Đề thi học kì II Tiếng anh Lớp 8 - Đề 1 - Năm học 2018-2019 - Trường THCS Gia Thụy

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1. GIA THUY SECONDARY SCHOOL THE SECOND TERM TEST- No: 1 School-year: 2018-2019 Grade 8 Full name: Time: 45 minutes Class: 8A . Period:105 Week:36 Mark: A. Listening (14pts) Listen and choose the best answer (14pts) 1. What time do they arrive at Puzzling World? A. 9.00 B. 9.15 C. 9.30 D. 9.45 2. What is the first thing they can see in Puzzling World? A. Leaning Tower B. Lake Wanaka C. Illusion Room D. Spacious café. 3. What will you do if you get inside the spacious café? A. You will take more photos. B. You will drink coffee. C. You will take a rest. D. You will find yourself among various wooden puzzles and game. 4. Why is Illusion Room must-see? A. Because it’s beautiful. B. Because it’s unique. C. Because it’s interesting. D. Because it’s attractive. 5. What time do they leave for Lake Wanaka? A. 12.00 B. 12.15 C. 12.30 D. 12.45 6. Wanaka is New Zealand’s .largest lake. A. second B. third C. fourth D. fifth 7. What time do they meet up? A. 4.00 B. 5.00 C. 4.15 D. 4.30 B. Pronunciation (8pts) Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others (8pts) 8. A. proposal B. television C. impossible D. unhealthy 9. A. zoology B. reality C. sensitive D. photography 10. A. Japanese B. unpolluted C. impressive D. disagree 11. A. economical B. historical C. activity D. infinitive C. Reading: Read the passage and choose the best answer (14pts) An earthquake is a shaking movement of the ground, (12) by the slippage or rupture of a fault within the Earth's crust. Every year more than 3 million earthquakes take place, most of these unnoticed by humans. In (13) , a severe earthquake is the most frightening and can occur anywhere on the surface of our planet! (14) usually lasting only seconds, a severe earthquake in a densely populated area may have effects causing the (15) of hundreds of people, injuries, destruction and enormous damage to the economies of the affected areas. A lot of people have been killed (16) earthquakes although scientists (17) able to predict and forewarn in advance and engineers construct earthquake-safe buildings. (18) , earthquakes often occur in countries which are unable to afford earthquake-safe construction. 12. A. cause B. caused C. causing D. to cause 13. A. contrary B. contrasting C. contrastive D. contrast 14. A. Despite B. Because C. However D. Due to 15. A. die B. dead C. death D. died 16. A. about B. by C. of D. for 17. A. are B. can C. may D. be 18. A. Fortunate B. Fortunately C. Unfortunate D. Unfortunately D. Vocabulary and grammar (28pts) I. Choose the best answer (20pts) 19. pollution causes breathing problems. A. Noise B. Soil C. Water D. Air
2. 20. .is a way of verbal communication. A. Dancing B. Meeting F2F C. Using signs D. Using body language 21. Alexander Graham Bell invented the A. light bulb B. penicillin C. internet D. telephone 22. The largest cattle station in the world is in A. The USA B. Australia C. Austria D. England 23. Steven Hawking is one of the greatest in 20th century. A. inventors B. chemists C. physicists D. explorers 24. Thermal pollution means a change in the .temperature. A. air B. water C. soil D. sun 25. I would rather .than . A. walk-cycle B. to walk-cycling C. to walk-cycle D. walking-cycling 26. You need .sorry. A. to say B. saying C. say D. said 26. They their homework before they went to the cinema. A. finish B. had finished C. finishing D. has finished 28. You .to obey your parents. A. should B. must C. have D. has II. Find out the mistakes (8pts) 29. The train leaving at 10.30 tomorrow. A B C D 30. Your bike will be repair tomorrow. A B C D 31. At 8 A.M tomorrow, John will having an important meeting with his partners. A B C D 32. You can try to wear some clothes before buying them. A B C D E. Writing (14pts) I. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning (8pts) 33. He is writing the letter now. (Passive voice) 34. I am hungry. I didn’t have breakfast. If 35. Linda said to me “I will have a birthday party next week.” Linda told 36. My mother said “I can’t let you use the phone.” My mother prevented II. Complete the sentences with your own ideas (8pts) 37. I get used to 38. You’d better 39. My mother reminded me 40. Were I a millionaire, The end