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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CUỐI HỌC KỲ II NĂM HỌC 2022-2023
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8
(Thời gian: 60 phút không kể thời gian giao đề)
( Đề gồm 3 trang)

A. LISTENING
I. Listen to the interview between a magazine reporter and Dr. Minh Vu about netiquette
and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Tick (√) T (true) or F (false).
Statements
T
F
1. Netiquette is a set of rules for behaving properly offline.
2. People we're communication with online are unreal people.
3. CAPS LOCK can be used in emails, posts and comment whenever we like.
4. Using shorthand shouldn't be used as it can cause confusion.
II. Listen to the conversation and complete the sentences. Fill in each blank with NO MORE
THAN THREE WORDS from the recording.
5. Developing ways to get better productivity in farming will help feed the…….on earth.
6. We may be able to live on other planets, so ………won't be a problem anymore.
7. On the other hand, robots will bring ……………..
8. High …………. in farming may destroy the environment
B. LANGUAGE
I. Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the others
9. A. traffic
B. agree
C. noisy
D. student
10. A. foundation B. location
C. organization
D. performance
II. Choose the word whose underlined part pronunced differently from the others
11. A. surf
B. sun
C. fun
D. cut
12. A. comedy
B. cinema
C. princess
D. novel
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
13. Alexander Graham Bell was a great __________, who invented the telephone.
A. developer
B. conservationist
C. scientist
D. explorer
14. Teenagers often use abbreviations when __________.
A. video conferencing
B. sending letters
C. talking
D. texting
15. I'd be over the moon if I __________ a chance to go to Disneyland in California.
A. have
B. had
C. will have
D. would have
16. ____________we got to the cinema, the film had started.
A. Until
B. By the time
C. After
D. While
17. Hundreds of people were made__________after the flood.
A. homeless
B. helpless
C. careless
D. endless
18. Jack managed __________ with his family in England by using Zalo.
A. contact
B. to contact
C. contacting D. to contacting
19. -“Noone was killed in the forest fire two days ago.” - “__________”
A. Oh dear!
B. That's shocking.
C. That's a relief.D. How terrible!
20. All our English teachers are __________speakers.
A. native
B. original
C. foreign
D. orginally
21. The roof of the building _____________ in a storm a few days ago.
A. damaged
B. was damaged
C. has damaged D. has been damaged

22. Astronauts said that humans __________ find some way to communicate with aliens.
A. ought
B. might
C. will
D. did
II. Supply the corect tense or form of the verb in parentheses.
23. This time tomorrow I (chat) _______________with my cousin in Sydney on Skype.
24. After the floodwaters (go) ______________down, people cleaned their house.
25. The teacher told his students (stop) ______________ making noise.
26.If people really cared about the environment, they (not/ dump) _______ waste into the lake.
C. READING
I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks.
best-known – wonders – construct – designed – symbol
This statue of Jesus, one of the new seven (27)………………….. of the world, stands
some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro. (28)
………………..by Brazilian Heitor da Silva Costa and created by French sculptor Paul
Landowski, it is one of the world's (29)……………………….monuments. The statue took
five years to (30)…………………. and was inaugurated on October 12, 1931. It has become a
(31)………………. of the city and of the warmth of the Brazilian people, who receive visitors
with open arms.
II. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each statement.
Have you ever wondered what the weather is like in other places around the world?
Today, I'd like to talk about the changing seasons in my city. The winter season usually begins
in December and ends in early March. The coldest month is January, and temperatures can
drop below freezing for most of this month. The city usually averages about 30 inches of snow
during this 3-month period. Occasionally, we have snow storms that can drop a foot of snow in
a very short period of time. Spring usually arrives in late March, it's a beautiful season because
the flowers start to bloom. It is sometimes windy, and this is great for flying kites. People in
my city often like to go on picnics, stroll though parks, and play outdoor games. Summer starts
in June and it's very dry with little rain throughout the season. Fortunately, the weather is very
dry with low humidity, so it is real pleasant even on hot days. And finally, summer changes to
fall in late September when the weather cools off, and the trees begin to change colors. A lot of
people enjoy driving into the mountains and viewing the fall colors.
32. The passage is about…………………
A.the changing seasons
B. summer
C. winter
D. flowers
33. Which month is the coldest one in the winter?
A. February
B. March
C. December
D. January
34. The winter season usually begins in …………………
A. December
B. March
C. November
D. January
35.Spring is a great season for ……………………………
A. cycling
B. jogging
C. flying kites
D. games
36. Summer changes to fall in late ……………………
A. June
B. March
C. December
D. September
D. WRITING

I. Make sentences using the words and phrases given :
37. Duong/say/he/like/study/home/the internent.
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38. They/ not see/ each other/for a long time/.
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39. They/ look forward/ see/ son / again soon/.
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40. This/ be/best film/ I/ ever/ see/.
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II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:
41. They are going to plant a lot of trees in the school yard.
→ A lot of ……………………………….………………………….
42. I don't have enough money, so I can't buy this motorbike.
→ If………………………………………………..…………………
43. Although they were tired, they tried to finish their project on time.
→ In spite of…………………………………………………………
44. “We may go sightseeing in Sapa next week.”
→ My friends told me that……………………………………………….
45. His room is untidy, so his mother is unhappy.
→ Because…………………………………………………………….
III. Write a paragraph in 5 sentences (from 50 to 60 English words) about causes of
water pollution
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HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM ĐỀ CUỐI HỌC KỲ II
NĂM HỌC 2022-2023
Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

A. LISTENING
Question I: Listen to the interview between a magazine reporter and Dr. Minh Vu about
netiquette and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Tick (√) T (true) or F
(false).
Câu
1
2
3
4
Đáp án
F
T
T
F
Question II: Listen to the conversation and complete the sentences. Fill in each blank with NO
MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the recording.
Câu
5
6
7
8
Đáp án
growing
overcrowding
unemployment
yields
population
B. LANGUAGE
I. Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the others
Câu
9
10
Đáp án
B
C
II. Choose the word whose underlined part pronunced differently from the others
Câu
11
12
Đáp án
A
C
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
Câu
13
14
15
16
17
Đáp án
C
D
B
B
A
Câu
18
19
20
21
22
Đáp án
B
C
A
B
B
II. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
23. will be chatting
24. had gone
25. to stop
26. would not dump / wouldn't dump
C. READING
I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks.
Câu
27
28
29
30
Đáp án
Wonders
Designed
best-known
construct
II. Read the following passage and choose the best option for each statement.

31
symbol

Câu
32
33
34
35
36
Đáp án
A
D
A
C
D
D. WRITING
I. Make sentences using the words and phrases given :
37. Duong said he liked to study/studying at home on the internet.
38. They have not / haven't seen each other for a long time.
39.They are looking / look forward to seeing their son again soon.
40. This is the best film I have ever seen.
II. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:
41. A lot of trees are going to be planted in the school yard.
42. If I had enough money, I could buy this motorbike.
43. In spite of their tiredness, they tried to finish their project on time./ In spite of being tired, they
tried to finish their project on time.
44. My friends told me that they might go sightseeing in Sapa the next week/ the following week.

45. Because his room is untidy, his mother is unhappy.
III. Write a paragraph in 5 sentences (from 50 to 60 English words) about causes of water
pollution
Students write a paragraph in 5 sentences (from 50 to 60 English words) about causes of the water
pollution. Teacher evaluated and assess students' writing as the following suggestion:
- Topic sentence: (= 1 correct answers)
- Number of words: (= 1 correct answers)
- Contents: (= 2 correct answers)
- Coherence and cohesion: (= 1 correct answers)
Total: 50 questions x 0.2 per each correct one = 10