Đề thi giữa kì 2 Tiếng Anh 8 Global Success - Đề số 5

A. LISTENING

Part 1. Listen to 5 short conversations TWICE then choose the correct answers for the questions.

1. Where did the children go yesterday?

A. the zoo B. the park C. a farm

2. What is Jim’s favourite food?

A. salad B. sausages and chips C. pasta

3. Which is Daisy’s dog?

A. big black dog B. small white dog C. small black dog

4. What did Ben’s parents buy him?

A. a coat B. a jacket C. a T-shirt

5. What was the weather like yesterday?

A. windy B. cloudy C. sunny

Part 2. Listen to a conversation between a girl and her dad twice then decide whether the statements are

True (T) or False (F).

Statements T/F

6. Her teacher’s name is Miss Black.

7. She saw five different kinds of animals there.

8. She liked the horses and the rabbits best.

9. They had chicken soup and some bread for her lunch.

10. She bought a farm animal in the shop.

B. VOCABULARY + GRAMMAR + LANGUAGE FUNCTION

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each of the

following questions.

11. A. dear B. heart C. hear D. fear

12. A. decided B. attracted C. expected D. engaged

Choose the best option to complete each sentence.

13. What can be done to protect people from __________ disasters?

A. environment B. environmental C. environmentally D. environmentalist

14. All of our English teachers are __________ speakers.

A. native B. original C. foreign D. foreigns

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

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

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16. Many houses and roads _________ destroyed or flooded after the typhoon last week.

A. is B. are C. were D. was

17. The ___________ in technology allow astronomers to know more about outer space.

A. developments B. science C. exploration D. discovery

18. To generate cheap and clean energy, instead of burning fossil fuels, scientists have developed____.

A. oil B. solar panels C. electricity D. coal burning

19. On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are ______________ with colored lights across

the street and Christmas trees.

A. hang B. put C. made D. decorated

20. ____________we got to the cinema, the film had started.

A. Until B. By the time C. After D. While

21. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.

A. damaged B. was damaged C. has damaged D. has been damaged

22. An example of a natural disaster is a _________.

A. rain B. sunlight C. thunder D. tornado

23. Hundreds of people were made _________ after the flood.

A. helpless B. homeless C. careless D. careful

24. Phong: “Why don’t we give a presentation about water pollution?” - Nam: “________________”

A. That’s a good idea! B. That’s all right.

C. OK. That’s what you’ve chosen. D. Sure. It’s right.

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

A. Wow! B. That’s a relief! C. How terrible! D. Really.

SECTION 3: READING

I. Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.

New Year is one of the most important (26) ________ in the United States. On New Year’s Eve, most people

go to the parties. At twelve o’clock at night, everyone says “Happy New Year” and they (27) ________ their

friends and relatives good luck. New Year’s parties usually last a long time. Many people don’t go home (28)

________ morning. Another holiday, Halloween, is mainly for children. On this holiday children (29)

________ as witches, ghosts or other characters. Most children go (30) ________ house to house and say

“Trick or Treat”, asking for candy or fruit. If the people at the house do not give them candy, the children will

play a trick on them. But this hardly ever happens. Most people give them candy or fruit.

26. A. competitions B. festivals C. decorations D. traditions

27. A. wish B. exchange C. bring D. play

28. A. in B. on C. for D. until

29. A. put B. make C. dress …