Đề thi cuối kì 2 Tiếng Anh 8 Global success (Đề 5 kèm file nghe)

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ĐỀ THI CUỐI HỌC KỲ 2 - ĐỀ SỐ 5
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NĂM HỌC: 2023 – 2024 MÔN: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian: 60 minutes I. LISTENING
Listen to some information about natural disasters and technology. Circle the best answer
A, B, or C. You will listen TWICE.
1. How are natural disasters happening around the world today?
A. They are damaging the ecosystem.
B. They are increasing in number. C. They are less intense.
2. What is the positive effect of using advanced technology?
A. The number of human lives lost is going down.
B. The intensity of natural disasters is decreasing.
C. The power of supercomputers is advancing. 3. Who is a forecaster?
A. A person who predicts future events
B. A person who uses supercomputers
C. A person who reads news stories on TV
4. Currently, how much time do people have to prepare for an upcoming storm? A. 24 hours B. 48 hours C. 72 hours
5. How does advanced technology warn people of upcoming disasters?
A. People can call each other instantly thanks to smartphones.
B. People can receive messages alerting them of upcoming disasters.


C. People can watch the news online. II. READING
TASK 1. Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE word.
The Importance of Science Education in Schools
Why should we teach science to children in schools? Why do many schools teach STEM subjects
(science, technology, engineering, and maths)? One reason is every day children can see the
benefits of (1) around them, so they can be aware of the (2) and technology their everyday life.
Secondly, when (3) that science plays in learn science, they will learn to think in a scientific way,
learn to search for the answers and to (4) reasons. In other words, students can gain both
knowledge of science as well as critical thinking and problem-solving (5) in their future. These
will be important work and studies. Moreover, if children learn science at an early age, they will
be more ready to get involved in science-related fields when they grow up.
TASK 2. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
Mobile phone technologies have developed rapidly over the last decades, and experts are making
interesting predictions about smartphones of the future. They say that by 2035, smartphones will
be able to change their shapes to meet the users' needs. For example, you can fold your phone
like a sheet of paper and put it in your wallet. Similarly, you can bend it and wear it as a watch.
Moreover, new generations of smartphones can send and receive holographic pictures. By using
holography, you will be able to participate in meetings without having to be at the meeting venue
in person. You will also be able to interact in computer games as if you were a character in it.
Besides, smartphones will have super strong sensors to read your mind and complete some tasks,
such as making to-do lists and shopping online. They will be able to sense your mood, give
advice and play suitable music. In the near future, many people may consider their smartphones
their best friend, and they may interact with them even more than they do with their human friends.
1. The passage describes predictions about future smartphones offered by ______.

A. companies B. experts C. users
2. According to the passage, what can a user do to his / her smartphone by 2035? A. Change its shape. B. Wear it as a necklace. C. Make it into a wallet.
3. According to the passage, future smartphones may use ______ to help their users interact in computer games. A. sensors B. generators C. holography
4. Which of the following tasks can a super smartphone NOT do for its users? A. Check to-do lists. B. Shop online. C. Give advice.
5. According to the passage, people may treat their super smartphones as ______ in the near future. A. their servants B. their colleagues C. their best friends III. WRITING
TASK 1. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence has the same meaning
1. I don’t have enough time, so I can’t go on holiday this summer.
If _________________________________________________________________
2. Although the weather was bad, the football match was not canceled.
Despite ____________________________________________________________
TASK 2. Make sentences using the words and phrases below
1. Charles Babbage / an English polymath / design / three computers.
________________________________________________________
2. He / never / construct / computer / because / he / not / enough / money.
________________________________________________________
TASK 3. Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about the advantages OR disadvantages of a type of shopping. IV. LANGUAGE FOCUS


TASK 1. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others. 1. A. accent B. cattle C. kangaroo D. parade 2. A. haunt B. hour C. help D. hold
TASK 2. Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the different stress pattern from others. 1. A. Chinese B. coffee C. trainee D. trustee 2. A. jubilee B. absentee C. devotee D. referee
TASK 3. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
1. My teacher said that she _____ meet me next week. A. can B. will C. would D. must
2. Minh told me that he often _____ his favourite pictures on Twitter. A. shared B. will share C. share D. sharing
3. Mai said that she was reading a sci-fi book _____. A. at the moment B. now C. then D. yet
4. All the students told me that they were working on _____ science projects. A. their B. my C. our D. them