Bai Tap on thi HKI Anh 8 (3 Tiet)

Circle the best options to complete the passage below Many people think that life on a farm is very quiet and easy, but it is very hard.. She cried hardly when she failed her English tes

Name:………, Class: 8A….

BÀI TẬP ÔN THI HKI 2008-2009

Tiếng Anh 8

I./ Circle the best options to complete the sentences

1 I am not _to move the piano

A enough strong B strong enough C enough weakD weak enough

2 My sister often looks at in the mirror

A herself B myself C yourself D.themselves

3 Mr Brown is the same age _ Mrs Brown

4 Hung is _ student in my class

A good B better C the best D most best

5 The earth _ around the sun

6 Most people who work _ London prefer to live outside it

7 They can _ from the noise and hurry of the town

A rest B to rest C resting D to resting

8 People can relax by doing some gardening work in the countryside the weekend

9 You ought _ to school earlier

10 We must uniform whenever go to school

A wear B wearing C to wear D worn

II Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others

1/ A stationery B appear C traditional D arrange

2/ A contact B curly C cupboard D celebrate

4/ A cheap B character C children D church

III Circle the best options to complete the passage below

Many people think that life on a farm is very quiet and easy, but it is very hard I (1) have lived on the farm for about twenty years and I know what farm work is You must (2) _ up early, feed the chickens and the cows, water the flowers, vegetable, do a lot of gardening and then work (3) _ the fields But my aunt (4) this way of life and so do all her children

1 A herself B ourselves C myself D yourself

4 A liked B will like C like D likes

IV Circle the best options A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.

1 Her mother _ this City two years ago

A left B leaves C Is leaving D will leave

2 He enjoys to music while he’s studying

A to listen B listening C listen D to listening

3 Alexander Graham Bell was born _ March 3, 1847

A in B at C on D during

4 My mother on afarm when she was young

A use to living B use to live C used to live D used to living

5 Kate hates to classical music

A listens B listened C listening D listen

6 Mr Smith likes televition in his free time

A watches B watches C watch D watching

7 The teacher asked Susan _to the blackboard

A to go B go C going D went

8 They a holiday for ten years

A didn’t have B don’t have C aren’t having D haven’t had

9 They built this house _ 1990

A from B in C at D for

10 We must be there _ 7:30 and 8:15

A at B before C between D after

11 She told me _ you that present

A giving B to give C gave D give

12 My sister in Long Xuyen 5 years ago

A worked B works C work D working

13 I know you worked really _ this semester

A hardly B harder C hardest D hard

14 She sang very at the concert last night

A good B well C better D best

V Choose the word or phrase that need correcting.

1 They used go to the library when they studied in london

A B C D

2 I finished doing my homework quick last night

A B C D

3 She asked I to write new words on pieces of paper

A B C D

4 Did she left a message before she went ?

A B C D

5 I’d like buying a new dictionary but I don’t have enough money

A B C D

6 He offered to help me in a very loudly voice

A B C D

7 She cried hardly when she failed her English test

A B C D

8 He is enough strong to carry the heavy luggage

A B C D

9 My brother is going to studying in New York next month

A B C D

10 What did you used to do when you feft afraid ?

A B C D

VI Read the passage carefully.

How Nam has improved his English

In the first year of lower secondary school I had some difficulties in learning English My English pronunciation was really bad and my English grammar was worse I did not know how to improve them I didn’t want my father and mother to

know about this One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for her outside the classroom She took me to the school library and showed

me cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in the glass bookcase She told me how

to use an English-English dictionary to improve my English grammar “Now I think you know what you should do”, said she I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English Speaking Contest held for the secondary students in my hometown

 Write True or False.

1/ _ Nam’s English pronunciation was really bad

2/ _ He didn’t want his parents to know about his problem

3/ _ Nam’s English teacher helped him to improve his English grammar 4/ _ The teacher showed nam an English grammar book

5/ _ Nam failed the first prize in the English Speaking Contest

 Answer the questions.

1/ Did Nam get any difficulties in learning English in the first year ?

_

2/ Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson ?

_

3/ Where did nam and his teacher go after that ?

_

VII Choose the best options

1 City life is different ……… country life

2 She has earned millions of dollars ……… 1994

3 The CD is ……… Than the cassette

A expensive B more expensive C much expensive

D expensiver

4 TV brings not only information ……… Entertainment

A but for B.and for C.but also D and also

5 We ……… to each other for five years

A wrote B is writing C was writing D have written

6 It’s very kind ……… you to help me

A for B off C to D of

7 Nhung’s dictionary is not as expensive ……… Hoa’s

A so B as C.like D.than

8 China is the country with ……… population

A large B larger C largest D the largest

9 Many people from rural areas are ……… to the city to find work

A paying B departing C moving D leaving

10 We have begun to study English ……… three years

A since B.for C.at D.in

VIII Make meaningful sentences from the following cues

1 We / live / Thailand / for ten years

………

2 You / listen / radio / everyday ?

………

3 Nga / 14 / her next birthday

4 I / not / interested / read / fairy tales

………

5 My family / used / live / village / when / I / young

………

6 She / move / HCM city / two years ago

………

7 Your shirt / expensive / than / Lan’s

………

8 Mr Tim / asked / me / give / you / novel

……… ………

9 Tuan / have to / improve / English pronunciation

………

10.They / happy / meet / old friends

………

IX Read the following passage and decide which option A, B, C or D that best fits each numbered space

Not long ago , people only (1)……… the telephone to make phone calls Now thanks to computers, people use the telephone to do much more They can bank, rent videos and even shop by phone (2) ……… also possible to send letters and reports by faxing them over telephone lines People can use their telephone lines to send message from one computer to another by electronic mail or e-mail as well

But you don’t need to be at home or at the office to use the telephone any more Now you can carry a mobile phone in your pocket (3)

……… a mobile phone, you can phone and talk in the car You don’t (4) ……… look for a pay phone to make a call Now , you can (5)………your calls with you everywhere

1 A use B used C to use D using

2 A It is B It has C There is D There are

3 A At B In C On D With

4 A must B have to C ought to D used to

5 A take B took C to take D taking

Good Luck!