Đề cương ôn tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Lần 2 - Trường THCS Diễn Xuân

TRƯỜNG THCS DIỄN XUÂN
ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP MÔN ANH 8 (LẦN 2)
Complete the sentences with the appropriate present tenses of the verbs in brackets.
Canada .. made up of 10 provinces and three territories. (be)
Australia .. a range of different landscapes, including urban areas mountain ranges, desserts and rain forests. (have)
Annually, the National Eisteddfod festival of Wales .. place for eight days at the start of August. (take)
The Statue of Liberty .. over 12 million immigrants entering the USA through New York Harbor since 1900. (welcome)
Each of the 50 states .. an official state flower so far. (adopt)
Since 1965, the maple tree with the leaves .. the most well-known Canadian symbol. (become)
At present, the National Cherry Blossom Festival .. in Washington, D,C. to see celebrate spring's arrival. (occur)
Maori .. recognised as an official language of New Zealand since the Maoris Language Act of 1987. (be)
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
accent
brigade
cattle
fence
football
igloo
loch
monument
native
symbol
The silver fern is a national . of New Zealand.
 Mount Rushmore is a national . carved into a mountain in South Dakota, USA.
 Trung speaks English like a . though he comes from Vietnam.
 I sometimes thought John's . sounded English, sometimes American.
 In Scotland, the word "." is used to describe any large, enclosed expanse of water. 
 It took six years to build the rabbit-proof . in Australia.
 England is the original home of . because the sport was invented there.
 Edinburgh, Scotland was the first city in the world to have his own fire . in 1824.
 Anna Creek Station in South Australia is the world's largest . station with an area of 24,000 km2.
 An . is a type of shelter built of snow by the Inuit, the Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
Give the correct form of the words given to complete to the sentences.
1
Both French and English are . languages in Canada.
OFFICE
2
NSW is the . of New South Wales, the most popular state in Australia.
ABBREVIATE
3
The gold Coast is famous for its most . theme parks in Australia such as Dreamworld and WhiteWater World.
ICON
4
Do you know that the telephone, the television and penicillin are Scottish .? 
INVENT
5
Visitors can spend . days exploring amazing natural beauty of New Zealand.
END
6
There are different kinds of . provided throughout Disneyland.
ENTERTAIN
7
Scotland is a . land and this is noted for its rich and interesting history.
LEGEND
8
We'll take the early . from Sydney to Wellington.
FLY
9
Niagara Falls, on the border of the USA and Canada, is one of the most . scenery in the world.
SPECTACLE
10
There are many tourist . in London such as British Museum, London Eye and Tower of London.
ATTRACT
Fill each blank with a correct word to finish the passages.
Australia is the 6th biggest country in the world. Only Russia, China, Canada ,USA and Brazil are (1). It is the world's largest island.
Even though the country is so big, it only has about 23 million inhabitants. 88% of all Australians (2) in the big cities or smaller towns which makes big areas of the country empty.
Australia lies in the (3) hemisphere which means that the more south you go, the cooler it gets. In the north parts of the country, it is always hot. The (4) of the country has really hot summers and mild winters. Snow only falls in the Australian Alps and in Tasmania. When we have (5) in Europe and Asia, the Australians have summer. So they celebrate Christmas in the (6) of the summer.
Australia is famous for its wildlife. The most famous (7) is probably the kangaroo. The kangaroo, or roo for short, has (8) Australia's national symbol. The word "kangaroo" was the first Aboriginal (9) in the English language. There are several spices of kangaroos. The red kangaroo (10) the biggest ones and they are found in the middle of the country.
Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C, or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Maple Tree
Trees have .. (1) a meaningful role in the .. (2) development of Canada and continue to be of commercial, environmental and aesthetic importance to all Canadians. Maples contribute valuable wood products, keep the maple sugar .. (3) alive and have to beautify the landscape.
Since 1965 the maple leaf .. (4) the most important feature of the National Flag of Canada and the Maple three with the leaves has become the most well-known Canadian .. (5) and nationally and internationally. Maple leaf pins and badges are proudly .. (6) by Canadians abroad, and are recognised around the world. .. (7) the maple leaf is closely associated with Canada, the map tree was never officially recognize .. (8) Canada's emblem until 1966.
1. A. taken
B. given
C. done
D. played
2. A. history
B. historical
C. historic
D. historian
3. A. industry
B. industries
C. industrial
D. industrially
4. A. was
B. have been
C. has been
D. is
5. A. sign
B. symbol
C. tree
D. leaf
6. A. wear
B. wore
C. worn
D. to be worn
7. A. Because
B. So
C. But
D. Although
8. A. of
B. with
C. as
D. for
Read the passage and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
The Kiwi
The kiwi lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange bird because it cannot fly. The kiwi is the same size as a chicken. It has no wings or tail. It does not have any feathers like other birds. 
A kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts its eyes. It can smell things with its nose. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things. The kiwi's eggs are very big.
There are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now. New Zealanders want their kiwis to live. There is a picture of a kiwi on New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes call kiwis.
T
F
1.
Kiwis live in Australia and New Zealand.
2.
A kiwi has a tail but no wings.
3.
It sleeps during the day because light hurts its eyes.
4.
People in New Zealand do not want on the kiwis to die.
5.
The kiwi is a strange New Zealand bird.
IX. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answer the questions about the passage.
The Hopi of Arizona
The Hopi live in the northwestern part of Arizona in the United States. With modern things all around them, the Hopi keep their traditions.
There are about 10,000 Hopi and they live in twelve villages in the desert. The weather is very hot in summer, but in winter it freezes. The wind blows hard. Farming is difficult. Corn is the Hopi's main food, but they plant vegetables, too. They raise sheep, goats, and cattle. They also eat hamburgers, ice cream and drink soft drinks. They live in traditional stone houses, but many of them have the telephones, radios, and television. They have horses, but they have trucks too.
Kachinas are an important part of the Hopi religion. Kachinas are spirits of dead people, of rocks, plants, and animals, and of the stars. Men dress as kachinas and do religious dances. People also some make wooden kachinas. No two wooden kachinas are ever alike.
The children attend school, and they also learn the Hopi language, dances, and stories. The Hopi want a comfortable, modern life, but they don't want to lose their traditions.
1. The hopi .
A. want modern things instead of traditional ones
B. want traditional things instead of modern ones
C. don't want to remember their traditions
D. want both modern and condition things
2. Winters in this part of Arizona are ..
A. hot	B. warm	C. cool	D. cold
3. The main Hopi food is ..
A. corn 	B. hamburgers	C. beef 	D. vegetables 
4. Kachinas are .
A. men 	B. something to eat 	C. animals	D. spirits
5. The Hopi don't want to  their traditions.
A. lose	B. hit	C. remember	D. learn
6. The main idea of the passage is ..
A. the Hopi raise cops and animals in the Arizona desert.
B. kachinas are spirits of the things around the Hopi.
C. the Hopi keep their traditions even with modern life all around them
D. the Hopi want a comfortable, modern life
Make up sentences using the words and phrases given.
1. enormous/ The/ USA/ than/ is/ an/ European/ country/ more/ times/ the /size/ two/ of/ the/ Union/. /,
2. The/ land/ USA/ is/ a/ the/ hottest/ and/ of/ both/ extreme/ It/ is/ one/ of/ places/ in/ coldest/ the/ world/./ .
3. on/ About/ population/ half/ of/ the/ events/ Australia/ Australia's/ fantastic/ go/ to/ one/ of /Day/.
4. half / The/ other/ of/ Australia's/ celebrate/ home/ on/ the/ the/ Australian/ population/ Day/ at/ beach/ their/ family / or/ with/ and/ friends/ .
5. and/ they/ the/ Year / barbecues/ Award/ watch/ the/ Australian/ of/ They/ have/ on/ television/.
Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given. (Use 2 - 5 words in total.)
Example: My house has a small garden.
is 	There . my house
Answer: is a small garden in
1. We have never been to Alaska before.
ever	It's the first time we . to Alaska.
2. Tom plans to open another restaurant in Manchester next month.
is	 Tom is . restaurant in Manchester next month.
3. The last time Phong visited Tasmania was five years ago.
visited 	Phong . five years.
4. The early train is scheduled to arrive in London at 10 o'clock.
arrives	The early train . at 10 o'clock.
5. It is the most beautiful waterfall I have ever seen.
such	I . beautiful waterfall.