ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP THI CUỐI HỌC KÌ II MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8
NĂM HỌC: 2024- 2025
A. Vocabulary: From Unit 7 to Unit 12
B. Grammar points: From Unit 7 to Unit 12
1. Prepositions of place and time (at, in, on, in front of, opposite, under, by, for….)
2. Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, ours, theirs, its, his, hers)
3. Reported speech (statements, questions)
4. Tenses
I. PHONETICS
A. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. parade

B. tornado

C. volcano

D. damage

2. A. carry

B. hard

C. card

D. yard

3. A. twice

B. flight

C. piece

D. mind

4. A. about

B. around

C. sound

D. young

5. A. music

B. future

C. communicate

D. bulb

B. Choose the word that has different stress pattern.
1. A. Japanese

B. English

C. Indian

D. Spanish

2. A. referee

B. amazing

C. historic

D. invention

3. A. digital

B. conference

C. Japanese

D. difficult

II. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY
Choose the best answer
1. Our English exam was ________ . I got full marks on it.
A. a piece of cake

B. difficult

C. different

D. exciting

2. Many people add ________ to their text messages to express their feelings.
A. words

B. letters

C. emojis

D. paragraphs

3. Let's get ready _____ 10 A.M because we have a meeting with Dr Nam at 10. A.M
A. for

B. on

C. by

D. after

4. Tina is _____ sister.
A. my

B. mine

C. I

D. me

5. Can learning English help you overcome the _______ barrier when living abroad?
A. television

B. network

C. language

D. word

6. Lan's house is ______ the end of this street.
A. on

B. at

C. in

D. by

7. Thomas Edison _______ the light bulb in 1880
A. invented

B. discovered

C. developed

D. interacted

8. The Internet ______ is slow here, so we can't get in the chat room.
A. connection

B. connect

C. connecting

D. connected

9. Please look at this _____ screen. It will check if you are a club member.
A. computer

B. face recognition C. eye-tracking

D. application

10. “Do you need any help with your luggage?” - “No, ________”
A. don't mention it

B. I'm fine, thanks

C. never mind

D. it doesn't matter

III. READING
A. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or
phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people (1) ________ with each other. Because
of these devices, ideas and news of events spread (2) ________ all over the world. For example,
within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An (3) ________
football match comes into homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood,
can bring help from (4) ________ countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern
(5) ________ information travels fast.
1. A. communicate

B. communicating

C. to communicate

D. A&C

2. A. quickly

B. quick

C. slowly

D. slow

3. A. rural

B. international

C. nation

D. urban

4. A. close

B. space

C. distant

D. rich

5. A. technology

B. technological

C. technique

D. technical

B.Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
.

Mobile phone technologies have developed rapidly over the last decades, and experts are

making interesting predictions about smartphones of the future. They say that by 2035, smartphones
will be able to change their shapes to meet the users' needs. For example, you can fold your phone like
a sheet of paper and put it in your wallet. Similarly, you can bend it and wear it as a watch. Moreover,
new generations of smartphones can send and receive holographic pictures. By using holography, you
will be able to participate in meetings without having to be at the meeting venue in person. You will
also be able to interact in computer games as if you were a character in it. Besides, smartphones will
have super strong sensors to read your mind and complete some tasks, such as making to-do lists and
shopping online. They will be able to sense your mood, give advice and play suitable music. In the
near future, many people may consider their smartphones their best friend, and they may interact with
them even more than they do with their human friends.
1. The passage describes predictions about future smartphones offered by ______.
A. companies

B. experts

C. users

2. According to the passage, what can a user do to his / her smartphone by 2035?
A. Change its shape.

B. Wear it as a necklace. C. Make it into a wallet.

3. According to the passage, future smartphones may use ______ to help their users interact in
computer games.
A. sensors

B. generators

C. holography

4. Which of the following tasks can a super smartphone NOT do for its users?
A. Check to-do lists.

B. Shop online.

C. Give advice.

5. According to the passage, people may treat their super smartphones as ______ in the near
future.
A. their servants

B. their colleagues

C. their best friends

C.Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.
experiments; attendance;

video conferencing ; face recognition ;platform

1. He developed a new medicine after he did many _____.
2. Which _____ did your teacher use for your online classes? Google Classroom or Microsoft Team?
3. This smartphone uses _____ as a password.
4. Our school checks _____ using a fingerprint scanner.
5. _____ allows us to have online meetings and still see and hear others clearly.

D.Read the passage and fill in each blank with ONE word.
Why should we teach science to children in schools? Why do many schools teach STEM
subjects (science, technology, engineering, and maths)? One reason is every day children can see the
benefits of (1) _______ around them, so they can be aware of the (2) _________ and technology in
their everyday life. Secondly, when (3) _______ that science plays in learning science, they will learn
to think in a scientific way, learn to search for the answers and to (4) ______ reasons. In other words,
students can gain both knowledge of science as well as critical thinking and problem-solving (5)
_______ in their (6) ______. These will be important work and studies. Moreover, if children learn
science at an early age, they will be more ready to get involved (7) ________ science-related fields
when they grow up.
IV. WRITING:
A.Make sentences using the words and phrases.
1. Charles Babbage / an English polymath / design / three computers.
2. He / never / construct / computer / because / he / not / enough / money.
3. 1822 / Babbage / start working / first computer / and / it was called / Difference Engine.
4. 1847-1849 / Babbage / create / second computer.
5. 1991 / British Science Museum / construct / computer from / Babbage's plans.
B.Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in brackets.
1. Kate is one of my close friends.
Kate is a _________________________________________________________.
2. "I want to become a member of our school IT club," said Minh.
Minh said _____________________________________.
3. Susan needs to learn how to write an email professionally.
It's necessary_____________________________________________________
4. Tim said to his mother, “ What will you buy for me on my birthday, Mum?”
Tim asked his mother_____________________________________________________
. When I came home, I saw my mom cooking in the kitchen. (while)
I___________________________________________________________
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Second semester speaking topics
1. Talk about your favourite type of shopping .
2. Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of online learning.
3. Talk about one of the most popular natural disasters in your hometown.