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De Thi Giua Ki 2 Tieng Anh 8 Global Success
De Thi Giua Ki 2 Tieng Anh 8 Global Success
A. LISTENING
Task 1: You will listen to a television show in which a man shares his story of surviving a natural
disaster. Listen and answer the questions with no more than THREE words. You will listen
TWICE. Track 1
1. What was Michael doing when the tornado came?
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2. Was he warned about the tornado before?
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3. Did his family run outside to escape?
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4. What was his feeling at that time?
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5. What was the bed made of?
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Task 2: Listen to the instructions on what to do in an earthquake. Decide if the statements are
true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F. Track 2
D. WRITING
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word(s) in brackets.
40. The English-speaking countries exhibition finishes at 8 p.m. (ENDS)
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41. An average of 20 typhoons hit the country every year. (IS HIT)
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Make complete sentences using the cues given, add more words if necessary.
42. What/ happen/ if/ water pollution/ stop?
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43. If/ people/ stop/ using cars/ completely/, / there/ be/ much less pollution.
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Rearrange the words or phrases below to make complete sentences.
44. When/ the/ arrived/ rescue workers/, /whole family/ already/ evacuated/ had/ the/.
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45. Noise pollution/ lead/ can/ to/ problems/ hearing/.
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46. Online/is/ shopping/ replacing/ shopping/ in/ stores/.
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47. Many/ have/ end-of-year/ discounts/ stores/.
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48. items/ Designer/ can/ be/ expensive/ sometimes/.
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49. They/ offer/ wide/ a/ variety/ of/ products/ different/.
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50. She/ busy/ was/ buying/ fruits/ the/ at/ grocery/.
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D. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the
following questions and grammatically correct.
43. This is the first time I have been to Bangkok.
A. I haven’t been to Bangkok since my first time there.
B. I haven’t been to Bangkok before.
C. I have been to Bangkok once.
D. I have been to Bangkok before.
44. I don’t have enough money, so I don’t buy seafood.
A. If I have enough money, I will buy seafood.
B. If I had enough money, I would buy seafood.
C. If I didn’t have enough money, I didn’t buy seafood.
D. If I didn’t have enough money, I would buy seafood.
45. I don’t live with my mother, so I can’t take care of her.
A. I can’t take care of my mother because of I don’t live with her.
B. Since I don’t live with my mother, I can’t take care of her.
C. Because not living with my mother so I can’t take care of her.
D. Because not live with my mother, I can’t take care of her
Write new sentences as similar in meaning to the original sentences, using the given words/
phrases in brackets.
46. I’m not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrier bags. (if)
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47. Solar power has become more affordable. More homeowners are installing solar panels. (so)
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48. Her mother was cooking. Her little baby woke up and cried out. (when)
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49. We go to the discount store. It sells products at lower prices. (because)
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50. My grandfather is very old. He is still young at heart. (although)
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B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other
three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
11. A. polluted B. played C. died D. earned
12. A. insect B. reservoir C. pesticide D. herbicide
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position
of primary stress in each of the following questions.
13. A. volcano B. temperature C. illustrate D. station
14. A. collapse B. damage C. erupt D. affect
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following spaces.
15. I need to check my email now. Are there ________ here?
A. online B. home-grown C. internet access D. chat
16. If we ________ soon, the pollution will get much worse.
A. don’t act B. didn’t act C. will not act D. hadn’t acted
17. It was guessed that the fish died ________ a powerful toxin in the sea water.
A. because of B. because C. since D. as a result
18. The government sent rescue food, drink and medical supplies to ________ homes.
A. flood B. flooding C. floods D. flooded
19. Look at your weekly schedule. Your presentation on visual pollution ________ at 9.45. Don’t be
late, please.
A. is starting B. starts C. had started D. has started
20. My mother is a ________ She goes shopping whenever she has free time.
A. seller B. shopaholic C. addiction D. shopper
21. She is looking forward ________ her grandparents again soon.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. to seeing
22. What can be done to protect people from ________ disasters?
A. environment B. environmental
C. environmentally D. environmentalist
23. The train N357 ________ at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.
A. arrives B. will arrives C. arrived D. has arrived
24. Liz and James ________ dinner at a restaurant on Saturdays, but they ________ at home now.
A. never eat - are eating B. always eat - eat
C. are always eating - eat D. usually eat - are eating
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the
following conversations.
25. “A tornado blew several cars in front of me off the road and into the trees.”
A. How cute! B. That’s shocking!
C. That’s great! D. Maybe.
26. “Could you do me a favour, please?” - “ ”
A. Sure. No problem. B. Do you really need help?
C. No, thank you. D. Yes, and when is that?
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
words in each of the following questions.
27. The Mediterranean Sea occupies 1% of the world’s water surface, but it is the dumping ground for
50% of all marine pollution.
A. underground B. mountainous C. inland D. aquatic
28. The 1923 earthquake in Japan killed about 200,000 people and left countless injured and
homeless.
A. killed B. wounded C. imprisoned D. enriched
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
word in each of the following questions.
29. The authorities are giving temporary solutions to this problem.
A. careful B. swift
C. permanent D. short-term
30. Because warmer water has less oxygen in it, it can harm fish populations and cause harmful algal
blooms.
A. support B. reduce
C. contaminate D. illustrate
Identify the underlined word/ phrase (A, B, C, or D) that needs correcting to become a correct
one.
31. Fortunately, they learnt how to do in case of an earthquake before it occurred.
A B C D
32. I weren’t informed anything about the wildfire last week.
A B C D
C. READING
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
How can scientists predict earthquakes? Earthquakes are not scattered anywhere but happen in
certain areas. They happen in places where pieces of the Earth’s surface meet. For example,
earthquakes often occur on the west-coast of North and South America, around the Mediterranean Sea,
and along the Pacific coast of Asia.
Another way to predict earthquakes is to look for changes in the Earth’s surface, like a sudden
drop of water level in the ground. Some people say animals can predict earthquakes. Before
earthquakes people have seen chickens sitting in trees, fish jumping out of the water, snakes leaving
their holes and other animals acting strangely.
After an earthquake happens, people can die from lack of food, water, and medical supplies. The
amount of destruction caused by an earthquake depends on where it happens, what time it happens,
and how strong it is. It also depends on types of building, soil conditions and population. Of the 6000
earthquakes on the Earth each year, only about fifteen cause great damage and many deaths.
33. Earthquakes happen in certain areas where ________
A. the population is large B. pieces of the Earth’s surface meet
C. the soil conditions are stable D. many buildings are built
34. Earthquakes often happen along ________
A. the east-coast of North America B. the east-coast of South America
C. the Pacific coast of Asia D. the coast of Australia
35. Looking for ________ can help predict earthquakes.
A. changes in the Earth’s surface B. water beneath the Earth’s surface
C. drops of water D. water currents
36. After an earthquake, as a result of ________, people may die.
A. lack of food B. lack of friendship
C. lack of information D. lack of knowledge
37. The passage mainly discusses ________
A. the damage caused by earthquakes
B. how strong earthquakes are
C. strange animal behaviors
D. how to predict earthquakes
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that
best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Environmental pollution is a term that (38) ________ to all the ways by which man pollutes his
surroundings. Man dirties the air with exhaust gases and smoke, (39) ________ the water with
chemicals and other substances, and damages the (40) ________ with too many fertilizers and
pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (41) ________ various other ways. For example, people
ruin natural beauty by scattering junk and litter on the land and in the water. Environmental pollution
is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the (42)
________ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and even death. Polluted water kills
fish and other marine life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing
food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s natural beautiful world.
38. A. provides B. reduces C. refers D. means
39. A. poisons B. purifies C. pumps D. sprays
40. A. streets B. beaches C. ways D. soil
41. A. with B. in C. by D. on
42. A. survival B. development C. environment D. growth
D. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the
following questions and grammatically correct.
43. I can’t buy this house because it is quite expensive.
A. If this house is quite expensive, I can buy it.
B. If this house is not quite cheap, I will buy it.
C. If this house wasn’t quite expensive, I couldn’t buy it.
D. If this house wasn’t quite expensive, I could buy it.
44. This is the first time she has been to the United Kingdom.
A. She has been to the United Kingdom for some times before.
B. She has never been to the United Kingdom before.
C. She has never been to the United Kingdom.
D. She hasn’t been to the United Kingdom.
45. The weather was so bad, but they decided to go camping.
A. Despite the weather was so bad, they decided to go camping.
B. They decided to go camping despite the weather was so bad.
C. Despite the bad weather, they decided to go camping.
D. Despite they decided to go camping, the weather was bad.
Write new sentences as similar in meaning to the original sentences, using the given words/
phrases in brackets.
46. Acid rain is dangerous. Trees’ leaves are damaged. (because of)
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47. I was going shopping with my mother yesterday. I saw a thief. (when)
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48. I didn’t read the news about the storm on newspapers. I watched it on TV. (but)
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49. He had cleaned his house. His friends came. (after)
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50. Radioactive pollution is very dangerous. It can cause abnormal growth. (since)
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D. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one.
43. The noise next door did not stop until after midnight.
A. It was not until midnight that the noise next door stopped.
B. The noise next door stopped at midnight.
C. Not until after midnight did the noise next door stopped
D. It was midnight that the noise next door stopped.
44. “I want to become a scientist.” Phong said.
A. Phong said that he wanted to become a scientist.
B. Phong said that I wanted to become a scientist.
C. Phong said that he wanted to became a scientist.
D. Phong said that he wants to become a scientist.
45. I like watching television more than reading newspapers.
A. I enjoy both watching television and reading newspapers.
B. I prefer watching television than reading newspapers.
C. I prefer watching television to reading newspapers.
D. I like reading newspapers than watching television.
46. My friend wants to buy that dress, but she doesn’t have enough money.
A. If my friend had enough money, she will buy that dress.
B. If my friend has enough money, she can buy that dress.
C. If my friend had enough money, she could buy that dress.
D. If my friend have enough money, she could buy that dress.
Choose the correct sentence A, B, C, or D that is built from the words and phrases given.
47. powerful/ property/,/ a / lots/ caused/ of/ Yesterday/ damage/ earthquake/ to/.
A. Yesterday, a powerful earthquake caused lots of damage to property.
B. A powerful earthquake caused lots damage to of property yesterday.
C. Lots of damage to property caused by a earthquake so powerful.
D. A powerful earthquake that yesterday caused lots of damage to property.
48. water pollution/ solid waste/ dumping/ rivers/ lakes/ oceans/ and/ to/ into/ leads.
A. Water pollution happens because of dumping solid waste into rivers, lakes and oceans.
B. Water pollution happens when people dumping solid waste into rivers, lakes and oceans.
C. Dumping solid waste into rivers, lakes and oceans leads to water pollution.
D. Dumping solid waste into rivers, lakes and oceans leads in water pollution.
49. He / decided / go / work / a school / a quite remote area/. /
A. He has decided to going to work in a school in a quite remote area.
B. He has decided to go to work in a school in a quite remote area.
C. He has decided to have gone to work in a school in a quite remote area.
D. He has decided going to work in a school in a quite remote area.
50. When/ rescuers/ arrive/ whole family/ already/ evacuate.
A. When the rescuers had arrived, the whole family had already evacuated.
B. When the rescuers arrived, the whole family had already evacuated.
C. When the rescuers arrived, the whole family already evacuated.
D. When the rescuers had arrived, the whole family evacuated already.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in the
following questions.
30. Language barriers may result to the communication breakdown.
A. barriers B. to C. communication D. breakdown
31. We are planning spend three days visiting New York.
A. are B. three days C. visiting D. spend
32. Waste from households contaminate the lake gradually.
A. from B. households C. contaminate D. gradually
C. READING
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Giving positive nonverbal messages can (33) ________
your relationship with your child and develop emotional
connections (34) ________ your family. Most children love
being hugged and kissed, for example. This warm and caring
body language sends the (35) ________ message that you
want to be close to your child.
On the other hand, negative nonverbal communication -
for example, a grumpy tone of voice or a frown - when you’re
doing something fun together might send the message that
you don’t really want to be there.
Matching your verbal and nonverbal communication (36) ________ your words more effective.
For example, a teacher might explain a maths problem using her hands to show size and shape. (37)
________, when verbal and nonverbal messages don’t match, your child might believe the nonverbal -
after all, what you see is what you get. Your child learns a lot about nonverbal communication by
watching you. For example, if you approach new people in a relaxed way, your child is more likely to
do the same.
33. A. improve B. reduce C. increase D. understand
34. A. on B. to C. between D. in
35. A. verbal B. non-verbal C. successful D. communicative
36. A. make B. made C. makes D. would make
37. A. However B. Although C. Because of D. Since
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.
Most of us think that great ideas were the result of genius thinking. However, many of the greatest
discoveries and inventions in history began with very simple beginnings. In the 18 th century, James
Watt was boiling water at home. As the water began to boil, he suddenly noticed that the steam was
pushing the lid of the kettle. From this, he created the steam engine.
In ancient Greece time, Archimedes stepped into a bath tub and felt that water was being pushed
out when he stepped in. This is how he came up with the idea of how to find the purity of gold. In the
17th century, Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree when an apple fell and hit him on the head. This is
when he realized the pulling force of the Earth - the gravity. There are many other examples of how
great ideas began with simple beginnings. What one needs to become an inventor are careful
observation and a lot of hard work.
38. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Great Ideas with Simple Beginnings
B. James Watt, Archimedes and Isaac Newton
C. Famous inventions
D. Steam Engines, Gold and Gravity
39. James Watt lived in ________
A. the 17th century. B. the 18th century.
C. the ancient Greece time. D. the 19th century.
40. Archimedes came up with the idea of how to find purity gold when __________.
A. he was stepping into the bath tub. B. he was hit by an apple.
C. he was boiling water. D. he was creating steam engine.
41. Which of the following is NOT true of inventors?
A. They work extremely hard. B. They have very careful observations.
C. They have simple thinkings. D. They observe carefully and work hard.
42. What does the word “this” in the first paragraph refer to?
A. James Watt was boiling water at home.
B. Steam engine.
C. The water was pushed out of the bath tub when he stepped in.
D. The steam pushed the lid of the kettle as the water began to boil.
D. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is similar in meaning to the sentence
given.
43.The water temperature increases. Some aquatic creatures are unable to reproduce.
A. If the water temperature didn’t increase, some aquatic creatures would be able to reproduce.
B. If the water temperature won’t increase, some aquatic creatures are unable to reproduce.
C. If the water temperature increases, some aquatic aquatic creatures are able to reproduce.
D. If the water temperature increased, some aquatic creatures were unable to reproduce.
44. The last time I visited New York was 2 years ago.
A. I have visited New York for 2 years.
B. I started to visit New York for 2 years.
C. It’s for 2 years since I have visited New York.
D. I haven’t visited New York for 2 years.
45. Create a budget so that you can avoid overspending.
A. Create a budget because of you can avoid overspending.
B. Create a budget to avoid overspending.
C. Create a budget but you can avoid overspending.
D. Create a budget, so you can avoid overspending.
46. The earthquakes destroyed completely thousands of buildings and houses in Kobe.
A. Thousands of buildings and houses were destroyed completely by the earthquakes in Kobe.
B. Thousands of buildings and houses in Kobe had been destroyed completely by the earthquakes.
C. Thousands of buildings and houses in Kobe were destroyed completely by the earthquakes.
D. Thousands of buildings and houses destroyed completely by the earthquake in Kobe.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is made from the given cues.
47. Advanced technology/ enormous/ effects / economic development/.
A. Advanced technology have enormous effects in economic development.
B. Advanced technology has enormous effects on economic development.
C. Advanced technology has enormous effects in economic development.
D. Advanced technology have enormous effect on economic development.
48. By the time / fire brigade / arrive/ the forest fire / rage / 3 hours/.
A. By the time the fire brigade arrived, the forest fire had raged for 3 hours.
B. By the time the fire brigade arrived, the forest fire raged for 3 hours.
C. By the time the fire brigade arrived, the forest fire has raged for 3 hours.
D. By the time the fire brigade had arrived, the forest fire raged for 3 hours.
49. Janet/ try/ contact/ her family/ England/ use / Zalo/.
A. Janet tried contact her family in England by using Zalo.
B. Janet tried to contact her family on England by using Zalo.
C. Janet tried to contact her family in England by using Zalo.
D. Janet tried contact her family on England by using Zalo.
50. I/write/ letter/ friend/ in Britain/ 9 o’clock tomorrow/.
A. I will write a letter to my friend in Britain at 9 o’clock tomorrow.
B. I am writing a letter to my friend in Britain at 9 o’clock tomorrow.
C. I write a letter to my friend in Britain at 9 o’clock tomorrow.
D. I will be writing a letter to my friend in Britain at 9 o’clock tomorrow.