Đề cương ôn tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 (Hệ 10 năm)

 Question 1: Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from 
the others’. 
 1. A. unicorn B. culture C. ceremony
 2. A. school B. chocolate C. chess
 3. A. ethnic B. elephant C. cinema
 4. A. stilt B. ship C. span
 Question 2: Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C. 
 1. Chicago the third largest city in the United States.
 A. has been A. will be A. is
 2. Chicago "The Windy City".
 A. often calls A. is often called A. often is called
 3. Over three million people in the two hundred and twenty-five mile area of Chicago.
 A. live A. are living A. is living
 4. Today, some of the world's tallest and most famous skyscrapers in the city.
 A. is found A. find A. are found
 Question 3: Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given. 
 1. I like to speak English to people from .. countries. 
 ( differ)
 2. Speaking English with correct . is difficult. 
 ( pronounce)
 Question 4: Complete each of the following sentences using the cues given. 
 1. Noise pollution/ big cities/ lead/ hearing/ problems.
 . 
 2. Lots/ aquatic animals/ die/ because/ oil spills.
 . 
 3. If/ you/ president/ country/ what/ you/ do/ protect/ environment?
 . . 
 4. One way/ save/ environment/ is/ use/ renewable/ energy/ sources.
 . . 
 5. This boy/ suffer/ birth/ defects/ because/ parents/ expose/radioactive/ pollution. 
 . . 
 Queston 5: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form:
 0. If I see him , I _____ (give ) him a gift.
 1. If I had a typewriter, I _____ (type) it myself. 
 2. You could make better progress if you _____ (attend) class regularly. 
 3. If I _____ (know) his telephone number, I’d give it to you. 
 4. If you _____ (arrive) ten minutes earlier, you would have got a seat. 
 5. If he worked more slowly, he _____ (not make) so many mistakes.
 6. I shouldn’t drink that wine if I _____ (be) you.
 7. If I _____ (find) a cheap room, I will stay a fortnight.
 8. A lot of people _____ (be) out of work if the factory closed down.
 Question 6: Make conditional sentences:
 9. Keep silent or you’ll wake the baby up. 
 →If .. .. 
 10.Stop talking or you won’t understand the lesson.
 → If ..... . .
 11.I don’t know her number, so I don’t ring her up.
 → If ..... . .. 12.I don’t know the answer, so I can’t tell you.
 → If . ..
13.We got lost because we didn’t have a map.
 → If . .. . 
14.Susan felt sick because she ate four cream cakes. 
 → .. 
15.Without this treatment, the patient would have died. 
 → . . ...
16.He lost his job because he was late every day. 
 → ... 
17.Peter is fat because he eats so many chips. 
 → ... ..
18.Robert got a bad cough because he started smoking cigarettes. 
 → .. ..
Question 7: Use UNLESS instead of IF 
 EX: If you do not study hard, you will fail the exam. 
 Unless you study hard , you will fail the exam
19.If you do not like this one, I’ll bring you another 
 Unless 
20.If she does not hurry, she’ll be late 
 Unless .
21.If you are not careful, you’ll cut yourself 
 Unless 
22.If you had not sneezed, he wouldn’t have known that we were there.
 Unless 
Question 8: One of the four underlined parts marked A, B, C, D in each sentence is 
not correct.
23.If Lucia had been here now, she would find out the truth about her uncle’s accident.
 A B C D
24.If a student takes a course on Computer Science, it will take him four years doing the 
 course.
 A B C D
25.Unless it did not rain, Peter would pay us a visit.
 A B C D
26.If I had knew the time when the match started, I would have told you.
 A B C D
27.If she had finished the work, she can go home.
 A B C D
28.If I had spoken more confident at the interview, they would have offered me the job.
 A B C D
29.If we had had a map, we would not be lost yesterday.
 A B C D
30.Had I known Alice’s address, I would write to her.
 A B C D I. Pronunciation
1). Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 
1.A. thankful B. there C. thermal D. thorough
2. A. growth B. show C. crown D. know
3. A. display B. dirty C. invent D. investigate
2). Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 
4. A. historic B. physical C. aquatic D. botanical
II. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences.
1Many fish in my lake have died because of the water
A. pollute B. pollution C. polluted D. polluting
2.My teacher always give us a clear ..
A. explain B. explained C. explanatory D. explanation
3. You can see on the Canadian national flag
A. the maple leaf B. the red leaf C. the rose D. the oak tree
4.Mary is most beautiful of three sisters.
 A. the/the B. a/the C. the/no article D. a/no article
5.Coal, oil and forests are the most important ..resources
 A. industrial B. agricultural C. natural D. national
6. Vy had ..stomachache because she ate a big dinner.
A. a B. an C. the D. no article 
7. Have you taken notice ..the “stop” sign.
A. at B. of C. to D. from 
8.The Statue of Liberty is a major monument in New York which ..freedom
A. attracts B. symbolises C. decide D. understand
III. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences: 
1.Are all type of pollution .to the health of humans and animals HARM.
2. The polluted water results in the .of many aquatic animals and plants. DIE
3. Both French and English are ..language in Canada. OFFICE
4 habitats have been destroyed in recent year NATURE
IV. Give the correct form of the verb.
1. If we meet at 9:30, we (have) ..plenty of time.
2. If you (find) a skeleton in the cellar, don't mention it to anyone. 3. The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she ( feed) .. the animals..
4. If we send an invitation, our friends ..(come) to our party.
V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
 Acid rain will not be an easy problem(1) . As more and more countries become 
 (2) there will be more and more competition for petroleum for cars, home heating 
and industry . While .(3) .petroleum contribute greatly (4) .acid rain, it is less 
polluted than coal. 
 Unfortunately, petroleum is more ..(5) than coal and no one knows exactly ..(6) 
 petroleum is left. Therefore, there will be a pressure to burn coal for energy. Coal is a 
..(7) ..dirtier energy source than petroleum. Since we already know how (8).. acid rain 
is, it is important ..(9) we increase our efforts to find a ..(10) . Source of energy as 
quickly as possible, so that we can avoid further environmental damage.
1. A. solve B. to solve C. solved D. solving
2. A. industry B. industrial C. industrialize D. industrialized
3. A. firing B. shooting C. burning D. cooking
4. A. to B. for C. at D. with 
5. A. expensive B. cheap C. clean D. dirty
6. A. how many B. how much C. how far D. how long
7. A. so B. many C. lot D. much
8.A. destroy B. destroyed C. destruction D. destructive
9. A. that B. if C. weather D. which
10. A. polluted B. polluting C. non-polluting D. non- polluted 
VI. Rewrite the sentence 
1. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
In spite of 
2. He gets up early in the morning and he used to it.
He is used to 
3. He doesn’t study hard so he will fail the final exam next month.
If .
4. I will stay at home unless I am invited 
If . UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS GRADE 8
I.Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1.A. ecology B. environment C. autography D. residential
2. A. physiography B. alternatively C. criminology D. unsuccessfully
3. A. temporary B. geology C. emergency D. logography
4. A. astrology B. unnatural C. medication D. demography
5. A. voluntary B. apology C. television D. nationalize
II. Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box.
 drought flood hurricane landslide 
 tornado
1. When there is a ____________, a lot of water covers an area where the usually isn’t 
water.
2. A______________ refers to a long time without rain.
3. When there is _____________, a lot of rocks and earth fall down a hill.
4. A __________________ is a storm with a lot of wind that moves over water.
5. A__________________ is a storm in which the air moves very quickly in a circle.
III. Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Anita said she was very sorry for what she (do) 
2. When Sam (pay) . The bill, we left the restaurant and went home.
3. It wasn’t surprising that she was tired .She (not sleep) .. for two days.
4. The road was blocked because a lorry (break down) ..
5. My mother felt very nervous on the plane because she (not fly) ..before.
6 .(they/go) home when you arrived?
7. I (hear) the story before, so I didn’t find it very interesting.
8. After she (try on) .. all the dresses in the shop, she bought the most 
expensive one.
9. They (not have) ..breakfast when I got up.
10. The children were very excited because they (not see) .a tiger before.
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. After Nick (do) ..his homework , he (go) ..to bed last night.
2. Mai (live) ..in Hai Phong for five years before she (move) to Ha 
Noi three years ago. 3. Phong (tell) ..me yesterday that he (learn) ..French for a year.
4. Ms Hong (work) .at our school for twenty years before she 
(retire) .last June.
5. By the time I (get) .to Nick’s house, his party 
(already/start) ..
6. When we (come) ..back to our home village last month , it 
(change) so much.
7. By the time the bus (come) this morning, Duong (wait) ..for it 
for half an hour.
V. Change into passivoice.
1. Mary types letters in the office.
2. His father will help you tomorrow.
3. Science and technology have completely changed human life.
4. Peter broke this bottle.
5. They are learning English in the room.
6. Nothing can change my mind.
7. Has Tom finished the work?
8. Did the teacher give some exercises?
9. Have they changed the window of the laboratory?
10. Is she going to write a poem?
11. Is she making big cakes for the party?
 UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS GRADE 8
I. Change the following sentences into the passive voice. (chuyển sang câu bị động)
1. People spend a lot of money on advertising every day.
________________________________________________________________________
2. Marry is cutting the cake with a sharp knife.
_______________________________________________________________________
3. The police haven’t found the murderer yet.
_______________________________________________________________________
4. They sold one of her paintings at $1,000.
________________________________________________________________________
5. Tom was writing two poems.
_______________________________________________________________________
6. After class, one of the students always erases the chalk board.
______________________________________________________________________
7. She often takes her dog for a walk.
_______________________________________________________________________
8. Nobody has ever treated me with such kindness.
_______________________________________________________________________
9. Will you invite her to your wedding party?
________________________________________________________________________
10. Is she making big cake for the party?
________________________________________________________________________
11. Has Tom finished the work?
______________________________________________________________________ 12. Must we finish the test before ten?
________________________________________________________________________
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II. Give the correct form of the verbs. UNIT 10 : COMMUNICATION 
I. Choose the best answer. 
Câu 1. If you pass your examination we _____________ a celebration.
 A. haveB. will have C. would have hadD. would have
 Câu 2. If I had time, I _____ to the beach with you this weekend.
 A. will go B. will have gone C. would go D. would have gone 
 Câu 3. If she_________ late again, she'll lose her job.
 A. cameB. comesC. had comeD. come
 Câu 4. If I had enough money, _____ that house.
 A. I am buy B. I could buy C. I can buy D. I will buy 
 Câu 5. If you had told me earlier, I _____________ it to you.
 A. would giveB. will giveC. would have givenD. gave
 Câu 6. If it ____________, I will come to see you.
 A. didn't rainB. doesn't rainC. don't rainD. not rain
 Câu 7. I __________to work if I had a car.
 A. droveB. will driveC. would driveD. would have driven 
 Câu 8. If he ___________to me, he wouldn't have failed in the exams.
 A. had listened B. has listenedC. listensD. listened
 Câu 9. Had he come earlier, he __________her.
 A. would meetB. would have met C. might meetD. will meet
 Câu 10. If I were you, I _________ a new car. 
 A. buyB. will buy C. would buy D. bought 
 Câu 11. If there were no gravity, everything ________.
 A. would float B. floatedC. would be floatingD. will float
 Câu 12. You______ if you take a map.
 A. will get lost B. would get lost 
 C. won't get lost D. would have got lost
 Câu 13. We would save thousands of lives if we ______out the remedy for the flu.
 A. had not found B. found C. find D. will find
 Câu 14. If I________ ten years younger, I would do yoga everyday. 
 A. are B. were C. have been D. am 
 Câu 15. Unless you go now, you __________late for school. A. will beB. would have beenC. would beD. are
Câu 16. I wish I ________ a trip to London last year.
 A. tookB. will takeC. takeD. had taken
 Câu 17. She wishes she __________ a lot of money now.
 A. will haveB. hadC. had hadD. has
 Câu 18. The weather was terrible. I wish it _____ warmer. 
 A. has been B. was C. were D. had been
 Câu 19. I'd rather you __________ in here.
 A. don't smokeB. won't smokeC. didn't smokeD. not smoked
II. Give the correct of verb form. 
1. They (come) .. back home after they (finish) their work.
2. She said that she ( meet) . Mr. Bean before.
3. Before he (go) .. to bed, he (read) a novel.
4. He told me he (not/wear) such kind of clothes before.
5. When I came to the stadium, the match (start) .
6. Before she (listen) .. to music, she (do) . 
homework.
7. Last night, Peter (go) .. to the supermarket before he (go) 
home.
III. Rewrite the sentences. 
1. David had gone home before we arrived.
- After .
2. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.
- Before 
3. The light had gone out before we got out of the office.
- When .
4. After she had explained everything clearly, we started our work.
- By the time .
5. My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home.
- Before 
IV. Put the verb in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Perfect:
6. Before she (watch) .. TV, she (do) . homework. 7. What he (do) .. when he (be) . young?
8. After they (go) , I (sit) .. down and (rest) 
9. Yesterday, John (go) . to the store before he (go) 
home.
10. She (win) . the gold medal in 1986.
 UNIT 11
I. Pronunciation 
1). Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined. 
1.A.invent B. debris C. helpless D. news
2. A. seafood B. loose C. flood D. roommate
2). Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. 
3. A. village B. prevent C earthquake D. shelter
4. A. Chinese B. Japanese C. historic D. biology
II.Give the correct form of the following verbs: 
1,2.If you (be) .a president, what ..you(do) to help the environment?
3,4. . After I ( do) . my homework, I ( go ) . to bed.
5,6. You ( not lose) ..weight, If you (eat) ... too much junk food
7. This house ( build ) .. in 2000. 
8. Most people ( leave ) .before the volcano erupted. 
9. Chess (play) .for around two thousand years.
III. Give the correct form of the word .
1. Our car pumps out a lot of ....................gas every day. ( poison ). .........................
2. Scotland has rich ...................( cultural ) .......................
3. Air ......................... has risen day by day. ( pollute ) .......................
4. Water was ..............with poisonous chemicals. ( contaminate ) ........................ 
IV. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings.(1 pt)
1. Someone has stolen my bicycle.
.-> My bicycle ..
2. If he doesn’t work hard, he will not pass his exam.
-> Unless ..
3. I don’t have free time , so I can’t go some where.
-> If I . 4. Vy ate a lot last night , so she had a stomachache.
-> Because.............................................................................................................
5. My mother had gone to work before I got up. 
After 
V. Give the correct tense/ form of the verbs in the brackets. 
1. By the time we came to the cinema, the film (start)__________.
2. San Francisco (often call)______________ “The windy city”.
3. By the time we arrived at the canyon, it (stop) ______________snowing.
4. They get sick so often. If they exercised more, they (be) ____________healthier.
VI. Read the paragraph and then complete it. Using the words in the box.
 with negative do for In
 I disagree (1)______________ the idea that robots will only bring benefits to people in 
the future. Robots will also have some (2)______________ influences. 
 Firstly, they will be very expensive and we will spend too much money buying and fixing 
them.
 Secondly, robots in factories will be able to do everything the workers do, so robots will 
make them jobless. 
 Thirdly, robots in our homes will do all the housework (3)______________ us, so we 
will become lazy and inactive. (4)______________ short, robots will do many things for us, but 
they may not improve the quality of our lives.
VII. Complete the sentences with the future continuous
1. .... he still (sleep) this time tomorrow? - 
No he (study) .. . in the library.
2. She ‘s now in Ho Chi minh city but she (have) .. a holiday in Da 
Nang at the end of this month.
3. They (eat) .... dinner at 8 p.m
4. . She (stay) . In her classroom during the break today? - Yes, she 
(write) . An email to her friend.
5. Mona says the children (play) . in the garden when you arrive.
6. This time next year Phuc (learn) a new language.
VIII. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets
1.Did you enjoy (watch) .. the film? 2. He has decided (go) . to work in a school in a quite remote area.
3. He intends (say) there for at least three years 
4. We’ll need (call) him more often!
5. We should avoid (use) too much short and in formal online 
communication.
6. We plan (have) ... a picnic this Sunday. Would you like to join us?
7. They didn’t mind (work) .. late to complete the task
8. Ann plans (contact) .. the doctor early tomorrow morning.
UNIT 12
I. Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the 
words given. 
1. There was a loud noise next to my door last night, so I couldn’t sleep. 
→ Because 
2. Tornadoes can move objects as big as a car.
→ Objects ..
II. Give the correct form of the verb.
1. If we meet at 9:30, we (have) ..plenty of time.
2. If you (find) a skeleton in the cellar, don't mention it to anyone.
3. The zookeeper would have punished her with a fine if she ( feed) .. the animals..
4. If we send an invitation, our friends ..(come) to our party.
III.Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. terrific B. Arabic C. statistic D. cosmetic
2. A. arithmetic B. geographic C. energetic D. economic
IV. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1.The ______________ of lakes, rivers, oceans or underwater water pollution. 
CONTAMINATE
2. The street doesn’t look_____________ because it has a lot of rubbish. ATTRACT
3. The music club made so much noise that the__________ complained to its owner. 
REDIDE
4. Are all types of pollution__________ to the health of humans and animals? HARM
5. The_____________ are concerned about the oil spills in East Sea. ENVIROMENT 6. Dumping ___________waste into the lakes and rivers has caused Serious water 
pollution. INDUSTRY
7. Many people in this area have cholera because they drink _________water. TREAT
8.Examples of primary________________are exhaust fumes from cars, POLLUTE
soot from smoke and ash from volcanic eruption.
9. If we use water____________ , more people will have fresh water. CARE
10. The polluted water results in the _________of many aquatic animals And plants. 
DIE
V. Combine the sentences in each pair into a new sentence that shows a cause/effect 
relationship. 
1.Many rivers and lakes are poisoned. Factories produce waste and pour it into rivers and 
lakes. (because)
___________________________________________________________________
2. The environment is polluted. Birds leave their habitats and plants die. (make)
___________________________________________________________________
3. Plastic bags are a major source of waste. We should not throw plastic bags everywhere. 
(so).
___________________________________________________________________
4. The food is contaminated. People’s health is poor. (results in)
___________________________________________________________________
5. Factories release fumes. The air breathe gets polluted. (due to)
___________________________________________________________________
VI. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in 
the following passage.
 Light pollution is not (1) .. serious as water or air pollution. 
(2) , it is the type of pollution that (3) .. more in cities 
than in rural areas. 
 In the past, we could sit out at night and (4) .. ..at glittering stars in the 
sky and light from objects in the outer space. Nowadays, cities are covered with lights 
from buildings , streets , advertising displays, many of which direct the lights up into the 
sky and into many unwanted places. The real problem is that it is very 
(5) . ..to apply light to almost everything at night . Millions of tons of oil and coal (6) ...to produce the power to light the sky. Eye strain, 
(7) . ..of vision and stress are what people may get from light 
pollution. (8) ..light at night can harm our eyes and also harm the 
hormones that help us to see things properly.
1.A. more B. as C. much D. only
2.A. Moreover B. However C.Therefore D. Nevertheless
3.A. happen B. occur C. occurs D. is occurred
4.A.watch B. see C. spend D. gaze
5.A. waste B. wastes C. wasting D. wasteful
6.A. used B. using C. is used D. are used
7.A. lose B. lost C. loss D. losing
8.A. Very much B. Too much C. Too many D. So many
 REVIEW 
I.Choose the word which has different sound in the underlined :
1. A. thermal B. thankful C. there D. through
2. A. pollution B. earplug C. dump D. dust
3. A.played B. needed C. filled D. closed
4. A. untreated B. measure C. pleasure D. bread
II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from others:
1. A. degree B. obese C. referee D. agree
2. economic B. musical C. physical D. national
III. Choose the correct answer:
1.Too much dioxin in the atmosphere cause global .
A. warm B. warming C. warmly D. warmed
2. All our English teachers are speakers.
A. native B. orginal C. foreign D. foreigners
3.Singapore is famous for its and green trees.
A. clearly B. cleaning C. clean D. cleaned
4. Don’t drink that water. It’s 
A. damaged B. dumped C. contaminated D. contamin
5. . natural disaster is the most common in our country.
A. What B. Which C. Who D. When 6. If we .soon, the pollution will get much worse.
A. don’t act B. didn’t act C. won’t act D. inn’t act
7. The heavy rain has caused in many parts of our country.
A. storms B. floods C. droughts D. volcano
8. The .buried the whole village while people were sleeping.
A. tornado B. drought C. mudslide D. storm
IV. Supply the correct word forms :
1. Scotland is an interesting place ti visit with its rich ( CULTRURAL)
2. The victims of the village were provided with food and medicine.(FLOOD)
3. Floods, tsunamis, droughts, are examples of disasters . (NATURE)
4. This river will soon become ...if people here keep dumping waste into it. (POLLUTE)
V. Put the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1. By the time we (get) .to the cinema , the film (start) 
2. Radio waves (discover) by Hein Hertz.
3. If trees get enough water and sunlight , they ( grow ) ..well.
VI. Read the passage and decide which answer is best fit.
When a volcano (1).., hot gases and melted rock from deep within Earth find..(2)..way 
up to the surface .This material may ..(3)..slowly out of a crack in the ground or it may 
explode suddenly into the air. Volcanic eruptions may be very .(4) But they can 
..(5) create new landforms.
Of nearly 1,900 volcanoes active today or known to have been active in (6)..times , 
bout ninety percent can be found in the (7)..of South America, North America, Asia, 
and Oceania that are close ..(8) the Pacific Ocean.
1.A.blows B. erupts C. throws D. strikes
2.A. they B. theirs C. their D. them
3.A. come B. leave C. flow D. run
4.A. destroy B. destruction C. destructive D. destroyed
5.A. so B. also C. too D. but
6.A. historical B. history C. historically D. historic
7.A. areas B. pieces C. ways D. forms
8.A. to B. with C. at D. in
VII. Rewrite the sentences , using the words given: 1. I’m not you, but I think you should recycle these plastic carrer bags.
  If I 
2. A local artist painted the picture .
  The picture 
3. His room in untidy , so his mother is unhappy.
  Because .