Bộ 2 đề thi Cuối kì 2 Tiếng Anh 8 năm 2024-2025 có đáp án - Đề 1

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)

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)

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)

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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.

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.

D. WRITING (2.0 pts)

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

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

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

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