Đề cương ôn thi học kì I Tiếng anh lớp 8

CÁC ĐỀ THAM KHẢO
ĐỀ 1
I. Find the word with the different underlined sound.
1.	A. washed	B. crushed	C. stayed	D. watched
2.	A. book	B. good	C. food	D. foot
3.	A. face	 B. plane	C. station	D. travel
II. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
4.	A. imbalance	B. unable	C. unhealthy	D. impolite
5.	A. opportunity	 B. competitive	 C. communicate	D. unfortunate 
III. Choose the correct option A,B,C or D to complete the sentences.
6. A person who . . . . . the bagpipes is called a piper.
	A. plays	B. performs	C. entertains	D. does
7. Don’t drink that water. It’s . . . . .
	A. damaged	B. dumped	C. contaminated	D. pollution
8. The team’s success was largely . . . . . to her efforts.
	A. because	B. due	C. since	D. as
9. We don’t have many carnivals in Vietnam; . . . . ., we have many traditional festivals.
	A. nevertheless	B. while	C. although	D. because
10. When I came, the whole family . . . . . dinner around a big dining table.
	A. is having	B. was having	 C. had	D. have
11. While she was dancing, the princess . . . . . a witch.
	A. was seeing	 B. saw	 C. see	D. is seeing
12. The government is sending . . . . . to the flood victims.
	A. touch	B. aid	C. accommodation	 D. provision
13. I often drink coffee, but today I . . . . . tea.
	A. am drinking	B. drink	C. drank	D. drinks
14. By the time we got to the cinema, the film . . . . .
	A. started	B. had started	C. starting	D. starts
15. All our English teachers are . . . . . speakers.
	A. native	B. original	C. foreign	D. orginally
16. If you were the president, what . . . . . you do to help the environment ? 
	A. will	 B. would	C. do	D. are
17. When she comes later today, he . . . . . the dinner.
	A. cooks	B. is cooking	C. will be working	 D. has cooked
18. If the teacher were here now, we’d ask him the difference . . . . “science” and “technology”.
	A. among	B. of 	C. between	D. for 
19. Our teacher says that new technology . . . . . many worker jobless in the future.
	A. makes	B. is making	C. will make	D. has made
20. . . . . . ethnic minority people in the village are very friendly.
	A. a	B. the	C. an	D. θ
21. The song “The road to glory days” . . . . . by Tran Lap is a very popular song.
	A. compose	B. composed	C. composing	D. to compose
22. Alexander Graham Bell was a great . . . . ., who invented the telephone.
	A. developer	B. conservationist	C. scientist	D. explorer 
IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
	Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere (23) . . . . . comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and many smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries (24) . . . . . Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea (25) . . . . . the north, the Solomon, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the Southeast. Australia (26) . . . . . six states, and two major mainland territories. The (27) . . . . . city of Australia is Canberra. With a population of over 380,000, it’s Australia’s largest inland city and the eighth largest Australian city overall.
23. 	A. who	 B. where	C. which	D. what
24.	A. include	B. contain	C. has	D. conclude
25.	A. on	B. to	C. by	D. at
26.	A. has	B. takes	C. gets	 D. begins
27.	A. capital	B. urban	C. rural	D. suburb
V. Rewrite the sentences so that it stays the same meaning.
28. You should water these flowers regularly.
 	These flowers should 
29. “ I have decided to become an astronomer”, he said.
	He said that .
30. Let's go abroad for our holiday this year.
Why 
31. During dinner, the phone rang.
While I 
VI. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
32. New York/ the/ but/ is/ city/ the USA/ the/ in/ not/ biggest/capital./
33. English/ an/language/ Malaysia/ India/ many/ is/ official/ in/ and/ other countries./
34. English speakers/ increasing/ the/ of/ number/ world/ is/ the/ in/ fast./
35. whereas/ capital/ of/ the/ London/ of/ Edinburgh/ capital/ England/ the/ is/ is/ Scotland./
V. Listen carefully and choose the best answer (A, B or C) to complete each sentence.
36. What is the purpose of the woman's visit?
A. business 	B. pleasure 	C. business and pleasure
37. Where will the woman stay during her trip?
 	A. at a friend's home 	 B. at a hotel 	C. at a university dormitory 
38. About how long will the woman be in the country?
 	A. one or two days 	B. three or four days 	C. more than four days 
39. What things are in the woman's luggage?
 A. clothing, computer, and books
 B. CD player, clothing, and books
 C. books, gifts and computer
40. What other piece of information do we learn about the woman? 
 A. Her parents are on the same trip.
 B. She enjoys traveling to different countries.
 C. She was born in that country
ĐỀ 2
I – LISTENING (2 pts)
A – Listen and fill the words you hear to complete the sentences (1 pt)
What is the tradition?
The xoe dance.
What does the dance express?
Working life and wishes for a (1)... life.
Where do people perform xoe?
Public and (2)
How many xoe dance forms are there?
More than (3).
What is the most popular form?
(4)..
B – Listen and choose the correct answers (1 pt)
1. The Giong Festival is held in  District, Hanoi.
a. Dong Anh b. Soc Son c. Dong Da
2. The Festival is held 
a. on the 6th day of the 4th lunar month.
b. on the 12th day of the 4th lunar month.
c. from the 6th to the 12th of the 4th lunar month.
II – USE OF ENGLISH (2 pts)
A – Put the word in the right column according to their sounds (1 pt)
Skateboard, stamp, space, display, instead, station, crisp, school.
/sk/
/sp/
/st/
B – Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentence (1 pt)
1. There’s a _______in our family that we have a party on New Year’s Eve. 
a. belief b. legend c. custom d. tradition 
2. They __________ with tradition by getting married quietly. 
a. took b. broke c. disconnected d. ended 
3. At the beginning of the festival, they performed a ______ of offering some incense.
 a. role b. function c. ritual d. task 
4. In my family on the traditions of our ancestors are strictly _________. 
a. done b. taken c. followed d. performed 
III – READING: [True of False, fill in each blank]. (2 pts)
A – True of False: “Vu Lan Bao Hieu”.
B – Fill in each blank: The Hung King Temple Festival.
IV – WRITING (2 pts)
A – Arrange the words to make the complete sentences (1 pt)
1. cooking/ in / meal / leisure time / like / They / their.
2. played / on / last Sunday / My brother / soccer.
B – Connect each pair of sentences with an appropriate conjunction in the box to make compound sentences (1 pt)
and
but
so
or
1. At the Mid-Autumn Festival children carry beautiful lanterns. It’s a memorable childhood experience. 
2. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets. They make chung cake as well. 
3. The Hung King’s sons offered him many special foods. Lang Lieu just brought him a chung cake and day cake. 
4. To welcome Tet, we decorate our house with peach blossoms. We can buy a mandarin tree for longer lasting display.
ĐỀ 3
I. Find the word with the different underlined sound.
1.	A. washed	B. needed	C. danced	D. matched
2.	A. obey	B. key	C. grey	D. survey
3.	A. ways	B. days	C. says	D. stays
II. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others( 0,5 marks) 
4.	A. common	B. happy	C. complete	D. joyful
5.	A. dangerous	B. expensive	C. enormous	D. convenient 
III. Choose the correct option A,B,C,D to complete the sentences.
6. The film was so boring . . . . . , Jack saw it from beginning to end.
	A. Therefore	B. However	C. Although	D. Despite
7. I . . . . . go on foot when I was in primary school.
	A. have to	B. used to	C. can	D. may
8. Does your bike ever . . . . . down on the way to school?
	A. break	B. take	C. do	D. turn
9. The boys. . . . . home for lunch because they are planning to visit the hydro-power station.
	A. have not come	B. do not come	C. will not be coming	D. is not coming
10. Will you . . . . . a taxi or a train?
	A. drive	B. fly	C. walk	D. take
11. . . . . the film is a bit frighting, I really enjoyed it.
	A. However	B. Nevertheless	C. Although	D. Despite
12. We will go on holiday with some friends of . . . . . 
	A. our	B. ours	C. us	D. we
13. Don’t read in bed, . . . . . you’ll harm your eyes.
	A. or	B. and	C. but	D. so
14. I . . . . . playing board games interesting because I can play them with my friends.
	A. think	B. find	C. say	D. tell
15. Before moving to HaNoi, my parents . . . . . in Hai Phong.
	A. have lived	B. lived	C. live	D. have been living
16. My friend has decided to use . . . . . electricity by using more solar energy instead. 
	A. more	B. less 	C. much	D. fewer
17. Have you got . . . . . butter in your fridge?
	A. any	B. a lot	C. an	D. a
18. A new university . . . . . in my town in the near future.
	A. is built	B . will be built 	C. was built	D. has been 
19. . . . . . ! Can you tell me the way to the food shop?
	A. Thank you	B. All right	C. Listen	D. Excuse me
20.The city will have to find a solution to reduce traffic jam, . . . . . ?
	A. does it	B. won’t it	C. will it	D. doesn’t it
IV. Read the passage and choose the correct answer.
	Easter is an important Christian festival and holiday. It is (21) . . . . . to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.People celebrate Easter (22) . . . . . the world.
	In the UK, Easter is a public holiday. People (23) . . . . . Easter chocolate eggs to their friends and family. In the US, Easter is a (24) . . . . . holiday. People can go to church and have a special family meal. In Russia, Easter is one of the (25) . . . . important holidays. People celebrate it (26) . . . . . an Easter breakfast or meal. 
21. 	A. made	B. held	C. given	D. opened
22.	A. through	B. in	C. all	D. around
23.	A. eat	B. have	C. give	D. receive
24.	A. nation	B. local	C. native	D. national
25.	A. more	B. best	C. most	D. better
26.	A. with	B. by	C. for	D. in
V. Rewrite the sentences so that it stays the same meaning.
27.The distance from Ho Chi Minh city to Phu Quoc Island is about 300km.
It is 
28. Road users should obey traffic rules strictly.
 	Traffic rules 
29. Be careful or you’ll hurt yourself.
	If you are .
VI. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences.
30. this time tomorrow/ English/ They/ will/ be learning.
31. doesn’t like/ ice-skating/ because/ my brother/ dangerous/ he/ it is/ thinks.
32. people/ until/ flying cars/ use/ won’t/ year 2050.
Choose the correct option A,B,C,D to complete the sentences.
11. The University of Indochina . . . . . in Ha Noi in 1906.
	A. built	B. was built	C. has built	D. has been built
12. Last year, we participated in . . . . . funds for street children.
	A. raising	B. making	C. gathering	D. taking
13. The doctor says my father will become ill . . . . . he stops smoking.
	A. until	B. when	C. unless	D. if
14. We . . . . . to school two years ago. Now I go to school on foot.
	A. used to cycle	B. cycled	C. was cycling	D. went
15. . . . . . the silly story, many people enjoyed the film.
	A. Although	B. Inspite of	C. However	D. Nevertheless
16. A friend of . . . . . is coming to stay with me next month.
	A. me	B. my	C. I	D. mine
17. Traffic accidents can be prevented if people . . . . . the rules.
	A. remember	B. obey	C. go after	D. take care of
18. I’m sure you’ll find the film . . . . . 
	A. amuse	B. amusing	C. amused	D. amusement
19. Vanilla Sky . . . . . Tom Cruise, Peslelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz.
	A. acts	B. plays	C. stars	D. does
20. Give a . . . . . before you turn left or right.
 	A. sign	B. turn	C. sound	D. signal
21. On Thanhksgiving, families and friends . . . . . to have a feast.
	A. meet	B. arrive	C. gather	D. appear
22. The end of the film was so . . . . .
	A. moved	B. moving	C. move	D. moveable
23. Look at the photo! You’re . . . . . a horse!
	A. driving	B. flying	C. riding	D. lying
24. At 7:00 tomorrow, you . . . . . to school.
	A. cycle	B. will cycle	C. will be cycling	D. will be cycled
25. In the green future, vehicles will be powered by . . . . .
	A. solar energy	B. coal	C. gas	D. fuel
LISTENING:
Question I. Listen to Mai’s presentation and tick True (T) or False (F) : (1 point) 
 1. The Xoe dance is a spiritual tradition of Thai ethnic people.
 2. There are 16 ancient forms of Xoe.
 3. Only young people perform the circle dance.
 4. Dances with conical hats, paper fans or scarves are some forms of Xoe.
 5.The importance of Xoe is expressed in an old Thai song. 
 Question II. Listen again and complete the Mai’s presentation : (1 point) 
 Today I’m going to tell you about the (1).... dance, a traditional dance of the Thai ethnic group in Viet Nam. Thai people have followed this spiritual tradition for(2) ...
The Xoe dance expresses people’s working life and wishes for a happy and wealthy life. It is (3) . in both public and private gathering such as celebrations, festivals or family reunions.
The Xoe dance has more than (4)  forms based on the first six ancient forms. The most popular form is the Xoe vong or ‘ circle dance’ because it expresses social unity. People, young or old alike, join hands to make a circle around the fire and dance to the music. Besides the circle dance, there are dances with conical hats, paper fans or scarves.
Old people say they shouldn’t break with this tradition because it reflects Thai(5) and lifestyle. As a Thai folk song goes, without the Xoe dance, the rice won’t grow and people won’t get married. 
B- USE OF LANGUAGE:
Question III. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. ( 1 point) 
1. 	A. mention	B. question	C. action	D. education
2.	A. populated	B. opned	C. played	D. lived
3. 	A. community	B. computer	C. museum	D. customs
4. 	A. who	B. when	C. where	D. what
Question IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C , or D to complete the sentences. (2.0 points )
1. You should ____________ information about a custom or tradition.
A. finds	 B. found	 C. finding	 D. find
2. A tradition is something we do that is special and ____________ down through the generations.
A. to passed
B. passed
C. passing
D. is passing
3. In the UK, there are lots of customs for table manners. For example, We ____________ use 
a knife and fork at dinner.
A. have to B. are having	 C. has to D. having to
4. In Viet Nam, you____________ use only the first name to address people older than you.
A. should B. must C. shouldn’t D. have to 
5. At the Mid-Autumn Festival ,kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes ; ____________, every child likes it very much.
A. However B. Moreover C. Because D. Therefore
6. ____________ spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.
A. While B. When C. Nevertheless D. However
7.People burn incense to show respect to their ____________ during Tet.
A. relatives B. ancestors C. friends D. neighbors
8.The Le Mat Festival ____________ the founding of the village.
A. worships B. commemorates C. performs D.preserves
Question V. Give the correct form of the following verbs: ( 1.0 point)
1. My mother always tells me that I have to ____________ home by 9 p.m. (be)
2. When I came, the whole family ___________ dinner around a big dining table.(have)
3. Children should__________ things from adults with both hands. (take)
4. In Australia, you mustn’t ___________ on a person’s accent. (comment)
C-READING:
Question VI
1. Read and complete the passage with words in the box. (1 point)
Celebrate Traditional Therefore served
Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam. To (1) ..Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty (2)...foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; (3)..., this cake needs a lot of preparation . This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during Tet. Other significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers.However, sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be (4)..immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home.
2. Read the passage and answer these questions below. (1point)
TET holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, which is the traditional cake, and kinds of jam. On the new Year’s Eve, the whole family get together for a reunion dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner in which many different kinds of dishes are served. On the New Year morning, the young member of the family pay their respects to the elders. And the children receive lucky money wrapped in red tiny envelops. Then people go to visit their neighbors, friends and relatives.
1. Is TET holiday celebrated on the second day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam?
- ..
2. What do the Vietnamese often do some weeks before the New Year?
-..
3. Who do people often visit on TET holiday?
- .
4. How many kinds of dishes are served in the reunion dinner?
-..
D-WRITING:
 Question VI. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistake (A, B, C, or D ) and correct it. ( 1point)
1. In Australia, you mustn’t to comment on a person’s accent.
 A B C D
2.In my family, children has to get permission before leaving the dining table.
 A B C 	D
3. When I come, the whole family was having dinner around a big dining table.
 A	 B	C	D
4.Lang Lieu couldn’t bought any special food because he was very poor.
 A	 B C D
b. Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets.
1.Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food . He was very poor. (BECAUSE)
....
2.During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets. They make Chung cakes as well.(SO)
....
3.The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival. It has become a public holiday in Viet Nam since 2007.(HOWEVER)
....
4.At the Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes. Every child like it very much.(THEREFORE)
....
ĐỀ 4
I. LISTENING : Listen to the tape and write True or False : (0,5pt)
1. Nga‘d like to register for the activities for this summer.
1...........
2. She was born on April 22, 1999.
2. ........
	II. USE OF ENGLISH : Write A,B,C, or D which best completes the sentences : (2pts) 
1. ___________ is the study of the life of animals and plants.
1. ...
A. Chemistry
B. Biology
C. Literature
D. Physics
2. They are still building the new road. They _________________ it yet.
2. ....
A. didn't finish
B. aren't finishing
C. don't finish
D. haven't finished
3. He tried to give up smoking but he couldn't break the _____________.
3. ...
A. pastime
B. favor
C. habit
D. hobby
4. Let's paint the house _____________. It will be much cheaper.
4. ....
A. ourselves
B. yourselves
C. himself
D. themselves
5. Please carry the glasses ......................................... They’re very expensive.
5. ....
A. care
B. carefuly
C. carefully
D. careful
6. I got good grades ______________ English and Math.
6. ....
A. of
B. on
C. for
D. from
7. We can ............................. funds for street children by collecting old newspapers and magazines.
7. ....
A. raises
B. raising
C. to raise
D. raise
8. “Could you do me a favor, please? –“Sure, .................... can I do for you?”
8. .....
A. when
B. what
C. How
D. Which
III. Supply the correct form of Words in parentheses : (1,5pts)
1. Tom can't wait for anybody for a long time. He's very ______________. (patience)
1. .................