Ôn tập Tiếng Anh 8 (Học kì 2) - Chuyên đề 8: Writing

 UNIT 7
H. WRITING
I. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
1. People don’t care much about environment, so they keep making it worse.
→ If people ____________________________________________________
2. She suffered from a serious disease because of drinking contaminated water in a long 
time.
→ Since________________________________________________________
3. The drainage system is damaged. There is not enough water for the crop.
→ If the drainage system_____________________________________________ 
4. “Why don’t you turn off more lights in the house to reduce your eyestrain?”
→ If I__________________________________________________________
5. The improvements of the public transport system will encourage more people to use it.
→ If____________________________________________________________
II. Combine each pair of the following sentences using the words/phrases in 
brackets.
l. A serious road accident happened. There was a traffic chaos yesterday. (CAUSED)
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2. I had to get the mop. I spilled my juice. (SINCE)
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3. He walked slowly. He has a bad leg. (BECAUSE OF
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4. A peacock will spread his feathers, he will attract a female. (SO)
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5. The cyclone has come. Many thousands of deaths. (RESULTED IN)
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6. Don't eat too much sugar. It creates health problems. (LEAD TO)
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7. The weather was bad. That's why our departure delayed (BECAUSE OF)
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8. There was damage to our property because of the fire. (RESULTED IN)
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9. They haven't reply our invitation so far. I think they are not coming. (SINCE)
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10. The road condition is poor. There has been several accidents. (CAUSED)
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III. Use the given words to write the complete conditional sentences type 2.
1. If/I/ be/ you/I/ eat/ more vegetable.
 Page | 1 10. She lived on a farm once, but she doesn't any more.
→ She used______________________________________________________
V. Use the given words to write the complete sentences.
1. If/I/ come home/ early/I/ prepare/ dinner.
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2. If/ we/ live/ Rome/ Francesco/ visit/ us.
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3. If/ Tim and Torn/ be/ old/ they/ play/ our hockey team.
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4. If/ he/ be/ my friend/I/ invite him/ my birthday party.
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5. If/ Susan/ study/ hard/ she/ be better/ school.
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6. If/ they/ have/ enough money/ they/ buy/ new car.
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7. If/ you/ do/ paper round/ you/ earn/ little/ extra money.
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8. If/ Michael/ get/ more pocket money/ he/ ask/ Doris/ out/ for dinner.
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9. If/ we/ win/ lottery/ we/ fly/ San Francisco.
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10. If/I/ meet/ Brad Pitt/I/ ask/ his autograph.
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VI. Are you concerned about noise pollution? Write a paragraph (100-120 words) 
about its causes, effects and solutions for this pollution problem.
You should base on the suggestions below:
- What is noise pollution?
- How common is it now?
- What causes it?
- What are its effects?
- What should we do to solve it?
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9. President/ travel/ more than twenty/ country.
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10. I/ do/ housework/ moment.
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IV. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the word(s) given so that its 
meaning stays the same.
1. Mr. Nam started teaching English 20 years ago. (FOR)
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2. This is the first time she has come to Vietnam. (NEVER)
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3. The last time I met her was 3 years ago. (HAVEN’T)
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4. That is the most interesting novel I have ever read. (SUCH)
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5. This is the third time I have been to Hanoi. (TWICE)
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V. Make complete sentences based on the given words.
1. Ireland/ be/ separate/ Great Britain/ its east/ North Channel/ Irish Sea/ St George’s 
Channel.
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2. Barbados/ be/ sovereign island country/ Caribbean region/ North America.
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3. Antigua and Barbuda/be/ twin-island country/Americas/ lie/ Caribbean Sea/ Atlantic 
Ocean.
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4. Soon/ we/walk through/Orchard Road/ we/ visit/ Merlion/ Sentosa Island.
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5. When/ people/ come/England/ they/ never/ miss/ chance/ visit/ city/ double- decker 
bus.
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VI. You are going to travel to Jamaica. Now make a schedule for your 3-day trip. 
Write a paragraph (100-120 words) to tell about your schedule.
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4. My father moved the sofa into the living room.
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5. They inform me that the manager is going to travel to Germany.
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6. We believed that Linda would pass the driving test.
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7. Gary gets his brother to clean his car.
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8. He will have a veterinary surgeon examine her cat.
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9. People don't force the children to work hard.
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10. Police advise drivers to drive slowly and safely.
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11. Her sister is preparing the breakfast in the kitchen.
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12. We should clean our teeth at least once a day.
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13. The shop assistant handed the packages to the customer.
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14. The director award the first prize to the best competitor.
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15. The organizer says that the performance will start at 7 p.m.
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16. He recommended that we shouldn't stay in the suburb.
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17. I had a technician repair my mobile phone.
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18. They often get the technician to maintain the water heater.
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19. How long have you waited for the dentist?
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20. People saw her plant the tree.
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II. Finish each of the following sentences so that its meaning stays the same.
1. Phillip had gone out before they arrived.
→ After ____________________________________________________________
2. I had lunch then I watched an interesting film.
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