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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II
NĂM HỌC 2019-2020
Môn: Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 ( hệ 10 năm)
Thời gian: 45 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề)

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(Đề kiểm tra gồm 02 trang)
PART A - LISTENING (2 marks)
I.  Listen and fill in the time for the schedule of events.


II. Listen and choose the right answer A, B , or C.
1.The first thing you see in Puzzling World is ________________.
A. Lake Wanaka B. the Learning Tower C. the spacious café
2.The illusion Room offers you ________________.
A.the picture of a learning tower B. a collection of puzzles and games
C. a collection of 3-D holograms
3.Lake Wanaka is called ________________.
A. a natural attraction B. a natural paradise C. a beauty spot
4.At Lake Wanaka you can ________________.
A. bike and walk B. drive C. climb a mountain
PART B - VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR (2 marks)
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.
1. A. earthquake  
B. erupt
C. effect
D. evacuate

2. A. discover
B. disaster
C. multimedia
D. science






3. A. decided     
B. invited 
C. naked
D. looked






II. Choose the word whose has different stress pattern from the others.
4. A. classic B. nature C. degree D. debris
5. A. creativity B. competitive C. nationality D. scientific
III. Circle the word or pharse (A,B,C or D) that best completes each sentence.
6. I think I _______ soccer with my friends this time next weekend.
A. am going to play B. will be playing C. are playing D. was playing
7. After three hours of considering, we have decided _______ the final decision.
A. making B. to make C. to making D. make
8. The most common way of attracting someone’s attention is by __________.
A. waving B. to waving C. to wave D. wave
9. 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
10. 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
PART C- READING (2 marks)
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A , B, C or D.
THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE
The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known oversea, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17th, 1995 at 5:46 a.m. In the southern part of Hyogo Prefectures, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people. A total of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives.
1. The word “oversea” in line 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. abroad B. at sea C. by sea
2. The word “occurred” in line 3 refers to_______.
A. ended B. happened C. started
3. It is stated in the passage that the number of deaths in the city of Kobe _______.
A. was greater than of the Great Kanto earthquake
B. was not as high as in the Great Kanto earthquake
C. exceeded that of any known earthquake
4. The northern end of Awaji Island was the place where _______.
A. the effects of the earthquake were felt most strongly
B. there was no damage to people and property
C. 1.5 million people lost their lives.
II. Read the text and choose one word/ phrase from the list to fill each gap.
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