In Boston, where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf, he worked far into the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of the sound.. 2/ Read the passage carefully, and
Trang 1ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP TA 8 (Năm học: 2009-2010) I/ READING:
1/ Read the passage, then decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F),
Graham Bell was born in Scotland in 1847, but when he was a young man of twenty- three he moved with his parents to Canada Before the year was over, young Graham had left his family and gone to Boston Though Bell was a dreamer, he was also a practical thinker and a man of action In Boston, where he worked by day as a teacher of the deaf,
he worked far into the night experimenting with the electrical transmission of the sound This led to the invention of the telephone
1/ Alexander G Bell was born in England
2/ He emigrated to Canada in 1865
3/ He went to Boston when he was twenty – three
4/ He worked with the deaf in Boston
5/ He experimented with the electrical transmission of the sound by day
6/ Graham Bell invented the telephone
2/ Read the passage carefully, and answer the questions below
Do you have any close friends? I think everybody at least has one close friend in their
life And so do I I have two close Friends, Hanh and Mai We are in the same class at the primary school, and then secondary school We are also neighbors so we spend most of our time in learning and play together Hanh is a beautiful girl with big black eyes and an oval rosy face She is an intelligent student who is always at the top of the class She likes reading, she often goes to the library Mai isn’t as beautiful as Hanh, but she has a lovely smile and looks very healthy Mai is a volleyball star of our school She is also very sociable and has a good sence of humor I love both of my friends and I always hope of my friends and I always hope our friendship will never die
Questions:
1 Does the author have any close friends? What are their names?
2 What is Hanh’s hobby?
3 What’s Mai character?
4 Which sport does Mai play in the school team?
3/ Read the passage carefully, and answer the questions below.
Hello! My name is David I work for a construction company I have worked for this
company for nearly 5 years We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that At the
moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway I usually work in the roads department, but this month I am working in the department that builds So my whole working day is different just now I normally spend a lot of time outdoors, because I have to go the construction sites But with this new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop Now I am testing a model of the new bridges I enjoy it a lot, because I have learned a lot of new things
1 How long has David worked for his construction company?
2 What is his company doing at the moment?
3 Where does he usually work?
4 Is he working in the roads department this month?
5 Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors?
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4/ Read the passage carefully, and answer the questions below.
Ha Long – Bay of the Descending Dragon- is popular with both Vietnamese and
international tourists One of the attractions of Ha Long is bay’s calm water with limestone
mountains The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer Upon arriving in Ha
Long city, visitors can go along Chay Beach From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out
to the Bay It is here that the visitors can find some of Southeast Asia’s most beautiful sites Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long It was the cave in which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288
1 Who (m) is Ha Long popular with?
2 What is one of the attractions of Ha Long?
3 What is the Bay’s water like?
4 What can visitors do when they arrive in Ha Long City?
5 Which is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long?
6 Where did General Tran Hung Dao hide wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in 1288?
II/ Use the correct form of the verbs:
1 The sun (rise) in the East.
2 Last year, I (not visit) Huong pagoda.
3 He (learn) English since 2001.
4 .You (have) a test tomorrow?
5 We should (underline) -the important words
6 Does he want (become) -a singer?
7 My father (not, go) -to work last Tuesday
8 She always (phone) -me on the weekend
9 Mr Brown used (play) -football when he (be) -young
10 -You -(go) out last night?
11 You must (take) -an umbrella I- -(rain) now
12 In English the sun -(not shine) everyday
13 An is in hospital I -(visit) him tomorrow
14 You should (underline) -the word you want (learn)
15 Can you help me (move) -this table
16 They were proud of (be) - so successful
17 She likes (plant) -roses in the garden
18 Please stop (ask) -me questions
19 She (meet) - - -him for 2 years
20 Lan (speak) - -English 2years ago
21 -You ever (come) -there
22 Asked me (answer) -his questions
23 What -you (do) -at 8 o’clock yesterday?
24 I (watch) -T.V
III/ Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentences below
1 My father was good at swimming He used to swimming in summer.
A going B to go C went D go
2 I often play soccer Sunday afternoon
A in B at C on D after
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A enough strong B strong enough C too strong D so strong
4 The children enjoy in the rain.
A walk B walking C walks D to walk
5 My brother speaks English
A good B better C well D the best
6 Would you like to a party on Saturday?
A to come B come C comes D coming
7 I’ll be home seven because I want to see the seven o’clock news.
A on B of C at D before
8 Miss Jackson said you harder on your Spanish pronunciation.
A working B to work C will work D should work
9 My birthday is May 28 th
A in B at C for D on
10 He is not to get married.
A enough old B old enough C too enough D enough too
11 He asked me the books to his office
A to take B take C taking D takes
12 She has studied English 2 years
A for B since C about D in
13 We have studied here -last year
A For B since C in D To
14 His parents are always proud - him
A In B for C of D With
15 She is old enough to look after
A Themselves B Himself C Herself D Yourself
16 You should walk on the
A Sidewalk B Himself C avenue D Road
17 My mother will come to see me - Friday
A On B in C after D at
18 The teacher asked the children
A Stop playing B Stopping to play C To stop playing D Stop to play
19 My father used -us to the zoo when he was alive
A take B took C taken D to take
20 They really worked - this semester
A bad B good C hard D hardly
21 May I help you? -
A I’m afraid, I’m busy now B sorry! I can’t
C I’m fine D Oh yes That’s very kind of you 22. -Is a story passed on, spoken from one generation to the next
A Folktale B Legend C Fiction D novel
23 it’s too cold outside. - You close the door, please?
A Do B Are C Could D Why don’t
24 I enjoy -to music in the evening
A Listening B listen C to listen D listened
25 I often play soccer -Sunday afternoon
Trang 4A in B at C on D after
26 We should wait here - our teacher comes back
A Before B until C after D during
27 Mr Brown is the same age - Mrs Brown
A as B like C from D with
28 The little boy is not -to lift the suitable
A enough strong B strong enough C too strong D so strong
29 My father was good at swimming He used to -swimming in summer
A go B goes C went D going
30 Kate hates -to classical music
A listens B listened C listen D listening
31 Hung is -student in my class
A better B most better C the best D most best
32 Ho Chi Minh is larger and -beautiful than Ha Noi
A more B as C most D the most
33 Mr Smith -his car for 15 year, but it still looks very new
A has B had C have had D has had
34 I’ve lived in this house -1990
A from B in C since D for
35 We -in Le Nine park when it rained
A walked B have walked C were walking D would walk
36 The boy -next to Hoa is a newcomer
A sit B sits C to sit D sitting
37 I -it 5 years ago
A have seen B saw C was seeing D am seeing
38 She hasn’t finished the letter
A already B just C yet D never
39 We must be there 7.30 and 8.15.
A at B before C between D after
40 Vietnamese language is different English language.
A at B like C from D with
41 Tom is 17 He isn’t to drive a car.
A Enough young B Young enough C enough old D old enough
42 When my uncle was young, he used fishing on Sundays.
A go B went C going D to go
43 Mary likes the piano.
A playing B plays C played D Play
44 She told me you this present.
A giving B to give C gave D given
45 Last night I watched the movie Romeo and Juliet At last they killed
A together B each other C themselves D them
46 Jane is beautiful than her sister.
A as B like C the most D more
47 London is capital city in Europe.
A large B larger C most large D the largest
48 I take park most youth activities of my school.
Trang 5A of B on C to D in
49 Please let Helen with you
A Go B to go C going D goes
50 She told me you this dictionary.
A giving B to give C gave D give
IV/ Writing
Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases You can make all the necessary changes and addition
1 She / learn / this foreign language / nearly 3 years
2 I / just/ know/ her
3 She / always / want / improve her English
4 My mother/ visit my grandmother/ every weekend
5 Last week / she / buy / English- Vietnamese dictionary
6 She / often / use / it / for reading
7 He / ask/ me / learn / my lesson carefully
8 My father / use / go fishing last year
Ordering
9 Time/ she/a/ four/ week/ math/ has.
10 Could/ do/ you/ me/ favor/ a?
11 English/ he/ needs/ improve/ to/ pronunciation
12 She/ used to/ on/ farm/ live/ a.
V/Change verbs in to V 2/ed - and V 3/ ed :
1 Be 8.send 15 Work 22 Teach
2 Know 9 See 16 Collect 23 Learn
3 Eat 10 Write 17 Look 24 Repair
4 Arrive 11 Do 18 Cut 25 Have
5 Go 12 Live 19 Put 26 Escape
6 Want 13 Take 20 Read 27 Use
7 Take 14 Speak 21 Listen 28 Make
VI/ Put these words into sound groups: / t/, /d/, / Id/.
Liked , wanted, shopped, checked, tried, needed, noticed, departed, arrived, worked, liked,
organized, contacted, attended, brushed, concerned, celebrated, called, started, invented, looked, repaired, escaped, used, collected, arrived, decided.
VII/ Fill in the blanks with the suitable prepositions:
1 She was very interesting folktales.
2 My mother used to live a farm.
3 You can reach her 8963087.
4 Every one is busy Tet holiday.
5 I haven’t seen him for ages I last saw him 1987.
6 They often go out for dinner Saturday evening.
7 It’s often rain May.
8 Do you usually do the weekend?
9 There is a bus station the end of this road.
10 Come and sit your sister.
11 The post office is not far my house.
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14 He worked deaf-mutes Boston University.
VIII Correct the sentence mistakes:
1 He is not enough old to get married.
2 He is tall enough play volleyball.
3 She have straight long black hair.
4 I just have bought a poster.
5 She has go to the market
6 Minh oughts to go to the hospital.
7 I am usually free at 8 pm and 10 pm.
8 I have not to cook dinner.
9 I have leant English for 2003.
10 My father asked my brother repair my bike.
XI Answer the questions:
1 How many subjects are there at school?
2 How much time do you spend on English?
3 How often do you have English?
4 Who helps you with your homework?
5 What time do you start and finish school?
6 Where do you live?
7 How do you learn your English?
8 What is your name?
9 What do you look like?
10 What are you like?
11 Where do you live?
12 Who do you live with?
13 What are your hobbies?
14 Who are your best friends?