Đề thi giữa học kì 2 Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success - Năm học 2023-2024 - Trường THCS Mai Đình (Có đáp án)

 Question 13. Look at the _____________! This shirt is too expensive. You can't afford it. 
A. shopping list B. price tag C. checkout D. wallet
Question 14. They were searching for information for their project ______________ their 
parents were gardening. 
A. as soon as B. while C. when D. till 
Question 15. A: Would you like to go shopping with me? 
 B: ___________________________
A. The maths lesson starts in 10 minutes. B. I don’t like. 
C. I want some donuts. D. I’m afraid I’m busy now.
Question 16. Animals such as saolas and dugongs are _________ species.
 A. dangerous B. dangered C. endangered D. danger
Question 17. One effective way to reduce your _____ is to walk or cycle whenever you 
can.
 A. carbon dioxide B. carbon footprint C. renewable resource D. habitat
Question 18. While my mother ________, she heard a warning about the coming storm.
 A. was cooking B. cooked C. were cooking D. cooks
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in 
meaning 
Question 19. Pollutions are harmful to human health.
 A. effective B. bad C. dramatic D. industrial
Question 20. What would happen if the goods as water in the shop were made dirty ?
 A. restricted B. run out C. destroyed D. polluted
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the 
underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.
Question 21. My mother fancies shopping there, and she rarely misses one.
 A. never B. now C. usually D. sometimes
Question 22. Cutting down a lot of trees is very harmful to the environment.
 A. helpful B. hard C. difficult D. careless
PART C: READING
Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
questions.
 Light pollution is not (23) ________ serious as water or air pollution. Moreover, it 
is the type of pollution that (24) ________ more in cities than in rural areas. In the past, C. Buy things and eat. D. Buy and sell things, eat, drink, play games and socialize. 
Question 31. What do ethnic group people who go to Sa Pa market do? 
A. They wear their nicest clothes, buy things, play the flute, dance and sing.
B. They ride on a horse and sing. 
C. They drink a lot of wine and dance.
D. They buy the nicest clothes at the market and look for lovers. 
Question 32. Some of the markets in the Mekong Delta are held ............... are called 
floating markets. 
A. along the roads B. on the paddy field C. on boats D. in the morning
PART D: WRITING 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that 
needs correction. 
Question 33. While I was working in the garden, I was seeing a big funnel of wind moving 
towards us.
A. was working B. in C. was seeing D. moving
Question 34. Customers spend rarely much time comparing one candy bar to another. 
A. spend rarely B. much C. comparing D. another
Arrange the words to the suitable sentence.
Question 35. 9 o'clock / were / morning / you / at / What / doing / yesterday /? 
 ______________________________________________________________________
Question 36. There/ many/ speciality/ are/ shops /shopping centre/./ a/ in/
 ______________________________________________________________________
Question 37. products /Shopping / offer /a / range /wide /of /centres
 ______________________________________________________________________
Write new sentences as similar in meaning to the original sentences, using the given 
words/ phrases in brackets.
Question 38. I was going shopping with my mother yesterday. I saw a thief. (when)
________________________________________________________________________
Question 39. My mother goes to the grocery store five times a week. (usually)
________________________________________________________________________
Question 40. While she was working in the field, the tornado came. (When)
____________________________________________________________________ parents were gardening. 
A. as soon as B. while C. when D. till 
Question 15. A: Would you like to go shopping with me? 
 B: ___________________________
A. The maths lesson starts in 10 minutes. B. I don’t like. 
C. I want some donuts. D. I’m afraid I’m busy now.
Question 16. Animals such as saolas and dugongs are _________ species.
 A. dangerous B. dangered C. endangered D. danger
Question 17. One effective way to reduce your _____ is to walk or cycle whenever you 
can.
 A. carbon dioxide B. carbon footprint C. renewable resource D. habitat
Question 18. While my mother ________, she heard a warning about the coming storm.
 A. was cooking B. cooked C. were cooking D. cooks
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in 
meaning 
Question 19. Pollutions are harmful to human health.
 A. effective B. bad C. dramatic D. industrial
Question 20. What would happen if the goods as water in the shop were made dirty ?
 A. restricted B. run out C. destroyed D. polluted
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the 
underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.
Question 21. My mother fancies shopping there, and she rarely misses one.
 B. never B. now C. usually D. sometimes
Question 22. Cutting down a lot of trees is very harmful to the environment.
 A. helpful B. hard C. difficult D. careless
PART C: READING
Read the passage and mark A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the 
questions.
 Light pollution is not (23) ________ serious as water or air pollution. Moreover, it 
is the type of pollution that (24) ________ more in cities than in rural areas. In the past, 
we could sit out at night and gaze at glittering stars in the sky and light from objects in 
the out space. Nowadays, cities are covered (25) ________ lights from buildings, streets, 
advertising displays, many of which direct the lights up into the sky and into many 
unwanted places. The real problem is that it is very wasteful to apply light to almost B. They ride on a horse and sing. 
C. They drink a lot of wine and dance.
D. They buy the nicest clothes at the market and look for lovers. 
Question 32. Some of the markets in the Mekong Delta are held ............... are called 
floating markets. 
A. along the roads B. on the paddy field C. on boats D. in the morning
PART D: WRITING 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that 
needs correction. 
Question 33. While I was working in the garden, I was seeing a big funnel of wind moving 
towards us.
A. was working B. in C. was seeing D. moving
Question 34. Customers spend rarely much time comparing one candy bar to another. 
A. spend rarely B. much C. comparing D. another
Arrange the words to the suitable sentence.
Question 35. What were you doing at 9 o’clock yesterday morning?
Question 36. There are many speciality shops in a shopping center
Question 37. Shopping centres offer a wide range of products.
Write new sentences as similar in meaning to the original sentences, using the given 
words/ phrases in brackets.
Question 38. I was going shopping with my mother yesterday when I saw a thief.
Question 39. My mother usually goes to the grocery store five times a week. 
Question 40. She was working in the field when the tornado came.