Bộ 5 đề thi cuối kì 1 Tiếng Anh 8 Right on có đáp án - Đề 5

I. READING

Read Rambabu Gupta’s story. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D).

My name is Rambabu Gupta. I am from India. Last month, I had a motorbike accident in Thailand when I (1)________ this beautiful country. On my first day there, I rode a motorbike to a local market. It was my firsttime riding a motorbike. The road was narrow and bumpy. I hit a big rock in the middle of the road while I(2) ________ slowly. I lost control (3) ________ fell off the motorbike. I felt hurt in my right arm. Luckily,a nice man came and took me to the hospital. The doctor said my arm was (4) ________ and needed a cast.I had to spend my other days in Thailand with a hanging arm. However, I felt lucky (5) ________ I didn’thave to take surgery.

Last month, I had a motorbike accident in Thailand when I (1)________ this beautiful country.

I hit a big rock in the middle of the road while I(2) ________ slowly.

I lost control (3) ________ fell off the motorbike.

The doctor said my arm was (4) ________ and needed a cast.

However, I felt lucky (5) ________ I didn’thave to take surgery.

Read the text about pollution. Choose the best option (A, B, C or D).

POLLUTION!

Pollution occurs when there are many pollutants or dangerous substances in the ecosystem. Pollutants can befrom nature, such as gases from volcanic eruptions or forest fires. They may also be the result of humanactivities, such as garbage or waste from factories. Pollutants have a negative impact on the quality of the air,water and land.

There are many human-made products that contribute to pollution. Vehicles like cars, trucks and planes releaseharmful gases and cause air pollution. The garbage from homes and factories pollutes the land and water. Inaddition to poisoning vegetation, pesticides also harm animals by flowing into lakes and rivers. When theseresources are polluted, all living things in them, from tiny creatures to enormous blue whales, are in danger.

Although many people think the countryside is less polluted than the city, pollution can be everywhere. It canspread from urban to remote areas. For example, people can even find chemicals and pesticides in the Antarcticice sheets. According to the UN Environment Agency, plastic pollution is everywhere and even in isolatedlocations, such as the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean.

According to paragraph 1, which are not pollutants? 

What does the word pesticides in paragraph 2 refer to?

What does the word It in paragraph 3 refer to? 

Which word has the closest meaning to the word isolated? 

Which is NOT TRUE according to the text? 

II. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.

Choose the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.

III. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

Choose the best option to complete each of the following sentences.

Kate: “Big cities are special in some ways. Look! A two-floor bus ________.” – Peter: “Wow. It looksgreat.”

Lisa lives in a village by the sea. She often ________ a bus to the city centre to buy food.

I don’t often go to the mall on Sunday because it’s very ________ and noisy. 

There aren’t many places for ________ such as theatres, game centres or theme parks in the countryside. 

My house ______ at midnight yesterday because of the storm. 

They luckily escaped the ________ in a storm in the North Sea. 

She was seriously ________ in a car crash, and people took her to the hospital. 

The children _______ when the fire started. It was terrible. 

Does your school have ___________ environmental club?

The main cause of pollution and global warming is the _______ gases from cars and other vehicles.

Give the correct forms of the words in the brackets.

The river is _________, so we can take a safe ride on it. (PEACE)

I like _________ up early because I want to enjoy the quiet moments of the mornings. (GET)

We all felt terrified when we heard the __________ from the nearby building. (EXPLODE)

Many _______ groups are working hard to help save our planet. (ENVIRONMENT)

Students can learn ________ practices and how to collect data when they visit the aquarium next week.(SAFE)

IV. WRITING

Combine the sentences using the words in brackets. Add a comma where necessary.

We will visit the national park. We will feed the gorillas. (WHEN)

The students will do some research on sea animals. Then they will visit the aquarium next week. (BEFORE)

We don’t prevent illegal fishing. The population of blue whales will continue to drop. (IF)

Make complete sentences using the prompts.

My mum/ take/ train/ city centre/ at the moment.

David/ feel/ relieved/ because/ no one/ get injured/ during/ disaster/ last week.

V. LISTENING

Ben and Sarah are talking about living in the city. Write R (right) or W (wrong).

Sarah needs to interview more people for her survey.

Sarah must finish her survey report next week.

Ben likes the city because there are lots of shops and malls.

Ben thinks life in the city is boring.

Ben enjoys the busy traffic in the city.