MID-TERM 2 REVISION OUTLINE - ENGLISH 8

Đề cương ôn tập giữa kì 2 – Tiếng Anh 8

A. LISTENING
Track 1
a. Listen to the news about two lastest phones. Fill in each gap with ONE WORD AND/
OR A NUMBER. (U5-L3-CD2 07-P61)
M22 K18
Screen size Screen size
• bigger screen with (1) ______ inch • the same screen size of (3) ______
display inches
Camera system Camera system
• can produce good videos with (2) • still has (4) ______ cameras
______ cameras • can make excellent photos with (5)
______ megapixels
b. Listen to the rest of the news. Write T (True) or F (False). (U5-L3-CD2 08-P61)
6. M22 has a battery life of four hours. ______
7. K18’s battery can last almost one day. ______
8. Both of the phones give many options of storage. ______
9. K18 has the same choice of storage as M22. ______
10. Users can choose to buy suitable phones for different purposes. ______
Track 2
a. Listen to some records of UFO sightings. Write NO MORE TWO WORDS AND/ OR
A NUMBER. (U6-L2-CD2 14-P70)
Speaker 1
1. What were the boys doing when the UFO appeared? _______________
2. What did the UFO look like when he saw it? _______________
Speaker 2
3. How did the woman feel when she saw the creature? _______________
Speaker 3
4. Where was the game taking place? _______________
5. How many people were watching the game? _______________
b. Listen to the conversation between Diane and Andy. Write T (True) or F (False).
(U6-L2-CD2 14-P70)
6. There are some records of aliens. ______
7. Diane saw an alien in the past. ______
8. The creatures were robots. ______
9. The aliens showed up and disappeared quickly. ______
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10. Diane and Andy thought it was exciting to see an alien. ______
B. PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose the word whose primary stress is placed on the second syllable
1. A. directly B. usually C. happily D. finally
2. A. population B. similar C. temperature D. terrified
II. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in
pronunciation.
3. A. pollution B. transport C. waste D. plastic
4. A. disappear B. planets C. Mars D. Venus
5. A. child B. machine C. chocolate D. chair
6. A. great B. waste C. surface D. chase
7. A. alien B. space C. strange D. gravity
8. A. great B. steak C. break D. search
C. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
Choose the best option (A, B, C, or D) to complete each sentence.
1. Robots can search for people after earthquakes ______ than humans can.
A. faster B. slowly C. slower D. quickly
2. Without modern science and _______ humans cannot travel to the moon.
A. technological B. technician C. technology D. technologically
3. If we check our tests _______ carefully, we can get higher scores.
A. much B. more C. a lot D. well
4. The farmer _______ in the field when he saw a UFO.
A. is working B. was working C. worked D. works
5. Scientists float in a space station because there’s no _______.
A. technology B. science C. gravity D. air
6. The world’s _______ is growing more quickly every year.
A. pollution B. popularity C. population D. pollutant
7. The magician was standing on the stage, but then he suddenly _______.
A. saw B. heard C. appeared D. disappeared
8. Jenn: “_______ is this latest tablet?” - Sales assistant: “It’s 10,000,000 VND.”
A. How B. What C. How many D. How much
9. The firemen arrived just in time to _______ the child stuck in the fire.
A. assist B. help C. rescue D. provide
10. Where ______ people live in the future if there is not enough room for everyone on Earth?
A. will B. do C. did D. are
11. The tablet's ______ is so large and bright that I can easily watch movies on it.
A. webcam B. screen C. keyboard D. mouse

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12. Venus is often called "Earth's twin" because they're ______ in size and structure.
A. similar B. same C. like D. common
13. My phone's ______ is 6.67 inches, which is quite big.
A. screen B. weight C. gigabyte D. memory
14. Astronauts from different countries are working at the International Space ______.
A. Station B. Ground C. Planet D. Home
15. You can avoid accidents if you drive more ______.
A. carefully B. carelessly C. quietly D. badly
D. READING
I. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
Some day people will certainly try to build settlements on the moon. The best place for houses
in a moon town will be a cave or a tunnel. Underground houses will not be squashed by
meteorites that constantly fall on the moon from outer space. This will be important on the
moon, since daytime is so hot that food could be cooked in the rocks, and the nights get bitterly
cold.
Pioneer moon homes may be made of airtight plastic that can be blown up like a balloon inside
the cave. The reason for this is that the moon has no air around it. The pioneers will have to
take along from the Earth the oxygen masks when they are away from home. But the balloon
house itself will be filled with air. Perhaps the house will have beds, tables, and chairs built into
it. These can be inflated, too. So people will sleep, eat, and work on air! Moon-house building
will be easy. The moon’s gravity is less than the Earth’s. Everything weighs only one-sixth as
much as it does on Earth.
1. In a moon town, what is the best place for houses?
A. a cave B. a space C. a tunnel D. a cave or a tunnel
2. Which of the following is true?
A. Underground houses will be squashed by meteorites.
B. Daytime is so hot that food could be cooked in the rocks.
C. The moon homes are of plastic.
D. The temperature in a cave changes as much as the temperature outside.
3. The word "they" in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. homes B. caves C. masks D. pioneers
4. If a stone weighs 18 tons on Earth, how much does it weigh on the moon?
A. six tons B. fifty-five tons
C. one hundred and eight tons D. three tons
5. The word "underground" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _______.
A. below the surface B. settlements
C. cities on the moon D. a cave or a tunnel

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II. Read and circle the correct answer (A, B, C, or D) to complete the following passage.
Nowadays, leisure activities are totally (6) _______ the past. Many people no longer
enjoy (7) _______ in outdoor activities after school. Instead, they (8) _______ playing
computer games or surfing the web in their free time. Some people rely too much on computer
and the Internet. For example, they prefer sending messages to having a face-to-face
conversation with friends. Even when people (9) _______ out with their friends, they rarely
talk but they use their phones to surf web. (10) _______ many people dislike the Internet and
the real world. They hate to waste time on the computer and enjoy other activities such as
reading, shopping or sporting.
6. A. the same B. different from C. same as D. the same as
7. A. participating B. participated. C. to participate D. participates
8. A. don’t mind B. hate C. dislike D. fancy
9. A. hang B. play C. meet D. talk
10. A. However B. So C. Because D. Therefore
III. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
My mother is a computer programmer and my father is a computer engineer. He loves repairing
computers in the garage. My sister and I enjoyed helping him from an early age, always seeing
who could be more helpful. He wasn’t an inventor, but he showed us inventions all the time
which made computers work better. I learned then that technology must help people do
something better.
When I was 10, I had an idea for a robot which could make tea in the morning and then wake
you up. But my mother said people already had that kind of machine. I realized then that an
inventor has to find answers to new problems.
When I was 12, I built a robot for a competition. It could climb stairs. I won first prize in my
age group. The judges said that I had solved a problem which took robot engineers years to
solve. Climbing is easy for humans, but it is hard for robots.
I’m working on a robot now which can do lots of different things. Robots which can do one
thing very well are everywhere, in car factories, for example. We don’t really think of them as
robots, because they can’t navigate around a room or talk to us. But each one only has one job.
It is expensive to build robots like this, because each one contains hundreds of parts which are
the same. It costs less if each robot can do many things, like a human being.
11. The writer probably started inventing things because ______

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A. her parents both work with new technology
B. her father invented things for computing
C. she saw her father solving problems
D. she wanted to do better than her sister
12. What does the writer feel now about her first robot?
A. It didn’t solve a new problem. B. It wasn’t a very good idea.
C. It wouldn’t really work. D. Robots can’t make tea.
13. Why did the writer’s robot win a prize when she was 12?
A. Because she was the first person to make a robot that could climb stairs
B. Because she had solved a difficult problem
C. Because her robot could make tea
D. Because there was a category for her age
14. What does like this mean in the final paragraph?
A. In a good way B. With only one job
C. Which can navigate around a room D. Which can talk
15. Why is it better to have robots which can do many things, according to the writer?
A. They are cheaper. B. They are like humans.
C. They can work better in car factories. D. They can walk around and talk.
E. WRITING
I. Find the underlined part that needs correction.
1. If you want a device for playing games, I think you should buy a computer instead for a
smartphone.
2. We walked down that empty street when a UFO appeared in front of us.
3. The gravity on the moon is different of that on Earth.
4. The new tablet is modern, and the screen is a little too small.
5. The robot Eve is moderner than Wall-E in the movie "Wall-E".
II. Use the given words or phrases to make a complete sentence.
1. We / can use / robots / instead / people / serve / restaurants / save time.
____________________________________________________________________
2. My laptop / not / good for / play games / so / I / want / change it.
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3. We / not think / robots / can do / any / the jobs / good / than humans.
____________________________________________________________________
4. These robots / can solve / that complicated problem / easy / than / we / expect /.
____________________________________________________________________
III. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meaning.
5. All the students in my class cleaned the floor more slowly than a robot. (QUICKLY)
______________________________________________________________________
6. My phone can capture high-quality photos because it has 5 cameras. (SO)
______________________________________________________________________
7. I will always remember the day the first man set foot on the moon. (NEVER)
______________________________________________________________________
8. We were driving down the hill. A strange object suddenly appeared in the sky. (WHEN)
______________________________________________________________________
9. The robot Eve is more modern than Wall-E in the movie "Wall-E". (LESS)
______________________________________________________________________
10. She is the best student in the class. (BETTER)
______________________________________________________________________
11. This is the most interesting book I have ever read. (MORE)
______________________________________________________________________
12. They built this bridge two years ago. (AGO)
______________________________________________________________________
13. I started learning English five years ago. (BEGAN)
______________________________________________________________________
14. The test was easier than we expected. (HARDER)
______________________________________________________________________
15. I think this robot is a better cleaner than I am. (CLEANS)
______________________________________________________________________

IV. Describe your phone, laptop, or tablet, and say what it can do. Write 80 to 100 words.
V. Imagine you saw a flying saucer/ a UFO or an alien. Write a narrative story. Write 80 to
100 words.
VI. Write about where you think people will and won't live in 100 years, and why. Write 80 to
100 words.

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