Đề cương ôn tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Lần 6 - Trường THCS Diễn Xuân

TRƯỜNG THCS DIỄN XUÂN 
ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP MÔN ANH 8 (LẦN 6 )
English 8 – Revision for the first term test	
I. Underline the words having clusters /sk/, /sp/, /st/, /br/, /pr/, /bl/, /cl/, /spr/, /str/.
1. It is the president’s habit to make short and concise speeches.
2. Luckily I was no stranger to the custom and tradition there.
3. Allow plenty of space for this blue flower as its roots spread widely.
4. The streets have been cleared of snow.
5. My school is built of red bricks.
II. Stress
1. 	A. legend	B. station	C. festive	D. event
2. 	A. narration	B. festival	C. formation	D. specific
3. 	A. library	B. librarian	C. magician	D. tradition
4. 	A. vegetarian	B. preservation	C. original	D. independent
5. 	A. socialize	B. nomadic	C. scenery	D. compliment
6. 	A. ceremony	B. festival	C. celebrate	D. convenient
7.	A. harmful 	B. slowly	C. cloudy 	D. unique
8.	A. ceremony	B. reflect	C. majorityD. production
III. Verb forms.
1. We postponed the picnic because it (rain) .. heavily.
2. I didn’t interrupt Phuong because he (speak)  to the teacher.
3. Thirty years ago, we (not have) .. mobile phones.
4. I (already/ read)  that book about volcanoes. It’s amazing to know how they are formed.
5. John (still/ live) .. in the village when you met him?
6. (Use) .. computers too much may have harmful effects onyour minds and bodies.
7. This room (simple/ decorate) .. but it is very nice and cozy.
8. When we (drive) .down the hill, a strange object (appear) .in the sky.
IV. Each of the following sentences contains a mistake. Underline and correct.
1. Over two thousand years ago, there were living a good king and his queen.
2. The woodcutter worked in the woods with his friends at half past eleven two days ago.
3. When the prince waited outside the cave, he saw two ogres walk toward him.
4. Tet Lieu was making Banh Chung and Banh Day while other princes prepared their special food.
5. Little Red Riding Hood was meeting a wolf when she was walking to her grandmother’s house.
6. Kim speaks English the more fluently in the science class.
7. Our grandmother used to be telling us fairy tales when we were small.
8. The study of the sculptures of the Cham are truly fascinating, and some books have been written about them.
9. When Kate visited Alaska, she lived in a igloo in the winter months as well as in the spring.
10. The Muong ethnic people in Cuc Phuong live mainly in farming and bee keeping.
V. Fill in each blank a suitable word from the box.
 beautiful – cunning – envy – guarding – jealous – open – riding – rescue - for
Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Love, there lived a (1) ________________ princess. A wicked witch was (2) ________________of her beauty. She kidnapped the princess and locked her in a dungeon with a dragon (3) ________________ in the gate. One day, a handsome prince passed by, (4) _____________on his white horse. The princess shouted (5) ________________help. “Don’t worry, I will (6) __________you!” said the prince.He killed the dragon and fought with the witch. The princess was saved.
VI. Choose the correct option for each gap to complete the sentences.
1. – Nam: “Mum, let me go out tonight; my class is holding a party at Trang’s house”
 - Mum: “Ok, but you _________ be home by 11 p.m.”
	A. must	B. may	C. need	D. will
2. The English people are said to love ________________.
	A. custom	B. tradition	C. habit	D. practice
3. – “_____________ finish the work today?” – “Yes, you must.”
	A. May we	B. Do we have to	C. Ought we to	D. Can we
4. “Do you think that I _______________ apologize to him?
	A. may	B. should	C. could	D. need
5. ____________, which are the movements in the earth’s crust, often occur in Japan.
	A. Volcanoes	B. Hurricanes	C. Tsunamis	D. Earthquakes
6. __________ nice the weather is today!
	A. What	B. That	C. Which	D. How
7. Most of my friends prefer detective stories ___________ cartoons.
	A. than	B. from	C. to	D. as
8. The whole family __________ with tradition by spending the New Year’s Eve abroad.
	A. broke	B. went	C. followed	D. kept
9. He said he __________ busy then but he would get to the party by night.
	A. is	B. will be	C. would be	D. was
10. The charity organization helped to provide food and clean water for the victims of the earthquake. __________, it trained health workers and supplied medicines.
	A. Moreover	B. However	C. Nevertheless	D. Otherwise
11. “GiaoThua” is the most sacred time of the year; _____, the first houseguest to offer the first greeting is very important. 
A. moreover	B. nevertheless	C. so	D. therefore
VII. Combine each pair of sentences, using the words given.
whereas	although	moreover	yet	because
1. The fable is long. It is interesting and easy to read.
2. The boys prefer competitive sports and computer games. The girls seem to enjoy more cooperative activities, such as shopping with friends.
3. He was feeling bad. He went to work and tried to concentrate.
4. Vu Lan is a time for people to show their appreciation and gratitude towards their parents. It is a time for them to worship ghosts and hungry spirits.
5. The Buffalo-fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday. There were so many people.
VIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the suggested word.
1. Is our final test compulsory? 	
Do we have ..
2. People use too much fertilizers so lands will be spoiled.	
If people don’t ..
3. Technology has benefitedhumankind enormously, but there are drawbacks with our reliance on it.
Although  
4. “You’d better watch other people first, and then follow them.”	`
He advised me 
5. It is forbidden for passengers to pass beyond this point.
Passengers are not