Đề thi học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. disease 	B. dead 	C. treatment 	D. sneeze
2. A. environment 	B. billboard 	C. visual 	D. litter
3. A. birth 	B. thermal	C. earth 	D. further
4. A. loch 	B. schedule	C. French 	D. chaos
5. A. brigade 	B. kilt 	C. liberty 	D. icon
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently
1. A. American 	B. Canadian 	C. Australian 	D. Portuguese
2. A. monument 	B. symbolize 	C. attraction 	D. spectacle
3. A. pollute 	B. poison 	C. damage 	D. illustrate
4. A. presentation 	B. radioactive 	C. environmental 	D. contamination
5. A. permanent 	B. Chemical 	C. dramatic 	D. herbicide
III. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence.
1. Alaska is perhaps the most __________ state in the USA. It has over three million lakes.
A. puzzling	B.festive	C.amazing
2. The old tradition of first-footing is still practised today in __________.
A. Scottish	B.Scots	C.Scotland
3. In Canada, the serving of coffee at the end of an evening is a signal that it is time for __________ to prepare to leave.
A. visitors	B.tourists	C.holiday makers
4. The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by __________ their noses.
A. punching	B. touching	C.blowing
5. Australia is composed of seven __________.
A. nations	B. countries	C.states
6. There is a red maple leaf on the __________ of Canada.
A. flag	B.banner	C.money
7. What can be done to protect people from __________ disasters?
A. environment	B.environmental	C.environmentally	D.environmentalist
8. Emergency teams are still clearing the __________ from the plane crash.
A. debris	B.dust	C.piece	 	D. waste
9. The government is sending __________ to the flood victims.
A. touch	B.aid	C.accommodation	D.provision
10. Much of the town was rebuilt after the massive __________ of the tornado.
A. peace	B.humour	C.destruction	D.safety
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, c or D that needs correcting
1. He worked in a noisy environment for a long time, because his hearing became worse.
2. We’ve decided to cancel our picnic because of it’s forecast to tain tomorrow.
3. Researchers haven’r found out what 
3. Researchers haven't found out what has led in the pollution of the river.
4. Radiation may result to childhood cancer.
5. Water from power stations may cause water in rivers and lakes hotter
V. Choose the word which best fits each gap
Hi Liam,
How are you? I'm happy to share with you some good news about my village. There have been some changes (1)_____ your visit last year.
Last week I came back to my village and was really surprised. You know what? The lake is not (2) _____ anymore. The factory has installed a new filtration system to treat the (3) _____ waste. I saw lots of small fish in the lake and wild ducks swimming in the water. Besides, they have planted trees around the factory to (4)_____ air pollution.
Since some villagers are in the habit of littering, people have placed dustbins in various places. This has (5) _____ in a much cleaner environment. My grandparents say that at weekends the villagers also go around the village together to (6)_____ rubbish.
What about your neighbourhood? Has anything been done to make it cleaner? Tell me all about it in your next email.
Bye for now,
Mi
1.A.for	B.since	C.after	D.before
2.A. pollute	B.polluting	C.pollutant	D.polluted
3.A. chemical	B.chemistry	C.physics	D.physical
4.A. increase	B.rise	C.reduce	D.fall
5.A. caused	B.led	C.made	D.resulted
6.A. collect	B. pick	C.get	D.take
VI. 
1. is/ country fair/ entertainment/ at/ pig-racing/ for/ a/ often/ held/.
2. New York/ the/ but/ capital/ is/ city/ the USA/ the/ in/ not/ biggest/.
3. English/ an/ language/ Malaysia/ India/ many/ is/ official/ other countries/ in/ and/.
4. whereas/ capital/ of/ the/ London/ of/ Edinburgh/ capital/ England/ the/ is/ is/ Scotland/.
5. English speakers/ increasing/ the/ fast/ of/ number/ world/ is/ the/ in/.