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SEMESTER 2 – ENGLISH 8

Secondary High School

Allotted time: 45 minutes

Year 2022-2023
Score:

I. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently
Question 1. A. haunted
B. erupted
C. raged
D. predicted
Question 2. A. flood
B. zoo
C. food
D. school
Choose the word that has a different stressed part
Question 3. A. historic
B. biology
C. photography
D. icon
Question 4. A. Vietnamese
B. severe
C. relief
D. debris
II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences
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.
Question 5. “I managed to pass the test!” -“ _______________ “
A. That's a relief!
B. Oh dear!
C. That's shocking!
D. How terrible!
Question 6. Kate: “You are a great dancer”. – Sarah: “ ___________ ”
A. Let's go for a walk
B. Really? I don't think so.
C. That's very nice of you to say so.
D. I'm an awful dancer
Question 7. Anna: “ Don't forget to send your parents my regards.” – Susan: “ ________ ”
A. Good ideas, thanks.
B. Thanks, I will.
C. It's my pleasure.
D. You're welcome.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
Question 8. I'm really looking forward to work with you.
A.I'm
B. looking forward
C. work
D. with you
Question 9. I have passed my driving test six months ago.
A.have passed
B. my
C. Driving test
D. Months
Question 10. People have managed to leave the flooded villages by 11 o'clock last night.
A.have managed
B. to leave
C. flooded villages
D. 11 o'clock
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 11. English is an __________ in countries like India, Malaysia and Singapore.
A.awesome
B. native speakers
C. official language
D. mother tongue
Question 12. ________ occurs because there are too many loud sounds in the environment.
A. Noise pollution
B. Soil pollution
C. Thermal pollution
D. Water pollution
Question 13. We turned out the lights _____________ waste electricity.
A.in order to
B. to
C. in order not to
D. so as to
Question 14. More people result ______ more cars and motorbikes.
A.on
B. to
C. in
D. up
Question 15. Debris _________ across the countryside by the strong winds last night.
A.scatter
B. scattered
C. was scattered
D. were scattered
Question 16. At 8 a.m. tomorrow, he ____________ with his friends in America
A.are chatting
B. will be chatting
C. chats
D. chatted
Question 17. Yesterday, a terrible storm …… the rural area of Ha Giang Province.
A. strike
B. struck
C. had struck
D. was struck
Question 18. He had a _________ interview, not a telephone one yesterday.
A. body language
B. text messages
C. non – verbal
D. face-to-face
Question 19. Alexander Graham Bell was the ________ of the telephone.

A. developer 

B. inventor

C. writer

D. User

Question 20. She doesn't have the doctor's telephone number to book a(n) ________ with him.
A. ticket                      

B. appointment                       C. lunch set                             D. seat

Question 21. "What's she doing?" - I wondered what __________.
A. was she doing 
B. is she doing
C. she is doing
D. she was doing
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 22: The drought was finally over as the fall brought in some welcome rain.
A. heatware
B. summer
C. harvest
D. aridity
Question 23: Such problems as haste and inexperience are a universal feature of youth.
A. marked
B. shared
C. hidden
D. separated
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 24: The consequences of the typhoon were disastrous due to the lack of precautionary measures
A. physical
B. severe
C. benificial
D. damaging
Question 25: Her thoughtless comments made him very angry.
A. honest
B. kind
C. pleasant
D. thoughtful
III. READING
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
NASA announced plans that are out of this world - literally! The space agency hopes to (26) _____ humans
to the moon again by 2020. NASA hopes to make a giant leap - back to the moon. Back in 2005, the U.S. space
agency announced its plan to send four astronauts to the moon (27) _____ the next 15 years. NASA officials say
the moon is just the first step. They hope future missions will take astronauts to Mars and beyond. “We will
return to the moon no later than 2020 and extend the human presence across the (28) _____ system and
beyond,” says Michael Griffin, the head of NASA. So far, the moon is the only place beyond Earth that humans
have visited. At 226,000 miles away, the moon is Earth's (29) _______ space neighbour. On July 20th, 1969,
Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first astronauts to land on the moon. They traveled there
aboard Apollo 11. When Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he spoke these famous words: “That's one small
step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” During NASA's Apollo program, 12 American astronauts explored
the lunar terrain. The last U.S. trip to the moon (30) ______ in December 1972.
Question 26. A. send
B. sending
C. Sent
D. have sent
Question 27. A. for
B. at
C. on
D. within
Question 28. A. science
B. planet
C. solar
D. life
Question 29. A. closest
B. closer
C. closely
D. as close as
Question 30. A. finished
B. had finished
C. finishes
D. will be finishing
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Tornadoes are sometimes referred to as twisters or cyclones. They are shaped like a cylinder. They are born
in thunderclouds. The winds inside a tornado swirl around and around and can be more than 300 miles per hour
(mph). The winds are so strong that tornadoes can lift animals, cars, and even houses. The United States has
more tornadoes than any other country in the world. States such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska are
hit hard by tornadoes. This part of the country is known as “Tornado Alley.” Tornado season is during the
springtime and summer. If the conditions are right, a tornado can happen any time of year.
Question 31. Where do tornadoes begin?
A. in the ocean
B. underground
C. in cyclones
D. in thunderclouds
Question 32. Why does the author mention The Wizard of Oz at the beginning of the passage?
A. To give a famous example of a tornado.
B. To give a history of tornadoes.
C. To show that hurricanes are not real.
D. To explain why tornadoes are dangerous.
Question 33. Based on the passage, people who live in Tornado Alley should ___________.
A. expect tornadoes only during the summer.
B. be very familiar with the movie The Wizard of Oz.

C. be prepared for the dangers of tornadoes.
D. think about moving to the United States.
Question 34. The word conditions in the last paragraph means ___________.
A. preparations
B. dangerous hazards
C. the way things are
Question 35. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Some states get tornadoes more than other states.
B. Tornadoes are dangerous storms that affect the U.S.
C. Tornadoes are different from how they are in movies.
D. Many tornadoes do not cause a lot of damage.
IV. WRITING

Question 36. “I'll give you your money back tomorrow.”
A. She promised me to give the money back the next day.
B. She promised to give me back the money the next day.
C. She promised to give me back your money the next day.
D. She promised to give you back your money the next day.
Question 37. What are you going to do next summer?" she asked.
A. She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
B. She asked us what I was going to do the following summer.
C. She asked us what were we going to do the following summer.
D. She asked us what we was going to do the following summer
Question 38.The roads were slippery because it snowed heavily.

A. It snowed too heavily to make the roads slippery.
B. The heavy snow prevented the roads from-being slippery.
C. Thanks to the slip of the roads, it snowed heavily.
D. The heavy snow made the roads slippery.
Question 39. I have not met her for three years.
A. The last time I met her was three years ago.

B. It is three years when I will meet her.
C. I did not meet her three years ago.
D. During three years, I met her once.
Question 40. She is too weak; she can't sit up and talk to you.
A. If she weren't too weak, she could sit up and talk to you.

B. If she hadn't been too weak, she could sit up and talk to you.
C. If she isn't too weak, she can sit up and talk to you.
D. If she wasn't too weak, she can sit up and talk to you.
THE END

D. lucky feelings

ĐÁP ÁN
1.C
9.A
17.B
25.D
33.C

2.A
10.A
18.D
26.A
34.C

3.D
11.C
19.B
27.D
35.B

Câu 1.
Cách giải: Phát âm đuôi “ed”
Giải thích:
A. haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd/
C. raged /reɪdʒd/

4.A
12.A
20.B
28.C
36.B

5.A
13.C
21.D
29.A
37.A

6.C
14.C
22.D
30.A
38.D

7.B
15.C
23.B
31.D
39.A

8.C
16.B
24.C
32.A
40.A

HƯỚNG DẪN GIẢI CHI TIẾT

B. erupted /ɪˈrʌptɪd/
D. predicted /prɪˈdɪktɪd/

Quy tắc: Có 3 cách phát âm đuôi “ed”:
/ɪd/: Khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là /d/, /t/
/t/: Khi động từ có phát âm kết thúc là: /f/, /p/, /k/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/
/d/: Với các trường hợp còn lại

Phần gạch chân phương án C được phát âm là /d/, còn lại phát âm là / ɪd/.
Chọn C.

Câu 2
Cách giải: Phát âm “oo”

Giải thích:
A. flood /flʌd/ B. zoo /zu:/
C. food /fu:d/ D. school /sku:l/
Phần gạch chân phương án A được phát âm là /ʌ/, còn lại phát âm là /u:/.
Chọn A
Câu 3.

Cách giải: Trọng âm

Giải thích:
A. historic /hɪˈstɔːrɪk/ B. biology /baɪˈɑːlədʒi/
C. photography /fəˈtɑːɡrəfi/
D. icon /ˈaɪkɑːn/ Phương án D có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết 1, còn lại là âm tiết 2.
Chọn D.
Câu 4

Cách giải: Trọng âm
Giải thích: A. Vietnamese /ˌviːetnəˈmiːz/
B. severe /sɪˈvɪə(r)/
C. relief /rɪˈliːf/
D. debris /dəˈbriː/
Phương án A có trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết 3, còn lại là âm tiết 2.
Chọn A.
Câu 5.
Cách giải: Ngôn ngữ giao tiếp
Giải thích:

- Tôi đã có thể vượt qua bài kiểm tra rồi!
A. Thật nhẹ nhõm!
B. Ôi, bạn yêu!
C. Thật là sốc!
D. Quá kinh khủng!
Tạm dịch: - Tôi đã có thể vượt qua bài kiểm tra rồi! - Thật nhẹ nhõm!

Chọn A.

Câu 11.
Cách giải: Từ vựng
Giải thích:

A. awesome (adj): tuyệt vời
C. official language (n): ngôn ngữ chính thức

B. native speakers (n): người bản địa
D. mother tongue (n): tiếng mẹ đẻ

Tạm dịch: Tiếng Anh là một ngôn ngữ chính thức ở nhiều quốc gia như Ấn Độ, Malaysia và Singapore.

Chọn A.

Câu 12
Kiến thức: Từ vựng
Giải thích:

A. Noise pollution (n): Ô nhiễm tiếng ồn
B. Soil pollution (n): Ô nhiễm đất
C. Thermal pollution (n): Ô nhiễm nhiệt
D. Water pollution (n): Ô nhiễm nước
Tạm dịch: Ô nhiễm tiếng ồn xảy ra bởi vì có quá nhiều âm thanh lớn trong môi trường.

Chọn A.

Câu 13.
Cách giải: Mệnh đề chỉ mục đích
Giải thích:
in order to + V_nguyên thể = to + V_nguyên thể = so as to + V_nguyên thể: để làm gì
in order + not to V_nguyên thể: để không làm gì
Tạm dịch: Chúng tôi tắt các bóng đèn để không lãng phí điện.
Chọn C.
Câu 14.
Cách giải: Cụm động từ
Giải thích: result in (v): gây ra, dẫn đến
Tạm dịch: Nhiều người hơn dẫn đến có nhiều xe gắn máy và ô tô hơn
Chọn C.
Câu 15
Cách giải: Bị dộng thì quá khứ đơn
Giải thích:
Dấu hiệu: trạng từ “last night” – “tối qua”
Cách dùng: Thì quá khứ đơn diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra và kết thúc trong quá khứ
Cấu trúc: S + V_ed/ bqt
Cấu trúc câu bị động: S + was/ were +VP2 (by + O).
Tạm dịch: Những mảnh vụn rải rác khắp vùng nông thôn bởi những cơn gió mạnh đêm qua.
Chọn C.

Câu 17.
Cách giải: Thì quá khứ đơn
Giải thích: Dấu hiệu: “Yesterday” (Ngày hôm qua)
Cách dùng: Thì quá khứ đơn diễn tả hành động đã xảy ra và chấm dứt trong quá khứ
Cấu trúc: S + V_ed/ bqt
Tạm dịch: Ngày hôm qua, một cơn bão khủng khiếp đã tấn công khu vực nông thôn
của tỉnh Hà Giang.
Chọn B

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