Bộ 5 đề thi cuối kì 2 Tiếng Anh 8 Global Success có đáp án (Đề 4)

Listen to some information about emojis. Complete a student’s note. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER in each blank. You will listen TWICE.

Emoji

Invention:in the 1990s in (1) ____________

Popularity:can be found on every smartphone, (2) ____________ platform and communication application.

Quantity:more than (3) ____________ emojis

Recognition:2015’s (4) ____________of the Year

Criticisms:encourages laziness and (5) _________________

in the 1990s in (1) ____________

can be found on every smartphone, (2) ____________ platform and communication application.

more than (3) ____________ emojis

2015’s (4) ____________of the Year

encourages laziness and (5) _________________

Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow

Alexander Graham Bell is widely known as inventor of the first telephone. He was born on March 3rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was 23, Bell emigrated to Canada with his parents and the next year moved to the United States to teach deaf-mute children. With his colleague Thomas Watson, Bell worked very hard on the experimentation to invent devices such as the harmonic telegraph (used to send multiple messages over a single wire) and phonautograph (used to draw the shape of the sound waves). The first telephone communication was said to have happened between Bell and Watson in 1876 while Bell was at one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telephone in other room. The first transmitted words were, ‘Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you’.

Decide if the statements are T or F

_________ Alexander Graham Bell is Scottish.

_________ He spent all his life in Canada.

_________ He worked with the deaf when he moved to the USA.

_________ He wanted to create a device that can transmit human voice.

_________ He was able to succeed right from the first experiment.

_________ He worked on his inventions all by himself.

 Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below

Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and physicist who lived from 1642 to 1727. He was the (1) of gravity. He discovered gravity in 1666 when he saw a (2) apple. He thought that there was a (3) of nature moving the apple. Newton called this force "gravity". He then determined that there are forces between all (4). This discovery is very important and has many (5) in physics.

He was the (1) of gravity

He discovered gravity in 1666 when he saw a (2) apple

 He thought that there was a (3) of nature moving the apple

Newton called this force "gravity". He then determined that there are forces between all (4)

This discovery is very important and has many (5) in physics.

Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases

professor / ask / students / what / essential conditions / human life / be.

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Tom / ask / scientist / what / they / use / catch / signals / aliens.

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1822 / Babbage / start working / first computer / and / it was called / Difference Engine.

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1847-1849 / Babbage / create / second computer.

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Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about the possible prolems of having a home robot.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the different stress pattern from others.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the different stress pattern from others.

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences

We tried to ______ the aliens and managed to stop them from invading our planet.

Animals are living ______; therefore, we should not hurt them needlessly.

There is a strong ______ that it will rain this afternoon.

It's exciting to discover ______ of earlier civilizations.