Bài tập ôn tập kiểm tra một tiết môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

2ND TERM MINI-TEST 01
A. LISTENING = Listen and complete the diagram. Use no more than three words. (track 06 – CD2)
C. Effects
- (5) ____________ decreasing oxygen.
- Less oxygen harming (6) ____________.
- (7) ____________ algal blooms being another effect.
- Can change (8) ____________ of the water and (9) fish.
A. Thermal pollution
- Definition: Water getting (1) ______ and (2) ____________.
D. Solutions
- Building cooling towers to (10) ____________ the water.
B. Causes
- Power plants using water to 
	(3) ____________ equipment.
- Discharge of cold water into 
	(4) ____________.
B. Phonetics Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others in a row.
A. industry	B. tornado	C. natural	D. injury
A. geography	B. electronic	C. scientific	D. preparation
A. debris	B. rainstorm	C. destroy	D. shelter
A. primary	B. animal	C. tropical	D. volcano
A. climatology	B. bibliography	C. communication	D. radiography
C. Grammar and vocabulary
What can we done to protect people from ________ disasters?
A. environment	B. environmental	C. environmentalist	D. environmentally
Much of the town was rebuilt after the massive ________ of the tornado.
A. peace	B. humor	C. destruction	D. safety
If people didn’t throw rubbish into the street, it ________ more attractive.
A. will look	B. looks	C. would look	D. looked
The polluted water in this area made the fish ________.
A. dying	B. to die	C. death	D. die
If teachers ________ environmental issues at school, students will be aware of protecting the environment.
A. teaching	B. taught	C. teaches	D. will teach
That ships spill oil in oceans and rivers ________ the death of many aquatic plants and animals.
A. have resulted to	B. has led to	C. causing	D. so
The deliberate dumping of untreated waste into the sea had resulted in ________ the pollution.
A. pollution	B. polluted	C. polluting	D. to pollute
Trees’ leaves are damaged ________ dangerous acid rain.
A. since	B. as	C. so	D. due to
Some computer ________ right now.
A. are using	B. being used	C. are being used	D. were being used
 Look at the kangaroo. It ________ on his behind legs.
A. is being hopped	B. is hopping	C. hops	D. hopping
The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which ________ freedom.
A. symbolizing	B. has symbolized	C. symbolizes	D. symbolized
 Lunar New Year in Vietnam occurs in late January and early February.
A. takes place	B. happens	C. takes part in	D. A and C are correct
 These pairs of shoes ________ yesterday.
A. have been bought	B. bought	C. were bought	D. are bought
 We have lived here in Rach Gia City ________ over 20 years. I love this city very much.
A. since	B. as	C. for	D. to
 We can’t see the stars at night ________ there is too much light pollution.
A. due to	B. because of	C. despite	D. because
 People have placed dustbins in various places, which has ________ in much cleaner environment.
A. caused	B. led	C. made	D. resulted 
Trees have been planted around the factory to ________ air pollution.
A. increase	B. rise	C. reduce	fall
If I ________ an environmentalist, I would search for ways of collecting rubbish in the ocean effectively to make it cleaner for the survival of marine life.
A. had been	B. were	C. am	D. have been
 People ________ to leave the flooded villages by 11 o’clock last night.
A. managed	B. have managed	C. had managed	D. will manage
Food and medical supplies ________ later this afternoon.
A. will deliver	B. were delivered	C. will be delivered	D. delivered
D. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow
	Alaska is perhaps the most amazing state in the USA. It has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. This state has an incredible three million lakes. That’s four lakes per person living there.
	Many cities in Alaska cannot be reached by road, sea, or river. The only way to get in and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled. That’s why Alaska has the busiest sea airport in the world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base. Nearly two hundred floatplanes take off and land on the water of this airport every day. It is a really fun scene to watch.
	Alaska is called the land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months. But in winter the sun stays almost unseen.
	All Alaskans take special pride in their beautiful and unique state.
 Alaska ___________.
A. is another name for the USA	
B. is an island in the Pacific Ocean
C. has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
 Which statement below is NOT CORRECT?
A. In Alaska, the number of lakes is bigger than that of people.
B. There is one lake for each person living there.
C. Alaska has an incredibly high number of lakes.
Which method below can always be used to reach a place in Alaska?
A. by air	B. by road	C. by river
 In Alaska we can always see the sun ___________.
A. in winter	B. in summer	C. every month of the year
E. Rewrite the sentences below without changing their original meaning.
 Radioactive pollution is very dangerous. It can cause abnormal growth. [since]
 Leaves are damaged. The tree cannot get enough food energy to stay healthy. [because]
 I don’t have much money now, but I want to buy a house in Phu Cuong.
If 	
 Light pollution happens. There is a change in animals’ living patterns.
If 	
Acid rain is dangerous. Trees’ leaves are damaged. [because of]
 The Walt Disney Studios, the famous movie company, has produced hundreds of cartoons for children.
Hundreds of cartoons for children 	
F. Supply the correct tense of the words given in each blanket.
 Four countries ______________ (visit) by John so far.
 London ______________ (have) a population of eight million people.
The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which ______________ (symbolize) freedom.
 Vietnam’s Independence Day ________________ (celebrate) on September 09th.
We ______________ (visit) Sydney Opera House for several times.
 Some activities ______________ (prepare) to celebrate the lunar new year now.