REVIEW FOR THE 2ND SEMESTER (ENGLISH 8)

USE OF ENGLISH
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. The word with a different stress pattern from the others is .
A. unpolluted B. unbalanced C. unreasonable D. unlawful
2. Global communication was changed by.of the Internet.
A. invent B. invention C. inventor D. invented
3. Air pollution, together with littering, hasmany problems in our large
cites today.
A. caused B. made C. affected D. brought
4. Australia is a .what the planet Earth will be like in 100 years time.
A. exceptional B. scenic C. iconic D. unique
5. My brother had never been abroad he joined the army.
A. since B. until C. during D. while
6. All our beautiful forestsif we do nothing to preserve them.
A. will destroy B. will be destroyed C. would destroy D. would be
destroyed
7. Id be over the moon if I ..a chance to go to Disneyland in California.
A. have B. had C. will have D. would have
8. In message board you can.messages pr post questions.
A. raise B. arrive C. text D. leave
9. You shrug your shoulders means ..
A. Im hungry. B. I dont know. C. Im angry. D. Sorry. I need to go now.
10. Using music, codes or signs to communicate is called.communication.
A. verbal B. non-verbal C. public D. non-public
11. I experienced one communicationin Japan when I didnt understand
their body.
A. breakdown B. technique C.ability D. device
12. John managed..his family in England by using Zalo.
A. contact B. to contact C. contacting D. contacts
13. We.with each other by mobile phone in 2050.
A. wont be communicating B. arent communicating
C. havent communicated D. arent going to communicate
14. The word with a different stress pattern from the others is .
A. helpless B. unless C. painless D. airless

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15. Working hours will fall to under 35 a week, ?
A. will they B. wont they C. wont it D. will it
16. My grandma.a lot of pleasure from gardening.
A. does B. has C. makes D. gets
17. From 1856 to 1875, a remarkable..of inventions was produced.
A. diversity B. mixture C. variety D. collection
18. Do you think thereless conflict in the world if all peoplethe same
language?
A. would be/ spoke B. is/ spoke C. were/ speak D. is/ will speak
19. Thousands of people.by natural disasters every year.
A. are affected B. are affecting C. have affected D. were affected
20. -No one was killed in the forest fire two days ago. - ________.
A. Oh dear B. Thats shocking C. Thats a relief D. How terrible
21. We cannot present natural disasters, but we can.for them.
A. defeat B. invent C. struggle D. prepare
22. Hundreds of people were madeafter the flood.
A. homeless B. helpless C. careless D. endless
II. Complete the sentences, using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. This time tomorrow I (chat) with my cousin inn Syney on
Skype.
2. Look at the clouds! It..(rain) in a few minutes.
3. They.(test) the latest model of Iphone at 9 oclock
tomorrow.
4. This novel(read) several times.
5. The roof of the building.(damage) in a storm a few days ago.
6. All the villages....(evacuate) to safe areas before midnight
last night.
7. As soon as the floodwaters(go) down, people cleaned
their house.
8. Goodbye, Mr. Quynh! I (phone) you as soon as I arrive home.
9. Hundred of trees on street in Ha Noi..(fall) in a sudden
storm last night.
10. I ...(not seen) a more horrible flood than this since I .(live)
in this area.

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III.Write a new sentence using the words given so that it has a similar
meaning to the original one. The word given in brackets must not be altered
in any way.
1. I cant understand him because he speaks so quickly. (if)
.
2. Smoke from mills, factories and industry can cause health problems like
asthma and lung diseases. ( lead)

.
3. We dont trust Lan because she behaves badly. ( because of)
.
4. Although he took a taxi, he still arrived late for school. (in spite of)
.
5. Although the weather was bad, the football match was not cancelled.
(despite)
.
6. Which one would you like, the blue or the green? said the seller. (asked)
..
7. People use too much fertilizer so lands are being spolied. (If)
..
8. Peter is so kind to help the injured people. (Its)
..
9. Its probably better to see a specialist about this problem. (might)
..
10. Mathematics improves the way we think: it is a basic tool of thinking.
(since)
..
IV. Write full sentences, using the words/ phrases given.
1. Paper, / main / writing material/ today/ invent/ Chinese/ many years/ ago

.
2. we/ better not/ throw/ rubbish/ the streets/
.
3. Americans/ use/ lot/ slangs/ so/ difficult/ me/ understand/
..
4. Thanks to/ progress/ science and technology/ human life/ better and better/

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V. Complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first
sentence.
1. Global warming has caused many natural disasters.
Many natural disasters..
2. They provided food then cleared up the debris.
After they..
3. Its Quynhs 28th birthday next week.
Quynh will
4. I cant come because I have to help my dad with something.
If ..
5. As soon as we got on the plane, the pilot told us to get off again.
We had just..
6. We dont open the laboratory today. Peter said to his colleague.
Peter asked
7. Will the Earth ever be visited by aliens? Phong siad to Dr. Nelson.
Phong
8. How and when was the universe created? Tom asked the presenter.
Tom asked.
9. Have you ever looked through a telescope? I asked John.
I asked
10. She asked Mr. Armstrong how long he had worked on space projects.
She asked .
VI. Write a paragraph of about 100 words on the following topic.
Do you agree or disagree with the following idea:
Science and technology brings a lot of benefits to people.
You can refer to the following factors:
If agree If disagree
-Fast - Make people lazy
- Make life easier -Expensive
- Save physical power - Difficult to use

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