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

Listen to some information about natural disasters and technology. Circle the best answer A, B, or C. You will listen TWICE.

How are natural disasters happening around the world today?

What is the positive effect of using advanced technology?

Who is a forecaster?

Currently, how much time do people have to prepare for an upcoming storm?

How does advanced technology warn people of upcoming disasters?

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.

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

learn to search for the answers and to (4) reasons.

as well as critical thinking and problem-solving (5) in their future.

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.

The passage describes predictions about future smartphones offered by ______.

According to the passage, what can a user do to his / her smartphone by 2035?

According to the passage, future smartphones may use ______ to help their users interact in computer games.

Which of the following tasks can a super smartphone NOT do for its users?

According to the passage, people may treat their super smartphones as ______ in the near future.

Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence has the same meaning

I don’t have enough time, so I can’t go on holiday this summer.

If _________________________________________________________________

Although the weather was bad, the football match was not canceled.

Despite ____________________________________________________________

Make sentences using the words and phrases below

Charles Babbage / an English polymath / design / three computers.

________________________________________________________

He / never / construct / computer / because / he / not / enough / money.

________________________________________________________

Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about the advantages OR disadvantages of a type of shopping.

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

My teacher said that she _____ meet me next week.

Minh told me that he often _____ his favourite pictures on Twitter.

Mai said that she was reading a sci-fi book _____.

All the students told me that they were working on _____ science projects.