ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KÌ II (2007-2008) MÔN: TIếNG ANH 8 I. Phonetics A. Choose the word in each group that has the main stress on a different syllable from the others. 1. a. minimize b. emergency c. ambulance d. alcohol 2. a. century b. ancient c. wonder d. include 3. a. competition b. participate c. religious d. surrounding 4. a. award b. religious c. jumble d. compile B. Choose the word in each group whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 5. a compile b. fire c. festival d. tidy 6. a. sights b. flights c. villages d. tribes 7. a. cold b. force c. below d. overheat 8. a. yell b. festival c. temple d. delighted 9. a. festival b. departure c. separate d. yell II. Grammar and vocabulary A. Error identification 10. The little boy is always cries before the bedtime. A B C D 11. Did you decide go home alone? A B C D 12. Would you mind turned down the music? A B C D 13. He wore a coat in order to get cold. A B C D 14. The toys keeping in that cardboard box are very expensive. A B C D 15. It’s difficult following your direction. A B C D 16. Do you mind if I sat here? A B C D 17. These songs were stories putting to music and most people enjoyed them. A B C D 18. Robinson is fond in crowded places. A B C D 19. I learnt to use a computer since I was a child. A B C D 20. We study hard this semester in order to got good grades. A B C D 21. It was late, so we decided drive a car. A B C D 22. The girl sits next to me is a newcomer. A B C D 23. When I was having dinner, one friend of mine was coming to see me. A B C D 24. The cupboard is open and everything has been jumble. A B C D 25. What is your brother doing when his friend came? A B C D 26. Tony is very untidy. He is always leaves his things all over the place. A B C D 27. It was late, so we decided to drives a car A B C D 28. Huong asked her father how went from Ha Noi to Vung Tau. A B C D 29. It is very easy take a taxi from this town to Nashville. A B C D 30. The boy repairs the bicycle is Nam A B C D 31. Would you mind move your car? A B C D B. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C, or D) that best complete each sentence. 32. Which word is stressed on the second syllable? a. heritage b. lava c. competition d. religious 33. Which word is stressed on the second syllable? a. instruction b. fabric c. compost d. accommodation 34. Carol is a religious song that people sing at . a. Christmas b. Tet c. festival. d. day 35. Vietnam is a country. a. rice-export b. exporting-rice. c. rice-exporting d. export-ricing 36. In the Rice-cooking contest, they have to the rice the husk. a. watch / off b. cook / from c. separate / from d. wash/to 37. The Golden Gate Bridge is . a. in Chicago . b. in San Francisco c. on New York harbor d. on the Hawaiian island. 38. Would you bring me some water? - . a. Not at all b. All right c. That would be nice. d. That’s very kind of you 39. Shall I smoke here? - . a. Do you mind smoking here? b. Would you mind if I smoked here? c. Can you smoke here? d. Do you mind if I smoked here? 40. Do you mind if I take a photo? a. Please go ahead. b. OK. c. I’m glad. d. No, thank you. 41. It’s dangerous …………………… near the stove. a. going b. went c. go d. to go 42. In the USA, millions of old car tires …………………………. away every day. a. are thrown b. will throw c. throw d. will be thrown 43. The only ……………………… wonder on Antipater’s list is the Pyramid of Cheops. a. surrounding b. surviving c. including d. religious 44. After ……….… the canoe, the family climbed in and …….… out to the middle of the lake. a. hiring / appeared b. hiring / paddled c. deciding / paddled d. deciding / appeared 45. The man ……………… up the stairs is Mr. Quang. a. walked b. walk c. walking d. to walk 46. Shoes and sandals are made from ……………… old car tires. a. recycled b. reused c. broken d. collected 47. The USA is famous for its ……………………… a. Big Ben Clock b. Eiffel Tower c. Statue of Liberty d. Barrier Reef 48. She arrived early ………order to get a good seat. a. on b. in c. out d. at 49. What is Santa Claus based ……………………… ? a. in b. over c. on d. up 50. Tom hurt himself when he fell ……………. a. away b. of c. off d. on 51. . ……………… you please turn down the radio? – All right a. Do b. Are c. Will d. Shall 52. The first prize was ……………. to Danang team. a. made b. held c. written d. awarded 53. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is in ………………… a. Egypt b. Irag c. Greece d. Cambodia 54. Who ………………. done all this work? a. has b. is c. was d. will 55. Chicago is situated ……………. the shore ………………… Lake Michigan. a. on / at b. at / of c. of / on d. on / of 56. I’m sorry, sir. I …………. late again a. won’t be b. don’t c. am not d. will be III. Reading (Choose the word (a, b, c or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces.) (2.5pts) Eight ( 57 ) years ago, Christmas songs ( 58 ) for people ( 59 ) towns and villages. These songs were stories ( 60 ) to music and most people enjoyed ( 61 ) .The leaders of the (62) , however, did not. They ( 63 ) the songs were ( 64 ) ,but about 180 years ago, the (65) became popular ( 66 ) . 57. a. hundred b. hundreds c. hundreds of d. hundreds of 58. a. was decorated b. were performed c. written d. performed 59. a. on b. at c. in d. for 60. a. put b. to put c. putting d. were put 61. a. it b. them c. us d. they 62. a. temples b. councils c. church d. school 63. a. told b. said c. asked d. said to 64. a. unsuitable b. unimportant c. unhappy d. unfortunately 65. a. one b. song c. songs d. they 66. a. again b. ago c. soon d. lately An increasing number (67) ……… people are now going (68) ………… holiday to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million tourists (69) …………… Egypt. The population of (70) …………… is about fifty million and the (71) ……… is El Qahira ( Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. (72)…………… the climate is hot and (73)………… and most of the country is desert, the average (74)………… from October to March is not too high. The (75) …………. sights are the (76) …………… at Giza. 67. a. of b. at c. on d. in 68. a. on b. in c. at d. to 69. a. go b. visit c. went d. visited 70. a. Egypt b. Greece c. England d. France 71. a. school b. district c. capital d. country 72. a. But b. Although c. When d. While 73. a. dry b. cold c. warm d. cool 74. a. weather b. temperature c. air d. season 75. a. famousest b. more famous c. most famous d. famouser 76. a. towers b. pagodas c. temples d. pyramids The Rice-cooking Festival This report shows (77) the rice-cooking festival was held. The festival was held in the communal house yard about (78) kilometer away from a river. There were three competitions: water-fetching, (79) and rice-cooking. The festival took one day. In the water-fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to get the (80) In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the (81) way. They tried (82) pieces of bamboo together (83) the fire. Six people from each team took part (84) the rice-cooking contest. They had to separate the rice (85) the husk and then cook the rice. After the three contests, all the points (86) added and the Thon Trieu group won the grand prize. The festival was wonderful. 77. A.how B.when C.what D. why 78. A.one B.three C.four D. six 79. A.fire-making B.fire-made C.made-fire D.fire-make 80. A.wood B.husk C.water D.match 81. A.tradition B.traditional C.competition D. competitive 82. A.rub B.rubbed C.rubs D.to rub 83. A.to make B.making C.to do D.doing 84. A.on B.in C.of D. with 85. A.up B.from C.off D.to 86. A.were B.was C.are D.is IV. Writing (Choose the best answer) (2.5pts) 87. cake / make from / milk / be / delicious. a. The cake make from milk is delicious. c. The cake making from milk is delicious. b. The cake made from milk is delicious. d. The cake to make from milk are delicious. 88. you/ know/ girl/ cook/ kitchen? a. Do you know the girl cooking in the kitchen? c. Are you know the girl cook in the kitchen? b. Did you know the girl cooked in the kitchen? d. Can you know the girl cooking in the kitchen? 89. boy/promise/ he/ not go/ school/ late a. The boy promise he doesn’t go to school late. c. The boy promises he doesn’t go to school late. b. The boy promises he won’t go to school late. d. The boy promised he didn’t go to school late. 90. It/ difficult/ answer/ these questions a. It is difficult answer these questions. c. It was difficult answering these questions. b. It was difficult to answer these question. d. It is difficult to answer these questions. 91. Mr. Tam said to me “I will fix the faucets”. a. Mr. Tam told me if he would fix the faucets c. Mr. Tam said to me that he will fix the faucets. b. Mr. Tam told me he would fix the faucets. d. Mr. Tam said to me he would fixed the faucets. 92. They completed Sydney Opera House in 1973. a. Sydney Opera House is completed in 1973. c. Sydney Opera House was completed in 1973. b. Sydney Opera House was to completed in 1973. d. Sydney Opera House was completing in 1973. 93. Have they told you the news? a. Have you told the news? c. Has you been told the news? b. Have you been told the news? d. Have you be told the news? 94. You can’t make tea with cold water. a. Tea can’t make you with cold water. c. Tea can’t be made with cold water. b. Tea can’t be make with cold water. d. Tea can’t made be with cold water. 95. doll / dress / pink / be / two dollars./ a. The doll dressed in pink are two dollars. c. The doll dressing in pink is two dollars. b. The doll dressed pink is two dollars. d. The doll dressed in pink is two dollars. 96. Nhi asked: “Do you know My Son, Nga?” a. Nhi asked Nga if she know My Son. c. Nhi asked Nga whether she knew My Son. b. Nhi asked Nga if she knows My Son. d. Nhi asked Nga what she knows My Son. 97. Nga / show / Nhi / where / get tickets./ a. Nga showed Nhi where to get tickets. c. Nga showed Nhi where get tickets. b. Nga shows Nhi where get tickets. d. Nga showed Nhi where getting tickets. 98. It is a contest in which participants have to cook rice. a. It is a cooking-rice contest. c. It is a rice-cook contest. b. It is a rice cooking contest. d. It is a rice-cooking contest. 99. They separated the rice from the husk. a. The rice is separated from the husk. c. The rice separated from the husk. b. The rice was separated from the husk. d. The rice was separated from the husk by them. 100. Could you open the windows ? a. Do you mind if I open the door? c. Would you mind if I opened the door? b. Do you mind opening the door? d. Do you mind if I opening the door? 101. Mary has left a box of flowers for you. a. A box of flowers has been left for you by Mary c. A box of flowers has left for you by Mary b. A box of flowers have been left for you by Mary d. A box has been left of flowers for you by Mary 102. “You can stay at my flat if you are in London.” I said to Peter. - I told Peter that . a. he could stay at my flat if he were in London. c. he can stay at my flat if he is in London. b. I could stay at his flat if I was in London. d. he could stay at my flat if he was in London. 103. you mind / carry / heavy boxes ?/ a. Would you mind carrying these heavy boxes? c. Would you mind carrying heavy boxes? b. Do you mind carrying heavy boxes? d. Could you mind carrying these heavy boxes? 104. She said to me: “Do you do your homework right after school?” a. She asked me whether I did my homework right after school. b. She asked me if I did my homework right after school. c. She asked me whether I do my homework right after school. d. Both a and b are correct. 105. Mr. Tam saves money because he wants to do an MA course abroad. a. Mr. Tam saves money in order to do an MA course abroad. b. Mr. Tam saves money in order do an MA course abroad. c. Mr. Tam saves money so as to do an MA course abroad. d. Both a and c are correct. . get the (80 ) In the fire-making contest two team members had to make a fire in the (81 ) way. They tried (82 ) pieces of bamboo together (83 ) the fire. Six people from each team took part (84 ) the. C.rubs D.to rub 83 . A.to make B.making C.to do D.doing 84 . A.on B.in C.of D. with 85 . A.up B.from C.off D.to 86 . A.were B.was C.are D.is IV. Writing (Choose the best answer) (2.5pts) 87 . cake /. D. why 78. A.one B.three C.four D. six 79. A.fire-making B.fire-made C.made-fire D.fire-make 80 . A.wood B.husk C.water D.match 81 . A.tradition B.traditional C.competition D. competitive 82 . A.rub