ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP KIỂM TRA CUỐI KỲ II- ANH 8 – CODE 2

I. Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. developed /t/ B. watched C. washed D. Visited /id/
2. A. archaeology B. chemist C. chat D. character
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. unhappy B. oversleep C unwise D. impatient
2. A. unfriendly B. unfair C.impolite D. impossible
3. A. nationality B. transitive C. ability D. unhealthy
III. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
1. Which TV programme ……………………. at 9 p.m tomorrow?
A. did you watch B. will you watch
C. will you be watching D. do you watch
2. He tried very hard ……………..the test yesterday.
A. to finish B. finish C. finishing D. finished
3. He said he …………. very hard and that was the key…………… his success.
A. work/ to B. worked/ to C. work/ for D. worked/ for
4.If you don’t understand body language, …………….breakdown may happen.
A. communicate B. communicative C. communication D. communicating
5.I don’t mind …………..
A. wait B. waiting C. to wait D. waited
6. Scientists say that people………. ………………..longer in the future.
A. live B. will live C. are living D. would live
7. This job would be…………..without the help of a computer.
A. possible B. impossible C. wise D. unwise
8. She said she ………. to the Moon when she had enough money.
A. travel B. to travel C. would travel D. travelling
9. I’ve decided…………. …..to New York next month.
A. flew B . to fly C. fly D. flying
10. A scientist who studies chemistry is a……………..
A. chemist B. engineer C. designer D. doctor
IV. Give the correct form of the word .
1. Thomas Edison was one of the greatest…INVENTORS…of the world. ( invent)
2. There are a lot of…CULTURAL…differences in our country . ( culture )
V.Give the correct form of verbs in brackets to finish the sentences
1. I (watch) WILL BE WATCHING a science fiction film on TV at 9.00 tonight.
2. This time next week, I (lie) WILL BE LYING on a beach on Phu Quoc Island.
3. Thomas Edison said that none of his inventions (come) CAME by accident. They
(be) WERE all the result of hard work.
VI. Read the passage and circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
Earthquakes: Ninety percent of earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim, which is
known as the “Ring of Fire”. In 1995, a huge earthquake struck the city of Kobe in Japan.
A large number of people were killed when homes, office blocks and highways collapsed.
Tidal waves: Tidal waves are the result of an abrupt shift in the underwater
movement of the Earth. In the 1960s, a huge tidal wave hit Anchorage, Alaska. The tidal
wave traveled from Alaska to Canifornia
Typhoons: When a tropical storm reaches 120 kilometers per hour, it is called a
hurricane in North and South America, a cyclone in Australia, and a typhoon in Asia. The

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word “typhoon” comes from Chinese: tai means “big” and feng means “wind”, so the
word “typhoon” means “big wind”.
1. A tidal wave can only occur when...
A. There is a typhoon
C. There is an earthquake
B. There is an abrupt shift in the underwater movement of the earth
D.There is a volcanic eruption
2. The earthquake in Kobe in 1995 caused......
A. an eruption B. a tidal wave C. a tornado D. severe damage
3. In Chinese language, the word "typhoon" means...
A. hurricane B. big wind C. cyclone D. tropical storm
4. Most of earthquakes in the world occur in......
A. Ring of Fire B. Australia C. Japan D. Asia
5. What is the main idea of the passage ?
A. earthquakes B. tidal waves C. natural disasters D. typhoons
VII. Read the following passage then answer the questions
Alexander Grahabell is widely (1)…… as inventor of the first telephone. He was
born (2)…..March 3rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he(3) …… 23, Bell emigrated
to Canada with his parents and the next year moved to the United States to teach deaf-
mute children. With his colleague Thomas Watson , Bell worked very hard on the
experimentation to invent devices such as the harmonic telegraph ( used to send multiple
messages over a single wire) and phonautograph ( used to draw the shape of the sound
waves). The first telephone (4)……..was said to have happened between Bell and Watson
in 1876 while Bell was at one end of the line, and Watson worked on the telepone in other
room. The first transmistted words were, ‘ Mr watson, come here . I want(5)….. you’
1. A. known B. know C. knowing D. knew
2. A. in B. on C. at D. for
3. A. were B. is C. been D. was
4. A. communicating B. communicative C. communicate D. communication
5. A. seeing B. see C. to see D. seen
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings.
1. Nam said “I am told to be at school before 7 o’clock”
-> Nam said HE WAS TOLD to be at school before 7 o’clock
2. Thu said “All the students will have a meeting next week”
-> Thu said ALL THE STUDENTS WOULD HAVE A MEETING THE FOLLOWING
WEEK
3. The teacher said “All the homework must be done carefully”
-> The teacher said ALL THE HOMEWORK HAD TO BE DONE CAREFULLY
4. Her father said to her “You can go to the movie with your friend”
-> Her father said to her THAT SHE COULD GO TO THE MOVIE WITH HER
FRIEND
5. “ I was doing an experiment at this time yesterday”. He said
-> He said HE HAD BEEN DOING AN EXPERIMENT AT THAT TIME THE
PREVIOUS DAY