Đề kiểm tra giữa học kì 2 Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success (Có file nghe và đáp án)

 11. A. scatter B. shake C. collapse D. evacuate
12. A. trapped B. damaged C. destroyed D. moved
13. A. capital B. iconic C. Scotland D. scenic
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position 
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
14. A. visual B. thermal C. pollute D. medical
15. A. chemical B. specific C. national D. logical
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
16. Chicago ________ the third largest city in the United States.
 A. has been B. will be C. is D. was
17. Chicago ________ “The Windy City”.
 A. often calls B. is often called C. often called D. is often call
18. Environmental pollution has ________ to lots of health problems.
 A. led B. caused C. resulted D. made
19 ________ industrial waste, many fish cannot survive.
 A. Because B. Since C. Despite D. Because of
20 ________ your international summer camp going? - It’s just awesome.
 A. How’s B. What’s C. Where’s D. When’s
21. A very long time ago, in the country of Lac Viet there ________ a god named Lac Long Quan.
 A. is B. were C. was D. had been
22. Lac Long Quan and Au Co ________, fell in love, and got married.
 A. met B. meet C. meeting D. was met
23. The waves of the ________ were so huge that it destroyed everything on the beach.
 A. tornado B. hurricane C. tsunami D. earthquake
24. “Rescue workers saved a girl trapped in a collapsed school building.” – “ ________”
 A. Oh dear! B. Good luck. C. How convenient! D. That’s great!
25. “The weather forecast says it’s going to rain tomorrow.”
 - “________ What a pity.”
 A. Looks great! B. Not at all. C. Sounds good! D. Ohno!
26.. I haven’t contacted with him ________ he left for London.
 A. as soon as B. after C. since D. before
27. Look at the ________! This shirt is too expensive. You can't afford it.
 A. shopping list B. price tag C. checkout D. wallet
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the 
following questions.
28. Could you meet us at the airport tomorrow afternoon? Our flight will land at 4 o’clock.
 A. Could you B. at the airport C. will land D. at 4 o’clock
29. Humans can even die if they will drink contaminated water.
 A. can B. even die C. will drink D. contaminated 35. A. more B. only C. much D. as
36. A. happens B. happen C. occur D. is occurred
37. A. in B. with C. on D. from
38. A. used B. using C. is used D. are used
39. A. Very much B. Too much C. Too many D. So many
D. WRITING
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word(s) in brackets.
40. The English-speaking countries exhibition finishes at 8 p.m. (ENDS)
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41. An average of 20 typhoons hit the country every year. (IS HIT)
______________________________________________________________________________
Make complete sentences using the cues given, add more words if necessary.
42. What/ happen/ if/ water pollution/ stop?
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43. If/ people/ stop/ using cars/ completely/, / there/ be/ much less pollution.
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Rearrange the words or phrases below to make complete sentences.
44. When/ the/ arrived/ rescue workers/, /whole family/ already/ evacuated/ had/ the/.
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45. Noise pollution/ lead/ can/ to/ problems/ hearing/.
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46. Online/is/ shopping/ replacing/ shopping/ in/ stores/.
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47. Many/ have/ end-of-year/ discounts/ stores/.
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48. items/ Designer/ can/ be/ expensive/ sometimes/.
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49. They/ offer/ wide/ a/ variety/ of/ products/ different/.
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50. She/ busy/ was/ buying/ fruits/ the/ at/ grocery/.
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 ENGLISH MID-TERM TEST 2
A. LISTENING
Task 1: Listen to the news report and choose the correct answer for each question below. Track 3
1. A typhoon hit Nghe An Province early this morning. 13. A. preparation B. electronic C. geography D. contribution
14. A. native B. official C. different D. country
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following spaces.
15. New Zealand rescue services carried out several searches for ________
 A. survivors B. helpers C. rescuers D. movers
16. When a typhoon happened, many houses and roads ________ destroyed or flooded.
 A. is B. are C. was D. were
17. Several tropical storms ________ our country recently.
 A. struck B. have struck C. are striking D. strike
18. The United Kingdom ________ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
 A. consists B. is consisted C. has consisted D. consisted
19. Typhoons are severe tropical storms. They sometimes happen in my ________
 A. stay B. hometown C. house D. home
20. Do you spend a lot of time ________ to music?
 A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. to be listening
21. If there ________ fewer cars on the road, there would be less noise pollution.
 A. is B. are C. was D. were
22. The bus ________ from the station at 8:45 a.m.
 A. leaves B. leave C. is leaving D. will leave
23. Our city ________ from different kinds of pollution: water, air and noise.
 A. is suffering B. are suffering C. suffer D. had suffered
24. Smoking can ________ heart disease.
 A. create B. due to C. causes D. lead to
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following 
exchanges.
25. “Thank you for helping me with my project.” - “________”
 A. Let me see B. Awesome C. You’re welcome D. Not really
26. “Have you heard the news? A powerful earthquake and following tsunami hit the island of Sulawesi, 
Indonesia.” - “________”
 A. How terrible! B. Awesome! C. How beautiful! D. No problem.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words 
in each of the following questions.
27. The water is contaminated by sewage and household waste.
 A. clean B. polluted C. pure D. harm
28. Fruits and vegetables grew in abundance on this island. The islanders even exported the surplus.
 A. small quantity B. amount C. large quantity D. excess
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined 
word in each of the following questions. Subject: Changes in my village
 Hi Liam,
 How are you? I’m happy to share with you some good news about my village. There have been 
some changes (38) ________ your visit last year.
 Last week I came back to my village and was really surprised. You know what? The lake is not 
(39)________ anymore. The factory has installed a new filtration system to treat the (40) ________ 
waste. I saw lots of small fish in the lake and wild ducks swimming in the water. Besides, they have 
planted trees around the factory to (41) ________ air pollution.
 Since some villagers are in the habit of littering, people have placed dustbins in various places. This 
has (42) ________ in a much cleaner environment. My grandparents say that at weekends the villagers 
also go around the village together to collect rubbish.
 What about your neighbourhood? Has anything been done to make it cleaner? Tell me all about it 
in your next email.
 Bye for now,
 Mi
38. A. for B. since C. after D. before
39. A. pollute B. polluting C. pollutant D. polluted
40. A. chemical B. chemistry C. physics D. physical
41. A. increase B. rise C. reduce D. fall
42. A. caused B. led C. made D. resulted
D. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the 
following questions and grammatically correct.
43. This is the first time I have been to Bangkok.
 A. I haven’t been to Bangkok since my first time there.
 B. I haven’t been to Bangkok before.
 C. I have been to Bangkok once.
 D. I have been to Bangkok before.
44. I don’t have enough money, so I don’t buy seafood.
 A. If I have enough money, I will buy seafood.
 B. If I had enough money, I would buy seafood.
 C. If I didn’t have enough money, I didn’t buy seafood.
 D. If I didn’t have enough money, I would buy seafood.
45. I don’t live with my mother, so I can’t take care of her.
 A. I can’t take care of my mother because of I don’t live with her.
 B. Since I don’t live with my mother, I can’t take care of her.
 C. Because not living with my mother so I can’t take care of her.
 D. Because not live with my mother, I can’t take care of her 11. A. polluted B. played C. died D. earned
12. A. insect B. reservoir C. pesticide D. herbicide
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position 
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
13. A. volcano B. temperature C. illustrate D. station
14. A. collapse B. damage C. erupt D. affect
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following spaces.
15. I need to check my email now. Are there ________ here?
 A. online B. home-grown C. internet access D. chat
16. If we ________ soon, the pollution will get much worse.
 A. don’t act B. didn’t act C. will not act D. hadn’t acted
17. It was guessed that the fish died ________ a powerful toxin in the sea water.
 A. because of B. because C. since D. as a result
18. The government sent rescue food, drink and medical supplies to ________ homes.
 A. flood B. flooding C. floods D. flooded
19. Look at your weekly schedule. Your presentation on visual pollution ________ at 9.45. Don’t be 
late, please.
 A. is starting B. starts C. had started D. has started
20. My mother is a ________ She goes shopping whenever she has free time.
 A. seller B. shopaholic C. addiction D. shopper
21. She is looking forward ________ her grandparents again soon.
 A. see B. to see C. seeing D. to seeing
22. What can be done to protect people from ________ disasters?
 A. environment B. environmental
 C. environmentally D. environmentalist
23. The train N357 ________ at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.
 A. arrives B. will arrives C. arrived D. has arrived
24. Liz and James ________ dinner at a restaurant on Saturdays, but they ________ at home now.
 A. never eat - are eating B. always eat - eat
 C. are always eating - eat D. usually eat - are eating
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following 
conversations.
25. “A tornado blew several cars in front of me off the road and into the trees.”
 A. How cute! B. That’s shocking!
 C. That’s great! D. Maybe.
26. “Could you do me a favour, please?” - “ ”
 A. Sure. No problem. B. Do you really need help?
 C. No, thank you. D. Yes, and when is that? 34. Earthquakes often happen along ________
 A. the east-coast of North America B. the east-coast of South America
 C. the Pacific coast of Asia D. the coast of Australia
35. Looking for ________ can help predict earthquakes.
 A. changes in the Earth’s surface B. water beneath the Earth’s surface
 C. drops of water D. water currents
36. After an earthquake, as a result of ________, people may die.
 A. lack of food B. lack of friendship
 C. lack of information D. lack of knowledge
37. The passage mainly discusses ________
 A. the damage caused by earthquakes
 B. how strong earthquakes are
 C. strange animal behaviors
 D. how to predict earthquakes
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best 
fits each of the numbered blanks.
Environmental pollution is a term that (38) ________ to all the ways by which man pollutes his 
surroundings. Man dirties the air with exhaust gases and smoke, (39) ________ the water with chemicals 
and other substances, and damages the (40) ________ with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also 
pollutes his surroundings (41) ________ various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty 
by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water. Environmental pollution is one of the most 
serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the (42) ________ of all 
living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and even death. Polluted water kills fish and other 
marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. 
Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s natural beautiful world.
38. A. provides B. reduces C. refers D. means
39. A. poisons B. purifies C. pumps D. sprays
40. A. streets B. beaches C. ways D. soil
41. A. with B. in C. by D. on
42. A. survival B. development C. environment D. growth
D. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the 
following questions and grammatically correct.
43. I can’t buy this house because it is quite expensive.
 A. If this house is quite expensive, I can buy it.
 B. If this house is not quite cheap, I will buy it.
 C. If this house wasn’t quite expensive, I couldn’t buy it.
 D. If this house wasn’t quite expensive, I could buy it.