Đề cương anh 8 giữa kì II.

Mark A,B,C or D indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation

1.A. about B. shout C. through D. around

2.A. pollution B. provide C. collection D. comme
3.A. endanger B. category C. energy D.oxygen
4.A. hears B.dreams C.rents D.loans
5.A. protected B. released C. decided D. wanted
6. A. tropical B. property C. bobby D. opinion
7. A. saved B. played C. looked D.cleaned
Mark the letter A, B, C or D that differs from the other three in the position of primary
stress
1.A.product B.habitat C.resident D. extinction
2,A. coral B.careless C.participate D. product
3. A. typhoon B. tennis C. modern D. garbage
4. A.stremble B. destroy C. funnel D. victim
Mark A,B,C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best answer to each of the following questions.
1.Mr Buong arrived in Ho Chi Minh city to join the environmental compaign Sunday morning.
A. in B. at C. on D. between
2.These children try to avoid single-use products, like plastic bags and bottles.
A. use B.using C.to use D.used
3.My mother up the beach near my house at this time.
A. is cleaning B. is cleaned C. was cleaning D. was cleaned
4. is a serious environmantal concern as it harms natural habitats.
A.Cutting down trees B.Playing games C.eating fast food D.building a campfire
5.If you come here in spring, you a chance to go to protect the beach environment.
A. will have B. would have C. have D. had
6.Cat Ba National park provivdes a rich for marine life.
A.ecosystem B.carbon dioxide C.rubbish D.habitat
7.Many tourists enjoy festivals in Vietnam they don't understand the Vietnamese culture.
A. though B.when C.if D.because
8.Tom missed the bus. , he was late for the interview.
A.However B.Therefore C.So D.But
9.We want our friends to this river better.
A.protect B. protecting C. protection D. protected
10.I will call you I arrive at the gym.
A.as soon as B.but C.while D.because
11. His mother him to the zoo last weekend.
A.was taking B. takes C. was taken D. took
12. The teacher gave us five minutes to the problem on protecting environment.
A. find out B. go out C. look after D. take out
13. Would you like part in the charity program this summer?
A. took B. taking C. to take D. take
14. Tuan writes than he did in the previous term.
A. more careful B. carelessly C.more carefully D. careless

15.If a disaster in an area, people from the other areas will offer their help.
A.happen B. happened C. is happened D. happens
16.The last person who leaves the classroom must all the lights.
A. turn on B. turns off C. turn up D. turn off
17.Rainforests are very important to Earth's climate.
A.Ø B.an C.a D.the
18.My mother really likes to buy a bag.
A.big plastic blue Russian B.big blue Russian C.big Russian blue plastic D.Russian plastic big blue
plastic
19. When a ……….occurs, the hot gases and liquid rocks pours downhill.
A. landslide B. volcanic eruption C. tornado D. earthquake
20.The sale on all video equipment ………….on Monday next week
A.started B.is starting C.are staring D. starts
21. A …………is a person who really likes going shopping.
A. farmer B. customer C. worker D. shopaholic
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s)
1.Tim and Tom look similar although they are not brothers.
A. familiar B. strange C. different D. alike
2.It rained so hard that the roads were covered in water.
A. kindly B. carefully C. softly D. heavily
3.It rained hard, so we got wet.
A. heavily B.slowly C.quickly D.fastly

4.As a government official, Franklin often thinks of some like global warning, endangered species,…
A. worldwide B. alone C. widely D. secretly
5.Protecting the environment must be the job of everyone in the community.
A.helping B.saving C.providing D.harming

Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).

1.Do you mind if I borrow your dictionary?
A. give B. take C. collect D. lend

2.Jame and Jason find Math really interesting. They like this subject very much.
A. bored B. exciting C. boring D. difficult
3.Do you mind if I borrow your dictionary?
A. give B. take C. collect D. lend
4.Mrs Mai is a very generous woman. She has given most of her wealth to a charity organization.
A. mean B. hardworking C. kind D. hospitable
5.I think we should learn how to protect the environment more carefully.
A.destroy B.build D.release D.save
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D

Our oceans are becoming extremely (31) . Most of this pollution comes from the land, which
means it comes from people. Firstly, there is raw sewage, which is pumped directly (32) the sea.
(33)_____countries, both developed and developing, are guilty of doing this. Secondly, ships drop about
6
million tons of (34) into the sea each year. Thirdly, there are oil spills from ships. A ship has an
accident and oil leaks from the vessel. This not only pollutes the water, but it also kills marine life. (35)
, there are waste materials from factories. Without proper regulations, factory
owners let the waste run directly into the rivers, which then leads to the sea. And finally, oil is washed from
the land. This can be the result of carelessness or a deliberate dumping of waste.
31. A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. polluting
32. A. to B. on C. from D. into
33. A. Little B. A lot C. Much D. Many
34. A. food B. fruit C. garbage D. vegetables
35. A. Next B. Beside C. Finally D. Third

Water pollution happens ______ (1) toxic substances enter water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans and so on,
getting dissolved in them, lying suspended in the water or depositing on the bed. This degrades the quality of
water. Not _____ (2) does this spell disaster for aquatic ecosystems, the pollutants also seep through and reach
the groundwater, which might end up in our households as contaminated water we use in our daily activities,
including drinking. Water pollution can be _____ (3) in a number of ways, one of the most polluting being city
sewage and industrial waste discharge. Indirect sources ______(4) water pollution include contaminants that
enter the water supply from soils or groundwater systems and from the atmosphere via rain. Soils and
groundwater contain _____(5) residue of human agricultural practices and also improperly disposed of
industrial wastes. Pollutants can be of varying kinds: organic, inorganic, radioactive and so on. In fact, the list
of possible water contaminants is just too vast to be listed here.
1: A. what B. when C. why D. while
2: A. both B. well C. only D. either
3: A. cause B. causes C. causing D. caused
4: A. of B. in C. at D. for
5: A. a B. an C. the D. x

Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each blank.
Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world's climate. Many
scientists put the blame for recent (33) disasters on the increase in the world's temperatures and
are convinced that, more than ever (34) , the Earth is at risk from the forces of the wind, rain and sun.
(35) to them, global warming is making extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts,
even more severe and causing sea levels all around the world to rise. Environmental groups are putting
pressure on government to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (36) is given off by
factories and power plants. They are in favor of more money being spent (37) research into
solar, wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power stations.
33.A. national B. nature C. nation D. natural
34.A. now B. ago C. then D. before
35.A. Depending B. Concerning C. Following D. According
36.A. which B. that C. what D. Both A & B
37.A. on B. at C. for D. in
Read the passage and mark the letter A,B,C or D that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Thinking over the environmental protection as the water plays an important role in our life
nowadays.Water is our life source. It makes (31) 70 percent of our bodies, and an average person
actually spends 18 months of his life in the bath or shower. But we are only now learning how to look
after the environmental protection as the water . Acid rain (32) as many as 18,000 lakes and seas and
the rivers are polluted with waste products. It is now very expensive to try to repair the damage
 (33) has been done.We have some hope for the future(34) new sources of water have been
discovered. People living in the Sahara desert have found fish swimming in deep underground
streams. Scientists also believe there is a huge lakes underneath London. If we have learnt anything
from our mistakes, we will try to keep these new areas of water (35)
31. A. up B. down C. of D. from
32. A.polluting B. pollutes C. to pollute D. pollute
33. A.who B. what C. which D. whom
34. A. so B.because C. if D. and
35. A. clean B. cleanly C. cleaned D. cleaning
Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1.Your village is so beautiful!
What .
A beautiful village !
2.Learning about protecting the environment is one of my interests.
I’m .
Interested in Learning about protecting the environment
3.Unless he phones her immediately, he won’t get any information.
If .
He doesn’t phone her immediately, he won’t get any information.
4.It’s very difficult to keep the air clean after such a long time.
It isn’t .
Easy to keep the air clean after such a long time.
5.Let’s get together and talk about our envronment before it is too late.
Why don’t we get together and talk about our envronment before it is too late.
6.. Unless he phones her immediately, he won’t get any information.

If……………………………………………………………………………………………………
He doesn’t phone her immediately, he won’t get any information
7.. If you don’t bargain at the market, you will buy something expensive.
→Unless……………………………………………………………………………………………………
You Bargain at the market, you will buy something expensive.
Mark A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs correct in each of the following questions.
1,Mrs. Smith often get up(A) early in(B) the morning to do (C) exercise and go(D) shopping.
Gets up
2.It often takes (A) me about 20 minutes getting (B) to school by (C) electric (D) bike .
To get
3.We should turn off(A) all(B) the devices until(C) we’re not using(D) them.
when
4.Both(A) Lan and(B) Mai is interested in(C) reading short(D) stories.
Are interested
5.What(A) about using(B) buses public(C) instead of motorbikes to reduce(D) exhaust fume?
Public transport
6.Every(A) morning, we make(B) our bed, eat breakfast(C) and feeding(D) the dog.
feed
7.She hopes(A) she will to speak(B) English as fuently(C) as(D) her brother.
speak
8. When Mary was (A) a little girl, she used to living (B) with her (C) grandparents in (D) the countryside
live
Write in full sentences using the past continuous tense.
1.The students/ offer/ flowers/ the visitors. The students offered the visitors flowers
2. I/ cook/ dinner/ half an hour ago.
I cooked dinner half an hour ago
3. She/ work/ the studio/ that time.
She worked for the studio at that time
4. What/ you/ do/ from 3 to 6 yesterday afternoon?
what did you do from 3 to 6 yesterday afternoon
5. 6 p.m / yesterday, / we / watch / the tsunami / Indonesia / T.V.
At 6 p.m yesterday, we were watching the tsunami in Indonesia on T.V.
6. They/ play/ tennis/10.30 yesterday morning.
They were playing tennis at 10 .30 yesterday morning
7. Ann/ do/ homework/ 5 o’clock this afternoon.
Ann was doing her homework at 5 o''clock this afternoon
8. My father/ wash/ car/ from five to six.
My father was washing his car from five to six
9. This time last year/ we/ live/ France.
This time last year, we were living in France.
10. Tony/ save/ money/ buy/ favourite motorbike.
Tony was saving money to buy his favorite motorbike
11. This/ type/ exercise/ always/ give/ me/ headache.
This type of exercise always gives me a headache.