KIỂM TRA CUỐI HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2021 -2022
Môn: TIẾNG ANH – Lớp 8 (ĐẠI TRÀ).
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút.
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
(không tính thời gian phát đề và nghe)
Đề kiểm tra gồm 04 trang. Học sinh làm bài trên giấy trả lời.
MÃ ĐỀ: 801
SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO

A. LISTENING (1.5 points)
Task 1. Listen to five different conversations at a train station. Listen and match the
speaker with the place they are going to. Write A, B, C, D or E in the blank. You will
listen TWICE.
A. Exeter
B. Cambridge
C. Manchester
D. Oxford E. London
Listening A: The passenger wants to go to  (1) _____________
Listening B: The passenger wants to go to  (2) _______________
Listening C: The passenger wants to go to (3) __________
Listening D: The train is going to 
(4) _____________
Listening E: The passengers want to go to (5) ____________
Task 2. Listen to Tyrone calling the staff at his local swimming pool. Listen and
decide whether the sentences are True or False. Circle T or F. You will listen TWICE.
6. There are four different age groups that play water polo.
T
F
7
. Tyrone wants to join the under 14s club.
T
F
8. The under 16s water polo team train three times a week.
T
F
9
. The under 16s train on Monday and Thursday evenings.
T
F
10.
You have to pay to join the water polo classes for under 18s. T
F
Task 3:
Listen to the teacher talking about class information. Fill each of the gaps with ONE
word. You will listen TWICE.
11. The teacher's name is ______________ Black.
12. They have class twice a week, on Monday and __________________.
13. The class lasts _______________ minutes.
14. The teacher is in office __________________.
15. The course begins on March 13th and ends on _____________________.
B. PHONETICS, VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (2 points)
16. ___________ can cause high blood pressure, heart problems, sleep disturbances, and
hearing problems.
A. Water pollution
B. Light pollution
C. Noise pollution
D. Air pollution
1-801

17. Video conferencing allows you _______ meetings with colleagues who are located in
different places.
A. hold
B. held
C. holding
D. to hold
18. We are trying to _________ the problems with the steam engine.
A. support
B. benefit
C. invent
D. solve
19. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.
A. impartial
B. unhealthy
C. natural
D. historic
20. If I __________ you, I _________ that car.
A. am/ will buy
B. were/ would buy
C. was/ bought
D. were/ will buy
21. Ayers Rock is also one of the top tourist _________ in Australia.
A. attractions
B. attractive
C. attractively
D. attract0.
22. Communicating with foreigners is usually difficult because of _________.
A. language barriers
B. English barriers
C. barriers language
D. barriers English
23. __________ having two official languages, Canada has the third largest Englishspeaking population.
A. Despite
B. Because
C. Due to
D. Even though
24. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. exchange
B. scholar
C. technique
D. schedule
25. Let's meet at eight o'clock tomorrow. – Sorry, I ________ at eight o'clock.
A. am going to work B. am working
C. will be working
D. will work
C. COMMUNICATION
Complete the following conversation between Ann and Nick. Write A-E next to the
number. (1 point)
Ann: Hi, Nick. I'm very glad to see you. I
A. Hi, Ann. I'm glad to see you too.
wasn't sure if you were alive.
That was a terrible earthquake. We
Nick: (26) _____ ________________
are lucky to have survived.
Ann: That's true. Where were you when the
B. My sister was at a friend's house,
earthquake began?
and we haven't heard from her.
Nick: (27) ______ ________
C. I was at school. Where were you?
Ann: I was at home. My house was destroyed. D. That's good. I don't know if all of
Nick: (28) ______ _____
my family survived.
Ann: It's okay. My family survived.
E. I'm sorry to hear that.
Nick: (29) _______ ________
Ann: Oh no! Who is missing?
Nick: (30) _________________________
Ann: I hope she is okay.
Nick: I do, too. Most of the houses in my
neighbourhood were destroyed.
D. READING
I. Read the text and choose the best answer by circling the corresponding letter A, B,
2-801

C or D (1.0 point)
New research suggests that people who live close to the ocean or sea are happier.
Researchers from the University of Exeter in the UK say people who live in coastal areas
have better mental health than people who live inland. This is for rich people and poor
people. The researchers looked at data from surveys of 25,963 people. The surveys asked
people questions about their happiness, lifestyle and income. The researchers found that
those who live within one kilometer of the coast are 22 per cent less likely to show any
signs of mental health problems. People who lived more than 50 kilometers from the coast
had more symptoms of mental health problems. They found that poorer people living
within sight of the coast were around 40 per cent less likely to have mental health
symptoms than those who lived inland.
(https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1910/191004-living-by-the-sea.html)
31. Which university carried out this research?
A. Tokyo University
B. Oxford University
C. the University of Alabama
D. the University of Exeter
32 What didn't the surveys question people about?
A. happiness
B. lifestyle
C. diet
D. income
33 In line 6, the word 'found' is closet in meaning to ___________.
A. discovered
B. thought
C. said
D. chose
34 In line 9, the word 'they' refer to ____________.
A. The researchers
B. the poor
C. the rich
D. the symptoms
35. What did people who lived over 50km from the coast have more of?
A. flowers in their garden
B. stress
C. money
D. mental health disorders
II. Read the text. Then answer the questions (1.0 point)
HOGMANAY
In Scotland, the biggest celebration of the year is 'Hogmanay'. Hogmanay is the Scottish
word for New Year's Eve. On 31 st December in Edinburgh, there is an enormous firework
display at the castle, and they play live music in the park. Thousands of people gather in
the streets, cafes and bars. Then, at 12 o'clock, church bells ring all over the city.
After midnight, people go 'first footing'. This is a Scottish custom that dates back
hundreds of years. First footing is visiting your neighbours after midnight on New Year's
Eve. The visitors must step into the house with their right foot first, to bring good luck.
Traditionally the visitors bring three gifts: a piece of coal, a piece of 'shortbread' (Scottish
biscuit) and a little whisky. The gifts symbolize warmth, food and happiness. If the first
person who visits your home after midnight is a man with dark hair, that is particularly
lucky!
36. What does the word “Hogmanay” mean?
37. Where do they play live music on New Year's Eve?
38. When do people go 'first footing'?
39. What do the gifts symbolise?
40. What kind of first visitor is especially lucky?
3-801

E. WRITING
I. Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given sentence (1 point)
41. Thomas had already left his home before we arrived.
A. After we arrived, Thomas had already left his home.
B. By the time Thomas left his home, we had arrived.
C. After Thomas had already left his home, we arrived.
D. Thomas already left his home after we arrived.
42. She showed her ticket to the airline agent.
A. Her ticket showed to the airline agent.
B. Her ticket was shown to the airline agent.
C. Her ticket is shown to the airline agent.
D. Her ticket is showed to the airline agent.
43. The computer was expensive; however, we bought it.
A. Although the computer was expensive, but we bought it.
B. Despite the expensive computer, we bought it.
C. Despite the computer was expensive, we bought it.
D. However the computer was expensive, we bought it.
44. “My sister painted this picture last week,” Mary said to me.
A. Mary told me that her sister painted this picture last week.
B. Mary said to me that her sister had painted this picture the previous week.
C. Mary said to me that my sister painted this picture last week.
D. Mary told me that her sister had painted that picture the week before.
45. Take exercise regularly and you'll be fit and healthy.
A. If you take exercise regularly, you will be fit and healthy.
B. If you are fit and healthy, you will take exercise regulary.
C. If you don't take exercise regularly, you'll be fit and healthy.
D. If you took exercise regulary, you would be fit and healthy.
II. Write a paragraph about how to prepare for a natural disaster (about 80-100
words) (1 point)
- type of natural disaster
- preparations for it
THE END

4-801

ANSWER KEY
MÃ ĐỀ 801
A. LISTENING. (1.5 points)
0.1 point for each correct answer (0.1x15 = 1.5 points)
1. Cambridge
2. Manchester
3. Liverpool
4. Exeter
5. London

11.LINDSAY
12. WEDNESDAY
13.90
14.7B
15. May20th

6.T
7.F
8. F
9.F
10. F

B + C PHONETICS + VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR + COMMUNICATION
0.2 point for each correct answer (15x0.2=3.0 points)
16. C
21.A

17. D
22.A

18. D
23.A

19. C
24. A

20. B
25.C

26. A

27. C

28. E

29. D

30. B

D. READING : (2 points)
0.2 point for each correct answer (10x0.2=2.0 points)
31. D

32. C

33. A

34. A

35. D

36. New Year's Eve.
37. In the park.
38. After midnight.
39. Warmth, food and happiness.
40. A man with dark hair.
E. WRITING (2.0 point)

I. Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given sentence (1 point)
0.2 point for each correct answer (5x0.2=1.0 point)
41. C

42. B

43. B

44. D

45. A

II. Write a paragraph about how to prepare for a natural disaster (about 80-100
words). 1 point
- type of natural disaster
- preparations for it
Students' answer

-

Task achievement and content: 0.4 point
Organization: 0.2 point
Language: Variety + vocabulary and grammar: 0.4 point
Every 2 spelling and/ or grammar mistakes: -0.1 point

5-801