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ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP CUỐI HỌC KỲ II – TIẾNG ANH 8
I. USE OF ENGLISH
A. VOCABULARY
1. When I make a ______ to my mother with my smartphone, I can see her on the phone screen.
A. text message B. phone call C. video call D. voice call
2. At the current time, humans do not have the ______ capacity to communicate by thought.
A. telepathy B. holography C. telephone D. face-to-face
3. I use my ______ to record videos for my YouTube channel.
A. voice messages B. social media C. webcam D. translation machine
4. A(n) ______ is one where all the participants are physically in the same place.
A. video conference B. online discussion C. social media D. face-to-face meeting
5. ______ is small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc.
A. Voice B. Text C. Word D. Emoji
6. A ______ refers to an obstacle in communications between different languages or dialects.
A. language barrier B. body language C. carrier pigeon D. cultural difference
7. The object of their expedition was to ______ the source of the River Nile.
A. create B. invent C. discover D. develop
8. Fingerprint ______ sometimes need more time than usual to read your fingerprints.
A. screens B. computers C. scanners D. printers
9. With face ______, you can now unlock your phone by just looking at it!
A. recognition B. connection C. communication D. conference
10. Before the video conference, you should ______ your webcam to make sure that you are properly framed
and well-lit.
A. keep B. adjust C. zoom in D. focus
11. Nowadays, the most common ______ include fingerprint scanning, facial recognition, voice recognition,
and iris scanning.
A. devices B. chemical elements C. medicines D. biometrics
12. ______ typically refers to content that can be consumed in seconds or minutes, such as a short video or
interactive animation.
A. Nanolearning B. Experiment C. Remote learning D. Experience
13. In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first satellite to ______ the Earth.
A. move B. orbit C. travel D. fly
14. If ______ existed and were living out there, what types of signals would they send us?
A. scientists B. astronauts C. aliens D. explorers
15. We can only see ______ in the sky at night because during the day the sunlight is so bright.
A. the Earth B. stars C. aliens D. UFO
B. PREPOSITIONS
1. There's a bus stop ______ the park, right on the other side of the road.
A. behind B. opposite C. next to D. in front of
2. I often see my friends ______ person, but sometimes we call via the internet.
A. on B. in C. at D. with
3. Their family photographs are displayed ______ the wall.
A. above B. under C. in D. on
4. I need to be at the station ______ 8 o'clock to catch the early train.
A. in B. for C. on D. by
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5. Robot teachers will be able to mark papers and comment ______ students’ work.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
6. Translator machine will be very popular ______ a few years.
A. in B. for C. by D. on
7. ______ the first day of class, the students usually feel excited.
A. In B. For C. By D. On
8. Scientists have carried ______ many experiments to find a cure for cancer.
A. in B. of C. out D. into
9. We were waiting for you ______ an hour.
A. in B. for C. at D. on
10. Wait here. I’ll be back ______ ten minutes.
A. in B. for C. at D. on
C. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
1. We can ________ bargain at a supermarket.
A. always B. never C. sometimes D. rarely
2. My grandmother ________ goes to the market to buy food. She goes there every day.
A. always B. never C. often D. sometimes
3. My father ________ throws away rubbish in public. He’s very responsible.
A. often B. sometimes C. always D. never
4. Buying groceries online ________ a good idea.
A. always isn’t B. seldom is C. isn’t rarely D. isn’t always
5. I ________ eat fast food, maybe just a few times a year. I prefer cooking at home.
A. never B. rarely C. always D. usually
6. We ________ walk to school, because our school is very close.
A. never B. usually C. rarely D. occasionally
D. VERB TENSES/ VERB FORMS (PAST CONTINUOUS; SIMPLE PRESENT; FUTURE SIMPLE)
D1. SIMPLE PRESENT
1. Hurry up! The train ______ at 6 am tomorrow.
A. will leave B. leaves C. is leaving D. left
2. Jimmy's music class ______ at 4 o' clock.
A. starts B. will start C. is starting D. is going to start
3. When ______ this film ______? – It’s 6p.m
A. does- finish B. do-finish C. was - finishing D. will - finish
4. I ______ making a collage of postcards because it is really time-consuming.
A. won't fancy B. don't fancy C. doesn't fancy D. is not fancying
5. They ______ tennis every Sunday.
A. played B. are playing C. will play D. play
D2. PAST CONTINUOUS
1. My brother and sister ______ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.
A. are B. was C. were D. is
2. ______ you still working at 7pm last night?
A. Were B. Are C. Was D. Is
3. At 8.30am this morning I ______ to work.
A. was driving B. am driving C. wil drive D. drive
4. We ______ when the police came.
A. don’t sleep B. weren't sleeping C. won't sleep D. aren’t sleeping
5. Where ______ when I saw you last weekend?
A. are you going B. were you going C. did you go D. will you go
D3. FUTURE SIMPLE
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1. Will you ______ me a favor tomorrow?
A. doing B. do C. does D. did
2. I believe he ______ at the party by 9 PM.
A. arrives B. will arrive C. was arriving D. arrived
3. They ______ to the beach for their next vacation.
A. will go B. go C. were going D. went
4. I'm not sure, but I think they ______ the meeting on time.
A. attends B. attending C. will attend D. attended
5. If she doesn't call, I ______ worried.
A. will be B. am C. were D. was
E. POSSESIVE PRONOUNS
1. My brother's friend is an artist, and ______ paintings are incredible.
A. his B. him C. he D. mine
2. Their opinion on the matter is different from ______.
A. our B. us C. we D. ours
3. I think this is your umbrella; ______ is still in the car.
A. my B. mine C. I D. me
4. That new book about space is ______; she bought it last week.
A. her B. hers C. she D. my
5. The smartphone fell and ______ screen cracked.
A. its B. their C. their D. it
6. The dog barking in the yard is ______; he just adopted ______ last week.
A. his / it B. he / its C. him / it D. his / its
7. A friend of ______ offered to drive her to the airport.
A. hers B. her C. she D. me
8. ______ sister’s new song has become quite popular on the radio.
A. Mine B. I C. My D. Me
9. That old photo album is ______; it's full of interesting family history.
A. them B. they C. their D. theirs
10. The idea to start a book club was ______, and it's been a success.
A. us B. our C. ours D. we
F. ERROR IDENTIFICATION
1. I borrowed this book from a friend of my; she loves mystery novels.
2. My mother asked me how long did Neil Amstrong spent on the moon’s surface.
3. The reporter said that astronauts can bring back specimens of rock from the moon.
4. Michael told that he was having a headache at that moment, and he needed to rest then.
5. The bus stop is next the hotel, so you won't have trouble finding transportation.
II. READING. A. GUIDED CLOZE TEST
PART 1. Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D to each question below.
E-mail, and chat rooms let children communicate with friends and family members. They can also allow
children (1) ______ with people that they have never met in person. Knowing a little about each of these
communication services can help parents (2) ______ children safer while online.
Through e-mail, (3) ______ can easily send and receive messages. These messages may also have text,
audio, and picture files attached. Signing up for an e-mail account is simple because most services offer them
for free. Sometimes these messages contain viruses, or other inappropriate content, (4) ______ parents should
warn children to be wary of e-mails from unknown people.
Chat rooms are online hang-out spots where anyone can talk about anything- current events, books, and
other common interests. Users do not often know each other in (5) ______ life, so it is important that parents
keep a close eye on the content of any conversations.
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1. A. to connect B. connect C. connecting D. connected
2. A. save B. protect C. surround D. keep
3. A. receivers B. messengers C. users D. partners
4. A. due to B. because C. however D. so
5. A. instant B. real C. blog D. artificial
PART 2. Choose the word phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in or the following
passage.
The planets in our solar system can be broadly classified into two groups: the terrestrial planets (those
that are similar to Earth) and the Jovian planets (those that are similar to Jupiter). Mercury, Venus, Earth, and
Mars are the terrestrial (1) ______; they exhibit similar characteristics to Earth in terms of size, mass, density,
composition, and atmosphere; these are the planets that are closest to the Sun and are smaller rocky planets
with thin atmospheres. The Jovian planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - differ markedly (2) ______
the terrestrial planets; they are (3) ______ farther from the Sun than the terrestrial planets, and they are giant
balls of gases and liquids. The asteroid belt (4) ______ the orbits of Mars and Jupiter divides the Jovian planets
from the terrestrial planets. Only Pluto, the most recently discovered planet, does not really fit into either (5)
______ of planets.
1. A. balls B. stars C. orbits D. planets
2. A. with B. away C. from D. to
3. A. consider B. considerable C. considerate D. considerably
4. A. between B. near C. in front of D. opposite
5. A. style B. team C. group D. characteristic
B. READING COMPREHENSION
PART 1. How many planets are there in our galaxy? That’s a tricky question to answer. Are there other planets
that support life? That’s exactly what the Kepler mission hopes to discover.
NASA launched the Kepler space telescope, designed to find habitable planets, in 2009. So far it has
discovered five new Earth-sized planets beyond our Solar System. These planets are hotter than the Earth -
much too hot for life as we know it. The Kepler team predict that they will need at least three years to find an
Earth-like planet.
The simplest requirement for a planet to have life is for there to be liquid water so the distance from the
planet’s sun and therefore temperature is important. There also needs to be the correct amount of air. If a planet
is as small as Mars (half the size of Earth) its weak gravity means that it can’t hold on to air molecules. If a
planet is Neptune-sized (four times bigger than Earth) it has very strong gravity and too much air. So size
matters too.
The cost of the mission is approximately six hundred million dollars. It is scheduled to observe until
2013 but this could be extended. Will we be sad if we discover we are alone in our galaxy or happy if we find
that we share it with other life forms?
1. The Kepler space telescope is looking for ______.
A. new planets in our galaxy B. life on other planets
C. liquid water on other planets D. Earth-sized planets in the Solar System
2. The Kepler team predict that they will need to find an Earth-like planet ___.
A. three years and possibly longer B. as much as three years
C. no more than three years D. approximately three years
3. What are the primary factors that make a planet habitable?
A. Liquid water and living things B. Size and distance from the Sun
C. Hot temperature and weak gravity D. Strong gravity and too much air
4. How much does the Kepler mission cost?
A. Exactly $600 million B. About $600 million
C. More than $600 million D. Less than $600 million
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The planet can support life if it has water and air. B. A very small planet will not have enough air.
C. Earth is four times as big as Neptune. D. Kepler mission is scheduled to end in 2013.
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PART 2. BEER AND CHEESE
When you are drinking a cold beer on a hot day, or eating a delicious cheese sandwich, you can thank
biotechnology for the pleasure you are experiencing. That's right! Beer, bread and cheese are all produced
using biotechnology. Perhaps a definition will be useful to understand how. A standard definition is that
biotechnology (or biotech for short) is the application of science and engineering to the direct or indirect use
of living organisms.
And as you know, the food and drink above are all produced by the fermentation of micro-organisms.
In beer, the yeast multiplies as it eats the sugars in the mixture and turns them into alcohol and CO2. This
ancient technique was first used in Egypt to make bread and wine around 4000BC!
1. What is NOT a product of biotechnology?
A. bread B. beer C. cheese D. fish
2. Biotechnology (or biotech for short) is the application of science and engineering to the direct or indirect
use of ______.
A. short organisms B. lifing organisms
C. living organisms D. indirect and direct organisms
3. What was the ancient technique to make first used around 4000BC?
A. bread B. both bread and wine C. wine D. Not given
4. Where was the ancient technique to make bread and wine first used?
A. Egypt B. Europe C. Russia D. America
5. What is the main topic of the article?
A. Brief history and modern developments of biotechnology
B. Benefit of biotechnology
C. Modern research in biotechnology
D. Origin of biotechnology
III. WRITING
A. COMBINING THE TWO SENTENCES, USING THE CONJUNCTION GIVEN.
1. Ken is going to wait right here. Peter comes. (until)
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2. Mai and Linh finish all their homework. Then, they will go to bed. (after)
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3. The taxi arrives. They will be able to leave for the airport. (as soon as)
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4. He will call us. He comes here. (before)
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5. The smartphone rang. He was having a shower. (while)
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6. John has done his homework. He may play his favourite computer game. (after)
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7. I go to school. I take my little brother to preschool. (before)
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8. I'll phone you. I'm there. (as soon as)
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9. We picked up all the litter in the stadium. The stadium was clean. (until)
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10. He turned off al the lights and electric devices. He left the house. (before)
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B. PUTTING THE ADVERB OF FREQUENCY IN THE CORRECT POSITION
1. A real bargain should leave you with regrets. (never)
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