Đề Cương ôn tập thi HK II Môn Anh Văn 8

REVISION FOR THE SENCOND SEMESTER TEST
GRADE 8 (2010 – 2011)
I. GRAMMAR:
1. Tense (present future, present progressive, present perfect …)
2. Request (yêu cầu), offers (đề nghò) and promises (hứa hẹn) with will/ shall
3. Request with “Would you mind…?
4. Past Progressive: S + was/ were + V-ing…
Past progressive with when/ while and when
Progressive with always
S + is/ am/ are + always + V-ing…
5. Adjective followed by a clause or to-infinitive
S + be + adj + that clause
S + be + adj + to-infinitive
6. Suggestions: Suggest + V-ing
7. Passive Voice: Be + V
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/ V-ed
8. Reported speech:
Report a statement (Tường thuật một câu nói)
Report a question (Tường thuật một câu hỏi)
II. EXERCISES
A. LANGUAGE FOCUS
CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
1. I’m learning very hard these days ………………… get good marks at my exam.
A. that B. in order C. in order to D. in order that
2. That beautiful toy is ………………… from recycle paper.
A. make B. made C. is made D. making
3. The old car tires ………………… to make pipes and floor coverings.
A. will be recycled B. will recycled C. will recycle D. will be
4. I am happy ………………… all the exams.
A. to passing B. to pass C. passing D. is passing

5. We are ready ………………… clean the environment.
A. that B. so C. to D.
6. Do you mind ………………… the window? It’s cold.
A. closing B. to close C. close D. to closing
7. Would you mind if she ………………… you?
A. phoned B. phoned to C. phoning D. is phoned
8. Nga ………………… a letter at 8 o’clock last night.
A. was writing B. is writing C. was wrote D. write
9. Hoa ………………… dinner at eight o’clock last night.
A. eat B. was eating C. is eating D. eating
10. He said he ………………… a plumber.
A. was B. were C. is D. be
11. He said the pipes ………………… broken.
A. was B. were C. is D. be
12. It is a race in which people have their horses race to win the prize. It’s a …………………
A. horse-racing B. racing-horse C. horse-race D. race-horse
13. This is a machine which is used to wash clothes. It’s a …………………
A. clothes-washing machine B. washing-machine clothes
C. clothes-machine washing D. machine washing-clothes
14. The first prize ………………… to the Mekong Team just after the final match yesterday.
A. awarded B. was awarded C. were awarded D. award
15. Mrs. Quyen decided to go by bike ………………… to keep fit.
A. so as B. so as to C. in order to D. in order that
16. The boy ………………… a book is my friend.
A. read B. to read C. reading D. is reading
17. I have bought a bicycle ………………… in Vietnam.
A. make B. made C. to make D. making
18. The man ………………… the bank is a millionaire.
A. is entering B. entering C. to be entered D. enters
19. This project ………………… at the end of this month.

A. will finish B. finishing C. will be finished D. finish
20. I’m interested in ………………… to the party.
A. that he came B. he will come C. coming D. come
21. Would you mind if I ………………… now?
A. leaving B. leave C. to leave D. left
22. I’d like ………………… her house in England.
A. visit B. visiting C. to visit D. being visited
23. Our teacher asked us ………………… we liked to go camping in the coming festival.
A. whether B. if C. what D. Both A and B
24. Nam writes very quickly. He has ………………… finished his essay.
A. already B. for C. yet D. since
25. It is exciting ………………… the play many times. It’s really a good one.
A. to watch B. watching C. watch D. watched
26. Do you mind if he ………………… me to carry this bag?
A. help B. to help C. helps D. helped
27. She ………………… the letter yet.
A. has finished B. haven’t finished C. have finished D. hasn’t finished
28. …………………I was doing my homework, my father was watching T.V.
A. How B. When C. While D. What time
29. The freshmen have to gather at universities in early October.
A. first-year students B. teachers C. workers D. engineers
30. An ………………… contest will be hold at Ngo Gia Tu School next month.
A. English-speaking B. English-spoken C. speaking-English D. speak-English
FORM OF THE VERBS
1. The flights to London will (delay) ……………………………………… because of heavy rain.
2. This is the first time Hoa (meet) ……………………………………… Tim’s family.
3. What ………………………………………you (do) ……………………………………… this time yesterday?
- I (work) ……………………………………… on the computer.
4. Yesterday the light (go) ……………………………………… out while we (have) ……………………………………… dinner.
5. Do you mind if I (ask) ……………………………………… you a private question?

6. Would you like (go) ……………………………………… to the movies?
- Sorry, I can’t.
7. Would you mind (close) ……………………………………… the door, please?
8. The trees are (plant) ………………………………………by his father.
9. The new bridge will (build) ……………………………………… by the end of the year.
10. The garbage can (use) ……………………………………… to make fertilizer.
11. He said the pipes (be) ……………………………………… broken.
12. Sometimes I’d like (learn) ……………………………………… to play the guitar.
13. When he saw what had happened, she began (laugh) ……………………………………… loudly.
14. He tried (reach) ………………………………………the shelf but he wasn’t tall enough.
15. She is afraid of (go) ……………………………………… out in the evening.
16. Could you show me how (do) ……………………………………… this exercise?
17. I didn’t know what (say) ……………………………………… when I met him yesterday.
18. How about (spend) ……………………………………… our holiday on the beach?
19. Mary has decided (go) ……………………………………… to Vietnam this summer.
20. The students stopped (talk) ……………………………………… when the teacher came in.
21. He stopped the car (buy) ……………………………………… something.
22. At this time yesterday I (study) ……………………………………… in the library.
23. The machine (make) ……………………………………… in Japan is good.
24. They (run) ……………………………………… home while it (rain) ……………………………………… at 5 p.m yesterday.
25. When Nam (come) ………………………………………, I (sleep) ……………………………………… at 9 yesterday.
26. What do you (do) ……………………………………… at this time yesterday?
27. I (already write) ……………………………………… the lesson.
28. While I (work) ……………………………………… on the computer, the earthquake happened.
29. She is not tall enough (reach) ……………………………………… the ceiling fan.
30. John (wash) ……………………………………… the clothes in the bathroom at four o’clock last night.
C. READING
1/ Read the passage and answer (T) for True or (F) for False.
Ha Long Bay is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists. One of the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s
calm water with limestone mountains. The Bay’s water is clear during the spring and early summer. Upon arriving Ha Long

City, visitors can go along Chay Beach. From the beach, they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay. It is here that the visitors
can find some of the Southeast Asia’s most beautiful sites. Dau Go Cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long.
……………… 1. Ha Long Bay is popular with only Vietnamese.
……………… 2. There aren’t any limestone mountains in Ha Long Bay.
……………… 3. Chay Beach is in Ha Long Bay.
……………… 4. One of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long is Dau Go Cave.
2/ Choose the most suitable word to complete the passage.
THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL
The rice- cooking (1) ……………………………… was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer away from (2)
……………………………… There were three (3) ………………………………: water-fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival (4)
……………………………… one day. In the water-fetching (5) ……………………………… one person from each team had (6) ……………………………… to the
river to get the (7) ……………………………… In the fire-making contest two team members had to make fire in the (8) ………………………………
way. They tried to rub pieces of (9) ……………………………… together to make fire. Six people from each team (10) ……………………………… in
the rice-cooking festival. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
Then choose the correct answer:
1. A. holiday B. contest C. festival D. competition
2. A. mountain B. city C. house D. river
3. A. holidays B. contests C. festivals D. competitions
4. A. takes B. took C. taking D. take
5. A. contest B. contests C. test D. tests
6. A. to run B. run C. ran D. running
7. A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water
8. A. strange B. tradition C. traditional D. traditionally
9. A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water
10. A. participates B. participate C. participating D. participated
3. Read.
When Minh started learning English, he was really shy. In class he never said a word in English because he was afraid
of making mistakes. And he became more and more quiet in English classes. Anyway, his English teacher was a very kind and
friendly woman. She encouraged him to practice English with a partner or in a group. She said it might help him more
confident. She used to praise him when he said something good. He was really frightened at first talking to his classmates in

English. But his teacher said the only way to learn speaking English is by speaking it. And he did it. Now he feels confident
enough to speak English in front of the class.
Answer the questions
a. Why did Minh never say a word in English class?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b. How was his teacher?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c. What did his English teacher use to do when he said something good?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Fill in the blanks with the word provided in the box:
Christmas is the biggest (1) holiday of the year in most of Britain. Celebrations start (2) …………………………………… 24
th
December. The Christmas Eve, although there have been several weeks of (3) ……………………………………… beforehand. The Christmas
trees, presents, food, drinks and decorations have been sent (4) …………………………… Christmas cards have been (5)
……………………………………… to friends.
B. WRITING
preparations holiday bought on relatives
COMPLETE THE SECOND SENTENCES SO THAT IT HAS THE SAME MEANING TO THE FIRST.
1. My father takes me to school.
I am ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The boy is playing chess with Ba. He is my brother.
The boy ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. She went to Ha Noi, she wanted to visit many interesting places.
She went to Ha Noi in order to ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. The last time I met him was five years ago.
I haven’t ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. They will build a new school in this area.
A new school ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Travelling around the world is very interesting.
It is ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. I suggest going to Ben Thanh Market.
How ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
8. Lan said to me, “I don’t know what Ba is doing now”
Lan ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.
I ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Mary said, “Do you know this place, Peter?”
Mary asked ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. “Is Mount Everest 8, 848 meters high?”
Lien asked me ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. My brother painted the gate last year.
The gate ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. Can I move the refrigerator to the right corner?
Would ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
14. We can’t wear jeans at work.
Jeans ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. Do you mind if I close the door?
Would you mind if I ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
16. They will clean the floor tomorrow.
The floor ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
17. It is easy to learn English.
To learn English is ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
18. I see you again, so I am glad.
I am very glad ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
19. Somebody cleans the room every day.
The room ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
20. Your teacher must sign this form.
This form ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
21. Will you invite her to your birthday party?
She ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

22. The girl is playing the piano. She is Mai.
The girl ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
23. My mother has baked that cake.
That cake ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………