ENGLISH 8 – CLASS 8A
PRACTICE 5
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SECTION A. LISTENING
Part 1. Listen to the tape carefully (2 times), then write the words you hear.
Firstly, there is raw sewage, which is pumped directly into __________.
Secondly, ships drop about 6 millions tons of _____________ into the sea each year.
3 Thirdly, there are _____________ from ships.
4 Next, there are waste materials from ____________.
Part 2. You will hear a conversation and a short talk. Choose the best option to each question.
Conversation.
5 Where is the mother going?
A. To the plastics shop B. To the supermarket C. To a friend’s house
6 According to the mother, why should we cut down on the amount of plastic bags used?
A To prevent pollution B. To save time C. . To save money
Short talk.
7 How many kilograms of used paper should a students bring each semester?
A. 1 kilogram B. 2 kilograms C. 3 kilograms
8 When will they bring used paper to school?
A. This week B. Next week C. Not mentioned
SECTION B. LANGUAGE
Part 1. Choose the word marked A, B, C or D that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1 A. creativity B. immature C. negative D. nationality
2 A. impossible B. importantly C. stability D. connectivity
3 A. opportunity B. competitive C. communicative D. unfortunate
4 A. authority B. impolite C. unhealthy D. repetitive
Part 2. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
5 I prefer (do) __________ a nine-to-five job to working shifts.
6 She said she (travel) _____________ to the Moon when she had enough money.
7 He asked me if I (prefer) __________ video conferencing to face-to-face meetings.
8 He (tell) __________ his classmate that he could ride a bicycle when he was 10.
SECTION C. READING
Part 1. Read the passage and then decide whether each of the statements are true (T) or false (F)
People are fascinated by. Some of them look like mechanical dolls to play with. Most of them look like other machines of today’s high technology.
Today’s robots are simple–minded compared with the ones of the future. Researchers are now working on the sixth generation. These new robots will be able to do complex jobs. They will able to take information from the environment. They will able to see, using television cameras for eyes. They will able to touch and hear. Some computers can already understand a limited vocabulary. Researchers are trying to develop ones that can understand human speech. They will be able to understand voice commands and then respond.
TRUE OR FALSE?
1 _______ Robots are different from mechanical dolls and other machines of today’s high technology.
2 _______ Today’s robots have not been perfected.
3 _______ Robots will be able to do complex jobs with the sixth generation.
4 _______ Robots are unable to understand human speech in the future.
Part 2. Read the passage then answer these questions.
A mobile phone, also known as a cell phone, is one that we can use to make telephone calls to anyone from a great distance via a radio link. Apart from telephony, modern smart mobile phones also support a number of other services including text messaging, internet access, gaming, photography, and many business applications.
By 2011, over six billion people, 87% of the world’s population, used mobile networks. Inspite of the many advantages a cell phone has, it also brings about several problems that users should be aware of. Mobile phone radiation is believed to be harmful to human health. Another serious problem can be privacy and tracking.
Questions.
5 What does a cell phone operate via?
6 Which services do modern smart mobile phones support?
7 How many people are there using mobile networks by 2011?
8 Does a cell phone have disadvantages?
SECTION D. WRITING
Part 1. Rearrange the words/ phrases given to make complete sentences.
1 holography/ said that/ Lan/ interact/ would help us/ in real time/.

2 aliens/ wanted to know/ Dean/ could communicate/ if/ verbally/.
3 Mark asked/ aliens/ if/ could/ others’ happiness and fear/ smell/.
4 Trinh/ had/ asked/ Martians/ what/ to drink/.
Part 2. Rewrite these sentences using direct speech.
5 Phong said that he had had a talk with Dr. Nelson.
6 Chau said that she wanted to become a chef.
7 Michael told