TRƯỜNG THCS THUẬN THỚI
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CUỐI HỌC KÌ II NĂM HỌC 2022-2023
TÊN HS:................................................................
MÔN TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8
LỚP:.............
Thời gian: 60 phút ( không kể thời gian giao đề)
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
SỐ TỜ:.....
ĐỀ A
Điểm (số và
chữ)

Lời phê GV

SBD

Chữ ký GT

Chữ ký GK1

Chữ ký GK2

STT

A. PHONETICS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR: (5.5pts)
Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. cyber       

B. typhoon       

C. dry       

D. funny

2. A. lifted

B. lasted

C. happened D. decided

 

Circle the word that has the stress pattern differently from the other words:
3. A. forest

B. erupt

C. rescue

D. worker

4. A. quality       

B. benefit       

C. enormous       

D. technical

Circle the best answer:
5. ______ pollution is harmful or annoying level of noise, as from vehicles, industry activities,
etc.
A. light       

B. visual       

C. soil       

D. noise

6. Parents should teach children not to __________ wastes on the road
A. litter       

B. poison       

C. cause       

D. measure

7. Less people write _________ mails now than 20 years ago.
A. snail       

B. social       

C. nonverbal       

D. body

8. Trung speaks English like a native __________ though he comes from
A. speak       

B. speaking       

C. speaker       

D. spoke

9. Non-verbal __________ is popular in our daily life.
A. communicate      

B. communication       C. communicative       D. communicating

10. If we ______________water carefully, more people will have fresh water.
A. will use

B. would use

C. using

D. use

11. She……… to Ha Long Bay by her mom next month.
A. will be take

B. will be taken

C. will taken

D. will be took

12. John managed __________ his family in England by using Zalo.
A.contact

B. contacting

C. to contact

13. I can't hear your voice __________ I'm wearing an earplug
A. although       B. due        C. however        D. because

D.to contacting

14. She said that she _______ learning English with you.
A. like

B. liked

C. liking

D. to like

15. The train __________ the railway station at 8:00 a.m tomorrow morning.
A. leaves       

B. leaving       

C. will leave        D. will be leaving

16. Before she watched TV, she ………………. her homework.
A. do  

B. did 

C. has done  

D. had done

17. “Would you like some chocolate?” - “ ……………………………. ”
A. I love it

B. Yes, please!

C. Here you go

D. Here you are

18. Daisy: “I think we should buy some canned food before a typhoon.”
- Mary: “ _________ .”
A. That's a good idea

B. Congratulation

C. well done

D. The same to you

Circle the word or phrases that are not correct in standard English
19. By the time I arrived at the cinema, the film started
A B

C

D

20. We dicided to go out for a meal, so we had no food at home.
A

B

C

D

21. She said that she is staying for a few days
A

B

C

D

22. If we have two cars, it would be more convenient.
A

B

C

D

B. READING: (2.5 pts)
Read the passage, circle the word/ phrase (A, B or C) that best suits the blank. (1.25pts)
English is the _________ (23) language of the Philippines. English-medium education
_________ (24) in the Philippines in 1901 after the arrival of some 540 US teachers. English was
also chosen for newspapers and magazines, the media, and literary writing.
The latest results from a recent survey suggest that about 65% of the _________ (25) of the
Philippines has the ability to understand spoken and written English with 48 person stating that
they can write standard English. The economy is based on English, and successful workers and
managers are fluent in English. _________ (26) schools know that their _________ (27) must be
fluent in English to be successful.
23. A. interesting       B. official       

C. popular      

D. polluted

24. A. began      

C. beginning       

D. to begin

25. A. pollution        B. popularity       

C. population       

D. prospect

26. A. Any       

C. Much       

D. Many

C. guards       

D. teachers

B. begin       
B. A lot

27. A. students        B. cleaners      

Read the passage and circle the best answer for each question: (1.25pts)
The history of the computer in the twentieth century is one of dramatic adaption and expansion.
The computer had modest beginnings in areas where it was used as a specialist tool. The first
electronic computer was built in the 1930s and was solely for use of undergraduate students in
Iowa State University to handle mathematical computations in nuclear physics. In World War II,
computers were developed in order to wage counter espionage and break codes used by the
enemy. In the post-war years the scope of computers was expanded to include the military
industrial complex and academia. Obviously people needed to travel around these institutions and
so there was a need for early network tools. In the 1960's an early version of the Internet,
ARPPANET was used in computers were starting to change our lifestyle, the way we do business
and many style things (Elliot, 1994) and by the late 1980s, networks were expanding to embrace
sections of the general public. The internet was born.
28.When was the first electronic computer invented?
A. in the 1920s       B. in the 1930s       C. in the 1940s       D. in the 1950s
29. In World War II, computers were developed in order to____________.
A. break enemy's code        B. call other soldiers
C. do calculations       

D. study geography

30. Why was the scope of computer expanded in the post-war year?
A. to teach at academic school       B. to sell to other countries
C. to spread knowledge       

D. to include the military industrial complex

31. What is the name of the early version odd the Internet?
A. INTRANET       B. CONPANET       C. INTERNET       D. ARPPANET
32. When were networks expanded to serve general public?
A. by the late 1980s        B. by the late 1970s
C. by the late 1990s        C. by the late 1960s
C. WRITING: (2.0pts)
Rewrite or combine the sentences using the words in brackets
33. The Tet is the most important festival in Viet Nam, so most Vietnamese return home for Tet.
=>Because..............................................................................................................................
34. People use a lot of vehicles. The air is polluted.
=> If .......................................................................................................................................
35. “We will start collecting the data next month,” Minh said to me.
=> Minh told ............................................................................................................................
36. My sister cooks meals every day.
=> Meals ……………………………………….……………………………………………
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KEYS OF THE SECOND TERM TEST
ENGLISH 8
Time: 60 minutes
ĐỀ A
Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,25 đ x 32 = 8.0đ
1. D

2. C

3. B

4. C

5. D

6. A

7. C

8. C

9. B

10. D

11. B

12. C

13. D

14. B

15. D

16. D

17. B

18. A

19. A

20. C

21. B

22. A

23. B

24. A

25. C

26. D

27. A

28. B

29. A

30. D

31. D

32. A

Mỗi câu đúng đạt 0,5 đ x 4 = 2.0đ
33. Because the Tet is the most important festival in Viet Nam, most Vietnamese return home for
Tet.
34. If people didn't use too many vehicles, the air wouldn't be polluted.
35. Minh told me that they would start collecting the data the next month. / the following
month.
36. Meals are cooked by my sister every day