Tran Le Truong Van TÀI LIỆU ÔN TẬP THI HỌC KỲ II KHỐI 8 READING Japan , an island country in East Asia , has the total of about 378.000 square kilometers. In Japan , the climate is rainy and humid . The population is about 128 million . The official language is Japanese and the official religion is Buddhism. The unit of currency of japan is yen. One of the most ancient and famous sports in Japan is Sumo. Tokyo, the largest city in Japan is also the national capital,and it is also one of the three largest cities in the world. In the twelfth century, Japan's capital was an island city named Kyoto. Six hundred years later, many people from Kyoto had moved to a city called Eyed. They renamed it Tokyo Today, Tokyo is a busy city. It is a center for business and education in Japan. It is also a center of religion. In addition, Tokyo University, the beautiful grounds of the Imperial Place, the famous Imperial Hotel, built in 1920 by an American, Frank Lioyd Wright. Many fine shops, stores, theaters and restaurants can be found in this capital. In downtown Tokyo, many large, new buildings made of concrete and steel may be seen. Some of them were built after the earthquake of 1923. Others were built after World War II. 1. What is the official religion of Japan ? 2. What is the unit of currency of Japan? 3. Which is the most ancient and famous sport in Japan ? 4. What is the largest city in Japan ? 5. When was Eyed renamed Tokyo ? 6. When was the Imperial hotel built ? Design be recognize visit be erect The Eiffel Tower …1………………….in Paris, France. It … 2………………….by millions of people every year. It …3………………….by Alexandre Eiffel ( 1832-1923). It …4………………….in 1889 for the Paris exposition. Since that time, it …5………………….the most famous landmark in Paris. Today it… 6………………….by people throughout the world. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built as a tomb of Pharaoh Cheops in 2720 BC. Althought it was built a long time ago, its construction makes it one of the true wonders of the world. The four sides of Pyramid are put almost exactly on true North, South, East and West. Explorations and detailed examinations of the base of the structure reveal many interesting lines. Further scientific study indicates that these represent a type of line of events-past, present and future. Many of the events have been interpreted and found to coincide with know facts of the past. Was it a man-made structure or one built by a race far superior to any know today ? Trang 1 Tran Le Truong Van 1. What was the great Pyramid of Giza built for ? 2. How are the four sides of Pyramid ? WRITE 1. I / have / nice time / Hue / now. 2. I / fishing / Nam / yesterday 3. This morning / I / see / Nam / my homeway. 4. This floor / clean / everyday / my mother. 5. We / have / examination / tomorrow. 6. They / going / visit / Nha Trang. 7. Weather / very cold / yesterday / but / it / look / beautiful / today. 8. I / swimming / yesterday. 9. Presents / put / Christmas tree / Christmas day 10.I / buy / new camera / yesterday / I / take / photographs / tomorrow. 11.Nam / I / going / see / movie / tonight. 12.Weather / beautiful / today. 13.We / see / movie / now. 14.Mai / asked / me / I / be / student. 15.Last week / we / shopping / Ho Chi Minh city 16.Eiffel Tower / design / Alexandre Eiffel. 17.Next summer / I / visit / Hue / I / going / take / photographs / there. 18.Weather / look / beautiful / today. 19.I / not / know / where / go / the weekend. 20.Would / mind / close / door ? LISTEN Weather Cloudy cold cool dry fine humid Rainy snowy sunny warm wet windy CITY WEATHER TEMPERATURE LOW HIGH 1. Sydney Dry,……………… 26 2. Tokyo ……… and …………… 15 3. London ……………and cold 4. Bangkok Warm and………………… 5. New York …………….and…………… 15 6. Paris ………………and……………… 10 − The flower market: − Peach : − A bunch of: − Marigold : − Candy: − Dried watermelon seeds: − To show: − Spring rolls: FILL IN THE BLANKS: 1. Mrs Robinson wants ……………………to go to the…………………… 2. Mrs Robinson wants some ………………… because they are ………………at Tet 3. Mrs Robinson wants Liz to buy a packet of …………………… 4. Mrs Robinson is asking Mrs Nga how to ……………………spring rolls Trang 2 Tran Le Truong Van THE END Trang 3 . Tran Le Truong Van TÀI LIỆU ÔN TẬP THI HỌC KỲ II KHỐI 8 READING Japan , an island country in East Asia , has the total of about