Đề cương ôn thi học kì 2 môn Tiếng Anh 8 - Năm học 2020-2021

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI HỌC KÌ 2 TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 
CÓ ĐÁP ÁN NĂM 2020 - 2021 
I. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others: 
1. A. unaffected B. undrinkable C. uncountable D. unsuitable 
2. A. unpopular B. unorganized C. unfortunate D. unambitious 
3. A. imperfect B. immature C. immobile D. immoral 
4. A. translator B. director C. editor D. spectator 
5. A. consumer B. performer C. shopkeeper D. believe 
6. A. impair B. unhurt C. effect D. insect 
7. A. explorer B. accurate C. unhealthy D. mature 
8. A. affect B. happen C. pollution D. prefer 
9. A. unhelpful B. unlikely C. unforeseen D. unusual 
10. A. imprecise B. imperfect C. impartial D. impassive 
11. A. unkind B. kindness C. impure D. machine 
12. A. imbalance B. unable C. unhealthy D. impolite 
13. A. unexplored B. unforeseen C. untidy D. immature 
14. A. impossible B. unnatural C. unrelated D. unbearable 
15. A. unlimited B. undeveloped C. unsuccessful D. unaffected 
II. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others. 
1. A. person B. father C. teacher D. enjoy 
2. A. prefer B. enjoy C. mother D. agree 
3. A. doctor B. father C. picture D. prefer 
4. A. pollution B. visit C. listen D. open 
5. A. depend B. advise C. affect D. listen 
6. A. affect B. father C. teacher D. picture 
7. A. prefer B. enjoy C. mother D. affect 
8. A. affect B. happen C. pollution D. fancy 
9. A. pollution B. picture C. village D. factory 
10. A. illustrate B. believe C. affect D. village 
11. A. artistic B. historic C. dramatic D. scientific 
12. A. medical B. national C. chemical D. historical 
13. A. athletic B. dramatic C. scientific D. heroic 
14. A. medical B. hospital C. politic D. electric 
15. A. chemical B. physical C. environmental D. medical 
III. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. 
1. Air......................, together with littering, is causing many problems in our cities today. 
 A. pollute B. pollution C. polluting D. polluted 
2. The road in front of my office is always .................... when it rains heavily. 
 A. to flood B. flooding C. flood D. flooded 
3. Singapore is famous for its .................... and green trees. 
 A. cleanliness B. cleanly C. cleaning D. clean 
4. In some English speaking countries, turkey and pudding are ............... food at Christmas. 
 A. national B. historical C. traditional D. possible 
5. The USA has a population of 304 million, and it‟s the third ............. country in the world. 
A. smallest B. largest C. narrowest D. highest
6. The roof of the building .......................... in a storm a few days ago.
 A. damaged B. was damaged 
 C. has damaged D. has been damaged 
7. A severe tropical ...................... is called a typhoon. 
 A. drought B. rain C. flood D. storm 
8. As soon as the floodwater ...................... down, people ........................ their houses. 
 A. went - cleaned B. had gone – cleaned 
 C. went - had cleaned D. had gone – had 
cleaned 
9. If I were you, I ..................... do something to prevent him from littering. 
 A. would B. did C. will D. do 
10. Earth .................. by the gravity of the Sun and orbits around it. 
 A. holds B. is held C. is holding D. held 
11. By the time we ........................ to the cinema, the film had started. 
 A. gets B. had got C. has got D. got 
12. When the policeman came there, the robber .................. 
 A. had left B. has left C. left D. was left 
13. All people who were without homes in the flood were provided with .................. 
accommodation. 
 A. short B. temporary C. present D. instant 
14. Seven of ten people prefer face-to-face ..................... when having a date. 
 A. language B. contact C. code D. sign 
15. When thermal pollution happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes and 
oceans ........................ 
 A. changes B. keeps C. remains D. stays 
16. Australia is home to ..................... animals like kangaroos and koalas. 
 A. only B. rare C. unique D. precious 
17. If you were the president, what ..................... you do to help the environment? 
 A. will B. did C. would D. do 
18. The Maori in New Zealand greet each other by ........................ their noses. 
 A. touching B. punching C. blowing D. rubbing 
19. The village‟s drinking water ........................ with poisonous chemicals since the factory
came into operation. 
 A. contaminates B. is contaminated 
 C. has contaminated D. has been contaminated 
20. When the policeman came to the scene, the driver of the car ........................ 
 A. have left B. had left C. leaves D. was left 
21. All people who were without homes in the flood were provided with ..................... 
accommodation. 
 A. short B. temporary C. present D. instant 
22. I believe that our new manager has the ............ to work well in this business 
environment. 
 A. inflexible B. flexibly C. flexibility D. flexible 
23. If the factory .................. dumping poison into the lake, all the fish and other aquatic 
animals will die. 
 A. continues B. continued C. will continue D. continue 
24. You will recognize Jenny when you see her. She .................... a red hat. 
A. wears B. is wearing C. will wear D. will be wearing
25. The farmer rides the buffalo-........................ carts loaded full of rice home.
 A. draw B. drawing C. drew D. drawn 
26. Little Pascal .................. a mechanical calculator which could do additions or subtractions 
very quickly. 
 A. discovered B. found C. found out D. invented 
27. Robots save workers from .................. dangerous tasks. 
 A. making B. having C. performing D. carrying 
28. Many people believe that robots have made workers jobless .................. that is not 
necessarily true. 
 A. but B. and C. so D. or 
29. Recent ............... developments have made robots more user-friendly and intelligent. 
 A. science B. scientist C. scientific D. scientifically 
30. Teenagers spend most of their time playing computer games, ............... they lost their 
interests in daily activities. 
 A. moreover B. so C. however D. as a result 
31. Science and technology have .................. the life safe, secure and comfortable. 
 A. transformed B. made C. done D. changed 
32. The teacher .................... me that I had better devote more time to science subjects such 
as physics, chemistry, and biology. 
 A. said B. talked C. spoke D. told 
33. Science is used in all corners of the world for the .................... of people. 
 A. interest B. need C. profits D. benefit 
34. If you .................... something, you should patent it as quickly as possible. 
 A. invented B. will invent C. have invented D. are inventing 
35. Sciences and technology have enormous ............................ on economic development. 
 A. affects B. effects C. affect D. effect 
IV. Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means the same as the 
first one. 
1. Scientists have invented new devices to help people live a longer life. 
 New devices ................................................................................................................ 
2. I don‟t have enough time , so I can‟t go on holiday this summer. 
 If .................................................................................................................................. 
3. The man had a broken leg. He tried to save his wife. 
 In spie of ..................................................................................................................... 
4. I can‟t tell you because I don‟t know the answer. 
 If .................................................................................................................................. 
5. They will do the test well. They will review them all hard. 
 If .................................................................................................................................. 
6. The rescue workers evacuated the villagers in the raged flood to the safe place last night. 
 The villagers in the raged flood .................................................................................. 
7. The students will provide aids for the homeless people tomorrow. 
 Aids ............................................................................................................................. 
8. The people will protect the environment now. The environment will be nice 
 If .................................................................................................................................. 
9. They don‟t have a map, so they get lost 
 If .................................................................................................................................. 
10. The storm destroyed many houses in this village last week. 
 Many houses ............................................................................................................... 
11. Did they give food to homeless people last year? 
Was .............................................................................................................................
12. Although the weather was bad, the football match was not canceled.
 Despite ........................................................................................................................ 
13. The people will protect the environment now. The environment will be nicer 
 If .................................................................................................................................. 
14. They don‟t have a map, so they get lost- 
 If .................................................................................................................................. 
15. The storm destroyed many houses in this village last week. 
 Many houses ............................................................................................................... 
16. Many rivers and lakes are poisoned. Factories produce waste and pour it into rivers and 
lakes. (because) 
 .................................................................................................................................... 
17. Plastic bags are a major source of waste. We should not throw plastic bags everywhere. 
(so) 
 .................................................................................................................................... 
18. We won‟t hold the festival. It costs too much money. (if) 
 .................................................................................................................................... 
19. The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. (while) 
 .................................................................................................................................... 
20. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn‟t happy. (although) 
 .................................................................................................................................... 
V. Give the correct tense or form of the following verbs. 
1. I (watch)............... a science fiction film on TV at 9.00 tonight. 
2. Our teacher says that new technology (make)............. many workers jobless in the future. 
3. Look at those clouds – I think it (rain).............. 
4. If you use robots to do the housework, you (become)........ lazy and you (not 
get)................. enough exercise. 
5. People say that technology (change) ............ up entire rooms small enough to put on 
destops and into wristwatches. 
6. We‟ll need (call)........... him more often 
7. This time next week, I (lie)............... on the beach on Phu quoc Island 
8. Thomas Edison said that none of his inventions (come)............ by accident. They 
(be)............. all the result of hard work 
9. By the time I (arrive).........the airport, my husband (wait)....................for me for an hour. 
10. If the trees (be not)............................watered daily, they will die. 
11. Air (pollute)..................is not good for our health. 
12. Many houses (destroy)...........................in the hurricane last night in Nghe An. 
13. If the students reviewed all lessons, they (do).......................the test well. 
14. After the thief (leave).........................the house, the police (come)....................... 
15. He (not go).................... out last night. He (stay)............................. at home. 
16. ............... Lan (learn)............. English for 2 years? - No, he (learn)...................... for 3 
years. 
17. .............. you (wear).................... uniform yesterday? No. I (not wear)....... yesterday. 
18. ................ your mother (read)......... book every night? - No, she (watch).....................TV. 
19. We (save)................................ electricity if we didn‟t pay much money. 
20. If we use water carefully, more people (have)............................ fresh water. 
21. That room (paint).................................... at this time next week. 
22. He wouldn‟t be ill if he (not smoke)................................ a lot. 
23. By the time the police (come)...................., the thief (leave)........................ 
24. After I (finish)....................... the lesson, Lan went out. 
25. This house (build)...................... in 2015.
VI. Reading 
1. Read the text about Alexander Graham Bell and do the tasks
Alexander Graham Bell is widely known as inventor of the first telephone. He was born 
on March 3rd, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was 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 
communication 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 telephone in other room. The first 
transmitted words were, „Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you‟ 
a. Decide if the statements are T or F 
1. Alexander Graham Bell is Scottish. 
2. He spent all his life in Canada 
3. He worked with the deaf when he moved to the USA 
4. He wanted to create a device that can transmit human voice 
5. He was able to succeed right from the first experiment 
6. He worked on his inventions all by himself 
b. Answer the questions 
1. What is Bell‟s „harmonic telegraph‟? 
2. What is Bell‟s „phonautograph‟? 
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3. When did the first communication over happened and how did it happen? 
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2. Read the fairy tale Cinderella and do the tasks below. 
Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily 
with her family when her mother died. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters. 
Cinderella‟s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and 
work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. 
She turned Cinderella‟s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a
handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted 
to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn‟t tell the prince her
name. but she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her. They got married and 
lived happily ever after. 
1. Answer true (T) or false (F). 
a. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died. 
b. Her father married a kind woman. 
c. Her stepmother and two stepsisters were very kind to her. 
d. The prince got married to the girl who fitted the left glass slipper. 
2. Answer the questions. 
1. What did Cinderella‟s father do when his wife died? 
2. How did Cinderella‟s stepmother and two stepsisters treat her? 
3. Who turned Cinderella‟s old clothes into a beautiful gown? 
4. What did the prince use to find Cinderella? 
3. Read the following text carefully and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for 
each of the gap. 
Ewan McGregor was (29).......... in Scotland in 1971. He decided to be an (30)............ 
when he was only nine and he (31)..........his first film in 1992. So far in his career he has 
appeared (32).......... a lot of different types of films, including comedies, musical, dramas 
and the Star Wars movies. In his career Ewan has worked with (33).......... like Cameron Diaz
and Nicole Kidman, and his films have won (34).......... of awards. He loves acting and when
he finished (35).............. the musical, Moulin Rouge, he said, “I have never been happier to
do anything in my life”. 
29. A. bear B. born C. bearing D. beared 
30. A. acting B. actress C. actor D. action 
31. A. made B. played C. worked D. starred 
32. A. at B. on C. with D. in 
33. A. directors B. actors C. actresses D. writers 
34. A. a lots B. lots C. much D. some 
35. A. to film B. filmed C. film D. filming 
4. Read the text and do the tasks 
Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and half a million homes destroyed as a 
result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began a minute before noon when 
the habitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousand of stoves were 
overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. As a result, small fires broke out everywhere 
and quickly spread. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because many of the 
roads had cracked open. It was impossible to use fire fighting equipment as most of the water 
pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire rather 
than by the collapse of buildings 
These sentences are T (true) or F (false) 
1. A hundred thousand people were killed in Tokyo in 1923 because of an earthquake 
2. The earthquake began a minute before midnight 
3. The fire engines were prevented from going to help because most of the water pipes had 
burst 
4. Over ninety percent of the damage was caused by fire 
ĐÁP ÁN ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KỲ 2 LỚP 8 
I. Choose the word that has main stress placed differently from the others: 
1. A. unaffected B. undrinkable C. uncountable D. unsuitable 
2. A. unpopular B. unorganized C. unfortunate D. unambitious 
3. A. imperfect B. immature C. immobile D. immoral 
4. A. translator B. director C. editor D. spectator 
5. A. consumer B. performer C. shopkeeper D. believe 
6. A. impair B. unhurt C. effect D. insect 
7. A. explorer B. accurate C. unhealthy D. mature 
8. A. unnatural B. engineering C. impossible D. environment 
9. A. unhelpful B. unlikely C. unforeseen D. unusual 
10. A. imprecise B. imperfect C. impartial D. impassive 
11. A. unkind B. kindness C. impure D. machine 
12. A. imbalance B. unable C. unhealthy D. impolite 
13. A. unexplored B. unforeseen C. untidy D. immature 
14. A. impossible B. unnatural C. unrelated D. unbearable 
15. A. unlimited B. undeveloped C. unsuccessful D. unaffected 
II. Find the word which has different stress pattern from the others. 
1. A. person B. father C. teacher D. enjoy 
2. A. prefer B. enjoy C. mother D. agree 
3. A. doctor B. father C. picture D. prefer 
4. A. pollution B. visit C. listen D. open 
5. A. depend B. advise C. affect D. listen 
6. A. affect B. father C. teacher D. picture 
7. A. prefer B. enjoy C. mother D. affect 
8. A. affect B. happen