Đề cương ôn tập Học kì 1 Tiếng Anh 8 năm 2025–2026 trường THCS Chu Văn An (TP Hồ Chí Minh)

I-Learn Smart World 8

SEMESTER 1 REVIEW

I/ PRONUNCIATION

A. Choose the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in

each of the following questions.

1. A. pollution B. transport C. waste D. plastic

2. A. plant B. water C. section D. forest

3. A. could B. would C. drought D. should

4. A. emergency B. email C. battery D. escape

5. A. saves B. recycles C. fires D. wastes

6. A. wait B. section C. tourism D. water

7. A. scarf B. scene C. scissors D. scientist

8. A. cinemas B. games C. sports D. friends

9. A. children B. chair C. rich D. machine

10. A. church B. chemistry C. lunch D. cheese

B. Choose the word that differs from the other three in the position of the main stress in

each of the following questions.

1. A. affect B. pollute C. disease D. damage

2. A. recycle B. reduce C. organize D. important

3. A. blizzard B. typhoon C. landslide D. earthquake

4. A. avalanche B. tsunami C. disaster D. announcement

5. A. earthquake B. typhoon C. landslide D. forest

6. A. typhoon B. organize C. tsunami D. Pacific

7. A. sewing B. competition C. shuttlecock D. knitting

8. A. karate B. announce C. design D. cycling

9. A. nature B. extreme C. country D. people

10. A. noisy B. country C. prefer D. recipe

II/ VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete each of the following questions.

1. A lot of people _____ trash into rivers and make the water polluted.

A. throw B. pass C. shoot D. kick

2. Green forests provide more spaces __________ animals and birds.

A. with B. for C. into D. onto

3. Turning off the air conditioner ten minutes before leaving saves a lot of ________.

A. plastic B. air C. water D. electricity

4. Governments should prevent people _________ cutting down trees in the forests.

A. with B. into C. from D. on

5. People shouldn’t use plastic bags _________ they can reduce land pollution.

A. but B. that C. so that D. although

6. She won't pass the exam if she ______ hard.

A. doesn't study B. studies C. will study D. won't study

7. Barry loves running, _____ he is also a member of our school's running club.

A. or B. but C. if D. and

8. We should always remember 3 Rs to protect the environment, “Reduce, Reuse _______ Recycle”.

A. if B. and C. or D. but

9. Tornadoes – very strong winds that move in a circle – can suck up anything that is in their ________.

A. road B. line C. eye D. path

10. Typhoon Tip caused a lot of damage on islands in the Pacific _____.

A. Land B. Air C. River D. Ocean

11. _______, the sky became very dark, and the storm came with strong winds and heavy rain.

A. Logically B. Suddenly C. Luckily D. Normally

12. When there is a _____, move wooden furniture away from windows.

A. wildfire B. drought C. heat wave D. tsunami

13. A: _____ can we buy a first aid kit?

B: At a drugstore.

A. Why B. When C. Where D. Who

14. In case of an earthquake, hide _____ a hard object like a table or bed.

A. above B. under C. inside D. near

15. “_____ damage did the blizzard cause?”

A. How many B. How long C. How much D. How wide

16. People living near the beach should move _____ a safe place before a typhoon hits.

A. near B. outside C. up D. to