Đề thi học kì 2 Tiếng Anh 8 Right on! - Đề số 5

I. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. space B. sale C. tablet D. plate

2. A. caused B. asked C. promised D. practiced

Choose the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.

3. A. director B. musician C. engineer D. designer

4. A. pretty B. central C. simple D. alone

II. LANGUAGE

Choose the correct options.

5. These days, modern computers are often light in ___________.

A. weight B. battery C. storage D. screen

6. __________ believe there will be life on Venus in the future?

A. Will you B. Did you C. Do you D. Can you

7. Liam: You won’t believe what I saw. – Ava: ______________.

A. Yes, it was. B. It was good. C. What happened? D. It was a good idea!

8. Minority women often go to the mountains to ______ plants for food and medicine.

A. collect B. see C. look D. raise

9. This type of housing is large and beautiful. Buidling it is expensive.

A. mansion B. houseboat C. mobile home D. tent

10. Ben: I want to build my own mansion to live with my family. - Alex: He told _______ he wanted to

build _________ own mansion to live with his family.

A. me / my B. me / his C. her / her D. her / his

11. Kim: I think I can't live without music. - Me: Kim __________ me that she _________ live without

music.

A. tells / can’t B. said / couldn’t C. says / can’t D. told / couldn’t

12. _________ women of many ethnic groups like to wear _________ silver jewelry.

A. Ø – the B. The – Ø C. The – the D. Ø – Ø

13. The elders often pass on their ______ to the young through stories and activities.

A. traditions B. rules C. legends D. music

14. To meet her parents' ___________, she spends five hours practising the piano every day.

A. expect B. expectations C. expected D. expecting

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15. Nam was a good student. But he started using a smartphone and spending too much time on

___________ like Facebook and TikTok.

A. social media B. social life C. social activities D. social learning

III. READING

Read the text about becoming famous at a young age. Write T (true), F (false) or NI (No Information).

CELEBRITY AT A YOUNG AGE

Becoming famous, especially at a young age, can be challenging. It requires hard work, planning and time.

As a teenager, you probably know what you're good at. You may already have talents such as singing, acting,

sports, art, gaming or modelling that can help you gain recognition. These could help you become famous.

Some teenagers, for example, have become famous as vloggers. These young people are very good at creating

videos that others enjoy watching on a daily basis. But that's just the start. There are things to consider before

you start your journey to becoming a star. It's important to consider if you're willing to put in the effort and if

you pursue becoming a celebrity as a career. Keep in mind that attaining fame requires effort, action and time.

16. It seems difficult to become well-known when you are young.

17. You can become a celebrity when you have talent and work hard.

18. People are very good at making videos nowadays.

19. It isn't a serious decision to pursue a career as a celebrity.

20. It takes a lot of effort, action and time to become famous.

Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to fill in each blank in the following passage.

Venus is more like Earth in some ways than any other planet. It is almost the same size as Earth. It is a similar

distance (21) _________ the Sun compared to the other planets. It is made mostly of rock and has an

atmosphere (gases that (22) _________ a planet).

Venus has flat plains and high places, just (23) _________ Earth. It has huge extinct (dead) volcanoes and big

craters. Meteorites crashing into the planet made the big craters. But Venus has no moon.

In other ways, Venus is not at all like Earth. It is not a place you would like to visit. The atmosphere …