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ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KỲ II – MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8 NĂM HỌC 2020 2021 A PRONUNCIATION UNIT 7 I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others 1 A cattle B culture C ceremony D contaninate 2 A goes B watches C misses D brushes 3 A rescue B explore C elephant D empty 4 A come B mother C ghost D some 5 A block B climber C blind D skateboard II Choose the word that has the different stress from the others 1 A chemical B national C cultural D diverse 2 A depend B affect C advi.
ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KỲ II – MÔN: TIẾNG ANH NĂM HỌC: 2020-2021 A PRONUNCIATION UNIT I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others A cattle B culture C ceremony D contaninate A goes B watches C misses D brushes A rescue B explore C.elephant D empty A come B mother C ghost D some A block B climber C blind D skateboard II Choose the word that has the different stress from the others A chemical B national C.cultural D diverse A depend B.affect C advise D listen A mother B prefer C effect D enjoy A farmer B picture C belief D village A pollution B dangerous C factory D poisonous UNIT 8: I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others A tradition B tidy C mind D bike A skycraper B hobby C happy D factory A dump B mudslide C erupt D unique A beach B health C tea D team A unhappy B sun C fun D put II Choose the word that has the different stress from the others A village B prevent C earthquake D shelter A medical B national C chemical D historical A athletic B dramatic C scientific D heroic A aquatic B botanical C historic D physical A pollution B disaster C volcano D cholera UNIT 9: I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others A thermal B there C thankful D thorough A wanted B naked C danced D needed A investigate B dirty C invent D display A excited B bored C.frightened D played A show B growth C know D crown II Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others A technology B geography C biology D biliography A zoology B psychological C psychology D biography A typhoon B vocalno C hurricane D tornado A collapse B erupt C destroy D scatter A rescue B supply C provide D evacuate UNIT 10 I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others A understand B shrug C culture D communicate A speech B chatting C cheer D chemistry A distance B conference C comment D face A multimedia B opportunity C using D music A netiquette B media C message D text II Choose the word that has the different stress from the others A talkative B creative C positive D negative A active B quality C quantity D attractive A curiosity B opportunity C community D interactive A majority B minority C competitive D nationality A activity B atmospher C factory D temperature UNIT 11 I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others A benfit B improve C discover D precise A machine B technique C archeology D chemistry A transform B enormous C discover D support A limit B patient C invent D technical A polite B wise C science D medicine II Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others A.unlucky B unacceptable C impossible D unneccessary A.unaffected B improbable C unlimited D unnatural A.unfriendly B unsure C unrealistic D unchanged A.undeveloped B unimportant C unaware D imbalanced A useless B unable C imperfect D unhealthy ĐÁP ÁN UNIT I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others C A goes B explore C ghost B climber ceremony II Choose the word that has the different stress from the others D.diverse D.listen A.mother C.belief A pollution UNIT 8: I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others A tradition A skycraper D unique B health D put II Choose the word that has the different stress from the others B prevent D historical C scientific 4.A physical 5.D cholera UNIT 9: I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others B there B naked B dirty A excited D crown II Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others D B psychological3 D tornado 4.D scatter5 5.A rescue biliography UNIT 10 I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others D communicate D chemistry C comment A multimedia B media II Choose the word that has the different stress from the others B creative D attractive C community D nationality A activity UNIT 11 I Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others D precise A machine A transform B patient C science II Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others B.unacceptable2 A unaffected3 C unrealistic D imbalanced A useless B VOCABULARY I UNIT 7: POLLUTION Choose the best answer A,B or C to complete each sentences 1.If we…………more,we will save the Earth a.recycle b.recycled c.recycling d.are recycled 2.If were you,I…………… that house a.would sell b.sell c.sold d.selling 3.If we………soon, the pollution will get much worse a.didn’t act b.don’t act c.will not act d.hadn’t acted 4.If you…… a billionaire,what would you to help the poor? a.was b.are c.were d.had been 5.If we… water carefully,more people will have fresh water a.will use b.using c.would use d.use II.UNIT 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES Choose the best answer A,B or C to complete each sentences 1.In summer,children often take part in a local or international……………… A.summer camp B.game C attraction 2.NewZealand………….divided into the North Island and the south Island A.are B.isn’t C.is 3.I agree that robots will bring……… to people in the future A.interest B.need C.benefits 4.Scientists say that people……….longer in the future A.wil live B.live C.would live Our school year………… next month,on semptember 5th A.will begins B.begins C.to begin Unit 9: NATURAL DISASTERS Choose the best answer A,B or C to complete each sentences 1.They …………the night in the flooded are before help arrived A.had spent B.has spend C.spended 2.The homesless………… to a safe place where temporary accommodation will be provided for them A.take B.have been taken C.takes 3.After the floodwater………… down,people………………their house A.went-clean B.went-had cleaned C.had gone-cleaned 4.Many new houses………… in this city every year A.build B.are built Unit 10: COMMUNICATION C.built Choose the best answer A,B or C to complete each sentences 1.Do you want………….a mobil phone battery that uses solar energy ? A.having B.to have C.has 2.I tried…………you lots of times but couldn’t get through A.called B.call C.to call 3.I hope you…………when I arrive at p.m today? A.didn’t work B.won’t be working C.don’t work 4.Which TV programme…………at 9p.m tomorrow ? A.did you watch B.will you watch C.will you be watching 5.At 11a.m tomorrow,he will be in.He………….with his colleagues in Africa A.video conferenced conferencing B.video conference C.will be video Unit 11: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Choose the best answer A,B or C to complete each sentences 1.The teacher…….me that I had better devote more time to science subject such as physics,chemistry and biology A.said B.talked C.told 2.He told his classmate that he……….a bicycle when he was ten years old A.role B.would ride C.could ride 3.He asked me what the conservationists…… so far to proted our enviroment A.did B.had done C.do 4.Hoa said that…………………an English teacher A.she wanted to become B.she will become C.she want to become 5.Mai said she…… very hard and that was the key……….her success A.work/for B.worked/to C.work/to KEYS Unit 1.a 1.Unit 81.A 2.a 3.b 4.c 2.C 3.D 5.d 4.A 5.B 2Unit 9:1.A 2.B 3.C 3.Unit 10:1.B 2.C 4.Unit 11:1.D 2.C 4.B 3.B 3.B 4.C 4.A 5.C 5.B C GRAMMAR UNIT - Conditional sentences type :1 - Conditional sentences type : If I were you, I that house A Would sell B.sell C sold D selling If we more , we will save the Earth A recycle B.recycled C.recycling D are recycled If you a billionaire, what would you to help the poor ? A was B were C are D had been If we water carefully, more people will have fresh water A Will use B using C would use D use If I you, I water from that dirty tap A am - will drink B am - won”t drink C were - would drink D were wouldn”t drink UNIT Present tenses - Present simple for future We ( visit) Edinburgh twice , but we (visit) it again in 2018 The educational campaign about recycling ( take place) at 9.30 a.m infront of the local stadium The bus for the excursion to the farm ( leave) at 8.30 a.m tomorrow Great ! I ( win ) atrip to Singapore There is no need to hurry The concert (last) .2 hours and we will still have a plenty of time to enjoy it UNIT 9: Passive voice - past perfect A terrible storm Ha Tinh province last night A happened B struck C arrived D fought Thousands of houses in the earthquake yesterday A collapsed B were collapsed C have collapsed D are collapsed 3.Many new houses in this city every year A build B are built C built D are building After I ( finish ) my homework, I (go) to bed yesterday I (find) my pen after I ( buy) a new one UNIT 10: Future continuous - Verbs + to - infinitive I hope you there when I go to museum at p.m today A Sat B will be sitting C are sitting D sit I tried the essay before the exam A finish B to finish C finishing D finish Do you want a new flat here ? A has B to have C having D are having Which film at p.m tomorrow A did you watch B will you be watching C did you watches D you watch At this time next month, we next to each other in the same class A will sit B will be sit C will be sitting D sit UNIT 11: Future tenses.- Reported speech We will chips in the brain to control devices in the futere A implant B add C include D attach The doctor said that this disease prevented by vaccine A can B can be C could D could be Her teacher told her that there still room for her improvement in her work A has been B had been C is D was You will recognize Linda when you see her She a red skirt A wears B will be wearing C will wear D is wearing Tom said that he to the park A will go gone B have gone C would go D has ĐÁP ÁN UNIT - Conditional sentences type :1 - Conditional sentences type : A Would sell A recycle 3B were D use D were - wouldn”t drink UNIT Present tenses - Present simple for future have visited - visited takes place leaves have won lasts UNIT 9: Passive voice - past perfect B struck A collapsed B are built had finished - went found - had bought UNIT 10: Future continuous - Verbs + to - infinitive B will be sitting B to finish B to have B will you be watching C will be sitting UNIT 11: Future tenses.- Reported speech A implant C could.3 D was.4 B will be wearing A will go D WRITING UNIT 7: POLLUTION I Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words People don’t care much about environment, so they keep making it worse → If people She suffered from a serious disease because of drinking contaminated water in a long time → Since The drainage system is damaged There is not enough water for the crop → If the drainage system _ “Why don’t you turn off more lights in the house to reduce your eyestrain?” → If I The improvements of the public transport system will encourage more people to use it → If II Use the given words to write the complete conditional sentences type If/I/ be/ you/I/ eat/ more vegetable More/ foreign tourist/ come/ here/ if/ environment/ clean What/ happen/ if/ there/ be/ no woman/ world? If/I/ be/ his father/I/ ask/ him/ learn English/ better If/ there/ be/ no war/ earth/ people/ live/ peace/ forever UNIT 8: ENLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES I Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same The last time I went to Ho Chi Minh City was ten years ago → It has been _ This is the most interesting novel I have ever read → I have This is the first time I have been to Bangkok → I haven't _ I started learning English 10 years ago → I have It has been ages since I last saw him → I have II Use the given words to write the complete sentences Canberra/ be/ capital city/ Australia Population/ 403,468/ it/ be/ Australia's largest island city/ eighth-largest city overall City/ be/ locate/ northern end of/ Australian Capital Territo Resident/ Canberra/ know/ "Canberran" Canberra/ be/ capital/ seat/ government UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS I Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same Phillip had gone out before they arrived → After I had lunch then I watched an interesting film → Before There was a power cut before they got out of the room → When _ After the manager had informed us clearly about the job, we started our work → By the time My father had had dinner by the time I came home → Before II Use the given words to write the complete sentences What/I / do/ make you sad/ so much? I/ already / quit/ job/ when/ she/ join/ company He/ not be able to eat/ dinner/ before/ his wife/ come hom Anna/ work/ accountant/ four years/ before/ she/ promo My sister/ finish lunch/ by the time/ I/ walk/ kitch UNIT 10: COMMUNICATION I Finish each of the following sentence so that its meaning stays the same The earth's temperature gets higher The ice melts If You should water these flowers every day to make them fresh These flowers She wants to be a bird She can fly everywhere If She hasn’t visited her close friends' house for a week It She can manage to rank the first in her class because she reads lots of books As a result of Task 1: Match a word in column A with its definition in column B, writing the answer in each blank Answe r A B shuttle A broken pieces of something larger functional B made by people debris C a vehicle in which people travel into space and pack again man-made D a way of finding an answer to a problem solution E working; being used Keys: C E A B D Task 2: Read the passages again, and answer the questions What are some examples of space pollution? What are the effects of space pollution? What did Kosmos 954 cause to Canada? Why were Japanese sailor injured in 1969? Is it easy for all of the nations taking part in the space exploration to find solutions? _ Keys: They are satellites, solar panels, rocket bodies and fragments from space shuttles that are floating in space and are no longer functional It affects us here on Earth as well and will continue to affect us in future travel It left debris over an area the size of Austria They were injured by pieces of space debris that hit their ship No, it isn’t (It is very challenging.) UNIT 8: English Speaking Countries Reading 1: Skills 1/ page 22 SCOTLAND - THE LAND OF LEGENDS Scotland is in the north of Great Britain It is famous for its rich culture as well as its amazing natural beauty Visitors to this land can spend endless days exploring its historic centuries-old castles But be aware - legend says that some of them are haunted by ghosts Fun-lovers can experience its world-famous festival, the Highland Games where they can enjoy unique Scottish activities such as the piping, drumming, and dancing They can also see traditional sports, or drink whisky with the local people Driving through vast green pastures, or boating on scenic lakes - or lochs - are other attractions that Scotland offers The great people of this legendary land have also given many of the world's important inventions like the telephone, the television, penicillin and the raincoat Edinburgh, the capital, was the first city in the world to have its own fire brigade in 1824 Edinburgh University welcomed the first female medical student in Great Britain in 1869 Match each place or event with its two features Place Feature Edinburgh a haunted by ghosts castles b piping and drumming Highland Games c centuries-old lochs d the world's first fire brigade e scenic f first female medical student g boating h traditional sports Keys: – d, f – a, c – b, h Read the passage again and answer the questions Is Scotland famous for its rich culture? – e, g What might you see while you are exploring a castle? What are some activities you can see at the Scottish Highland Games? What were some of the things invented by the Scots? When was the first fire brigade in the world created? Keys: Yes, it is A ghost Piping, drumming and dancing The television, telephone, penicilin, the rain coat In 1824 Reading 2: Skills / SGK trang 23-(Audio script): Good morning I hope you all had a good sleep We are now heading for Wanaka We arrive at the first destination, Puzzing World at 9.30 The first puzzling thing which welcomes you is the Leaning Tower When you get inside the spacious café, you will find yourself among various wooden puzzles and games The Illusion Room is must-see as there’s nothing else like it in the world Puzzling World is possibly the most photographed attraction in New Zealand At 12.30 we leave for Lake Wanaka, New Zealand’s fourth largest lake This natural paradise has something for everyone Adventure lovers may follow the biking and walking tracks through the park Relaxation seekers may stay by the lake, taking a boat ride, or just sitting and watching its changing beauty We meet up at o’clock and the bus leaves at exactly 4.15 I hope Read the text and choose the right answer A, B, or C) The first thing you see in Puzzling World is A Lake Wanaka B the Leaning Tower C the spacious café The Illusion Room offers you A the picture of a leaning tower B a collection of puzzles and games C a collection of 3-D holograms is possibly the most photographed attraction in New Zealand A The Leaning Tower B The Illusion Room C Puzzling World Lake Wanaka is called A a natural attraction B a natural paradise C a beauty spot At Lake Wanaka you can A bike and walk B drive C climb a mountain Keys: B The first thing you see in Puzzle World is The Leaning Tower C The illusion Room offers you a collection of 3-D holograms C Puzzling World is possibly the most photographed attraction in New Zealand B Lake Wanaka is called a natural paradise A.At Lake Wanaka you can bike and walk Reading 3: Read the passage and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) The Kiwi The kiwi lives only in New Zealand It is a very strange bird because it cannot fly The kiwi is the same size as a chicken It has no wings or tail It does not have any feathers like other birds A kiwi likes a lot of trees around it It sleeps during the day because the sunlight hurts its eyes It can smell things with its nose It is the only bird in the world that can smell things The kiwi’s eggs are very big There are only a few kiwis in New Zealand now New Zealanders want their kiwis to live There is a picture of a kiwi on New Zealand money People from New Zealand are sometimes called kiwis T F Kiwis live in Australia and New Zealand A kiwi has a tail but no wings It sleeps during the day because light hurts its eyes People in New Zealand not want all the kiwis to die The kiwi is a strange New Zealand bird Keys: F F T T T UNIT 9: NATURAL DISASTERS Reading 1: SKILLS 1/ SGK trang 32 Natural disasters can be destructive; they can wreak havoc across large areas and cause loss of life or damage to property We cannot prevent natural disasters, but we can prepare for them The first step is to learn about the risks in your area and read the information about natural disasters on local government sites Next, find out what the rescue and emergency workers advise These people have been trained to deal with disasters, have been through lots of them and know how to help Make sure you have all the emergency contact numbers entered in your mobile phone It is also important that you put together an emergency supply kit Your emergency supply kit should include food, water, medications, personal hygiene items, copies of personal documents and some money You may also need some extra clothing if you live in a cold climate Natural disasters can force people to leave their homes so you should also become familiar with the guidelines for evacuation Plan safe places to meet your family and get to know the evacuation routes and shelters Read the article again and answer the questions Why are natural disasters destructive? What is the first thing to to prepare for natural disasters? What should you enter in your mobile phone? Why? What items should an emergency supply kit include? What you need to know in case of evacuation? Keys: Because they can wreak havoc across large areas and cause loss of life or damage to property Learn about about the risks in your area and read the information about natural disasters on local govemment sites Enter all the emergency contact numbers in your mobile phone so you can call the rescue and emergency workers if necessary Your emergency supply kit should include food, water, medications, personal hygiene items, copies of personal documents and some money We need to know the evacuation routes and shelters Reading 2: Read the following brochure, and then tick () the statements that the article recommends A Family Emergency Plan The best way to deal with an emergency or a disaster is to prepare for it before it happens You can this by making a family emergency plan Here are some tips on how to prepare one Put a list of emergency phone numbers, including the police, fire, and emergency medical department near every phone Make an emergency supplies kit This should include canned food, bottled water, flashlights, matches, batteries, blankets, a battery-operated radio, a first-aid kit, etc Teach responsible family members how and when to shut off water and electricity sources in the house Learn basic first aid Decide what you will take and where you will go if you have to evaluate Decide what to if your family is separated Choose a place to meet in case you can’t return to your home Regularly review and practice your plans Have a plan in case there is an emergency or disaster Write down emergency telephone numbers Gather together some things you might need in an emergency Show young children how to turn on and off the water and electricity Know how to use the items in a first-aid kit Decide when to evaluate Find a place for everyone in your family to go if you aren’t together Practise your plans one time KEYS: Answers: 1, 2, 3, 5, Reading 3: -Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage El Nino is a weather phenomenon of the Pacific Ocean which is (1) by an abnormal (2) of water on the surface of the ocean It has the (3) _ to influence global weather patterns as it brings drought to some continents and (4) _ rain to others It was first (5) _ by fishermen coming from Spanish ports in the Pacific in the the 17th century It got its name (Spanish for ‘boy child’) because it usually takes (6) near Christmas time It can cause catastrophic (7) _ The 1982 El Nino (8) _ in 1,500 deaths, but it can be a lot worse than that Sea animals, (9) fish and birds, also die in large numbers It is (10) _ that sailors in the Pacific can smell the dead sea-life during El Nino 10 A A A A A A A A A A happened increase proficiency wet saw away damage resulted containing said B B B B B B B B B B caused extra power shower noticed care difficulty led holding felt C C C C C C C C C C origin heater practice plenty caught part hurt caused including told Keys: B D B D B D A A C D D D D D D D D D D done warming performance heavy time place problem gave involving mistaken 10 A UNIT 10: COMMUNICATION Reading 1: Skills 1/SGK trang 44 COMMUNICATION IN THE FUTURE: WHAT IS THERE FOR US? About fifty students in two schools in Ha Noi, Viet Nam and Umea, Sweden have been exchanging letters in a penfriend project since 2013 ‘I love to write You can even stick something on the letter, like this tiny sweet!’ said Linh, from Ha Noi about the project From the Sweden end, Anders said, ‘It’s so nice to open and read real letters!’ But will this be our future communication? It’s said that in a couple of decades we’ll be using telepathy and holography Telepathy uses a tiny device placed into our head Information will be sent and received directly to and from our brains We’ll be communicating just by thought over the network! Holography, a video-conference technology with three-dimensional images, will help us interact in real time in completely different places Impressed? Maybe, but not everyone thinks the cyberworld will replace the real world Like the children in the penfriend project, I prefer to chat with my friends over a cup of tea and enjoy their company - life is more meaningful that way! Look at the highlighted words and match them with their meanings immediately, without delay to communicate with or react to the opposite of a flat image the digital world a system of connected parts to share information Keys: Immediately, without delay - in the real time (ngay lập tức, không trì hỗn) To communicate with or react to – interact (giao tiếp với phản ứng với nhau) The opposite of a flat image - three-dimentional images (trái với hình ảnh phẳng) The digital world – cyberworld (thế giới số) A system of connected parts to share information – network (một hệ thống gồm phần liên kết để chia sẻ thông tin) Answer the following questions What the students like about the penfriend project? What are the two ways of future communication mentioned in the text? Explain how they work Do you think the writer is happy with this future of communication? How you know? Keys: They love to write and read real letters/ one student likes to send sweets with the letters as well They are telepathy and holography One student uses a tiny device our head to communicate by thought over the network Holograp gives three-dimensional images and we will be able to interact with each other in real time She prefers to use real, face-to-face communication because she thinks this makes life more interesting Reading 2: Read about Michelle and Kenji and choose the correct answer Linking the World Because of the Internet, people from all over the world can now be friends even if they never meet Michelle and Kenji are online friends They tell us how they use their computers Michelle, 15, New York, USA "When I’m doing a school project, I use my computer to go online and search the Internet for information Then I write the project on the computer Right now I’m doing one on the Brazilian rainforest If I find some good photos, I’ll include them And, of course, I use my computer to stay in touch with friends like Kenji" Kenji, 14, Manchester, UK "I’m on my computer from eight until ten o’clock every evening I use it to chat to Michelle, play games, to check the latest football news and to chat about my favourite team, Manchester City If they win the match this Saturday, I’ll be really happy Unfortunately, Michelle is a Manchester United supporter!" Michelle and Kenji are A brother and sister B friends They A meet once or twice a week B have never met Michelle talks to Kenji _ A online B on her mobile phone When she does school projects, Michelle usually _ A takes her own photos B finds photos on the Internet Kenji goes online _ A every morning B every evening Michelle and Kenji often chat about A football B their school projects Kenji supports _ A Manchester United B Manchester City Both of them use the Internet _ A to keep in touch with their friends B for their study Keys: B B A B B A B A Reading 3: Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage Telepathy: Mind to Mind Communication The (1) _ “telepathy” has been derived from the words “tele” meaning “distance” and “pathy” meaning “feeling” So telepathy actually means (2) _ feelings through a distance Telepathy is the communication (3) _ two minds, (4) _ over a distance, without the (5) _ of the five known senses At some point of time or the other, we all have (6) _telepathy Maybe you were thinking of someone you haven’t talked to for months and you suddenly get a call from them Or (7) _ two people are together, they might say the same thing at the same time These are spontaneous mind-to-mind (8) that tend to occur frequently between closely related individuals A A A A A A A A letter holding between separate use made where ways B B B B B B B B phrase carrying among separated using brought when methods C C C C C C C C word bringing through separating take experienced during techniques D D D D D D D D signal getting across be separated taking taken since communications Keys: C D A B A C B D UNIT 11: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Reading 1: Skills 1/ SGK trang 54 Quickly read the passages Match the headings with the passages (Nhanh chóng đọc đoạn văn Nối tựa đề với đoạn văn.) Can we live longer? Can we live there? Future home prediction A Travelling to Mars might become a reality sooner than you think Scientists are planning to send people (not animals!) to explore Mars in the near future They believe it’s the only way to fi nd out if there is, or ever has been, life on this planet They will explore the possibility of living there So people may go there to live one day! B Scientists say that in the future people will live longer Incurable diseases will be cured and ‘bad’ genes will probably be replaced With healthier lifestyles and better medical care the average person will live to be 100 instead of 70 (for men) or 75 (for women) like today Anti-ageing pills will also be invented to help people live longer C Future homes will be located on the ocean, in the air, or underground These homes will have advanced energy saving devices such as solar panels, solar windows, and smart home technology Future homes will take advantage of robots to chores such as cleaning, cooking, washing, and organising everything for their owners Underline the following words and phrases in the passages in Match each of them with its explanation (Gạch từ cụm từ sau đoạn văn phần với giải thích chúng.) a reality A examine carefully to find out more about something explore B used instead of something else possibility C equipment that helps save energy replaced D a thing that actually exists or happens anti-ageing pills E something that is likely to happen energy saving F medicine that can prevent ageing devices Keys: D A E B F Answer the questions (Trả lời câu hỏi.) Why are scientists planning to send people to Mars? How will anti-ageing pills help people? How long does an average person live now? What are some energy saving devices? C What will home robots in the future? Keys: They send people to Mars to explore if there is life there They help people live longer 70 for men and 75 for women Solar panels and solar windows They can chores such as cleaning, cooking, washing, and organizing things Reading 2: Read the passage about a smart home, and the tasks that follow A Home of The Future Dr Michiko Ishiguru describes a typical day at her smart home in Tokyo 7.00 I wake up The lights are on and I can hear my favourite music The curtains open automatically, too It is cold outside but my bedroom is warm 7.05 I get up and go to the bathroom I watch the TV in my intelligent showerit knows my favourite water temperature 7.20 My mother and I have breakfast We have fruit - my intelligent fridge orders food from the Internet It knows when we need food, like milk or fruit 7.45 I program my vacuum cleaner, Homebot, to clean the floor I put tonight's dinner in the intelligent oven I can check the dinner with my mobile phone 8.00 I go out I go to work in my PIVO car - it talks and gives me traffic information My mother stays with Wakamaru, our intelligent robot It looks after her and phones me when she is not well 18.00 I get back home I ride my exercise bike - it has got a computer I can choose different routes and today I go cycling in the Alps! 19.00 Dinner is ready in the intelligent oven Great! 20.00 We watch a film on the home cinema in the living room 23.30 I go to bed and read an e-book Then I go to bed Task 1: Match the machines (1-7) with the description (A-H) There is one extra description Write the answer in each blank _1 Wakamaru domestic robotA cleans the floor _2 intelligent oven B looks after animals _3 exercise bike with computer C orders food on the Internet _4 PIVO car D controls the temperature of the water and has a TV _5 Homebot E cooks and dinner automatically _6 intelligent shower F you can exercise on it _7 intelligent fridge G talks to the driver H looks after old people Task 2: Read the passage again, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) T F The intelligent shower can show TV programs and choose Michiko’s favourite water temperature The intelligent fridge asks Michiko and orders food from the Internet 10 Her PIVO car drives Michiko to work, and she only sits in her car 11 Wakamaru can look after old people 12 Michiko can exercise and watch film at home Keys: H E F G A D C T F 10 F 11 T 12 T Reading 3: Read the text, and complete the gaps (1-6) with the sentences (A-G) There is one sentence that you not need A In I975, he taught architecture, but he continued to invent puzzles B He did a number of different jobs and then became a journalist in the 1930s C He was born in Budapest in 1944 D However, it didn't work because the ink was very thick E In the 1970s, he worked as an architect and in his spare time he invented a mechanical puzzle F It quickly became popular all over the world G If wasn't the only thing he invented Two great inventors László Biró was born in Budapest in 1899 After he left school, he studied medicine at university, but he didn't finish his studies (1) _ He noticed that newspaper ink dried very quickly on the paper, and put the ink into his fountain pen (2) _ He and his brother Gyõrgy then invented a new type of pen with a small ball at the end The new pen worked with the thick ink (3) _ In 1939, Biró moved to Paris and then to Argentina Biró invented many other things but the most important was the ball-point pen, or “biro” László Biró died in Buenos Aires in 1985 Emö Rubik’s father was an engineer and his mother was a poet (4) _ After leaving school, he studied architecture and design at the Technical University (5) _ Rubik called it the “Magic Cube” It soon became popular in Hungary and the rest of Europe (6) _ In the early 1980s, the cube became popular in the USA too, and got a new name: “Rubik’s Cube” It is the world's best-selling toy - some people say there are 300 million cubes in the world Rubik became very rich and went on to invent many more games and puzzles Keys B D F C E A ... we… water carefully,more people will have fresh water a.will use b.using c.would use d.use II. UNIT 8: ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES Choose the best answer A,B or C to complete each sentences 1.In... have learnt English for 10 years I have not seen him for ages II Use the given words to write the complete sentences Canberra is the capital city of Australia With a population of 403,4 68, it is... (visit) it again in 20 18 The educational campaign about recycling ( take place) at 9.30 a.m infront of the local stadium The bus for the excursion to the farm ( leave) at 8. 30 a.m tomorrow Great