Đề thi giữa học kì 2 Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success - Đề 4 (Có đáp án)

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 IV. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
 17. Many seabirds were_ because of the oil spill. (die)
 18. The fierce storm left behind badly buildings. (damage)
 19. The soil becomes because of the use of so many pesticides and fertilizers. (contaminate)
 20. habitats have been destroyed in recent years. (nature)
 V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following 
 passage.
 Have a walk on a beach, listen to the sound of the sea waves, (21) suddenly you see a lot of rubbish 
 on the beach. Pollution takes away all the beauty of our beaches. I feel really very annoyed (22) I 
 see plastic bags lying on the sand, cigarette ends buried in the sand, and soda cans floating in the sea. There
 (23) a lot of things that we can do. If we see rubbish, we should do our part in the protecting the 
 land (24) picking it up and throwing it in dust bins. Moreover, we can form some kind of 
 organization that helps (25) the beaches. If everyone does their part, the beaches will be a 
 wonderful and beautiful place. We need to start now before the beaches are damaged beyond repair.
 21. A. but B. so C. and D. or
 22. A. before B. after C. when D. while
 23. A. is B. are C. will be D. were
 24. A. by B. with C. of D. in
 25. A. clean up B. cleaning up C. cleaned up D. to cleaning up
 VI. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answer the question about the passage.
 Scotland: The Land of Legends
 If we travel all over Scotland, we can see that it consists of three main parts: Lowlands, Uplands and Highlands 
 with their Grampian Mountains, where the tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located.
 You are sure to enjoy the beauty of the Scottish varied landscape: the hills covered with purple heather, its 
 beautiful lakes (here they are called lochs), its green and narrow valleys.
 The biggest and the most beautiful lake in Scotland is Loch Lomond, but the most famous one is Loch Ness 
 with its mysterious monster Nessie. Nessie sometimes appears to scare the tourist but only in fine weather! 
 But what can be more curious and attractive for tourist than a man in the kilt, playing the bagpipes? The Celts 
 of Scotland made the chequered pattern of tartan - the national dress of the country. The earliest Scots formed 
 themselves into clans (family groups) and the tartan became a symbol of the sense of kinship. There are about 
 300 different clans in Scotland, and each has its own colour and pattern of tartan together with the motto.
 Scotland is a land of many famous people: writer and poets, scientist and philosophers, such as Robert Burns, 
 Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexander Graham Hell, or Alexander Fleming.
 26. The tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located in .
 A. Lowlands B. Uplands C. Highlands D. England
 27. Scotland has beautiful landscape with all of the following except .