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 Loc Thuy lower secondary school THE SECOND MID-TERM TEST 
 Name:............................................... SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024
 Class 8/ Subject: English 8 
 Time: 60 minutes
 Mark Teacher’s comment.
Choose the words whose underlined part pronounced differrently form the others
1. A. tropical B. property C. bobby D. opinion 
2. A. decided B. attracted C. engaged D.expected
 Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the others.
3. A. glamorous B. eruption C. volcanic D. tornado 
4. seasonal B. official C. violent D. technical 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions
5. When a .occurs, the hot gases and liquid rocks pours downhill.
A. landslide B. volcanic eruption C. tornado D. earthquake 
6.The sale on all video equipment .on Monday next week
A.started B.is starting C.are staring D. starts 
7. A is a person who really likes going shopping.
A. farmer B. customer C. worker D. shopaholic
8. After the earthquake struck the city, rescuers searched for .
 A. survivors B. survivals C. surviving D. survived
9. All the items at Timan Shop are _____ for two days. Some of them are 50% off.
A. online B. on sale C. out of stock D. expensive
10.At 10 o'clock tomorrow, the new bookshop in the corner _____. Let's go and visit it.
A. Opens B. opened C. is open D. has opened
11.____ she left the party, Jenny said goodbye to the host.
A. Before B. After C. As soon as D. Until
12. John ___________ his car about 600 million last year.
 A. bought B. buys C. is buying D. has bought
13.We saw many beautiful birds while we ________ in the lake. 
 A. fished B. would fish C. are fishing D. were fishing
14. We were climbing the wall _____the gardener saw us.
 A. as soon as B. before C. when D. till
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete 
15.A. The storm came to my town last weekend .B. “_________ ”
A. I’m fine, thank you. B. You’re welcome. C. Well, it’s great. D. I’m sorry to hear that
16.A:I’m calling to make a complaint about the smart phone I ordered from you last week.I got it this 
morning ,and it’s smaller than you adverstised online.B:.
A. yes, sure B. Well , let me check C.I don’t like D.Do you like this shop?
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word
17.Air pollution happens when the atmosphere contains gases, dust, or fumes in harmful amounts. A.occurs 
B. contains C. erupts D. covers 
18 . The class schedule is available on the website. 
A. task B. plan C. timetable D. activity 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) 
19. After the flood, it took weeks for the water level to go down. 
A. drought B. tsunami C. wildfire D. storm 
20.It is safe to play with this animal. 
A. good B. lucky C. fine D. dangerous 
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction 
21.While we returned home, he was still working.
 A B C D
22.The Debating Competition took place in the Main Hall every year.
 A. took B. Debating C. in D. year 
23.When I was going to school, I was seeing an old friend.
 A B C D KEYS 
 Loc Thuy lower secondary school THE SECOND MID-TERM TEST 
 Name:............................................... SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024
 Class 8/ Subject: English 8 
 Time: 60 minutes
 Mark Teacher’s comment.
PART 1: LISTENING (1 POINTS) 
Task 1: Listen to the news report and choose the correct answer for each question below. 
1. A typhoon hit Nghe An Province early this morning. 
A. True B. False 
2. The storm began at around _______________. 
A. 7 a.m. B. 7 p.m. C. 11 a.m. D. 11p.m.
3. Only a few people were seriously injured in the storm. 
A. False B. True
4. The severe winds caused extensive damage to _______________.
A. life B. property C. homes D. businesses
5. The government has already sent _______________ to Nghe An. 
A. rescue equipment B. food and medical supplies C. rescue workers D. both A&B
II. Listen to the conversation between Max and Ann . Decide the following statements are True 
or False. Write True (T) or False (F). (1.0 points). 
 Statements T F
1. The environmental campaign aims to raise awareness about environmental T
issues
2. The campaign does not encourage people to take action to reduce their carbon T
footprint.
3. The campaign does not promote reducing single-use plastics. F
4. There is only one way to get involved in the campaign. F
5. The campaign is not focused on protecting the environment for future F
generations. A B C D
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D 
Water pollution happens ______ (25) toxic substances enter water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans and so 
on, getting dissolved in them, lying suspended in the water or depositing on the bed. This degrades the 
quality of water. Not _____ (26) does this spell disaster for aquatic ecosystems, the pollutants also seep 
through and reach the groundwater, which might end up in our households as contaminated water we use in 
our daily activities, including drinking. Water pollution can be _____ (27) in a number of ways, one of the 
most polluting being city sewage and industrial waste discharge. Indirect sources ______(28) water pollution 
include contaminants that enter the water supply from soils or groundwater systems and from the atmosphere 
via rain. Soils and groundwater contain _____(29) residue of human agricultural practices and also 
improperly disposed of industrial wastes. Pollutants can be of varying kinds: organic, inorganic, 
radioactive and so on. In fact, the list of possible water contaminants is just too vast to be listed here. 
25: A. what B. when C. why D. while 
26: A. both B. well C. only D. either 
27: A. cause B. causes C. causing D. caused 
28: A. of B. in C. at D. for 
29: A. a B. an C. the D. x
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D 
How can scientists predict earthquakes? 
Earthquakes are not scattered anywhere but happen in certain areas. They happen in places where pieces of 
the earth’s surface meet. For example, earthquakes often occur on the west-coast of North and South America, 
around the Mediterranean Sea, and along the Pacific coast of Asia. Another way to predict earthquakes is to 
look for changes in the earth’s surface, like a sudden drop of water level in the ground. Some people say 
animals can predict earthquakes. Before earthquakes people have seen chickens sitting in trees, fish jumping 
out of the water, snake leaving their holes and other animals acting strangely. After an earthquake happens, 
people can die from lack of food, water and medical supplies. The amount of destruction caused by an 
earthquake depend on types of building, soil conditions and population. Of the 6000 earthquakes on the earth 
each year, only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths. 
30: Earthquakes happen in certain areas where ______________. 
A.the population is large B. pieces of the earth’s surface meet 
C. the soil conditions are stable D. many buildings are built 
31: 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 
32: 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 
33. 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 
34: The passage mainly discusses ______________. 
 A. the damage caused by earthquakes B. how strong earthquakes are 
C. strange animal behaviors D. how to predict earthquakes
Reorder the words to make meaningful sentences:
35.he /was /While /home/.his mother /cooking /came /dinner,/
When he came home , his mother was cooking dinner
36. at/ Do / shopping/ go / you / corner shop? / a/ often 
Do you usually go shopping at a corner shop?
37.natural disasters / damage / All / cause / humans./ and destruction/to
All natural disasters cause damage and destruction to humans.
38. you /What / did /do/ last night?
What did you do last night?
Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings
39.I arrive at the station. I will call you right after (as soon as) 
I will call you as soon as I arrive at the station.
As soon as I arrive at the station, I will call you.
40. Nick is reading a novel. Jack is reading a cartoon. (while) 
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T Knowledge/ Units of Levels of assessed Total of 
T skills knowledge/skills. knowledge/skill. THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS questions
 Knowledge Comprehensio Applicatio High 
 n n application
 TN TL TN TL TN TL TN TL TN TL
I. LISTENING 1. Listen to a Knowledge 5 5
 conversation about Recognize specific 
 “typhoon” topic ( information to choose the 
 about 80-100 words) best answer for each 
 to choose the best question.
 answer.
 listen to a man talking about Comprehension: 5 5
 environments and decide if Comprehend the content 
 the statements are true (T) of the recording to decide 
 or false (F) T/F for each statement. Comprehension: 2 2
 Understand and identify the feature 
 of conjunctions in the text. Use the 
 suitable words in the particular 
 context.
 Application: 
 2. Reading Knowledge: 3 3
 comprehension - Find out the specific information 
 Understand a text (about 100-120 in the text
 words) about “community service” 
 topic.( heading, synonym, detail Comprehension: 1 1
 information,...) Understand the detail and main 
 idea of the text
 Application: 1 1
 Understand, analyze and summarize 
 the main idea of the text to answer 
 the questions.
IV. WRITING Error identification Knowledge: 2 2
 ( Imperative and parts of speech) Find out the grammar and part 
 of speech mistakes in the 
 sentences.
 Ordering Comprehension: 2 2
 (- Statements: simple sentences - Order the words/phrases to 
 and exclamations with What make meaningful sentences. 
 -y/n Question, conjunctions in 
 compound sentences) Application: 4 2
 - Understand the words and apply 
 the word order to rearrange the 
 words/phrases into meaningful 
 sentences.
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