READING COMPREHENSION: Read the passage and then decide if the statements that follow it are TRUE or FALSE( 1.5 pts).. Many people visit Vietnam because of its many natural wonders.[r]
(1)I LISTEN : Listen and decide TRUE OR FALSE (1.0pt) Sydney has dry and windy weather
2 The temperature in Tokyo is between thirteen and twenty Today, the temperature in Bangkok will be warm and wet Paris will have a cool and dry day
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1 _ _ II PRONUNCIATION: Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others (0,5 pts)
5 A president B prison C gallery D vacation
6 A destination B attraction C departure D arrival
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III MULTIPLE CHOICE : Read and choose the word or phrase ( A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence (1.5 pts)
7 Passengers should check in at least one hour before
A departure B department C departed D depart
8 He _ books from me but he never remembers to pay me back
A always borrows B borrows always C always borrowed D is always borrowing
Milk _ cows and goats
A belongs to B comes from C so as to D both a and b
10 “Would you mind closing the window?” “ _”
A No, I’m afraid not B No, of course C No, I can’t D I’d rather you didn’t 11 _ it was summer in Arizona, it was quite cool at night
A Although B Because C But D In spite
12 Sue had her bike _ by her father
A fix B fixing C to fix D fixed
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7 10. 11. 12. IV ERROR IDENTIFICATION (0,5 pt)
13.Keep the cheeses freshly by wrapping each one individually A B C D
14 Now I used to working alone without any help of my colleague A B C D
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V CLOSE TEST : Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage (1.5 pts)
A(1) is a deep hole in the ground When we throw away our garbage, this is often where it ends up. As this waste breaks down, it produces a mixture of gasses known (2) _ “landfill gas” Scientists are trying to (3) _ways to use it as an energy source, but is still too (4) and harmful to us and to the Earth Maybe one day we will be able to use (5) _ gas to power our cars, (6) _ not yet We should recycle all glasses, plastic, and metal containers If we this, we will save energy.
15 A junkyard B pond C landfill D garbage dump
16 A for B like C with D as
17 A find B look C think D notice
18 A difficult B dangerous B different B hard
19 A these B the B this B those
20 A and B but B so B however
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(2)VI READING COMPREHENSION: Read the passage and then decide if the statements that follow it are TRUE or FALSE( 1.5 pts)
Many people visit Vietnam because of its many natural wonders.
Moc Chau Highland and Cuc Phuong Forest are in the north of Vietnam You should visit villages, forests and waterfalls You can go there by plane, by train or by bus.
Phu Quoc Island and Lang Co Bay have white-sand beaches You should go scuba diving or snorkeling and enjoy seafood You can go there by plan, by bus or by ship.
You should visit these beautiful places when you travel to Vietnam.
21 Moc Chau Highland and Cuc Phuong Forest are in the south of Vietnam 22 You can go to Moc Chau Highland by bus or by train
23 If you love the beach, you should go to Phu Quoc Island or Lang Co Bay 24 You can’t eat seafood in Phu Quoc Island
25 The passage talks about
A some restaurants B some places of interest C some buildings D some dishes in Vietnam 26 The word “enjoy” means
A love B like C join D A&B are correct Answers:
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. VII WORD FORM (1.5 pts)
27 Every milk bottle can be thirty times (use)
28 A four-day tour in Da Nang will be a(n) _ holiday (forget) 29 There were over 100 _ joined in that festival (compete) 30 The _ of Da Lat is much higher than Ho Chi Minh (humid) 31 Warm clothes are for hot weather (suit)
32 _ , she was ill on the day of the school festival (fortune) Answers:
27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. VIII SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION (2.0 pts)
33 They last visited their grandma years ago
→ They _ 34 “ Can you be my guide to Sapa this weekend?”
→ He asked me
35.Someone has turned the computer on
→ The computer 36.Vietnam is a country which grows a lot of rice
(3)ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ THI HK II- LỚP 8 (2017- 2018)
1 True False False True D A A D B 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.D 17.A 18.B 19.C 20.B 21.False 22.True 23.True 24.False 25.B 26.D 27.reused 28.unforgettable 29.competitors 30.humidity 31.unsuitable 32.unfortunately
33.They haven’t visited their grandma for years
34.He asked me if I could be his guide to Sapa that weekend 35.The computer has been turned on