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

I. Supply the correct tense forms: 
1. Last night I (go) .. to bed late because I (have)  do a lot of exercises. 
2. (you / meet)  your teacher 2 hours ago? 
3. We (not/ go) ... to school on Sundays. 
4. The leaves (not/ fall ) . in the spring. 
5. He (write) .the novel for two years 
6. Lan is in hospital. I (visit) .. .her tomorrow. 
7. Hoa always (get) ..grade A for Math , but last semester she (get) ..grade B. 
8. (the film / begin) at 8.30or 9.30 pm? 
9. I like your car. How long (you/ have) . it? 
10. The town (become) ..noisier. 
11. We (know) each other since last year. 
12. Next Sunday (be) 15th. 
13. My brother (leave) home 10 years ago . I (never/ meet) . him since then. 
II. Supply the correct verb forms: 
1. She likes (plant) rose in the garden. 
2. My father used ( drink)  wine when he was young 
3. My friends enjoy (get) ... up late on Sunday morning. 
4. The doctor asked me (stay) . in bed. 
5. I am interested in (read ) .. books. 
6. May I (help) ....you? 
7. When do you finish (read) ..these books? 
8. Can you help me (plant) .. the trees? 
9. (Play) .. tennis is my favorite game. 
10. Look! He (smoke) .... 
11.The girls are not strong enough (carry) the tables. 
12. It’s very difficult (learn) .. English 
13. Stop (argue) ..and start (work ) .
14. I prefer (walk) ..to ( ride ) ..
15. I’m proud of (be ) .. a student in this school. 
III. Fill in blanks with the correct prepositions. 
1. Are you going to take part this contest? 
2. Lan enrolls the summer activities. 
3. It’s very kind .... you. 
4. All of us must care ..our country’s future.
5. Please fill .... this form. 
6. She enjoys participating .. raising .. the poor. 
7. Could you help me.. the housework? 
8. What can I do ....you? 
9. Peter is very proud his new motorbike. 
10. ..Saturday night I went to bed .. 10 o’clock. 
11. The school year usually begins September. 
12. You should learn the new words. heart. 
13.There are some organizations similar  the BSA. 
14. The police station is ..your right. 
15. Uncle Ho was born .. Nghe An .19 May,1890. 
IV. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences: 
1. Would you like ..a message? (leave/ leaving) 
2. The children are old enough to look after..(themselves/ himself/ myself) 
3. You’ll ..cook dinner yourself. (must/ have to/ should) 
4. .. is a story, passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next. (Novel/ Folktale/ Story ) 
5. She speaks English.. (fluent/ fluently/ fluentlly) 
6. My sister learns.. (good / well/ goodly) 
7. You ( should/ ought/ oughtn’t) .. to get up late. 
8. He is unable to see. He ..man.( blind/ elderly/ businessman) 
9. I’m.. for the activities for this summer. (enrolling/ joining/ participating ) 
10. His Spanish grammar is not good, so he should ..it.
(believe/ make/ improve) 
11. Yesterday she received Tim’s.. from his teacher. 
(report call/ card report/ report card) 
16. Could you ..me a favor? ( make/ do/ give/ bring) 
17. Next month we’re going to have an ..month. 
(environment/ environmental/ enviroment) 
12. We can ..funds for the poor people in our country.( arise/ raise/ rise) 
13.The government is encouraging the community to take part in .. program. (recycling/ recycle/ recyclling). 
V. Rewrite the following sentences, using the words provided: 
1. “You should keep your body warm” The doctor said to me. 
- The doctor said I ....
2. “Hurry up”- My mother said to me. 
- My mother told me .... 
3. She said to her son : “Could you buy some vegetables for me ?“ 
- She asked ....
4. “Don’t talk in class” The teacher said to the students. 
- The teacher asked the students....
A. PLIAN TRAC NGHIEM: 
I. Choose the correct answer 
1. Mr. Minh has worked in the factory ..a long time. 
A. in 	B. at	B. for 	D. since 
2. The.. is the air, water, land, animal and plants around us. 
A. community 	B. environment 	C. organization 	D. program 
3. Nga speaks English as well ..her brother. 
A. as 	B. like 	C. about 	D. from 
4. There are a lot of dark clouds in the sky. The wind is strong. It’s going 
A. rain 	B. to rain 	C. rained 	D. raining 
5. Tuan asked me.. my homework every day. 
A. do 	B. to do 	C. doing 	D. did 
6. Pleiku city, the weather.. colder. 
A. is getting 	B. gets 	C. getting 	D. got 
7. Choose the word that has underlined part pronounced differently from the others, 
A. nation 	B. paper 	C. bank 	D. application 
8. Which word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words 
A. unite 	B. enroll 	C. faciIity 	D. permanently 
II. Choose the word (A, B, C, or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces 
Mai is excited about the (1) .activities she is going to do. The Y&Y is having a plan to help the community. She’ll (2) in its recycling program. In joining this program, she’ll collect used paper, glass and empty cans. Then she will send them for (3) 
She hopes that she could save natural resources and earn some money for her school 
Y&Y in these (4) .he also thinks about participating in either planting 
trees and flowers or helping the street children. 
1. A. interesting 	B. interested 	C. boring 	D. bored 
2. A. take part 	B. participate 	C. till 	D. A &B are correct 
3. A. recycle 	B. recycling 	C. recycled 	D. recyclable 
4. A. places 	B. members 	C. resources 	D. activities
IV. Read the passage carefully and answer these questions 
Lan’s village is about 50 kilometers from the city center. It is a very beautiful and peaceful place where people grow flowers and vegetables only. It’s very famous for its pretty roses. The air is quite fresh, however the smell of the roses makes people feel cool. In spring, her village looks like a carpet with plenty of colors so tourists come to visit it so often. Nowadays, with electricity, it doesn’t take the villagers much time to water the roses. And even at night, people can walk along the path and enjoy the fresh smell of the flowers. 
*Answer these questions: 
1. What do people grow in Lan’s village?
...... 
2. Do tourists often come to visit her village every night? 
......
3. What does her village look like in Spring? 
......
4. What do people like at night?
..
V. Using the cues below to write complete sentences 
1. This/ my close friend. He/ the same age/ me. 
...... 
2. He/ tall/ short black hair.
 ......
3. He/ kind/ humorous.
......
4. He/ enjoy/ go swimming/ free time
......
5. He/ good/ Math 
......
6. He/ often help/ my Math 
......
VII. Rewrite the sentences 
1. Lan started studying English in 2010. 
=>Lan ....
2. My mother said “Don’t stay up late.” 
=> My mother told me ....
Complete the each sentence with the most suitable words in the bracket
1. He doesn’t enjoy (playing/ plays/ to play ) basketball. 
2. The tourist needs (finding/ found/ to find) the police station because he’s lost money. 
3. What (do/ does/ are doing) you at the moment? 
4. I (am helping/ help) mum water flower in the garden at the moment. 
5. Hello! I want to (receive/ get/ send/ buy) this parcel to Nha Trang. 
6. How long have you ( know/ knew/ known) him? 
7. What have you done (since 1995/ last night/ everyday/ yesterday)? 
8. He (left/ has left/ leaves for London a year ago. 
9. I (go/ went/ have gone) to Ha Long Bay last week. 
10. Could you (get/ make/ do) me a favor, please? 
11. (Let / Let’s/ Let’s us) sing for peace! 
12. Your teacher ( told/ said/ said to) you should work harder on your English pronunciation. 
13. My father used to (say/ tell/ ask) us stories in the evening. 
14. He (must/ ought/ should) to go to the market himself and buy some food. 
15. I like (planting/ plant/ to plant) flowers in the garden. 
16. (Do/ Can/ Must) you call Aunt Hoa, please? — Sure 
17. (How often/ How long/ When) has your sister learned French? Since last year. 
18. My mother told me ( clean/ cleaning/ to clean) the house. 
19. The doctor said I shouldn’t (stay/ to stay/ staying) up late. 
20. ‘That’s a very old car. He (had / has/ has had) it for long lime. 
Supply the correct form and tenses of the verbs in brackets
1. I promise I (try) .. my best next semester.
2. Peter often (go) ... to school by bike . But yesterday he (not go) .. to school by bike. 
3. The workers ( build) ..this school 21 years ago. 
4. The sun ( rise) ..in the East. 
5. People used to (wear) ..this type of dress 100 years ago. 
6. The houses in PIeiku ( get ) .. more beautiful. 
7. ..this film (begin) ..at 3.30 or 4.30 
8. My brother wants (go) .. to West Lake Water Park this Sunday. 
9. After (do) ..her homework. Lan usually (watch ) ..TV. 
10. We (stay) .. at home next Sunday. 
11. .. your friend (see) ..this film since last week? 
12. I (work) ...with him since 1999. 
13. She (study) ...English for three years now. 
14. We(not get) ..in touch with him for years. 
15. Where (be) ..you since 1999? 
16. The boy like (play) ..games but hate (do) .. lessons. 
17. Please stop (talk) ..I (try) .. (finish) .. a letter to the Y &Y. 
18. His doctor advised him (give) .. up (smoke) ..
19. By (work) .. day and night, he succeeded in (finish) ..the job in time. 
20. Theme (be) ..many volunteers in SEA Games 22nd in Viet Nan/in 2003. 
Rewrite the sentences
1. They plan to go camping on Sunday.. 
They are .... 
2. I often followed my mother to the market when I was a child. 
I used ....
3. Jimmy’s brother is tall but he isn’t . 
Jimmy isn’t ..... 
4. He is a careful worker. 
He ...... 
5. My brother is 10 years old, and her brother is 10 years old ,too. 
My brother is the same ....
6. Nga said to Phong “Can you help me with my pronunciation?” 
Nga asked ..
7. “You shouldn’t ride you bike too fast” the teacher said. 
The teacher said ....
8. “Please lend me your dictionary, Quang” said Hoa.
Hoa told ....
 9. It’s three years since I last saw her. 
I haven’t .... 
10. Tam doesn’t type as fast as she used to.
Tam used ....
11. How long is it since you used this car?
When ....
12 .I last wrote to her in July.
I haven’t ....
13. “You shouldn’t make noise in class, Trung” 
The teacher said ....
14. Hung is trong. He can carry that heavy box. 
Hung is .... 
15. Loan is a ggod swimmer.
Loan .... 
16. Plays are not as interesting as films
Film are ....
17. English isn’t as difficult as French.
French is ......
18. Jill is more interesting than Bill.
Bill isn’t ....
19. Nga doesn’t speak English as well as Trang.
Trang speaks ....
20. Mrs. Thanh drives more carefully than Mrs. Hong.
Mrs Hong doesn’t .... 
L Complete the each sentence with the most suitable words in the bracket
1. You should go to the (drugstore/ shopping mall/ hairdresser’s) to get your hair cut. 
2. We have to try our ( best/ good/ all) to improve English. 
3. We haven’t seen Hoa (on/ from/ since) Monday. 
4. Animal is much (expensive/ most expensive/ most expensive) than surface mail. 
5. I am enrolling (to/ for/ in) tie activities for this summer. 
6. My father told me not to drive (fastly/ fast// quick). 
7. Which is (good/ well/ better), milk or orange juice? 
8. Ho Chi Minh City is the (large/ larger/ largest) city in Viet Nam. 
9. The students are playing (happy/ happily/ happiness) in the school yard. 
10. We should wait here (before/ after/ during) he finishes the work. 
Write complete sentences from the following sets of the words and phrases
1. How long/ you/ read/ this book. I / read it/ yesterday
......
2. I/ live/ my family/ small house/ 17 LeLoi street/ PIeiku city
...... 
3. Where / you/ live/ and have/ phone number?
......
4. Please/ take/ form/ yopur teacher/ and/ ask / sign
....... 
5. We/ raise/ funds/ by/ colIect/ waste paper/ broken glass
......
6. What/ you/ do? I/ work/ computer company
......
7. How long/ you/ work/ there/? I/ work/ there/ October last year
......
8. We/ not/ come/ home/ this weekend/ we go mountain
......
A. Choose the best answer 
1. She asked her children playing. 
A. to stop 	B. stop 	C. stopped 	D. stopping 
2. I know you worked really this semester. 
A. hardly 	B. good 	C. bad 	D. hard 
3. When I was a child, I follow my mum to the market. 
A. used to 	B. like 	C. get used to 	D. usually 
4.When was you born ? I was born November 1980. 
A. in 	B. on 	C. at 	D. for 
5. His parents are always proud him. 
A. about	B. of 	C. on 	D. with 
6. Lan’s French pronunciation is not good, so she should it. 
A. believe 	B. make 	C. improve 	D. need 
7. There are a lot of dark clouds in the sky. The wind is strong. It 
A. rains 	B. is going to rain 	C. rained 	D. has rained 
8. Mary was born in England. English is her 
A. mother tongue 	B. first language 	C. foreign language 	D. A and B 
9. My little brother pictures very much. 
A. enjoy to draw 	B. enjoy drawing 	C. enjoys drawing 	D. like drawing 
10. Playing soccer and going camping are activities. 
A. outdoor 	B. outside 	C. outhouse 	D. inside 
11. Let me get a(n)  and we fill it out. 
A. application form 	B. book 	C. paper 	D. signature 
12. She isn’t as tall her brother. 
A. same 	B. different 	C. as 	D. like 
13. I Jane at the pay ten days ago. 
A. see 	B. saw 	C. have seen 	D. will see 
14. We him since we left high school. 
A. don’t see 	B. didn’t see 	C. haven’t seen 	D. won’t see 
15. Airmail is expensive than surface mail. 
A. the most 	B. the same 	C. as	D. more 
16. They have studied six o’clock . 
A. in 	B. at	C. since 	D. for 
Choose the word that has the underline part pronounced differently from the others 
17. A. spring 	B. little 	C. dinner	D timetable 
18. A. demonstrate 	B. emigrate 	C. festival 	D. resource 
Which word that has the stressed pattern different from tI4t of the other words 
19. A. selection 	B. commercial 	C. tradition 	D. volunteer 
20. A. tasty 	B. upset 	C. migrant 	D. cruel 
Read the letter and complete it with the suitable words in the box 
grateful subjects hear improve happily see
Dear Lan, 
Thanks a lot for your gift. I’m very happy to (1) .. that you had a nice holiday in Hal Phong. 
I’ve finished the school-year but I’m not very satisfied with my results. I got good grades for all the (2) .. except for English. My English teacher said I wasn’t good at it, especially speaking and writing. Although I’ve tried my best, I can’t (3 ) ..my English. Can you show me how to study it well? I’ll be very (4) .. if you can write me a few lines about it. 
Regards, 
Hoa. 
II. Answer the questions 
1. Where did Lan have a holiday? 
....
2. Which subject does Hoa need to improve?
....
3. What did she ask Lan to do? 
....
I. Write a complete passage with given cues 
1. I / be born / Pleiku city / Pleiku I be / my hometown 
....
2. hometown I change / a lot / more than 10 years 
.... 
3. City / become I modern / streets / get / larger 
....
4. houses I become / beautiful I comfortable 
....
5. There / be / children’s play areas 
....
6. Now / every house/ have I electricity I our life I become / ood 
....
II. Complete the sentences with the word in brackets
1. Lan started studying English Lour years ago. (STUDIED) 
Lan has .. 
2. Hoa and Tim are both 13 years old. (SAME) 
Tim is the .. 
3. Hai and Ba are excellent football players. (EXCELLENTLY) 
Hai and Ba play . 
4. He said to me “Can you meet me after class?” (HIM) 
He asked me
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 
1. A. cruel 	B. pronunciation 	C. fund 	D. underline 
Which word that has the stress pattern different from that of the other words. 
2. A. equipment 	B. magically 	C. traditional 	D. behavior 
Choose the correct answer 
1. We live .the 21’ centurv. 
A. at 	B. on 	C. of 	D. in 
2. He enjoys in the youth club in his school. 
a. to participate 	B. participates 	C. participating 	D. participation 
3. Lan got good grade this semester because she studied . 
A. hard 	B. good 	C. hardly 	D. had 
4. Mr long used tennis when he was young. 
a. play 	b. plays 	C. to play 	d. playing 
5. They asked their mother about them. 
A. not to worry 	b. don’t worry 	c. not worrying 	d. Not worried 
6. Airmail is expensive than surface mail 
A. the most 	b. the same 	c. as 	d. more 
Read the passage carefully then decide TRUE or FALSE 
Last summer, Susan decided to do a two --w eek course in France, because she wants to improve her French. On the first day at the language school, they gave her a test ,and the teacher told her. “We’ll put you in the top class”. She was very pleased to hear that ,and, “I’m sorry to say”. She proudly told all her friends at home, ‘I’m one of the best students!” But soon she as surprised to find how difficult the class was. She also felt very homesick. “ It’s hard to adapt to life in another country!” She thought. By the end of the two weeks, her French was much better. But she was happy to return home. 
1. Susan went to France for her French. 
2. She did a test on the first day at the language school. 
3. Susan is the best student in her class. 
4.  Finally, she can’t improve her French because she felt very homesick. 2. Read the passage and answer the questions 
John was ten years old, and he was a very lazy boy. He had to o to school of course. but he was bored there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one, too, when he grew up, but one day John said to his mother. ”When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector” . 
“A garbage collector?” his mother asked. She was very surprised. “That’s not a very pleasant job. Why do you want to become a garbage collector?” 
“Because then I’d only have to work one day a week,“ John answered.
“Only one day a week” his mother said “What do you mean?” 
”Well,” John answered, I know that the ones who come our house only work on Wednesday, because I only see them on that day”
a. What did his parents hope?
b. What did John want to become when he finished school?
c . How old was John?
d. Was he a lazy boy?
. 
1. Use the cues below to write a passage 
a. This/ Viet and he/ live/ a small house in the countryside/ his parents. 
. 
b. His house/ have/ living room/ two bedrooms/ kitchen
c. In his bedroom/ there/ be/ a bed/ the left hand side and/ armchair near the bed. 
d. The desk/ be/ opposite the bed and there/ be/ a wardrobe on the right side/ the room 
e. Above the desk/ there/ be/ bookshelf and above the bed/ there/ be/ pictures. 
f. His bedroom/ be/ small. But/ it/ be/ lovely. 
2 . Write as directed in brackets 
a. People often traveled on foot many sears ago (complete the sentence in another way) 
- People used 
b. Mai said to Long “Please help me with exercise” 
-Mai told