BỘ ĐỀ Ôn tập thi HKI tiếng Anh lớp 8

Match the word or phrase in column A to its definition or meaning in column B ( 1m)
A B
1. habit a. to pronounce the sounds of letters or words. 1. ……………
2. improve b. to become or make something better. 2. ……………
3. proud c. something that you do often or regularly. 3. ……………
4. pronunciation d. feeling or showing pride 4. ……………
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences given: (3 ms )
1. I'll see you Wednesday.
a. in b. on c. at d. after.
2. Little pea to do the housework all day after her father got married again.
a. has b. had c. have d. was
3. She used to …………… after her younger brothers and sisters
a. look b. looking c. looked d. looks
4. you eat rice for lunch? No. I ate noodles.
a. Did b. do c. Does d. Are
5 were you yesterday evening? I was at home.
a. What b. How c. Where d. Who
6. Which subject did you have yesterday? - I Math.
a. had b. have c. has d. have to.
7. She asked her children
a. to stop playing b. stop to play c. stop playing d. stopping to play
8. His parents are always proud him .
a. about b. of c. on d. with
9. Does Mrs. Nga speak English? – Oh, yes. She speaks English …………….
a. good b. well c. bad d. careful
10. I write one or two examples with each new word ……… remember new words
a. in order to b. in order not to c. not in order to d. in not order to
11. Mr. An …………… you should study harder on your English pronunciation.
a. asked b. told c. said d. say
12. Ba loves …………… soccer , but he doesn’t like washing up.
a. play b. to play c. played d. playing

Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets (2 ms)
1. You should ( practice ) ………….…. your English more often.
2. He asked me ( not wait ) …………… for him.
3. Nam always (get) …………. grade A for Physics, but last semester he ( get) ………. B.
Change these sentences into the reported speech. (2m)
1. The teacher said to Tim ,"You should study harder this semester."

2. Their mother said to them , " Don't make so much noise. "

3. Mary said to John , “ Can you carry my suitcase, please?”

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4. The teacher told Tim, “ Come in my office.”
Read the story (2 ms)
One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger appeared. The
tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was the master. The
farmer said he had something called wisdom, but he left it at home that day. He went to get the wisdom,
but before that he tied the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn't want it to eat the buffalo. When he
returned, the farmer brought some straw with him. He said it was his wisdom. He lit the straw and the
fire burned the tiger. The tiger escaped, but it still has black stripes from the burns today.
* T/ F statements:
1. The tiger wanted to know why the strong buffalo was the servant and the small man was the
master.
2. The fire burned the tiger and he didn’t escape.
* Questions:
1. Where was the farmer?

2. Was the buffalo grazing when the tiger appeared?

Choose the word:

1. That man a sense of humor. He always makes people laugh happily.
a. is b. has c. had d. likes
2. Mai is not very sociable but she _______humorous.
a. is b. has c. feels d. looks
3. ________the sun rise in the__________?
a. is/ west b. is/ east c. does/ west d. does/ east
4. What ________your sister_________?
a. does/ like b. does/ look like c. is/ like d. is/ look like
5. Ho Chi Minh City is an important__________ center.
a. commerce b. commercial c. commercially d. commercial
6. _________ Rome next week?
a. Will they visit b. Are you going to visit c. Are they visiting d. All are correct
7. We ____ going to ______ a birthday party next week.
a. are/ have b. is/ have c. do/ have d. does/ have
8. What are you going to do next Sunday? – I__________ to visit my grandparents.
a. intend b. am going c. needing d. a and b
9. __________ you ___________ new fishing rods yesterday?
a. do/ buy b. are/ buy c. did/ buy d. will/ buy
10. Would you like___________ a message?
a. to put b. to brought c. to leave d. to make
11. Did you succeed _____________ the problem?
a. to solve b. in solving c. on solving d. solving
12. Kitchen is not a ____________ place for children to play in.
a. dangerous b. suitable c. safety d. awful
13. Are all the children interested ___________ folktales?
a. on b. in c. from d. to
14. __________ is a story passed on in spoken form from one generation to the next.
a. novel b. fiction c. Folktale d. legend
15. Don’t let your children _______ with matches.
a. play b. to play c. playing d. played

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16. We should learn this poem _______.
a. by heart b. by soul c. by face d. 0
17. She _______ some old photographs in a drawer.
a. came across b. came across c. come over d. come down
18. I was born in Viet Nam; Vietnamese is my _____________.
a. mother tongue b. first language c. native language d. all are correct
19. __________ means to say the sounds of letters or words.
a. pronounce b. improve c. tongue d. pronunciation
20. She is always worried _______ the safety of her family.
a. at b. of c. about d. to
21. Could you ______ me a favor, please? (to do/ to make/ do/ make)
22. We received 400 ______ for the job.
(applications/ hobbies/ activities/ favors)
23. 10 countries participated in the discussions.
(took part/ hold/ joined/ a and c)
24. The _______ is the air, water, land, animals, and plants around us.
(community/ program/ environment/ organization)
25. The store owners are going to hold a meeting to discuss effects ________ the new shopping mall.
a. on b. about c. from d. of
26. These shoes are nice and they are also ________.
(comfortable / uncomfortable / comfort / comfortably)
27. Mrs. Kim is at the ________ now. She wants to send a parcel to Ho Chi Minh City.
(post office / bank / police station / supermarket)
28. The new shopping is quite ________ the present shopping area.
( different from/ different/ the same/ like to)
29. How long is it _____ we last went to the cinema. (for/ to/ since/ on)
30. Martina has loved sports _________ she was a child. (0/ for/ when/ since)
Give the correct form of the words:
1. She looks more _________________than her sister. (beauty)

2. They were very_________ to pass the exam. (luck)
3. This book is___________ from mine. (differ)
4. I ‘ll make ________________ for the meeting tonight. (arrange)
5. Thomas Watson was Bell’s _____________. (assist)
6. There was an ______________ of paintings at the Art Gallery. (exhibit)
7. Michael Faraday made a lot of ___________ in the field of electricity. (invent)
8. ___________________, the step mother was very cruel to me. (fortunate)
9. The tiger wanted to see the farmer’s ______________. (wise)
10. Sandra needs __________________ her English writing. (improve)
11. He was ________ of his achievements in the field of politics. (pride)
12. We can learn words in ______________ ways. (differ)
13. Did you succeed in ____________ the washing machine? (fix)
14. We suggested ____________ old textbooks for our school library. (collect)
15. Would you like ________ in our club? (join)
16. Hoa and Nien used to be next-door ___________. (neighborhood)
17. ________________, I won’t be able to attend the meeting. (fortunate)
18. He is one of the best ________________ in the world. (photograph)
19. Surface mail is much __________ than airmail. (cheap)
20. I can’t see him now, it’s not _________________. (convenience)
21. There shoes were nice, but they were _________________. (comfort)
22. Nam thinks the food in this restaurant is _________. (taste)
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23. They are very busy with _______________ the Teachers’ Day. (celebrate)
24. A lot of people believe that well-paying jobs are ____________ in the city. (plenty)
25. Television is very ________________ nowadays. (popularity)
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces:
A. Dear Charles,
I am very sorry I cannot come to (1)_______ you at the airport because I have to take my mother
home from hospital at that time. Our neighbor Peter Lee has (2)______ offered to meet you and bring
you home. As you have (3)_________ met him before, I shall (4)__________ him to you.

Peter Lee is tall and slim. He is a young man in his early twenties with short hair and a fair
complexion. He has a round face and (5)__________ cheerful by nature. It is easy to (6) him because he
is usually dressed (7)__________ jeans and a T – shirt and wears boots.
I do hope you manage to recognize my neighbor without any difficulty and I look forward
(8)__________you when he brings you to my flat.
1. a. meet b. met c. meets d. meeting
2. a. kind b. kindness c. kindly d. unkind
3. a. never b. ever c. always d. often
4. a. draw b. describe c. tell d. show
5. a. appear b. appears c. appearing d. appeared
6. a. see b. meet c. recognize d. look
7. a. with b. in c. on d. at
8. a. to see b. see c. to seeing d. seeing
B. Dear John,
I (1)_________ Alexandria with my brother from October 21th to 23th. Have you got a double
room with a shower for these dates? How much is the room?
We would like a room facing the sea, if it is possoble. (2)_________ there a restaurant in the
hotel? We don’t eat meat but we like all other kinds of food.
We are arriving (3)________ Alexandria at about six o’clock on Friday (4)________. We plan
(5)________ the hotel on Sunday morning.
I look forward to hearing (6)________ you soon.
Yours faithfully,
James Brown
1. visit / visits / am visiting / visited 4. morning / evening / night / a and b
2. are / is / have / do 5. leave / to leave / leaving / left
3. in / at / on / when 6. for / on / from / to
C. We don’t live (1)_______ a house or a flat. We live on houseboat. The boat (2)______ small, but
it’s quite big inside. Apart from the bathroom, it has only 1 room, so we (3)______ do everything there-
eat, cook, sleep ans watch TV. We usually keep our houseboat at Little Venice (4)_______ London.
We’re almost in the center of the city there. That’s great for clubs, pubs, the theatre, and so on. But the

(5)_______ thing about a houseboat is that you can (6)_______ and take your home with you.
1. in / at / on / inside 4. in / on / at / of
2. is / was / looks / looked 5. best / most / worst / fastest
3. should / have to / need / could 6. move / moving / to move / moved
D.
Mom: Suri, you look very (1)______ today. Anything interesting (2) ____ school.
Suri: Yes, Mom. I’m going to (3)__________ in the Green Club.
Mom: Really? What will you do?
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Suri: We are having an (4)________ month. And we’re going to clean the banks of the lakes (5)_____
weekends.
Mom: Will you do anything else?
Suri: Oh, yes. We’re plating young trees and plants to sell to some schools. We hope (6)_______ more
green color to the town and earn some money for our club.
Mom: That’s sound excellent.
1. unhappily/ happily/ unhappy/ happy 2. in/ at/ on/ with
3. participate/ join/ take part/ all are correct 5. when/ in/ on/ all are correct
4. environment/ organization/ program/ camp 6. give/ to give/ giving/ to giving
E. Dear Simon,
This (1)______ my first letter to you from my new home. We (2)_______ here since March 19
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and I’ve been at my new school (3)______ 3 weeks. I’ve got some new friends here. I’ve (4)________
them for 14 days. I (5)________ in the school
basketball team. I’ve been in the team (6)________ April 14
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. I’ve got a new bike now. I’ve only had it
for 2 days.
1. is/ is being/ has been/ was 2. are/ were/ are being/ have been
3. since/ for/ from/ already 4. know/ knowing/ knew/ known

5. have joined/ have taken part/ have participated/ all are correct 6. since/ for/ on/ in
7. was/ were/ is being/ has been 8. don’t hear/ didn’t hear/ haven’t heard
Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English:
1. That man is enough patient to do that job.
A B C D
2. Don’t doing it as a joke. It’s a serious thing.
A B C D
3. She received a letter to her pen pal last week.
4. Each of my friends have a different character.
A B C D
5. I usually go to work with a friend, but yesterday I drove to work by himself
A B C
because he was ill.
D
6. Alex doesn’t have to take his medicine yesterday because he was better.
A B C D
7. It is not safe leaving small objects around the house.
A B C D
8. I must do all the shopping yesterday because the shops are closed today.
A B C D
9. You must not let children to play in the kitchen because it is very dangerous place.
A B C D
10. Let’s putting the armchair opposite the couch in the living room.
A B C D
11. Our live is much better with the help of modern equipment.
A B C D
12. There wasn’t any electric in our village ten years ago.
A B C D
13. My brother asks me to not turn up the cassette player.
A B C D

14. Language learners should trying different ways of learning words.
A B C D
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15. Children must play on the streets.
A B C D
16. We should to go to bed early.
A B C D
17. She taught her children how to care after their pets.
A B C D
18. After filling on the form, please bring it back to me.
A B C D
19. The weather is becoming cold and colder in December.
A B C D
20. Let we take a taxi home after the party.
A B C D
21. Let him doing what he wants.
A B C D
22. Can you help me moving this table?
A B C D
Read the passage and answer the questions:
A. Hanh is a beautiful girl with big black eyes and an oval rosy face. She is an intelligent student who
is always at the top of the class. She likes reading, and she often goes to the library whenever she has
free time.
Mai isn’t as beautiful as Hanh, but she has a lovely smile and looks very healthy. Mai is very sporty.
She spends most of her free time playing sports. Mai is volleyball star. She is also very sociable and has
a good sense of humor.
1. What does Hanh look like?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. Who often goes to the library?
________________________________________________________________________

3. What is Mai’s character?
4. What does Mai spend most of her free time doing?
________________________________________________________________________
B. Issac Newton is one of the greatest men in the history of scientists. He was born in a village of
Wootsphore in England. His father was a poor farmer. When the boy was 14, his father died. Newton
left school and helped his mother on the farm. But the boy didn’t like farming, he was fond of the poetry
and mathematics. So Newton was sent to school. After he left school, Newton studied at Cambridge
University. He lectured on mathematics at Cambridge University after graduating. His greatest
discovery is the law of gravitation.
1. How old was Newton when his father died?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. Did Newton like farming?
_______________________________________________________________________
3. What was Newton fond of?
_______________________________________________________________________
4. What is Newton’s greatest discovery?
______________________________________________________________________
C. Once a farmer lived a comfortable life with his family. His chickens laid many eggs which the
farmer used to buy food and clothing for his family. One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered
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one of the chickens laid a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife: “We are rich! We are rich! “ His
wife ran to him and they both
looked at the eggs in amazement. His wife wanted more, so her husband decided to cut open all the
chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished, all the
chickens were dead. There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his greedy wife.
1. What did the farmer do when he discovered one of his chickens laid a gold egg?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. What did the farmer shout to his wife?
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Why did the farmer decide to cut open all his chickens?

_______________________________________________________________________
4. Did the farmer find any more gold eggs?
______________________________________________________________________
D. I was very excited when I knew I was going to New Zealand because I had never been there
before. I didn’n think about the problems of speaking English until I met my host family. At first I
couldn’t communicate with them because my English was so bad. All the 8 years I had been learning
English wasn’t much used at all, because we didn’t have real practice at school. Even though my
grammar was good, but my pronunciation wasn’t. My host mum helped me a lot by correcting my bad
pronunciation. I usually practiced by talking to myself when I had a shower, so no one could hear me.
After 4 months my English was much better.
1. How did the writer feel when he knew that he was going to New Zealand?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. Why couldn’t he communicate with his host family at first?
_______________________________________________________________________
3. How did his host mum help him?
_______________________________________________________________________
4. What did he do to improve his English?
_______________________________________________________________________
E. Monica Cox is a tennis player. She has won many tournaments in her life. She started playing tennis
with her father when she was three years old. Two years ago she went to America to a famous tennis
school in california. Monica and her father have traveled to many countries. Last month they went to a
tournament in Australia. Monica played very well but she didn’t win. She hasn’t played at the
Wimbledon yet, but she hopes to do so next year.
1. When did Monica Cox start playing tennis?
_______________________________________________________________________
2. Why did she go to Amirica two years ago?
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Who has she traveled to many countries with?
_______________________________________________________________________
1. “ Don’t stay up too late”.

- My mother told me______________________________________________________
2. “ Check your answer carefully before handing in”.
- Our teacher said________________________________________________________
3. “ Don’t look out of the window”.
- Linh teacher’s said______________________________________________________
4. “ Give me your hand, Thu?”.
- Tam__________________________________________________________________
5. “ Don’t ask women about their age”.
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- My teacher told me______________________________________________________
6. “ Can you repeat your question, please?”.
- Tam asked her teacher___________________________________________________
7. “ You should keep our school clean and tidy”.
- Our principal said to us___________________________________________________
8. “ You should practice speaking English every day”.
- My teacher told me______________________________________________________
9. “ You should not stay up late”.
- The doctor told my Mom_________________________________________________
Writing:

A.



Her name__________________________________________.
She is___________________________________________ old.
She lives_______________________________ in____________ with
__________________________________________________.
She_______________________________________________ hair.
She_______________________________________________ and intelligent.

Her best friends_____________________________________.
B. Miss Mai: Hello. Binh An Clinic.
Mr. Brown: Good morning. I’d like to speak to Dr. Harry, please.
Miss Mai: I’m afraid he’s busy at the moment.
Mr. Brown: Can you give him a message for me?
Miss Mai: Yes, certainly. Who’s calling, please?
Mr. Brown: My name is John Brown. Could you tell him that the seminar will be at 8.00 a.m next
Tuesday?
Miss Mai: Is that the seminar about cancer treatment?
Mr. Brown: Yes, that’s right. Please tell him to call me this evening at 9.00.
Miss Mai: Yes, Sir. I’ll tell him.
Mr. Brown: Thanks. Goodbye.
Name: Tran Thanh Thu Age: 15
Appearance: slim, weak, short curly brown hair
Characters: reserved, helpful, intelligent
Address: Thai Phien Street, 12 precinct, Da Lat City
Family: aunt and uncle
Friends: Mai and Thi
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MESSAGE
Date: _____________________________________________________________
Time: _____________________________________________________________
For: ______________________________________________________________
Message: __________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Taken by:__________________________________________________________
C.
1. This / my / living room.

2. It/ most beautiful room/ my house.
3. There/ a couch/ two armchairs / middle/ room.
4. Above/ coffee table/ there/ lighting fixture.
5. on/ wall/ behind couch/ a picture/ above picture/ clock.
6. In/ corner/ television.
7. Opposite/ door/ there/ cupboard.
8. I/ love/ living room/ much.
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D. Write a letter to your close friend about the environment month that your school Y&Y is planning:
Dear ___________,
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
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Love,

______________
E. Write a notice about the class meeting.
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Write a sentence:
1. They bought the house two years ago.
They have had___________________________________________________________
2. That shirt is more expensive than this shirt.
This shirt is not___________________________________________________________
3. We started learning English in 1999.
We have learned_________________________________________________________
4. This book is different from mine.
This book is not__________________________________________________________
5. The magazine is more expensive than the newspaper.
The newspaper is not______________________________________________________
6. The last time I saw him was in 2000.
I haven’t seen____________________________________________________________
7. Are you as young as Jane.
Are you and_____________________________________________________________
8. No one in the family is older than my grandfather.
My grandfather is_________________________________________________________
9. The church is older than the school.
The school is not__________________________________________________________
10. No one in my class is intelligent than Hung.
Hung is_________________________________________________________________
11. Tom/ use/ go swimming/ when/ he/ a child.
________________________________________________________________________
12. I/ not/ use/ study hard/ last year.
________________________________________________________________________
13. Where/ they/ use/ live?
________________________________________________________________________

14. Our grandma/ use/ tell us/ folktale/ when/ she alive.
________________________________________________________________________
15. His pronunciation/ better/ his grammar.
________________________________________________________________________
* Since or for:
1. ________ a long time. 2. ________ 2 o’clock.
3. ________ ages. 4. ________ her birthday.
5. ________ 2 years. 6. ________ 4 hours.
7. ________ last Christmas. 8. ________ yesterday.
9. ________ December. 10. ________ they left Dalat.

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