END-YEAR REVISION – 8^th GRADE

I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

II.  Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word who se underlined part differs from the other three in the position of first stress in each of the following questions.

climatology

III.   Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges

Question 6. Duong “How about giving a presentation about saving energy?”

Question 13. If I were you, I __________ do something to prevent him from littering.

A. would                    B. did                                     C. will                                    D. do

Question 14. As soon as the floodwater ___________ down, people ____________

their houses.

Task 2. Read the description of three robotics competitions. Tick the correct competition. B.E.S.T Robot Contest

What can high school students do with a box of materials and six weeks? The B.E.S.T Robot Contest is a great way to find out. Teams must design a robot that can successfully complete a set of tasks within a time limit, and they’ll compete against each other.

F.I.R.S.T: Tech Challenge

Teams for the F.I.R.S.T: Tech Challenge can have up to 15 high schoolers. There’s a reusable robot kit. They must use this kit to create a robot that will be able to compete in an alliance format challenge. Teams work with adult coaches and mentors to help them.

National Robotics Challenge

The National Robotics Challenge doesn’t require specific materials or a kit. Stu- dents get to build a robot that can compete in challenges like a maze and rescue. Plus, the contest isn’t just for school students; college and graduate students can participate, too.

WRITING

Part 1: BUILDING SENTENCES

Use the following words to make complete sentences. You can make necessary changes to the words.

281.agree Minh/pay/ my ticket/ for.

282.She/me//later/ phone/ offered. 283. had/yesterday/ dinner/ We/ 6 p.m.

284. very/John/patient. He/ doing/keeps/ until/ things/ successful/ he

285. English/today/I/ study/begin. 286. Da Lat/photo/is/ city/beautiful/ The.

287. Now/cartoons/watch/on/ she/TV/ 288. get usually/you/ What time/ up?

289. favourite/ What/ indoor/his/is/ activities?

290. the/ in/your/ Is/brother/ room/ learning? 291. my/That/not/bike.

292. their/ Those/ helmets.

293. Parents/your/home/ Are? 294. shopping/go/ with/mum/ her/ She/ Saturdays.

295.my/hang out/1/ friends/often/ my/ free time/.

296. At weekends/time/ spend/ my family/ 1/ prefer.

297. arrive/ Sue/ always/early.

298. some plants/ garden/ in/ There/the. 299, playing/ brother/ chess/sister/ are/ His.

300. two/you/when/ count/ one /to/ten/ Could/from/you?

WRITING

Part 1: BUILDING SENTENCES

Use the following words to make complete sentences. You can make necessary changes to the words.

259. he/can/read/when/he/be/five

260. He/not have/rice/ the fridge.

261. there/be/starfruits/basket.

262. he/ not believe/ghost.

263. yesterday morning/she/buy/present/her mother.

264. 1/do/homework/this morning.

265, she/always/expect/win/ any games.

266. my sister/avoid / walk alone/night.

267. Kevin/read/newspaper / at the moment.

268. you/tell/story/now/?

269, what/you/do/when/1/call/ you / this morning/?

270, his daughter/can/write/when/she/be/four.

271. is/ near/ school/ There/new/ our/ gas station.

272. her/ Cindy/you/ I/ found/ Can/tell/that/have/necklace.

273. John/ always/ nice clothes.

274. hardly/the/feeds/My/ever / dog / brother.

275. After/my/1/sister/look/weekends/ sometimes / younger.

276. My brother /draw/ beautiful pictures/when/seven.

277. My/me/sitting/best friend/ next /is.

 278. We/ see/ interesting film/ last night.

279. The lesson/ finish/ an hour ago.

 280. The class / finish at 11 o’clock?