REVISION FOR THE SECOND MID-TERM TEST – GRADE 8

NĂM HỌC: 2021-2022

PART 1:THEORY
I. Phonetics:
1. Stress: Identify correct stress in words ending in -ic, -ical, -ese, -ee, -logy and -
graphy
2. Pronunciation: Practice pronouncing correctly words in Unit 7, Unit 8 and Unit 9
II. Vocabulary: Review vocabulary related to 3 topics: Pollution, English speaking
countries and Natural disaster.
III. Grammar: Review the following structures:
1. Conditional sentences type 1
2. Conditional sentences type 2
3. Present tenses: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect.
4. Passive voice
5. Past perfect tense
PART 2: PRACTICE
A. PHONETICS
1. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
1. A. litter B. fine C. visual D. rubbish
2. A. pollution B. water C. contaminate D. planting
3. A. iconic B. improve C. international D. increase
4. A. accent B. castle C. state D. absolute
5. A. loch B. ghost C. icon D. Scottish
6. A. measure B. disater C. tsunami D. design
2. Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. logical B. historic C. general D. technical
2. A. active B. volcano C. scientist D. history
3. A. geology B. geography C. economical D. aquatic
4. A. energetic B. natural C. magic D. critical
5. A. physical B. electrical C. original D. historical
6. A. photography B. geography C. biology D. radiography
7. A. Vietnamese B. employee C. trainee D. engineer
8. A. tropical B. volcanic C. shelter D. animal
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. If this factory continues _________ poison into the lake. All the fish will die.
A. pouring B. dumping C. pumping D. sacking
2. Water __________ in the lake has made the fish die
A. pollution B. pollute C. polluting D. polluted
4. The government is sending ________ to the flood victims.
A. touch B. aid C. accommodation D. provision
5. Sudden changes in water temperature can _____ the death of some fish and aquatic
plants.
A. come up B. lead to C. thanks to D. because of
6. _______ plastic take so long to break down, we should reduce the consumption
of plastic products.
A. Due to B. Although C. Even if D. Because
7. John was not keen on nature, _____ he was unhappy when his group went
 camping in a jungle.
A. and B. so C. because D. but
9. Carbon dioxide is a dangerous air ______.
A. pollute B. effect B. pollutant D. cause
10. _________ is a sudden, violent shaking of the Earth’s surface.
A. Tornado B. Drought C. Earthquake D. Flood
12. Dozens of people were seriously _______ in the typhoon.
A. injure B. injury C. injured D. injuries
13. People in countries like the USA, Great Britain use English as their _______
language.
A. traditional B. official C. native D. foreign
14. The students are looking forward to _______ foreign friends in the summer
camp.
A. meet B. met C. meets D. meeting
15. There are about 750 million English speakers in the world, and this number
______ fast.
A. increases B. increased C. is increasing D. increasing
16. Natural disaster can force people ______ their homes even though they don’t
want.
A. leaving B. left C. to leave D. leaves
19. A: How about giving a report about the recent natural disaster in Europe.
B: ____________
A. I don’t like it. B. That’s a good C. There’s no D. I disagree.
idea. point.
20. A: The air in this area is dirty and I cannot stop sneezing. Achoo!
B: ________
A. Bless you! B. I’m sorry C. What’s the D. I don’t know.
matter?
II. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form using conditional sentence type 1
or type 2.
1. If people (stop) ________ dumping trash, the street will be cleaner
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 I were you, I (look) ________________ for a new place to live.
6. If Lan wasn’t ill, she (join) ________________ out tree planting activity.
7.If there were fewer cars on the road, there (be) ________________ less pollution.
8.If you (be) ________________ the president, what would you do to help the
environment ?
III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. Four countries ______________ (visit) by John so far.
2. London ______________ (have) a population of eight million people.
3. We ___________ (visit) Sydney Opera House for several times.
4. Some activities ______________ (prepare) to celebrate the lunar new year now.
5. Food and medical supplies (deliver) ____________ yesterday afternoon.
6.Three cats (rescue) ________________by the volunteers last Sunday.
7. Two houses (build) _________________in the city every years.
8. Earth (hold) ______________ by the gravity of the sun and orbits around it.
 C. READING
IV.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
V. 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?
……………………………………………………………………………………..
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
D. has two lakes per person living there.
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.
D. We can always see the sun in winter
3. Which method below can always be used to reach a place in Alaska?
A. by air B. by road C. by river D. by bus
4. In Alaska we can always see the sun ___________.
A. in winter B. in summer C. every month of the year D. in the
morning
D. WRITING
VII. Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning with the cue words
1. People grow rice in many countries in the world.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. They have used this car for many years.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. David had gone home before we arrived.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………..
4. How long have you learnt English ?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………..
5. There is so much light in the city at night.We can not see the stars clearly.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………..
VIII. Choose the correct answer that has the same meaning with the given sentence.
1. People get more diseases.The water is contaminated.
A. If the water is contaminated, people will get more diseases
B. If the water is contaminated, people get more diseases.
C. If the water is contaminated, people won’t get more diseases
D. If people get more diseases, the water will be contaminated
2. Mary sent me this letter two days ago.
A. This letter is sent to me two days ago.
B. This letter was sent to me two days ago
C. This letter was sent by me two days ago.
D. This letter was sent to Mary two days ago
3. She has a headache after work every day. She works in a noisy office.
A. If she didn’t work in a noisy office, she would have a headache after work.
B. If she worked in a noisy office, she would have a headache after work.
C. If she didn’t work in a noisy office, she wouldn’t have a headache after work.
D. If she didn’t worked in a noisy office, she wouldn’t have a headache.
4. They will take the garbage out of the city.
A. The garbage is taken out of the city.
B. The garbage will is taken out of the city
C. The garbage will be take out of the city
D. The garbage will be taken out of the city.
5. Radioactive pollution is very dangerous. It can cause abnormal growth.
A. Radioactive pollution is very dangerous since it can cause abnormal growth.
B. Radioactive pollution is very dangerous due to it can cause abnormal growth.
C. Radioactive pollution is very dangerous because of it can cause abnormal growth.
D. Radioactive pollution is very dangerous lead to it can cause abnormal growth.
6. The typhoon is coming. All of the flights are being cancelled.
A. All of the flights are being cancelled since the coming typhoon.
B. All of the flights are being cancelled due to the coming typhoon.
C. All of the flights are being cancelled as the coming typhoon.
D. All of the flights are being cancelled cause the typhoon.
7. The last time I saw this comic is 5 years ago.
A. I have seen this comic for 5 years
B. I haven’t seen this comic for 5 years ago.
C. I haven’t seen this comic 5 years ago.
D. I haven’t seen this comic for 5 years.
8. The Walt Disney Studios has produced hundreds of cartoons for children.
A. Hundreds of cartoons for children have been produced by The Walt Disney Studios.
B. Hundreds of cartoons for children has been produced by The Walt Disney Studios.
C. Hundreds of cartoons for children have produced by The Walt Disney Studios.
D. Hundreds of cartoons for children are produced by The Walt Disney Studios.

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