ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP ANH 8

HỌC KỲ II
Năm học : 2022 – 2023
UNIT 7: POLLUTION
- Reading for general and specific information about water pollution
- Listening for specific information about thermal pollution
- Speaking: Talking about causes and effects of water pollution as well as solutions to this
problem
- Writing about the causes and effects of a pollution type.
- Language focus:
+ Conditional sentences type 1: review
+ Conditional sentences type 2
- Pronunciation: stress in words ending in -ic and -al
- Communication:
+ Describing types of pollution.
+ Discussing the causes and effects of pollution and ways to reduce it.
- Vocabulary:
+ Pollution
+ Words/phrases showing cause/ effect relationship.
UNIT 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES
- Reading for specific information about an English-speaking country
- Listening for specific information about a day trip to a town in an English-speaking country
- Speaking: Talking about an English speaking country
- Writing: Describing a schedule for a visit or a tour
- Language focus:
+ Present tenses: review
+ Present simple for future
- Pronunciation: stress in words ending in -ese and -ee
- Communication: Introducing people and places of interest in English speaking countries.
- Vocabulary: People and places of interest in English speaking countries.
UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS
- Reading for specific information about how to prepare for a natural disaster
- Listening for specific information about a natural disaster
- Speaking: Talking about natural disasters and ways to prepare for them
- Writing a news report on a natural disaster
- Language focus:
+ Passive voice: review

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+ Past perfect
- Pronunciation: stress in words ending in -logy and -graphy
- Communication:
+ Talking about a natural disaster
+ Asking and answering questions about what to do when a natural happens
- Vocabulary:
+ Types of natural disasters
+ Words to describe a natural disaster.
UNIT 10: COMMUNICATION
- Reading for specific information about a future way of communication
- Listening for specific information about netiquette
- Speaking: Talking about ways of communication now and in the future
- Writing an email using netiquette
- Language focus:
+ Future continuous: review
+ Verbs + to-infinitive
- Pronunciation: stress in words ending in -ity and -itive
- Communication:
+ Talking about communication now and in the future.
+ Using netiquette when communicating online
- Vocabulary: Communication forms and communication technology.
UNIT 11: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Reading for specific information about future roles of science and technology
- Listening for specific information about the benefits and problems science and technology
may bring
- Speaking: Expressing agreement and disagreement about the roles of science and
technology
- Writing to give opinions about the future roles of science and technology
- Language focus:
+ Future tenses: review
+ Reported speech (statements)
- Pronunciation: stress in words starting with un- and im-
- Communication:
+ Talking about the roles of science and technology
+ Expressing agreement and disagreement about how science and technology can help us
slove problems in the future.

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- Vocabulary:
+ Science and technology
+ Inventions
UNIT 12: LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
- Reading for specific information about life on another planet
- Listening for specific information about people on another planet
- Speaking: Talking about life on another planet
- Writing: Describing people on another planet
- Language focus:
+ May and might: review
+ Reported speech (questions)
- Pronunciation: stress in words ending in -ful and –less
Exercises:
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. disease B. dead C. treatment D. sneeze

2. A. environment B. billboard C. visual D. litter
3. A. birth B. thermal C. earth D. further
4. A. poisoned B. died C. dumped D. caused
5. A. contaminant B. waste C. illustrate D. radiation

II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differently.
1. A. environment B. temperature C. botanical D.contaminant
2. A. untreated B. aquatic C. pollution D. electronic
3. A. pollute B. poison C. damage D. illustrate
4. A. presentation B. radioactive C. environmental D. contamination
5. A. permanent B. Chemical C. dramatic D. herbicide
III. Choose the best answer:
1. Many people think the cyber world will ______ the real world.
A. take B. provide C. take place D. replace
2. We ______ in smart homes in 2050.
A. will be lived B. will be living C. are living D. will lived
3. A: “Hundreds of people were injured in the typhoon last night.” B: “_____________!”
A. How wonderful B. That’s a relief C. That’s great D. How terrible
4. ______ is a storm in a desert during which strong winds blow sand blow into the air.
A. Sandstorm B. Thunderstorm C. Flood D. Hurricane
5. An astronaut has to wear a spacesuit ______ it may be very cold in space.
A. so B. because C.but D. because of
6. She is looking forward ______ her grandparents again soon.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. to seeing

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 7. Production of these chemicals causes serious ______ pollution.
A. environment B. environmentalist C. environmentally D.environmental
8. If he ______ harder, he could pass the exam.
A. study B. studies C. studied D. has studiedz
9. Find and circle the incorrect part
Due to it rained heavily, the roads around my house were flooded.
A B C D
10. Choose the word which has diffenrent stressed syllable from the others.
A. unlimited B. unnatural C. impolite D. impatient

11. If you _________a choice, which country would you visit?

A. have B. had C. have had D. will have
12. Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless_____that is not
necessarily true.
A. so B. and C. but D. or
13. Circle the incorrect part: I will call the office if I were you.
A B C D
14. Air_________, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today.
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted
15. All our English teachers are _________speakers.
A. native B. original C. foreign D. orginally
16. When the policeman came there, the robber _________
A. left B. has left C. had left D. was left
17. Earth_________by the gravity of the Sun and orbits around it.
A. holds B. held C. is holding D. is held
18. How about organising a Clean Day for our school? - _________
A. I promise. B. Good idea. C. Not at all. D. Go ahead.
19. Which word is streessed differently from the others?
A. Interviewee B. adoptee C. addressee D. employee
20. He was heard _________ shout.
A. at B. of C. by D. to
21/ Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others
A. spaceship B. benefit C. technical D. reality
22/ Most foreign students in the camp come____________English speaking countries.
A. to B. from C. in D. along
23/ ___________the garbage dump smells terrible, no one lives around there.
A. Because of B. Since C. As a result of D. Although
24/ The Statue of Liberty is a major monument in New York which _________freedom.
A. attracts B. symbolises C. decide D. understand
25/ A severe tropical ___________ is called a typhoon.
A. drought B. rain C. flood D. storm
26/ Recent __________developments have made robots more user-friendly and intelligent.
A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically
27/ My mother wants me ____________ this letter before afternoon.
A. send B. to send C. sending D. sent
28/ Dave asked me if robots in the future________ more user-friendly and more intelligent.

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 A. will be B. would be C. will have been D. will be being
29/ “Forecasters say that the storm won’t move towards the land.” - “_________”
A. What a pity! B. Never mind. C. That’s a relief! D. It’s OK.
30/ If I am you, I would take the train instead of the bus.
A B C D
32. There are many cultural ___________ between Vietnam and the US.
A. differ B. different C. differently D. differences
33. I have to agree with his point of view, __________ I don’t like him.
A. because B. although C. so D. but
34. After a year with no rain, there was a serious __________.
A. drought B. tsunami C. flood D. mudslide
35. It took firefighters five days to put out the __________.
A. forest fire B. hurricane C. tsunami D. drought
36. This time tomorrow, she ________ on the beach in the Seychelles.
A. lie B. will be lying C. will lain D. lies
37. If we all _____ electric cars, there would be less pollution.
A. drive B. will drive C. drove D. would drive
st
38. Is technology the key ________ success in the 21 century?
A. at B. on C. to D. with
39. “Rescue workers saved a girl trapped in a collapsed school building.” - “ ___”
A. That’s great! B. Good luck. C. Oh dear! D. How convenient!
40. * Circle the incorrect part:
They didn’t want learning all new words they came across.
A B C D
41. * Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
A. pollutant B. earplug C. tsunami D. pollution

IV. Reading
A. Circle the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces .
London’s Tower Bridge
London’s Tower Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world. The bridge,
designed by the architect Horace Jones together with John Wolfe Barry, was finally
(1)_______in 1894. It took 11,000 tons of steel to build the framework of the 265-meter-long
bridge. Over time, the bridge has become one of London’s most famous symbols.
(2)________ photographs of the Tower Bridge is a favourite London tourist activity,
but you can also go inside the bridge, where you’ll have a magnificent view over London from
the walkway (3)__________ the two bridge towers.
In 2014, glass floors (4)________ installed in the walkways, giving visitors another,
unusual view from the bridge. The long glass floors, more than 40 meters above the river, allow
you to (5)_____ the traffic over the Tower Bridge from above. It is particularly (6)_____to see
the bridge open and close below your feet.
*walkway (n) : đường dành cho người đi bộ
1/ A. completed B. to complete C. complete D. completing

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2/ A. To take B. Take C. Taking D. To taking
3/ A. at B. between C. on D. in
4/ A. was B. were C. is D. are
5/ A. watch B. follow C. record D. consider
6/ A. fascinate B. fascination C. fascinated D. fascinating
B. Choose the word (A, B, C, D) which best fits each gap
Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people (1) ___ with each other. Because
of these devices, ideas and news of events spread (2) ___all over the world. For example,
within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An (3) ___
football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster,
such as a flood, can bring help from (4) ___ countries. Within hours, help is on the way.
This is because modern (5) ___ information travels fast.
1. A. communicate B. communicating C. to communicate D. A&C
2. A. quickly B. quick C. slowly D. slow
3. A. rural B. international C. nation D. urban
4. A. close B. space C. distant D. rich
5. A. technology B. technological C. technique D. technical
C. Read and choose the correct answer I went to Australia on a student program last year
and I like to (1) _____you about it. I was very (2) _____when I knew I was going to Australia
because I had never been there before. I didn’t think about the problems of speaking English
(3) _____I met my host family. At first I couldn’t communicate with them because my English
was so bad. All the five years I had been learning English wasn’t much used at all (4) _____we
didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my grammar was good, my pronunciation
wasn’t. My problem is (5) _____ ‘l’ and ‘r’. For example, Australian people often asked “What
do you eat in Vietnam?” I wanted to tell them that we eat rice, but they didn’t understand when
I said “We eat lice”…
1. A. say B. tell C. talk D. speak
2. A. exciting B. excites C. excited D. excite
3. A. after B. until C. when D. while
4. A. although B. even C. because D. so
5. A. pronouncing B. speaking C. reading D. telling
D. Read the passage and circle the best answer.
Most of us think that great ideas were the result of genius thinking. However, many of the
greatest discoveries and inventions in history began with very simple beginnings. In the 18th century,
James Watt was boiling water at home. As the water began to boil, he suddenly noticed that the steam
was pushing the lid of the kettle. From this, he created the steam engine. In ancient Greece time,
Archimedes stepped into a bath tub and felt that water was being pushed out when he stepped in. This
is how he came up with the idea of how to find the purity of gold. In the 17th century, Isaac Newton
was sitting under a tree when an apple fell and hit him on the head. This is when he realized the pulling
force of the earth - the gravity. There are many other examples of how great ideas began with simple
beginnings. What one needs to become an inventor are careful observation and a lot of hard work.
1. James Watt lived in ______.
A. the 17th century B. the 18th century C. the ancient Greece time D. the 16th century
2. Archimedes came up with the idea of how to find purity gold when ______.
A. he was boiling water B. he was hit by an apple
C. he was stepping into the bath tub D. All are correct
3. Many great ideas began with ______.

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A. genius thinking B. simple beginnings
C. long time working in laboratories D. complicated beginnings
4. Which of the following is NOT true of inventors?
A. They have simple thinking. B. They have very careful observations.
C. They work extremely hard. D. All are not true.
5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. James Watt, Archimedes and Isaac Newton. B. Steam Engines, Gold and Gravity
C. Gold and Gravity. D. Great Ideas with Simple Beginnings

E. Read the passage and decide which sentence is “True” (T) or “False” (F).
Marie Curie was a famous Polish scientist. She was born in 1867. Her father and
mother were both teachers. Marie herself proved to be a very bright child and did very well
at school. Unfortunately, at that time women were not allowed to go to university. She tried
her best to find a way to study abroad. Maris did very well at Sorbonne University in Paris
and she gained a degree in Maths. In the same year, she met Pierre Curie and married him
in 1895. Then they had a daughter called Irene. In 1897 Marie Curie started investigating
uranium. In 1903 Marie and Pierre Curie were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics along
with Henri Besquerel. Winning the prize brought them fame. Then in 1904 Marie Curie
had a daughter called Eve. Unfortunately, in the next year, her husband died because of a
horse-drawn vehicle.
1. Marie Curie is French.
2. At that time, women in her country couldn’t study after high school.
3. She met her husband in 1894.
4. They had two daughters.
5. Her husband died in the laboratory.

F. Read the passage carefully. Circle the correct answers

In an earthquake the ground moves. Earthquakes commonly last for a few seconds.
There are big earthquakes and small earthquakes. Big earthquakes can damage buildings and
hurt people.
The size of an earthquake can be measured. A number is given to an earthquake that
shows the size of the earthquake.
Methods for turning the size of the earthquake into a number include the Richter scale
and the Modified Mercalli scale.
Some countries, such as Japan and Iran, are in areas with many earthquakes. In these
places it is good to make houses and other buildings lighter so that they will not break when
there is an earthquake.
1. Earthquakes commonly last for.....................................
A. a few days B. a few minutes C. a few hours D. a few seconds
2. Can people measure the size of an earthquake?
A. Yes, of course B. No, they can’t C. I don’t know D. No
information
3. How do Experts turn the size of the earthquake into a number? (Experts: Các chuyên gia)
A. They use the Richter scale. B. They use the Modified Mercalli scale
C. They use kilometer unit D. A and B are right
4. Which countries are in areas with many earthquakes?

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A. Thailand and Iran B. Japan and Iran C. France and Iran D. Japan and Indonesia
THE POSTAGE STAMP
Before the invention of the postage stamp, it was difficult to send a letter to another
country. The sender paid for the letter to travel in his or her own country. Then the person in
the other country paid for that part of the trip. If a letter crossed several countries, the
problem was worse.
Rowland Hill, a British teacher, had the idea of the postage stamp with gum on the back.
The British post office made the first stamps in 1840. They were the Penny Black and the
Two-pence Blue. A person bought a stamp and put it on a letter, the post office delivered the
letter. When people received letters, they didn’t have to pay anything. The letter was prepaid.
Postage stamps became popular in Great Britain immediately. Other countries started
making their own postage stamps very quickly.
Today post offices in every country sell beautiful stamps. Collecting stamps is one of the
most popular hobbies in the world, and every stamp collector knows about the Penny Black
and the Two-pence Blue.
True or False:
1. It’s difficult to send a letter to another country before the postage stamps were invented.
2. The postage stamps were put inside the letters when they were delivered.
3. A British person invented the postage satmp with gum on the back.
4. Today post offices don’t sell stamps.
5. No stamp collector knows about he Penny Black and the Two-pence Blue.
V. DO AS DIRECTED:
1. After / I / finish / my homework / I /go / cinema /my close friend/ yesterday. (Complete the
sentence)
 After __________________________________________________________________
2/ The weather was awful, so we didn’t enjoy our camping holiday.
 Because
__________________________________________________________________
 Because of
__________________________________________________________________.
3/ “ I’m having a good time here.” said Lan. (Change into reported speech)
 Lan said
__________________________________________________________________
4/ Scientists have invented new devices to help people live a longer life. (Change into
Passive voice)
 __________________________________________________________________
5/ Mr. Smith will collect the tickets. (Rewrite, using Passive voice)
__________________________________________________________________
6/ “I come from a small town in England.” (Rewrite, beginning with the words given, using
Reported speech)
 Nick said _________________________________________________________
7/ We can’t go to Julia’s party. We’re going away that weekend. (Combine sentences, using
“because”)
_________________________________________________________
8/If / I / you / I / wear / earplugs / when / go / the concert // (Write a conditional sentence
type 2, using the given words)
 If _________________________________________________________

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9 .Rescue workers have helped people from flooded homes and cars. (Make question about
the underlined words)
_________________________________________________________?
10.There is so much light in the city at night. We cannot see the stars clearly. (Rewrite it
using“Conditional sentence type 2”)
 _________________________________________________________
11.They said to Maria “We’ll be writing to you later this week,”. (Change into reported
speech)
=> _________________________________________________________
12. Factories/ not dump/ waste/ river/ if/ government/ fine/ them/ heavily. (Complete the
sentence)
 _________________________________________________________
13. I don’t have enough time , so I can’t go on holiday this summer. (Combine the sentences,
using the conditional sentence type 2)
_________________________________________________________
14. I can’t tell you because I don’t know the answer. (Combine the sentences, using the
conditional sentence type 2)
_________________________________________________________
15. “ I’m having a good time here.” Said Maryam. (Rewrite the sentence, using reported
speech)
 Maryam said _________________________________________________________.
16. “ Do you like pop music?” Hoa asked Maryam.
 _________________________________________________________
17.The people will protect the environment now. The environment will be nice(Combine the
sentences, using the conditional sentence type 1)
_________________________________________________________
18. He will visit his parents on the weekend. (Rewrite the sentence, using the passive voice)
 _________________________________________________________
19 Tom said: “I want to buy a pocket calculator for my father”.
(Rewrite the sentence, using reported speech)
 Tom said _________________________________________________________
20. I am not rich. I can’t buy that house. (Combine the sentences, using the conditional
sentence type 2)
 _________________________________________________________
VI. WRITING : 50-60 words
1. What should we do to protect our earth from being polluted?

2. The importance of learning English.

3. List some ways of communication. Which one do you like best? Why?

VII. LISTENING : Practice listening “TEXTBOOK, KET1,2,3, 4”

TEST 1

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I. LISTENING (2pt):
PART 1: Listen to Tony talking to Lisa about a science club competition. Choose the
best answer A, B or C.
1. Which building will the competition be in?
A. the school. B. the town hall. C. the university.
2. How has the team decided to get there?
A. They will catch a bus. B. They will walk. C. They will go on the
underground.
3. Tony’s favourite area of science is
A. biology. B. chemistry. C. physics.
4. Winners of the competition get
A. T-shirts. B. cinema tickets. C. a box of chocolates.
PART 2: You will hear a girl asking for information about a summer job. Fill in the
missing information.
Summer holiday job
Type of job: Farm worker
You need to be: (5)…………… and careful
You will earn: (6) £………….. a week
What you must pay for: (7)……………
Date work begins: (8)…………….. May

II. MUTIPLE CHOICE (2.5 pts):

1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others:
A. capital B. scenic C. Scotland D. iconic
2. Science and technology are the keys economic and social development.
A. for B. to C. in D. of
3. You won’t pass the exams you don’t start working harder.
A. because of B.although C. if D. so
4. Technological advancements have turned AI and robotics from science fiction to
.
A. reality B. benefit C. quality D. discovery
5. I’ll come over at 8 o’clock tonight. What then?
A. will you do B. are you doing C. do you do D. will you be
doing
6. If it today, we’d take a trip to Edinburgh Castle.
A. didn’t rain B. doesn’t rain C. won’t rain D. wouldn’t rain
7. Elena finally , apologysing for being late.
A. got through B. showed up C. went on D. took off
8. – Laura: I believe that somewhere out in the universe, there are other forms of life.

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 – Stella: .
A. Why not. B. Absolutely not! C. Me neither. D. So do I.
* Find one mistake in each sentence:
9. He decided not applying for that job because he didn’t meet all the qualifications.
A B C D
10. By the time the rescue workers had arrived, they’d been trapped in the rubble for 3
days.
A B C Dso
lluted.
III. READING(2.5 pts):
Part 1. Read the passage and choose the best answers to fill in the blanks (1,25pts).
The Maori of New Zealand
The Maori arrived to New Zealand (1) other Polynesian islands over a thousand
years ago. They were the first people to live there. They made beautiful wooden buildings with
pictures (2) into the wood. There are about 280,000 Maori today. Maori have brown
skin, dark brown eyes and wavy black hair.
In 1980, they agreed (3) a British colony. Today there are Maori in all kinds of jobs.
They attend schools and universities and become lawyers (4) scientists. There are
Maori in the government . Most of them live like the white New Zealanders.
However, the Maori do not forget their traditions. Children learn the language, music and
old stories. They have yearly competitions in speaking, dancing and singing. The Maori live
comfortable, modern lives, but they keep their (5) by passing them to their children.

1. A. on B. to C. in D. from
2. A. carved B. carves C. carve D. carving
3. A. to become B. to go C. to stay D. to move
4. A. for B. from C. with D. and
5. A. health B. life C. traditions D. competitions

Part 2. Read the passage and Decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
(1,25pts).
Living in Scotland
Scotland is the UK’s most northern country and has around 790 islands off its coasts –
130 of which have people living on them. Scotland is well-known for its stunning
landscapes, beautiful beaches and lochs, which are fresh water lakes. There are over 600
square miles of lochs in Scotland including the most famous one, Loch Ness.
It has a population of just over five million people which is about 8.5 per cent of the
whole UK population. Over 2 million of these live in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and almost
half of Scotland’s population live in the Central Belt, where both the largest city (Glasgow),
and the capital city (Edinburgh) are located.

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 Scotland also hosts one of the biggest arts festivals in the world. This is commonly
known as the Edinburgh Festival but is actually made up of a number of different festivals
which happen at different times of the year, though many do take place in August and
September. Many people have heard of the Fringe Festival, but there are also the
International Festival, the Film Festival, the Children’s Festival and the Edinburgh Mela
which is an intercultural festival.

1. Scotland is in the north of the United Kingdom. …..…..

2. Loch Ness is about 600 square miles. …..…..
3. The capital city is the largest city in Scotland …..…..
4. Edinburgh Festival is an arts festival. …..…..
5. Scotland hosts all the biggest festivals in the world. …..…..

IV. DO AS DIRECTED (2,5 PTS):

1. The climate is changing. The earth is getting warmer. (Combine sentences, using
“because”)
2. Global warming has caused many natural disasters. (Change into Passive voice)
3. She said that “My family lived in Boston for five years.” (Change into Reported
speech)
4. I don’t have free time, so I can’t go with you. (Rewrite the sentence, beginning
with the given cues).
 If I………………………………………………………………………………
5. Write in about 60 words to answer this question What “should we do to protect
our earth from being polluted?
---The end of the test---

TEST 2

I. LISTENING (2 pts.)
Part 1: Listen to Anne asking her friend about going to a shopping centre. You will hear
the conversation twice. Circle the correct answer (A, B or C). (1 pt.)
1. At the moment, the shopping centre sells _____.
A. clothes B. books C. food
2. Anne’s coach ticket will cost _____.
A. £2.50 B. £5.60 C. £10.80
3. The nearest coach stop to Anne’s house is _____.
A. in the bus station B. in the market square C. outside the museum
4. The coach journey takes _____.
A. 10 minutes B. 20 minutes C. 40 minutes

Part 2: You will hear some information about a competition to win a holiday. Listen and
complete the notes. (1.0 pt.)

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 HOLIDAY COMPETITION
Win a holiday in: Scotland
Name of hotel: (1) ___________ Hotel
At hotel, you can play: (2) _______________
Call the travel programme
Phone before midnight on: (3) _______________
Phone number: (4) _______________

II. MULTIPLE CHOICE (2.5 pts.)

* Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. kangaroo B. Taiwanese C. guarantee D. symbolise
* Choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).
2. If people really cared about environment, they _____________ waste into rivers.
A. didn't dump B. don't dump C. doesn’t dump D. wouldn't
dump
3. “No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago”. -_____________!
A. Oh, dear. B. That’s a relief.
C. That’s shocking D. How terrible!
4. Ships spill oil in oceans and rivers. This leads _____________ the death of many aquatic
animals and plants.
A. to B. in C. from D. at
5. This month’s electricity bill is too high _____________ the air conditioner is turned on all
the time.
A. since B. due to C. although D. because of
6. From 1865 to 1875, a remarkable _____________ of inventions was produced.
A. diversity B. mixture C. variety D. collection
7. When I got up this morning, my wife _____________.
A. has already left B. already has left C. had already left D. already had
left
8. "In 2030, will people _____________ on the Moon?" Khanh asked his teacher.
A. travel B. travels C. travelled D. be traveling
* Choose the underlined words that need correcting
9. She told her husband she hadn't wore such a kind of dress before.
A. told B. wore C. kind D. before
10. Before Christine goes to bed, she had drunk a glass of wine.
A. Before B. goes C. had drunk D. glass of
III. READING (2.5 pts.)
Part 1: Read the passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D) to fill in the blanks. (1.25
pts).
CAN NATURAL DISASTERS BE AVOIDED?
Natural disasters kill more people on a global scale than wars. According to the United
Nations, (1) ______ the last decade, natural disasters have caused the deaths of more than a
million people and (2)_______ 1.8 billion people in terms of loss of health, homes and
employment.

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 It is almost (3) ______ to prevent natural disasters such as hurricanes, volcanic (4)
______, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. Therefore, we can only reduce the
negative effects that natural disasters have on our lives by using effective warning systems,
disaster management plans and educating citizens on disaster preparedness.
The best way to minimize the effects of a natural disaster (5) ______ to establish early
detection systems that allow for advance warning to be given to everybody.
1. A. in B. to C. at D. on
2. A. effected B. affected C. caused D. destroyed
3. A. important B. imbalanced C. impossible D. indifferent
4. A. explosions B. collapses C. shakes D. eruptions
5. A. are B. is C. was D. were
Part 2: Read the passage and then decide which statement is True (T) or False (F) (1.25
pts).
The Hopi live in the northwestern part of Arizona in the United States. With modern
things all around them, the Hopi keep their traditions.
There are about 10,000 Hopi and they live in twelve villages in the desert. The weather
is very hot in summer, but in winter it freezes. The wind blows hard. Farming is difficult. Corn
is the Hopi's main food, but they plant vegetables, too. They raise sheep, goats, and cattle. They
also eat hamburgers, ice cream and drink soft drinks. They live in traditional stone houses, but
many of them have the telephones, radios, and television. They have horses, but they have
trucks too.
Kachinas are an important part of the Hopi religion. Kachinas are spirits of dead people,
of rocks, plants, and animals, and of the stars. Men dress as kachinas and do religious dances.
People also some make wooden kachinas. No two wooden kachinas are ever alike.
The children attend school, and they also learn the Hopi language, dances, and stories.
The Hopi want a comfortable, modern life, but they don't want to lose their traditions.
1. Though surrounded with modern things, the Hopi keep their traditions.
2. The Hopi live in the mountainous areas.
3. The Hopi only eat corns.
4. They live in houses made of stone.
5. Most wooden kachinas are all similar to each other.
IV. DO AS DIRECTED (3.0 pts.)
1. The river is polluted. Households dump waste into the river. (Combine each pair of
sentences below, using “so”)
 ………………….…………………………………………………………………………
2. “How many planets are there in the Solar System?” The science teacher asked her students.
(Rewrite the sentence in reported speech)
 The science teacher asked her students.
………………….…………………………………
3. If/ I/ have/ one million US dollars/ I/ build/ more parks/ my city. (Make a meaningful
sentence, using conditional sentence type 2)
 ………….…………………………………………………………………………………

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4. The earthquake has destroyed a lot of buildings in the city. (Rewrite the sentence, using
passive voice)
 ………………….…………………………………………………………………………
5. Write in about 60 words to support your ideas about this idea: “What should we do
to reduce natural disasters in our country?”
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TEST 3
I. Listening. (2.0pts):
*Part I: Listen to the talk twice and write the best answer:
1.Which is the great transport for tourists when they want to visit major cities in Britain?
A. train B. motorbike C. plane D. bus
2. Where can people hire a car? They can hire it at_________.
A. bus station B. major airports C. small train station D. hotels
3.People can travel by _______,by boat or on a horse to enjoy unusual picturesque local
places.
A. bike B. motorbike C.taxi D. bus
4.Which are available at all main coach and train station?
A. Cars B. taxis C. bikes D. motorbikes
*Part II: Listen to the talk twice and decide if the statements below are true(T) or false(F).
1. The air has become very clean in many parts of the world.
2. Experts say many people get sick each year.
3. The WHO says that 17 million people die each year.
4. In the Middle East and North Africa the air is also very bad.
II. Multiple choice : (2,5pts)
Find the word which has a different sound in theunderlined part.
1. A. cholera B. measure C. effect D. litter
2. A. icon B. official C. difficulty D. international
Choose the word with a different STRESS PATTERN from the others:
3. A. collapse B. damage C. erupt D. affect
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
4. Too much use of electric lights in cities may cause__________.
A. air pollution B. noise pollution C. light pollution D. visual pollution
5. If we use water carefully, more people ________ fresh water.
A. will have B. would have C. will not have D. have

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 6. A lot of new houses _________ in this area every year.
A. build B. are built C. were built D.is built
7. If the factory continues dumping poison ______ the lake, all aquatic animals and plants
will die.
A. into B. to C. about D. in
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of
the following sentences
8. Rivers are more and more polluted as pollutants dumped from factories in my
neighborhood.
A. herbicides B. dead animals C. pesticides D. contaminants
Choose the underline word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs
correcting.
9. If people didn’t throw rubbish in the street, it will look attractive.
A. throw B.in C. will D. throw
10. The Debating Competition took place in the Main Hall every year.
A. Debating B. took C. in D. year

III. Reading (2,5pts):

A. Read the passage and choose the correct answer
Vietnam usually has a dozen storms every year from June through the end of November, and
most of which occur in the Central and northern provinces. November 2nd, 1997, however,
was an unexpected day when the major storm Linda raged in the South. Linda was the worst
typhoon in Southern Vietnam over 100 years. Formed in the sea of the Philippines, Linda
strengthened as it moved westward. Later, it struck extreme Southern Vietnam with winds of
100 kilometres an hour. Over 3000 people were reported lost and died. Ca Mau province,
suffered a direct hit by the storm, had the most damage. Gusts and heavy rainfalls caused
flooding, destroyed crops, damaged about 200,000 houses and left about 383,000 people
homeless. Linda later struck Thailand, causing flash flooding and at least 164 deaths. The
storm also affected Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia to a lesser degree.
1. When did the storm Linda occur?
A. in June B. in 1997 C. every year D. in the South
2. The underlined word ‘ it’ refers to _____.
A. the Philippines B. the storm Linda C. the sea D. the South
3. How many people were reported lost and die?
A. 200,000 B. 164 C. 383,000 D. Over 3000
4. In Viet Nam where did it cause the most damage?
A. Thailand B. Southern Vietnam C. the Central D. Ca Mau
province
5. Which countries were also affected by the storm?
A. Myanmar B. Myanmar, Indonesia,
C. Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia D, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia
B. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
Singapore is an island city of about three million people . It’s a beautiful city with lots of
parks (1) _____ open places . It’s also a very clean city. Most of the people (2) _____in
high-rise flats in different parts of the island. The business district is very modern with lots of
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are rows of old shop houses. The government buildings in Singapore are very (3)____ and
date from the colonial days.
Singapore is famous ( 4) _____ its shops and restaurant. There are many good shopping
centers. Most of the goods ( 5) ___ duty free. Singapore’s restaurants sell Chinese, Indian,
Malay and European food , and the prices are quite reasonable.
1. A. and B. but C. so D. although
2. A. sleep B. use C. live D. hire
3. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. beautify
4. A. for B. to C. in D. on
5. A. is B. are C. was D. were
III. WRITING:
Rewrite the following sentences, using the words given in brackets(3.0pts)
1. They won’t go out for a walk. It won’t stop raining. (If)
2. Nga got wet. She forgot to bring an umbrella.( because)
3. Water in this River becomes brown and has terrible smell because the waste is dumped
from the Vedan mill in Phu My Town. (so)
4. New York/ the/ but/ capital/ is/ city/ the USA/ the/ in/ not/ biggest/. (Arrange the words
to complete the sentences)
5. Writing: Write a paragraph about 60-70 words “What should we do to protect our
earth from being polluted?”

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