Đề thi giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 8 Global Success - Đề số 4

PART A: LISTENING

I. You will listen to a television show in which a man shared his story of surviving a natural disaster. Listen

and answer the questions. You will listen TWICE.

1. What was Michael doing when the tornado came?

A. He was cooking. B. He was sleeping. C. He was eating.

2. Was he warned about the tornado before?

A. Yes, he was. B. No, he wasn’t. C. No information.

3. What did his family do to escape?

A. They ran outside. B. They stayed inside. C. They did nothing.

4. Michael felt _____________ at that time.

A. unhappy B. scared C. terrified

5. What was the bed made of?

A. wood B. metal C. bamboo

II. You will hear a boy and a woman talking about going shopping. Write the words or numbers in the

missing spaces. You will listen TWICE.

How many shops? 5

Favourite shop: the (6) __________ shop

Where: in (7) __________ Street

Phone number: (8) __________

Bought: two (9) __________ and a (10) __________

PART B. LANGUAGE

Choose the best option to the following questions.

11. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.

A. monster B. forest C. master D. listen

12. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the words stressed differently from the others.

A. magical B. electrical C. musical D. national

13. Typhoon Haiyan caused damage, and __________ of life became great in the Philippines.

A. lose B. loss C. losing D. loses

14. Shopping at a shopping center is ____________. It has almost everything you want there.

A. difficullt B. cheap C. convenient D. time - consuming

15. We saw many beautiful birds while we ________in the lake.

A. fished B. would fish C. are fishing D. were fishing

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16. __________Jenny left the party, she said goodbye to the host

A. Before B. After C. As soon as D. Until

17. The team’s success was largely ___________ her efforts.

A. in spite of B. due to C. because D. although

18. It is _________easier to prevent harm to the environment than to repair it.

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

19. The flight number 781 to Melbourne ___________ at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning.

A. will arrive B. is arriving C. has arrived D. arrives

20. Duong: “Many houses and buildings were destroyed by the storm.” - Nick: “__________________”

A. Wow! B. That’s a relief! C. That’s awful! D. That’s wonderful!

21. Peter is talking to Sarah about the meeting.

Peter: “Is everybody happy with the decision?” Sarah: “__________”

A. Yes, it is certainly B. No. Have you? C. Not really D. Yes, let’s

22. Eden: “How is your holiday in New Zealand?” - Edward: “__________”

A. Absolutely right B. Awesome C. Really D. Alright

23. __________ is the most common natural disaster in your country?

A. What B. Which C. Where D. Who

24. The heavy rain has caused __________ in many parts of the country.

A. floods B. storms C. drought D. earthquake

25. The train __________ the railway station at 8:00 a.m. every morning.

A. leave B. leaving C. will leave D. leaves

PART C. READING

I. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.

Dangerous threat problems

Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (26) _________ . Many species of

animals are threatened, (27) __________ could easily become extinct if we don’t make an effort to protect

them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are hunted (28) _________ their fur or for other

valuable parts of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught alive, and sold as pets. For many animals

and birds, the problem is that their habitat – the place where they live – is disappearing. More (29) _________is

used for farms, for houses or industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers use

powerful chemicals to help them grow better crops, but these chemicals (30) __________ the environment

and harm the …