Đề kiểm tra giữa học kỳ II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 (Chương trình thí điểm) - Năm học 2015-2016 - Phòng GD&ĐT Bình Giang (Có đáp án)

ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
PHÒNG GD&ĐT BÌNH GIANG
ĐỀ KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KỲ II
NĂM HỌC 2015 - 2016
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH - LỚP 8
(Chương trình thí điểm)
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
(Đề bài gồm 02 trang)
 Học sinh lưu ý: 
 - Học sinh làm bài vào tờ giấy thi, không làm bài vào đề thi này.
- Phần trắc nghiệm: Chỉ cần viết phương án chọn A, B, C hoặc D.
- Phần tự luận: Viết đầy đủ theo yêu cầu của bài.
A. LISTENING
Listen to a dialogue and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (2.0 pts)
1. Jill lives at 7 Mail Street.
2. Jill has few friends in her class.
3. She loves swimming, hockey and basketball.
4. She loves reading comic.
B. VOCABULARY + GRAMMAR + LANGUAGE FUNCTION
I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from others.(0.5pt)
1. A. contaminate
B. damage
C. radioactive
D. botanic
2. A. musical
B. particular
C. pollutant 
D. rescue
3. A. economical
B. atomic
C. logical
D. communicate
4. A. tropical
B. radiation
C. lightning
D. illustrate
5. A. changed 
B. collected
C. landed
D. elected
II. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence. (2.5 pts)
1. “How is your trip to Nam Dinh?” – “_____________.”
A. Sure	B. Absolutely right	C. Fantastic	D. Really
2. There ________less pollution if there _________ fewer vehicles on the road.
	A. would be/ were	B. are/ will be	C. would be/ are	D. will be/ were
3. We __________all the garbage on the beach before he came this morning.
	A. collect	B. have collected	C. collected	D. had collected
4. People cough _____________they breathe in the exhausted fumes from cars.	
A. so	B. because	C. and	D. but
5. We are trying ______________ out new sources of energy.
	A. to find	B. finding	C. find	D. found
6. Last month several activities _________ to raise money for the poor in our town.
A. organize	B. organized	C. were organized	D. are organized	
7. If we _________ less paper, more trees ________saved.
	A. used/ will be	B. will use/ will be	C. use/ will be	D. use/ are
8. “Medical supplies and food have been sent to earthquake victims.” - “______________”
	A. That’s great!	B. How wonderful!	C. Oh dear!	D. A & B are correct.
9. We have planted trees around the factories to _________ air pollution.
	A. increase	B rise	C. reduce	D. fall
10. Some aquatic creatures are unable to reproduce ______ the increase in water temperature. 
	A. because	B. because of	C. due to	D. B & C are correct.
C. READING
I. Read passage carefully then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). (1,0 pt)
The Great Hanshin earthquake, or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995 at 05:46:53 a.m. in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It measured 7.3 on Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. The tremors lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The focus of the earthquake was located 17 km beneath its epicenter, on the northern end of Awaji Island, 20 km away from the city of Kobe. Up to 6,434 people lost their lives; about 4,600 of them were from Kobe. Among major cities, Kobe, with its population of 1.5 million, was the closest to the epicenter and hit by the strongest tremors. This was Japan's worst earthquake in the 20th century after the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923, which claimed more than 140,000 lives.
1. Kobe earthquake happened 21 years ago.
2. Kobe had a population of 4,600 people.
3. More than two thirds of people killed in Kobe earthquake were from Kobe.
4. The Great Kantō earthquake in 1923 was Japan's worst earthquake in the 20th century.
II. Read the passage above again carefully then answer the questions below. (1.5 pts)
1. Where did Kobe earthquake occur?
2. How long did the tremors last?
3. Was Kobe the closest city to the epicenter and hit by the strongest tremors?
D. WRITING 
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1.5 pts)
1. Air pollution in our city becomes worse because we have more cars.
=> If _______________________________________________________________.
2. The rescue team provided the victims with food and water. 	
=> The victims _______________________________________________________.
3. Many new diseases have appeared because the environment is polluted. 
=> Because of________________________________________________________.
II. Use the words given to make meaningful sentences. (1,0 pt)
1. This time next year/ I/ study/ Hanoi Capital /. //
2. Blankets and food/ have/ give out/to / homeless people/ .//
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Chữ kí giám thị 1:  Chữ kí giám thị 2:..
ĐÁN VÀ HƯỚNG DẪN CHẤM 
BÀI KIỂM TRA GIỮA HỌC KÌ II MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
(Chương trình thí điểm)
Năm học: 2015- 2016
A. LISTENING: 
Listen to a dialogue and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (2.0 pts)
 (4 items x 0.5 = 2.0 pts)
1. F
2. F
3. T
4. T
B. VOCABULARY + GRAMMAR + LANGUAGE FUNCTION 
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. 
 (5 items x 0.1 = 0.5 pt)
1. B
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. A
II. Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
(10 items x 0.25 = 2.5 pts)
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. D
9. C
10. D
C. READING 
I. Read the passage carefully then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). (4 items x 0.25 = 1.0 pt)
1. T
2. F
3. T
4. T
II. Read the passage above again then answer the questions below. (1.5 pts)
 (3 items x 0.5 = 1.5 pts)
1. Kobe earthquake/ It occurred in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. (0.5)
OR: in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. (0.25)
2. The tremors/ They lasted for approximately 20 seconds. (0.5)
OR: for approximately 20 seconds. (0.25)
3. Yes, it was. (0.5)
OR: Yes. (0.25)
D. WRITING 
I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1.5 pts)
(3 items x 0,5 = 1.5 pts)
1. If we didn’t have more cars, air pollution in our city wouldn’t become worse.
OR: If we had fewer cars, air pollution in our city wouldn’t become worse. (0.5)
OR: If we had fewer cars, (the) air in our city would become better. (0.5)
2. The victims were provided with food and water by the rescue team. (0.5)
3. Because of the polluted environment, many new diseases have appeared.
OR: Because of the environment’s being polluted, many new diseases have appeared.
II. Use the words given to make meaningful sentences. (1,0 pt)
(2 items x 0.5 = 1.0 pt)
1. This time next year I will be studying (0.25) in Hanoi Capital. (0.25)
2. Blankets and food have been given out to (the) homeless people. (0.5)
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