Đề thi giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 8 Friends Plus - Đề số 4

Which word has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others?

1. A. survive B. license C. remind D. native

2. A. unique B. umbrella C. uniform D. university

Which word has a different stress pattern from that of the others?

3. A. flexible B. vehicle C. charity D. audition

4. A. uniform B. holiday C. primary D. graffiti

Choose the answer (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each question.

5. Enter your age and sex in our calculator to find out your life ______ and the likelihood of you living to be

100 years old.

A. insurance B. experience C. expectancy D. lesson

6. Marcus gets involved ______ youth clubs and charity work.

A. to B. at C. on D. with

7. I ______ live on the other planets.

A. definitely won’t B. won’t definitely C. will definitely not D. not definitely will

8. Although a cyborg is a creature that is part human, part machine, it isn’t ______ human.

A. same B. the same as C. same as D. a same as

9. No one has ever ______ foot on this small island before.

A. set B. take C. leave D. give

10. Boys, I’ll be late tonight so you will have to cook dinner ______.

A. by yourself B. on yourselves C. by yourselves D. yourself

11. We are proud to offer access to the UK’s finest online course. You will ______ the certificate of

completion after the course for just a small fee.

A. find B. do C. take D. get

12. Some people think that the biggest advantage of homeschooling is that children will go to lessons when

they ______ like it.

A. smell B. sound C. look D. feel

13. Please stop singing karaoke. My daughter ______ concentrate on her studies.

A. mustn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t

14. She ______ drive, but she doesn’t have a car.

A. is able to B. can be able to C. could be able to D. will

15. After graduating from BRIT school, students are likely to have very successful careers ______ singers or

actors.

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A. as B. like C. either D. whether

Read the following and do as directed.

Technology has the power to do many things, including changing the place we live in and the way we live

too. Thanks to technological advances, space tourism will become a reality in the future. We can be taken into

orbit on a pressurized capsule and admire the spectacular view in space. Companies such as Virgin Galactic,

SpaceX and Blue Origin are open for space travel ticket sales. What’s more, the application of robotics will

be more practical in the workplace. Robots will take on dangerous, difficult and dull jobs to save us from

potential risks. The result is that the tasks can be done quickly and efficiently with high precision.

With further innovations, there will be dramatic changes in transportation. Scientists expect that the idea of

flying cars will come true so that drivers can avoid traffic jams in metropolitan areas. These vehicles are

environmentally friendly and economical because they run mainly on solar energy. Experts hope that flying

cars will be a solution to air pollution in the future world.

True/False Questions:

16. We can see the magnificent scenery on a space trip.

17. Thanks to robots, people will no longer do life-threatening tasks.

18. Tasks done by robots contain a lot of mistakes.

19. Flying cars will cost an arm and a leg.

Choose the correct answer to each question:

20. Why does the author mention “Virgin Galactic, SpaceX and Blue Origin”?

A. To give examples of spaceship models. B. To explain how robots are used in the workplace.

C. To prove the possibility of space tourism. D. To demonstrate the power of technology.

21. Which of the following sentences is NOT true about flying cars?

A. They help to deal with traffic congestion in big cities.

B. They cause no harm to the environment.

C. They will reduce the level of air pollution.

D. They provide solar energy to the whole world.

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each …