Đề cương ôn thi học kỳ 2 môn tiếng anh 8

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ƠN THI HỌC KÌ 2 TIẾNG ANH 8
NĂM 2022- 2023
A. LÝ THUYẾT
1. THÌ QKĐ, QKTD, HTHT VÀ TLĐ
THÌ
CƠNG THỨC
 Tobe: S + was/were ...
Simple Past
+ S + Ved/V2 …
QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN
- S + didn’t + Vinf …
? Did + S + Vinf … ?
Past continuous
QUÁ KHỨ
TIẾP DIỄN

DẤU HIỆU NHẬN BIẾT
- yesterday (morning, afternoon, evening)
- last week / month / year / …
- …ago Ex: three days ago
- in + năm trong quá khứ EX: in 1990
- this time yesterday, at 7.00 a.m last week …

+ S + was/were + Ving....

- when + QKĐ, QKTD

- S + was/were + not + Ving

- QKTD + when + QKĐ

? Was/were + S + Ving …?

- while + QKTD, QKĐ
- QKĐ + while + QKTD
- since + 1 mốc thời gian

Present Perfect

+ S + has/have + Ved/V3 ...

HIỆN TẠI

- S + has/have + not + Ved/V3

HOÀN THÀNH

? Has/Have + S + Ved/V3 ...?

Simple Future
TƯƠNG LAI
ĐƠN

+ S + will + Vinf
- S + will + not + Vinf
? Will + S + Vinf ?

- for + 1 khoảng thời gian
- How long …?
- yet, already, recently
- tomorrow (morning, afternoon, evening)

- next week / month / year, ...
- tonight, …

EX: What did you (do) do yesterday? – I (go) went to the Tet market.
She (stay) will stay with her family next weekend.
2. LỜI YÊU CẦU, ĐỀ NGHỊ: (Đề nghị, yêu cầu ai đó làm gì)
Will you + Vinf ………, please?
- Đồng ý:
Sure / Ok / All right.
- Từ chối: I’m sorry, I can’t / I’m afraid not.
EX: Will you turn on the light for me, please?
Will you lend me some money, please?
3. IN ORDER TO / SO AS TO
Công thức:

+ Vinf :

- Sure.
- I’m afraid not.
để …

S + V + O + in order to / so as to + Vinf + …


EX: She arrived early in order to get a good seat.
I’m studying very hard so as to pass the final exam.
 Cách nối 2 câu dùng in order to / so as to:
Câu thứ nhất viết lại và giữ nguyên, sử dụng 1 trong 2 cụm in order to hoặc so as to, ở câu thứ 2
chúng ta chỉ lấy phần đứng sau can, cound, want to / wants to / wanted to (nếu có).
EX: The boy runs very fast. He wants to catch the bus.

→ The boy runs very fast in order to catch the bus.
Miss. Lien finished her work very quickly. She could get home early.
→ Miss. Lien finished her work very quickly so as to get home early.
4. PASIVE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: Bị động của thì Hiện Tại Đơn
S

S

V/Vs, es

+

O

is/ am / are + V3/ Ved

+

(by + O)

EX:
Mary cleans the house every week.
→ The house is cleaned by Mary every week.
5. PASIVE OF SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE: Bị động của thì Tương Lai Đơn
S

S

will + Vinf

+

will

O

+ be + V3/ Ved +

(by + O)

EX:
People will buy this house next week.
→ This house will be bought next week.
6. Pasive of Simple Past Tense: Bị động của thì QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN
S

S
EX:

→

V2 / Ved

+ was / were + V3/ Ved +

O

(by + O)

Mary cleaned the house last week.

The house was cleaned by Mary last week.

7. Pasive of Present Perfect Tense: Bị động của thì HIỆN TẠI HỒN THÀNH


S

has / have + V3 / Ved

O

S + has / have + been + V3 / Ved + (by + O)
EX:

→

Lance has won the race.
The race has been won by Lance.

Lưu ý:
- Trạng từ chỉ thời gian sẽ được đặt ở cuối câu. Trạng từ chỉ nơi chốn đặt trước “by”.
- Nếu S trong câu chủ động là They, You, We, I hoặc People, Someone, Everyone, … ta có thể bỏ
đi khi chuyển sang câu bị động.
8. REQUESTS: Lời đề nghị
* Yêu cầu ai làm gì:

Would you mind / Do you mind + V_ing .........?

* Xin phép ai làm gì:

Do you mind + If + I + Vinf ……………..?
Would you mind + If + I + V2 / Ved …………….?

- Đồng ý:
Not at all / No, I don’t mind / No, of course not / Please do.
- Từ chối: I’m sorry, I can’t / I’d rather you didn’t.
EX : Woud you mind cleaning the board ?
- Not at all.
Do you mind if I sit here?
- No, of course not.
Would you mind if I sat here?
- I’d rather you didn’t.
9. PAST CONTINUOUS/ PROGRESSIVE TENSE: Thì Quá khứ Tiếp diễn
Past Continuous Tense được dùng để diễn tả:
- Một hành động đang xảy ra tại một thời điểm xác định trong quá khứ.
EX: Mary was reading an English book at two o’clock yesterday.
- Một hành động đang xảy ra trong quá khứ thì bị một hành động khác xen vào.
S1

+

Past Continuous

+

+

when

S2 +

was/were + V_ing
When

+

S1 +

V2/Ved

Simple Past,

S2

V2/Ved
EX:

Simple Past

I was watching TV when she came home.
When she came home, I was watching television.

+

Past Continuous
was/were + V_ing


S1

+

Simple Past

+

While

+

S2

V2/Ved
EX:

+

Past Continuous
was/were + V_ing

While John was reading a book, the phone rang.
The phone rang while John was reading a book.

10. S + be + always + V-ing:
Thể hiện ý than phiền, phàn nàn về một việc gì đó mà mình hay người khác thường hay làm, hay
mắc phải. (thói quen xấu)
EX: I am always getting up late. (Tơi tồn thức dậy trễ)
These students are always playing games a lot.
11. COMPOUND WORDS: Từ ghép
Chúng ta kết hợp một danh từ (N) với một Gerund (V_ing) để tạo thành 1 tính từ kép.

N + V-ing → Adjective
EX:

To make a fire
To arrange flowers
To make cars
To export rice
To cook rice

→
→
→
→
→

fire-making
flower-arranging
car-making
rice-exporting
rice-cooking

12. REPORTED SPEECH: Statements (Câu tường thuật: Câu trần thuật)
EX:
Direct:
She said, “My brother is a student”
Indirect:
She said that her brother was a student.
S + said + that + S + V (đổi thì) + O …
S + told + O + that + S + V (đổi thì) + O …

(said to → told)

13. REPORTED SPEECH: Yes/No Questions ( Câu tường thuật: Câu hỏi Yes/No)
Để đổi 1 câu hỏi dạng trả lời Yes/No thành câu tường thuật, ta thêm “If” hoặc “Whether”
S + asked + O + if / whether + S + V (đổi thì) + O …
EX: Direct:
He said, “Do you like football?”
Indirect:
He asked if I liked football.
Direct:
He said to Nam, “Do you like football?”
Indirect:
He asked Nam if he liked football.
 Quy tắc chuyển đổi thì, trạng từ chỉ thời gian và nơi chốn ở câu tường thuật
Direct Speech
is / am / are (+ not)
am / is / are + V-ing

Reported Speech
was / were (+ not)
was / were + V-ing


doesn’t / don’t + V1
V1 / Vs(es)
didn’t + V1
have / has + V3 / V-ed
V2 / -ed
was / were (+ V-ing)
will + V1

- can + V1
- may + V1
- must + V1
this
these
now
today
tonight
tomorrow
next week /month/year
yesterday
last week/month/year
ago

didn’t + V1
V2 / V-ed
hadn’t + V3 / V-ed
had + V3 / V-ed
had + V3 / V-ed
had been (+ V-ing)
would + V1
- could + V1
- might + V1
- had to + V1

that
those
then
that day
that night

the following day
the following week/month/year
the day before
the week/month/year before
before

14. V_inf / to V_inf / V_ing

- can, could, must, may, might, should, ought to, … + V_inf
- decide, start, begin, try, fail, hope, promise, want, wish, would like, … + to V_inf
- suggest, enjoy, mind, stop, hate, finish, like, love, … + V_ing
EX:

Mr. Smith should go to see a doctor.
We started to learn English last month.

II. ĐỀ THI MINH HỌA

Question I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. wanted

B. washed

C. danced

D. played

2. A. goes

B. watches

C. misses

D. brushes

3. A. come

B. mother

C. open

D. some

4. A. mention

B. question

C. action

D. education


5. A. who

B. when

C. where

D. what

Question 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. artistic

B. historic

C. dramatic

D. scientific

4. A. medical

B. national

C. chemical

D. historical

5.A. athletic

B. dramatic

C. scientific

D. heroic

6.A. medical

B. hospital

C. politic

D. electric

7.A. chemical

B. physical

C. environmental

D. medical

Conditional Sentence Type I : Câu điều kiện loại 1
Question III. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
(Chia những động từ trong ngoặc đơn vào đúng hình thức).

1. She may be late if she (not hurry) ________________.
2.If you study harder, you (pass) ________________ the exam.
3. You (not pass) _______________ your driving test unless you drive more carefully.
4. He’ll be ill if he (not stop) ________________ worrying so much.
5. We’ll go to the beach tomorrow if it ( be) ________________ nice.
Question IV.Combine each pair of sentences to make a conditional sentence type 1.
(Kết hợp mỗi cặp câu sau để tạo thành câu điều kiện loại 1)
1.Students are more aware of protecting the environment. Teachers teach environmental
issues at school.
If ………………………………………………………………………
2.Light pollution happens. Animals change their behaviour patterns.
If ……………………………………………………………..
3.The levels of radioactive polluion decrease.We switch from nuclear power to renewable
energy sources.
If …………………………………………………………..
4.The water temperature increases.Some aquatic creatures are unable to reproduces.


If……………………………………….....................
5.People get more diseases.The water is contaminated.
If ………………………………………………………………
Conditional Sentence Type II : Câu điều kiện loại 2
Question V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
(Chia những động từ trong ngoặc đơn vào đúng hình thức).
1. If I were you, I (look) ________________ for a new place to live.
2. If Lan wasn’t ill, she ( join) ________________ out tree planting activity.
3.If there were fewer cars on the road, there (be) ________________ less pollution.
4.If people really cared about the environment, they ( not dump ) ________________ waste
into the lake.
5.If there was no fresh water in the world, what (happen) ________________.

Question VI.Write a conditional sentence type 2 for each situation, as in the example.
1.People throw rubbish in the street.The street doesn’t look attractive.
If people didn’t throw rubbish in the street, it would look attractive.
2.There are so many billboards in our city. People can not enjoy the view.
If ……………………………………………………………………………….
3.There is so much light in the cityat night.We can not see the stars clearly.
If …………………………………………………………………………
4.We turn on the heater all the time. We have to pay three million dong for electricity a
month.
If ………………………………………………………………………
5.The karaoke bar makes so much noise almost every night. The residents complain to its
owner.
If …………………………………………………………………………
6.She has a headache after work every day.She works in a noisy office.
If ………………………………………………………….
C.READING


Question I Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
Environmental pollution is a term that (1)______ to all the ways by which man
pollutes his surroundings. Man dirties the air with (2)______ gases and smoke, (3)_____ the
water with chemicals and other substances, and damages the (4)_____ with too many
fertilizers and pesticides. Man also pollutes his surroundings (5)_____ various other ways.
For example, people ruin natural beauty by (6)_____ junk and litter on the land and in the
water.
Environmental pollution is one of the most serious problems facing mankind today. Air,
water and soil are necessary to the (7)_____ of all living things. Badly polluted air can
cause illness, and (8)_____ death. Polluted water kills fish and other (9)_____ life. Pollution
of soil reduces the amount of land that is available for growing food. Environmental
pollution also brings ugliness to man’s (10)_____ beautiful world.

1. A. means

B. refers

C. provides

D. reduces

2. A. thick

B. natural

C. exhaust

D. influent

3. A. purifies

B. pumps

C. sprays

4. A. soil

B. forests

C. streets

D. beaches

5. A. on

B. in

C. by

D. with

6. A. spoiling

B. leaving

C. scattering

D. gathering

7. A. survival

B. environment

C. development

D. growth

8. A. so

B. ever

C. too

D. even

9. A. animal

B. marine

C. human

D. plant

10. A. nature

B. natural

C. naturally

D. natured

D. poisons

II. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow
Alaska is perhaps the most amazing state in the USA. It has coastlines facing both
the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. This state has an incredible three million lakes.
That’s four lakes per person living there.
Many cities in Alaska cannot be reached by road, sea, or river. The only way to get in
and out is by air, on foot, or by dogsled. That’s why Alaska has the busiest sea airport in the
world, Lake Hood Seaplane Base. Nearly two hundred floatplanes take off and land on the
water of this airport every day. It is a really fun scene to watch.
Alaska is called the land of Midnight Sun because in summer, the sun does not set
for nearly three months. But in winter the sun stays almost unseen.

All Alaskans take special pride in their beautiful and unique state.
1. Alaska ___________.
A. is another name for the USA
B. is an island in the Pacific Ocean


C. has coastlines facing both the Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
2. Which statement below is NOT CORRECT?
A. In Alaska, the number of lakes is bigger than that of people.
B. There is one lake for each person living there.
C. Alaska has an incredibly high number of lakes.
3.Which method below can always be used to reach a place in Alaska?
A. by air
B. by road
C. by river
4. In Alaska we can always see the sun ___________.
A. in winter
B. in summer
C. every month of the year
D. WRTING
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the first sentence.
2. "He's not at home", she said.
She said that ______________________________________________________________
1. "Is it going to be a fine day today?" I asked her.
I asked her ________________________________________________________________.
3. "Is the bus station far away?" the girl asked.
The girl wanted to know _____________________________________________________.
4. She said: "We have cleaned the windows.”
She told me that ___________________________________________________________ .
5. Charles said: "I didn't have time to do my homework.”

Charles said that ___________________________________________________________ .
6. Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."
Jean said that
7. Keep quiet or you will wake him up
If you ………………………………..
8. We don’t have a lot of money, so we don’t buy a lot of new books.
 If we ......................................................................................
9. Vietnam sent some aid to earthquake Japanese victims in 2014.
Some ………………………..
10. People prepared enough food and wafer for a disaster.
Food…………………………………………………………………
III. BÀI TẬP ÔN LUYỆN

A. NGỮ ÂM
Exercise 1. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. industry

B. nature

2. A. typhoon

B. tropical

C. injure
C. debris

D. climate
D. document

3. A. animal

B. destroy

C. erupt

D. exploit

4. A. documentary B. preparation

C. scientific

D. photography

5. A. eruption

C. destroy

D. volcano

B. science

Exercise 2. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1.

A. rescue

B. supply

2.

A. mudslide B. earthquake

3.

A. hurricane B. tornado

4.

A. disaster

B. injury

5.

A. tropical

B. natural

C. erupt

D. damage

C. typhoon

D. debris

C. volcano
C. tsunami
C. terrible

D. eruption
D. provision
D. destructive

Exercise 3. Circle the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently from
the others.
1. A. prepares

B. erupts

C. stops

D. photographs

2. A. typhoon

B. goose

C. food

D. flood

3. A. looked

B. suggested

C. minded

D. decided

4. A. bought

B. drought

C. brought

D. ought

5. A. ache

B. charity

C. archaeology

D. chaos

6. A. bear

B. beard

C. wear

D. prepare

7. A. geology

B. psychology

C. classify

D. photography

8. A. physical

B. mythology

C. rhythmic

D. psychology

Exercise 4. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. erosion

B. destruction

C. environment

D. tornado


2. A. environment

B. preparation

C. information

D. situation

3. A. biology

B. zoology

C. geography

D. industry

4. A. victim

B. protect

C. safety

D. happen

5. A. typhoon

B. survivor

C. rescuer

D. arrive

Exercise 5. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1.

A. Emergency B. astrology

C. scientific

D. environment

2.

A. survivor

B. property

C. resident

D. government

3.

A. historic

B. iconic

C. spectacle

D. attraction

4.

A. official

B. together

C. koala

D. popular

5.

A. poisonous B. pollutant

C. artistic

D. aquatic

Exercise 6. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. sensitive

B. active

C. attractive

D. talkative

2. A. community

B. activity

C. quality

D. character

3. A. nationality

B. opportunity

C. creativity

D. communication

4. A. express

B. practice

C. describe

D. decide

5. A. language

B. conference

C. understand

D. message

Exercise 7. Circle the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently from
the others.
1. A. community

B. sensitive

C. variety

D. interactive

2. A. connect

B. perfect

C. select

D. correct

3. A. verbal

B. customer

C. generous

D. afternoon


4. A. connection

B. creation

C. information

D. suggestion

5. A. table

B. climb

C. cube

D. stab

Exercise 8. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. situation

B. environment

C. community

D. immediate

2. A. intrusive

B. connection

C. customer

D. dramatic

3. A. implementation B. generosity

C. possibility

D. automatically

4. A. entertainment B. population

C. innovative

D. temporary

5. A. numerous

B. industry

C. portable

D. variety

6. A. economy

B. economic

C. industrial

D. committee

Exercise 9. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1.

A. charity

2.

B. reality

C. quality

D. density

A. curiosity B. personality

C. community

D. university

3.

A. addictive B. positive

C. primitive

D. possessive

4.

A. nationality B. mobility

C. equality

D. majority

5.

A. transitive B. effective

C. positive

D. sensitive

Exercise 10. Circle the word with a different stress pattern 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. believer


Exercise 11. Circle the word with a different stress pattern 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. believer

Exercise 12. Circle the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently from
the others.
1. A. tool

B. moon

C. soon

D. cool

2. A. crossed

B. followed

C. fluttered

D. happened

3. A. tear

B. bear

C. hear

D. fear

4. A. think

B. through

C. thing

D. thumb

5. A. sew

B. few

C. drew

D. news

Exercise 13. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. negative

B. scholarship

C. develop

D. purposeful

2. A. ability

B. acceptable

C. education

D. hilarious

3. A. document

B. comedian

C. perspective

D. location

4. A. product

B. provide

C. promote

D. profess

5. A. different

B. regular

C. achieving

D. property

Exercise 14. Circle the words with the underlined parts pronounced differently from
the others.
1. A. space

B. strange

C. planet

D. play


2. A. alien

B. alive

C. alien

D. balloon

3. A. balloon

B. moon

C. flood

D. proof

4. A. mineral

B. pilot

C. five

D. size

5. A. mineral

B. life

C. pipe

D. sight

Exercise 15. Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. education

B. devolvement

C. economic

D. preparation

2. A. chocolate

B. structural

C. important

D. natural

3. A. attractive

B. perception

C. cultural

D. expensive

4. A. literature

B. entertainment

C. recreation

D. information

5. A. attend

B. option

C. percent

D. become

B. TỪ VỰNG VÀ CẤU TRÚC NGỮ PHÁP
Exercise 1. Give the correct forms of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
1. This beach is very

for swimmers because tornadoes often start there.

(danger)
2. Her family live near an active volcano, so she's always worried about the
of her family. (safe)
3. Don't leave the light on. It wastes

. (electric)

4. Mount. Phu Si

in Japan some years ago. (eruption)

5. We need some

to cope with natural disasters before they happen.

(prepare)
6. Protecting our

resources especially rainforests is very important to

prevent some natural disasters such as landslides, floods, so on. (nature)


7. A flood causes the

of food and water because it destroys crops and pollutes

the fresh water. (short)
8. In tropical region, it is very

in summer. (storm)

9. Deforestation can cause soil
10. Crops are
11. A lot of

. (erode)
severely by a drought. (destruction)

about people and assets were left after a hurricane. (damage)

12. Food and drink are usually

after a natural disaster occurs. (scarcity)

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Tsunami is a Japanese term for an unusually large ocean wave caused by undersea
earthquake, landslide, or volcanic _____________________. (erupt)
2. During a volcano, you should follow the ____________________________ order issued
by authorities. (evacuate)
3. Thunderstorms can be _____________________, while tornadoes, and lightning can be
life threatening. (destroy)
4. _____________________ of the deadly Nepal earthquake have told the horror of the
moment when it struck, leaving more than 3,000 dead. (survive)
5. The tents will be used for medical camps and temporary _____________________ after
the earthquake in Nepal. (accommodate)
6. A website in Pakistan is helping coordinate the _____________________ of aid in the
flood disaster. (provide)
Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in the
to the brackets.
1. Our coffee is a very

products in the international market due to the

high quality and the reasonable price. (competition)


2. We both admired his
3. The dress was
4. He

in helping other people. (generous)

, so I did not have a look on it. (attract)

with most of the people in last night's face-to-face meeting. He was so

talkative. (communication)
5. They were very surprised when they knew his
6. He is so

. (nation)

to his community because he never misses an opportunity to help

people. (activity)
7. In addition to hand gestures, facial

also belongs to non-verbal communication.

(express)
8. Despite the

of chatting online, we will still be using face-to-face meetings to

communicate with each other in the year 2050. (popular)
Exercise 4. Use the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1. Some types of computer games can be _____________________. (educate)
2. Smartphones can vary from day to day due to new _____________________ by different
companies in the world. (invent)
3. The _____________________ of a nuclear power plant costs a lot of money. (construct)
4. Space _____________________ brings about many benefits to science. (explore)
5. Life is become easy and _____________________ through science and technology.

(comfort)
6. Nuclear waste is _____________________ for both humans and the environment. (harm)
Exercise 5. Use the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1. Due to the _____________________ in the science and technology, impossible things
have become possible. (develop)


2. Robots increase worker _____________________ by preventing accidents since humans
are not performing _____________________ jobs. (safe – risk)
3. As a _____________________ (science), Professor Tran Dai Nghia set an example as a
true _________ (research) who devoted himself to the ____________(science) career.
4. Robots save workers from performing _____________________ tasks. (danger)
5. One disadvantage of robots is its high cost of the _____________________. (produce)
6. Robots are being used in both _______________ manufacturing and the _____________
field. (industry – medicine)
7. There is no _____________________ reason why Japan will not be able to make
progress in robotics. (technology)
8. The key to YouTube’s success is the _____________________ for anyone from
anywhere in the world to broadcast themselves for free. (able)
Exercise 6. Put the words in the correct form.
1. Global communication was changed by the
2. The paper is both

and

. (inform/entertain)

3. What makes this magazine so
4. The program is fully

of the Internet. (invent)

. (popularize)
. (interact)

5. Annually the competition attracts millions of
6. We apologize for the

worldwide. (view)

caused to the passengers. (convenient)

7. Using the Internet in daily life can be

. (cost)

8. The Internet is a very useful means of

. (communicate)

Exercise 7. Complete the sentences, using the suffix –ful or –less with the words given
in brackets. Practise saying the sentences.


1. The man does not take care. He is ______________. (care)
2. The picture has many colours. It is very ______________. (colour)
3. We enjoyed the party. It was very ______________. (joy)
4. She did not show any fear. She was ______________. (fear)
5. The pan is very hot. She must be ______________. (care)
6. He does not have any friends. He is ______________. (friend)

7. He always has a big smile. He is always ______________. (cheer)
8. Now she is very tired, because she spent a ______________ night. (rest)
9. That old man has a bad memory. He is ______________. (forget)
10. He does not care about his actions. He is often ______________. (thought)
11. We have made a lot of progress this school year. We have had another ______________
year. (success)
12. You should throw this pen away. It is ______________. (use)
Exercise 8. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D in each line.
1. I have to do this job because I have no
A. choose

.

B. choice

C. choosing

2. English is used by pilots to ask for landing
A. instruct

B. instructors

3. He did some odd jobs at home

in Cairo.

C. instructions

D. instructive

C. disappoint

D. disappointedly

.

A. disappointment B. disappointed
4. Don't be afraid. This snake is

D. chosen

.


A. harm
5. During his
A. child

B. harmful

D. unharmed

his family lived in the United State.
B. childhood

6. Jack London wrote several
A. interest

C. harmless

B. interestedly

C. childish

D. Childlike

novels on adventure.
C. interesting

D. interested

7. He failed the final exam because he didn't make any
A. prepare

B. preparation

8. The custom was said to be a matter of
A. convenient B. convenience
9. She is
A. absorbed
10.

As she is so

A. satisfy

C. preparing

or it.
D. prepared

.
C. conveniently

D. convene

C. absorptive

D. absorb

in her book.
B. absorbent

with her present job, she has decided to leave.
B. satisfied

C. satisfying

D. unsatisfied

Exercise 9. Fill a suitable preposition in each blank.
1.

Mrs Vui always prides …………………….….her cooking.

2.

It is safe to keep medicine …………….….locked cupboards.

3.

Lipton tea is different…………………….………Dilmah tea.

4.

How ……………….….. going to Vinh Market this afternoon ?

5.

Mr John is very interested ………… the history of Viet Nam.

6.

When my parents arrived home, I was waiting………….a phone call.

7.

Mary regretted not bringing a lot of clothes…………..her. It was very cold.


8.

Hoa got up late as her alarm clock didn’t go………………..

9.

Would you mind if I had a look ……………………… your luggage ?

10. Because of the heavy storm, the ship moved up and………..the water.
Exercise 10. Fill each gap in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or

adverb particle.
1. I talked..........her............the phone yesterday.
2. It’s very kind.............you to help me..............my homework.
3. Shall we stop.............the book store..............the way home?
4. He has been absent.............class because..............his illness.
5. We complained.............the boss..............the bad working conditions.
6. What’s wrong...............you? - I’ve got a pain..............my back.
7. I’d like to thank you............. everything you have done..............me.
8. The storm swept.............the village..............the night.
39. When his aunt passed............., he came.............a lot of money.
10. Is it all right if I pay............. cheque or.............. cash?
Exercise 11. Fill in each space with a suitable preposition.
1. Tell me what is wrong…………………doing this job.
2. She is bad……………………..gathering sources of information.
3. Why don't you bring……………a raincoat?
4. What aspect……………learning English do you find difficult?
5. My friend works ……………a national bank in Ho Chi Minh city.


6. I look forward…………….hearing from my mother in Singapore.
7. His village lies near the foot of a mountain and……………a river.
8. I met him in 1999…………..those days I didn't pay attention to him.
9. My shoes are dirty. I'd better take them…………..before I come in.
10. The park was named…………..a young hero, Le Van Tam.
Exercise 12. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
1. We should cover the burned area ________ a thick sterile dressing.
2. They fell ________ love ________ each other almost immediately and were married in a few
weeks.
3. Next month I’m going to Scotland ________ a short holiday.
4. Their parents are very proud ________ their results.

5. What is the difference ________ “clean up” and “clean out”?
6. We are going to hold a discussion ________ recycling.
7. The boy fell ________ his bike and hit his head ________ the road.
8. Santa Claus is based ________ the description of Saint Nicholas.
Exercise 13. Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition.
1. Most American men earn ………………………………. average about $110 a week.
2.

He

was

walking

through

the

park

when

a

strange

dog

suddenly

went ………………………………. him.
3. My car is not worth much ………………………………. most $ 50.
4. I’d better not drink that milk, Joe. It’s gone ………………………………..
5. Clive was really cut ………………………………. when he failed his proficiency exam.


Exercise 14. Fill in the blank in the following sentences with ONE suitable preposition.
1.

Mary was very impressed _____ the beauty of Hue.

2.

What do usually have _____ breakfast?

3.

He still keeps in touch _____ us.

4.

Malaysia is divided _____ two regions, East Malaysia and West Malaysia.

5.

We’ll have a meeting _____ 8 am and 10 am tomorrow.

Exercise 15. Use the verbs in the box in the correct form to complete the sentences.
bury
recover

evacuate

rage

take

scatter

provide

suffer

1. The government ______________ health and other services to the affected regions.
2. Action were ______________ to limit the effects of the floods in Quang Ninh.
3. The Red Cross helped homeless families to ______________ from the disaster through
the project.
4. The majority of concerned areas have ______________ from cholera epidemics after the
floods and landslides in Central America.
5. Early September, mudslides caused by heavy rains ______________ an entire village of
480 inhabitants.
6. Thousands of villagers ______________ from flood-prone areas after the warnings from
the weather bureau.
7. Tiny particles of dust, smoke, salt or pollution droplets that ______________ through the
air to cause haze.
8. The fires ______________ for more than a week in the southern region of Chile, which
has been hit by a severe drought.
Exercise 16. Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box.

landscapes

while

but

area

capital

variety

development

popular

mountainous

diverse

1. Cardiff is the largest city and also the ______________ of Wales.
2. The most ______________ sport in Canada is ice hockey.
3. The capital city of New Zealand is Wellington ______________ the largest city is
Auckland.
4. The Scottish Highlands are a ______________ region of Scotland.
5. A ______________ of wildlife can be found in Scotland, including seals, mountain hare,
and the golden eagle.
6. Rugby is the most popular spectator sport in New Zealand ______________ football,
cricket, netball, golf are popular among participants.
7. Australia is the world’s sixth largest country by ______________ while Canada is the

second.
8. Australia has a range of different ______________, including urban areas, mountain
ranges, deserts and rain forest.
9. The United States is a ______________ country with a multicultural society.
10. The US was the leading force behind the ______________ of the Internet.
Exercise 17. Use the given words/phrases to complete the following sentences.
Extraterrestrial

space

geometric

Solar system

orbit

gravity

minerals

plant

1. The Earth is a much larger object with high
bit less than 12 km per second).

and a very high escape velocity (a


2. Jack plotted the
3. Let's

of the moon.
flowers in the garden.

4. The astronauts walked in
5.

without a tether.

are the foundation of industries ranging from construction to manufacturing
to agriculture to technology and even cosmetics.

6. He also claims numerous

ground features are evidence of ancient

structures.
7. Hoagland believes that NASA did indeed uncover evidence on the moon of an
civilization.
8. The

is full of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, minor planets, and many

other exciting objects.
Exercise 18. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Thousands of homes were flooded after Cyclone Komen (hit) ______________
Bangladesh.
2. By the time the storm hit the fishing village, all the boats (return) ______________ to the
port.
3. After several weeks without any drops of rain, the region (suffer) ______________ from

a severe shortage of water for people and animals.
4. Last week the landslide (occur) ______________ after it (rain) ______________ heavily
for three days in several villages in the mountainous district of Xin Man, Ha Giang
Province.
5. Earlier on August 2, the officials (say) ______________ seven people were killed in the
northern provinces of Dien Bien, Lai Chau, and Son La after rain (cause)
______________ extensive floods across the region.


6. Mount Fuji in Japan last (erupt) ______________ in 1708, and its eruption (cover)
______________ the surrounding villages with ash.
Exercise 19. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. She (not drink)

coffee last night. She (drink)

Coca

Cola.
2. He (send)

you a check last Sunday.

you (receive)

it yet?
3. She (make)

herself a cup of coffee before (sit down)

chair and (finish)

on her

her works.

4. It looked like someone (break)

the window with a hammer some time

before.
5. After Dr. Johnson (examine)

her, he (give)

her a

prescription.
6. My family (built)

a basement to shelter when I (be)

because at that time, hurricanes (happen)
7. We (go)

9. Her grandfather (die)

commonly.

to the doctor yesterday because we (be)

8. It was the first time I (see)

young

sick.

a tornado in my country.
20 years ago. She (never meet)

him

stronger after the plane (take off)

for

before.
10.

The storm (become)

several minutes.
Exercise 20. Complete the sentences, using the correct passive form of the verbs in
brackets.