REVISION ENGLISH 8 (16/03 – 22/03/2020)
Exercise 1: Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the given words.
environment diseases pollution emission upgrading
If you wander on the streets of Ha Noi, the capital of Viet Nam, you may be surprised that most people are wearing masks, hiding their faces. This is because of serious air (1) ____________ in this city.
Between March 1 and 4, 2016, the air quality index of Ha Noi, as measured by the US Embassy in Ha Noi was over 350. At this level, air pollution can cause lots of respiratory (2) ___________, especially to children and the elderly. The major cause of air pollution in Ha Noi is traffic. Due to the increasing number of motorcycles and cars in the last decade, the (3) ____________ of chemical exhausts has been on a constant rise. Another reason is urban construction, including road (4) ____________
projects and residential buildings. People have to live with the dust and dirt throughout the city.
Environmental experts have warned that if the city continues to develop its economy with little regard to the (5)_____________, the consequence will be tragic.
Exercise 2: Read the following passage. Circle A, B or C to complete each sentence.
Oral storytelling has been around as long as human language. Our ancestors probably gathered around the evening fires and talked about their fears and their beliefs through oral stories. This long tradition of storytelling is evident in ancient cultures such as the Australian Aborigines.
Early storytelling probably originates in simple chant. People sang chants as they worked at grinding corn or sharpening tools. Then they started to combine stories, poetry, music, and dance. The stories explained how life began and why things happened, as well as provided entertainment. Those who were excellent at storytelling became entertainers, educators, cultural advisors, and historians for the community. Through storytellers, the history of a culture was handed down from generation to generation.
In the 20th century, interest in oral storytelling has revived. A number of storytelling festivals were established. Storytelling festivals bring tellers to gather for entertaining, telling and education in the art.
* oral = spoken
1. The word "gathered" in the passage can be best replaced by __________.
A. talked B. met C. built
2. The phrase "originates in" in the passage can be best replaced by _________.
A. creates by B. comes from C. begins with
3. The word "excellent" in the passage is closest in meaning to __________.
A. outstanding B. brilliant C. smart
4. The phrase "handed down" in the passage can be best replaced by _________.
A. carried out B. went on C. passed on
5. The word "revived" in the passage can be best replaced by _________.
A. come back B. survived C. disappeared
Exercise 3: Rewrite the following sentences starting with if.
1. He can’t go out because he has to study for his exam.
If ...
2. She is lazy so she can’t pass the exam.
If ...
3. He will pay me tonight; I will have enough money to buy a car.
If ...
4. He smokes too much; that’s why he can’t get rid of his cough.
If ...
5. She is very shy, so she doesn’t enjoy the party.
If ...
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6. He doesn’t take any exercises. He is so unhealthy.
If ...
7. Study hard or you won’t pass the exam.
If ...
8. Don’t be impatient or you will make mistakes.
If ...
9. I don’t buy that book because I don’t have enough money.
If ...
Exercise 4: Complete these sentences use the correct form of the verbs.
1. The manager (be) ……….very angry if I am late for work.
2. You will have to work very hard if you (take) ………this course.
3. I (go) ……….. to see the doctor if I don’t feel well tomorrow.
4. They can’t hear you unless you (speak) ……….louder.
5. If Peter (forget) ………to write his essay, the teacher (give) ………..him a low mark.
6. If they (win) ………this match, they will be the champions.
7. We (have) ………plenty of time if we (arrive) ………there early.
8. The zookeeper (punish) ………you if you (feed) ……….the animal.
9. What ……… (Jane/ say) if Jim (tell) ……….. her the truth?
10. The door (not lock) ……… unless you (press) ………the green button Exercise 5: Combine each pair of sentences using the word given.
1. Noise pollution happens. There is a change in animals’ living pattern. (causes)
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2. Radioactive pollution is very dangerous. It can cause abnormal growth. (since)
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3. The area is uninhabitable. The Chernobyl nuclear accident happened. (made)
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4. Fossil fuels such as coal or oil are burned. Acid gases are produced. (so)
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5. Acid rain is dangerous. Trees’ leaves are damaged. (because of)
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6. Leaves are damaged. The tree cannot get enough food energy to stay healthy. (because) ...
Exercise 6: Choose the best answer to complete the letter below From: mi@fastmail.com
To: liam@quickmail.com Subject: Changes in my village Hi Liam,
How are you? I’m happy to share with you some good news about my village. There have been some changes (1)_____ your visit last year.
Last week I came back to my village and was really surprised. You know what? The lake is not
(2)_____ anymore. The factory has installed a new filtration system to treat the (3)_____ waste. I saw lots of small fish in the lake and wild ducks swimming in the water. Besides, they have planted trees around the factory to (4)_____ air pollution.
Since some villagers are in the habit of littering, people have placed dustbins in various places. This has (5)_____ in a much cleaner environment. My grandparents say that at weekends the villagers also go around the village together to (6)_____ rubbish.
What about your neighborhood? Has anything been done to make it cleaner? Tell me all about it in your next email.
Bye for now, Mi
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1. A. for B. since C. after D. before
2. A. pollute B. polluting C. pollutant D. polluted
3. A. chemical B. chemistry C. physics D. physical
4. A. increase B. rise C. reduce D. fall
5. A. caused B. led C. made D. resulted
6. A. collect B. pick C. get D. take
Exercise 7: Fill each blank with suitable word from the box to complete the passage about the visual pollution.
Includes many with kind inside dump example a
Visual pollution can happen outside or (1)... your house. When you are in the street, do you look around and see too (2)... telephone poles, overhead power lines, or advertising billboards? This is known as (3)... ‘negative visual environment’ and it causes visual pollution. For many communities, visual pollution also (4)... uncut weeds, graffiti, litter, and even badly cared-for buildings. This (5)... of pollution can be present in your house, too. If you (6)... clothes or school things on the floor, it causes visual pollution. A room (7) ... too much furniture placed in an untidy way is another (8) ...of visual pollution in the house.
You may not know that when you go out without wearing appropriate clothing, you can also cause this type of pollution.
Exercise 8: Rearrange these sentences to make the logic conversation.
1. If/ I/ be/ you/, I/ plant/ vegetables/ garden.
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2. More/ tourist/ come/ here/ if / beach/ be/ cleaner.
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3. What/ happen/ if / there/ be/ no/ car/ world?
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4. If/ I/ be/ his mother/, I/ ask/ tidy/ room/ every day.
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5. If/ there/ be/ no/ war/, people/ live/ more/ happy.
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6. Soil/ not/ be/ so/ polluted/ if/ farmers/ not use/ much/ chemical/ fertilizer.
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