BÀI TẬP Ở NHÀ TIẾNG ANH 8 MỚI
NĂM 2019 - 2020
I. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. geography 
B. electronic 
C. scientific 
D. preparation

2. A. climatology 
B. bibliography 
C. communication
D. radiography

3. A. zoology 
B. biography 
C. meteorology 
D. photography

4. A. primary 
B. animal 
C. tropical 
D. volcano

5. A. debris 
B. rainstorm 
C. destroy 
D. shelter

II. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete these sentences.
6. If this factory continues _________ poison into the lake, all the fish will die.
A. pouring
B. dumping
C. pumping
D. sacking
7. Some tents _______ so that children and old people could sleep in.
A. was set up
B. were set up
C. set up
D. setted up
8. When thermal pollution happens, the water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes and oceans _____.
A. changes
B. keeps
C. remains
D. stays
9. The sight of too many advertising billboards overhead poles and shop signs causes _______ pollution.
A. air
B. light
C. noise
D. visual
10. An earthquake is the _______ of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust.
A. cause by
B. consequence
C. result from
D. result of
11. ________ you ever been to any English speaking countries?
A. Do
B. Have
C. Were
D. Are
12. Scientists have spent years trying ________ weather patterns but it is still an inexact science.
A. predicting
B. to predict
C. to predicting
D. to have predicted
13. Australia is home to __________ animals like kangaroos and koalas.
A. only
B. rare
C. unique
D. precious
14. We became _______ by rising floodwater. We couldn’t move to anywhere else.
A. trapped
B. rescued
C. reported
D. evacuated
15. The government is sending aid to flood _______.
A. victims
B. people
C. villagers
D. residents
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
16. Mai (live) ________ in Hai Phong for five years before she (move) _________ to Ha Noi three years ago.
17. Phong (tell) __________ me yesterday that he (learn) _________ French for a year.
18. Ms. Hong (work) _______ at our school for twenty years before she (retire) _______ last June.
19. By the time I (get) _________ to Nick’s house, his party (already/ start) _____________.
20. I couldn’t recognize my cousin because he (grow) _________ up a lot.
IV. Find the mistake in each of the following sentences.
21. Hundreds (A) of houses destroyed (B) after a tornado hit (C) the small town (D) of Texas.
22. Many people got injured (A) in the storm because (B) they weren’t prepared (C) for the disaster (D).
23. It is reported (A) that six people trapped (B) in collapsed (C) buildings have freed (D) so far.
24. The earthquake occurred (A) at midday (B) when many (C) people had had (D) lunch.
25. Do you know (A) that the word (B) “tsunami” takes (C) from the Japanese for (D) “harbor wave”.
V. Read the passage and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D that best fits the blank.
The top 10 natural disasters most likely occurring throughout the world include blizzards, droughts, earthquakes, floods, heat waves, hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornados, tsunamis, and wildfires. Some of the listed disasters may occur (26) _______ such as a hurricane and thunderstorm causing massive flooding, or possibly a tsunami, or a heat wave coupled with wildfires. Other natural disasters include landslides and avalanches, which can (27) _______ by earthquakes, heavy rain or snow, or other disasters. Snow or mud can be released from the side of a mountain or hillside burying the area below. Finally, there are active volcanoes, (28)______ are eruptions of a mountaintop, sending out ash clouds, lava, and more, causing damage to property and the loss of human life. The most common types of natural disasters in the world (29) _______ floods and storms. All natural disasters cause damage and destruction, and often one or more people die (30) _______ the effects of the natural disaster. Many of the disasters