Đề thi thử học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

8 II/ Phonetics (1p) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.(1pt)
1- A. children	B. chicken	C. chair	 D. character
2- A. curly	 B. shy	C. fly	 D. sky
3- A. meal	 B. ahead	C. reading	 D. please
4- A. resources 	 B .beaches	C. lakes	 D. oranges
III/vocab and grammar: Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence(2,5pts)
1- The teacher asked me ( to give/ giving/ gave/ give) him that book.
2-That is a very old bike . He (has/ had/ . have had/ has had) it for a long time.
3-Tom is seventeen. H e isn’t (enough old/ old enough/ enough young / young enough) to drive a car.
4-They haven’t seen each other (when/ since/ in / for ) some months.
5- Mr.Brown is the same age ( like/ as/ from/ with) Mr. John.
6- Could you (make/ give/ do/ bring ) me a favor ? - How can I help you?
7- He used to ( plays/ playing/ play / played) soccer when he was young.
8- Do you need any help ? (No, I don’t need/ sorry/ Yes, that’s very kind of you/ Yes, I’m fine)
9-“ Can you clean the windows for me ?”- “Why don’t you clean ( themself / themselves/ yourself / youselves) ?”
10-Lan’s father asked her ( learn / learnt / learning / to learn ) English harder.
IV/Reading : Read the passage then answer the questions (2pts) 
Many people who live in London prefer to live outside it, and to go into their offices, factories or schools every day by train, car, or bus, even though this means they have to get up earlier in the morning and reach home later in the evening. One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Then in the country you can rest from the noise and hurry of town. 
Where do most people who work in London prefer to live ?
How do they get to their offices, factories or school ?
What are the advantages of living in the country ?
Do they come back home from work early in the evening ?
V/ Writing : 
 a. Use the word given and to complete the 2nd sentence with the similar meaning ( 1,5pts)
1/ The last time I saw her was in 1980. ( seen )
I haven’t .......................................................................................
2/ “ You should work harder on your English, Nam” The teacher said .
The teacher..............................................................................
3/ “ Don’t walk on the grass “ The gardener said to us. ( told )
The gardener .....................................................................................
Read the text and write a notice: (1pt)
 Student of class 8D is going to hold a meeting to discuss the preparation of Christmas. The meeting will be in classroom of class 8D at PhucLoi school from 4.30pm to 5.30 pm on December 20th. The person to contact is Nguyen Lan Phuong- the monitor
II/ Phonetics (1p) Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from others.(1pt)
1. A/ recycle	B/ sky	C/ why	D/ century
2. A/ meal	B/ ahead	C/ reading	D/ please
3. A/ youth	B/ thank	C/ thirsty	D/ there
4. A/ favor	B/ glad	C/ bank	D/ happy
III/ Vocab and grammar: Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence (2,5pts)
1-That is a very old bike . He ( buys / bought / has bought/ has ) it for a long time.
2-Tom is seventeen. He is ( too old/ old too/ too young/ young too) to drive a car.
3-They haven’t seen each other ( since / when / in / for) some months.
4- Minh is the same age ( like / as/ from/ with ) Mai.
5- Could you ( make / give / do / bring) me a favor ?_How can I help you?
6- Do you need any help ? -(No, I don’t need/ Yes I don’t need/ Yes, that very kind of you/ Yes, I’m fine)
7-“ Can you clean the windows for us ?”-“Why don’t you clean. (themselves/ themselves/ youself/ yourselves.?”
8-Nam’s father asked him ( work / worked / working/ to work) harder on Math.
9- The teacher said I should ( do / did/ done/ doing ) my homework well before going to school.
10- He is used to ( plays / to play / playing/ played) soccer with his left foot. 
IV/Reading : Read the passage then answer the questions (2pts) 
Many people who live in London prefer to live outside it, and to go into their offices, factories or schools every day by train, car, or bus, even though this means they have to get up earlier in the morning and reach home later in the evening .One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Then in the country you can rest from the noise and hurry of town. 
1.Who prefer to live outside London?
 2.Do they go to work by bike everyday ?
3.What are the advantages of living in the country ?
4.Can you rest from the noise if you live in the countryside?
V/ Writing :
 a. Use the word given and to complete the 2nd sentence with the similar meaning( 1,5 pts )
1/ When did you begin to work in the bank ? ( worked )
How long.........................................................................................................................................?
2/ “ Don’t walk on the grass “ The gardener said to us. ( told )
The gardener ......................................................................................................................................
3/ “ You should ask your sister about that situation “ She said to me.
She ...........................................................................................................................................