ĐỀ ÔN THI LỚP 8 HỌC KÌ II
I. Pronunciation: (1pt)
1) Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0,5pt)
1. A. exhaust B. house C. honest D. hour
2. A. Dutch B. Russian C. use D. just
2) Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0,5pt)
1. A. transitive B. impressive C. exciting D. connection
2. A. impair B. unhurt C. effect D. insect
II. Choose A, B, C,D for each gap in the following sentences. (2,0pts)
1. Americans rarely shake hands to say goodbye, except___________ business occasions.
A. during B. at C. on D. in
2. __________ at someone is usually considered rude.
A. Point B. To point C. To pointing D. Pointing
3. The most common way of attracting someone’s attention is by __________.
A. waving B. to waving C. to wave D. wave
4. Lien told me that ___________ a biology teacher.
A. she wants to become C. she wanted to become B. she will become D. she wanted becoming
5. We reminded Lily_________ late for our appointment the next day.
A. to be not B. not to be C. to don’t be D. don’t be
6. We _____________ with each other by mobile phone in 2050.
A. won’t be communicating C. aren’t communicating
B. haven’t communicated D. aren’t going to communicate
7. The teacher said we___________ a week off on the occasion of the International Labor Day.
A. will have B. didn’t have C. have D. would have
8. Tomoko and Kiko said that they ___________ cycling the day after tomorrow.
A. will go B. have gone C. would go D. has gone
III. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences. (0,5pt)
1. There is still room for _________________ in your work. IMPROVE
2. The first experiment was _______, so we need to do another one. SUCCEED
C. READING: (2,5pts)
I. Read the text and choose one word/ phrase from the list to fill each gap. (2,0pts)
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It is estimated that about three billion people use the Internet around the world. Most people use the Internet to (1) _____________ or for entertainment. A new study, however, shows us that almost ten percent of Internet users are using it so often that it is seriously harming their lives. The study (2) ____________ that these people may find it difficult to stop using the Internet because they have become addicted. Someone who is addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop doing (3) ____________. According to a psychologist in (4)_____________, thirty percent of Internet users claim that they use the Internet to escape from their problems. The study also shows that having a chat, or discussion, with strangers on the Internet is one of the most (5)_____________ activities.
II. Answer the questions about you. (0,5pt)
1. How many people use the Internet around the world?
→……………………………………………………………………………….
2. Why can’t many people stop using the Internet?
→……………………………………………………………………………….
D. WRITING: (3,0pts)
I. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake and correct it. (1.0pt)
1. Nick said that he wants to stay in Viet Nam longer.
A B C D
2. It is predicted that all students have had e-books by 2050.
A B C D
II. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given. (2,0pts)
1. “We don’t open the laboratory today,” Mr.Minh said.
→ Mr. Minh said …………………………………………………………………
2. “ The film will begin at seven o’clock,” they told me.
→ They told me…………………………………………………………………..
3. The doctor advised me to have a rest.
→ The doctor suggested………………………………………………………….
4. The only reason the party was a success was that a famous film star attended.
→ Had it not……………………………………………………………
TEST 2
A. VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES
I. Phonetic: Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others
1. A. impossible B. unnatural C. unrelated D. impure
2. A. interactive B. ability C. infinitive D. community
II. Odd one out :
1. A. facial expressions B. words C. body language D. signs
2. A. economic B. technical C. enormous D. physics
III Circle the best answer for the following sentences
1.The teacher .............me that I had to improve my English pronunciation
A. say B. said C. tell D. told
2. ..................music to communicate in the year 2100 ?
A. Do we use B. Will we using C. Will we be using D. Will we be used
3. People who cannot hear or speak often communicate using................
A. signs B. music C. words D. sounds
4. Bob is not old enough …………………….. a car.
A. drive B. drives C. to drive D. driving
5. ……………. I speak to Mr. Lee ? This is Nga.
A. Can B. Will C. Do D. Should
6. Are you going ……………… a movie tonight ?
A. seeing B. to see C. see D. sees
7. We must …………………. knives out of children’s reach.
A. to put B. put C. putting D. puts
8. Tom should …………… harder on his English.
A. studies B. study C. to study D. studied
9. May I ………. you ?
A. help B. to help C. helped D. helps
10. I ………… there for twenty years.
A. lived B. have lived C. was living D. had lived.
IV. Complete the sentences , using the correct form of the words in brackets
1. Advances in ( medicine).........................science will help people live longer in the future
2. Using signs or music are examples of non-verbal ( communicate
).........................................
V. Underline a mistake in each sentence
1. You should avoid to use too much shorthand in formal online communication
2. She said that it is impolite of him to ask her age
B. READING
I. Read the text and choose one word / phrase from the box to fill each gap
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It is estimated that about three billion people use the Internet around the word. Most people use the internet to (1)................or for entertainment. A new study , however, shows us that almost ten per cent of Internet users are using it so often that it is seriously harming their lives. The study (2) ...................that these people may find it difficult to stop using the internet because they have become addicted. Someone who is addicted finds it extremely difficult to stop doing (3).................. According to a psychologist in (4)..................., thirty per cent of Internet users claim that they use the Internet to escape from their problems . The study also shows that having a chat, or discuss, with strangers on the internet is one of the most (5)................activities
II. Read the passage then answer the questions below.
Nam moved to this neighborhood last year. Nam and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there was not much to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighborhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing and going boating. He doesn’t want to live in a big city anymore.
1. When did Nam move to this neighborhood?
2. Did he like the life in the country on the first days?
3. Why does he like his neighborhood now?
4. Does he want to live in a big city now?
5.What activities can he do in his free time ?
6. Does he like his neighborhood now ?
Test 3
II. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others in the group.
1. A. award B. include C. struggle D. enroll
2. A. volunteer B. commercial C. traditional D. accessible
3. A. florist B. citizenship C. curly D. participate
4. A. participation B. representative C. accommodation D. organization
5. A. general B. opinion C. abroad D. surprise
III. Choose the correct answer A,B,C or D.
1, If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference …… “science” and “technology”.
A. among B. for C. of D. between
2. Nam ……….. me that I had better spend more time playing sports.
A. said B. spoke C. told D. talked
3. My school will be ...................... next year .
A. building B. to build C. built D. builded
4. Our teacher asked us ……………. in class.
A. not to talk B. to not talk C. no talk D. without talking
5. When I was young, I used ……………. on a farm.
A. to live B. live C. to living D. living
IV. Give the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.
1. I ………………… this dictionary yesterday. (buy)
2. ……….. Duy ……… his homework at the moment? (do)
3. My friend ………………… me next week. (not visit)
4. Lien …………………… to school by bus everyday. (go)
5. We ………………… in this school for 3 years. (study)
VI. Read the text then choose the best answer
We are all slowly destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so (1)………… smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of the world's cities. In one well-known city, for example, poisonous gases from cars (2)………. the air so much that traffic policemen have to wear oxygen masks
We have cut- down so many (3)……….. that there are now vast areas of wasteland (4)…….. over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa cannot (5)……… enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Moreover, we do not take enough (6)………. of the countryside. Wild (7)………. are quickly disappearing. For instant, tigers are (8)…….. in India now because we (9)……….. killed too many for them to survive. However, it isn't enough simply (10)……….. about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything about it. Join us now. Save the Earth. This is too important to ignore.
1. A. alittle B. much C. many D. afew
2. A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. unpolluted
3. A. forests B. plants C. trees D. wood
4. A. throught B. out C. on D. all
5. A. grow B. work C. take D. supply
6. A. careless B. care C. worry D. tired
7. A. tigers B. animal C. animals D. cattle.
8. A. rare B. ever C. rarely D. sometime
9. A has B. have C. had D. having
10. A. talk B. talked C. talking D. to talk
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.0,6 pts
1. A. ranked | B. gained | C. prepared | D. proved |
2. A. host | B. honor | C. hockey | D. horror |
3. A. badminton | B. swallow | C. challenge | D. ballet |
II. Choose the words that have the different stress from the others.0,4pts
1. A. chemist | B. browser | C. technique | D. programme |
2. A. reality | B. unable | C. enormous | D. benefit |
PART B :LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences: 2pts
1.Science is used in all conners of the world for the_________of people.
A. interest B. need C. profits D.benefits
2. _________we were in town, we often met him.
A. For B. Although C. So D. When
3. _________your homework finished last night?
A. Was B. Did C.Are D. Do
4. He shouted and looked _________at me when I broke the vase.
A. angry B. angrier C. angrily D. angryly
5. They decided to go out _________ it rained heavily.
A. but B. and C. although D. because
6. John is interested _________ the history of Vietnam.
A. in B. with C. to D. on
7 . _________ turning off the TV and lights, they went to bed.
A. Behind B. In front of C.Before D. After
8. I _________a lot of information about her recently.
A. have learnt B. would learn C. learnt D. will learn
9. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you _________ than the red one.
A. good B. well C. better D. the best
10. Vietnamese people are very _________ and hospitable.
A.friend B.friendless C.friendly D.friendship
II. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses: 2pt
1. Chess (play)_________________________for around two thousand years
2. My uncle ( be) ___________________ out of his house before I(arrive)……….
3. Nam (watch) ___________________________________ TV at 8 p.m tonight.
4. He said that he (go) __________________________ to Ha Noi the next day.
5. The doctor advised him ( give up ) ________________ smoking
PART C : READING
I. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage : 1pt
Alexander Graham Bell was born (1)............ March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh,Scotland. As a boy, Alexander became interested in sounds and speech. In 1870, the Bells decided (2)................ to America. They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf. There he began experimenting with a machine which helped the deaf hear. While experimenting with this machine, Bell had an idea“Why do not use electricity to send the human voice from one place to another ?” He began to work on a new (3)…............for years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day and night. (4)............... rented rooms in a boarding house. Bell was on one floor, and Watson was on another. They tried to send (5) ….................. through a wire. Finally, on March 19, 1876, Watson heard these words very clearly: “Mr Watson, come here. I want you.”. Watson rushed upstairs, ran into Bell’s room and shouted:“ I heard you! ”.
1. A. in | B. on | C. from | D. at |
2. A. go | B. went | C. to go | D. going |
3. A. invention | B. inventor | C. inventive | D. invent |
4. A. he | B. we | C. it | D. they |
5. A. speaking | B. letters | C. speech | D. telegram |
II. Read the passage then answer the below questions: 2pts
The environment is everything around us, both natural and made by man. A major problem in the world today is the destruction of natural environment.
This is a complicated problem. We burn fuel, and this causes air pollution. We throw away plastic bags, containing toys and other objects. These stay in the environment, they are not like paper or wood that slowly disappear. We have made thousands of new chemicals. Factories that make or use chemicals always have chemical wastes. These are often poisonous, and they also stay in the environment.
Since 1945 several countries have been testing nuclear bombs in the air and underground. The explosions in the air cause nuclear fallout. The fallout causes cancer, kills animals and people. Nuclear power plants that make electricity also produce dangerous wastes and have accidents be very disastrous.
A. Answer the questions:
1. What is the main problem in the world today?
2. What does burning fuel cause?
3. Do factories make or use chemicals always have chemical waste ?
B. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1.The fallout……A.causes cancer B.causes pollution C. kills animals and people D. A&C are correct
2.What does the word “that” at the beginning of line 10 refer to ?
A. Nuclear power B. Nuclear power plants C. Plants D. Electricity
PART D : WRITING
I.Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before : 1pt
1. They will build a new hospital here.
-> A new hospital ……….……………..……………………..…….…………
2. Did the storm destroy the whole village?
-> Was………………………….…………………………………………
3. She last visited her cousin 3 months ago.
->She hasn’t……………………………………….………..…………………………...
4. ‘ I like to do physics experiment” Tam said.
->Tam said…………………………………………………………………………
5. Volunteers have given out food and blankets to homeless people.
-> Food………………………………………......................................................
TEST 5
Question I. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. athletic B. historic C. dramatic D. scientific
2. A. medical B. national C. chemical D. informal
3.A. athletic B. dramatic C. scientific D. heroic
4.A. medical B. hospital C. politic D. electric
5.A. dramatic B. physical C. environmental D. medical
Question III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1.If we (recycle) ________ more, we will help the Earth.
2. Factories (not dump) ______________waste into rivers if the government fines them heavily.
3. If people travel to work by bus, there (be) ______________fewer car fumes.
4. We (save) ________________thousands of trees if we don’t waste paper.
5. If we use water carefully, more people (have) ______________fresh water.
6. If the factory ( continue) ________________ dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.
7.If we recycle more, we (help) ________________ the Earth.
8. If people (travel)________________to work by bus, there will be fewer car fumes.
9. We will save thousands of trees if we (not waste)_______________ paper.
10. Factories won’t dump waste into rivers if the government ( fine) _______________ them heavily.
Question IV. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1.The ______________ of lakes, rivers, oceans or underwater CONTAMINATE
water pollution.
2. The street doesn’t look_____________ because it has a lot of rubbish. ATTRACT
3. The music club made so much noise that the__________ complained to REsIDE
its owner.
4. Are all types of pollution__________ to the health of humans and animals? HARM
5. The_____________ are concerned about the oil spills in East Sea. ENVIROMENT
6. Dumping ___________waste into the lakes and rivers has caused INDUSTRY
Serious water pollution.
7. Many people in this area have cholera because they drink _________water. TREAT
8.Examples of primary________________are exhaust fumes from cars, POLLUTE
soot from smoke and ash from volcanic eruption.
9. If we use water____________ , more people will have fresh water. CARE
10. The polluted water results in the _________of many aquatic animals DIE
And plants.
Question V. Combine the sentences in each pair into a new sentence that shows a cause/effect relationship. Use the words in brackets.
1.Many rivers and lakes are poisoned. Factories produce waste and pour it into rivers and lakes. (because)
___________________________________________________________________
2. The environment is polluted. Birds leave their habitats and plants die. (make)
___________________________________________________________________
3. Plastic bags are a major source of waste. We should not throw plastic bags everywhere. (so).
___________________________________________________________________
4. The food is contaminated. People’s health is poor. (results in)
___________________________________________________________________
5. Factories release fumes. The air breathe gets polluted. (due to)
___________________________________________________________________
C.READING
Question I Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Environmental pollution is a term that (1)______ to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with (2)______ gases and smoke, (3)_____ the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4)_____ with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (5)_____ various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (6)_____ junk and litter on the land and in the water.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the (7)_____ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (8)_____ death. Polluted water kills fish and other (9)_____ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s (10)_____ beautiful world.
1. A. means B. refers C. provides D. reduces
2. A. thick B. natural C. exhaust D. influent
3. A. purifies B. pumps C. sprays D. poisons
4. A. soil B. forests C. streets D. beaches
5. A. on B. in C. by D. with
6. A. spoiling B. leaving C. scattering D. gathering
7. A. survival B. environment C. development D. growth
8. A. so B. ever C. too D. even
9. A. animal B. marine C. human D. plant
10. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. natured
Question II Read the passage and answer the questions.
Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you may think. I remember when I went to a big city, I was really scared because so much graffiti on the buildings' wall. Then I
looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head. Although they were not dangerous, I still felt unsafe since I thought they might fall down. These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city.
I also remember the time when I was a student at a university. Once I was so busy with my assignments that I did not tidy my room for two weeks. Looking at the messy room caused me so much stress that I did not want to study. Then I decided to clean the room and put my thing in their proper places. I also bought a small plants and placed it in a corner of the room. These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me to focus on my learning.
Questions.
1.How did the author feel when she saw the power lines?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2.Why did she have that feeling?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What was she busy with?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. What happened when she looked the messy room?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. What did she do for her room?
……………………………………………………………………………………
Question II.Combine each pair of sentences to make a conditional sentence type 1.
(Kết hợp mỗi cặp câu sau để tạo thành câu điều kiện loại 1)
1.The land is polluted.The famers are unable to grow crops.
If……………………………………………………………………………………………
2.There is visual pollution.People build too many telephone poles and overhead power lines.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
3.People use contaminated water for cooking. Their health is badly affected.
If ………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.We place dustbins in many places. People don’t throw rubbish everywhere.
If ………………………………………………………………………………………………
5.The industrial waste is well- treated. The factory installs a new filtration system.
If…………………………………………………………………….………………………
Viết loại câu điều kiện loại 2 cho mỗi tình huống , như trong ví dụ.
1.People throw rubbish in the street.The street doesn’t look attractive.
If people didn’t throw rubbish in the street, it would look attractive.
2.There are so many billboards in our city. People can not enjoy the view.
If …………………………………………………………………………………………….
3.There is so much light in the cityat night.We can not see the stars clearly.
If ………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.We turn on the heater all the time. We have to pay three million dong for electricity a month.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………
5.The karaoke bar makes so much noise almost every night. The residents complain to its owner.
If ………………………………………………………………………………………
6.She has a headache after work every day.She works in a noisy office.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………………….
I. Pronunciation
1). Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0,75pt)
1.A.invent B. debris C. helpless D. news
2. A. seafood B. good C. flood D. roommate
2). Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (0,25pt)
3. A. village B. prevent C earthquake D. shelter
4. A. Chinese B. Japanese C. historic D. biology
5. A. classic B. nature C. degree D. debris
II. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. (2pts)
1.If we use water………, more people will have cleaner water.
A. care B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly
2. Water pollution make some aquatic animals……..
A. dying B. to die C. die D. died
3. The team’s success was large ….. to her effort
A. because B. due C. since D. because of
4.English is an …….. language in Singapore
A. office B. official C. officer D. officially
5.She prefers English ……France
A. to B. for C. at D. in
6. Three hundred people …..homeless by the earthquake.
A. left B. were leaving C. were left D. had left
7. By the time we got to the cinema, the film …………. .
A. had started B. started C. starting D. has started
8.Many people die………..food poison today.
A. at B.of C. in D. on