Đề cương ôn tập học kỳ 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Bùi Văn Vinh + Ngô Thanh Tâm

V. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
A. harmful	B. slowly	C. cloudy	D. unique
A. worship	B. belong	C. enjoy	D. behave
A. alternative	B. entertain	C. symbolize	D. cultivate
A. heritage	B. museum	C. decorate	D. blackberry
A. minorities	B. populated	C. activity	D. experience
V. From each number, pick out the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. 	A. out	B. round 	C. about 	D. would 
2. 	A. chair 	B. check 	C. machine 	D. child 
3. 	A. too 	B. soon 	C. good 	D. food 
4. 	A. though 	B. enough 	C. cough 	D. rough 
5. 	A. happy 	B. hour 	C. high 	D. hotel 
B. GRAMMAR
Use the adjective in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences.
Tea is ______________________ coffee. (cheap)
The new harvest machine is ______________________ than the old one. (effective)
The countryside is ______________________ the town. (beautiful)
A tractor is ______________________ a buffalo. (powerful)
My sister is ______________________ me. (tall)
Blue whales are ______________________ elephants. (heavy)
The Mekong River is ______________________ the Red River. (long)
Do you think English is ______________________ French in grammar? (easy)
My new bed is ______________________ my old bed. (comfortable)
The film about my village town is ______________________ than the book. (interesting)
Complete the sentences with suitable forms of the adverbs given in the brackets.
I am a faster worker than Tom is. (fast)
I work _________________________________________________________________.
Mai’s singing is more beautiful than Mi’s. (beautiful)
Mai sings _______________________________________________________________.
We were earlier at the party than the Smiths last night. (early)
We arrived ______________________________________________________________.
Phong’s voice is louder than Nick’s. (loudly)
Phong speaks ____________________________________________________________.
My Engli...says ________________________________________________________.
A snail is slower than a crab. (slowly)
A snail moves ____________________________________________________________.
My father’s explanation about the subject was clearer than my brother’s. (clearly)
My father explained the subject ______________________________________________.
My cousin is a better singer than I am. (well)
My cousin sings __________________________________________________________.
Phong is faster swimmer than Phuc. (fast)
Phong swims ____________________________________________________________.
V. Complete the sentences, using the comparative form of the adverbs from the correspondent adjective in the box.
generous
bad
optimistic
healthy
traditional
quick
sound
good
 A baby can sleep __________________ than an adult.
People in the country eat __________________ than people in the city.
Our grandparents got dressed __________________ than we do nowadays.
Nick speaks English __________________ then I do.
That old lady donates __________________ than her family members.
City people seem to apply modern techniques __________________ than country people.
The scientist talked __________________ about the future of young people in the country than local people.
The paddy fields in my village were __________________ affected by the floods than the next village.
VI. Fill each blank with a, an or the to complete the following passage.
Vietnam is (1)_________ multi-nationality country with 54 ethnic groups. The Viet (Kinh) people account for 87% of (2)_________ country’s population and mainly inhabit (3)_________ Red River Delta, (4) _________ central coastal delta, (5) _________ Mekong Delta and major cities. (6) _________ other 53 ethnic minority groups, totalling over 8 million people, are scattered over mountain areas spreading from the North to the South.
(7) _________ number of ethnic minorities had master some farming techniques. They grew rice plants in swamped paddy fi...onstrated with dances, songs, legends. (4) _________ Lo Lo calendar divides a year into 11 months, each corresponding (5) _________ animal’s name. decorations on their turbans, shirts, skirts and trousers are particularly colourful.
(6) _________ ancient bronze drums are very important. (7)_________ head of each family is entitled to keep the drums which are used only during funerals of festivals to maintain rhythms for dances. The Lo Lo people are among (8) _________ few ethnic groups in Vietnam who still use bronze drums, (9) _________ traditional musical instrument closely associated with (10)_________ legend about the Flood.
VIII. Complete the sentences with a form of “have to” or “should”. Make the verbs negative when necessary.
Your hair’s too long. I think you ________________ get it cut.
Your clothes are dirty. You ________________ wash them.
I’m going to bed. I ________________ get up early tomorrow.
I’d like to meet your best friend. You ________________ invite him/ her round.
I ________________ tell my parents where I am, then they don’t worry.
You ________________ come with me if you don’t want to. I’ll go on my own.
If you need some help with your homework, you ________________ go to the library.
If you have a ticket, you ________________ queue. You can go straight in.
You ________________ tell lies. It’s wrong.
Nick works too much. I think he ________________ take it easy.
C. STRUCTURES AND VOCABULARY
I. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
Iceland is considered the most ________________ country in the world. (peace)
A ________________ lifestyle has its advantages and disadvantages. (nomad)
My brother has been a stamp ________________ for several years. (collect)
It is a/ an ________________ place to hold a picnic because it is too far from the road. (convenience)
Drinking water in some areas may be ________________. (safe)
During my stay in the village, I was ________________ with several local farm