Đề cương ôn tập giữa học kỳ 2 môn Anh Lớp 8

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ANH LỚP 8 – GIỮA HỌC KỲ 2
ĐỀ 1:
I. Find the word having different stress pattern in each line.
1. A. specific	B. technical	C. general 	D. absolute
2. A. active	B. trainee	C. scientist	D. history 
3. A. geology	B. botanical	C. scientific	D. geography
4. A. ecology	B. environment	C. autography	D. residential
5. A. temporary	B. geology	C. emergency	D. logography
6. A. industry	B. tornado	C. natural	D. injury 
7. A. geography	B. electronic	C. scientific	D. preparation
8. A. debris	B. rainstorm	C. destroy 	D. shelter
9. A. primary	B. animal	C. tropical	D. volcano
10. A. climatology	B. bibliography	C. communication	D. radiography
II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. A person who ________________ the bagpipes is call a piper 
A. plays	B. playing	C. play	D. played
2. Don’t drink that water. It’s ________________
A. damage 	B. dumped	C. contaminated	D. destroyed 
3. If this factory continues ________________ poison into the lake. All the fish will die.
A. pouring	B. dumping	C. pumping	D. sacking
4. I often drink coffee, but today I________________tea.
A. am drinking	B. drinks	C. drank	D. drink
5. All our English teachers are ________________Speaker.
A. native	B. nation	C. original	D. foreign
6. Typhoon are severe tropical storms. They sometimes happen in my ________________
A. stay	B. home	C. house	D. hometown
7. Singapore í famous for its ________________and green trees.
A. cleanliness	B. cleanly	C. cleaning	D. clean
8. Water ________________ in the lake has made the fish die. 
A. pollution 	B. pollute	 	C. polluted 	D. polluting
9. It’s difficult to ________________ what the planet Earth will be like in 100 years’ time.
A. imagine	B. expect 	C. remember 	D. see
10. If the air wasn’t dirty, I ________________ so much.
A. wouldn’t sneeze 	B. sneeze 	 	 C. would sneeze	D. to sneeze
11. While she was dancing, the princess ________________a witch.
A. was seeing	B. saw	C. see	D. is seeing
12. The government is sending ________________to the flood victims.
A. touch	B. aid	C. accommodation	D. provision
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. If he (study)  harder, he can pass an exam.
2. She may be late if she (not hurry) 
3. If you study harder, you (pass)  the exam.
4. If people really cared about the environment, they (not dump) waste into the lake.
5. If there was no fresh water in the world, what (happen) 
6. If you (be)  the president, what would you do to help the environment ?
7.They get sick so often.If they exercised more, they (be) healthier.
8. If I (have)  one million US dollars, I would build more parks in our city.
9. Four countries (visit) by John so far.
10. London  (have) a population of eight million people.
11. Vietnam’s Independence Day (celebrate) on September 09th.
12. We (visit) Sydney Opera House for several times.
13. Some activities  (prepare) to celebrate the lunar new year now.
14. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) 
15. Before she (listen) to music, she (do)  homework.
16. Last night, Peter (go)  to the supermarket before he (go)  home.
17. Most students (leave)  before the volcano (erupt) .
18. I (find)  my pen after I (buy)  a new one.
19. Food and medical supplies (deliver).yesterday afternoon.
20. In the future, natural disasters (predict) accurately with the help of technology. 
21.Three cats (rescue) .by the volunteers last Sunday.
22. Two houses (build) .in the city every years.
23. Earth (hold). by the gravity of the sun and orbits around it.
IV. Put the verbs in bracket in correct tenses.
1. They (come) .. back home after they (finish) . their work.
2. She said that she ( eat) . This kind of food before.
3. Before he (go)  . to visit me, he (telephone) me.
4. He told me he (not/meet)  such kind of people before.
5. When I came to the theatre, the show (start) .
6. Before she (go) .. to the class, she (do). homework.
7. Last night, Phong (go) .. to the cinema before he (go)  home.
V. Rewrite the following sentences 
1. Mr Quang works in a noisy environment. His hearing becomes worse.(if)
- .
2. I can’t tell you unless you tell me what’s wrong.(if)
- .
3. Acid rain is dangerous. Trees’ leaves are damage. ( because of )
- .
 4. Fossil fuels such as coal or oil are burned. Acid gases are produced. (so)
- ..
5. Eating too much sugar can result in health problem. (lead to)
- ..
6. David had gone home before we arrived.
- After .
7. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.
- Before 
8. The light had gone out before we got out of the office.
- When.
9. After she had explained everything clearly, we started our work.
- By the time .
10. My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home.
- Before 
VI. Change these sentences into passive voice.
1.The company will give him some money when he retires
- When he retires, he .
2. They took it back to the zoo.
- It 
3. Someone picks the fruits everyday.
- Fruits..
4. Does the girl do the housework?
- ?
5. They don't drive out the cattle to the field in the winter.
- The cattle.
6. Does machine do most of the farm work?
- .?
7. The girl did not give me the money.
- I ..
- The money .
8. Nobody told me the story.
- I ..
- The story 
9. Some people think he is a dangerous criminal.
-..
-..
10. The teacher gave each of us two exercise books.
-..
-..
VII. Read the text and choose the best answer.
THE GREATEST HANSHIN EARTHQUAKE
The Great Hashin earthquake, or the Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known overseas, was an earthquake in Japan that measured 7.3 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale. It occurred on January 17th, 1995 at 5:46 a.m in the southern part of Hyogo Perfecture, and lasted for approximately 20 seconds. The epicentre of the earthquake was on the northern end of Awaji Island near Kobe, a cosmopolitan city of over 1.5 million people. A total of 6434 people, mainly in the city of Kobe, lost their lives. Additionally, it causes approximately ten trillion yen in damage. It was the worst earthquake in Japan since the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923, which claimed 140000 lives. 
1. The word “oversea” in the text is closest in meaning to ____________
A. Aboard 	B. at sea 	C. by sea
2. The word “occurred” in the text is closest in meaning to _______________
A. Ended 	 B. happened 	C. started
3. It is stated in the passage that the number of deaths in the city of Kobe _______________
A. Was greater than that of the Great Kanto earthquake.
B. Was not as high as in the Great Kanto earthquake. 
C. Exceeded that of any known earthquake
4. The norther end of Awaji island was the place where _______________
A. The effects of the earthquake were felt most strongly.
B. There was no damage to people and property.
C. 1.5 million people lost their lives.
5. We understand from the passage that the Kobe earthquake __________________
A. Is internationally known as the Great Hanshin earthquake
B. Didn’t cause any damage in the neighbourhood of Kobe.
C. Is not the deadliest earthquake in the history of Kobe.
ĐỀ 2:
I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. 
1. A. wanted 	B. washed 	C. danced 	D. played
2. A. goes 	 B. watches	C. misses	D. brushes
3. A. come	 B. mother	C. open	D. some
4. A. mention	B. question	C. action	D. education
5. A. who	B. when	C. where	D. what
II. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. 
1.A. sun	 B. fun	 C. put	 D. unhappy
2. A. mind	 B. bike	C. tradition	D. tidy
3. A. my 	B. happy 	C. hobby 	D. factory
4.A. health	B. team	C. tea	 D. beach
5.A. listened	 B. opened	C. wanted	D. lived
III. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
1.A. person	 B. father	C. teacher	D. enjoy
2. A. prefer	 B. enjoy	C. mother	D. agree
3.A. doctor 	B. father 	C. picture 	D. fancy
4.A. pollution	B. visit	C. listen	D. open
5.A. depend	 B. advise	C. affect	D. listen 
IV. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
1.A. affect	 B. father	C. teacher	D. picture
2. A. prefer	 B. enjoy	C. mother	D. affect
3.A. affect B. happen 	C. pollution 	D. fancy
4.A. pollution	 B. picture	 C. village	D. factory
5.A. illustrate	 B. believe	C. affect	D. village 
V. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. artistic	 B. historic	C. dramatic	D. scientific 
2. A. medical	 	B. national	 C. chemical	D. historical 
3.A. athletic 	 B. dramatic 	C. scientific 	D. heroic
4.A. medical	 B. hospital	C. politic	D. electric
5.A. chemical	 B. physical	C. environmental	D. medical
VI. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. athletic	 B. historic	C. dramatic	D. scientific 
2. A. medical	B. national	C. chemical	D. informal 
3.A. athletic 	B. dramatic 	C. scientific 	D. heroic
4.A. medical	 B. hospital	C. politic	D. electric
5.A. dramatic	 	B. physical	C. environmental	D. medical
VII. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
1.A. affect	 B. father	C. pollution	D. believe
2. A. prefer	 B. enjoy	C. dramatic	D. affect
3.A. factory B. happen 	C. pollution 	D. poison
4.A. believe	 B. picture	 C. village	D. factory
5.A. illustrate	 B. believe	 C. affect	D. village 
VOCABURLARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer. (A, B, C or D )
1. I like ______________ back my home village on holiday. 
A. comes	 	B. come	 	C. came	 	D. coming
2. If the factory ________________ dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.
A. continues	B. to continue	 C. continued	D. will continue
3.Water ________________ in the lake has made the fish die. 
A. pollution 	B. pollute	 C. polluted D. polluting
4. Mi and Nick like ______________ back Mi’s home village on holiday. 
A. comes	 	B. come	 	C. came	 	D. coming
5. If the factory continues dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals ________________.
A. die	 B. to die	 C. dead	 D. will die
6. Water pollution is the ________________ in the lake has made the fish die. 
A. contaminating 	B. contaminate	 C. contaminated D. contamination
7. If we ______________ water carefully, more people will have fresh water. 
A. will use	 	 B. would use	 	C. using	 	D. use
8. If the factory continues dumping poison ________________ the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.
A. into	 B. to 	 C. about	 D. in
II. Choose the best answer. (A, B, C or D )
1. Mi and Nick like ______________ back Mi’s home village on holiday. 
A. comes	 	B. come	 	C. came	 	D. coming
2. If the factory ________________ dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.
A. continues	B. to continue	 C. continued	D. will continue
3.Water ________________ in the lake has made the fish die. 
A. pollution 	B. pollute	 C. polluted D. polluting
4. If the air wasn’t dirty, I ________________ so much.
A. wouldn’t sneeze B. sneeze 	 C. would sneeze	 D. to sneeze
5. If the factory continues dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals ________________.
A. die	 B. to died	 C. dead	 D. will died
6. Water pollution is the ________________ in the lake has made the fish die. 
A. contaminating 	B. contaminate	 C. contaminated D. contamination
7. If I were you, I ______________ that car . 
A. would buy	 B. buy	 	 C. bought	 D. buying
8. If we recycle more, we ________________ the Earth.
A. help	 B. would help	 C. helping	 D. will help
Conditional Sentence Type I : Câu điều kiện loại 1
I. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1.If we (recycle) ________ more, we will help the Earth.
2. Factories (not dump) ______________waste into rivers if the government fine them heavily.
3. If people travel to work by bus, there (be) ______________fewer car fumes.
4. We (save) ________________thousands of trees if we don’t waste paper.
5. If we use water carefully, more people (have) ______________fresh water.
6. If the factory (continue) ________________ dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic animals will die.
7.If we recycle more, we (help) ________________ the Earth.
8. If people (travel)________________to work by bus, there will be fewer car fumes.
9. We save thousands of trees if we (not waste)_______________don’t waste paper.
10. Factories don’t dump waste into rivers if the government (fine) _______________ them heavily.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. If he (study) ________________ harder, he can pass an exam.
2. She may be late if she (not hurry) ________________.
3.If you study harder, you (pass) ________________ the exam.
4. If you are kind to me, I (be) _______________ good to you.
5.If he (give) _______________ up smoking, as his doctor orders, he will be soon well again.
6. You (not pass) _______________ your driving test unless you drive more carefully.
7. He’ll be ill if he (not stop) ________________ worrying so much.
8. We’ll go to the beach tomorrow if it ( be) ________________ nice.
III.Combine each pair of sentences to make a conditional sentence type 1.
1.Students are more aware of protecting the environment. Teachers teach environmental issues at school.
If 
2.Light pollution happens. Animals change their behaviour patterns.
If ..
3.The levels of radioactive polluion decrease.We switch from nuclear power to renewable energy sources.
If ..
4.The water temperature increases.Some aquatic creatures are unable to reproduces.
If.....................
5.People get more diseases.The water is contaminated.
If 
Conditional Sentence Type II : Câu điều kiện loại 2
IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. If I were you, I (look) ________________ for a new place to live.
2. If Lan wasn’t ill, she ( join) ________________ out tree planting activity.
3.If there were fewer cars on the road, there (be) ________________ less pollution.
4.If people really cared about the environment, they ( not dump ) ________________ waste into the lake.
5.If there was no fresh water in the world, what (happen) ________________.
6.If you (be) ________________ the president, what would you do to help the environment ?
7.They get sick so often.If they exercised more, they (be) ________________ heathier.
8.If I (have) ________________ one million US dollars , I would build more parks in our city.
9.Quan’s mother is unhappy.If Quan tided his room every day, his mother (not be) __________
so upset.
10.There isn’t a garden at house .If there were, we (grow) ________________ vegetables.
V. Write a conditional sentence type 2 for each situation, as in the example.
1.There are so many billboards in our city. People can not enjoy the view.
If .
2.There is so much light in the cityat night.We can not see the stars clearly.
If 
3.We turn on the heater all the time. We have to pay three million dong for electricity a month.
If 
4.The karaoke bar makes so much noise almost every night. The residents complain to its owner.
If 
5.She has a headache after work every day.She works in a noisy office.
If .
READING
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
 Environmental pollution is a term that (1)______ to all the ways by which man pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with (2)______ gases and smoke, (3)_____ the water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4)_____ with too many fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (5)_____ various other ways. For example, people ruin natural beauty by (6)_____ junk and litter on the land and in the water.
 Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air, water and soil are necessary to the (7)_____ of all living things. Badly polluted air can cause illness, and (8)_____ death. Polluted water kills fish and other (9)_____ life. Pollution of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental pollution also brings ugliness to man’s (10)_____ beautiful world.
 1. A. means B. refers C. provides D. reduces
 2. A. thick B. natural C. exhaust D. influent
 3. A. purifies B. pumps C. sprays	 D. poisons
 4. A. soil B. forests C. streets D. beaches
 5. A. on B. in C. by D. with
 6. A. spoiling B. leaving C. scattering D. gathering
 7. A. survival B. environment C. development D. growth
 8. A. so B. ever C. too D. even
 9. A. animal B. marine C. human D. plant
10. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. natured
II. Read the passage and answer the questions.
Visual pollution has a greater effect on people than you may think. I remember when I went to a big city, I was really scared because so much graffiti on the buildings' wall. Then I looked up, and I saw a lot of power lines over my head. Although they were not dangerous, I still felt unsafe since I thought they might fall down. These things prevented me from enjoying the beautiful sights of the city.
I also remember the time when I was a student at a university. Once I was so busy with my assignments that I did not tidy my room for two weeks. Looking at the messy room caused me so much stress that I did not want to study. Then I decided to clean the room and put my thing in their proper places. I also bought a small plants and placed it in a corner of the room. These simple actions increased my motivation and helped me to focus on my learning.
Questions.
1. How did the author feel when she saw the power lines?
 .
2. Why did she have that feeling?
3. What was she busy with?
4. What happened when she looked the messy room?
5. What did she do for her room?
ĐỀ 3:
I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. 
1. A. wanted 	B. washed 	C. needed 	D. decided
2. A. ago 	 B. boring	C. explore	D. story
3. A. come	 B. sot	 C. open	D. cold
4. A. mention	B. question	C. action	D. education
5. A. who	B. when	C. where	D. what
II. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. coffee	 	 B. rupee	C. trainee	D. agree
2. A. symbolise	B. Taiwanese	C. guarantee	D. kangaroo
3. A. Maltese 	 B. festival 	C. degree 	D. unique
4.A. government	 B. celebrate	C. nominee	D. popular
5.A. Canadian	 B. introduce	C. Guyanese	D. absentee
III. Find one word that does not belong to each group.
1. A. Chinese	 	B. computerese	 C. Japanese	D. Portuguese
2. A. international	 B. local	 C. national	D. natural
3. A. Awesome 	B. Great 	C. Fantastic 	D. Sure
4. A. scenery	 B. landscape	 	C. culture	D. view
5. A. desert	 B. haunted castle	 C. loch	D. puzzling world
IV. Complete the sentences with words/ phrases from this: 
V. Supply the correct tense of the words given in each blanket.
Four countries ______________ (visit) by John so far.
London ______________ (have) a population of eight million people.
The Statue of Liberty in New York is a monument which ______________ (symbolize) freedom.
Vietnam’s Independence Day ________________ (celebrate) on September 09th.
We ______________ (visit) Sydney Opera House for several times.
Some activities ______________ (prepare) to celebrate the lunar new year now.
VI. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each of the sentences.
1. Alaska is perhaps the most  state in the USA. It has over three million lakes.
A. puzzling B. festive C. amazing
2. The old tradition of first- footing is still practiced today in ..
A. Scottish B. Scots C. Scotland
3. In Canada, the serving of coffee at the end of an evening is a signal that it is time for ..
A. visitors B. tourists C holiday makers
4. The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by .. their noses.
A. punching B. touching C. blowing 
5. Australia is composed of seven ..
A. nations 	B. countries	C. states
6. There is a red maple leaf on the  of Canada.
A. flag B. banner C. money
VII. Read the passage and answer these questions below:
England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their summer holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers and very large forests.
There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English countryside between the towns is like a carpet of many colors. In spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, and the gardens are green, red, blue, yellow and white with flowers.
Questions
1. Is England a large country?
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2. Where do many English families spend their summer holidays?
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3. Are there many towns in England?
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4. What is the English countryside like?
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VI. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow
	Alaska is perhaps the most amazing state in the USA. It has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. This state has an incredible three million lakes. That’s four lakes per person living there.
	Many cities in Alaska cannot be reached by road, sea, or river. The only way to get in and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled. That’s why Alaska has the busiest sea airport in the world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base. Nearly two hundred floatplanes take off and land on the water of this airport every day. It is a really fun scene to watch.
	Alaska is called the land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set for nearly three months. But in winter the sun stays almost unseen.
	All Alaskans take special pride in their beautiful and unique state.
1. Alaska ___________.
A. is another name for the USA	
B. is an island in the Pacific Ocean
C. has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
2. Which statement below is NOT CORRECT?
A. In Alaska, the number of lakes is bigger than that of people.
B. There is one lake for each person living there.
C. Alaska has an incredibly high number of lakes.
3. Which method below can always be used to reach a place in Alaska?
A. by air	B. by road	C. by river	
4. In Alaska we can always see the sun ___________.
A. in winter	B. in summer	C. every month of the year
VIII. Rewrite the sentences below without changing their original meaning.
 Radioactive pollution is very dangerous. It can cause abnormal growth. [since]
 Leaves are damaged. The tree cannot get enough food energy to stay healthy. [because]
 I don’t have much money now, but I want to buy a house in PhuCuong.
If 	
 Light pollution happens. There is a change in animals’ living patterns.
If 	
Acid rain is dangerous. Trees’ leaves are damaged. [because of]
 The Walt Disney Studios, the famous movie company, has produced hundreds of cartoons for children.
 Hundreds of cartoons for children