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. 1 . UBND TỈNH ……… SỞ GD&ĐT ………. ĐỀ KIỂM TRA HỌC KỲ II Môn: Tiếng Anh - Lớp 8 Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút (Không kể thời gian giao đề) A. LISTENING (2.25 POINTS) I. Listen to a mam talking about Science and choose the correct answer. 1. In Science lessons, he always works on things and ________ A. does exercise C. does experiments B. tells a story D. does physical exercises 2. The speaker wants to ________ A. be a pilot B. have a computer C. be a scientist D. be a biologist 3. We can go to different ________ because of science. A. place B. planets C. countries D. world 4. All of ________ can be solved with science. A. the world’s problems C. the governments B. important things D. better scientists II.Listen and write T (true)/ F (false) for each statement. You’ll listen TWICE (1.25 points) Statements T F 1. Aliens may have more eyes than humans. 2. The nose of an alien must be in the centre of his face like humans. 3. Aliens might probably have the same number of legs as humans. 4. Fur usually goes with intelligence. 5. There is no need for an alien to have five fingers on each hand. B. LANGUAGE FOCUS (2.75 POINTS) I. Phonetics (0.5 points ) 1. Circle the letter A, B , C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. affected B. damaged C. destroyed D. pulled 2. Circle the letter A, B , C or D to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress. 2. A. poisonous B. numerous C. marvellous D. disastrous II. Circle the letter A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (1.25 points) 1. The teacher ________ me that I had better devote more time to doing scientific researches. A. said B. told C. talked D. spoke 2. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference ________ “science” and “technology”. A. And B. of C. on D. between 3. What we have done to our environment today will _______our life later. A. break B. dissolve C. spoil D. waste 4. I was reading _________my sisters were playing with their dolls. A. When B. While C. at which D. at time 5- Lan, I dropped my phone, and it broke.
. 2 . - ________ A. It did. C. Phones are convenient B. That’s awful. D. Awesome! III. Give the correct form of the verb. Write your answers in the blanks. (1.0 point) 1. I think language barriers (disappear) ………….in 30 years. 2. Some people usually (take) ……….. a long time to respond to a message. 3. My sister wondered where she (can) ……………….find information about the solar system 4. I don’t mind (drive) …………. for 1.5 hours on the weekend to get out to the READING (2.5 POINTS) I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D. The temperature on Mars is very cold, so all the water on (1) _________ surface is ice.Many scientists think that there is water in the soil or even in underground rivers. There may be life on Mars, too. At the moment, robots (2) _________ the Earth are exploring Mars and looking for life. Europa is one of Jupiter's moons and it's covered in ice. Although the surface is very cold, scientists think it's warmer inside. There may be oceans under the ice and bacteria or other (3) _________ things in the oceans. One day people will send robots toexplore this planet to look for life. Titan is the largest moon in Saturn. It is the only moon in the solar (4) _________ withatmosphere. It has rivers, lakes, rain and clouds. These are made of chemicals called hydrocarbons, and scientists think that there is water under the surface of Titan, too. Living things are made of hydrocarbons and water. One day we will (5) _________ life on Titan. (Adapted from Oxford Read & Discover) 1. A. it B. its C. their D. the 2. A. in B. on C. from D. to 3. A. living B. alive C. lively D. live 4. A. body B. organisation C. space D. system 5. A. save B. discover C. learn D. explain II. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions. Students today are already comfortable with online platforms and online learning. This is why these classes are becoming more widely used. They can be accessed anytime and anywhere as long as there’s an Internet connection and a gadget to use. Online learning makes it easier for students to access courses they can benefit from. However, students also have to deal with disadvantages that can affect the quality of these classes. First, online learning has more distractions. Students who take online courses are more prone to distractions and procrastination in the same landscape. This is because these courses don’t have a physical classroom that can help them focus on their studies. Moreover, other students cannot afford Internet access 24/7, which means that online classes are not always convenient for students. Second, online classes are easily disrupted. Lack of a stable Internet connection and good gadgets can disrupt online classes. Without these two things, students cannot access their courses, which can affect their grades and performance. Unlike traditional courses, these classes are dependent on factors like the student’s and the teacher’s Internet connections, the gadgets being used, and the environment