Đề thi giữa học kì 2 Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success - Đề 2 (Có đáp án)

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 19. Farmers collect and garden waste to make compost. (house)
 V. Complete the passage with the given words.
 Environmental pollution is a term that (20) to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. 
 Man dirties the air with exhaust gases and smoke, poisons the water with chemicals and (21) 
 substances, and damages the soil with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his 
 surroundings (22) various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by leaving 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 (23) of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and
 (24) death. Polluted water kills fish and other marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of 
 land that is available for (25) food. Environmental pollution also ugliness to man’s natural beautiful 
 world.
 20. A. means B. refers C. provides D. reduces
 21. A. another B. other C. others D. the other
 2. A. on B. in C. by D. with
 23. A. survival B. environment C. development D. growth
 24. A. so B. ever C. too D. even
 25. A. grow B. grew C. growing D. grown
 VI. Read the film review, and decide whether the statements are True or False.
 TORNADOES
 Did you ever see the movie The Wizard of Oz? A tornado sweeps up Dorothy and Toto, sending them to a 
 new world where there are witches and talking lions! That entire story is fiction, but tornadoes are real and 
 they are serious business. In fact, they can be the most dangerous storms of all.
 Tornadoes are sometimes referred to as twisters or cyclones. They are shaped like a cylinder. They are born 
 in thunderclouds. The winds inside a tornado swirl around and around and can be more than 300 miles per 
 hour (mph). The winds are so strong that tornadoes can lift animals, cars and even houses.
 The United States has more tornadoes than any other country in the world. State such as Texas, Oklahoma, 
 Kansas, and Nebraska are hit hard by tornadoes. This part of the country is known as “Tornado Alley”. 
 Tornado season is during the springtime and summer. If the conditions are right, a tornado can happen any 
 time of year.
 26. Tornadoes are sometimes referred to as twisters or cyclones.
 27. They are formed in thunderclouds.
 28. The winds inside a tornado can be more than 500 miles per hour (mph).
 29. The winds are not strong enough for tornadoes to lift animals, cars and even horses.
 30. Tornado season is during the springtime and summer.
 VII. Write the sentences with the same meaning to the first ones. Use words given.