ôn tập kiểm tra 45 phút HKI lần 2 tiếng Anh lớp 8

ENGLISH 8
TEST 1
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. a. sink b. unite c. habit d. thing
2. a. busy b. bus c. but d. cut
3. a. invite b. tired c. village d. time
4. a. parked b. visited c. mended d. needed
II. Read the passage carefully:
Peter is my penpal. 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 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.
• Answer these questions:
1. What does he love doing in his free time?

2. What is he going to do next summer?

• Mark true or false:
1. Peter lives in a house in Ho Chi Minh city………………….
2. He is a good student…………………………
3. He often practices speaking in English…………………
III. Choose the best answer:
1. I have known her ( since / for / in / on ) January.
2. They have ( study / studies / studied / studying ) since six o’clock.
3. Don’t go ( outside / inside / into / on ). It’s too cold.
4. We must be there ( at / before / between / in ) 7.30 and 10.30.
5. She is too tired ( cook / to cook / cooks / cooking ) tonight.
6. My father used ( took / taking / to take / takes ) us to the zoo when he was alive.
7. Language ( learners / teachers / doctors / worker ) learn words in different ways.
8. We are going ( to clean / clean / cleaning / cleans )the banks of the lakes on weekends.

9. I ( sent / gave / received / called ) a letter from my old friend last week.
10. They enjoy ( to tell / tell / telling / tells) jokes.
11. Alexander Graham Bell was born ( in / on / at / for ) March 3, 1847.
12. Tim needs to ( improve / say / listen / tell) his Spanish pronunciation.
IV. Rewrite these sentences:
1. “You should learn more English words” Ba said to Lan.
=>Ba advised ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Lan should learn more English words
2. “Can you tell me the truth?” Nga said to me.
=> Nga asked……………………………………………………………………………………………
…me to tell her the truth
V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense.
1. Bad driving __________________________________________ (cause) many accidents.
2. Nga and Lan ____________________________________________ (see) a movie tonight.
3. Sue can _________________________________________ (speak) Vietnamese very well.
4. Mozart _____________________________________ (write) more than 600 pieces of music.
5. ‘How ____________ you __________ (learn) to drive?’ ‘My father ___________ (teach) me.
6. We usually __________ (go) to the library three times a week, but last week we __________ (go) twice.
7. Alexander Graham Bell ___________________ (introduce) the telephone in 1876.
8. Yesterday I ___________________ (be) busy, so I _____________ (not/ have) time to phone you.
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9. ‘What __________ you ______________ (do) next summer vacation?’
‘I ______________ (visit) my grandparents in Nha Trang.
10. Would you like __________________________ (come) to dinner tomorrow?
1/ causes 2/ are going to see 3/ speak 4/ wrote 5/ did you learn – taught
6/ go – went 7/ introduced 8/ was – didn’t have 9/ will you do – will visit
10/ to come
A. Language focus
I. Choose the best answer:
1. The River Amazon into the Atlantic Ocean

a. flows b. flow c. flowed d. is flowing
2. He is not get married
a. enough old to b. enough old for c. old enough to d. old enough for
3. I find Peter is not communicative . He’s in public
a.kind b. sociable c. humorous d. reserved
4. We bought 2 rackets yesterday ,We play tennis tonight
a. will b. are going to c.can d. are to
5. She is old enough to look after ……………….
a. myself b. herself c. himself d. itself
6. He fell …………… and broke his wrist.
a. here b. upstairs c. downstairs d. there
7. She told me you this dictionary
a. give b. gave c. giving d. to give
8. Mr Hung hates to the wet market .
a. go b. to go c. going d. goes
9. Minh in the town since 1987 .
a. live b. has lived c. lived d. is living
10. TV is bringing information entertainment
a. not only but also b. neither nor
c. so that d. more than
II. Pick out the words that has the underlined letters pronounced differently from the others
(Tìm từ có phần gạch dưới phát âm khác với các từ còn lại )
1. a. soccer b. notice c. photo d. grocery
2. a. promise b. think c. right d. visit
3. a. lucky b. curly c. shy d. library
4. a. are b. area c. ant d. art
III. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (0.5m)
( Viết câu thứ hai sao cho nghĩa của nó tương tự như câu thứ nhất )
1. The teacher said to Hoa: “You should study harder”
-> The teacher said Hoa ……………………………………………………………

2. Tim said to Linda: “ Can you help me with my French pronunciation?’’
-> Tim told Linda …………………………………………………………………
1/ should study harder
2/ to help him with his French pronunciation
IV.Give the correct form of the words in parentheses

1. Surface mail is than airmail ( cheap )
2. There was an of paintings at the art gallery ( exhibit )
1/ cheaper 2/ exhibition

V . Find out the underlined words or phrases that are wrong :
( Tìm những từ hoặc cụm từ được gạch chân mà bị sai)
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1. Shopping in the mall is more comfort than in the market
A B C D
2. My sister uses to play tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now.
A B C D
3. Tom said you could reach him in 72 873 376 after dinner.
A B C D
4. We raise funds by collect waste paper and broken glass.
A B C D
TEST 2
A. PRONUNCIATION
I. Choose the word which is pronounced differently from the others.(10 marks)
1. a. deaf b. leaf c. teach d. seat
2. a. deliver b. device c. service d. transmit
3. a. emigrate b. success c. detail d. invent
4. a. accept b. happy c. apple d. ant
5. a. son b. six c. suit d. sugar
6. a. plate b. cake c. vase d. take

7. a. chemical b. character c. Christmas d. chicken
8. a. received b. washed c. asked d. coughed
9. a. promise b. realize c. organize d. surprise
10. a. magazine b. imagine c. Valentine d. discipline
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
II. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
1. It took me a long time to get used …………glasses.
a. to wear b. to wearing c. wear d. wore
2. Mary ……… write letters to me but now she sends me e-mail.
a. gets used to b. is used to c. used to d. used
3. Tom …………drink a lot of coffee when he was a student.
a. used b. used to c. gets used to d. was used to
4. After his wife died, he married again. He ……………
a. rearranged b. remarried c. reoccupied d. repeat
5. The new wife was a bad and wicked woman. She was very……….
a. cruel b. nice c. good d. gentle
6. Ann was feeling ill last night. She ……… leave the party early.
a. has to b. must c. had to d. mustn’t
7. I don’t want anyone to know. You ………… tell anyone what I said.
a. must b. musn’t c. have to d. don’t have to
8. Promise that you’ll be on time. It’s important. You ………… be late.
a. don’t have to b. have to c. must d. mustn’t
9. Ann’s eyes are not very good. She ……………wear glasses for reading.
a. has to b. can c. doesn’t have to d. musn’t
10. She helped me …… the box
a. to carry b. carried c. carrying d. for carrying
11. The …………is people who can’t see.
a. blind b. deaf c. mute d. poor
12. She and her mother are very different …………character. She is sociable, but her mother was quiet.
a. in b. from c. of d. with

13. John, We have ………………green apples. Can you go to the super market and buy me soon?
a. no b. none c. any d. nothing
14. The sun ……at 5.16 tomorrow.
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a. rise b. rises c. is rising d. is going to rise
15. Give me a word …………with letter “S”.
a. begins b. beginning c. began d. begin
16. Some drugs look …………soft drinks or candy.
a. as b. like c. likely d. alvie
17. Paper is often made ……………wood.
a. of b. by c. with d. from
18. Wait here until I ……… you.
a. call b. will call c. called d. am going to call
19. Suddenly everybody stopped ………… There was silence.
a. talk b. to talk c. talking d. for talking
20. The number of high buildings ……………risen.
a. is b. are c.have d. has
III. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. My younger brother has a beautiful…………….of stamps. (collect)
2. Our school will hold a …………………to raise funds for the poor. (meet)
3. We should save our …………………….resources. (nature)
4. My sister is a good……………… (cooking)
5. Why don’t you say a word? You look so …………… (happy)
6. Scouting is a popular ……………….in the world which has more than 25 million members today.
(organize)
7. What’s the ………………between these two groups? (differ)
8. There was no ………………….for his absence from class yesterday. (explain)
9. The prince and the poor girl had a happy……………… (marry)
10. My brother is an ……………….engineer. (electric)
IV. Supply the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.

1. Do you like this picture? My uncle (paint)………….……it.
2. Kylie (make)…… ……………her first film when she was 21.
3. I live in Washington, though I (stay)……… in London at the moment.
4. ………….(you/see)…… the football match yesterday?
5. The fire (destroy)………….the old church completely.
6. They (work)……….very hard when they (be)……….young.
7. Last year my brother (spend)……….his summer holiday (do) ……………volunteer work in the
mountainous area.
8. We (have)…………… a small party next Sunday. Would you like (come) ……………?
V. Complete the sentences with the appropriate prepositions.)
1. What’s ………television tonight?
2. Can I speak …………Phong, please?
3. Let’s meet ……….school………… 7.00 tomorrow morning.
4. The school a bit far ……….my house.
5. She likes working ……….young people.
6. Is your mother …………….? – No, she isn’t. She’s. ….at the moment.
7. My friends sometimes laugh………….my jokes.
8. Our new teacher is slim …………… long black hair.
9. I used to live …………… a farm and look ……… my younger brother.
10. In my room, I can see a big tree………….the window.
1. “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?”
Tom told …………………………………………………………
2. “You should spend more time on English writing, Tim.”
The teacher told…………………………………………………………
3. The movie was very bad. I couldn’t see it
The movie was not ………………………………………….
4. Trung is the most intelligent student in my class.
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No one……………………………………………………………
5. “Please give the manager this document.”

The man asked the secretary……………………………………………
6. He failed the exam because of his laziness.
Because he …………………………………………………………….
7. The front yard is too small to play soccer in.
The front yard isn’t ………………………………………………………
8. It isn’t necessary for you to set off early.
You don’t …………………………………………………………….
9. Putting a knife into an electrical socket is dangerous.
It……………………………………………………….
10. What’s the weight of your suit case?
How……………………………………………………….?
VI. Supply the correct verb form:
1. We seldom (eat) ________________________________________ before 6.30
2. The sun ( set) ________________________________________ in the West
3 .It (be) ____________________________________ often hot in the summer
4. She always (cook) ________________________________ in the morning.
5. My father usually (watch) __________________________ the news at 7.00
6. What ___________________ you (do) _________________ every morning?
TEST 3
I. Choose the best answer: (3m)
1. Sunday evening, I went to bed at ten o’clock.
a. at b. on c. in d. from
2. He lived the 19
th
century.
a. at b. on c. in d. from
3. Ba in Dai Thanh five year ago.
a. live b. lives c. living d. lived
4. The doctor Nam should stay inside.
a. say b. said c. ask d. tell

5. Do you enjoy sports programs?
a. watching b. to watch c. watch d. watched
6. She was born February .
a. of b. on c. at d. in
7. Lan in Hanoi for ten years.
a. lives b. has lived c. was living d. lived
8. Mrs. Loan asked her son playing.
a. to stop b. stop c. stops d. stopped
9. Hoa likes music after school.
a. listen b. listening c. listens d. to listen
10. Let’s stop the trees.
a. plant b. plants c. planting d. to plan
11. They have studied six o’clock.
a. since b. at c. in d. for
12. Airmail is expensive than surface mail.
a. the most b. the same c. as d. more
II. Rewrite these sentences: (3m)
1. “ You should go to school on time, Lan.” My teacher said.
My teacher
2. “ Can you bring this case into my room?” Nga said
Nga
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3. Do you want to leave a message?
Would you
4. Mai can’t do that work because she is not old enough.
Mai is
5. “Please wait me for a moment, Nam” Miss Lien said.
Miss Lien
6. Lan is the best student in her class.
No one ……………………………………………………

III. Read the dialogue below and complete it : (2,5m)
. Mother: Hoa?
Hoa : Sure, Mom. for you?
Mother: some apples and oranges. them for me?
Hoa : I’ll go and buy soon.
IV. Complete these sentences: (1,5 m )
1. It / take / him / minutes / repair / bike.

2. What / I / do / you?

3. Hoa / listen / music / everyday.

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