Đề thi HK2 Tiếng Anh 8 - Đề số 4

Listen to Mrs Lee talking to her secretary about her business trip.

You will hear Kate and Jeremy talking about a party. Listen and complete questions 6 - 10. You will hear the conversation twice.

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

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete these sentences.

Rewrite the following sentences as directed (using the suggested words) so that the meanings stay the same.

Read the following passage, then choose the correct answer to questions.

Today, computer companies sell many different programs for computers. First, there are programs for doing math problems. (31) _________, there are programs for scientific studies. Third, some programs are like fancy typewriters. They are often used by writers and businesspeople. Other (32) _________are made for courses in schools and universities. And finally, there are programs for fun. They include word games and puzzles for children and adults. There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like (33) _________. Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they (34) _________. It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toy and childhood. Computers also have lights and pretty pictures. And computers even seem to have personalities. That may sound strange, but computers seem to have feelings. Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem angry. It is easy (35) _________they are like people.

Read the following passage then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

I often hear or read about “natural disasters” - the eruption of Mount St Helen (a volcano in the state of Washington), Hurricane Andrew in Florida, the floods in the American Midwest, terrible earthquakes all over the world, huge fires and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4th when a high-pressure system (warm air) cover southern England. With the freezing-cold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terribly high and there was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally on Tuesday, December 9th, the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick, many of them died.