Đề thi học kì 2 Tiếng Anh 8 English Discovery - Đề số 2

I. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1. A. skeptical B. sensible C. celebrate D. chemical

2. A. sugar B. swell C. sleep D. skin

Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.

3. A. historical B. identity C. minority D. architecture

4. A. hopefully B. formation C. medicine D. holiday

5. A. community B. competitive C. geography D. architecture

II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

6. Have you called mum yet? - Oh, I forgot! I __________ her now.

A. call B. am calling C. am going to call D. will call

7. Can I have _________ drop of water in my whisky, please?

A. a B. an C. the D. X

8. The two men climbed over the wall and escaped on __________.

A. car B. foot C. rail D. train

9. On the island the people __________ different gods.

A. compete B. orbit C. worship D. conserve

10. She told her brother that she __________ some friends over for dinner.

A. invite B. invites C. is inviting D. invited

11. Until my father__________ to pick me up, I __________ here.

A. will come - will wait B. comes - will wait

C. comes - wait D. will come - wait

12. Many more rivers have been opened up to the general public for ___________.

A. outdoor sports B. camping trip C. beach holiday D. water sports

13. With a good ___________, you can see craters on the moon.

A. telescope B. shuttle C. tractor D. handicraft

14. This morning he comes to class even __________ than yesterday.

A. more lately B. lately C. more late D. later

15. I’m really __________ seeing my family again this weekend, after days being away from home.

A. taking up B. looking for C. looking forward to D. pleased to

Give the correct forms of the words in brackets.

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16. Jews and Roman Catholics belonged to religious _________. (MINOR)

17. We prefer walking and looking at scenery and wildlife to big-city __________ and shopping.

(SIGHTSEE)

18. Her eyes rested on a small __________ box at the back of the shop. (WOOD)

19. Their __________ fell apart when she found out about her husband's affair. (MARRY)

20. While the town might have seemed __________ to the judge, it appeared otherwise to many residents.

(PEACE)

III. LISTENING

You are going to hear a conversation between Linh and Andrew. Listen and check whether the

statements are True (T) or False (F).

21. Andrew went on holiday with his parents.

22. Andrew saw pandas in Beijing.

23. Linh has never been to Beijing.

24. In Beijing, cheap hotels are quite hard to find.

25. The hotel Andrew stayed at offered free drinks and snacks.

IV. READING

Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to fill in each blank to complete the passage.

There are about 1.3 million Khmer people living in the southern provinces of Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, and Can

Tho. They earn a living by farming, (26) ___________ and producing handicraft products. The Khmer live

harmoniously with other ethnic (27) __________ in the Mekong Delta, while keeping their unique culture and

lifestyle.

The Khmer are Buddhists. There is a temple in every village. The temples are not only places for the Khmer

to practise (28) ______ religion. They are the village schools too. At the age of 12, Khmer boys come to live

and study in a temple for several years before they become adults. There, they learn about Buddhism, and to

read and write the Khmer (29) ________. They also learn how to behave towards their grandparents, parents,

teachers, old people, and others in their (30) ___________. They learn basic knowledge of their traditional

culture - folk tales, songs, and dances.

26. A. go fishing B. fishing C. fish D. fishes

27. A. groups B. persons C. religions D. nature

28. A. the B. their C. its D. a

29. A. language B. letters C. reports D. stories

30. A. area B. family C. community D. home

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