playing computer games

at that time

A wasn’t doing B weren’t doing C was doing D were doing

26 To save our earth, I use cloth bags for shopping, not ones

A green B paper C cheap D plastic

27 The teacher was correcting our papers we were drawing our illustrations

A though B as soon as C before D while

28 Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.

Before deciding purchase something, customers can touch the products and tries on clothes and shoes

A before B something C touch D tries on

29 When a vocalno , hot gases and lava run down

A blows B erupts C throws D escapes

23 It suddenly rained heavily while they home last night

A were walking B was walking C walked D walk

30 Mia: “They lost all of their property in the storm last month.” – Helen: “ _”

A What awful news! I’m sorry B No, I’m sorry

C Can you speak louder? D I think they can

31 Rosy: “Try our home-made bread, John.”

John: _

A The bread at the bakery is fresh B Wow, did you make it yourself?

C What will you do next? D Is it fresh?

32 To help save the environment, look for _ products when you go shopping

A eco-friendly B cheap C single-use D plastic

33 When the earthquake happened, the children a picnic at the campsite

A had B were having C are having D would have

34 The responsibility of a _ is to provide customers with help and sell goods

A shop assistant B waiter C officer D cashier

35 The factory outlets _ a special offer for all items next week as planned

A will give B give C are giving D are going to give

36 Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word

How frequently do you go shopping

A sometimes B unusually C often D much

37 Choose the CLOSET meaning of the underlined word.

Toxic waste from nuclear plants is hazardous to the environment

A fantastic B dangerous C poisonous D natural