Bài kiểm tra môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 học kỳ II lần 2

2ND TERM 45-MINUTE TEST 02 
A. LISTENING = Listen and complete the diagram. Use no more than three words. 
(CD2 – Track 37) 
1. Doctor Nelson said that ________ would help us solve the world’s problems in the 
future. 
A. robots and the Internet B. developing new ways 
C. science and technology D. living on other planets 
2. What will help feed the growing population on earth? 
A. ways to get high use in farming B. ways to travel to the moon 
C. reading books on e-books and tablets D. having lessons at home with robots 
3. Where may we be able to live according to the recording? 
A. on the moon B. other planets C. by the ocean D. underground 
4. How does Chau like to communicate with teachers and friends? 
A. face-to-face B. by telegraphy 
C. by using the Internet D. by body language 
5. Which can destroy the environment? 
A. Using robots for teaching B. Sending people to Mars 
C. High use in farming D. Having lessons at home 
B. Phonetics Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others in a row. 
1. A. unkind B. kindness C. impure D. machine 
2. A. imbalance B. unable C. unhealthy D. impolite 
3. A. impossible B. unnatural C. untidy D. immature 
4. A. science B. cancer C. advance D. chemist 
5. A. success B. spaceship C. software D. benefit 
C. Grammar and vocabulary 
1. I think I _______ soccer with my friends at this time next weekend. 
A. am going to play B. will be playing C. are playing D. was playing 
2. People in the affected area _______ to safe contemporary shelters before the storm 
came. 
A. moved B. have moved C. had moved D. moving 
3. Typhoon Haiyan made severe damages, and _______ of life became great in the 
Philipines. 
A. lose B. loses C. losing D. loss 
4. If you _______ something, you need to patent it as quickly as possible. 
A. invented B. will invent C. invent D. have invented 
5. Breathing polluted air every day may _______ in respiratory problems. 
A. cause B. make C. result D. lead 
6. If the teacher were now here, we’d ask him the difference _______ “science” and 
“technology”. 
A. among B. of C. between D. for 
7. After three hours of considering, we have decided _______ the final decision. 
A. making B. to make C. to making D. make 
8. The teacher _______ the students that they should make contribution to protecting the 
environment by saving paper and recycling things. 
A. said B. told C. forced D. 
9. If I _______ a scientist, I would do a lot research on turning salt water into fresh water. 
A. am B. was C. were D. had been 
10. They have made a great presentation on saving energy. 
A. They said that they had made a great presentation on saving energy. 
B. They told to us that they had made a great presentation on saving energy. 
C. They said to us that we had made a great presentation on saving energy. 
D. They told us that they have made great presentation. 
D. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow 
THE GREAT HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE 
The Great Hanshin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known 
oversea, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency 
magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17th, 1995 at 5:46 a.m. in the southern part of Hyõgo 
Perfecture, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicenter of the earthquake was on 
the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people. A 
total of 6,434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it caused 
approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great 
Kantõ earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140,000 lives. 
11. The word “oversea” in line 2 is closest in meaning to ________. 
A. abroad B. at sea C. by sea 
12. The word “occur” in line 3 refers to_______. 
A. ended B. happened C. started 
13. It is stated in the passage that the number of deaths in the city of Kobe _______. 
A. was greater than of the Great Kantõ earthquake 
B. was not as high as in the Great Kantõ earthquake 
C. exceeded that of any known earthquake 
14. The northern end of Awaji Island was the place where _______. 
A. the effects of the earthquake were felt most strongly 
B. there was no damage to people and property 
C. 1.5 million people lost their lives. 
15. We understand from the passage that the Kobe earthquake _______. 
A. is intentionally known as the Great Hanshin earthquake 
B. didn’t cause any damage in the neighborhood of Kobe 
C. is not the deadliest earthquake in the history of Japan 
E. Rewrite the sentences below without changing their original meaning. 
16. “I like to do physics experiment.” 
 He said that ________________________________________________________ 
17. “We have never seen this place before.” 
 They said __________________________________________________________ 
18. Scientists have invented new devices to help people live a longer life. 
 New devices ________________________________________________________ 
19. John hasn’t finished some assignments yet. 
 Some assignments ___________________________________________________ 
20. Their health is not very good because they don’t exercise regularly. 
 If they _____________________________________________________________