ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI HỌC KÌ 2 LỚP 8 MÔN TIẾNG ANH

A. NGỮ ÂM

Exercise 1. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. informal B. nature C. injure D. climate

2. A. typhoon B. tropical C. debris D. document

3. A. animal B. destroy C. erupt D. exploit

4. A. documentary B. preparation C. scientific D. photography

5. A. eruption B. science C. destroy D. volcano

Exercise 2. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. reduce B. supply C. erupt D. damage

2. A. mudslide B. earthquake C. typhoon D. damage

3. A. hurricane B. tornado C. volcano D. eruption

4. A. disaster B. injury C. tsunami D. provision

5. A. tropical B. natural C. terrible D. destructive

Exercise 3. Circle the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. prepares B. erupts C. stops D. photographs

2. A. typhoon B. goose C. food D. flood

3. A. looked B. suggested C. minded D. decided

4. A. bought B. drought C. brought D. ought

5. A. ache B. charity C. archaeology D. chaos

6. A. bear B. beard C. wear D. prepare

7. A. geology B. psychology C. classify D. photography

8. A. physical B. mythology C. rhythmic D. psychology

Exercise 4. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. erosion B. destruction C. environment D. classify

2. A. environment B. preparation C. information D. situation

3. A. biology B. zoology C. geography D. industry

4. A. victim B. protect C. safety D. happen

5. A. typhoon B. survivor C. rescuer D. arrive

Exercise 5. Circle the word with 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

Exercise 6. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. sensitive B. active C. attractive D. talkative

2. A. community B. activity C. quality D. character

3. A. nationality B. opportunity C. creativity D. communication

4. A. express B. practice C. describe D. decide

5. A. language B. conference C. understand D. message

Exercise 7. Circle the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. community B. sensitive C. variety D. interactive

2. A. connect B. perfect C. select D. correct

3. A. verbal B. customer C. generous D. afternoon

4. A. connection B. creation C. information D. suggestion

5. A. table B. climb C. cube D. stab

Exercise 8. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. situation B. environment C. community D. immediate

2. A. intrusive B. connection C. customer D. dramatic

3. A. implementation B. generosity C. possibility D. automatically

4. A. entertainment B. population C. innovative D. temporary

5. A. numerous B. industry C. portable D. variety

6. A. economy B. economic C. industrial D. committee

Exercise 9. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. charity B. reality C. quality D. density

2. A. curiosity B. personality C. community D. university

3. A. addictive B. positive C. primitive D. possessive

4. A. nationality B. mobility C. equality D. majority

5. A. transitive B. effective C. positive D. sensitive

Exercise 10. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. unaffected B. undrinkable C. uncountable D. unsuitable

2. A. unpopular B. unorganized C. unfortunate D. unambitious

3. A. imperfect B. immature C. immobile D. immoral

4. A. translator B. director C. editor D. spectator

5. A. consumer B. performer C. shopkeeper D. believer

Exercise 11. Circle the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. tool B. moon C. soon D. cool

2. A. crossed B. followed C. fluttered D. happened

3. A. tear B. bear C. hear D. fear

4. A. think B. through C. thing D. thumb

5. A. sew B. few C. drew D. news

Exercise 12. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. negative B. scholarship C. develop D. purposeful

2. A. ability B. acceptable C. education D. hilarious

3. A. document B. comedian C. perspective D. location

4. A. product B. provide C. promote D. profess

5. A. different B. regular C. achieving D. property

Exercise 13. Circle the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. space B. strange C. planet D. play

2. A. alien B. alive C. alien D. balloon

3. A. balloon B. moon C. flood D. proof

4. A. mineral B. pilot C. five D. size

5. A. mineral B. life C. pipe D. sight

Exercise 14. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. education B. devolvement C. economic D. preparation

2. A. chocolate B. structural C. important D. natural

3. A. attractive B. perception C. cultural D. expensive

4. A. literature B. entertainment C. recreation D. information

5. A. attend B. option C. percent D. become

B. TỪ VỰNG VÀ CẤU TRÚC NGỮ PHÁP

Exercise 1. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

1. This beach is very for swimmers because tornadoes often start there. (danger)

2. Her family live near an active volcano, so she's always worried about the of her family.
(safe)

3. Don't leave the light on. It wastes . (electric)

4. Mount. Phu Si in Japan some years ago. (eruption)

5. We need some to cope with natural disasters before they happen. (prepare)

6. Protecting our resources especially rainforests is very important to prevent some

natural disasters such as landslides, floods, so on. (nature)

7. A flood causes the of food and water because it destroys crops and pollutes the fresh water.
(short)

8. In tropical region, it is very in summer. (storm)

9. Deforestation can cause soil . (erode)

10. Crops are severely by a drought. (destruction)

11. A lot of about people and assets were left after a hurricane. (damage)

12. Food and drink are usually after a natural disaster occurs. (scarcity)

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Tsunami is a Japanese term for an unusually large ocean wave caused by undersea earthquake, landslide,
or volcanic _____________________. (erupt)

2. During a volcano, you should follow the ____________________________ order issued by authorities.
(evacuate)

3. Thunderstorms can be _____________________, while tornadoes, and lightning can be life threatening.
(destroy)

4. _____________________ of the deadly Nepal earthquake have told the horror of the moment when it
struck, leaving more than 3,000 dead. (survive)

5. The tents will be used for medical camps and temporary _____________________ after the earthquake in
Nepal. (accommodate)

6. A website in Pakistan is helping coordinate the _____________________ of aid in the flood disaster.
(provide)

Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in the to the brackets.

1. Our coffee is a very products in the international market due to the high quality and the
reasonable price. (competition)

2. We both admired his in helping other people. (generous)

3. The dress was , so I did not have a look on it. (attract)

4. He with most of the people in last night's face-to-face meeting. He was so talkative.
(communication)

5. They were very surprised when they knew his . (nation)

6. He is so to his community because he never misses an opportunity to help people. (activity)

7. In addition to hand gestures, facial also belongs to non-verbal communication. (express)

8. Despite the of chatting online, we will still be using face-to-face meetings to communicate with each
other in the year 2050. (popular)

Exercise 4. Use the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.

1. Some types of computer games can be _____________________. (educate)

2. Smartphones can vary from day to day due to new _____________________ by different companies in
the world. (invent)

3. The _____________________ of a nuclear power plant costs a lot of money. (construct)

4. Space _____________________ brings about many benefits to science. (explore)

5. Life is become easy and _____________________ through science and technology. (comfort)

6. Nuclear waste is _____________________ for both humans and the environment. (harm)

Exercise 5. Use the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.

1. Due to the _____________________ in the science and technology, impossible things have become
possible. (develop)

2. Robots increase worker _____________________ by preventing accidents since humans are not
performing _____________________ jobs. (safe – risk)

3. As a _____________________ (science), Professor Tran Dai Nghia set an example as a true _________
(research) who devoted himself to the ____________(science) career.

4. Robots save workers from performing _____________________ tasks. (danger)

5. One disadvantage of robots is its high cost of the _____________________. (produce)

6. Robots are being used in both _______________ manufacturing and the _____________ field. (industry –
medicine)

7. There is no _____________________ reason why Japan will not be able to make progress in robotics.
(technology)

8. The key to YouTube’s success is the _____________________ for anyone from anywhere in the world to
broadcast themselves for free. (able)

Exercise 6. Put the words in the correct form.

1. Global communication was changed by the of the Internet. (invent)

2. The paper is both and . (inform/entertain)

 3. What makes this magazine so . (popularize)

4. The program is fully . (interact)

5. Annually the competition attracts millions of worldwide. (view)

6. We apologize for the caused to the passengers. (convenient)

7. Using the Internet in daily life can be . (cost)

8. The Internet is a very useful means of . (communicate)

Exercise 7. Complete the sentences, using the suffix –ful or –less with the words given in brackets.
Practise saying the sentences.

1. The man does not take care. He is ______________. (care)

2. The picture has many colours. It is very ______________. (colour)

3. We enjoyed the party. It was very ______________. (joy)

4. She did not show any fear. She was ______________. (fear)

5. The pan is very hot. She must be ______________. (care)

6. He does not have any friends. He is ______________. (friend)

7. He always has a big smile. He is always ______________. (cheer)

8. Now she is very tired, because she spent a ______________ night. (rest)

9. That old man has a bad memory. He is ______________. (forget)

10. He does not care about his actions. He is often ______________. (thought)

11. We have made a lot of progress this school year. We have had another ______________ year. (success)

12. You should throw this pen away. It is ______________. (use)

Exercise 8. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D in each line.

1. I have to do this job because I have no .

A. choose B. choice C. choosing D. chosen

2. English is used by pilots to ask for landing in Cairo.

A. instruct B. instructors C. instructions D. instructive

3. He did some odd jobs at home .

A. disappointment B. disappointed C. disappoint D. disappointedly

4. Don't be afraid. This snake is .

A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D. unharmed

5. During his his family lived in the United State.

 A. child B. childhood C. childish D. Childlike

6. Jack London wrote several novels on adventure.

A. interest B. interestedly C. interesting D. interested

7. He failed the final exam because he didn't make any or it.

A. prepare B. preparation C. preparing D. prepared

8. The custom was said to be a matter of .

A. convenient B. convenience C. conveniently D. convene

9. She is in her book.

A. absorbed B. absorbent C. absorptive D. absorb

10. As she is so with her present job, she has decided to leave.

A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. unsatisfied

Exercise 9. Fill a suitable preposition in each blank.

1. Mrs Vui always prides …………………….….her cooking.

2. It is safe to keep medicine …………….….locked cupboards.

3. Lipton tea is different…………………….………Dilmah tea.

4. How ……………….….. going to Vinh Market this afternoon ?

5. Mr John is very interested ………… the history of Viet Nam.

6. When my parents arrived home, I was waiting………….a phone call.

7. Mary regretted not bringing a lot of clothes…………..her. It was very cold.

8. Hoa got up late as her alarm clock didn’t go………………..

9. Would you mind if I had a look ……………………… your luggage ?

10. Because of the heavy storm, the ship moved up and………..the water.

Exercise 10. Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb particle.

1. I talked..........her............the phone yesterday.

2. It’s very kind.............you to help me..............my homework.

3. Shall we stop.............the book store..............the way home?

4. He has been absent.............class because..............his illness.

5. We complained.............the boss..............the bad working conditions.

6. What’s wrong...............you? - I’ve got a pain..............my back.

7. I’d like to thank you............. everything you have done..............me.

8. The storm swept.............the village..............the night.

39. When his aunt passed............., he came.............a lot of money.

10. Is it all right if I pay............. cheque or.............. cash?

Exercise 11. Fill in each space with a suitable preposition.

1. Tell me what is wrong…………………doing this job.

2. She is bad……………………..gathering sources of information.

3. Why don't you bring……………a raincoat?

4. What aspect……………learning English do you find difficult?

5. My friend works ……………a national bank in Ho Chi Minh city.

6. I look forward…………….hearing from my mother in Singapore.

7. His village lies near the foot of a mountain and……………a river.

8. I met him in 1999…………..those days I didn't pay attention to him.

9. My shoes are dirty. I'd better take them…………..before I come in.

10. The park was named…………..a young hero, Le Van Tam.

Exercise 12. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

1. We should cover the burned area ________ a thick sterile dressing.

2. They fell ________ love ________ each other almost immediately and were married in a few weeks.

3. Next month I’m going to Scotland ________ a short holiday.

4. Their parents are very proud ________ their results.

5. What is the difference ________ “clean up” and “clean out”?

6. We are going to hold a discussion ________ recycling.

7. The boy fell ________ his bike and hit his head ________ the road.

8. Santa Claus is based ________ the description of Saint Nicholas.

Exercise 13. Fill in the blank in the following sentences with ONE suitable preposition.
1. Mary was very impressed _____ the beauty of Hue.
2. What do usually have _____ breakfast?
3. He still keeps in touch _____ us.
4. Malaysia is divided _____ two regions, East Malaysia and West Malaysia.
5. We’ll have a meeting _____ 8 am and 10 am tomorrow.
Exercise 14. Use the verbs in the box in the correct form to complete the sentences.

bury evacuate rage take

recover scatter provide suffer

1. The government ______________ health and other services to the affected regions.

2. Action were ______________ to limit the effects of the floods in Quang Ninh.

3. The Red Cross helped homeless families to ______________ from the disaster through the project.

4. The majority of concerned areas have ______________ from cholera epidemics after the floods and
landslides in Central America.

5. Early September, mudslides caused by heavy rains ______________ an entire village of 480 inhabitants.

6. Thousands of villagers ______________ from flood-prone areas after the warnings from the weather
bureau.

7. Tiny particles of dust, smoke, salt or pollution droplets that ______________ through the air to cause
haze.

8. The fires ______________ for more than a week in the southern region of Chile, which has been hit by a
severe drought.

Exercise 15. 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 forest.

9. The United States is a ______________ country with a multicultural society.

10. The US was the leading force behind the ______________ of the Internet.

Exercise 16. Use the given words/phrases to complete the following sentences.

Extraterrestrial space geometric Solar system

orbit gravity minerals plant

1. The Earth is a much larger object with high and a very high escape velocity (a bit less than 12
km per second).

2. Jack plotted the of the moon.

3. Let's flowers in the garden.

4. The astronauts walked in without a tether.

5. are the foundation of industries ranging from construction to manufacturing to agriculture to

technology and even cosmetics.

6. He also claims numerous ground features are evidence of ancient structures.

7. Hoagland believes that NASA did indeed uncover evidence on the moon of an
civilization.

8. The is full of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, minor planets, and many other exciting objects.

Exercise 17. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Thousands of homes were flooded after Cyclone Komen (hit) ______________ Bangladesh.

2. By the time the storm hit the fishing village, all the boats (return) ______________ to the port.

3. After several weeks without any drops of rain, the region (suffer) ______________ from a severe
shortage of water for people and animals.

4. Last week the landslide (occur) ______________ after it (rain) ______________ heavily for three days in
several villages in the mountainous district of Xin Man, Ha Giang Province.

5. Earlier on August 2, the officials (say) ______________ seven people were killed in the northern
provinces of Dien Bien, Lai Chau, and Son La after rain (cause) ______________ extensive floods across
the region.

6. Mount Fuji in Japan last (erupt) ______________ in 1708, and its eruption (cover) ______________ the
surrounding villages with ash.

Exercise 18. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. She (not drink) coffee last night. She (drink) Coca Cola.

2. He (send) you a check last Sunday. you (receive)

it yet?

3. She (make) herself a cup of coffee before (sit down) on her chair and (finish)
her works.

4. It looked like someone (break) the window with a hammer some time before.

5. After Dr. Johnson (examine) her, he (give) her a prescription.

6. My family (built) a basement to shelter when I (be) young

because at that time, hurricanes (happen) commonly.

7. We (go) to the doctor yesterday because we (be) sick.

8. It was the first time I (see) a tornado in my country.

9. Her grandfather (die) 20 years ago. She (never meet) him before.

10. The storm (become) stronger after the plane (take off) for several
minutes.

Exercise 19. Complete the sentences, using the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.

1. Severe damage to environment ___________ by prolonged droughts in Central Viet Nam last July.
(cause)

2. Tomorrow the dam _____________ to prevent salt water from entering the fields in Tien Giang
Province. (close)

3. The hot weather _____________________ to continue while there were longer hours of sunshine.
(expect)
4. Two naval ships _____________________ to the island to rescue fishermen. (send)

5. Oil rigs throughout the Gulf of Mexico __________ during Hurricane Katrina. (hit)

6. Roofs of thousands of houses ____________ across the road during the cyclone. (blow)

7. Villages along the river ____________ about a high risk of landslide every year. (warn)

8. Fires in the wild _____________________ by Forest Fire Fighters who use different techniques before
the fires can destroy too much land or property. (put out)

9. More than 20 streets in Bien Hoa _____________________ to a depth of up to 80 centimeters last

Friday. (flood)

10. After Typhoon Linda, over 2,200 school rooms _____________________, and 4,000 school rooms
_____________________. (destroy – damage)

Exercise 20. Read the passage, and write the correct form of each verb in brackets. Use the past
perfect, or the simple past (active or passive).

Typhoon Linda in Viet Nam

During the night of November 2, 1997, Typhoon Linda (44.hit) _____________________ South Viet Nam,
and (45.affect) _____________________ all the Southwestern provinces. Before the disaster (46.occur)
_____________________, the Government of Viet Nam (47.warn) _____________________
populations in the areas. Moreover, the government (48.instruct) _____________________ the provinces
to combat the effects of the typhoon. Thanks to these efforts, more than 3,500 fishermen (49.rescue)
_____________________. However, 464 people (50.kill) _____________________, over 3,000 boats
(51.sink) _____________________, and about 100,000 houses (52.destroy) _____________________.
The Government also (53.take) ______________ all measures to provide health and other services to the
affected population.

Exercise 21. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verb in the brackets.

1. Do you enjoy (write) letters to your friends?

2. He has decided (install) the Internet to look for information more easily.

3. She intends (participate) in the program called "The survivor” to experience the life in an
isolated island.

4. We’ll need (bring) more food and drinks for the trip.
 5. You should avoid (spend) much time (play) computer games because you can
lose your skills to communicate with people face to face.

6. He plans (book) an appointment with the doctor. He needs (examine) his health.

7. Our teacher didn't mind (explain) the exercise until we understood it yesterday.

8. Peter denied (steal) that mobile phone.

Exercise 22: Write the correct form of verb in the bracket to fill in the blank

1. Nam is very happy (1-help) ……………… his grandfather with (2- plant) ………… roses in the garden.

2. He says he detests (3- read) ………………… science fiction.

3. Listen to this! I think this news (4-surprise) ………………………………you.

4. The statue (5-break) ………………… while it (6-move) ……………… to another room in the museum.

5. People used (7-make) ………………… fire by (8-rub) ………………… two sticks together.

6. It’s our fault to keep Alice (9- wait) ………………………………so long.

We (10-inform) ………………………………her in advance.

Exercise 23. Put the correct verb forms of the verb in brackets.

1. "Do you mind if I sit here?" - "I'd rather you (sit)...................... over there."

2. There (be) ………….. no rain here for 6 months.

3. He spoke to me as if he (be) ………… my father.

4. By the time we (stop) …………, we had driven six hundred miles.

5. The price ( become ) ................... more and more expensive these days.

6. Pupils are made (work)……………… hard at this school.

7. It’s ten years since I last (see) ………… her.

8. Don’t forget (lock) ………… the door before going to bed.

9. The pens ( produce ).............. by Thien Long Company are usually cheap and good.

10. The film (begin) ......................at 7.30 or 8.00?

Exercise 24. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense.

1. Japan (build) __________ a robotic moon base by 2020, built by robots, and for robots.

2. China (connect) ___________ Beijing to London with a high-speed railway soon.

3. Car-makers (design) __________ self-driving cars to offer extreme safety and ease of transport.

4. The US military officials say that navy ships (run) _____________________ on 50 percent of biofuels by
2020.

5. We (implant) __________ chips in the brain to control devices by the year 2050.
6. With commercial space travel, we (take) ___________ minerals from the moon at this time in 2030.

7. Universal translation (become) _____________________ common in mobile devices.

8. We (create) _____________________ a synthetic brain that functions like the real one in the year 2050.

Exercise 25. Put the verbs into the correct form (will, going to, simple present or present progressive).

1. If it rains, they (not/ go) to the seaside.

2. In my opinion, she (fail) the exam.

3. He (sell) the car if he doesn't have enough money to build a new house.

4. She is very tired, she (take) a rest.

5. According to the weather forecast, it (not/ rain) this weekend.

6. If you lose your job, what (you/ do) ?

7. In your opinion, (she/ be) a good teacher?

8. What time (the sun/ set) today?

9. Do you think she (get) money from her boss?

10. (you/ take) the children to the cinema this weekend? I have seen some tickets on the
table.

Exercise 26. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. She is good meteorology .

A. on B. in C. at D. for

2. Last night volcano Maui and the large areas of land were affected.

A. erupts B. erupted C. erupting D. erupt

3. When a volcanic eruption occurs, the hot pours downhill.

A. ash B. smoke C. dirt D. lava

4. Since there are two villages located at the foot of the volcano, the local population was .

A. evacuated B. killed. C. died D. injured

5. The earthquake have been sent humanitarian aid by many countries.

A. victim's B. elders C. rescuers D. soldiers

6. When there is a plane crash, a lot of is left.

A. dust B. debris C. waste D. piece

7. A powerful off the coast of Indonesia sparked a three-metre-high and killed at least 113 people.

A. earthquake B. tornado C. tsunami D. landslide

8. A often occurs in the mountainous areas because many trees have been cut down.

A. forest fire B. flood C. tornado D. landslide

9. often happen in rainy season especially in the center of Vietnam.

A. droughts B. storms C. floods D. sandstorms

10. Deforestation leads to which can be defined as the changes in the average temperature.

A. flood B. climate change C. sandstorm D. erosion

Exercise 27. Choose the best answer A, B. C or D to complete the sentences.

1. A _______ is sudden flooding that occurs when water rises quickly within several hours of a heavy rain.

A. quick flood B. rapid flood C. flash flood D. hot flood

2. Monsoon rains across Thailand _______ millions of people in 61 of its provinces.

A. has affected B. have affected C. have effect D. have influenced

3. Typhoon Haiyan made the damaga, and _______ of life became great in the Philippines.

A. lose B. loses C. losing D. loss

4. Thanks to the extensive _______ measures taken, the loss of life in Typhoon Xangsane in Da Nang and
other provinces seemed to be relatively now.

A. prevent B. preventive C. prevention D. preventing

5. A number of other provinces will declare drought _______ in the coming weeks.

A. accident B. emergency C. event D. situation

6. In some areas, human _______ can be a contributing factor in causing landslides.

A. acts B. actions C. acting D. activities

7. The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area of frequent _______ and volcanic _______, encircling the basin of the
Pacific Ocean.

A. floods – eruptions B. earthquake – flood

C. flood – eruption D. earthquakes – eruptions

8. Magma is the liquid rock inside a volcano, but lava is magma that _______ a volcano.

A. flows B. flows into C. flows out D. flows out of

9. A soft, loose soil may _______ more intensely than hard rock at the same distance from the same
earthquake.

A. erupt B. rage C. shake D. collapse

10. During the next 24 hours, the storm will be moving north, around 10 km per hour and is expected to
_______ the southeastern part of China’s Guangdong Province.

A. strike B. scatter C. bury D. struck

Exercise 28. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.

1. When a volcano , hot gases and lava run down.

A. blows B. erupts C. throws D. escapes

2. Penicillin was by Alexander Fleming.

A. discovered B. invented C. created D. explored

3. After an earthquake, many people and to hospital.

A. was injured/ taken B. injured/ took

C. were injured/ taken D. injured/ taken

4. is a storm in a desert during which strong winds blow sand blow into the air.

A. sandstorm B. thunderstorm C. cyclone D. hurricane

5. After a mudslide, authorities have confirmed five dead and a hundred of people still .

A. miss B. missed C. misses D. missing

6. A forest fire quickly and many trees.

A. raged/ killed B. burst/ harmed C. spread/ destroyed D. occurred/ cooked

7. The tornado caused a massive to the town.

A. destruction B. extension C. danger D. mishap

8. The flood victims are being sent by the government.

A. food B. shelter C. aid D. water

9. After the earthquake struck the city, rescuers searched for .

A. survivors B. survivals C. surviving D. survived

10. is better than treatment.

A. Prescription B. Medicine C. Practice D. Preparation

Exercise 29. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D in each line.

1. Generally speaking, most technology has had a effect on our lives.

A. benefit B. benefice C. beneficial D. beneficent

2. It remains to be seen what the impact of this technology will be.

A. long B. long-term C. boring D. relax

3. Few have had a greater influence on mankind than the computer.

A. invent B. inventors C. inventions D. inventing

4. It is undeniable that have revolutionized our lives.

 A. computers B. computer C. computerizing D. computed

5. The 21st century has already seen considerable in computer technology.

A. progress B. progressing C. progresses D. process

6. It is not easy to predict how this is going to develop.

A. technique B. technology C. technologies D. technologizing

7. One major is in the use of computers in transport regulation.

A. advance B. advances C. advanced D. advantage

8. The cloud is one of the latest in computer technology.

A. innovate B. innovation C. innovations D. innovating

Exercise 30. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. Facebook was built on the _______ of earlier social network sites like MySpace and Bebo.

A. succeed B. successful C. successfully D. success

2. It is thought that driverless cars will transform the way we move _______ cities in the future.

A. around B. away C. along D. ahead

3. Little Pascal _______ a mechanical calculator which could do additions or subtractions very quickly.

A. discovered B. found C. found out D. invented

4. Robots save workers from _______ dangerous tasks.

A. making B. having C. performing D. carrying

5. Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless, _______ that is not necessarily true.

A. but B. and C. so D. or

6. Recent _______ developments have made robots more user-friendly, and intelligent.

A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically

7. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games; _______, they lose their interests in daily
activities.

A. moreover B. so C. however D. as a result

8. Science and technology have _______ the life safe, secure and comfortable.

A. transformed B. made C. done D. changed

9. Terrorists are using modern technology _______ their destructive work.

A. about B. at C. for D. with

10. With the advance of the science and technology, our life changes greatly in various _______.
 A. scenes B. fields C. sights D. regions

Exercise 31. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. An astronaut has to wear a spacesuit _______ it may be very cold in space.

A. so B. but C. because D. because of

2. The UFO landed on a _______ area.

A. grass B. grassy C. grassed D. grassing

3. Scientists have been trying to find _______ of aliens.

A. amounts B. records C. traces D. sights

4. There have been many UFO _______ reported.

A. sights B. signs C. signals D. sightings

5. Mars is called the Red Planet due to its _______ surface.

A. red B. redder C. reddest D. reddish

6. In the mid-19th century, scientists discovered that Mars had some similarities _______ Earth.

A. to B. with C. of D. from

7. Neptune is bright blue _______ it is named after the Roman God of the sea.

A. because B. but C. so D. or

8. There is a lot of interest in doing experiments in the _______ conditions.

A. weigh B. weighing C. weight D. weightless

9. Titan, one of Saturn’s _______, has a thick atmosphere.

A. satellite B. spaceships C. moons D. comets

10. Scientists believe that Mars also _______ seasons just as the Earth does.

A. spends B. experiences C. experiments D. takes

Exercise 32. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D in each line.

1. She often drives very so she rarely causes accidents.

A. carefully B. careful C. caring D. careless

2. You are old enough to take for what you have done.

A. responsible B. responsibility C. responsibly D. irresponsible

3. The more you think, the better you feel.

A. negative B. negatively C. positive D. positively

4. means communicating by expressing thoughts with words.

 A. Non-verbal communication B. Verbal communication

C. Body language D. Sign language

5. He is unhappy because of his .

A. deaf B. deafen C. deafness D. deafened

6. Computers are used in schools and universities.

A. widely B. wide C. widen D. width

7. She talks too much about something. She is a(n) person.

A. sensitive B. active C. talkative D. interactive

8. She is very he always cries when watching sad movies.

A. attractive B. creative C. generous D. sensitive

Exercise 33. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1. People will take _______ of robots to do household chores.

A. chance B. condition C. advantage D. success

2. Many people think that robots will make workers _______.

A. employed B. unemployed C. no job D. the jobless

3. It is certain that robots will _______ the quality of our lives.

A. improve B. rise C. lift D. develop

4. With healthier _______ and better medical _______, people will have a longer life expectancy.

A. ways – care B. lifestyles – care C. life – cares D. lifestyles – medicine

5. Many people think the cyberworld will _______ the real world.

A. take B. provide C. take place D. replace

6. The invention of penicillin is very useful because it has _______ lots of lives.

A. lost B. brought C. saved D. solved

7. It is said that in a couple of decades, we _______ telepathy and holography.

A. use B. will be used C. have used D. will be using

8. Mars is named _______ the Roman God of war.

A. to B. about C. after D. under

9. By 2050 we _______ in smart homes.

A. will live B. will be lived C. will have lived D. are living

10. The Earth seems too small to _______ the increasing population.
 A. provide B. accommodate C. supply D. stand

C. TÌM LỖI SAI

Exercise 1. Each of the sentences below has at least one mistake. Identify and correct the mistakes.

1. "I'll finish the work by the end of this week.”

John promised finishing the work by the end of this week.

A. promised B. finishing C. by D. this week

2. "You ought to take a break, Andrew."

She advised Andrew to takes a break.

A. she B. advised C. to takes D. break

3. "Don't forget to go to the supermarket after work.”

They reminded to go to the supermarket after work.

A. they B. to go C. supermarket D. after

4. “Why don't we sing a few songs?"

He suggested we sang a few songs.

A. suggested B. sang C. few D. songs

5. She told me, “I am going to the party with my mother”.

She told me she would go to the party with her mother.

A. told B. she C. party D. mother

6. They said, "We have plenty of time to do our work”.

They said they have plenty of time to do our homework.

A. have B. of C. to do D. homework

7. He said, "This is the book you have been looking for”.

He said this is the book I have been looking for.

A. the B. have C. looking D. for

8. Don't put your elbow on the table.

She told me not to put your elbow on the table.

A. told B. me C. your D. the

Exercise 2. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting

1. Peter, I’d would like you to meet some very special people

2. It is greatly to be with you on such a lovely day

3. Would you mind to go to the local bookshop to get me some papers?

4. I think I prefer country life more than city life

5. Thanks for invite me to the water - fetching contest of your school

Exercise 3. Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not corect in standard written English.
Find and correct it

1. Lan seemed happily when she received her aunt’s letter.

2. My brother didn’t have money enough to buy the dictionary he liked

3. We should put the coffee table among the armchair and the couch.

4. The driver of the car was serious injured in the accident.

5. Everyone was exciting as the prince wanted to choose his wife from the village.

6. He gets up early in order reviewing lessons before school.

7. All the students are looking forward to spend their free time relaxing in the sun this summer.

8. I agree that we ought be good students at school and good children at home

9. Be careful when you cross a busy street. Look out with cars and trucks.

10. Is she accustomed to doing her homework by her?

Exercise 4. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting.

1. My sister is studying very hard in order getting scholarship at university.

2. If the victim gets shocked, don’t give him many food and drink.

3. I come from a city locating in the southern part of the country.

4. Did you ever learn playing a musical instrument as a child?

5. Would you mind to open the window for me?

6. She asked me to use a towel to cover the wound and hold it tightly

7. I’d like sending there postcards to America

8. Today seems as hotter as yesterday, but the humidity is lower

9. Have you eaten a lot of sweets when you were a child?

10. I haven’t seen her since we have left school

D. ĐỌC HIỂU VÀ ĐIỀN TỪ ĐOẠN VĂN

Exercise 1. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage, using the appropriate words or
phrases given in the box.

a because of blown causes normal

dry suffer irrigated wells drops

 Drought is a condition that results when the average rainfall for a fertile area (1) ______________ far below
the normal amount for (2) ______________ long period of time. In areas that are not (3) ______________,
the lack of rain (4) ______________ farm crops to wither and die. Higher than (5) ______________
temperatures usually accompany periods of droughts. The soil of a drought area becomes (6)
______________ and crumbles. Often the rich topsoil is (7) ______________ away by the hot, dry winds.
Stream, ponds, and (8) ______________ often dry up during a drought, and animals (9) ______________
and may even die (10) ______________ the lack of water.

Exercise 2. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.

El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific Ocean which is (1) _______ by an abnormal (2) _______
of water on the surface of the ocean. It has the (3) _______ to influence global weather patterns as it brings
drought to some continents and (4) _______ rain to others. It was first (5) _______ by fishermen coming
from Spanish ports in the Pacific in the 17th century. It got its name (Spanish for “boy child”) because it
usually takes (6) _______ near Christmas time. It can cause catastrophic (7) _______. The 1982 El Nino (8)
_______ in 1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worse than that. Sea animals, (9) _______ fish and birds, also die
in large numbers. It is (10) _______ that sailors in the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during El Nino.

1. A. happened B. caused C. origin D. done

2. A. increase B. extra C. heater D. warming

3. A. proficiency B. power C. practice D. performance

4. A. wet B. shower C. plenty D. heavy

5. A. saw B. noticed C. caught D. time

6. A. away B. care C. part D. place

7. A. damage B. difficulty C. hurt D. problem

8. A. resulted B. led C. caused D. gave

9. A. containing B. holding C. including D. involving

10. A. said B. felt C. told D. mistaken

Exercise 3. 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 modern 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 India 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

Exercise 4. Choose the correct answer to complete the passage.

Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people (1) with each other. (2)
these devices, ideas and news of events spread (3) all over the world. For example, within
seconds, people can know the results of an (4) in another country. An (5) football
match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can
bring help from (6) countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern (7)
information travels fast.

1. A. communicate B. communicating C. to communicate D. A&C

2. A. Although B. Because of C. Despite D. Because

3. A. quickly B. quick C. slowly D. slow

4. A. electing B. elective C. election D. elected

5. A. rural B. international C. nation D. urban

6. A. close B. space C. distant D. rich

7. A. technology B. technological C. technique D. technical

Exercise 5. Fill each blank with the correct form of the word given in capital letters.

Life on other planets

Humans have long been fascinated by (1) space, and have wondered if there are intelligent life-forms
elsewhere, which we might be able to contact. (2) , we've all seen space creatures on our TV and
cinema screens, but “aliens" like these owe more to the (3) of using human actors to play the
parts than to any real form of (4) investigation.

However, many serious space (5) are now beginning to turn their attention to the question of what
alien life might actually look like. One early result is Arnold the Alien, (6) by biologist,
Dougal Dixon. This strange being, unlike humans, has its eyes, ears and limbs in groups of three instead
of pairs but, despite its old appearance, its behavior not very different from our own.

1. A. out B. outer C. outside D. outing

 2. A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. naturalness

3. A. convenient B. convenience C. conveniention D. conveniences

4. A. science` B. scientist C. scientific D. scientificly

5. A. research B. researches C. researcher D. researchers

6. A. design B. designs C. designed D. which designed

E. KĨ NĂNG VIẾT

Exercise 1. Change these sentences into passive voice.

1. Vietnam sent some aid to earthquake Japanese victims in 2014.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Heinrich Hertz discovered radio waves.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

3. People prepared enough food and wafer for a disaster.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

4. A tornado hit many houses and buildings.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

5. We had bought some raincoats before we heard the weather forecast.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

6. My father is going to repair our windows tomorrow.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

7. The earthquake damaged almost my entire house.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

8. We should plant more trees to prevent some natural disasters.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

9. My e-pal had told me a story about a tsunami occurring in his country.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

10. A mechanic is going to service my car tomorrow because yesterday's storm damaged it severely.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Exercise 2. Rewrite the sentences as long as keep the similar meaning to the original one.

1. People spent more time communicating with each other in the past.

It took ______________________________________________
2. He used to write letters to keep in touch with her when he lived far from her.

Letters used to __________________________________________

3. How long has that phone been used by our teacher?

When ________________________________?

4. How about going on a picnic this weekend?

Why don't we ________________________________ ?

5. He suggested watching a comedy.

“Let’s _____________________________________________” he said.

6. His friend suggested he should go to bed after taking some medicine.

"Why don't _________________________________________?” said his friend.

7. Let's eat out and go to the amusement park.

What about ________________________________ ?

8. Although the weather was bad, the football match was not cancelled.

Despite ________________________________________________

Exercise 3. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentence.

1. "Open your book" he said to them.

He told them _______________________.

2. "Where are you going?" Jim asked Linda.

Jim asked Linda where _______________________ .

3. "Which way did they go?" John asked.

John asked _______________________ .

4. "Bring it back if it doesn't fit", I said to her.

I told _______________________ .

5. "Don't try to open it now," she said to us.

She told _______________________.

6. "Is it going to be a fine day today?" I asked her.

I asked her _______________________ .

7. "He's not at home", she said.

She said that _______________________ .

8. "Is the bus station far away?" the girl asked.

 The girl wanted to know _______________________ .

9. "Don't stay out late, Ann" Tony said.

Tony told Ann _______________________ .

10. "Please let me borrow your bike," he said to her.

He asked _______________________ .

Exercise 4. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentence.

1. "Are you going by train?" she asked me.

She wanted to know _______________________ .

2. "Don't use too much hot water," she said to us.

She asked us _______________________ .

3. "Will you come to my party?” she said to me.

She invited me _______________________ .

4. "Don't do it again," she said to them.

She told them _______________________ .

5. "Did Mr. Brown send the potatoes to you?" she asked.

She asked _______________________ .

6. "Don't get your shoes dirty, boys," she said.

She told _______________________.

7. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?" Mary asked.

Mary asked _______________________ .

8. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Jean?" asked Peter.

Peter asked if _______________________ .

9. "Why didn't I get a computer before?" thought the office manager.

The office manager wondered _______________________ .

10. “You had better not lend him any more money, Amanda" said John.

John advised Amanda _______________________ .

Exercise 5. Complete the second sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentences.

1. The doctor said to me, "You shouldn't lose weight”

The doctor advised me _______________________

2. Mary said, "Let's go to the park."

 Mary suggested _______________________

3. "I didn't break the car", Jack said.

Jack denied _______________________

4. "You told a lie, Michael", she said.

She accused Michael _______________________

5. “I can't go to your birthday party next Sunday evening, Jack", said Jane.

Jane apologized for _______________________

6. "I won't help you with your homework. Never!” Katarina said to me.

Katarina refused _______________________

7. John said, "Please come to my party.”

John invited _______________________

8. Mr. Brown said, "Don't play on the street.”

Mr. Brown warned the children not _______________________

9. "Would you like to come on a picnic with us?”

They invited _______________________

10. "Please don't tell anybody what happened.”

He asked _______________________

Exercise 6. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.

13 is ………………………………………………….

2. “How many cars are there in front of your house, Mai?”

I asked …………………............................................

3. No one introduced me to newcomers in the festival.

I ……………………………………………………

4. The food was too bad for the children to eat.

The food was so ……………………………

5. It’s no use persuading her to join in that activity.

There is no ……………………………..

Exercise 7. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.

1. Why don’t you take that English course?

If.............................................................................................................................................

2. You forgot to turn off the TV last night, didn’t you?

You didn’t..............................................................................................

3. Despite his age, Mr. Thanh runs five kilometres every morning.

Even............................................................................................................................................

4. He didn’t finish his work until the bell rang.

Not until....................................................................................................................

5. When he is asked about his past, he hates it.

He hates...................................................................................................................................

6. Without Tom’s help, Bill couldn’t have finished the work.

If it........................................................................................................................................

7. William said to Mary “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?”

William suggested................................................................................................................

8. “It’s time we went to bed” they said. (Rewrite, using reported speech)

......................................................................................................................................

9. The robbers made the bank manager hand over the money.

The bank manager .................................................................................................

10. She hasn’t been to Ho Chi Minh City for three years.

The last..............................................................................................................

11. I cleaned the floor then I went to bed.

After.............................................................................................................................

12. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards”, she said to me.

She told.......................................................................................................

13. “Would you like to dance with me?” she said to John.

She..................................................................................................................

Exercise 8. Rewrite the following sentences using the words provided in such a way that they mean
the same as the original sentences.

1. Couldn’t you find a better hotel?

Is this ……………………………………………………………………………………

2. I haven’t seen that man here before.

This is …………………………………………………………………………………...

3. Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals.

People ........................................................................................................................

4. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.

The coffee is too ...............................................................................................................

5. Somebody repaired his car yesterday.

He had..........................................................................................................................

6. It was thought that the painting had been destroyed.

The painting …………………………………………………………………………….

7. Our house is going to be rebuilt by a local firm.

We are …………………………………………………………………………………..

8. I can’t buy the tickets. They are too expensive.

The tickets ………………………………………………………………………………

9. Peter spent three hours repainting his house.

It ...................................................................................................................................

10. Leave now or you will miss the train.

Unless …………………………………………………………………………………...

Exercise 9. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first one.

1. The movie was very bad. I couldn’t see it.

- The movie was not ……………………………………

2. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, he said to us.

- He told ………………………………………………

3. The garage is going to repair our car next week.

- We are going ...................................................................

4. In spite of his intelligence, he doesn’t do well at school.

- Although …………………………………………………

5. You must see the headmaster.

- You’ve …………………………………………………

6. Remember to check your flight numbers.

- Don’t ...............................................................................
7. It was such bad news that Helen burst into tears.

- The news ........................................................................

Exercise 10. Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning

1. She studies English so that she can improve her knowledge.

 She studies English so as………………………………….

2. The last time I went to Ho Chi Minh City was 6 years ago.

 I haven’t……………………………………………………

3. “Where is the post office?” A visitor asked Lan.

 A visitor asked Lan…………………………………………

4. May I borrow your ruler?

 Would you mind……………………………………………

5. We spent five hours getting to London.

 It took us …………………………………………………….

6. Some one is going to tune my piano tomorrow.

 I am going………………………………………………………

7. Nam keeps forgetting his homework.

 Nam is…………………………………………………………….

8. My mother gave me a very nice watch yesterday.

 I was ………………………………………… ……………………

9. We’d prefer you not to smoke.

 We’d rather……………………………………………………………….

10. “ You should not believe him, Minh” said Toan

 Toan advised……………………………………………………………..

Exercise 11. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the sentence printed
before it, begin with the given word(s) or phrase.

1.You should review your lessons for the exam.

It’s time__________________________________________________________________

2. That man used to work with me when I lived in New York.

That’s ___________________________________________________________________

3. What a pity they close the shops at lunch-time.

I wish ___________________________________________________________________

4. We like ice-cream but we don’t have it everyday.

Although ________________________________________________________________

5. When did you start working in that factory?

How long ________________________________________________________________

6. Oil was slowly covering the sand of the beach.

The sand________________________________________________________________

7. “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked.

Mrs. Smith asked _________________________________________________________

8. He was sorry he hadn’t said goodbye to her at the airport.

He regretted ______________________________________________________________

9. I advise you not to buy that car.

If __________________________________________________________________

10. Why don’t you ask her yourself?

I suggest that _________________________________________________________