Bài tập bổ trợ Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 Global Success - Test 7 (Kèm đáp án)

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Our homes waste a lot of power. This is why many people are changing their homes into ‘smart’ homes. 
Smart homes use technology to become more 16 ______________. Some devices you might find in a 
smart home are smart thermostats, solar power, and smart water faucets. Smart thermostats are used 
to 17 ______________ the costs of heating and cooling. Solar power is created by the sun, which means 
it is free and renewable. Smart faucets have new technologies to help you save water. These are just a 
few devices we can use to be more energy efficient, reduce 18 ______________, and help protect and 
19 ______________ our planet. We can also help save our planet by making it our duty to 
20 ______________ as much as possible. The simple thing can reduce the 21 ______________ of garbage 
we create. Another 22 ______________ thing is to take public transportation to reduce how much 
energy we use and how much pollution we create. Pollution causes 23 ______________, which has 
become a serious threat to the 24 ______________ of our planet. We are all 25 ______________ for 
taking care of our Earth, and we must start taking care of it now!
IV. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
26. I’ll stay here while / before I until Jack gets back and we’ll go together. 
27. When / Before / Until you read his stories, you know that he’s a good writer. 
28. You are too young to understand. I will explain it to you when / before I while you are older. 
29. The children will want to go swimming before / as soon as / until they see the river. 
30. The plane won’t take off after / until / while the clouds go off. 
31. He will give you a job when / before / until you have enough qualifications. 
32. I will finish my homework before / until / as soon as my father arrives home late this evening. 
33. I will do the next task as soon as / before / by the time I have finished the first one. 
34. Mother to her son: I won’t let you watch TV before / when / until you finish your homework. 
35. He usually surfs the Internet on his smartphone before / after / while he is waiting for the bus.
V. Combine each pair of sentences, using the conjunction in brackets.
36. We will feel much older. We reach our 14th birthday. (when)
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37. He left for work. He had a cup of tea. (before) 
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38. He likes to watch TV. He gets home from work. (after) 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 52. A. sources B. energy C. dams D. cables
53. A. keep B. protect C. maintain D. hold
54. A. at B. within C. on D. in
55. A. make B. let C. encourage D. influence
VII. Read the passage, and do the tasks that follow.
There are many causes that lead to water pollution. One main cause of this issue is waste water coming 
from many factories and then being directly pulled out into water bodies, especially into rivers or seas 
without any treatment because this is the most convenient way of disposing waste water. Industrial 
waste consists of some kind of chemical substance such as sulphur, which is harmful to marine life. 
Lead is known as the main reason for cancer disease. Cancer has become a popular disease in several 
communes which are called “cancer villages”. Another cause is the awareness of citizens, people always 
use water for many purposes and then they dump waste water or garbage directly into rivers, canals, 
and ponds and so on. In 2004, because of bird flu outbreak in Viet Nam, people threw poultry to water 
body that made water highly polluted.
Task 1. Read the passages again, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
56. Waste water from many factories which is dumped into water bodies directly causes water 
pollution. _____
57. Dumping waste directly into water is the most convenient way of disposing waste water. _____
58. Sulphur is believed the main reason for cancer. _____
59. Cancer villages occurred in 2004. _____
60. Due to lack of awareness, people poisoned water with dead poultry when there was bird flu 
outbreak in 2004. _____
Task 2. Match each underlined word in the text with the definition, writing the answer in each blank.
61. convenient (adj) _____ A. birds, like hens, ducks, geese... that are kept for eggs and meat
62. marine (adj) _____ B. knowledge
63. awareness (n) _____ C. connected with the sea
64. outbreak (n) _____ D. suitable or practical for a particular purpose
65. poultry (n) _____ E. the sudden beginning of something unpleasant
VIII. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question.
 Saving the Environment: One Home at a Time
Pollution can be seen not only throughout the world, but also in our own homes. It comes from D. an average man produces compost for plants
70. The word “It” in paragraph 2 refers to ____________.
A. recycling B. the number C. cutting down D. effort
IX. Use the cues given to answer the following questions, then practise the dialogue with your partner 
about Yellowstone National Park in the USA.
- the world’s oldest national park / also the world's largest park
- famous for its geysers
- Old Faithful / hot water I shoot hundreds of feet into the air every hour
- 2.5 million people I visit I park / each year
- tourists / not allowed to pick the flowers / not feed or hunt animals
71. What is special about Yellowstone National Park in the USA?
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72. What is Yellowstone famous for?
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73. Why is Old Faithful the most famous geyser?
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74. How many people visit the park each year?
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75. What are the rules for tourists to Yellowstone?
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X. Write meaningful sentences from the words given to complete the notice.
 Hoang Mai Middle School
 NOTICE
 March 22, 20...
 Creation for Environmental Protection
76. students / collect / recycled waste / bottles, jars, used paper / stars
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77. every 3 kg / used paper / exchanged 11 star / 5 kg of cardboard / 1 star / 10 used batteries / 1 star
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