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(1)PHÒNG GD& ĐT QUẬN THANH XUÂN KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ II - MÔN TIẾNG ANH TRƯỜNG THCS KHƯƠNG ĐÌNH LỚP - NĂM HỌC: 2020-2021 (Đề thi gồm có 02 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút Mã đề thi: G8-1 Họ và tên thí sinh ………………………… …………………………………… Lớp: …………………… Điểm:……………………… I LISTENING: Listen to a man talking about social customs in France and Britain Circle the best answer A, B, C or D According to the man, the French …………………… A don’t like to be so polite all the time B like to be polite all the time C want their friends to behave politely The French think that the British ……………… …… A Don’t know how to apologise B spend their whole time apologizing C don’t like to make small talk The French like to talk about ……………………… when they are at a party A big issue B their everyday life C unimportant things The British may be surprised if their guests talk about………………………… A house prices B education C politics II MULTIPLE CHOICE: Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions A washed B exchanged C experienced D mixed A natural B damage C grandma D disaster Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate which word has different stress from the other three A collapse B hotel C trainee D coffee A biology B activity C economic D exciting Circle the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions If I………… a lot of money now, I ……… a new house A have will buy B have/ would buy C had / will buy D had/ would buy 10 The polluted water ……… the death of fish A due to B because C results in D although 11 Singapore is famous …… its clean streets with many green trees A in B of C with D for 12 The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is a (an) ………… of this famous city A icon B scenery C symbol D history 13 The train to London ………… at 8.00 from platform four tomorrow morning A is leaving B leaves C will leave D is left 14 We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls …………………… A destroyed B collapsed B were collapsed C buried 15 All the villages ………………….to safe areas before midnight last night A evacuated B were evacuated C had evacuated D had been evacuated 16 “No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago.” - “……………… !” A Oh dear! B That’s shocking! C That’s a relief! D How terrible! Circle the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction 17 Many people got injured in the storm because they weren’t prepared for the disaster A B C D 18 The USA, the United Kingdom and New Zealand are all English spoken countries A B C D Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) 19 With great effort, she passed the driving test at the first attempt A succeeded in B failed C enrolled D deferred Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) 20 I regretted not to buy those trendy shoes because of lack of money A shortage B abundance C scarcity D deficiency Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete the following exchanges 21 Tom: “How did you get there? John: “ …………………” A I came here last night B I came here by train C The train is so crowded D Is it far from here? 22 John: “Would you like to have a get-together with us next weekend?” Mickey: “……………………” A No, I won’t B No, I wouldn’t C Yes, let’s D Yes, I’d love to (2) Circle the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below English is a very useful language If we know English, we can go to any countries we like without being worried about the language We will not find it (23) ……… to make people understand what we want to say English also helps us to learn (24) ……… kinds of subjects Hundreds of books are (25) ……… in English every day in many countries English has also helped to spread ideas and knowledge in all corners of the world (26) ………., the English language has helped to spread better understanding and friendship (27) ……… countries of the world Question 23: A easy B hard C happy D comfortable Question 24: A all B every C each D much Question 25: A spoken B listened C read D written Question 26: A Therefore B However C So D Despite Question 27: A in B between C among D at Circle the letter A, B, C or D that is the best answer to the question about the passage Homelessness is a problem in many big cities in the world It occurs when a part of the population does not have any fixed place to call home Hundreds of millions of people in the world spend at least some time of the year homeless This is an issue that the authorities are trying to deal with However, there are more things that each person can to help those people One of the things that you can to help the homeless is to volunteer your time If you have a lot of free time, you might go on an extended trip to help set up homes or improve an impoverished area Even with just a few hours a week, it is possible to make an impact in your own city You can also sign up to help at a local soup kitchen: Most cities have a mission of some kind serving food to the homeless and offering temporary shelter Question 28: Homelessness occurs when a part of the population does not have any ……… to call home A great place B fixed place C convenient place D good place Question 29: What does the word “This” refer to? A Some time B Each person C Authority D Homeless Question 30: If you have a lot of free time, you might ……… to help the homeless A go on an extended trip B go on a holiday C donate money D donate clothes Question 31: The phrase “sign up” can be replaced by ……… A list B dedicate C register D promise Question 32: Most cities have a mission of offering ……… A temporary shelter B allowance C education D jobs III WRITING (2 points) Finish the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words 33 They will hold the meeting before May Day The meeting …………………………………………………………………… ……….……………… 34 When did you start working on the project? How long ………………………………………………………………………….…… ……………… 35 He doesn’t take the medicine, so his health is worse If …………………………………………………………………………………… ………………… 36 Watching TV is not as important as doing homework Doing homework ……………………………………………………….……………………………… Write new sentences as similar as possible in meaning to the original ones, using the given words in brackets Do not change the given words in any way 37 My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home (AFTER) ………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 38 If I didn’t win a big prize in a lottery, I wouldn’t build a school for the poor (UNLESS) …………………………………………………………………………… ………….… …………………… 39 Because the rain was heavy, we stopped the match (DUE TO) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 40 This is the most exciting football match I have ever watched (SUCH) ………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………… THE END (3) PHÒNG GD& ĐT QUẬN THANH XUÂN KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ II - MÔN TIẾNG ANH TRƯỜNG THCS KHƯƠNG ĐÌNH LỚP - NĂM HỌC: 2020-2021 (Đề thi gồm có 02 trang) Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút Mã đề thi: G8-2 Họ và tên thí sinh ………………………… …………………………………… Lớp: …………………… Điểm:……………………… I LISTENING: Listen to a man talking about social customs in France and Britain Circle the best answer A, B, C or D According to the man, the French …………………… B don’t like to be so polite all the time B like to be polite all the time C want their friends to behave politely The French think that the British ……………… …… B Don’t know how to apologise B spend their whole time apologizing C don’t like to make small talk The French like to talk about ……………………… when they are at a party B big issue B their everyday life C unimportant things The British may be surprised if their guests talk about………………………… B house prices B education C politics II MULTIPLE CHOICE: Circle the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions “No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago.” - “……………… !” A That’s shocking! B That’s a relief! C How terrible! D Oh dear! If I………… a lot of money now, I ……… a new house A had / will buy B had/ would buy C have /will buy D have/ would buy The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is a (an) ………… of this famous city A history B icon C symbol D scenery The train to London ………… at 8.00 from platform four tomorrow morning A will leave B is left C leaves D is leaving All the villages ………………….to safe areas before midnight last night A were evacuated B evacuated C had been evacuated D had evacuated 10 Singapore is famous …… its clean streets with many green trees A with B in C for D of 11 The polluted water ……… the death of fish A because B results in C although D due to 12 We managed to run out of the house into the street before the walls …………………… A collapsed B were collapsed C destroyed D buried Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) 13 With great effort, she passed the driving test at the first attempt A failed B enrolled C deferred D succeeded in Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) 14 I regretted not to buy those trendy shoes because of lack of money A scarcity B shortage C abundance D deficiency Circle the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction 15 The USA, the United Kingdom and New Zealand are all English spoken countries A B C D 16 Many people got injured in the storm because they weren’t prepared for the disaster A B C D Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions 17 A exchanged B experienced C mixed D washed 18 A damage B natural C disaster D grandma Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate which word has different stress from the other three 19 A activity B economic C exciting D biology 20 A hotel B collapse C coffee D trainee Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete the following exchanges 21 John: “Would you like to have a get-together with us next weekend?” Mickey: “……………………” A No, I wouldn’t B Yes, let’s C Yes, I’d love to D No, I won’t 22 Tom: “How did you get there? John: “ …………………” A The train is so crowded B I came here last night C Is it far from here? D I came here by train (4) Circle the letter A, B, C or D that is the best answer to the question about the passage Homelessness is a problem in many big cities in the world It occurs when a part of the population does not have any fixed place to call home Hundreds of millions of people in the world spend at least some time of the year homeless This is an issue that the authorities are trying to deal with However, there are more things that each person can to help those people One of the things that you can to help the homeless is to volunteer your time If you have a lot of free time, you might go on an extended trip to help set up homes or improve an impoverished area Even with just a few hours a week, it is possible to make an impact in your own city You can also sign up to help at a local soup kitchen: Most cities have a mission of some kind serving food to the homeless and offering temporary shelter Question 23: Homelessness occurs when a part of the population does not have any ……… to call home A fixed place B convenient place C good place D great place Question 24: What does the word “This” refer to? A Each person B Some time C Homeless D Authority Question 25: If you have a lot of free time, you might ……… to help the homeless A donate clothes B go on an extended trip C go on a holiday D donate money Question 26: The phrase “sign up” can be replaced by ……… A promise B list C dedicate D register Question 27: Most cities have a mission of offering ……… A allowance B temporary shelter C jobs D education Circle the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below English is a very useful language If we know English, we can go to any countries we like without being worried about the language We will not find it (28) ……… to make people understand what we want to say English also helps us to learn (29) ……… kinds of subjects Hundreds of books are (30) ……… in English every day in many countries English has also helped to spread ideas and knowledge in all corners of the world (31) ………., the English language has helped to spread better understanding and friendship (32) ……… countries of the world Question 28: A hard B happy C comfortable D easy Question 29: A every B each C much D all Question 30: A listened B read C written D spoken Question 31: A So B Despite C Therefore D However Question 32: A among B at C in D between III WRITING (2 points) Write new sentences as similar as possible in meaning to the original ones, using the given words in brackets Do not change the given words in any way 33 My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home (AFTER) ………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………… 34 If I didn’t win a big prize in a lottery, I wouldn’t build a school for the poor (UNLESS) …………………………………………………………………………… ………….… …………………… 35 Because the rain was heavy, we stopped the match (DUE TO) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 36 This is the most exciting football match I have ever watched (SUCH) ………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………… Finish the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one, beginning with the given words 37 They will hold the meeting before May Day The meeting …………………………………………………………………… ……….……………… 38 When did you start working on the project? How long ………………………………………………………………………….…… ……………… 39 He doesn’t take the medicine, so his health is worse If …………………………………………………………………………………… ………………… 40 Watching TV is not as important as doing homework Doing homework ……………………………………………………….……………………………… THE END (5)