Đề thi Cuối kì 2 Tiếng Anh 8 năm 2024-2025 – Đề 1 (có đáp án)

A. LISTENING (1.6 pts)

Part I. You will hear a teacher talking to a class about a new music club. For each question, write one word or a number or a date or a time. You will listen twice. (0.8 pts)

New music club
Day club will meet:	(1) ………………………………
Time:	(2) from ……………………………… to 5 p.m.
Teacher’s name:	(3) Mr ………………………………
Place:	(4) ………………………………

Day club will meet:

(1) ………………………………

Time:

(2) from ……………………………… to 5 p.m.

Teacher’s name:

(3) Mr ………………………………

Place:

(4) ………………………………

Part II. You will hear four short conversations twice. There is one question for each conversation. Listen and choose the right answers. (0.8 pts)

What is the man going to take to the repair shop? 

How will Nancy and Joe get to the sports center?

How much is the prize for the competition? 

What will the weather be like tomorrow lunchtime? 

B. PHONETICS AND USE OF LANGUAGE (2.4 pts)

I. Choose the word A, B, C, or D whose stress pattern is different from the others. (0.4 pts)

I. Choose the word A, B, C, or D whose stress pattern is different from the others. (0.4 pts)

II. Find the word A, B, C, or D which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0.4 pts)

II. Find the word A, B, C, or D which has a different sound in the part underlined. (0.4 pts)

Players always sit ………… each other in a chess game. 

We made a(n) ………… to discuss our project 

Let’s meet for coffee ………. Wednesday afternoon. I’ll be busy ……… the morning. 

We have a few minutes left because the train ………. at 11 o’clock. 

My sister said that scientists ………. for a new planet then. 

Tom: ……….. - We won the chess competition. 

IV. Fill in each blank with the suitable form of the word given. (0.4 pts)

C. READING (2.0 pts)

I. Complete the passage with the words in the box. (1.0 pt)

     because            people                     important                        users                     online

E-mail and chat rooms let children communicate with friends and family members. They can also allow children to connect with (1) ………. that they have never met in person. Knowing a little about each of these communication services can help parents keep children safer while online. Through e-mail, (2) ………… can easily send and receive messages. These messages may also have text, audio, and picture files attached. Signing up for an e-mail account is simple (3) ………. most services offer them for free. Sometimes, these messages contain viruses, or other bad content, so parents should warn their children about that. Chat rooms are (4) ………. hang-out spots where anyone can talk about anything - current events, books, and other common interests. Users often do not know each other in real life, so it is (5) ……….. that parents keep a close eye on the content of any conversations.

Users often do not know each other in real life, so it is (5) ……….. that parents keep a close eye on the content of any conversations.

II. Read the passage and answer the questions below. (1.0 pt)

There have been many great inventions in human history. One great invention is the printing press. A German, Johannes Gutenberg, in the 1400s, invented a press that made it easy to print books. Books became much more common after the invention of the printing press. Books helped other inventors make new things.

The invention of the steam engine around 1700 led to the Industrial Revolution. Inventors made many new machines that were powered by steam engines. They invented locomotives, steamboats, and all kinds of factory machines.

The discovery of electricity led to many wonderful inventions. Many scientists studied electricity. An American inventor named Thomas A. Edison invented the electric lamp, phonograph, and other things that ran on electricity in the late 1800s.

New things are invented today faster than ever before. The ways people invent things have changed over time. Until the 1900s, most inventors worked alone. Today, most inventions come from scientists and engineers who work in teams.

Who invented the printing press?

Which revolution did the invention of the steam engine lead to?

When did Thomas A. Edison invent the electric lamp?

Are new things invented today faster or more slowly than ever before?

Did most inventors work alone before the 1900s?

D. WRITING (2.0 pts)

I. Find out and correct the mistake in each sentence. (0.4 pts)

The results of the experiment were very interested.

The students told that they used Google Meet for video conferencing.

II. Complete the second sentences so that the meaning stays the same.  (0.8 pts)

Jack is one of my close friends

Jack is a ………………………………………………………

“I take an online course every Sunday to improve my speaking,” Nam said.

Nam said that ………………………………………………………

Our teacher said that our school was going to have a new library there.

Our teacher said, “………………………………………………………”

You should make a shopping list first, then you go shopping.

Before ……………………………………………………………………..

III. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words in BOLD. (0.4 pts)

“We can’t connect to the Internet to work online here,”said Tom. (there)

……………………………………………………………………..…………

Last year, two classmates of ours won the scholarship to the USA. (our)

……………………………………………………………………..…………

IV. Rearrange the given words / phrases to make meaningful sentences. (0.4 pts)

be/Telepathy/ popular/to communicate/might/2050/the most/way/by/.

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