ĐỀ CƯƠNG ANH 8
A. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from that of the others. (0.5pt)
1.
A. general            
B. property                  C. disaster              
D. fabulous
2.
A. trainee                
B. between                   C. Chinese             
D. seafood
II. Choose A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. (1.5pts)
1. James was playing football in the yard when he _______ a UFO.
A. sees
B. saw
C. was seeing D. were seeing
2. Look! Mary is doing her homework. You should also do ____________.
A. your
B. yours
C. her
D. hers
3. ______ from other states came to Oklahoma to help find the survivors.
A. Scientists
B. Victims
C. People
D. Rescue workers
4. Many people think ______ will replace human translators in the future.
A. voice messages
B. translation machines
C. dictionaries
D. emojis
5. He will wait _______ three o'clock; then he will have to leave.
A. at            
B. until                         C. on                    
D. in
6. He asked me how I ________ this mobile phone.
A. fix              B. fixed                 
C. is fixing        D. will fix
7. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. employee            
B. Japanese         
C. Taiwanese     D. absentee
8. Choose the underlined word that is NOT STRESS: “We won't have a robot teacher next year.”
A. won't               
B. a         
C. robot    
D. next year
9. ________ allows people to pass their thoughts to another person without talking.
A. Telepathy             B. Tablet                     
C. Device
D. Communication 
10. __________ is the first planet from the Sun. It has the same name as a metal
A. Mercury           
B. Mars                    
C. Earth        
D. Jupiters
11. Blaise Pascal ____________ the calculator in 1642.
A. discovered         
B. invented                 C. recognized           D. created
12. Mr. Hoang said that science was an important subject in schools _________.
A. now                 
B. then
C. next week            
D. here
13. - “My company has just bought modern computers for us.” – “________________.”
A. Congratulations!          
B. No problem.        
C. Great news for you.    
D. Oh, my god!
14. – “We should meet outside the hall at 7 o'clock tonight and …..”
– “ ____________, but I think we should be there at 8 o'clock because the meeting starts at half past eight.”
A. Sorry for disturbing      
B. Sorry for interrupting                      
C. Please let me finish       
D. No problem, go ahead
15. The director said that the company ____________ a machine to check staff attendance.
A. use       
B. will use     
C. would use   D. can use
16. Ammy is a classmate of ____________.
A. my               B. her                          C. mine       
D. their
C. READING. (2.0 points)
I. Read the passage and choose the best word to fill in each blank. (1.0pt)
E-mail, and chat rooms let children communicate with friends and familymembers. They can also allow children to
connect with people that they have never met in person. Knowing a little about each of these communication services can
help parents keep children safer while online. Through e-mail, (17) ________ can easily send and receive messages. These
messages may also have text, audio, andpicture files attached. Signing up for an e-mail account is simple (18) ________
most services offer them for free. Sometimes these messages contain viruses, or other inappropriate content, so parents
should warn children to be wary of e-mails from unknown people. Chat rooms (19) ________ online hang-out spots where
anyonecan talk about anything - current events, books, and other common interests. Users often do not know each other in
real life, so it is important that parents keep a close eye on the content of any (20) ________.
17. A. receivers
B. messengers
C. users
D. partners
18. A. due to
B. because
C. because of
D. so
19. A. are
B. is
C. were
D. was
20. A. conversations
B. meetings
C. letters
D. users

II. Read the following passage and then choose the best answer: (1.0pt)
TEENAGERS AND PHONES
            In a recent survey in my town, many teenagers said that they spent about six to nine hours a day on their phones.
This is a big problem because they won't have enough time for other activities. They play games online instead of going
outside or meeting their friends. Many teenagers go to bed very late because they like to use their phones at night. This is
bad for their health because they won't get enough sleep. Teenagers need at least eight hours of sleep every night. They
get tired, and it might affect how they do at school.
            I have some ideas about how to help teenagers with this problem. I think that schools should create lots of afterschool activities so that teenagers can have fun with their friends. Parents shouldn't let young children use phones. They
can also set a rule at home about not using phones during meal times and other family activities. I believe that the help of
schools and parents, teenagers will be able to reduce their time on phones.
21. The passage is mainly about _______.
A. the effects of spending too much time on phones and how schools can help
B. why teenagers shouldn't use phones and what they should do instead
C. what teenagers do on their phones and why parents should pay attention
D. the problem of teenagers spending too much time on phones and how to solve it
22. Using phones late at night isn't good for teenagers' _______.
A. health
B. relationships with friends
C. test results
D. ability to focus
23. The word “They” in paragraph 2 refers to _______.
A. Schools
B. Teenagers
C. Parents
D. Young children
24. Parents can help to reduce teenagers' time on phones by _______.
A. not letting their children use phones at home
B. telling their children to have fun with friends instead
C. asking their children not to use phones during family time
D. creating fun activities at home
III. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to fill in each blank in the following passage. (1.0pt)
Telepathy: Mind to Mind Communication
The word “ telepathy” has been derived from the words “tele” meaning “ distance” and “ pathy” meaning “feeling”. So
telepathy actually means getting feelings through a _____ (21) ____. Telepathy is the communication between two minds,
separated over a distance, without the _____ (22) ____ of the five known senses.
At some point in time or the other, we all have experienced telepathy. Maybe you _____ (23) ____ of someone you
haven't talked to for months and you suddenly get a call from them. Or when two people are together; they might say the
same thing _____ (24) ____ the same time. These are spontaneous mind-to-mind _____ (25) ____ that tend to occur
frequently between closely related individuals.
21. A. phrases
B. distance
C. users
D. letters
22. A. use
B. using
C. take
D. taking
23. A. thinks
B. thought
C. was thinking D. were thinking
24. A. at
B. on
C. in
D. by
25. A. ways        
B. communications
C. methods             
D. techniques
IV. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for each question. (1.0pt)
Scientists have discovered a new planet, Hero. They are very confident that human beings will be able to live there,
as it has water, light, and oxygen and the temperature and air are similar to those on Earth. They have done tests and know
that plants can grow there. They have not seen any alien life there, but they cannot be sure that it doesn't exist.
They have decided to send a spaceship of people there from Earth, to start a space colony and a new human society.
But there is space for only six people. These people will have to stay there for the rest of their lives. No one else will be
able to join the space colony for at least a hundred years. They will take enough food tablets for five years, together with
four guns to protect themselves, and blankets, space tents, etc. The spaceship will be controlled from Earth, so there will
not be a pilot. The journey will last about ten weeks.
The organizers have asked for volunteers, but fortunately, only ten people have volunteered. The spaceship must
leave in two days' time so there is no time to find new volunteers.

26. Scientists cannot be sure that ________ doesn't exist. 
A. water
B. alien life
C. plants
D. oxygen
27. How many people are ready for the journey to Hero? 
A. ten new volunteers
B. more than ten volunteers
C. 10 volunteers
D. many people
28. It is estimated that the trip to the planet will take ________. 
A. more than ten weeks
B. around ten weeks
C. as long as five years
D. as long as ten weeks
29. The word “alien” in this passage is the closet meaning to ________.
A. planet
B. plant
C. animal 
D. strange
30. Which of the following is correct? 
A. Scientists have found water, light and oxygen.
B. Scientists have discovered a new hero.
C. Scientists have discovered human beings.
D. A new planet has been discovered.
D. WRITING. (2.0 points)
I. Find a mistake in each sentence that needs correcting. (0.5pt)
25. I don't have any iPod. This iPod is her.
A
B
C
D
26. William was climbing a mountain alone while the storm began to strike.
A
B
C
D
27. Let's get ready for an online meeting in 9 p.m.
A
B C
D
28. Parker asked Antony whether would black holes swallow up the whole universe.
A
B
C
D
II. Rewrite the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the given sentence. (0.5pt)
1. “I'll have a cup of tea with you.” she said.
 She said ____________________________________________________________________.
2. During her trip to Japan, she learned about traditional Japanese tea ceremonies.
 While she ___________________________________________________________________.
3. of yours?/Can/ a/ tablet/ borrow/ I/
 ____________________________________________________________________.
4. a computer screen/ front of/ There/ the webcam./ is/ in/
 ____________________________________________________________________.
5. She said: “I can help you tomorrow.”
 She said _____________________________________________________________.
6. Nam asked me: “What are you going to do at the weekend?”
 Nam asked me ________________________________________________________.
7. Jack is one of her cousins.
 Jack is a ________________________________________________________________.
8. They were calling for help when the rescue workers appeared.
 While __________________________________________________________________.
9. The student asked his friend, “How many craters does the moon have?”
 The student asked his friend ________________________________________________.
10. “We want some students to join the science club next semester,” the teacher said.
 The teacher said __________________________________________________________.
III. Write a paragraph (about 80 - 100 words) to describe a way of modern communication. These questions may
help you. (1.0 pt)
- What is it?
- What are its advantages?
- What are its disadvantages?
- Will people use it in the future?
IV. Write an opinion paragraph about whether teenagers should be allowed to use mobile phones in schools. (0.8pt)