Đề cương ôn thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 7, 8, 9

TEST 1FOR UNIT 7,8,9
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1.	A. emergency	 B. astrology	C. scientific	D. environment
2.	A. survivor	B. property	C. resident	D. government
3.	A. historic	B. iconic	C. spectacle	D. attraction
4.	A. official	B. together	C. koala	D. popular
5.	A. poisonous	B. pollutant	C. artistic	D. aquatic
Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box.
	Landscapes 	while 	but	area 	capital 
	variety 	development 	popular	mountainous	diverse
1. 	Cardiff is the largest city and also the	 of Wales 
2. 	The most	 sport in Canada is ice hockey.
3. 	The capital city of New Zealand is Wellington	the largest city is Auckland. 
4. 	The Scottish Highlands are a 	region of Scotland.
	5.	A 	 of wildlife can be found in Scotland, including seals, mountain hare and the golden eagle. 
	6.	Rugby is the most popular spectator sport in New Zealand	football, cricket, netball, golf are popular among participants. 
	7.	Australia is the world's sixth largest country by	while Canada is the second. 
	8.	Australia has a range of different	, including urban areas, mountain ranges, deserts and rain forests.
	9.	The United States is a	country with a multicultural society. 
	10.	The US was the leading force behind the 	 of the Internet. 
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 
1.	Would you go to his party if he (invite)	 you? 
2.	I (can/help)	 you translate this text into French if we had a dictionary. 
3.	We (email)	 her if we had her address. 
4.	If I (know)	the answer, I wouldn't need to ask. 
5.	I'd probably buy a laptop if it (be)	 cheaper.
6.	Where would you live if you (have)	 the choice? 
7.	If you (have)	 20 brothers and sisters, think how many birthday presents you (get)	
8. If everyone (speak)	 the same language, do you think life (be)	 better? 
9.	I'm sorry, I don't know. If I(know)	 the answer, I (tell)	 you.
10.	I don't know what I (do)	 if you (not be)	 here to help me. 
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage. 
Water Pollution in India
Contamination of water from any external source that makes it (1)	to life is known as water pollution. (2)	the fast industrial development and modem civilization, the problem of water pollution is (3)	day by day. The (4)	sources of water pollution are domestic wastes, agricultural wastes, sewage disposal, industrial wastes, radioactive wastes and oil leakages. 
All the Indian rivers. including the holy river Ganga, have become highly polluted today. However, the Ganga Action Plan to control its water from pollution has not been proved (5)	. The (6)	of water pollution is widespread. It causes many severe water- borne diseases.
According to WHO, 21 per cent of all (7)	 diseases in India are water-borne diseases. Oil is the main pollutant of the sea water. Huge tankers often dump oil into the sea. This act of dumping (8)	 kills sea plants and animals.
1. A. harm 	B. harmful 	C. harmless 	D. unharmed
2. A. at 	B. of 	C. in 	D. With 
3. A. increase 	B. increasing 	C. increased 	D. to increase 	
4. A. most 	B. more 	C. major 	D. hard 	
5. A. success 	B. successful 	C. unsuccessful 	D. succeeded 
6. A. effect 	B. effects 	C. affect 	D. affects 
7. A. communicate B. communicative 	C. communicable 	D. communication 
8. A. poisons	B. poisonous	C. poisoning 	D. poisoned 
Fill in each blank in the following passage with ONE suitable word. 
	 first	children	English	 use
	 main	native	increasing	speak
In the first years of the 20th century, English medium education became popular for all groups in Singapore. By the 1950s nearly all children went to school, and the majority were educated in (1)	.
Since Singapore became an independent Republic in 1965, the (2)	 of English has increased still further. For many Singaporeans, English is the (3)	 language. Many families (4)	 English at home and it is one of the (5)	 languages learnt by about haft of the current pre-school (6)	.
Over half of the population born since 1965 is (7)	speakers of English, and the proportion of this group is still (8)	.
Read the text, and do the tasks that follow. 
Earthquakes
Earthquakes are among the deadliest natural disasters, causing the largest numbers ofcasualties, the highest death tolls, and the greatest destruction. In 1556 in China, the deadliest earthquakes in history killed 830,000 people. But many other earthquakes have caused the deaths of more than 100,000 people, and it is not unusual, even in modern times, for an earthquake death toll to reach 20,000 to 30,000 people with hundreds of thousands left homeless and with countless injured. The floodwaters of the 2004 tsunami in Sumatra, which killed over 200,000 people, were caused by a catastrophic earthquake. 
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
	T	F
1.	Earthquakes are one of the deadliest natural disasters.	o	o
2.	In modern times, the number of deaths caused by an earthquake is limited.	o	o
	3.	China is the country with the deadliest earthquake in history.	o	o
4.	Earthquakes cause lots of death toll, homelessness and injuries.	o	o
5.	. Earthquakes do not cause tsunamis at all.	o	o
Read the passage carefully, and then answer the questions below. 
Super Typhoon Haiyan
Super Typhoon Haiyan is one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever observed. It ripped through the Philippines, and the destruction across the islands was disastrous and widespread. Houses and buildings were leveled by the storm's powerful winds. Trees fell down and neighborhoods were under flood water. One CNN reporter, upon seeing the hard-hit city of Tacloban, said: “It is like a tsunami has hit here." About 9.5 million people have been affected by the typhoon Haiyan weakened to a tropical storm, but at least five people died in Vietnam when Haiyan hit the country. Recovery from the monster typhoon, locally known as Yolanda, would be long and difficult. 
1.	What is super Typhoon Haiyan considered? 
2.	What is another name for Typhoon Haiyan?
3.	How was the destruction in the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan? 
4.	How many people have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan? 
5.	How many people in Viet Nam died when the typhoon hit the country? 
6.	How was the recovery from the typhoon?
TEST 2 FOR UNIT 7,8,9
I. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 
1.	A. hurricane	B. tornado	C. volcano	D. eruption
2.	A. terrific	B. arabic	C. statistic	D. cosmetic
3.	A. referee	B. guarantee	C. Japanese	D. jubilee
4.	A. classical	B. electronic	C. logical	D. politic
5.	A. nationality	B .mobility	C. equality	D. majority
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D for each sentence. 
1. 	We 	 from different kinds of pollution: water air, soil and noise.
	A. is suffering	B. suffer	C. are suffering	D. had suffered
2. 	The babies 	 when Alice came.
	A. has slept	B. have slept	C. is sleeping	D. were sleeping
3.	America 	 Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday of November since 1864.
	A. celebrates	B. has celebrated	C. is celebrating	D. celebrated
4. 	The fish died massively because the water is 	.
	A. damaged	B. hotter	C. contaminated	D. poison
5. 	A natural disaster can cause loss of life or 	 damage. 
	A. property	B. house	C. home	D. money
6.	 are severe winter storms characterized by heavy snow and strong winds. 
	A. Droughts	B. Blizzards	C. Hailstorms	D. Volcanic eruptions
7.	The 	 can be controlled by the stoppage of leakage from the radioactive materials including the nuclear reactors, industries and laboratories. 
	A. light pollution B. visual pollution	C. air pollution	D. radioactive pollution
8. 	English is 	 of Australia and Singapore. 
	A. native language B. both A and C	C. official language	D. second language
9. 	Australia has the biggest 	 in the world. 
	A .natural beauty B. puzzling games	C. cattle station 	D. tallest building
10.	 could possibly be avoided by better construction, safety systems, early warning and planning.
	A. Earthquakes	B. mudslide 	C. droughts	D. forest fire
Complete the sentence with correct form of the verb.
1.	We (save)	 thousands of trees if we (not waste)	 paper.
2. 	The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we (build)	. 
3.	Thousands of house (damage)	 by the storm last night.
4. 	Jim crashed into another car because he (not/ realise)	 the red traffic light. 
5. 	If we (have)	 a yacht, we would sail the seven seas. 
6. 	If I lived on a lonely island, I (run)	 around naked all day.
Read the text then answer the questions below. 
ALES
Language 
Wales is a country with two languages: Welsh and English. Welsh is spoken by around 20% of the population. Although the north west the highest ratio of Welsh to English speakers, a greater number of Welsh speakers live in the more populous south. Most areas are far from completely Anglicised, and the language is strong across Wales. 
There are several dialects of Welsh, most audibly north and south. The road signs are bilingual, giving both the Welsh and English versions of the text and place names. 
The Welsh language continues to flourish within Wales thanks to Welsh - medium education, a lively media industry and the enthusiasm of people living i in Wales. The rights of the language have also been helped by bilingual and language policies made law by the Government. 
Symbols
The daffodil and the leek are national flowers of Wales. One species of daffodil is found only in a small area around Tenby. 
According to legend, Saint David ordered his Welsh soldiers to identify themselves by wearing leeks on their helmets in an ancient battle against the Saxons that took place in a leek field. This may be a myth, but the vegetable certainly has enjoyed a lengthy association with the country. In Henry V, Shakespeare refers to wearing one as an "ancient tradition", and in the same play Henry tells Fluellen he is wearing a leek, "for I am Welsh, you know, good countryman”.
New words
Anglicise (v): Anh hóa
Dialect (n): tiếng địa phương, thổ ngữ 
Audibly (adv): rõ ràng 
Bilingual (adj): thông thạo 2 thứ tiếng
1.	How many languages are spoken in Wales? What are they? 
2. 	Which areas in Wales have the highest ratio of Welsh to English speak? 
3. 	What language is used in the road signs? 
4. 	What are national flowers of Wales? 
5. 	Why leek is the symbol of Wales?
Read the text and choose the correct answers.
In the United States and Canada, for example, a simple handshake or nod is the norm. The handshake has an interesting origin: it started long ago as a way of showing people that you weren't carrying a weapon. Shaking the person’s right hand while looking him or her in the eye is the usual method. Handshakes are also common in other parts of the world, including Britain and Russia. In Russia, males grasp other men’s hands very strongly during the handshake. Handshakes are also how most people in New Zealand greet each other. However, the native Maori people of that country display more physical contact: they press their noes together in a sign of trust and closeness. 
In other countries, such as France and Belgium, hugging and kissing are more common when two people meet. In those cultures, people kiss each other on the cheeks. The number of times varies depending on the particular country. In Saudi Arabia, men might hug and kiss each other (but not a woman) on the cheek. Men will also shake hands with other men there. In some Eastern countries, including Korea and Japan, bowing is the traditional greeting. In Japan, the deeper the bow, the deeper the respect shown. The strangest custom, though, is likely in Tibet. People there opt to stick out their tongue to greet others.
1. 	What is this reading mainly about? 
	A. The importance of handshakes all around the world. 
	B. The origins and histories of various greetings. 
	C. The strangest types of greetings on Earth. 
	D. The wide range of greeting customs in the world. 
2. 	Which of the following is true? 
	A. People in Russia, but not England, shake hands. 
	B. The number of times people kiss on the cheek varies. 
	C. In the past, people nodded if they weren't carrying a weapon. 
	D. You shouldn't look at people when shaking their hands in the United States. 
3. 	How do most people in New Zealand greet each other? 
	A. With a handshake. 	B. By pressing noses together 
	C. With a kiss on the cheek. 	D. By sticking out their tongues. 	
4.	Which country is NOT mentioned in the reading? 
	A. America.	B. New Zealand 	C. France 	D. Malaysia 
5.	What can be inferred about greeting customs in Saudi Arabia? 
	A. Men shake hands with women when meeting them for the first time. 
	B. It's not proper for men to kiss women when they meet. 
	C. Women do not kiss other women when they meet. 
	D. Women can kiss men, but men can't kiss women when they meet.
Reorder the words to make meaningful sentence.
1. 	the/ temperature/ is/ one/ degree/ today/ higher/ yesterday/ than/. 
2. 	English/ an/ in/ official/ is/ language/ Singapore/. 
3. 	The USA,/ the/ Kingdom/ and/ United/ New Zealand/ are/ English/ all/ countries/ speaking/. 
4. 	What/ you/ do/ about/ like/ Scotland? 
5. 	Aquatic/ may/ also/ plants/ die/ of/ the/ polluted/ because/ water/. 
Rewrite the sentences using the word given in brackets 
1. 	I can't understand him because he speaks so quickly. (if) 
2.	Smoke from mills, factories and industry can cause health problems like asthma and lung diseases. (lead)
3. 	We don't trust Lan because she behaves badly. (because of) 
4. 	Although he took a taxi, he still arrived late for school. (in spite of)