Name: ……………………………………………. Lớp 8…..
THE 2ND SEMESTER - ENGLISH 8
PART A: LISTENING
Listen and choose the correct answer.
1. How did the woman travel to work this morning?
A. by car B. by train C. by bus
2. What will the main eat first at the restaurant?
A. chicken B. salad C. soup
3. Which was the view from the woman’s hotel room?
A. opposite the beach B. opposite the pool C. opposite the garden
4. Why will the man miss the concert tonight? -He’s got…
A. a bad headache B. a toothache C. a stomachache
5. What will the woman wear for the party?
A. dress B. jumper C. jeans and T-shirts
PART B: USE OF LANGUAGE
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three in each question.
6. A. wanted B. washed C. worked D. stopped
7. A. mention B. question C. action D. education
8. A. who B. when C. where D. what
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each question.
9. A. artistic B. historic C. dramatic D. scientific
10. A. medical B. national C. chemical D. historical
Circle the best answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.
11. The teacher…………me that I had better devote more time to English.
A. told B. said C. spoke D. talked
12. Which TV programme…………….at 8 p.m tomorrow?
A. did you watch B. will you watch
C. will you be watching D. have you watched
13. They’ve decided………a video conference with their collegues right away.
A. have B. to have C. having D. being had
14. My sister enjoys……………..….on the phone with her friends.
A. chat B. to chat C. chatting D. chats
15. Science and technology also have enormous effects on………..development.
A. economic B. economy C. economical D. economics
16. Scientists say that in the future people………………..longer.
A. live B. will live C. living D. to live
17. Ten new houses……………..in this village every year.
A. will be built B. have been built C. are built D. were built
18. I’d be over the moon if I…………..a chance to go to Disneyland in California.
A. have B. had had C. had D. would have
19. If the earth……………..warmer, the sea level will rise.
A. gets B. get C. got D. would get
20. When…..happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes, or oceans changes.
A. radioactive pollution B. noise pollution
C. visual pollution D. thermal pollution
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSESTin meaning to the part in each of the following sentences.
21. There is an enormous gap in technology between developing and developed countries.
A. huge B. small C. inconsiderable D. tiny
22. The first experiment was unsuccessful, so we need to do another one.
A. managed B. bored C. failed D. damaged
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the part in each of the following sentences.
23. Technology can be very useful in classroom. It helps studying become more relaxing.
A. advantages B. useless C. suitable D. interesting
24. The sight of too many telephone poles, advertising billboards, overhead power times, or shop signs may cause visual pollution.
A. contamination B. population C. cleanness D. eruption
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
25. Tom and Sue are talking about Sue’s new dress.
– Tom: “What a beautiful dress you are wearing!” – Sue: “______”
A.Can I have it? B. It’s in the wash. C.