UBND HUYỆN THANH TRÌ ENGLISH GRADE 8

TRƯỜNG THCS VẠN PHÚC REVISION FOR 2nd MID-TERM TEST

ACADEMIC YEAR 2023- 2024
I. THEORY
1. Vocabulary: from Unit 7-9
2. Pronunciation: from Unit 7-9
3. Grammar: from Unit 7-9
II. PRACTICE EXERCISES
Exercise 1. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. wanted B. flooded C. destroyed D. erupted
2. A. again B. company C. woman D. villager
3. A. cooked B. accomplished C. hissed D. gained
4. A. warming B. protecting C. littering D. carbon
5. A. pause B. laugh C. clause D. cause
6. A. phyical B. mythology C. rhythmic D. psychology
7. A. earthquake B. breath C. thanks D. breathe
8. A. hands B. occasions C. associates D. others
9. A. frightened B. stamped C. walked D. laughed
10.A. flouride B. lid C. arid D. hidden
Exercise 2. Choose the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. conversation B. entertainment C. invironment D. information
2. A. serious B. habitat C. quality D. protection
3. A. general B. property C. disaster D. fabulous
4. A. environment B. participate C. interaction D. conditional
5. A. recycle B. tornado C. ecosystem D. renewable
6. A. practical B. numerous C. property D. tsunami
7. A. whistle B. victim C. authority D. violent
8. A. litter B. moutainous C. worker D. volcanic
9. A. example B. circle C. matter D. humour
10. A. nation B. person C. resident D. scientific
Exercise 3. Complete the correct answer A ,B ,C or D.
1. To save our earth, I use cloth bags for shopping, not ________ ones.
A. green B. paper C. cheap D. plastic

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2. In my family, we put food waste and objects for ________ in different bins.
A. using B. recycling C. toys D. reducing
3. An example of _________ is the forest in which all the plants and animals work toform a
suitable habitat for all.
A. habitat B. area C. ecosystem D. condition
4. ________ should be far from residential areas.
A.Plastic rubbish C. Industrial waste
B. Dumping sites D. Forests
5. Shopping at a shopping centre is _____. It has almost everything you want there.

A. difficult B. cheap C. convenient D. time-consuming

6.We can ____________ bargain at a supermarket.

A. always B. never C. sometimes D. rarely

7. My grandmother _______ goes to the market to buy food. She goes there every day.

A. always B. never C. often D. sometimes

8. A severe tropical_________ is called a typhoon.

A. drought B. rain C. flood D. storm

9. ____________ your son be 14 years old next week?

A. Will B. Are C. Does D. Can

10.Would you mind _____________ on the light?

A. turn B. to turn C. turned D. turning

11. People think that global warming ____ lots of problems in the future.

A. causes B. is causing C. will cause D. has caused

12.The earliest train at Ha Noi Railway station___________at 6 a.m tomorrow.

A. will leave B. leave C.leaves D. leaving

13. Before the big sale started, Nancy ___________ a shopping list carefully.

A. makes B. was making C. made D. make

14. While I ___________ in the sea, I saw a beautiful turtle.

A. am snorkeling B. was snorkeling C. snorkeled D. were snorkeling

15. Jim’s club ___________ many meaningful activities to celebrate Earth Day last year.

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A. will hold B. holding C. hold D. held

16. You should brush your teeth__________you have a meal.

A. before B. after C. as soon as D. until

17.She picked up some real bargains_____________.

A. for sale B. on sale C. in sale D. on a sale or return
18.The market is full of farm_____________.
A. produce B. product C. production D. productivity
19.Students are from a wide _____________of backgrounds.
A. limit B. distance C. range `` D. group
20.They offer a ten percent _____________on travel for students.
A. discount B. cut C. decrease D. drop
21. Can you wave aover a sales _________? I have a question about this warmcoat.
A. assistant B. assistance C. assist D. assisting
22. ________ they took their laptops to the shop, they asked for their receipts.
A. If B. When C. Since D. Because
23. There ________ another bus to Canberra in half an hour.
A. is B. will be C. are D. was
24. My mother prefers___________at the supermarket to the market.
A. shop B. to shop C. shops D. to shopping
25. The bowl is ______ glass and paper is _________tree.
A. made from/made by B. made by/ made in
C. made of/ made by D. made of/ made from
26. I was late for work only one time last year. I’m__________late.
A. sometime B. always C. never D. rarely
Exercise 4. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of
the following sentences.
1. Air pollution is a major cause of diseases or even lung cancer.
A. reason B. right C. action D. damage
2. It is found that endangered species are often concentrated in areas that are poor and
densely populted, such as much of Asia and Africa.
A. disappeared B. threatened C. increased D. reduced
3. Many schools provide environment education to raise student’s awareness of
conservation needs.
A. effort B. benefit C. exploitation D. knowledge
4. The rescue services sent helicopters to the area to try to find the missing boy.
A. lost B. found C. dirty D. seen
5. El Nino has happened for at least the last 300 years.
A. reduced B. occurred C. caused D. protected

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 6. The heavy rain had a negative effect on the crops, causing them to tot and fail to grow.
A. influence B. respect C. advantage D. disadvantage
7. The hurricane swept through the coastal area, destroying houses, and leaving many
people homeless.
A. building B. devastating C. constructing D. protecting
8. Fortunately, the firefighters arrived quickly and were able to extinguish the forest fire
before it spread further.
A. Sadly B. Ultimately C. Finally D. Luckily
9. Heavy rain makes driving on the road very difficult.
A. easy B. hard C. interesting D. simple
10. If the lake wasn’t polluted, there would be a lot of aquatic plants and fish.

A. contaminated B. clean C. Pure D. hot

Exercise 5. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each
of the following sentences.
1. There is growing concern about the way man has destroyed the environment.
A. attraction B. speculation C. ease D. consideration
2. Pure water is often a fairly rare commodity that requires significant energy to
produce.
A. Contaminated B. Clean C. Unadulterated D. Flawless
3. Walking or cycling is a counterpro-ductive way to reduce your carbon footprint.
A. desolate B. unproductive C. barren D. effective
4. The new laws to conserve wildlife in the area will come into force next month.
A. pollute B. destroy C. eliminate D. protect
5. This chemical is toxic to many forms of life.
A. poisonous B. harmful C. harmless D. expensive
6. Natural disasters can cause serious damage to human life.
A. slight B. heavy C. strong D. intense
7. We cannot prevent natural disasters, but we can prepare for them.
A. allow B. avoid C. stop D. predict
8. The forest fire raged for eight hours, killing all of the animals.
A. arrived B. fought C. collapsed D. spread
9.Preparations for a natural disaster are very important.

A. unimportant B. necessary C. essential D. good

10 .After the earthquake, the victims were provided with temporary accommodation.

A. long B. permanent C. quick D. safe

Exercise 6.Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.

1. (Before / When / While) she is ready, we will leave.
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2. I’ll send you a text message (until / as soon as / before) I hear from Nam.
3. (Before / After / While) she goes, she will turn off all the computers.
4. I’ll go online (while / as soon as / until) I get home.
5. (After /Before/ While) we receive your confirmation email, we will send you a link to
download the programme.
6. I have to wait (while / before / until) my mum comes home.
7. (Before / Until / When) Mr. Tan phones, please let me know.
8. Let’s play with the children (after / until / while) it is time to go.
9. He will send them an email (before/ until / as soon as) he arrives in London.
10. I will give you my reply (before / by / this time) I leave this afternoon
Exercise 7.Read the text then choose the best answer.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
In recent years the problem of environmental pollution has become a serious problem in
big cities in our country. So, what are reasons and possible measures for this problem?
Nowadays, we are living in a city with high population density, so domestic waste is the
first reason. Then many people's social consciousness is not high. In several areas, they
throw rubbish on streets, canals and rivers. It is easy for us to see rubbish of all kinds
floating on the water. Moreover, uncultured people even pee in the public place.
Now, let's come to other reasons. Our city is overloaded with vehicles that expel a lot of
smoke and dust. This contributes to the heat of the air, and causes pollution.
Besides that, in several places, trees have been cut down to have room for buildings,
hotels, or supermarkets. This makes the atmosphere in our city mug and stuffy.
New words:
muggy (adi) nồm ẩm, oi bức
stuffy (adi) ngột ngạt
1. What is not the reasons of environmental pollution?
A. high population density C. domestic waste
B. smoke and dust from vehicles D. the new drainage system
2. What is the first reason of environmental pollution?
A. domestic waste C. population density
B. smoke and dust from vehicles D. rubbish on streets
3. What is the synonym of the word "consciousness"?
A. awareness B. unculture C. unconsciousness D. awakenes
4. Why vehicles cause air pollution?
A. Vehicles make the atmosphere in our city muggy and stuffy.
B. Because they expel a lot of smoke and dust.
C. Because they consume too much gasoline.
D. Because many people use motorbikes and cars nowadays.
5. How is the drain system in our city?
A. It’s very modern. C. it is new
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 B. It's downgrade. D. It is very old and downgrade
Exercise 8. Read and complete each numbered blank in the passage with the correct
answer A, B, C, or D.
A corner shop or a convenience shop is a British tradition. It is a small (25) ____ shop. We
can find a corner shop at the end of a local street in many neighborhoods in towns and cities
across the UK. The corner shop sells all kinds of household goods and simple food and
drinks like snacks, groceries, coffee, soft drinks. It (26) ______ sells newspapers,
magazines, (27) __________cigarettes.

Convenience stores are originally from America. They are like the British corner shops. The
only (28) _____ is that convenience stores are often open 24 hours. Probably the most well-
known convenience store is 7-Eleven. You can find a convenience store at any residential
(29) _____, a filling station, a railway station, or alongside (30) ______ busy road.

25. A. retail B. mass C. wholesale D. convenient

26. A. generally B. finally C. also D. too

27. A. but B. and C. so D. for

28. A. good B. difference C. benefit D. thing

29. A. land B. houses C. community D. area

30. A. a B. an C. the D. 0

Exercise 9. Circle A, B, C or D indicate the sentence that is closest meaning to the

sentence given.
1. If we want to save wild animals, we need to stop all illegal hunting of them.
A.Hunting wild animals because we want to save them.
B. We won't save wild animals unless we stop all illegal hunting of them.
C.We want to save wild animals if we need to stop all illegal hunting of them.
D.We need to stop all illegal hunting wild animals when we can save them.
2. We checked-in and rested a little, and then we visited the Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc
and conservation park.
A.We didn’t check-in and rested a little until we visited the Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc
and conservation park.
B. We checked-in and rested a little as soon as we visited the Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc
and conservation park.
C.After checking-in and resting a little, we visited the Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc and
conservation park.
D.After visting the Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc and conservation park, we checked-in and
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 rested a little.
3. My mom doesn’t use plastic bags instead of reusable cloth bags to help protect the
environment.
A. My mom doesn’t use reusable cloth bags instead of plastic bags to help protect the
environment.
B. To help protect the environment, my mom avoids using reusable cloth bags.
C. My mom doesn’t like plastic bags instead of reuable cloth bags to help protect the
environment.
D. To help protect the environment, my mom doesn’t use plastic bags instead of reusable
cloth bags.
4. Jan’s father will be returning soon.
A.Jane’s father will soon returning to her.
B. It is Jane’s father that is returning soon.
C.It won’t be long before Jane’s father returns.
D.It won’t be long before Jane’s father returns soon.
5. My sister was planting trees and my brother was picking up rubbish.
A. My sister was planting trees but my brother was picking up rubbish.
B. My sister was planting trees while my brother was picking up rubbish.
C. My sister was planting trees until my brother was picking up rubbish.
D. My sister was planting trees and my brother was, too.
Exercise 10. Combine each group of sentences into one. Use the words in brackets
without changing them.
1. Jack was able to run out of the house. It collapsed. (before)
 Jack was able to run out before it collapsed.____________________________________
2. The rescue workers heard a whistle. They quickly came to rescue the victims. (On)
 On hearing a whistle, the rescue workers quickly came to rescue the victims. _______
3. The soldiers searched the area. They found all the missing people in the landslide. (until)
 The soldiers searched the area until they found all the missing people in the
landslide.___________________________________________________________________
4. She gave us some tips. The tips were about identifying poisonous mushrooms. (about)
 She gave us some tips about identifying poisonous mushrooms. __________________
5. The flood receded. The villagers came back to their home. (After)
 After the flood receded, the villagers came back to their home.___________________
6. I saw an accident. I was waiting for the taxi. (when)
 I saw the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.________________________________
7. People were talking about the earthquake. He was reading a book. (while)
 While he was reading a book, people were talking about the earthquake. ___________
8. We were running in the park. Mary fell over. (while)
 While we were running in the dark, Mary fell over._______________________________
9. She was painting a picture. Her mother was making a cake. (while)
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 While she was painting a picture, her mother was making a cake. _________________
10. They were working. She came yesterday. (when)
 They were working when she came yesterday.______________________________________
Exercise 11. Rewrite the sentences using the given words.
1. Her income is quite low. She can’t resist buying new things. (although)
 Although her income is quite low, she can't resist buying new things. ____________________
2. Our customer service staff have to take good care of our customers. They would turn to
other brands. (otherwise)
 Our customer service staff have to take good care of our customers, otherwise
they would turn to other brands._______________________________________________________
3. The price tag can tell you about prices. You can still bargain and pay 20% lower than the
prices on the tags. (but)
 The price tag can tell you about price, but you can still bargain and pay 20%
lower than the prices on the tags.______________________________________________________
4. Many shops are offering 50% discounts before Tet. Customers seem to be very careful
about spendings as the economy is facing a downturn. (however)
 Many shops are offering 50% discount before Tet. However, customers seem to
be very careful about spendings as the economy is facing a downturn . _____________________
5. I told the shop assistant that I was not satisfied with the product. She refused to give me
a refund. (yet)
 I told the shop assistant that I was not satisfied with the product, yet she
refused to give me a refund.__________________________________________________________
Exercise 12.Choose the best option A, B, or C to indicate the most suitable response to
complete each of the following exchanges.
1. - Customer: I’m sorry to say that there’s something wrong with the charger I bought last
month.
- Shop assistant: ________
A.Can I have a look at your bill?
B. Are you sure it’s our fault?
C.I’m sorry. I’ll exchange a new one for you.
2. - Customer: I’m not satisfied with the service that the shop assistant provided.
- Shopkeeper: ________
A. Oh, I’ll sack her.
B. I’m so sorry. Can I know what happened?
C. I’m sorry. There is nothing we can do about it.
3. - Shop assistant: What can I help you, Sir?
- Customer: ________
A. I’d like to exchange this calculator. This one doesn’t work.
B. I want to meet your boss.
C. Are you the boss of this shop?

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4. Mai: Would you like to go to cooking club with me this Sunday? - Yen: “...........”
A. I’d love to. Thanks B. I’m busy C. I ‘m fine D. I must watch TV.
5. 24. A: “I feel tired of doing too much homework” B: “............................”
A. You should study harder B. It’s good for your health
C. Try some outdoor activities to relax D. That sounds good