Tai lieu on tap Anh 8 dot 2

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REVISION 2

UNIT 7 – 8

Gv: Tống Ngọc Anh

Ex 1. Circle the word whose stress pattern is different

1. A. artistic B. logical C. pollutant D. extinction
2. A. heroic B. poetic C. waterfall D. botanic
3. A. pollute B. thermal C. destruct D. destroy

4. A. ozone B. layer C. nature D. resource

5. A. natural B. dangerous C. damaging D. disaster

6. A. legend B. symbol C. icon D. trainee

7. A. spectacle B. employee C. festival D. history
8. A. Vietnamese B. Cantonese C. attraction D. Japanese
9. A. festive B. parade C. native D. castle
10. A. unique B. moment C. station D. country
Ex 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets.

There are lots of (1. environment) ………problems nowadays , mainly because of (2.
pollute) ……… It is the (3. contaminate) ………of air, water and soil by (4.
differ) ………materials that interfere with human health and quality of life.

The emissions from industries and engines, (5. include) ………cars, are big causes of air
pollution and simple things that we do at home, like using aerosols, have bad (6. effect)
………on the ozone layer, which protects life on Earth from ultraviolet radiation.

Water is also suffering from pollution by domestic, municipal and also (7. industry)
………waste.

It is up to us to stop damaging the environment. We all should be environmentally (8. friend)
………

Ex 3. Complete the sentences with the given words .

accent brigade cattle fence football
igloo loch monument native symbol

1. The silver fern is a national ………..of New Zealand.

2. Mount Rushmore is a national ………..carved into a mountain in South Dakota, USA.
3. Trung speaks English like a ………..though he comes from Viet Nam.

4. I sometimes thought John’s ………..sounded English, sometimes American.

5. In Scotland, the word “………..” is used to describe any large, enclosed expanse of
water.

6. It took six years to build the rabbit-proof ………..in Australia.

7. England is the original home of ………..because the sport was invented there.

8. Edinburgh, Scotland was the first city in the world to have its own fire ………..in 1824.
9. Anna Creek Station in South Australia is the world’s largest ………..station with an
area of 24,000km2.

10. An ………..is a type of shelter built of snow by the Inuit, the Aboriginal peoples in
Canada.

Ex 4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. An (office) ………..announcement is expected tomorrow.

2. His dedication and Christina charity had made him a (legend) ………..figure.
3. It was a (spectacle) ………..achievement on their part.

4. This case is about protecting our (free) ………..of speech.

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6. According to scientific research, tiny species may help clean radioactive (pollute)
………..

7. The have discovered an effective (treat) ………..for lung cancer.
8. The use of light and dark (symbol) ………..good and evil.

9. Feeding the animals proved a popular (attract) ………..for visitors to the farm.
10. (environment) ………..contamination resulting from human activities is a major
health concern.

Ex 5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in present tenses.
1. A koala (spend) ……….about 18-20 hours sleeping in tree forks.

2. It’s only my first week in Wales, and I (see) ……….so many interesting things already.
3. The number of kiwis in this area (decrease) ……….quickly.

4. The Aborigines (live) ……….in Australia for more than 40,000 years.

5. Most European citizens (not have) ……….to apply for a visa to visit Canada.

6. At the moment, thousands of people (gather) ……….in Trafalgar Square, London to

celebrate St Patrick’s Day.

7. The kangaroo (become) ……….a symbol of Australia since 1773.

8. The bald eagle, an American symbol (not live) ……….in any other places besides North
America.

9. I think Mr. Viet (not be) ……….to Northern Ireland yet.

10. The Taylors (not stay) ……….in New York now. They moved to San Francisco two
months ago.

Ex 6. Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question 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 ten thousand Hopi and they live in twelve villages in the desert. The weather
is very hot in the 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 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 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 traditional 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

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A. lose B. hit C. remember D. learn
6. The main idea of the passage is ______________.

A. the Hopi raise crops and animals in the Arizona desert
B. kachinas are spirits of the things round the Hopi

C. the Hopi keep their traditions even with modern life around them

D. the Hopi want a comfortable, modern life

Ex 7. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the 
following passage.

Light pollution is not (1)______________ serious as water or air pollution.
(2)_____________, it is the type of pollution that (3)______________ more in cities than in rural
areas. In the past, we could sit out at night and (4)____________ at glittering stars in the sky and
light from objects in the out space. Nowadays, cities are covered with lights from buildings, streets,
advertising displays, many of which direct the lights up into the sky and into many unwanted places.
The real problem is that it is very (5)_______________ to apply light to almost everything at night.
Millions of tons of oil and coal (6)____________ to produce the power to light the sky. Eye strain,
(7)___________ of vision and stress are what people may get from light pollution. (8)___________
light at night can harm our eyes and also harm the hormones that help us to see things properly.

1. A. more B. as C. much D. only

2. A. Moreover B. However C. Therefore D. Nevertheless

3. A. happen B. occur C. occurs D. is occurred

4. A. watch B. see C. spend D. gaze

5. A. waste B. wastes C. wasting D. wasteful

6. A. used B. using C. is used D. are used

7. A. use B. lost C. loss D. losing

8. A. Very much B. Too much C. Too many D. So many

Ex 8. Rewrite the sentences, using the words in brackets. You can make some changes.

1. There are asthma, allergies and other respiratory illnesses when air pollution happens. (leads
to)

_____________________________________________________________________
2. Aquatic life suffers or dies because there is thermal pollution. (because of)

_____________________________________________________________________
3. Water in the Cau River becomes brown and has terrible smell because the waste water is

released from the paper mill in Thai Nguyen City. (so)

_____________________________________________________________________

4. People use too much herbicide to treat weeds, so water in rivers, canals, lakes are extremely
polluted and has bad effects on people’s health. (because)

_____________________________________________________________________
5. Many fish in the river die due to the increased temperature of water. (because)

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6. Because plastic bags take so long to decompose, nearly all of them still exist in the
environment today. (so)

_____________________________________________________________________

6. We are unable to see the stars in the sky. Light pollution occurs. (makes)

______________________________________________________________________

7. Contamination in the air happens. There is acid rain which damages soil, vegetation and

aquatic life of the region. (causes)

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