Đề kiểm tra học kì II Tiếng anh Lớp 8 (Kèm đáp án)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. nuclear	B. pollute	C. infrastructure	D. reduce
2. A. persuade	B. wrap	C. deforestation	D. label
3.	A. flow	B. household	C. folk	D. category
 4. A. who 	 B. what 	 C. where 	 D. while
II. Choose A.B.C or D to complete the sentence.
1. Tom suggested _________ to eat.
	A. go out	B.	going out	C.	to going out	D.	going on
2. If he leaves now, he _______ catch the last train to town.
	A. could	B. might	 C. will	 D. all are correct
3. That river is _________ with foam.
	A. littered	B. ended 	C. thrown	D. covered
4. Henry’s mother has just gone abroad. _________ , he has to look after himself.
	A. Therefore	B.	so	C.	However D.	Moreover
5. We need stronger laws to protect the _________ .
	A. environment 	B.	deforestation	C.	pollutants	D.	complication
6. The	_________ causes many health problems.
	A. treasure	B. pollution	C. resources	D. standard
7. In a few years’ time, our houses will be _________ by solar energy.
	A. replaced	B.	installed	C.	heated	D.	conserved
8. Television is an _________ means of communication.
	A. natural	B.	alternative	C.	ineffective	D. effective
III. Match the sentence in column A with other in B to make a meaningful sentence. 
A
B
1. We are very tired
a. so we are saving money.
2. We want to buy a new house,
b. we will lose the job.
3. If we are late again,
c. Because we were very busy.
4. We couldn’t meet you
d. but we has to finish our homework” 
IV. Choose the, word or phrase (A. B, C or D) that best fits the blank 
Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective (1)_______of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources? Look no further than solar energy (2)______ our Sun. This power could be provided by the Sun. One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provide power for the (3) ______population. Many countries are already using solar energy. Solar panels are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun’s energy is used (4) _____ water. The energy can be stored for a number of days; so on (5) days you can use solar energy, too.
1.	A. source	B. resource	C.	resources	D.	way
2. A. in	 	B. from	C. of 	D. above
3.	A. all	B. recent	C.	total	D.	enormous
4. A. heat	B. to heat	C. heating	D. heated
5.	A. cloudy	B. cloudless	C.	sunny	D.	beautiful	
V. Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements.
Pollution can kill or sicken plants, animals, and people. Pollution can change the environment. Things that cause pollution are called pollutants. Pollution can get into the air. Air pollution can irritate people's lungs. Polluted air can mix with rain to make acid rain. Acid rain kills trees and harms fish in lakes. Pollution can also get into soil and water. From there, pollutants can get into the food chain. Plants take in the pollution from the ground. Animals that eat the plants can be harmed, too. Bigger animals and even people might eat the damaged animals.
1.	Animals and people can die because of pollution.
2.	In order to make acid rain, people mix polluted air and rain.
3.	People call all polluted things pollutants.
4. Fish in lake are harmed by acid rain.
5. The damaged plants can directly do harm to animals’ health.
VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning 
1.	Ride your bike carefully or you will cause accident.
 If you	
 2. The student gets the scholarship. He is very poor. 
The student 
 3. My friend failed his exam because of his laziness.
 As 
 4. She ate a banana. The banana was still green. 
 She ate a banana ...
 5. Our teacher didn’t arrive late. The traffic was terrible. 
 Although .
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 
1. A. come 	B. once 	C. some 	D. continue
2. A. stay 	B. lake 	C. climate 	D. vacation
3. A. busy 	B. visit 	C. museum 	D. conversation
4. A. invite 	B. tropical 	C. divide 	D. primary
II. Choose A.B.C or D to complete the sentence.
1. The cost of living in Vietnam is low compared _________ Singapore.
	A. as	B. with	C.	of	D. than
2. Jane is very busy _________ , she is ready to help everyone.
	A. However	B.	Therefore	C. But	D.	As
3. He got wet _________ he forgot his umbrella.
	A. so	B. because of	C.	since	D. but
4. On Easter Day, people crowd the street to watch colorful _________ 
	A. shows	B.	parades	C.	contests	D. slaves
5. There is a _________ faucet in your kitchen.
	A. drip	B.	dripping	C.	dripping	D. dripped
6. We are worried about the _________ of the fresh water for the world’s population.
	A. short	B. shortage	C. shorten	D. shortening
7. I suggest that we _______ money for the poor people in our neighborhood.
	A. save	B. to save	C. saving	D. should save
8. Auld Lang Syne is a song _______ is sung on New Year’s Eve.
	A. which	B. who	C. whom	D. when
III. Choose the, word or phrase (A. B, C or D) 
Many countries are already using (1)_________ energy. Solar (2)_________ are placed on the roofs of a house and the Sun’s energy is used to (3)_________ water. The energy can be stored for a number of days, so on (4)_________ days you can use solar energy, too. Sweden has an advanced solar energy program. There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars (5)_______solar power instead of gas by the year 2015.
1. A. sun	B. sunlight	C. sunny	D.	solar
2. A. boards	B. panels	C. sheets	D.	bars
3. A. heat	B. heating	C. heated	D.	be heated
4. A. cloud	B. cloudy	C. cloudless	D.	sunny
5. A. use	B. will use	C. will be used 	D. can be used
IV. Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements 
Our oceans are becoming extremely polluted. Most of this pollution comes from the land, which means it comes from people. Firstly, there is raw sewage, which is pumped directly into the sea. Many countries, both developed and developing, :guilty of doing this. Secondly, ships drop about 6 million tons of garbage into the sea each year. Thirdly, there are oil is from ships.. A ship has an accident and oil leaks from the vessel. This not only pollutes the water, but it also kills marina life. Next, there are waste materials from factories. Without proper regulations, factory owners let the waste run directly into the rivers, which then leads to the sea. And finally, oil is washed from land. This can be the result of carelessness or a deliberate dumping of waste.
1. The oceans are getting polluted because of people.
2. A lot of countries are guilty of pumping raw sewage directly into the sea.
3. Oil spills from ships only pollute the water.
4. Factory owners let the waste run directly to the sea.
5. Oil cannot be the result of carelessness or a deliberate dumping of waste.
V. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning 
1. Listen to the teacher carefully or you can’t understand the lesson.
If you	
2. Nam said: “Let’s go to school by bikes or buses to save money and energy.”
Nam suggested	
3. My sister failed her exam because of her laziness.	
 Since my sister 
4. A girl is now in hospital. She was injured in the accident.
The girl who	
5.	His family is very poor. However, he is the best student of my class.
Although 	
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH HỌC KÌ II 
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 
1.	D. reduce2.	B. wrap	3.	D. category 4. A. who 	 
II. Choose A.B.C or D to complete the sentence: (2 pts)
1.	B.	going out	2. C. will	 3.D. covered
4.	A. Therefore	5.	 A. environment. 	6.	B. pollution	
7.	C. heated	8.	D. effective
III. Match the sentence in column A with other in B to make a meaningful sentence. 
1-d, 	2- a, 	3 –b, 	4 - c
IV. Choose the, word or phrase (A. B, C or D) that best fits the blank space 
1.	A. source 2. B. from	3.	C.total 4.	B. to heat	5.	A. cloudy	
V. Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements 
T 1.	Animals and people can die because of pollution. 
F 2.	In order to make acid rain, people mix polluted air and rain. 
F 3.	People call all polluted things pollutants. 
T 4. Fish in lake are harmed by acid rain. 
T 5 The damaged plants can directly do harm to animals’ health. 
VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning 
If you bike carefully, you won’t cause accident.
 2. The student who is very poor gets the scholarship.
 3. As my friend was lazy, he failed his exam.
 4. She ate a banana which was still green.
 5. Our teacher didn’t arrive late. The traffic was terrible. 
 Although the traffic was terrible, our teacher didn’t arrive late.
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH HỌC KÌ II 
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently 
1. D. continue 2. C. climate 	3. D. conversation 4. B. tropical 	
II. Choose A.B.C or D to complete the sentence: (2,0 pts)
1. B.	with	 2. A. However	3. C.since 4. B.	parades	
5. B.	dripping	6. B. shortage	7. D. should save 8. A. which	
III. Match the sentence in column A with other in B to make a meaningful sentence
1-d, 	2- a, 	3 –b, 	4 - c
IV. Choose the, word or phrase (A. B, C or D) that best fits the blank 
1.	D. solar 2.B. panels 3.A. heat 4.B. cloudy 5.B. will use
V. Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements T
T
F
F
F
VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar 
1.	If you don’t listen to the teacher carefully, you can’t understand the lesson. 
2.	Nam suggested that we/ they (should) go to school by bikes or buses to save money and energy.
3.	Since my sister was lazy, she failed her exam.
4. The girl who was injured in the accident is now in hospital.
 5.	Although his family i