………..there are many celebrations throughout the year , Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people7. A.Because B.Although C.As D.While.[r]
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Content for reviewing the second semester School year : 2012-2013
Grade : 8 Grammar
I Tenses:
Present simple tense
Present progressive tense with always p.120 Presen perfect tense
Key words :
for + a point of time Ex : for years since + a period of time Ex : since yesterday … yet ?
not … yet 1, p.144 / p.146 already
Past simple tense and Past progressive tense 1, & p.119 & 120 Future simple p.86
Modal will to make requests, offers and promises p.87 II in oder to / so as to p.86
III Passive forms 1p.95 p.96 1, p.128 / p.136 / 1, p.154
IV Adjectives followed by _ an infinitive p.96 / _ a noun clause p.97 V _ed and _ing participles p.108 p.109
VI Requests with _ Would / Do you mind + V_ing … ? p.109
_ Do you mind if S + Vinf (Present simple tense) … ? p.110 _ Would you mind if S + V2/ V_ed (Past simple tense) … ? VII Reported speech p.130
Indirect questions with if and whether p.136 VIII Question words + to infinitive p.137
Verb + to infinitive p.137
IX Vocabulary (meaning / stress / pronounciation) Exercises
I Circle the best option (from A , B , C or D) to complete the sentences. My father told us …… up late
A not stay B not to stay C don’t stay D to not stay The ……… have to cook the rice in this rice-cooking contest
A freshmen B contestant C competitor D participants They decided …… and …… the house by the end of this week
(2)C to finish/ to paint D finishing/ to paint ‘’Do you mind if I take a photo?’’ _ “……… ’’
A I hope so B Don’t forget C No problem D I’d rather you didn’t The man………in the garden is my grandfarther now
A is working B works C worked D working ‘’ I’m reading Do you mind ………down the TV?’’
A being turned B turning C turn D to turn She bought lots of ………during her vacation in the USA
A cars B schedules C souvenirs D tickets I’ll……… you up at the hotel at 7.30,OK?
A pick B get C wake D stand Life in the city is different……… life in the country
A with B of C from D to 10 He didn’t know what ……… next
A to B C does D did 11 Are you ……….in detective films?
A interesting B interested C interest D interests 12 My mother……… for me when I………… home
A cooked/ came B has cooked/ came C was cooking/ was coming D was cooking/ came 13 She has worked as a secretary ………….she graduated from college
A since B until C before D while 14 The Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt is one of seven ………… of the world
A landmarks B historic places C famous sights D wonders 15 She asked the guide……… Phong Nha Cave was the most beautifull cave in Vietnam
A then B if C but D and 16 I am looking forward………from you
A to hear B hearng C to hearing D to be heard 17 Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting
They happily looked at the children play in the yard A B C D
(3)A prisoner B visitor C Chinese D inventor 19 Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others
A invent B decorate C.participate D design II Read these passages, then answer these questions:
Australia is an island continent in the South Pacific The capital is Canberra, but the city with the biggest population is Sydney, which has nearly four million English is the first language of most people, but there are also many immigrants who speak other languages
Canada is the second largest country in land side It stretches 3,223 miles from east to west, and from the North pole to the US border Both english and French are official languages Many French- speaking people live in the province of Quebec, where Montreal is the biggest city Canada has a cold winter, and many Canadian enjoy winter sports, such as skiing and ice skating
Switzerland is a small country in central Europe Its neighbors are France in the west, Italy in the south, austria in the east, and Germany in the north Sixty percent of the land in Switzerland is mountaints Switzerland is famous for its banks, tourism, and skiing
Where is Australia ?
……… What is the population of Sydney?
……… Is English the unique language spoken in Australia? ……… What is the area of Canada ?
……… Which language are spoken in Canada ? ……… What the weather like ln winter in Canada ? ………
III Change the following sentences into passive voice.
1 Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem ‘’A visit from Saint Nicholas’’ I will translate the instructions into French
3 Somebody must something for these poor men They have just built a new church near my house They usually hold the concerts at the university IV Change these sentences in to reported speech:
1.’’ My sister likes cooking’’ said Nam
(4)3 ‘’Do you want to visit Ha Long Bay,Lan?’’ I said ‘’Is your house far from the school?’’ I asked her 5.’’ Are you free this evening?’’I said to him * Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences
1 My father told us……… up late
A not stay B not to stay C don’t stay D to not stay He didn’t know what………next
A to B C does D did Miss Linh asked her students ……….throw used things away
A.don’t B.not C.to not D.not to
4 The ……… have to cook rice in this rice –cooking contest
A.freshman B.contestant C.participants D competitor We don’t know where ……… for our holidays!
A.to go B.going C.go D.be gone
6 Ha Long Bay , one of the most picturesque sights in Vietnam, was………by UNESCO as World Heritage Site
A.recognized B.collected C.signed D.realized
7 She asked me ……… I like eating vegetables
A.and B.but C if D then
8 Mai asked Hoa……… she knew Hoi An
A whether B to C about D not to
9 I was having dinner ……… my mother was cleaning the floor
A when B while C as D what
10 Vietnam is a rice-……… country
A export B exported C exporting D exports 11 My house ……… in 1998
A were build B.built C was built D build 12 My mother showed me how ……… clothes
A to make B making C make D made 13 Our teacher asked us ……… we liked to go camping in the coming festival
A to B.if C what D how
14 I always remember ……… off the light before going to bed
A turn B turning C to turn D turned
15.A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called ……… contest A water –fetch B fetching-water C water- fetching D fetch water 16 When Lan was cleaning her room, she ……… her lost pen
A is finding B finds C has found D found 17 I will …………to Ho Chi Minh City with my family tomorrow
A go
B to go C
went D going
18 It’s difficult…………your direction Can you start again, please?
A follow B
to follow C follows
(5)19 My elder brother studies hard this year in order to………… the entrance exam to the university
A to pass B
pass C
passing D passed
20 The glass is ……… into small pieces
A broken B
break C broke
D to break
Content for reviewing the second semester
School year : 2012-2013 Grade : 9
Grammar
I Tenses
Present simple tense Present progressive tense Future simle tense
* BE GOING TO -> talk about intentions Present perfect tense
Form : + S + have / has + pp ( V3 / V_ed ) _ S + have / has + not + pp ( V3 / V_ed ) ? Have / Has + S + pp ( V3 / V_ed ) ? Key words :
for + a point of time Ex : for years since + a period of time Ex : since yesterday
* S + have / has already / just / ever / never + pp ( V3 / V_ed ) _ not … yet
… yet ?
up to now / before / recently Past simple tense p.11
II Adjectives and adverbs p.153 III Passive form BE + PP
IV Adverb clauses of reson ( as / since / because ) p.54
Adverb clauses of concession ( though / even though / although ) p.71 p.72 V Adjective + that clause p.55
VI Connectives : and, but, because, or, so, therefore, however 1 p.62 VI Conditional sentences : Type & 4, p.56 2, p.90
VII Phrasal verbs : turn on, turn off, turn up, look for, look at, look up, look after = take care of go on = continue p.63
VIII Gerunds after some verbs p.46
like / dislike / enjoy / hate / love / practice … + V_ ing IX Relative clauses 1.p70 2p.71 1,2 p.81
X Make suggestions p.64 S + suggest + V_ing
S1 + suggest + that + S2 + should + bare inf XI Modals : may / might p.89
(6)Exercises
Circle the best option ( from A,B,C or D ) to complete sentences.
1 ……… there are many celebrations throughout the year , Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the most important celebration for Vietnamese people
A.Because B.Although C.As D.While
2 My brother was ……… as the most effective activist in the school charity programme
A.said B.nominated C.invited D.appointed
3 The doctor suggested that the secretary……….at least three days off work
A.tohave B.having C.should have D.have
4 Many women nowadays are fond of………
A.playing B.to play C.play D.played
5 Their aunt is the old lady……… met you in front of her house
A.whom B.who C.which D.when
6 My sister –in-law Xuan sings………
A.nice B.terrible C.good D.well
7 If she …………enough money , she’ll buy her son a motorbike
A.earn B.will earn C.earns D.to earn
8 I lost my pen I have looked ………….it for all morning
A.of B.after C.for D.up
9 Mrs Mi suggests………shower to save water
A.takes B.taking C.should take D.take
10 Mosscow,……….is the capital of Russia, will be snowy
A.which B.that C.who D.where
11 In Australia , a tropical storm is called a………
A.cyclone B.typhoon C.hurricane D.tornado
12 Pick out the wordwhich has the stress on the second syllable
A.garbage B.pesticide C.deforestation D.persuade 13 Tom decided to continue with his studiesfor another two years
A.get on B.go on C.carry out D.turn off
14 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group
A.club B.plumber C.reduce D.pub
15 A.hotel B.house C.happy D.hour
*Thông hiểu :
Read the passage and answer the following questions:
Christmas is the biggest festival of the year in most of Britain Celebrations start properly on 24 December , Christmas Eve , although there have been several weeks of preparation beforehand The Christmas tree and all the presents, food, drinks, and decorations have been bought Christmas cards have already been sent to friends and relations About a week before Christmas, peole usually put up their decorations and decorate the Christmas tree with lights, various colored decorations and an angel on the top Family presents are usually put under the tree
Christmas is a family celebration and many of the customs center on children When they go to bed on Christmas Eve , children hang up a pillow case or a sack for their present
Christmas Day is the biggest day of the holiday On Christmas morning, children open the presents that were in their sacks Some families go to church The traditional Christmas
dinnerconsist of roast turkey with potatoes and various other vegetables Questions:
(7)→……… 2/What children in Britain when they go to bed on Christmas Eve ?
→……… 3/What children on Christmas morning ?
→……… 4/What the traditional Christmas dinner consist of ?
→………
Read the passage and answer the following questions:
July 1st is Canada Day Canada Day is the celebration of the formation of the provinces into Canada , which was created in1867 Canada became an independent territory of England back on July 1st , 1867 Canada Day is also a Statutory Holiday Canadians across the country celebrate in many ways The Government of Canada sponsors fireworks displays and celebrations at city halls across the country In Ottawa, at Parliament Buildings there is a noon show with the Prime Minister and the Governor General in attendance to watch the performances of Canadian musicians and singers Event continue throughout the day
Many families go to parks and beaches and enjoy picnics and local events such as musical concerts, parades and fireworks Many Canadians proudly wave the Canadian flag at parades to celebrate the birthday of the country At many events, the National Anthem-“ O Canada “- is played and sung by everyone ii attendace For all Canadians, Canada Day marks the beginning of summer
Questions:
1 When is Canada Day ?
Name local events held to celebrate Canada Day
What song Canadians sing on Canada Day ?
What Canadians wave at parades ?
Read the passage and answer the following questions:
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923 The earthquake began a minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake As the result, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the roads had cracked open It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings Most of those who died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires which followed
Questions:
1 How many people were killed in the earthquake in Tokyo in 1923 ?
When did the earthquake begin ?
Why were the fire engines prevented from going to help ?
4.What was most of the damage caused by ?
(8)5.Imagine there is a sudden earthquake to your school where you are studying , list the first important thing for all of you to ?
Read the passage and answer the following questions:
Are you looking for a cheap, clean, effective source of power that doesn’t cause pollution or waste natural resources ? Look no further than soler energy from our sun At present, most of our electricity comes from the use of coal, and gas, oil or nuclear power This power could be provided by the sun One percent of the solar energy that reaches the Earth is enough to provided for the total population
Many countries are already using solar energy Solar panels are placed on the roof of a house and the Sun’s energy is used to heat water The energy can be stored for a number of days , so on cloudy days you can use solar energy too
Sweden has an advanced solar energy program There, all buildings will be heated by solar energy and cars will use solar power instead of gas by the year 2015
Questions:
1 Is solar energy an effective source of power ?
Where are the solar panels placed ?
3.How long can the energy be stored ?
4.List two other sources of power except solar energy which are using in Vietnam
Read the passage fill in each blank with a suitable word from the box :
Vietnamese’s New Year is (1)…………according to the Lunar calendar It is officially (2) ………… as the Lunar New Year or Tet It occurs in (3)…………January or early February The exact date changes (4)………… year to year Vietnamese people usually (5)……… for Tet holiday several weeks beforehand They clean and decorate their homes , cook special food such as(6)……….rice cakes, and make offerings on the family altars On the New Year’s Eve , the whole family get together for the reunion (7)…….in which many different kinds of dishes are served On Tet, people usually (8)………….their new clothes, give one another the Tet season’s greetings, and pay mutual visits
Find and correct the mistakes :
1.In 1995, a huge earthquake has struck the city of Kobe in Japan A B C D 2.Auld Lang Syne is a song whose is sung on New Year ‘ s Eve A B C D
3.The news about some recent disasters have been shown on TV
A B C D
4.We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions
A B C D
on it
5.His good sense of humorous distinguishes him from his brothers
A B C D
6.Between 1980 to 1990, the area was heat by five disastrous tornadoes A B C D
(9)7.We have not met my close friends since ten years A B C D
8.The secretary whom sits at the first desk on the right can give you the information A B C D
* Vận dụng thấp :
Put the verbs in brackrts in the correct form :
1/I think we should (take)……….a shower instead of a bath to save energy 2/How about (ask)……… our teacher for help
3/I suggested (give)………lesson to poor children 4/I suggest that you should (speak)……… English in class 5/There are many (celebrate)………throughout the year 6/He wants to (decoration)………his room
7/Tet is a (joy)………….festival of the Vietnamese people 8/She isn’t happy with her(prepare)………for Tet
9/People crowded the streets on (nation)…………Day to watch (color)………parades 10/He is the (compose)………… of our string band
*Vận dụng cao :
Fill in each gap with one suitable word :
Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday is the (1)………important (2)……… in Viet Nam Tet is a (3)……… festival (4)………occurs in late January or early February It (5)………a time for families to clean and decorate their houses, wear new (6)……….and enjoy special (7) ………….such (8)……… sticky rice cakes Family members (9)……….live apart try to be together (10)………… Tet
Writing : *Thông hiểu :
Put the words in their correct order to make meaning sentences.
1/festival/is/occurs/late March/ which/ or/ a/April/early/Easter/in 2/are/you/late/ you/lose/job/again/If/will/the
3/it/ can’t /We/go/a /for/walk/heavily/rains/because 4/it /dark /they/Although/continued/got/work/to, *Vận dụng thấp :
Rewrite sentences :
1/I stay at home because it is raining
→As 2/The room is very small It’s quite comfortable
→Although _ 3/Mai writes poems She is fond of it
→Mai is fond of _ 4/Trinh Cong Son was dead He composed many famous songs
→Trinh Cong Son , who _ 5/They have built a supermarket in the center of the city
→A supermarket _ 6/Do you know Mr John ? He lives next door to me
→Do you 7/Kangaroos have long tails They come from Australia
→Kangaroos, _ 8/The acrobat is his uncle We saw hm on TV last night
(10)9/We don’t go there because the tickets are not cheap
→If _ 10/”Why don’t you prepare food carefully before turning on the stove” , my mother said →My mother suggested that *Vận dụng cao :
Answer the questions :
1/ What should we to save energy at home ?
2/Which celebration in your country you like best ? Why ?
3/If I had money ,
THE END. TEST
I Circle the best option ( from A , B , C or D ) to complete the sentences : 1.They ofen go to that to pray
A.shrine B.hotel C.hostel D.market
2.We have some………… students for the program
A.change B.to exchange C exchange D.exchanging
3.My father ………… for the motorbike factory since 1995
A.worked B.was working C.has worked D.have worked 4.If he ……… soon , he might miss the last bus
A.doesn’t come B.isn’t coming C.didn’t come D.won’t come
5.Hoa was sick yesterday ,………….she didn’t go to school
A.so B.since C.because D but
6………Saturday morning ,there is a meeting between 10a.m and 2p.m
A.on B.for C.in D.at
7.My father ……….teaching in a small village ten years ago
A.starts B.started C.has started D.is starting
8.He used to ………full time , but now he is a part time worker
A.word B working C.worked D.work
- Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest :
9.A reading B.speaking C.learning D.pleasing
10.A.rested B.hiked C.advanced D.dressed
- Choose a word in each line that has different stress pattern :
11.A candidate B.condition C.favorite D.qualified 12.A.necessary B.terrible C.delicious D.wonderful II Find and correct the mistakes :
1 If she won’t come soon , she might be late for the exam A B C D
2 Minh said that he is learning English in an evening class A B C D
(11)A B C D