GRADE 8-REVISION FOR THE 2ND TERM TEST

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the other three
in each question:
1. A. recognized B. established C. finished D. laughed
2. A. surface B. trace C. facebook D. shoelace
3. A. sociable B. ocean C. receive D. special
4. A. event B. even C. percent D. netiquette
5. A. communication B. cell phone C. evacuation D. cooperation
Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the other three in each
question:
6. A. colorful B. delightful C. beautiful D. meaningful
7. A. diversity B. speciality C. minority D. majority
8. A. equipment B. chemical C. available D. extensive
9. A. polluted B. factory C. animal D. telephone
10. A. artistic B. historic C. dramatic D. scientific
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following sentences:
11.My father gets a lot of pleasure from gardening.
A. sadness B. equipment C. profits D. happiness
12.With healthier lifestyles and better medical care, people will have longer life expectancy.
A. lifeboat B. lifestyle C. lifespan D. lifejacket
13.There is an enormous gap in technology between developing and developed countries.
A. huge B. small C. minor D. tiny
14.Students need the ability to communicate with people within their team.
A. inability B. weakness C. capacity D. unable
15.Many people in this area have cholera because they drink unwell-treated water.
A. mineral B. fresh C. contaminated D. salty
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following sentences:
16.From 1856 to 1875, a remarkable variety of inventions was produced.
A. collection B. diversity C. number D. limitation
17.Robots is able to do dangerous things that human can’t.
A. capable of doing B. incapable of C. have ability to do D. ought to do
doing
18.About one million Welshmen still speak their native language.
A. original B. official C. foreign D. first
19.If the teacher were here now, we would ask her the difference between “technology” and
“science”.
A. indifference B. strength C. similarity D. familiarity
20. Because warmer water has less oxygen in it, it can harm aquatic populations.
A. destroy B. protect C. raise D. increase
Choose the underlined part that needs correcting in each sentence below:
21.James said (A) that he wants (B) to stay (C) in Vietnam longer (D).
22.They thought (A) that if (B) they have (C) enough money, they would go on holiday.
23.Computer games can be bad (A) and have (B) negative affects (C) on our society and
individuals (D)
24.At 10 tomorrow (A), they will have (B) a video conference (C) in their (D)office.
25.He read (A) about (B) the accident in (C) the Internet yesterday (D).
26.How (A) did she learn (B) speaking (C) Japanese so well (D)?
Complete the passage with words from the box
moreover however created has never been
disconnecting behind through allowed
Communicating (27) easier thanks to our advancing technology and innovation. People
can now talk to someone who is half across the globe. With a simple tap of your finger,
connection with your family and friends can be made instantly. Technology also (28)
new ways to meet new people and make friends. (29), these communicationsare often
costless. All you need is a smartphone with internet connection. However, the lack of face to
face contact can lead to many psychological problems especially among young people.They
can end up (30) with people in real life. If a person communicates solely viatheir smart
phone, it can be damaging to their social skills. Face to face connection is also important in
learning empathy, learning how to understand people’s feelings not just (31) their
words but also their facial expressions and body language.
Complete the passage with words from the box
with to explore has become prevent
for however control at least
Technology (32) an essential part of our life; it’s hard to imagine living without
it. Human’s dependence on technology has made many people question its evolving
role inour life. It is undeniable that technology helps us tremendously in different areas.
It helps uswork faster, study better, communicate (33) each other. Technology
enables us (34) places that were always deemed unreachable such as space,
underwater. (35), technology can limit our imagination; it can prevent (36)us
fromthinking outside the box. Our overdependence on technology can make us more
vulnerableto dangerous threats hacking, identify theft.
Read the passage and choose True (T) or False (F)
Netiquette is the etiquette or good manners of using the Internet. Being friendly and polite
shows good manners both offline and online. You should ask someone’s permission
before posting anything about them on the web or sharing their emails, photo, or chat
conversations. You need to make sure they know you are sharing and agree with it.
If your friend gives you permission to forward something, be sure to protect them by
removingany personal information like their name and email address and remove any
parts that have nothing to do with what you want to share.
If someone is rude in cyberspace, you have a choice between joining in and making it
worse or just walking away from it. If their attacks are directed at you, you can block them
and talk toa trusted adult how to best deal with them before responding.
36.It’s the etiquette or good manners of using the Internet
37.Being friendly and polite shows good manners offline only.
38.Before posting and sharing something related to other people on the web, we don’t have
to ask their permission.
39.To protect personal information you post on the Internet you should remove the name
and email address.
40.If you get cyberbullying you should just walk away from it.

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence blow:
41. “How much did the concert ticket cost?” she asked.
 She asked how much _____.
A. the concert tickets cost B. had the concert tickets cost.
C. the concert tickets had cost D. the concert tickets did cost
42. She asked me why I was thinking of quitting the job.
 “Why ____ of quitting the job?” she asked.
A. are you thinking B. you are thinking
C. were you thinking D. you were thinking
43. I asked the Smiths which places they had visited during their trip to Vietnam.
 “ Which places ____ to Vietnam?” I asked the Smiths.
A. you have visited during their trip B. have you visited during their trip
C. did you visited during your trip C. have you visited during your trip
44. “ Are you satisfied with the job you are doing?” Tim asked me.
 Tim asked me if I ____ satisfied with the job____.
A. am- am doing B. had been- had been doing
C. were- were doing D. was- was doing
45. “Were you cooking when I phoned yesterday, Susan?”- Kevin asked.
 Kevin asked whether Susan ____ when he ____ .
A. had been cooking –had phone the day before
B. had cooked -had phone the day before
C. was cooking-phoned the day before
D. had been cooking- phoned the day before
46.My sister told me: “While you are away, I’ll do the cleaning”.
A. My sister told me that while she was away, I would have to do the cleaning.
B. My sister told me that while I was away, I would have to do the cleaning.
C. My sister told me that while I was away, she would do the cleaning.
D. My sister told me that while I am away, she will do the cleaning.
47.NASA said that they could send people to Mars the following year.
A. “We can send people to Mars next year”- NASA said.
B. “ We could send people to Mars next year” - NASA said.
C. “ We could send people to Mars last year”-NASA said.
D. “We would send people to Mars next year”- NASA said.
48.“ Are you going to sell this car?”- Jimmy asked Luke.
A. Jimmy asked Luke if was he going to sell that car.
B. Jimmy asked Luke if he was going to sell that car.
C. Jimmy asked Luke whether was he going to sell that car.
D. Jimmy asked Luke if he was going to sell this car.
49.“ Where did you go last night?”- Jessica talked to her friend.
A. Jessica asked her roommate where he had gone the previous night.
B. Jessica asked her friend where he went the previous night.
C. Jessica asked her friend where had he gone the previous night.
D. Jessica asked her friend where did he go the previous night.
50.The volunteers will provide aids for the homeless people tomorrow.
A. Aids will be provided for the volunteers and the homeless people tomorrow.
B. Aids for the homeless people will be provided by the volunteers tomorrow.
C. Aid for the homeless people will provided by the volunteers.
D. Aid for the homeless people will provided by the volunteers.