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ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP GIỮA HỌC KỲ 1 LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2023 – 2024
A. LÝ THUYẾT:
I. UNIT 1: VERBS OF LIKING/ DISLIKING + GERUNDS/ TO INFINITIVES
- Love/ like/ hate/ prefer + V- ing / To – infinitives
E.g: She loves going out with her friends = She loves to go out with her friend.
- Adore/ enjoy/ fancy/ mind/ dislike/ detest/ + V- ing
E.g: He enjoysreading novel in his free time.
*Note:- Động từtậncùngbằng –e : bỏ - e thêming. E.g: ride => riding.
- Động từtậncùngbằng 1 phụâm, đứngtrướclà 1 nguyênâm (U E O A I):
gấpđôiphụâmcuốirồithêming. E.g: swim => swimming
- Các cụmtừđikèmvớigiớitừđểchỉsựyêuthích:
be fond of, be keen on, be crazy about, be interested in, be into + V- ing
+ Khi muốndùngcáccụmtừtrênđểdiễntảsựkhôngthích, chúng ta thêmnotvàosauđộngtừbe.
E.g: - I'm not crazy about surfing the net.
II. UNIT 2: COMPARATIVE FORMS OF ADVERBS
Form:
- Short Adv (trạngtừcó 1 âmtiết)
S + V + adv + er + than + Noun/ Pronoun
E.g: They work harder than me.
- Long Adv (trạngtừcótừ 2 âmtiếttrởlênvàthườngtậncùng - ly)
S + V + more / less + adv + than + Noun/ Pronoun
E.g: My friend did the test more carefully than me.
*Một sốtínhtừ/ trạngtừbất qui tắc: good/well – better, bad/badly – worse, little – less,
many/ much – more, far - farther/ further, late – later, old – older/ elder, early – earlier
III. UNIT 3: SIMPLE SENTENCES AND COMPOUND SENTENCES
1. Simple sentences:
+ Một câuđơngồmmộtmệnhđềđộclập.
E.g: Minh has some problems with his schoolwork.
+ Câuđơncóthểcónhiềuhơnmộtchủtừhoặcnhiềuhơnmộtđộngtừ, nhưngchỉdiễnđạtmột ý
chínhduynhất.
E.g: - My friends and I joined a sports competition last year.
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- Smith ate noodles and drank coffee.
2. Compound sentences: Một câughép bao gồmhai hay nhiềumệnhđềđộclập,
vàchúngđượcliênkếtbởi:
+ A coordinating conjunction
(mộttừnối): for (bởivì), and (và), but (nhưng), or (hoặc), so (vìvậy)
Mệnhđề 1, SO/FOR/AND/BUT/OR + mệnhđề
2.
E.g: Mai bought many books, for she likes reading.
+ A conjunctive adverb
(mộttrạngtừliênkết):however (tuynhiên), therefore (vìvậy), otherwise (ngượclại)
Mệnhđề1;HOWEVER/THEREFORE/OTHERWISE,+mệnhđề 2.
E.g: Mark is hard-working; therefore, he usually gets high scores on exams.
B. LUYỆN TẬP:
I. LISTENING.
Part A. Listen to a recordingabout teenagers. Write the following statements are true (T) or
false (F).
1. This is the time we pass from childhood into
adulthood ...........
2. We have to learn to be independent, mature and responsible in many years. ...........
3. That must come as a bit of a shock for most
teenagers. ...........
4. People always think they really want adult and
children. ...........
Part B: Listen to the conversation about living in the countryside in Japan. Circle A, B or C
to answer each question. You will listen TWICE.
1.Where is Sam living now?
A. in England B. in Japan C. in Europe
2.What does he like about the village?
A.the mountain B. the ocean C. the pollution
3.How does he feel about the people in the village?
A. difficult B. friendly C. easy
4.What is the most unusual about the village in Sam's opinion?
A. There are many snakes.
B. All snakes are green.
C. Snakes like to stay in his office.
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Part C: Listen to the conversation between Brian and his mother. Complete the summary.
Write NO MORETHAN TWO WORDS in each blank.
Brian is searching for videos about his new (1)________________ when his mother starts
talking to him. Brian has justbegun learning about folding (2) ________________ and he finds it
(3) ________________.His mother approves and lists a few (4)________________ of this
hobby. Brian's mother reveals her hobbies as a kid; then she talks about herresponsibilities
during the (5) ________________ season.
Part D: Listen to Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village. Listen
and fill in the blanks.
1. Many people go there on weekends to have a rest after a ________________ week.
2. People have the chance to travel between the green _______________ and cross a small
_______________ forest.
3. They started to walk into the village for about ____________ minutes to visit Ba’s uncle.
4. They went ____________ in the river and had a picnic on the river bank.
II. MULTIPLE CHOICES:
Part A. SOUND IN THE UNDERLINED PART.
1. A. choose B. look C. spoon D. food
2. A. again B. company C. woman D. villager
3. A. avoid B. doing C. choice D. join
4. A. mixture B. leisure C. surely D. picture
Part B. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
5. In his free time, my younger brother is_________ on taking photos and doing puzzle.
A. fond B. keen C. interested D. crazy
6. We can see a lot of cows and buffaloes on the green _____________ in the countryside.
A. paddy fields B. farms C. pastures D. castle
7. According to a survey, 21% of children under 18 in the UK enjoy _________football.
A. to play B. play C. playing D. played
8. My uncle hired extra workers to help at _________time.
A. harvest B. break C. summer D. leisure
9. After harvesting rice, I helped my dad _____________ it onto a truck.
A. unload B. pick C. dry D. load
10. She did the puzzles _____________ than I did, so I won the competition.
A. slowly B. more slowly C. slower D. more slow
11. Tom’s father is very ___________, so he can control the combine harvester very well.
A. well-trained B. surrounded C. relaxed D. interested
12. The sky is _______here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.
A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast
13. I love the people in my village. They are so________ and hospitable.
A. friendly B. unsociable C. picturesque D. inconvenient
14. Posting personal pictures on social media is fun; ___________, sometimes it can bring
manyproblems.
A. otherwise B.but C.however D.so
15. Many young people _________ playing video games to doing homework.
A. prefer B. enjoy C. suggest D. want
16. Alice likes playing chess because she thinks it can help her ___________ better.
A. connect B. show off C. concentrate D. keep fit
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17. I was tired, ____________ I went to bed early.
A. and B. or C. but D. so
18. Nowadays, teenagers have _____________ from their parents and friends.
A. pressure B. activities C. leaders D. tests
19. He is a big _______ and scares his weaker classmates.
A. bully B. pressure C. forum D. account
20. In summer, I usually go to my hometown to help my grandmother pick _____________ in
the orchard.
A. trees B. plants C. fruit D. flowers
21. My sister hates _______ up early to do exercise.
A. getting B. wake C. gets D. to play
22. Mai dislikes ______ her pictures to Facebook. She prefers not to show them to others.
A. to upload B. uploading C. upload D. download
23. We don’t cheat on exams, _______ it is a wrong thing to do.
A. or B. for C. and D. but
24. This year’s exam was much ________ than last year’s.
A. the harder B. more hard C. more hardly D. harder
25. Peter is fond______________ reading science fiction.
A. in B. about C. of D. to
26. Social media help teens connect with others; _______, they also cause teens to feel lonely.
A. however B. therefore C. although D. otherwise
27. Find an error: Mi lovesplaying sport, so her brother hates it.
A. loves B. playing C. so D. hates
28. Find an error: If you don’t do your homework more careful, you won’t get good marks.
A. don’t B. careful C. won’t D. marks
29. A: Would you like to go to the cinema with me?
A. Yes, I watch films every day. B. Yes, I don’t like it.
C. I’d love to. Thanks D. We can go there together.
30. Nick: Could you tell me how I can deal with a bully? - Mi: ______.
A. That's very kind of you. Thanks B. Who's he? I don't know him
C. You should talk to your parents about him. D. You shouldn't talk to your parents about him.
III. READING:
Part A. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to fill in each blank in the following passage.
I live in a small village in Bac Giang. I love the (1) _______ peace and quiet of my village. The
air is unpolluted, and the (2)________ of life is slow. The people in my village are friendly and
hospitable. They are always willing (3) _______ each other. We cultivate mainly rice and beans.
We raise cows and buffaloes too. We can also enjoy (4)_____ in the nearby area. It is actually a
national park, so the wildlife there can live and move very (5) _______ . All these things make
me love my village more and intend to live here my whole life.
1. A. urban B. rural C. suburban D. city
2. A. speed B. step C. pace D. cost
3. A. to help B. helping C. help D. helped
4. A.city B. environment C. countryside D. nature
5. A. safe B. safety C. safely D. danger
Part B. Read the text and decide which answer A, B, C, or D best fills each gap.
Nam was a good student. But he started using a smartphone and spending too much time
on (1) _______ like Facebook andTik Tok. He also liked joining in chit-chat and game
(2)______ for teens. He spent a lot of time (3)_______ notifications. He evenneglected his
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schoolwork, and stopped (4)_______ with his classmates, friends, and family members. One
day Nam saw avideo clip about a boy who was addicted to games, and had no friends, ( 5)
______ when the boy was feeling down, he bullied others.Nam realised that he also had no
more friends, except his younger brother.
1. A. smartphone B. social media C. television D. the internet
2. A. because B. when C. forums D. but
3. A. checking B. a lot C. many D. few
4. A. quick B. quicker C. quickly D. communicating
5. A. however B. so C. but D. therefore
Part C. Read the passage and choose the best answers.
Many people enjoy living in a big city because they think life is more exciting there.
However, I come from a small village and in my view, there are lots of benefits. The main reason
I prefer village life is because it’s very quiet, so 1 always feel calm when I’m here. Another
reason is that the air is so fresh and clean. We have more green spaces and bigger gardens, too. In
addition, I think the people here are friendlier. Personally, I’m interested in wildlife photography,
so the countryside is perfect for me.
The only downside is transport. I have an early start for a long journey to school in Faro
and the school bus is always stopping to pick up more people. Also, it’s boring sometimes, but I
enjoy chatting to my friends. Fortunately, I’m learning to ride a moped. On balance, I disagree
that city life is better, as I think my village lifestyle is healthier and more relaxing. In spite of
that, some of my friends couldn’t cope with life in the country, so it comes down to personal
opinion.
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1. Where does the writer come from?
A. a big city B. a small village C. a countryside D. a small town
2. One reason why he prefers village life is that ______________.
A. it’s very noisy B. the air is so fresh and clean
C. life is more exciting there D. village lifestyle is healthier
3. What does he think about the people in his village?
A. friendlier B. boring C. exciting D. kind
4. According to the writer, what is the disadvantage of living in the village?
A. weather B. facilities C. transport D. service
5. How does he go to school?
A. bicycle B. train C. moped D. school bus
PartD. Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements that follow are True (T)
or False (F).
My grandma and I share a pastime: knitting. She taught me how to knit when I was ten years old.
In the evening, we both sit in front of the TV and knit. Now I can knit scarves, hats, and even
sweaters. I remember last year I had to find a birthday present for my dad. Then I thought of
knitting a sweater for him. I searched the Internet for a day, and finally I found the pattern that
came with a YouTube video showing me how to make a sweater. It took me a week to finish
it.Dad was so happy with the present and said it was his favourite sweater.
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