Đề kiểm tra học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

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1. I. LISTENING: SECTION A: Listen and tick (√) true (T) or false (F): Statements True False 1. The most common traffic problem in cities around the world is traffic jams. 2. The historical congestion record was set on July. 3. Some other small cities also suffer from serious congestion in the rush hour. 4. The main cause of this traffic problem is the decrease of the population in big cities. 5. The roads are narrow and sometimes are not enough good. SECTION B: Listen and fill in the gaps. 1. He is one of the most famous and richest in Hollywood. 2. Most say that he is one of the best actors. 3. It’s one of the biggest comedies of the . II. USE OF ENGLISH: SECTION A: Circle A, B, or D. 1. My father taught me how to a bike. A. Fly B. sail C. drive D. get off 2. We must always obey for our safety. A. Traffic B. transportation C. traffic rules D. traffic jams. 3. Find the word which has different stress pattern. A. Enter B. present C. pavement D. centre 4. We should the street at the zebra crossing. A. Walk B. walk on C. walk at D. walk cross 5. My friends like in the city. A. Live B. to living C. living D. lived
2. 6. There a bus station in the city center, but it has been moved to the suburbs. A. Used to be B. used to have C. use to have D. were 7. . source of energy is the source that can’t be replaced after use. A. Renewable B. natural C. effective D. Non - renewable 8. Remember to the lights when we don’t use them. A. Turn B. turn off C. turn on D. stop 9. Which of transport do you think will be used in the future? A. Mean B. meaning C. means D. meanings 10. This is Mary’s hat, and those shoes are . A. Her B. hers C. their D. our SECTION B: Put the verbs in bracket into the correct forms. 1. When he was a child, he used to (go) fishing with his father. 2. He didn’t (use) to smoke. 3. My family (live) in a small village when I was a girl. 4. We (cycle) to school two years ago. III. READING: SECTION A: Read the following passage, and then write true (T) or false (F). Energy is very important in modern life. People use energy to run machines, heat and cool their homes, cook, give light, transport people and products from place to place. Most energy nowadays comes from fossil fuels such as petroleum, coal and natural gas. However, burning fossil fuels causes pollution. Also, if we don’t find new kinds of energy, we will use up all the fossil fuels in the twenty –first century. Scientists are working to find other kinds of energy for the future. What might these sources of energy be? ___ Energy is used to produce a lot of electrical things. ___ Energy comes from natural resources. ___ burning fossil fuels causes pollution. ___ Everyone tries their best to find other kinds of energy for the future. SECTION B: Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fits each space. When you are in Hong Kong, you can go about taxi, by tram, by bus or (1)___underground. I myself prefer the underground (2)___ it is fast easy and cheap. There are(3)___ tram and bus in Hong Kong, and one cannot drive along the road (4)___ and without many stops. The underground is therefore usually quicker
3. (5)___ taxis or buses. If you do not know Hong Kong very well, it is very difficult (6)___the bus you want. You can take a taxi, but it is (7)___expensive than the underground or a bus. On the underground you find good maps that tell you the names of the stations and show you (8)___to get to them, so that it is easy to find your way. 1. A.in B. by C. on D. with 2. A because B. when C so D. but 3. A. some B. a lot C. many D.few 4. A quick B quicker C. quickly D. quickest 5. A.as B than C. so D. like 6. A. finding B. to find C. found D. to finding 7. A. more B. much C.as D. too 8. A. who B. when C what D. how IV. WRITING: SECTION A: Rewrite the sentences, using the words in brackets. 1. My mum wanted some meat, so she went to the supermarket. (because) . 2. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired. (in spite of) . SECTION B: Write a short paragraph about the traffic problems in your village. (60 words) .