Đề thi học kì 1 Tiếng Anh 8 iLearn Smart World - Đề số 2

Exercise 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. A. snacks B. follows C. titles D. writers

2. A. catchy B. stomach C. chimney D. chubby

Exercise 2. Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from that of the others.

3. A. protect B. answer C. report D. announce

4. A. tourism B. recycle C. endanger D. electric

Exercise 3. Choose the option that best completes each of the following sentences.

5. I'm not keen on going shopping because it ______ so much time.

A. makes B. takes C. spends D. picks

6. My sister hates ________ up early to do exercise.

A. getting B. get C. gets D. to get

7. My uncle hired extra workers to help at harvest _____.

A. time B. point C. period D. season

8. Public education is probably the most important activity in wildlife ____.

A. conservation B. prevention C. treatment D. stopping

9. A _______ can save you in life-threatening situations because its sound can attract people's attention.

A. whistle B. kit C. warning D. tool

10. _____ you _____ to her party if she sends you an invitation?

A. Do – go B. Will – go C. Are – going D. Should - go

11. I’ll see you at 7 p.m. because I have a table tennis competition _________ 6:30 p.m.

A. until B. before C. after D. from

12. People should turn off the lights _______ that they can save electricity.

A. and B. so C. as D. such

13. Nhi: _________ is the film “Harry Potter”? - Vy: It is very mysterious and thrilling.

A. Who B. What C. When D. How

14. I’ve got _____ money in my pocket, but not enough to buy lunch.

A. a little B. any C. some D. much

15. Ann: You look great in this new dress. – Lucy: ___________.

A. With pleasure B. Not at all

C. I am glad you like it D. Do not say anything about it

16. Nam: How much was your new shirt? – Minh: ___________.

A. It’s a red shirt B. It’s very cheap

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C. It was in a shop D. I love it much

Exercise 4. Supply the correct form of the given word.

17. Saving natural resources is of great _____ to every country. (IMPORTANT)

18. While travelling up the mountain, people always stop and take photos of the _______ scenery.

(PICTURE)

19. Mai is ________ in history. She often goes to museums to see new exhibits and learn about the past.

(INTEREST)

20. Local authorities gave a flood ___________ yesterday, so today people are moving to safer places.

(WARN)

Exercise 5. Choose the option that best completes each blank in the passage.

A tornado is a kind of storm which looks like a huge funnel. Tornados are the strongest winds on earth. They

can (21) _________ 480 km per hour. With such great strength, a tornado causes a lot of damage. It can uproot

trees, flatten buildings, and throw heavy things such as cars hundreds of meters. It is especially dangerous (22)

_________ people in cars or mobile homes.

Tornadoes (23) _________ in their duration and the distance they travel. Most (24) _________ less than ten

minutes and travel five to ten kilometres. Some special tornadoes can last several hours and travel up to more

than 150 km!

Tornadoes can occur almost anywhere on earth, but most of them happen in the United States, especially in

the Great Plains region. This area may (25) _________ more than 200 tornadoes in each year.

21. A. arrive B. go to C. reach D. speed

22. A. for B. to C. in D. at

23. A. differ B. similar C. different D. change

24. A. go B. keep up C. happen D. last

25. A. be B. cause C. provide D. experience

Exercise 6. Read the passage about the countryside in America and choose T (True) or F (False) for

each sentence.

Few Americans live in the areas of wild and beautiful scenery, like the Western states of Montana and

Wyoming. We often see small farms surrounded by hills and green areas in the New England states, such as

Vermont and New Hampshire. In Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and other Midwestern states, …