II ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HKII ( English 8) I Find the word with the different underlined sound 1 A washed B crushed C stayed D watched 2 A book B good C food D foot 3 A face B plane C station D travel 4 A s[.]
Trang 1ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HKII ( English 8)
I Find the word with the different underlined sound
1 A washed B crushed C stayed D watched
3 A face B plane C station D travel
4 A stopped B washed C danced D played
7 A mention B question C action D education
8 A watched B liked C stayed D laughed
9 A sun B fun C put D unhappy
12 A listened B opened C wanted D lived
II Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences
1 Air……., together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today
A pollute B pollution C polluting D polluted
2 The road in front of my office is always ……… when it rains heavily
A to flood B flooding C flood D flooded
3 Singapore is famous for its …… and green trees
A cleanliness B cleanly C cleaning D clean
4 In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are … food at Christmas
A national B historical C traditional D possible
5 The USA has a population of 304 million, and it’s the third… country in the world
A smallest B largest C narrowest D highest
6 The roof of the building …… in a storm a few days ago
A damaged B was damaged C has damaged D has been damaged
7 A severe tropical…… is called a typhoon
A drought B rain C flood D storm
8 As soon as the floodwater … down, people …… their houses
A went - cleaned B had gone – cleaned
C went - had cleaned D had gone – had cleaned
9 If I were you, I …… do something to prevent him from littering
10 Earth ……… by the gravity of the Sun and orbits around it
11 By the time we ……… to the cinema, the film had started
A gets B had got C has got D got
12 When the policeman came there, the robber …….…
A had left B has left C left D was left
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accommodation
A short B temporary C present D instant
14 Seven of ten people prefer face-to-face … when having a date
A language B contact C code D sign
15 When thermal pollution happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes and oceans ……
A changes B keeps C remains D stays
16 Australia is home to … animals like kangaroos and koalas
17 If you were the president, what … you do to help the environment?
18.The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by … their noses
19 The village’s drinking water … with poisonous chemicals since the factory came into operation
C has contaminated D has been contaminated
20 When the policeman came to the scene, the driver of the car …
A have left B had left C leaves D was left
21 Sciences and technology have enormous …… on economic development
22 I believe that our new manager has the … to work well in this business environment
A inflexible B flexibly C flexibility D flexible
23 If the factory … dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die
A continues B continued C will continue D continue
24 You will recognize Jenny when you see her She … ……….a red hat
A wears B is wearing C will wear D will be wearing
25 The farmer rides the ……… carts loaded full of rice home
26 Little Pascal ……a mechanical calculator which could do additions or subtractions very quickly
A discovered B found C found out D invented
27 Robots save workers from ………dangerous tasks
A making B having C performing D carrying
28 Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless………that is not
necessarily true
29 Recent ………developments have made robots more user-friendly and intelligent
A science B scientist C scientific D scientifically
Trang 330 Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games, ………they lost their interests in daily activities
31 Science and technology have ………the life safe, secure and comfortable
32 The teacher …… me that I had better devote more time to science subjects such as physics, chemistry, and biology
33 Science is used in all corners of the world for the ………of people
34 If you …… something, you should patent it as quickly as possible
A invented B invent C have invented D are inventing
III Give the correct tense or form of the following verbs.
1 I (watch) ……… a science fiction film on TV at 9 00 tonight
2 Our teacher says that new technology (make)………… many workers jobless in the future
3 Look at those clouds – I think it (rain)…………
4 If you use robots to do the housework, you (become)…… lazy and you (not get)
……… enough exercise
5 People say that technology (change) ………… up entire rooms are small enough to put on desktops and into wristwatches
6 We’ll need (call)……… him more often
7 This time next week , I (lie)……… on the beach on Phu quoc Island
8 Thomas Edison said that none of his inventions (come)………… by accident They (be)………… all the result of hard work
9 By the time I( arrive)………the airport, my husband( wait)……… for me for an hour
10 If the trees(be not)……….watered daily, they will die
11 Many houses( destroy)………in the hurricane last night in Nghe An
12 If the students reviewed all lessons, They(do)……… the test well
13 After the thief (leave)……….the house, the police (come)………
14 He ( not go )……… out last night, he ( stay )……… at home
15 … Lan ( learn )……….… English for 2 years ? - No, she ( learn )……… for 3 years
16 …….you ( wear )…… uniform yesterday ? No I ( not wear )…… yesterday
17.….your mother ( read )……… book every night ? - No, she ( watch )
………TV
18 We (save) ……… electricity if we didn’t pay much money
19 If we use water carefully, more people (have) ………… fresh water
20 That room (paint)………at this time next week
21 He wouldn’t be ill if he ( not smoke)………a lot
22 By the time the police (come)……… , the thief (leave)………
Trang 423 After I(finish)……… the lesson, Lan went out.
24 This house ( build)……… in 2015
25 Factories (not dump) ………… ….waste into rivers if the government fines them heavily
26 If people travel to work by bus, there (be)………fewer car fumes 27.If you (be) ………the president, what would you do to help the environment ? 28.They get sick so often.If they exercised more, they (be) ………… heathier
29 Four countries ……… (visit) by John so far
30 London ……… (have) a population of eight million people
31 The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which ……… (symbolize) freedom
32 Vietnam’s Independence Day ……… (celebrate) on September 02nd
33 We ……… (visit) Sydney Opera House for several times
34 Some activities ………… (prepare) to celebrate the lunar new year now
* Read the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank.
The key advantage of face-to-face (1) is that body language becomes a part of the conversation, too When emailing or talking on the phone, there is no opportunity (2) the other person Even video conferencing sometimes doesn’t provide the full picture of the person you’re talking to
By having a face-to-face conversation, people have the opportunity to see the posture, facial expressions (3) arm gestures of their communication partners A look of shock or anger on the face can change the whole trajectory of the conversation Similarly, making eye contact and shaking someone’s hand can help to establish trust and ease tensions
For example, if a salesperson is meeting with a prospect (4) person and presents the price for the product, the look on the prospect’s face can be very telling about whether they will accept the price or not This gives the salesperson an opportunity to further elaborate on the benefits and results the product will achieve If this conversation had taken (5) on the phone, the salesperson may not have realized that the prospect needed further convincing after seeing the price
1 A Communication B Communicative C communicate D
communicatively
5 A position B situation C condition D place
**Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks:
information by invented However working
Trang 5Nowadays a lot of important inventions are carried out by scientists (1) _ for large industrial firm (2) , there are still opportunities for other people to invent various things In Britain, there is a weekly television program which attempts
to show allthe various devices which people have recently (3) _ The people organizing the program receive (4) about 700 inventions a year New ideas can still be developed (5) _private inventors However, it is important
to consider these questions Will it be wanted? Is it new?
IV Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means the same as the first one.
1 Scientists have invented new devices to help people live a longer life
->New devices ……… ………
2 I don’t have enough time, so I can’t go on holiday this summer
->If ……… ……… 3.The man had a broken leg He tried to save his wife
->In spie of………
4 I can’t tell you because I don’t know the answer
->If ………
5 They will do the test well They will review them all hard
->If……….………
6 The rescue workers evacuated the villagers in the raged flood to the safe place last night
->The villagers in the raged flood……… ………
7 The students will provide aids for the homeless people tomorrow
->Aids……… …
8 The people will protect the environment now The environment will be nice
->If……… ………
9 They don’t have a map, so they get lost
->If……….………
10 The storm destroyed many houses in this village last week
->Many houses………
11 Did they give food to homeless people last year ?
->Was………
12 Although the weather was bad, the football match was not canceled
->Despite……… 13.Many rivers and lakes are poisoned Factories produce waste and pour it into rivers and lakes (because)
………
14 Plastic bags are a major source of waste We should not throw plastic bags
everywhere (so)
………
15 We won’t hold the festival It costs too much money (IF)
………
Trang 616 The tortoise was running The hare was sleeping (WHILE)
………
17 The girl worked hard Her stepmother wasn’t happy (ALTHOUGH)
………
18 Radioactive pollution is very dangerous It can cause abnormal growth [since]
………
19 I don’t have much money now, but I want to buy a house in Phu Quoc
If……… ……
20 Light pollution happens There is a change in animals’ living patterns
If………
21 Acid rain is dangerous Trees’ leaves are damaged [because ]
……… 22.The Walt Disney Studios, the famous movie company, has produced hundreds of cartoons for children
Hundreds of cartoons for children………
23 “I am going to read some scientific books thisweekend,” Mai said
Mai said that
24 “The invention of the Internet in 1969 is the greatest invention,” Ha said
Ha said that
25 “The first handheld mobile phone weighed 2.5 pounds,” John told me
John told me that
26 “Apple has sold over 900 million iphones globally,” the manager said
The manager said that
27 My friend said, “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”
28 “Have you done your homework?”, said my mother
29 I asked Bill,” What time did you go to bed last night?”
30 Paul said, “I must go home now.”
31 “Will we read the story?”, Bill asked his teacher
32 “I don’t know where Alice is,” said Vicky
33 “Can you photocopy this report for me?” Tom said to Linda.
Tom asked Linda
34 “Don’t wait for me”, she said to her friend
She told her friend
35 My daughter loves to listen to my story before going to bed
My daughter enjoys
36 Jessica was my classmate, but now she studies in another school
Trang 7Jessica used
37 “You should study harder this semester”, the teacher said
The teacher said
38 Leaves are damaged The tree cannot get enough food energy to stay healthy
[because]
………
V Read the passage and complete the sentences Circle A, B, or C.
America is known as the land of opportunity Thousands of people immigrate to the
United States every year from different parts of the world to have access to these kinds
of opportunities This is what is known as, "the American dream"
America is also home to many of the world's top colleges and universities The California Institute of Technology is a top world-ranked college that focuses highly on science and engineering It is located in the city of Pasadena Harvard University is another top world-ranked college that you might be familiar with The buildings at Harvard date all the way back to the year 1636, making Harvard the oldest university in the United States It is located in the state of Massachusetts University of California, Los Angeles is another institute worthy of recognition Located next to Hollywood, UCLA has distinguished itself as a prestigious and selective university due to the number of people who apply for admission throughout the United States The universities mentioned are but a few of the many other excellent schools that make the United States so outstanding
1 America is called the land of
A dream B opportunity C immigration
2 The word immigrate in line 1 can be replaced by .
A come into B go out of C travel
3 The California Institute of Technology
A ranks first in the world
B is a university focusing on natural sciences
C focuses on science and engineering
4 What is NOT true about Harvard?
A It was founded in 1636
B It is the oldest university in the world
C It is located in Massachusetts
5 University of California, Los Angeles
A is in Hollywood
B is different from other universities
C has a high number of applications
VI Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
1 English/ an/language/ Malaysia/ India/ many/ is/ official/ in/ and/ other countries./
………
2 English speakers/ increasing/ the/ of/ number/ world/ is/ the/ in/ fast./
………
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Scotland./
………
VI
1 Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D)
Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere (1) comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and many smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans Neighbouring countries (2) Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea (3) the north, the Solomon, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the Southeast Australia (4) six states, and two major mainland territories The (5) city of Australia is Canberra With a population of over 380,000, it’s Australia’s largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall
2 A include B contain C has D conclude
5 A capital B urban C rural D suburb
2 Read the text and do the tasks
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923 The earthquake began a minute before noon when the habitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals Thousand of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake As a result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of buildings
* These sentences are T (true ) or F ( false )
1, A hundred thousand people were killed in Tokyo in 1923 because of an earthquake
2 The earthquake began a minute before midnight
3 The fire engines were prevented from going to help because most of the water pipes had burst
4 Over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire
** Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Nepal on April 25th, 2015 It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Nepal since 1934 The earthquake occurred in central Nepal It also affected India, Bangladesh and Tibet, China The earthquake killed more than 8,800 people and injured over 23, 000 people Hundreds of thousands of people were made homeless with entire villages flattened Kathmandu Burbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was destroyed The earthquake also caused an avalanche
on Mount Everest which killed at least 19 people About 90% of soldiers from Nepalese Army were sent to stricken areas Many countries and international organizations sent
Trang 9medical experts, emergency workers, rescue staff, and money as well as providing medical supplies, food and equipment to help Nepal
1 What hit Nepal on April 25th, 2015?
A a tsunami B a tornado C an earthquake D a forest fire
2 How many countries are affected by the earthquake?
A two B three C four D five
3 What is the number of people injured?
A 8,800 B 23,000 C 88,000 D 2,300
4 What happened to Kathmandu Burbar Square?
A It was safe B It was destroyed
C It was moved away D It wasn’t exist
*** Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow.
Thomas Alva Edison was born in Ohio in 1847 As a child, he received less than a year
of formal schooling, but was educated at home His parents allowed him to set up a laboratory in their basement and his mother gave him books about chemistry and electronics Edison credits his mother as being ‘the making’ of him
In 1878, Thomas Edison began serious research into developing a practical incandescent lamp and on October 14, 1878, Edison filed his first patent application for
"Improvement In Electric Lights" In 1879 he created a successful incandescent light bulb This was his hardest project – from 1877 to 1880, Edison and his assistants tried around 3000 experiments to perfect their light bulb design By the end of 1880, Edison had produced a bulb that lasted 1500 hours This discovery marked the beginning of commercially manufactured light bulbs and in 1880, Thomas Edison’s company, Edison
Electric Light Company began marketing its new product.
21 When was Edison born?
A in 1878 B in 1847 C in 1877 D in 1500
22 Where was Edison’s laboratory?
A at his school B in a company C in the city D in their basement
23 How many hours did the 1880 bulb last?
24 What does the word “its” in the last sentence refer to?
A Thomas Edison’s company B Thomas Edison’s patent
C Thomas Edison’s invention D Thomas Edison’s discovery
25 What is the main idea of the passage?
A A brief history of the light bulb
B The early life of Thomas Edison
C Family of Thomas Edison
D Thomas Edison’s company
**Supply the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets.
1.They prefer ……… (play) in a swimming pool all day
2.Last week, we (have)……… dinner with a French family
3.I hate eating with spoon because it………(cause) trouble when I eat fish
Trang 104.The speaker ……… (give) a presentation on Vietnamese customs and traditions right now
5.She ……….(travel) to six countries since she ………(start) the job
6.Our family ……….(have) dinner together every Saturday night It’s our family tradition
7.I hope I ……… (have) a chance to visit your country soon
8.When in Japan, you should avoid ……….(eat) on the go
9.I think you should ……… (go) to the doctor You look terrible
10.The Japanese tend ……….(use) their mobile phones discreetly when in public
11 I (watch) a science fiction film on TV at 9 00 tonight
12 Many houses (destroy) in the hurricane last night in Nghe An
13 Don’t forget ( turn) off the lights before going to bed
14 We (save) thousands of trees if we (not waste) paper
15 The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build)
16 Thousands of house (damage) by the storm last night
17 Jim crashed into another car because he (not/ realise) the red traffic light
18 If we (have) a yacht, we would sail the seven seas
19 If I lived on a lonely island, I (run) around naked all day
***Write full sentences using the suggested words and phrases
1 “You had better not lend Donald any money, Mary”, said Peter
Peter advised Mary ………
2 Eating too much fat and sugar can result in health problems (lead)
………
3 Acid rain is dangerous Trees’ leaves are damaged (Because of)
………
4 The Smiths have tidied the house for Tet
The house
5 The last time he met her was in 2005
He hasn't
6 The young man said, “ I must go to Cairo tomorrow”
The young man
7 I don’t have enough time, so I can’t go on holiday this summer
If ………
8 Although the weather was bad, the football match was not canceled
Despite ………
9 The storm destroyed many houses in this village last week
Many houses ………
10 “I will have my car repaired tomorrow”, Peter said
Peter said that ……….………