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ĐỀ CƯƠNG TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
BÀI SỐ 2 – HỌC KÌ II
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Gaps- filling
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Trang 2I LISTEN
4 Sydney dry, ……… 17 ………
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences
1 At 9 o’clock yesterday, we on the beach
2 Millions of Christmas cards _every year
3 I must go now I promised late
4 The baby _ his food onto the floor and making his mother angry
5 I take part most youth activities of my school
6, Tom _his hand when he was cooking the dinner
7 I would like _to Africa
8 It was kind you to help them
9 Jane saw her old friend while she _the street
10 She asked me _a driving license
a if I have b whether I have c if I had d whether I has had
11 I don't know how the game
Trang 3a to play b playing c played d can I play
12 While my father was reading newspapers, my mother meal at 5pm
yesterday
13 Could you please tell me how _a sticky rice cake?
14 The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven of the world
15 Why don’t you come _ for dinner?
16 I saw him the flowers in the garden
17 He used a football player He had to stop because of an injury
a to be/ playing b being/ playing c to be/ to play d be /playing
18 When the teacher comes in, the class stops and stands up
19 Paul is said the brightest student in the class
20 A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called
a water-fetching contest b fetching-water contest
21 While the choir _ Christmas carols, we were making them some cocoa
22 My mother showed me how clothes
23 My computer hasn't since last week
24 These houses _ 100 years ago
25 In order to keep fit, we should do exercises
26 Would you like _ for a drink?
27 The fresh air in the countryside is _
28 My friend told me what when I visited Hoi An
29 When I was a child, I _ my ball through the window
30 Ann television when the phone rang
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
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Complete the sentences, use the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets.
1 When I’m tired, I enjoy (watch) TV
2 A new bike ( buy) _ for me by my mother yesterday
3 While I was cooking the dinner, my sister ( clean) the floor
at 5 p.m yesterday
4 It started ( rain) _ when they left home
5 He said he (be) _ a teacher
6 When she (come) _ , I was having lunch at 12 yesterday
7 Would you mind ( close) the door?
8 The exercise ( do) _ by me tonight
9 The kitchen loor ( clean) _ by her everyday
10 It was late, so we decided (take) a taxi home
V GAP- FILLINGS
1 Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
One (1) _the most famous statues in the (2) _stands on an island in New York Harbor This (3) is, of course, the Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty is a
Trang 5woman who holds a torch up high Visitors can go inside the statue The statue weighs
225 tons and is 301 feet (4) _
The Statue of Liberty was put up (5) 1886 It was a gift to the United States from the people of France
In the years after thestatue (6) put up, many immigrants came to the United States through New York As they entered New York Harbor, they (7) the Statue of Liberty (8) up her torch She symbolized a welcome to a land of freedom
2 Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Tet is a national and (1) _ festival in Vietnam It is occasion for every Vietnamese
to be reunited to think (2) their past activities and hope for good luck (3) the, year to come
Before Tet all houses are white washed and (4) _with yellow apricot flowers and colorful lanterns Everybody is looking (5) _to a more favorable life (6) _ the New Year’s Eve, children are smartly dressed They are hoping to (7) _ money put
in small red envelopes as they are wishing longevity to their grandparents and parents Wrong doings (8) be absolutely avoided on these days
3 Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.
Hi I’m back in the U.S I was with Matilda on her concert tour of Africa The best part was Eritrea The Eritrean people were very friendly and (1) _ The streets weren’t (2) , but the markets often were The restaurants were great, but the service was often (3) _ Some (4) _ were modern and some weren’t, but even (5) _ hotels weren’t air- conditioned The (6) _was very hot and (7) , but Matilda’s concerts were great, and my whole trip to Eritrea was a lot of (8) _
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VI READING
1 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions
New York City is located in the southeastern part of New York State just east of New Jersey The city was found by the Dutch in 1624 At first is called Fort Amsterdam, and then New Amsterdam In 1664, the English took over the city and renamed it New York With the population of more than 7 millions in the city and 19 million in the metropolitan region, New York is the largest city in the United States It is divided into five parts, which are Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island The total area of these parts is 946 square kilometers Visitors to New York are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall Street, and Broadway theater district New York is also where tourists can visit some world famous art galleries and museums
1 Where is New York City?
………
2 When was it found?
3 How many parts are there in the city?
………
4 What are visitors to New York attracted by?
………
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Vietnam’s New Year is celebrated according to the Lunar calendar It is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet It begins between January twenty-first and February nineteen The exact date changes from year to year Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and made offerings on the family altars On the New Year’s Eve, people sit up to midnight to see the New Year in, then they put on new clothes and give one another the greetings of the season Tet lasts ten days The first three days are the most important Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year As a result, they make every effort to avoid arguments and smile as much as possible
Questions
1 What is Vietnam’s New Year known as?
………
2 What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet?
………
3 Does Tet last three days?
………
4 Why are the first three days the most important?
………
3 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions
Let's visit Tokyo
Tokyo, which is the capital of Japan, is one of the three largest cities in the world In the twelfth century, Japan's capital was an inland city named Kyoto Six hundred years later, many people from Kyoto had moved to a city called Eyed They had renamed it Tokyo and had made this city the capital of all Japan
Today, Tokyo is a busy place It is a center for business and education It is also a
center for religion In addition, Tokyo University, the beautiful grounds of the Imperial Place, the famous Imperial Hotel, built in 1920 by an American, Frank Lloyd Wright, and many fine shops, stores, theaters and eating places can be found in this capital
In downtown Tokyo, many large, new buildings made of concrete and steel may be
seen Some of these were built after the earthquake of 1923 Others were built after
World War II
* Answer the questions.
1 Which city used to be the capital of Japan in the 12th century ?
………
2 What did Tokyo use to be called?
………
3 Who designed the Imperial Hotel ?
……… 4.What were large, modern buildings in Tokyo made of ?
VII WRITING
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1 Charles said, “I’m living in London now.”
Charles said………
2 Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem “A visit from Saint Nicholas.”
The poem“A visit from Saint Nicholas.” ……….
3 He asked me “How do you get there? ”
He asked ………
4 Nien asked Hoa, “Do you have many new friends?”
Nien asked Hoa………
5 Johnny said to me, “I don’t know what Fred is doing.”
Johnny said to me that………
6 My father decorated the Christmas tree with colored lights.
The Chrismas tree with colored lights ………
7 She said, “I will answer the phone.”
She said ………
8 Santa Claus gave children presents on Christmas Eve.
Children ………
9 He said to his friends, “I must go home now.”
He said ………
10 I asked Nam, “Are you free tonight?”
I asked Nam ………
11 She asked the tourists, “Do you know the way to the station?”
She asked ………
12 John said, “Is Phong Nha Cave in southern Vietnam, Nhi?”
John asked Nhi ………
13 Thanh said to her teacher, “Will I finish my exercise at home?”.
Thanh asked ………
14 Hoa said, “I can’t go out after 8 pm.”
Hoa ………
15 She said to me, “I will come and see you as soon as I can.”
She said ………
16 Susan said, “My sister is coming to see me next week.”
Susan ………
ĐÁP ÁN
A Listen and fill in the blanks
And here is today’s weather forecast for traveler in Vietnam
1 Let’s start with Ha Noi Ha Noi is going to have a humid day It’s will be very cold with a low of ten and a high
of seventeen.
2 Hue will be sunny and warm, with a low of sixteen degrees centigrade and a high of twenty-four.
Trang 93 In Da Lat, it will be cool and dry today The low will be thirteen degrees and the high will be eighteen
4.Today in Ho Chi Minh city It will be hot and humid, with a low of twenty-two and a high of thirty-three
B Listen and fill in the blanks
And here is today’s weather forecast for internatonal traveler
1 Let’s start with Paris Paris is going to have a humid day It’s will be very cold with a low of two and a high of fifteen.
2 Bangkok will be warm and dry, with a low of twenty-four degrees centigrade and a high of thirty-one.
3 Tokyo is going to have a windy day It’s will be cloudy with a low of seven and a high of sixteen.
4 Sydney will be dry and hot, with a low of seventeen and a high of twenty-four.
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentences
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others
Complete the sentences, use the correct form or tense of the verbs in the brackets
1 watching 2 was bought 3 was cleaning 4 to rain 5 was
6 came 7 closing 8 will be done 9 is cleaned 10 to take
V GAP- FILLINGS
1 Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
2 Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
3 Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces
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VI READING
1 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions
1 It is located in the southeastern part of New York State just east of New Jersey
2 It was found by the Dutch in 1624.
3.There are five.
4 They are all attracted by places such as the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Wall Street, and Broadway theater district famous art galleries and museums.
2 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions
1 It is officially known as Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet
2 Vietnamese people usually make preparations for the holiday several weeks beforehand They tidy their houses, cook special food, clean and made offerings on the family altars
3 No, it doesn’t.
4.Because Vietnamese people believe that how people act during those days will influence the whole year
3 Read the passage carefully and answer the questions
1 It is Kyoto.
2 It used to be called Kyoto.
3 AnAmerican, Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Imperial Hotel.
4 They are made of concrete and steel.
VII WRITING
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
1 Charles said he was living in Lon Don then.
2 “A visit from Saint Nicholas.” was written by Clement Clarke Moore.
3 He asked me hoe to get there.
4 Nien asked Hoa if/ whether she had many new friends.
5 Johnny said to me that he didin’t know what Fred was doing.
6 The Chrismas tree with colored lights were decorated by my father.
7 She said she would answer the phone.
8 Children were given presents by Santa Claus on Christmas Eva
9 She said to his friends that she had to go home then.
10 I asked Nam if/ whether he was free that night.
11 She asked the tourists if / whether they knew the way to the station.
12 John asked Nhi if / whether Phong Nha Cave was in southern Vietnam.
13 Thanh asked his friends if /whether she would finish her exercise at home.
14 Hoa said she couldn’t go out after 8 pm.
15 She said to me she would come and see me as soon as she can.
Susan said her sister was coming to see her the folow