Đề thi học kì 2 Tiếng Anh 8 Global Success - Đề số 1

I. LISTENING

Part 1. Listen then choose the right answers.

1. What do they need to buy?

A B C

2. Where do they do their activity?

A B C

3. What cannot the speaker borrow?

A B C

4. Which shirt does the speaker prefer?

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A B C

5. Which animal were they able to visit?

A B C

Part 2. Listen and complete questions 6-10. You will hear the conversation twice.

JOB

At: Jones Department Store

6. To sell

7. Begin work at

8. Days

9. Pay

10. Write to

: ................................

: ...........................a.m.

: Tuesday to ................

: £................... per hour

: Mrs ...........................

II. GRAMMAR-VOCABULARY- LANGUAGE FUNCTION

Circle A, B, C or D for each gap in the following sentences.

11. A(n) __________ is a violent tropical storm with very strong wind.

A. snowstorm B. earthquake C. volcano D. typhoon

12. During __________, shopping centres attract a lot of customers.

A. open hours B. sales C. office hours D. flood

13. There are mainly two __________ of water pollution: man-made and natural.

A. ways B. causes C. reasons D. results

14. We use face __________ systems to identify people in photos, videos, and in real time.

A. identification B. recogntion C. reminder D. confirmation

15. They did a series of laboratory __________ on human sleep patterns in 1960s.

A. experiments B. assignments C. examinations D. discoveries

16. It is __________ easier to prevent harm to the environment than to repair it.

A. always B. never C. sometimes D. rarely

17. I had no idea about the dangers of tsunamis __________ saw the film.

A. as soon as B. while C. when D. till

18. We watched a __________ broadcast of the president’s speech.

A. live B. living C. liveable D. alive

19. I think we will find another habitable planet __________ 15 years.

A. on B. for C. by D. in

20. The teacher __________ me that I should spend more time studying science subjects.

A. said B. told C. asked D. spoke

III. READING

Part 1. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B or C to fill in the blank.

Some volcanoes are always (21) __________. They are called active volcanoes. Mount Etna in Italy is an

active (22) __________. Some volcanoes have not erupted since prehistoric times. These are (23) __________

extinct volcanoes. Most of the Hawaiian Islands are extinct volcanoes. These volcanoes no longer have a hot

spot under them. They cannot erupt anymore. Some volcanoes have not erupted for a long time, but they could

erupt again. These are called dormant volcanoes. (dormant: temporarily inactive)

Scientists try to figure out when volcanoes will erupt. Studying volcanoes is hard and dangerous work.

Scientists drill into volcanoes. They make maps of the inside of the volcanoes. They use satellites to study

volcanoes (24) __________ space. Scientists have been able to predict a few eruptions. But it is not (25)

__________ to tell what a volcano might do.

21. A. erupting B. running C. going D. meeting

22. A. mountain B. volcano C. river D. earthquake

23. A. named B. thought C. called D. seen

24. A. in B. from C. into D. near

25. A. easy B. difficult C. able D. slow

Part 2. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to each of the questions.

Everyday on radio, on TV, and in the newspaper, we hear, see or read about many problems in the world, for

example, pollution problems.

Air pollution is the first kind. It mostly comes from fumes released from motorbikes, cars, airplanes, trains

and poisonous gases emitted from factories. Also, waste is dumped anywhere, even in the city where many

people are living. The second pollution problem is sea pollution. Many people earn their living from fishing

in the sea, and the fish they catch feed many people. But the sea has become so polluted from oil spills and

factory wastes that the fish are dying. This is not only killing the fish, but is …