Đề kiểm tra học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2010-2011

1. This ................. be the place where my family lived.
	A. was used to	B. used to	C. used 	D. is used to
2. My father is very ...................... He often makes us laugh a lot when he is at home.
	A. reserved	B. humorous	C. sociable 	D. happy
3. They have lived here ............. 1995. 
	A. for	B. in	C. since 	D. on
4. Do you need any help? - ..................................
	A. No, thanks.	B. Yes, I do.	C. No, I don ' t. 	D. of course
5. My sister is really good ............ English. We ' re very proud ........... her.
	A. in / about	B. at / of	C. on / of 	D. about / about
6. I always try my best to study ........................ please my parents.
	A. in order	B. in order to C. so as in 	D. so that 
7. ............... do me a favor ? I don't understand this math problem.
	A. Could you	B. Should you	C. Do you D. Should
8. Do you like ........................ soccer? - Yes, but not much.
	A. plays	B. to play 	C. play 	D. playing
9. What is Mary doing? She is looking at . in the mirror.
 A. her 	 B. she C. hers D. herself
10. This neighborhood is ............................from that one.
	A. different 	 B. the same 	 C. as 
1. The principal wants to meet you .........................June 23.
	A. on 	B. in	C. to 	D. for.
2. It's .........................to keep medicine in locked cupboard. 
A. dangerous	B. skillful	C. safe	D. careless.
3. Supermarkets often offer a wider ......................... of goods and products.
A. notice	B. comfort	C. happiness	D. selection.
4. Nga draws the picture........................., doesn't she?
A. himself	B. herself	C. themselves	D. yourself.
 1. Please let Helen .. with you. 
 a. go	b. to go 	c. going 	d. goes
 2. No one else in the class plays the guitar . John.
 	a. as well 	b. as well than	c. so well as	d. as good as
 3. The students are playing . In the schoolyard.
 a. happy	b. happier	c. happiest	d. happily
 4. My friend suggested. By bus.
 	a. togo 	b. go	c. going 	d. goes
 5. We . Wear uniform when we are at school.
 	a. have to 	b. must 	c. can 	d. may
 6. . Does it take you to go to school? 
 	a. How much 	b. How long 	c. How far	d. How often 
 7. Lake Superior is  any other lakes in the world.
 	a. larger than 	b. the largest of 	c. largest of	d. the larger than 
 8. The earth . Warmer .
 a. is getting slowly 	b. is slowly getting 	 c. slowly gets 	d. gets slowly
 9. He went to school late because he was stuck in the  this morning.
 a. rush hour 	b. traffic light 	c. traffic jam	d. crossroads
 10. TV is bringing  information .. entertainment.
 a. not only .. but also	b. so. That 	
 c. either .or 	d. more than
 1. Hoa______b_______ in Hue last year.
 a. lives	b. lived	c. living
 2. Ba is not old enough_______c_______ a car.
 a. drive	b. drives	 c. to drive
 3. Trang had a new book and she has no homework today. She is going to _____c_______ 
 a. read	 b. do homework	c. see a movie
 4. Ba and Bao _______c______ chess tomorrow.
 a. play 	b. played	c. will play
 5. Minh is usually late for school. He ought to ______________.
 a. go to school late b. get up early	 c. do a lot of homework
I don’t enjoy. a letter.
A. to write	B. write	C. writes	D. writing
2. In the past, farmers used to.
A. walk	B. walks	C. walking	D. walked
3. Nam is not.to be in my class.
A. very old	B. old enough	C. too old	D. enough old
4. Can I.to Hanh, please?
A. talk	B. say	C. speak	D. tell
5. .time can we meet?
A. What	B. When	C. How	D. Which
6. I’ll come and pick you up .6:30 this evening, OK?
A. in	B. at	C. on	D. to
7. My younger brother.stamps for 5 years.
A. collects	B. has collected	C. have collected	D. collected
8. English is.Japanese.
A. same	B the same	C. different from	D. quite different
1/ What is she like?- 
She has long dark hair.	B.She has dark long hair.
She have long dark hair. 	D.She has long hair dark.
2/ Can you help me, please ?-
 A. Yes, I can. 	 	B. No, I can’t.
 C. Yes, Thanks. 	D. No problem.
3/ Do you need any help ?-
 A. Yes, I do.	B. Yes. That’s very kind of you.
 C. No, I don’t.	 	D. I’m sorry. 
4/ He is not ....... get married.
A. enough old to 	B. enough old for	C. old enough to 	D. old enough for 
5/ Alexander Graham Bell was born........... March 3rd, 1847.
A. in	B. on	C. at	D. during.
6/ Would you like............ a message ?
A. to leave 	B. leave	C. leaving	D. left
7/ We must be there ..... 7.30 and 10.30 .
A. at	B. before	C. between	D. after
8/ My father used ........ us to the zoo when he was alive. 
 	A. took	B. taking	C. to take	D. take
9/ Nam hates ......... to the market.
 	A. to go	B. goes	C. go	D. going
10/ My mother is ...... tired .......cook tonight.
 	A. enough/to	B. too/ to	C. so/ that	D. very/ to
11/ She has..... over 30 pages since yesterday.
 	A. writen	B. wrote	C. written	D. write
12/ Airmail is .... expensive than surface mail
 	A. the most	B. like	C. as	D. more
13/ London is......capital city in Europe .
 	A.larger 	B. the largest 	C.most large 	D.large
14/ Last night, I watched the film “Romeo and Juliet”. At the end of the film, they killed ..........
A. herself 	B. himself 	C. themselves 	D. ourselves
15/ Vietnamese is different ..........English 
 	A. from 	B. as 	C.like 	D. with
16/ Lan/ like/ learn/ English
A.Lan likes learning English	B.Lan English likes learning .
C.Lan likes English learning.	D.Lan learns like English.
17/ She/ begin/ learn/ this language/ 2003
A. She began in learning this language 2003. 
B. She began language this learning in 2003.
C. She began learning this language in 2003.
D.She began learning in this language 2003.
18/ She/ always/ want/ improve/ her/ English.
A. She always wants improve to her English.
B. She always wants to improve her English.
C. She always wants to her improve English.
D. She always to wants her improve English.
19/ Last week/ she/ buy/ English- Vietnamese/ dictionary.
 A. Last week, she an English- Vietnamese bought dictionary.
 B. She bought dictionary an English- Vietnamese last week.
 C. Last week, she bought an English- Vietnamese dictionary.
 D. Last week, she bought an dictionary English- Vietnamese .
20/ She/ often / use /it/ for /reading.
 A. She often uses for it reading.	B. She often uses it for reading.
 C. She often it uses for reading.	D. She often for uses it reading.
21/ Her/ English /pronunciation / so/ bad/
 A. Her pronunciation English is so bad.	B. Her English is pronunciation so bad.
 C. Her is English pronunciation so bad.	D. Her English pronunciation is so bad.
II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.(Chọn một phương án đúng nhất để hoàn thành các câu sau) (1,5 p)
1. Ba has to cook dinner ________ because his mother is away.
A. hisself 	B. himself 	C. heself	D. myself
1. I am not strong enough ________ that heavy bag.
A. to carry	B. carrying	C. carried	D. to carrying
3. You are the same age _______ my younger sister.
A. from	B. to	C. at	D. as
4. They have worked here _______ 1998.
A. on	B. in	C. at	D. since
5. My father arrived home _______ 9.00 last night
A. on	B. in	C. at	D. to
6. I don’t know where to buy fresh fish --> you should go to the _________.
A. bookstore	B. wet market	C. drugstore 	D. hairdresser’s
 1. Mr Brown told Ann "Please give me some food!'
à Mr. Brown asked ........................................................................................
 2. The children didn't play this game because they weren't old.
à Children ...................................... enough..................................................
 3. Life in the city isn't as cheap as life in the countryside.
à Life in the countryside ......................than...........................................
 4. She studies hard.
à She is ................................................student.
 5. Do you want to leave a message?
à Would you ................................................................................................
The last time I saw him was in 1985.
 I haven’t 
2. When did you begin to lear English ?
How long .? 
Are you and Jane the same age ? 
 Are you as 
I expected my friends to arrive at o’clock, but they arrived at 2.30.
My friends .
“Don’t walk on the grass,” the gardener said to us.
The gardener 1. This exercise is too difficult for us to do.
 This exercise isn't....................................................
2. It is interesting to listen to music.
 Listening..................................................................
3.I started learning English three years ago.
 I have.......................................................................
4. '' Can you help me, please?''
 She asked.................................................................
We / used / to / walk / school / morning.
Mr. Hao / should / repair / house.
The Sun / rise / East.
He / be / old / enough / go / school / now.
My family / visit / my grandparents /NhaTrang / next week.
1. This / be / Hoa
=> 2. She / like / learn English
=> ..
3. She / learn / this language /since 2008
=> 
4. She / always / want / improve her English
 => 
5. She / buy / an English -Vietnamese dictionary/ last week 
=> II. Match a question in column A with an answer in column B ( 2 pts ):
A
B
1. How about coming to my house after school ?
2. What ' s your form teacher like ?
3. When did you last visit Hanoi ?
4. Where does she live ?
5. How often do you go to your hometown ?
6. How long have your family lived here ?
7. Who broke this vase of flower ?
8. How far is it from here to your school ?
a. She' s strict but very kind.
b. Twice a week.
c. For 10 years.
d. Yes, let ' s.
e. At 55 Tran Hung Dao Street.
f. About 1 km.
g. Two weeks ago.
h. Lan did.
II. Complete the dialogue with the suitable words from the box. (3pts)
like look enough classmate meet great
- A: Hello B.
- B: Hi, A. You (1)......................very happy.
- A: I have got a letter from my friend C today.
- B: Do I know him?
- A: I don't thing so. He was my next - door neighbor in Nghe An province.
- B: What does he look(2) ......................?
- A: He's so handsome. Here is his photograph.
- B: What's a lovely smile! Was he your(3) ......................?
- A: Oh, no he wasn't old (4) ......................to be in my class. 
 He's going to visit me this summer. Would you like to(5) ......................him? 
- B: That's (6) ......................I'd love to.
dinner outside call school know under late vase cupboard good
 Mrs Vui: I am going to be home (1)____________ tonight. I have to go and visit Grandma after work.
 Nam : What time will you be home?
 Mrs Vui: I will be home after (2)_______dinner_____. You will have to cook dinner yourself.
 Nam : All right.
 Mrs Vui: There is rice in the (3)____________. But you ought to buy some fish and vegetables. The steamer is (4)____________ the sink. The rice cooker is beside the stove.
 Nam : OK. Give my love to Grandma.
 Mrs Vui: I will. Can you (5)_______________ Aunt Chi, please?
 Nam : No problem. Bye, Mom.
Put the dialogue in the correct order (2ms)
Yes, certainly. Hold on a minute.
Fine, thanks. And you?
I’m OK. I am going to see a very interesting film this evening. Would you like to go with me?
Bye, Lan.
It’s Nga speaking. May I speak to Lan, please?
I’d love to. When can we meet?
That’s fine. See you at 7:30. Bye.
Hello Nga. How are you?
At 7:30, OK?
 	e - .
IV.Six sentences have been removed from the dialogue. Choose from the sentences (A- G) the one which firts each gap ( 1- 6). There is one extra sentences which we donot need to use.
Hello!
(1) .......................................................................
A: No, sorry. I’m afraid Xuan’s not here at the moment.
B: (2) .......................................................................
A: No, I’ve idea
B: (3) .......................................................................
A: Yes, of course
B:(4) .......................................................................
A: Sure, what your name?
B:(5) .......................................................................
A: Right, I’ll tell her
B: (6) .......................................................................
A: Bye.
Oh. Do you know when she’ll be back
Xuan speaking
Thanhs. Good bye
Phuong. I’m her classmate. She’s got my number
Hello. Is that Xuan
Could you ask her to ring me back this evening, please?
OK. Well in that case, cuold I have a massage for her?
I. Find six words that have underlined part pronounced |ai|. (Tìm 6 từ có phần gạch chân được phát âm là |aI| ) (1,5 p)
slim – time – festival – highlight – simple – life – tonight – since – like – hit - mind
 Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is an organization for Vietnamese youth from 15 to 30 years of age. The Youth Union builds good characters, love for the nation, and encourages good citizenship, soft skills and personal fitness. The Youth Union was found on March 26th 1931 by the beloved President Ho Chi Minh. It had different names over the years. One of its first names was “ Vietnam Communist Youth Union”. In December 1976, it was officially named as it is called today: Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union. However, people normally use the name “ The Youth Union” for short.
	The Youth Union, together with other organizations such as The Young Pioneers Organization, the Vietnam Youth Federation, the Vietnam Students Union, often hold social activities such as Helping the Handicapped, Cleaning the Environment, Green Summer Volunteers Campaign, and other similar movements. These activities aim to help the young develop their public awareness and form their personality.
1.In Vietnam, a forty-year-old person can attend Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.
2. the organization encourages soft skills.
3. Uncle Ho found the organization.
4. Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is also called