6 Đề ôn tập kiểm tra học kì I Tiếng anh lớp 8

TEST 1: 
PRONUNCIATION: 
I/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently others (1.0m) 
1. A. classmate      B. character    C. grade      D. place 
2. A. tiger             B. wife        C. wisdom       D.  tire 
3. A. folk          B. hold           C. photo          D. neighbor 
4. A. organized     B. lived    C. concerned    D. established 
II/ Choose the word whose main stress pattern is placed differenly ( 0.5m) 
1. A. encourage  	B. voluntary    	C. assistance     D. resources 
2. A. delivery  	B. equipment      	C. electricity     D. experiment 
B> LANGUAGE FOCUS: 
I/ Choose the correct word(s)/ phrase(s) to complete the sentences. (2.5ms) 
1. I’m sorry, but you have to cook dinner 
A. myself      B. himself      C. yourself         D. ourselves 
2. They hope they cannatural resources.
 A. collect       B. plant          C. keep           D. save 
3. Tom is 16. He isn’t .. to drive a car. 
A. enough young              B. young enough C. enough old                    D. old enough 
4. When my uncle was young, he used .. fishing on Sundays. 
A. go                                B. went C. going                            D. to go 
5. My sister has been a student at this schooltwo years. 
A. since         B. for       C. in        D. about 
6. Many young people are fond .playing football. 
A. in             B. on          C. at             D. of 
7. You should go to theto buy some fish and vegetables 
A. market      B. post office       C. kitchen         D. theater 
8. You are not allowed to go  the museum without paying. 
A. outside         B. inside    C. upstairs        D. downstairs 
9. He does morning exercises regularly improve his health. 
A. in order for     B. so as to    C. so that      D. in order that 
10. Customers can shop in .in the new shopping mall in town. 
A. concern      B. convenience      C. comfort    D. community 
II/ Choose the word or phrase that is not correct  (1m) 
I have knew my English teacher since 2009
A      B        C       D 
2. This is the more interesting book I have ever read 
A            B                           C          D 
3. The boy always spends much time to play badminton 
A               B                 C               D 
4. I know you worked really hardly this semester. 
A                B                C            D 
C/ READING: 
 I/ Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers ( 1.5ms) 
Today many people learn English. (1)do all these people learn English? It is not (2)to answer that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one (3)their subjects. Many adults learn English (4)it is useful for their work. Teenagers often learn English for their higher (5)because some of their books are in English at the college or (6) Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.
1. A. What        	B. How              	C. Why           	D. When 
2. A. difficult     	B. comfortable    	C. easy          	D. good 
3.  A. in            	B. on                 	C. off             	D. of 
4.   A. although  	B. because        	C. however      	D. then 
5.  A.job            	B. work             	C. study          	D. position
 6. A. school         	B. university     	C. home          	D. institute  
II/ Read the passage and check Ture (T) or False (F) (1.5ms) 
England is not a large country. No town in England is very far from the sea, and many English families spend their holidays at the seaside. There are no high mountains in England, no very long rivers, and no very large forests. There are many towns in England. No town is very far from another. The English countryside between the town is like the carpet of many colors. In spring and summer, the fields, meadows and forests are light green or dark green, red, blue, yellow and white with flowers. 
FACTS T F 
1. England is a small country. 	..
2. There are high mountains in England. 	..
3. There are a lot of  towns in England. 	..
4. There are not very long rivers. 	..
5. In spring and summer, the fields and meadows are not light green or dark green.
 6. The forests are not colorful.   
D> WRITING: Rewrite these sentences, beginning with the words given ( 2ms)
She dislikes going swimming on Sunday. ( hate) 
⇒ She . 
2. The doctor said to him, “ You should stay in bed for a few days”. (said) 
⇒ The doctor 
3. The teacher said to him, “ come into my office, please.” (ask) 
⇒ The teacher  
4. My grandmother lived in the countryside when she was young. ( used) 
 ⇒ My grandmother ..
TEST 2
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently. (0.5 pt) 
1. A. tiger 	B. wife 	C. wisdom 	D.  smile 
2. A. looked 	B. watched 	C. carried 	D. stopped 
3. A. mend 	B. semester 	C. letter 	D.  report 
4  A. equipment 	B. upset 	C. end 	D.  help 
5. A. take 	B. part 	C. date 	D. favor  
II. Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence. (2.0 pt) 
1. My brother is under seventeen. He isn’t ________ to drive a car. 
A. old enough 	B. young enough 	C. enough old 	D. enough young 
2. Helen enjoys ________ to the modern pop music. 
A. listen 	B. listened 	C. to listen 	D. listening 
3. I used to ________ when I was a child. 
A. cry 	B. cries	 C. crying 	D. cried 
4. We have lived here ________ last summer.
 A. for 	B. since 	C. in 	D. from
 5. Kitchen is a ________ place for children to play. 
A. convenient 	B. suitable 	C. dangerous 	D. comfortable 
6. Could you help me, please? – ___________.   
A. No, thank you 	B. Yes, That’s very kind of you.	C. Of course. 	D. I’d love to 
7.He will visit his parents__________ Monday __________ 8.30.   
A. on / on 	B. between  	C. on / at         	D. in / in 
8. My friend speaks English very ________ because she always has good marks.   
A. good 	B. well 	C. bad 	D. badly 
C. READING I. Read the passage carefully then decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F). (1.0 pt) 
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 Edinburgh, Scotland. As a boy,Alexander beame interested in sound and speech. In 1870 Bell decided to emigrate to America . They lived in Boston, where Alexander taught in a school for the deaf mutes .There he began experimenting with a machine to help the deaf-mutes. For years, Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, worked day and night. Finally, on March 19, 1876 they first introduced the telephone. Bell said on the telephone: “Mr Watson come here , I want you”. This was the first telephone message .Bell demonstrated his invention to the public at countless exhibition .Many people were surprised when they saw and heard this invention. By 1877 the first telephone was in commercial use.   
T F 1. Alexander Graham Bell was born in England.     
2. Bell came to America when he was 23 years old.     
3. Bell and Watson worked together for years.     
4. They first introduced  the telephone in 1877.     
II. Read the passage carefully then answer the questions below. (1.5 pts) 
Tonny moved to this neighbourhood last year. Tonny and his family lived in a big city before coming here. On the first days, he didn’t like the life in the country because there wasn’t anything to do. However, after a short time he has changed his mind. He now likes his new neighbourhood very much because the air is fresh, the food is delicious and the people are friendly. There are a lot of things he can do in his free time such as going swimming, going fishing, and going boating.  He doesn’t  want to live in a big city anymore. 
Questions: When did Tonny move to this neighborhood? 
→ .. 
Why didn’t he like the life in the country at first?
 → .. 
Does he like living in the city now? 
→ .. 
D. WRITING I. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one. (1.5 pts) 
You ought to go to the dentist . 
→You should.. 
John said to me : “Turn off the lights , please .” 
→ John told me . 
Ba is more intelligent than Hung. 
→ Hung isn’t 
 II. Complete sentences from the words given. (1.0 pt) 
I/ my friends/ going/ plant/ trees/ flowers/ school garden.
 → .. 
We/ know/ each other/ since/ we/ be/ small.
 → .. 
TEST 3
I. Choose the word having the underlined letters pronounced differently (1pt)
1. A. how              B. hour                          C. humorous               D. hair
2. A. visited           B. heated                    C. locked                   D. corresponded
3. A. generous         B. reserved                 C. device                     D. experiment
4. A. study             B. music                     C. fun                          D. subject 
II.. Choose the best answer ( 2pts)
1. It is really a difficult test but we will try to do it ______
           A. ourself                     B,   ourselves                        C,   itself                     D, itselves
2. You are too thin. You ______ to eat more.
          A, ought                        B, has                                    C, should                     D, must
3,We live in a house ______ to the store
          A. on                             B. in                                      C. under                       D. next
4, Would you like ______ a message ?
         A.  leave                         B. to leave                            C. leaving                  D. to leaving
5, My father has a good ______ of  humor , so everyone likes to talk to him.
        A, feeling                        B, sense                                C, knowledge               D, memory
6, A: Is she going to drive a car?   B: No, she’s ______
         A. not enough old to drive a car                   B. enough not old to drive a car
         C. not old enough to drive a car                             D. enough old to drive a car
7.Don’t come in . Please wait ______ for  your  turn.
        A. outside                         B. inside                            C. downstairs                D. upstairs.
8, Can I ______ to Mary, please? This isNancy.
         A. speak               B. listen                       C. read                D. write 
III. Give the correct form of the verbs(1pt)
1,The sun ( rise ) in the East and sets in the west..                            
2, I’m going (tell)  my parents about the result of my exam.         
3, What time (you / go )  to the market tomorrow ?.                                                 
4, Last night , my children (make ) a lot of noise , so I couldn’t sleep.    
IV.Give the correct form of the words in brackets(1pt)
1. I am______ to have a friend like you. ( luck )           
2. My brother like reading and he has got a lot of ______ book ( interest )    
3. My parents enjoys the ______ of the countryside. ( peaceful )         
4. Alexander is the _____ of the telephone .  (invent )
V. Read and answer the questions:(2pts)
      Peter is my pen pal. He is fifteen years old. He lives in a house in London. He has lived there for ten years. He is an excellent student. He always works hard at school and gets good marks. He loves learning Vietnamese in his free time. He often practices writing letters in Vietnamese. Sometimes he helps me to correct my writing, and I help him to correct his spelling mistakes. Next summer, he is going to visit Ho Chi Minh City with his family. I’m expecting to see him.
1. Where does he live? 
2. What does he like doing in his free time?
3.. Does he often practice Vietnamese by writing and reading? 
4. Where is he going to do next summer ?
VI. Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box(1pt) 
          interesting        visit        because          and        neighbor       autumn 
            Lan was Hoa’s next-door (1).in Bac Giang. She is very beautiful. She has big brown eyes and a lovely smile. Last summer ,she went to Da Lat  to (2)Hoa. They traveled around the city and saw a lot of (3)  .places such as waterfalls, flower gardens. Hoa likes living in Da Lat. Lan also likes  living   there........(4)......... Da Lat  is a very beautiful place and quiet . Lan is going to visit Hoa next summer and she will be there during the summer.
VII. Use the following words to write meaningful sentences (1pt)
1.Why / not / he / go / movie theater / last night ?
2. We/ enjoy/ tell/ jokes.
3. I/ going/ see/ John/ tonight.
4.She/ often/ have/ short holiday/ Christmas.
VIII. Write the second sentence so that it has a same meaning as the first (1pt)
1. Tom wasn’t hard-working. He couldn’t get good marks.
=> Tom wasn’t 
2. Her hair is long and black.
=> She has 
3. My father smoked a lot 5 years ago but now he gives it up.
=> My father used...........................
4. Swimming across this river is dangerous.
=> It is 
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others: 
1. A. include	B. prison	C. trip	D. minus
2. A. answer	B. golden	C. delicious	D. wonder
2. a. family 	b. grocery 	c. try	d. happy
4. a. organized 	b. lived 	c. concerned	d. established
5.a. around 	b. delicious	c. house 	d. ground
6.a. school 	b. chore	c. kitchen	d. choose
7.a. buffalo 	 b. rope	c. wisdom 	d. clothes
8.a. folk 	b. hold 	c. photo	 	d. neighbor
9. a. tonight 	b. introduce 	c. movie 	d. humor
10.. a. answer 	b. always 	c. wrong 	d. write
11.a. fishing 	b. cousin 	c. invent 	d. furniture
12. a. classmate 	b. character	c. grade	d. place
TEST 4
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. 
A. between	B. green	C. thirteen	D. volunteer
A. enough	B. cough	C. night	D. laugh
A. wanted	B. started	C. helped	D. needed
Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
A. between	B. report	C. happy	D. enough
A. enjoy	B. uncle	C. Sunday	D. different
Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences.
We must be there _____ 7.30 and 8.15.
	A. at 	B. before 	C. between 	D. after
Dad stayed at the office _____ he finished the report.
	A. between 	B. until 	C. for 	D. at
Vietnamese language is different _____ English language.
	A. as 	B. like 	C. from 	D. with
Tom is 16. He isn’t _____ to drive a car.
	A. enough young 	B. young enough 	C. enough old 	D. old enough
When my uncle was young, he used _____ fishing on Sundays.
	A. go 	B. went 	C. going 	D. to go
Mary likes _____ the piano.
	A. playing 	B. plays 	C. played 	D. play
She told me _____ you that present.
	A. giving 	B. to give 	C. gave 	D. given
Last night I watched the movie “Romeo and Juliet”. In the end, they killed______.
	A. himself 	B. herself 	C. themselves 	D. ourselves
Jane is _____ beautiful than her sister.
	A. as 	B. like 	C. the most 	D. more
London is _____ capital city in Europe.
	A. large 	B. larger 	C. most large 	D. the largest
Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting. 
My uncle and aunt lived in this village for over twenty years 
	A	B	C	D
You should take a taxi although it’s raining hard. 
	A	B	C	D
I’m not very good on repairing things.
	A	B	C	D
I prefer the city life than country life.
	A	B	C	D
We haven’t seen each other since a long time. 
	A	B	C	D
Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
There ____________________12 months in a year. (be)
At the moment, my mother ____________________in the office. (work)
My sister ____________________this place last year. (not visit)
Minh is a doctor. He ____________________in a hospital for 5 years. (work)
She enjoys____________________ T.V after dinner. (watch)
Rewrite these following sentences as directed.
Mai / enjoy / learn English. (make sentence)
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She often went to school by bike but now she doesn’t any more. (use used to)
	@ She	
 “ Don’t go out and put on warm clothes” said the doctor ( use reported speech)
	@ The doctor	
Minh is young. He can’t drive a car ( use enough)
	@ Minh 	
Nam is not old enough to be in my class. (use tooto)
	@ Nam 	
TEST 5
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others.
A. although 	B. sidewalk 	C. along 	D. all
A. volunteer 	B. century	C. Sunday	D. fund
A. enroll 	B. both 	C. program	D. lost 
A. group	B. loud 	C. shout	D. scout
A. school 	B. else 	C. secretary 	D. position
Chose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
Many learners put into the new words the meaning of their_________.
	A. mother tongue 	B. mother’s tongue 	C. language	D. tongue mother
Some people try to learn new words and phrases_________heart.
	A. with 	B. in 	C. by.	D. from
Before the festival started, a fairy appeared and_________changed the poor girl’s rags into beautiful clothes.
	A. magical 	B. magic 	C. magically	D. magician
The step mother was very_________to the little poor girl.
	A. sad 	B. nice 	C. cruel	D. happy
She used_________all the chores when she was young.
	A. do 	B. to do 	C. doing	D. did
She told me that you didn’t learn English very_________.
	A. good 	B. well 	C. badly	D. fast
Mr. Jackson told me_________this machine to your office.
	A. bring 	B. to bring 	C. bringing	D. brought
My mother hates_________the dishes after meals
	A. wash 	B. to wash 	C. washing	D. to washing
The prince immediately fell_________love with the kind girl.
	A. to 	B. in 	C. into	D. from
Could you_________me a favor? - How can I help?
	A. make 	B. give 	C. do	D. take
Let’s meet _________the cinema
	A. outside	B. out 	C. outside in 	D. out side 	
He often gets his salary_________the fifth of the month. 
	A. in 	B. since 	C. at 	D. on 	
My mother always_________. She is a good cook. 
	A. makes cooking 	B. sets the cooking	C. does the cooking 	D. gets to cook 
Life in the_________is definitely changing for the better. The living conditions in the country are getting better. 
	A. urban	B. district	C. provinces	D. rural 
Tim promised_________in learning Spanish.
	A. to work better	B. to work his best 	C. to do his well 	D. to try his best Choose the underlined part that needs correcting.
I strongly believe that friends plays a very important role in our life.
	A	 B	C	 D 
We are having a birthday party in Saturday night. Would you like to come?
 	A 	 B 	 C 	D 
There are a lot of books in the library but you ought buy some more from the bookshop. 
 	A 	B 	C 	 D 
The armchair is in the livingroom, among the television and the sofa.
 	A 	B 	C 	 D 
They wanted him understand that they wanted some milk and sandwiches.
 	A 	B 	 C 	D 
A. Choose the best option to complete each blank.
A. were	B. was	C. is 	D. are	
A. went	B. go	C. will go	D. is going	
A. going	B. to go	C. go	D. went	
A. will run	B. is running	C. runs	D. ran	
A. to see	B. seeing	C. saw	D. see
B. Answer the following questions.
What’s her name?
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Where did Cindy’s sister go one night?
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Why was Cindy sad?
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Who appeared and helped her?
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Who wanted to see her again?
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Rewrite the following sentences as directed.
 “Can you explain tis word to me?” She asked her teacher. (use reported speech)
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 “You should practise speaking English everyday” Jackson said to Mary. (use reported speech)
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She isn’t old enough to drive a car. ( use totoo + to infinitive)
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Nam is too short to reach the shelf. ( use adj.+enough)
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She started school seven years ago. (change into present perfect tense)
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TEST 6
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.
My father's car is not as new __________yours.
	A. more	B. than	C. with	D. as
Our club members __________waste paper from the recycling program since last week.
	A. collect	B. collected	C. have collected	D. collecting
My family used to __________in a big city, but now we live in the countryside.
	A. lived	B. living	C. live	D. to live
__________I speak to Lan, please ? 
	A. Could	B. Can	C. Should	D. A&B
We are going__________	Hue Citedal next week.
	A. to visit	B. visits 	C. vi