Đề số 7 - Đề kiểm tra học kỳ 2 - Tiếng Anh 8 mới

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from
others.

II. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the different stress pattern from
others.

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

5. Water pollution may result __________ the dead of marine life.

    A. in

    B. on

    C. for

    D. at

6. At this time tomorrow, Bing __________ an examination.

    A. will have

    B. is having

    C. has had

    D. will be having

7. If the storm __________ our areas, the damage will be huge.

    A. strike

    B. strikes

    C. is striking

    D. stroke

8. My teacher __________ me to open my bag.

    A. said
    B. said that

    C. told

    D. tell that

9. Robots save workers from __________ dangerous tasks.

    A. making

    B. having

    C. performing

    D. carrying

10. Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless __________ that is not
necessarily true.

    A. but

    B. and

    C. so

    D. or

11. Recent __________. developments have made robots more user-friendly and intelligent.

    A. science

    B. scientist

    C. scientific

    D. scientifically

12. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games, __________ they lost their
interests in daily activities.

    A. moreover

    B. so

    C. however

    D. as a result

13. Science and technology have __________ the life safe, secure and comfortable.
    A. transformed

    B. made

    C. done

    D. changed

14. What is the ___________language of France?

    A. office

B. officially

    C. official

    D. offices

15. Science is used in all corners of the world for the __________ of people.

    A. interest

    B. need

    C. profits

    D. benefit

16. At the moment, my mother __________ in the kitchen.

    A. is cooking

    B. cook

    C. cooks

    D. has cooked

17. We couldn’t organize a video conference __________ the network signal is weak.

    A. although

    B. therefore

    C. because

    D. despite

18. This plant should __________ as soon as possible.

    A. is planted

    B. plants

    C. be planted

    D. planting

19. I __________ in this company for 5 years.

    A. have worked

    B. work

    C. am working

    D. worked

20. Some examples _________ nonverbal communication are gestures, body language and
facial expression.

    A. in

    B. of

    C. with

    D. for

IV. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

Alexander Graham Bell is widely known as inventor of the first telephone. He was born on
March 3rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was 23, Bell emigrated to Canada with his
parents and the next year moved to the United States to teach deaf-mute children. With his
colleague Thomas Watson, Bell worked very hard on the experimentation to invent devices such
as the harmonic telegraph (used to send multiple messages over a single wire)
and phonautograph (used to draw the shape of the sound waves). The first telephone
communication was said to have happened between Bell and Watson in 1876 while Bell was at
one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telephone in other room. The first transmitted
words were, ‘Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you’.

a. Decide if the statements are T or F

21. _________ Alexander Graham Bell is Scottish.

22. _________ He spent all his life in Canada.

23. _________ He worked with the deaf when he moved to the USA.

24. _________ He wanted to create a device that can transmit human voice.

25. _________ He was able to succeed right from the first experiment.

26. _________ He worked on his inventions all by himself.

b. Answer the questions

27. When was Alexander Graham Bell born?

_________________________________________________________________

28. Who did he move to Canada with?

__________________________________________________________________

29. What is Bell’s ‘phonautograph’ used to do?

__________________________________________________________________

30. When did the first communication over happened?

__________________________________________________________________

VI. Give the correct tense or form of the words in the blanket.

31. Air ____________ is not good for our health. (POLLUTE)

32. Many houses were ______________ in the hurricane last night. (DESTRUCTION)

33. If we save _____________, we won’t pay much money. (ELECTRIC)

34. Edison is known as the ___________ of the light bulb. (INVENTION)

VII. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one

35. Scientists have invented new devices to help people live a longer life.

New devices ____________________________________________________

36. I don’t have enough time, so I can’t go on holiday this summer.

If _____________________________________________________________

37.The man had a broken leg. He tried to save his wife.

In spite of ______________________________________________________
VIII. Find the mistakes

Đáp án

I. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from
others.

II. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the different stress pattern from
others.

III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

Đáp Giải thích

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5 A Result in st: gây ra cái gì

Dịch: Ô nhiễm nguồn nước có thể gây ra sự chết chóc của cá loài thuỷ sinh.

6 D Câu chia thời tương lai tiếp diễn vì có mốc thời gian “at this time tomorrow”

Dịch: Bằng giờ ngày mai, Bing đang làm bài kiểm tra.

7 B Câu điều kiện loại 1

 Dịch: Nếu cơn bão ập đến khu vực này, thiệt hại sẽ rất lớn.

8 C Cấu trúc gián tiếp: tell sb to V: bảo ai làm gì

Dịch: Cô giáo bảo tôi mở cặp ra

9 C Perform dangerous tasks: làm những nhiễm vụ nguy hiểm

Dịch: Người máy giúp bảo vệ công nhân khỏi làm những công việc nguy
hiểm.

10 A But nối 2 vế câu tương phản về nghĩa

Dịch: Nhiều người nghĩ rằng người máy sẽ làm cho con người mất việc,
nhưng điều đó không hẳn là đúng.

11 C Scientific developments: phát triển khoa học

Dịch: Những phát triển về khoa học gần đây đã khiến cho người máy trở
nên dễ sử dụng và thông minh hơn.

12 D As a result: vì thế

Dịch: Các thanh thiếu niên dành hầu hết thời gian chơi trò chơi điện tử, vì
thế họ không thích đời sống thực.

13 B Make something adj: làm cho cái gì trở nên như thế nào

Dịch: Khoa học và công nghệ đã làm cuộc sống trở nên an toàn, đảm bảo và
thoải mái hơn.

14 C Official language: ngôn ngữ chính thống

Dịch: Ngôn ngữ chính thống của nước Pháp là gì?

15 D For the benefit of sb: vì lợi ích của ai

Dịch: Khoa học được sử dụng trong mọi lĩnh vực đời sống, vì lợi ích của con
người.
16 A Câu chia thời hiện tại tiếp diễn vì có mốc thời gian “at the moment”

Dịch: Lúc này, mẹ tôi đang nấu ăn ở dưới bếp.

17 C Because: bởi vì

Dịch: Chúng ta không thể tổ chức họp trực tuyến vì tín hiệu mạng rất kém.

18 C Câu bị động với should

Dịch: Cái cây này nên được trồng càng sớm càng tốt.

19 A Câu chia thời hiện tại hoàn thành vì có mốc thời gian “for 5 years”

Dịch: Tôi đã làm việc ở công ty này được 5 năm.

20 B Of: của

Dịch: Một vài ví dụ của giao tiếp không dùng lời là: tư thế, ngôn ngữ hình
thể, và biểu hiện khuôn mặt.

IV. Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

a. Decide if the statements are T or F

b. Answer the questions

27. He was born on March 3rd, 1847.

28. He moved to Canada with his parents.

29. It is used to draw the shape of the sound waves.

30. In 1876.

VI. Give the correct tense or form of the words in the blanket.

31. pollution

32. destroyed

33. electricity
34. inventor

VII. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one

35. New devices to help people live a longer life have been invented by scientists.

36. If I had enough time, I could go on holiday this summer.

37. In spite of his broken leg, he tried to save his wife.

VIII. Find the mistakes

38. C => didn’t go

39. C => to learn

40. B => will be having