PHÒNG GD&ĐT BẮC TỪ LIÊM ĐỀ CƯƠNG CUỐI HỌC KỲ II

TRƯỜNG THCS CỔ NHUẾ 2 NĂM HỌC 2024-2025

-------------------- Môn: Tiếng Anh 8

Họ và tên: ĐOÀN MAI HOA Lớp 8A7

A. THEORY: REVISION UNIT 7-11

Main contents
Units Topics
Vocabulary & Pronunciation Grammar

Environmental Vocabulary: Environmental protection Complex sentences with

7
protection Pronunciation: Sound /bl/ - /kl/ adverb clauses of time

+ Adverbs of frequency
Vocabulary: Shopping
8 Shopping + Present simple for future
Pronunciation: Sound /sp/ - /st/
events
Vocabulary:
+ Types of natural disasters
9 Natural disasters + Words describing natural disasters Past continuous
Pronunciation: Stress in words ending
in -al and -ous
Vocabulary: Communication
+ Prepositions of place and
Communication technology
10 time
in the future Pronunciation: Stress in words ending
+ Possessive pronouns
in -ese and -ee
Vocabulary: Science and technology in
Science and Reported speech
11 the future
technology (statements)
Pronunciation: Sentence stress

B. PRACTICE
I. Listening exercises
a. Listen to the recording and mark the letters A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the
correct answers for each sentence below. Students will listen twice.
1. Hurricanes and tornadoes are the most dangerous storms which affect ____________.
A. America B. Australia C. Russia D. Sweden
2. Floods are caused along the ____________ by both the heavy rain and a storm tide.
A. boats B. coasts C. roads D. sea
3. Tornadoes are ____________ low-pressured storms.
A. heavy B. destructive C. silent D. violent
4. Today hurricanes and tornadoes can be ____________ more easily than in the past.
A. tested B. seen C. predicted D. looked
b. Listen to the recording and mark the letters A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the
correct answers for each sentence below. Students will listen twice.
1. What size T-shirt does the customer want?
A. small B. medium C. big D. purple T-shirt
2. What colour does the customer buy?
A. red B. white C. black D. purple
3. How much is it?
A. £9.05 B. £9.95 C. £10.95 D. £20.00
4. How does he pay?
A. credit card B. cheque C. deposit D. Cash
II. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part
differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. worked B. watched C. needed D. walked
2. A. school B. Christmas C. machine D. Chemistry
3. A. process B. forest C. reduce D. recycle
4. A. access B. centre C. market D. well-lit
5. A. telepathy B. conference C. verbal D. interact
III. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the
other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. agree B. Chinese C. language D. trainee
2. A. referee B. historic C. amazing D. invention
3. A. destroy B. contain C. include D. coral
4. A. happy B. provide C. afraid D. admire
5. A. natural B. dangerous C. pollution D. poisonous
6. A. engineer B. marvelous C. practical D. habitat

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
1. The train to Hanoi ________ at 7.15 a.m. tomorrow.
A. leave B. is leaving C. left D. leaves
2. _____ computer is a HP, but _____ is a PC.
A. Your - mine B. Yours - mine C. Your - my D. Yours - my
3. __________ message is convenient because you don’t have to type text.
A. Text B. Voice C. Instant D. Advanced
4. Lan: “Do you think email will replace snail mails in 2030?”
Minh: “___________________. That will happen.”
A. Yes, they are B. Yes, I think so C. No, I don’t think so D. No, they won’t
5. - Nick’s mother: “We will have a home robot vacuum soon.”
- Nick: “________”
A. That’s right. C. Sounds great, mum. C. Thank you. D. I don’t know.
6. “Let’s go to Ha Long Bay on the weekend.” - “__________”
A. You’re welcome. B. That’s a good idea. C. That’s a fine day. D. Yes, please.
7. Global communication was changed by the __________ of the Internet.
A. invented B. inventor C. invention D. invents
8. She asked me how people __________ on Mars in the future.
A. can live B. live C. will live D. would live
9. At this time yesterday, we __________ a video conference with New York branch.
A. will have B. have C. were having D. had
10. John has got a new car. That car is ___________.
A. his B. him C. he D. her
11. What were they doing ________ 8 pm and 9 pm yesterday?
A. from B. in C. between D. at
12. I think more modern apps will be developed _______ the near future.
A. in B. on C. at D. from
13. When you take a photo, you can ________, making it bigger to capture more details.
A. transmit B. complain C. zoom out D. zoom in
14. We should ___________ the consumption of singly-use products like plastic bottles and bags.
A. encourage B. raise C. reduce D. reuse
15. Not many ___________ have had a greater influence on mankind than the computer.
A. inventions B. invent C. inventors D. inventing
16. - Peter: “The storm damaged all their crops.”
- Jane: “___________”
A. Good idea. B. That’s right. C. Congratulations. D. That’s awful.
17. She ___________ the meal when I came yesterday.
A. was cooking B. cooked C. is cooking D. have cooked
18. She said she ___________ to the museum every day.
A. goes B. was going C. went D. is going
19. There is a clock __________ the wall in my class.
A. in B. of C. on D. at
20. The development of technology has brought about ________ in transportation.
A. breakups B. breakdowns C. break-evens D. breakthroughs
21. Although the students learn online, they receive both ________ and physical support from their
teachers and schools.
A. face to face B. virtual C. material D. offline
22. She said, “You must connect to the Internet to work online.”
She said that I __________ connect to the Internet to work online.
A. will B. had to C. might D. could
23. Ann said that she _________ there in the evening.
A. is going to be B. can be C. will be D. was going to be
24. Players always sit _____________ each other in a chess game.
A. opposite B. next to C. in front of D. behind
25. A: Can we use the body language to communicate our feelings with others?
B: ___________
A. Certainly. We can communicate non-verbally with animals.
B. Of course, you can. But it depends on culture.
C. He’s not sure.
D. Thank you for your congratulations!
V. Read the following announcement and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct option that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT ANNOUNCEMENT
Welcome to City Bus Service! To have a safe trip, please (1)________ these rules:
 Always have your (2)______ ready for checking
 (3)________ to the announcements for important news
 If you (4)________ any bags left alone, tell the staff right away.

Question 1: A. ignore B. follow C. break D. forget

Question 2: A. bag B. money C. ticket D. map
Question 3: A. Shout B. Listen C. Speak D. Turn
Question 4: A. see B. hide C. lose D. forget
VI. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of
the following questions.
Question 1. Put the sentences (a-c) in the correct order, then fill in the blank to make a logical
text.
A new sports center opened in our city last week. It has been popular. __________ .
a. Therefore, the center offers various sports facilities like a swimming pool and a gym.
b. Many people are excited to use the new sports center.
c. At first, the city built the center to encourage people to be more active.
A. a-b-c B. c-a-b C. b-c-a D. c-b-a
Question 2. Choose the sentence that can end the text (in question 1) most appropriately.
A. The sports center has become a favorite place for families and athletes.
B. Some people were disappointed with the opening hours of the center.
C. The center also provides free sports equipment for everyone.
D. There were some problems with the center’s facilities initially.
VII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits
each of the numbered blanks.
With the development of webcams, video conferences are (1)______ more and more popular.
Thanks to this technology, people (2)______ different corners of the world can meet (3)_____ for
discussion and learning. It saves them a lot of time and money while travelling. However, there are
some drawbacks to video conferences. First, participants need high-speed Internet connections to
clearly experience the meeting's sound and images. Second, it is easy (4)______ up a video meeting,
(5)______ companies may require their employees to meet outside of office hours.
1. A. become B. becomes C. becoming D. became
2. A. from B. at C. to D. in
3. A. face to face B. in person C. offline D. online
4. A. set B. to set C. setting D. sets
5. A. however B. but C. or D. so
VIII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in
meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
1. My roommate told me, “While you are away, I’ll do the cleaning.”
A. My roommate told me that while she was away, I would have to do the cleaning.
B. My roommate told me that while I was away, I would have to do the cleaning.
C. My roommate told me that while I was away, she would do the cleaning.
D. My roommate told me that while I am away, she will do the cleaning.
2. Last night, I was sleeping. I heard a strange noise from the kitchen.
A. Last night, I was sleeping, I was hearing a strange noise from the kitchen.
B. Last night, while I was sleeping, I hear a strange noise from the kitchen.
C. Last night, when I was slept, I heard a strange noise from the kitchen.
D. Last night, while I was sleeping, I heard a strange noise from the kitchen.
3. NASA said that they could send people to Mars the following year.
A. “We will send people to Mars next year.” NASA said.
B. “We can send people to Mars next year.” NASA said.
C. “We could send people to Mars last year.” NASA said.
D. “We would send people to Mars last year.” NASA said.
IX. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is made from
the given cues in each of the following questions.
1. Chatting/ webcam/ friends/ allow/ watch/ body language.
A. Chatting via webcam with friends allows you watch their body languages.
B. Chatting via webcam with friends allows you to watch their body languages.
C. Chatting via webcam with friends allows you watching their body languages.
D. Chatting via webcam with friends allow you to watch their body languages.
2. All / natural disaster / cause / damage / and destruction / humans.
A. All natural disasters cause damage and destruction for humans.
B. All natural disaster cause damage and destruction to humans.
C. All natural disasters cause damage and destruction to humans.
D. All natural disasters cause damage and destruction with humans.
3. The scientists/ say/ they/ work/ a vehicle/ look like/ flying cars.
A. The scientists said they were working on a vehicle that looks like flying cars.
B. The scientists said they work a vehicle that looks like flying cars.
C. The scientists worked on a vehicle that they say looks like flying cars.
D. The scientists said they work on a vehicle looking like flying cars.
X. Read the following sign or notice and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to
indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. What does the notice say?
A. The restaurant has a new menu next week.
The restaurant will have a new
B. Check online for the new menu next week.
menu starting next week.
C. The new menu starts this week, check
Check online for updates and new
online for updated dishes.
dishes.
D. The restaurant will stay the same.
2. What does the notice say?
Paradise Restaurant Booking is requested
Call: 20242025
A. You have to book in advance to eat at Paradise Restaurant.
B. You mustn't book to eat at Paradise Restaurant.
C. You can eat at PR without calling.
D. You are requested to eat at PR.
3. What does this sign mean?
A. Be cautious as elderly people may be crossing
the road.
B. There are two old people here.
C. Be careless as elderly people may be crossing
the road.
D. They are wearing traditional clothing.

4. What does the sign say?

A. The elevator is working well, and you can use it.
B. The elevator is not working, and you cannot use it.
C. The elevator is being repaired and will work again soon.
D. The elevator is for special use only and not for everyone.
XI. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the following questions.
From watches and phones to household appliances, everything is getting smarter. Now,
thanks to Apple, that's also true of your water bottle.
The HidrateSpark Pro Smart Water Bottle - a mouthful, we know - takes all the guesswork
out of tracking your water intake. The vacuum-insulated exterior should keep your liquids cold for
up to a full day and it has a host of other neat features.
Apple's smart water bottle connect with your Apple Watch and Apple Health. It takes
information about your daily steps and exercise to calculate how much water you need. The LED
puck at the bottom of the bottle lights up to remind you when it's time for a drink and tracks how
many millimetres of water you drink throughout the day, using Bluetooth. You can also get a slightly
less expensive version, without the insulation, in the form of the HidrateSpark Pro Tritan Plastic Sea
Glass.
1. How long can the vacuum-insulated exterior keep your liquids cold?
A. Half a day B. A full week C. 18 hours D. Up to 24 hours
2. The word intake in the passage is CLOSEST in meaning to ________.
A. consumption B. decision C. information D. introduction
3. What can Apple's smart water bottle connect with?
A. Bluetooth B. Plastic Sea Glass
C. Apple Watch and Apple Health D. HidrateSpark
4. The word bottom in the passage is OPPOSITE in meaning to ________.
A. top B. end C. base D. lowest point
5. How can the smart water bottle remind you when it's time for a drink?
A. It takes all the guesswork out of tracking your water intake.
B. It takes information in terms of your daily steps.
C. The LED puck at the bottom of the bottle lights up.
 D. It tracks how many ounces or millimetres of water you drink throughout the day.
XII. Four phrases/sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, mark the
letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each of the
numbered blanks.
Email and chat rooms let children communicate with friends and family members. (1)______.
Knowing a little about each of these communication services can help parents keep children safer
while online. Through email, users can easily send and receive messages. (2)_____. Signing up for
an email account is simple because most services offer them for free. Sometimes these messages
contain viruses, or other inappropriate content, so parents should warn children to be wary of emails
from unknown people. Chat rooms are online hang-out spots where anyone can talk about anything –
(3)_______. Users often do not know each other in real life, (4)________.
.
A - These messages may also have text, audio, and picture files attached
B - They can also allow children to connect with people that they have never met in person
C - so it is important that parents keep a close eye on the content of any conversations
D - current events, books, and other common interests

Question 1 B Question 2 A Question 3 D Question 4 C

XIII. Change these following sentences into reported speech.
1. Hanna said, "I will meet you outside the post office tomorrow."
 Hanna said that she would meet me outside the post office the following day/ the next day/ the
day after.
2. Tuan said, "My brother is playing in his room."
 Tuan said his brother was playing in his room.
3. "I like computer programming," said Christ.
 Christ said that he liked computer programming.
4. Nam said, "I will attend a science conference next week."
 Nam said that he would attend a science conference the following week/ the week after/ the next
week.
5. Dent said to Mary, "You are riding my bicycle."
 Dent said to Mary that she was riding his bicycle.
6. "I'm trying to imagine new technologies in the future," Paul said.
 Paul said that he was trying to imagine new technologies in the future.
7. “We don’t like robot teachers at all,” said the students.
 The students said (that) they didn’t like robot teachers at all.
8. Peter said, “I must go home now.”
 Peter said he had to go home then.

XIV. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before.
1. I arrive at the station. I will call you right after. (as soon as)
 As soon as I arrive at the station, I will call you. / I will call you as soon as I arrive at the station.
2. Tom is one of my friends. (mine)
 Tom is a friend of mine.
3. Nancy and I go out for coffee once or twice a year. (rarely)
 Nancy and I rarely go out for coffee.
4. The students were talking when I came. (While)
 While the students were talking, I came.
5. She hates playing badminton. (never)
 She never plays badminton.
6. You are in Ha Noi again. You must come and see us then. (when)
 You must come and see us when you are in Ha Noi again.
7. It starts raining. Let's go home before that. (before)
 Let's go home before it starts raining.
8. A friend of mine got a virtual reality device as a birthday gift. (my)
 One of my friends got a virtual reality device as a birthday gift.
XV. Use the words and phrases to complete the sentences.
1. We/ talk/ phone/ more/ an hour/ yesterday.
 We talked on the phone for more than an hour yesterday.
2. My teacher/ said/ she/ will/ meet me/ next week.
 My teacher said that she would meet me the following week.
3. They/ play/ tennis/10.30 yesterday morning?
 Were they playing tennis at 10.30 yesterday morning?
4. According/ timetable / we / have / Home Economics/ next semester /.
 According to the timetable, we have Home Economics next semester.
5. Linda/ sometimes/ cook/ dinner/ family.
 Linda sometimes cooks dinner for her family.