ĐỀ CƯƠNG ANH 8 HỌC KÌ I A. LANGUAGE FOCUS: I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D : 1. Why does she like him?- he is an honest boy.A. For B. Because C. That D. Though 2. She here next year. A. will be B. was C. is D. is going 3. Is she going to . you this summer? A. visit B. visits C. visited D. visiting 4. Last year, she ……….go fishing . A. used B. went C. used to D.use to 5. She speaks English ………. A. well B. good C. very good D. bad 6. Ba loves … soccer . A. play B. plays C. playing D.played 7. …… you help me , please ? A. Could B. Should C. Would D. Do 8. People take part in the activities and enjoy poor people. A. helping B. to help C. help D. being help 9. he is poor, he is a hard-working and honest man. A. Although B. Because C. When D. As 10. TV information and entertainment. A. brings B. taken C. gives D. makes 11. don’t you like living in the countryside? A. What B. Why C. How D. Where 12. He prefers country life city life. A. for B. than C. to D. as 13. I _____ a letter to him since this morning.A. sent B. send C. have sent D. sending 14. People ______ this school for three months. A. build B. have built C. has built D. built 15. I have lived in this house ______ 1999. A. in B. since C. for D. on 16. We _____ Ha Long Bay next summer vacation. A. are visiting B. will visit C. visit D. visited 17. Students _____ to DaLat last holidays. A. went B. goes C. go D. have gone 18. My son _____ his lessons every night. A. to study B. study C. studies D. studied 19. Most students in the school like him because of his strong .A. character B. person C. feeling D. name 20. The teacher _____ them since last year. A. has teach B. have teach C. has taught D. taught 21.You your lessons before going to school everyday. A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. must learn 22. Tim’s mother is always proud him because he works so hard. A. withB. of C. about D. at 23. Please take this form to the teacher and ask him to it. A. signature B. sign C. signal D. sight 24. The step-mother was very The Little Pea. A. cruel with B. cruel to C. upset of D. upset to 25.After dinner, Mom the lamp and dad used to tell us the stories. A. light B. lighted C. lighting D. lit 26. They _____ in Sai Gon in 1945. A. arriving B. arrived C. arrive D. arrives 27. I am going the movie at 8 o’clock this evening. A. see B. seeing C. to seeing D. to see 28. We two new fishing rods yesterday. A. will buy B. buying C. bought D. buy 29. We spend time volunteer work. A. to do B. on doing C. doing D. for doing 30. She is looking at curiously. A. she B. her C. hers D. herself 31. Some people try to learn new words and phrases heart. A. at B. withC. in D. by 32. I to the countryside last weekend. A. have gone B. go C. wentD. have been 33. T.V is bringing not only information entertainment. A. and also B. and C. but also D. but so 34. We can funds for the poor people in our country. A. araise B. raise C. arise D. rise 35. Could you me a favour? - How can I help? A. make B. give C. do D. bring 36. Miss. Jackson asked me you this dictionary. A. give B. giving C. to giving D. to give 37. I’ll try best to improve my English pronunciation. A. my B. me C. mine D. the 38. When were you born?- I was born November 1980. A. in B. on C. at D. after 39. No one helped Lan draw the picture. She did it . A. by her B. by herself C. lonely D. her 40. I am enough to have a lot of friends. A. luck B. luckily C. lucky D. luckier 41. The Earth, the sun, the Mars, and the Moon are . A. planets B. objects C. mercury D. friends 42. What are you doing, Mai? – I am looking at .in the mirror. A. me B. myself C. my D. I 43. Of all the members in the family, my grandfather is .A. oldest B. the oldest C. most old D. the most 44. You use a to cook rice. A. steamer B. rice cooker C. saucepan D. frying pan 45. He has improved his English last summer. A. for B. since C. in D. at 46. My friend has lived in Paris 2004. A. for B. since C. in D. at 47. They haven’t seen each other a long time. A. for B. since C. in D. at 48. My brother this book since yesterday A. bought B. has bought C. buys D. will buy 49. We haven’t phoned each other July. A. for B. since C. in D. at 50. They collect and empty garbage May 8. A. on B. at C. in D. for 51. They the motorbike five years ago. A. have bought B. buy C. will buy D. bought 52. I have known Lan about some months. A. since B. for C. in D. to 53. Lan in the U.S.A for nearly two years. A. is B. has been C. wasD. have been 1 54. Children often eat chemicals because they look like A. coca cola B. things C. candy D. cupboard 55. The can’t fix the washing machine untill tomorrow. A. postman B. walkman C. repairman D. chairman 56. It started an hour ago. A. raining B. to rain C. rained D. rain 57. My little brother is tired to do his homework tonight. A. as / as B. so C. so / as D. too /ø 58. People have been concerned the new mall months. A. about /for B. about /since C. at / for D. at / since 59. We in grade 8 this year. A. are B. will be C. were D. was 60. Her father her a lot of stories last week. A. tells B. told C. tell D. has told II. Fill each gap with a suitable preposition. 1. I often get up .6.00, but Sundays I get up . 7.00 2. When is May Day? - It's May 1 st 3. I was born . Danang 1990 4. I have dinner at 6.30 . 7.30 and 8.30, I do my homework. 5. My father meets me school and drives me home. 6. I have English Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7 7.45 to 8.30 we have Physical Education. 8. I was born October 15th 9. My mother told me to arrive home .9p.m. She said she would lock the gate . that timer. 10. The post office always closes at 5p.m. If you arrive 5p.m you won't be able to mail your letters. III. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speeches: 1.The man said: “don’t swim out too far, boys” 2.The doctor said: “You should take a few days off.” 3.The teacher said to Lan: “You mustn’t leave your books on the table.” 4.The policeman said to me: “Move your car, please.” 5.My mother said to my brother: “You should go to bed early.” 6.The woman said: “Don’t play in this area,children .” 7.The doctor said: “ You should not eat fatty food .” 8.They are going to visit their old teacher. They plan 9.The policeman said to my sister: “Move your car, please.” 10. I learn hard so that I can pass my exam. I learn 11. Lan said “ Please give Tim this dictionary .” 12. Tuan said “ please give me this book .” 13. Tuan said “ You should go with my mother .” 14. They are going to visit their old teacher. They intend 15.We plan to collect to used glass, paper, cans, and send them for recycling. (dùng “be going to”) ->________________________________ 16. On Sunday, I like to sleep late.(dùng “enjoy để viết lại câu) ->_____________________________ 17.Don’t let the children playing in the kitchen.(sửa sai) ->________________________________ 18. “Please show me your passpost.” the officer said.(chuyển sang câu gián tiếp ) ->______________________________ 2 19. The boy is too young to go to the cinema by himself.(dùng “ old” thay “young”) ->_____________________________ 20.Scouting began in England in 1907.( Đặt câu hỏi cho phần gạch chân) ->____________________________ IV. Use ‘ enough’ to combine the following sentences: 1. He is strong. He can carry that suitcase. 2. The fire isn’t very hot. It won ’ t boil a kettle. 3. It is not warm. We can ’ t go swimming. 4. The buffalo isn ’ t big. He can ’ t harm you. 5.My sister is old. She can drive a car.-> 6.The radio isn’t small. You can’t put it in your pocket.-> 7.This coat isn’t warm. I don’t wear it in winter.-> 8.The weather was warm. We could go camping.-> V. Give the corresct forms of the verbs in brackets: 1. We (be)……………… in grade 8 this year. 2. Our class (go)…………………… to the zoo next week. 3. Their grandmother (tell) them a lot of stories last year. 4. Last year we (live)……… in Nha Trang with our grandparents but now we (live)……… . in Hue with our parents. 5. I (be)………………… to Nha Trang since I was ten years old. 6. They (visit) ……………………their grandmother for nearly three months. 7. She (work) ………………for the company for a long time. 8. We (be) ………………the members of the Y & Y since we was in grade 7. 9. My mother (watch) ……………T.V every evening. 10. I (go)……………………… to school in the morning but now I go to school in the afternoon. 11. My computer (not work) ……………….since last week. 12. She (come)………………… to France two years ago. 13. My father told me (not stay) ……………….up too late. 14. Would you like (go)……………………. to the cinema with me tonight? 15. Hoa (visit)……………… her parents once a year. 16. Mai is still in her room. She (iron)……………… her clothes for the next week. 17. The students often collect waste paper for (recycle)…………………. 18. They intend to move to Nha Trang, so they (sell)…………………… their house. B. READING: TEXT 1 Young people prefer the city to the country because they love the noisy and busy life there. They also think that it is easier to get money in the city than in the country. Therefore, more and more young people leave the country for the city every year. Different from young people, old people like living in the country because it is not so noisy and busy as the city. The air in the country is much fresher than the air in the city, too. Therefore, after stopping working, many of old people move to their home villages. 1. Why do young people prefer the city to the country? 2. Why do old people like living in the country? 3. What about the air in the country? 4. Is it easier to get money in the city than in the country? 5. What do many people do after stopping working? TEXT 2 The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization was founded in Vietnam on 26-3-1931. It builds character, encourages citizentship and personal fitness. The Y&Y has many plans to help the community. It encourages all the members to take part in different programs. 3 The recycling programs can help people save natural resources. The “Rosy Smile” program helps to raise funds for the poor children. The “Green Sunday” program makes the city more beautiful with clean streets, plenty of trees and flowers. It gives more green colour to the city and it is done on Sunday so it has the name “Green Sunday”. There are some more helpful programs such as “Helping The Elderly And Street Children”, “Supporting Cultural- Sport”, “Young Scientist”, etc. 1. What does The Y&Y stand for? 2. What does it build? 3. What does it do to help the community ? 4. What about The “Rosy Smile” program? 5. Why is it named “Green Sunday”? TEXT 3 Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I started working for this company in 2004. We build roads, dams, bridges and things like that. At the moment my company is producing a plan for a new motorway. I usually work in the road department, but this month I am working in the department that builds bridges. So my whole working day is different just now. I normally spend a lot of time outdoors because I have to go to the construction sites. But with this new project I spend a lot of time in the workshop. Now I am testing a model of one of the new bridges. I enjoy it a lot because I have learned a lot of new things. 1. When did David begin working for his construction company? 2. What is his company doing at the moment? 3. Where does he usually work? 4. Is he working in the road department this month? 5. Why does he normally spend a lot of time outdoors? 6. What is he testing now? TEXT 4 In the first year of lower secondary school, Hoa had many difficulties in her learning English. Her pronunciation of English words was really bad and her English grammar was worse . She did not know how to improve them . One afternoon after the lesson , her teacher of English, Mr Lam told her to wait for him outside the classroom . He took her to the school library and showed her cassettes of pronunciation drills kept in a glass bookcase . He also told her how to use an English – English dictionary to improve her English grammar . “ Now I think you know what you should do, “He said she did not know that only one year later she would win the first prize in the English speaking contest held for secondary school in her hometown . 1. True (T )or False (F ): a. Hoa‘s English grammar and pronunciation were bad . b. The teacher showed her a book of pronunciation drills . c.The teacher told Hoa how to use the dictionary . d. Hoa would win the first prize in the English writing contest. 2. Answer these questions: a. Where did the teacher take Hoa to ? b. What did the teacher say to Hoa? c . Is English difficult or easy ? d . How do you learn English at home ? TEXT 5 4 Dear Tuan, I arrived in Australia a week ago and I think that my English is improving! I’m living in a small flat near the centre of Sydney. It’s cheap and quite comfortable. In your letter you ask what I’m going to do to improve my English. Well, tomorrow I’m going to visit the language centre to see what English classes they offer there in the evenings. Of course, I’m going to read a daily newspaper. I’m going to spend a lot of time on cassettes because listening is so important! There are some good bookshops here, so I’m also going to look for some other books to read before bedtime. I’m going to write a diary in English – that’s a good way to learn English. How are you getting on? I am sorry to leave in the middle of the course. I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon. Nam, 1. Who is the writer? 2. Where is he living? 3. What is he going to do to improve his English? 4. According to the letter, what is so important for him to improve his English? 5. What is he going to do before bedtime? 6. Who is the receiver? TEXT 6 meet night for educational fields higher advantages range There are various (1)_________ to living in a large city. For one thing , there is the matter of education: (2)________ programs of all kinds for all ages and interests are available at all times of day and (3)_________ in a city. Then, a city offers a wide(4)______ of choices in intertainment, recreation, and culture as well as opportunities to (5)_______ many interesting people. Last but not least is the opportunity(6)___________ job and money: Many jobs in many(7)______ are available with(8)_______ salaries than in a small town. TEXT 7 A week ago, Huy’s family went for a picnic to the country. It was an early spring morning, so they thought it was too cold to go to the seaside. They set off early after breakfast and drove about 45 kms to the country until they came to their favourite place. Huy and his sister went into the woods to pick wild flowers. Huy’s parents sat quietly to fish by the stream. At 4.30 p.m, they put the plates, cups, saucers and other things back into the basket and went back to their car. They got home at 5.00 p.m. (to set off : to begin a journey) 1. When did Huy’s family go for a pinic? 2. Where did they go to? 3. How far did they drive to the countryside? 4. Who went to the woods to pick wild flowers? 5. What did their parents do by the stream? 6. What did they do before going back to the car? 7. What time did they arrive at home? 8. Do you often go for a picnic? If yes, when?, where? TEXT 8 Living in the country is what people from the city often dream about. However, in reality, It has both advantages and disadvantages.There are certainly many advantages to live in the country. First of all, you can enjoy peace and quiet. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children. However, there are certain drawbacks to live outside the city. Firstly, because there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friends. In addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore, the fact that there are fewer shops and services which means that it is hard to find work. In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some old people than others. On the whole, it is often the best for those who are retired or who have young children. In contrast, young people whose careers are better provided for in the city. 1. What do people from the city often dream of? 2. What are the advantages in the country? 3. What are the disadvatages in the country? 4. Are there more shops or fewer shops in the country? 5. Is it easy to look for work in the country? 5 6. Where should old people live? 7. Who are careers better provided for? 8. Do you prefer to live in the city to the country? why or why not? C. WRITING: I. Viết một đoạn văn ngắn nói về một người bạn thân của em: OUTLINE 1.What his/ her name is …………………………………………………. 2.How old he/ she is …………………………………………………. 3.What he/ she looks like …………………………………………………. 4.What he / she is like ( characters ) …………………………………………………. 5.Where he/ she lives …………………………………………………. 6.Who he/ she lives with …………………………………………………. 7.Who his/ her friend(s) is / are …………………………………………………. II. Dùng từ gợi ý để hoàn thành lá thư bên dưới Dear Mary, I/ receive/ first semester report/ last week ………………………………………………………. I/ good/ at/ Physic / Math/ Chemistry ………………………………………………………. English/ Literature/ poor ………………………………………………………. Teacher/ tell/ improve/ English and Literature………………………………………………………. Our class/ going/ to/ DaLat/ next week ………………………………………………………. We/ going/ stay/ a hotel ………………………………………………………. We/ return/ Friday morning ………………………………………………………. We/ send/ postcards ………………………………………………………. Love Hoa III. Write new sentences with the given cues: 1. Ba / like / read / hate / do / homework. …………………………………………………… 2. nam / like / play / sport / not / like / volleyball. ………………………………………………………. 3. they / hate / go / out / love / take part / outdoor / activities . …………………………………………………… 4. She/ dislike / get / early / love/ exercises . ………………………………………………………………………. 5. We / enjoy / drink / milk / hate / eat / candy ……………………………………………………………………. 6. They / like / drive cars / hate/ ride / bike . ……………………………………………………………………… 7. Hoa / dislike / ask / questions / love/ get / answers . ……………………………………………………………. IV. Write a letter to your friend about your neighborhood: OUTLINE 1.Where you live ………………………………………………………. 2.What your house looks like ………………………………………………………. 3.What you can see from your house ………………………………………………………. 4.How far it is from your school ………………………………………………………. 5.How you go to school ………………………………………………………. 6.What there is near your house ( rice paddy, post office…)……………………………………………… 7.What you like best. Why? ………………………………………………………. V. Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases. 1. Lan / like / learn English 2. She / begin / learn / this language / 2003 3. She / always / want / improve her English 6 4. Last week / she / buy / English-Vietnamese dictionary. 5. She / often / use/ it/ for reading 6. Mary / go / to school / by bicycle / every day. / 7. Mai / study / Enlish / for / five years / 8. Nam / improve / his Spanish / since / he was in grade 7. / . 9. Nam / not / old / enough / drive / car. . 10. room / not / bright / enough / study / in. . ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ I 2009-2010 A/ LANGUAGE FOCUS: I/ Multiple choice: (2ms) 1. I’m going……the movie Dream City at 6.45 this evening. (a. see/ b. to see/ c. seeing/d. sees) 2. The customer wanted……….to Mrs.Ha but she was out. (a. speak/b. to speak/c. speaking/d. speaks) 3. I’m sorry, but you’ll have to cook dinner… , Nam. (a. myself/ b. himself/ c. yourself/ d. yourselves) 4. You ought……to the market and buy some food. (a. go/ b. to go/ c. going/d. goes) 5. We received our second semester……… a few days ago. (a. festival/ b. report/ c. letter/d. postcard) 6. My dad … for his company for 20 years. (a. worked/b. has worked/ c. is working/d. will work) 7. I like………… and outdoor activities. (a. draw/ b. to draw/ c. drawing/d. draws) 8. They collect and empty garbage… January 9. (a. in/ b. on/ c. at/ d. to) II. Choose the best sentences. (2ms) 1. Lipton tea is different from Dilmah tea. a. Dilmah tea is not the same as Lipton tea. b. Dilmah tea is the same as Lipton tea. c. Lipton tea is the same as Dilmah tea. d. Lipton tea is not different from Dilmah tea. 2. “Can you give Tim this dictionary?” Miss Jackson said to Tim’s mother. a. Miss Jackson asks Tim’s mother to give him the dictionary. b. Miss Jackson asked Tim’s mother give him the dictionary. c. Miss Jackson asked Tim’s mother to give him the dictionary. d. Miss Jackson asked Tim’s mother to give he the dictionary. 3. English / not /good / member / club. a. My English is not good to be a member of club. b. My English is good enough to be a member of the club. c. My English is not good enough is a member of the club. d. My English is not good enough to be a member of the club. 4. We moved to live in Binh Dinh 5 years ago. a. We started to live in Binh Dinh for 5 years. b. We have lived in Binh Dinh 5 years ago. c. We have lived in Binh Dinh for 5 years. d. We started to live in Binh Dinh since 5 years. B. READING: I/ Read the passage below and answer the questions provided: (2ms) Lan is excited about the interesting activities she is going to do. The Y& Y is having a plan to help the community. She will participate in its recycling program. In joining this program, she will collect glass, used paper and empty cans. Then she will send them for recycling. She hopes she can save natural resources and raise money for her school Y&Y in these activities. She also thinks about participating in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children. It is really interesting, isn’t it? 1. Is Lan going to have interesting activites? a. Yes, she is b. No, she is. c. Yes, she is going to do activities. D. No, she is not. 2. What will she do? 7 a. She will collect glass. b. She will collect glass, used paper. c. She will collect empty cans, used paper. d. She will collect empty cans, used paper and glass. 3. What does she hope in these activities? a. She hopes she can save natural resources b. She hopes she can raise money for her school Y&Y c. She hopes she can save natural resources and raise money for her school Y&Y d. She hope she can save natural resources and raise money for her school Y&Y 4. What is she interested in? a. She was interested in participating in either planting trees. b. She also thinks about helping the street children. c. She is interested in participating in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children. d. She also think about participating in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children. 2. Read the text below then choose the most suitable words to complete it. (2ms) Nga’s grandma used to live ……. (1) a farm when she …… (2) a young girl. She didn’t go to school because she had to stay home … (3) help her mom. She used to look after her younger brothers and …… .(4) Her mother had to do hard work, too. She …… (5) to cook the meals, clean the house and wash the clothes. She had to do everything without the help of modern ……….(6). because there wasn’t any electricity then. In the evening, her mother used to lit the lamp and her father used to tell them stories. Nga thinks traditional stories are ……. (7) and her grandma is telling her the …. (8) one: The Lost Shoe. 1. a. in b. on c. at d. to 2. a. is b. were c. was d. has been 3. a. and b. but c. so d. because 4. a. father b. mother c. uncle d. sisters 5. a. use b. using c. used d. uses 6. a. invention b. equipment c. resources d. facility 7. a. great b. big c. tall d. large 8. a. good b. best c. badly d. better C. WRITE: Use the given cues to write a story about how the tiger got its stripes. (2ms) One day as I was in the field and my buffalo was grazing nearby, a tiger came. 1. It / ask / why / strong / buffalo / my servant a. It asked why the strong buffalo was my servant? b. It asked me why the strong buffalo was my servant. c. It asked me why was the strong buffalo my servant. d. It asked me why did the strong buffalo was my servant. 2. I / tell / tiger / I / have / wisdom/ tiger / want / see / it. a. I told the tiger that I had something called wisdom and the tiger wanted to see it. b. I told the tiger that I had something call wisdom and the tiger wanted to see it. c. I told the tiger that I had something called wisdom and the tiger want to see it. d. I told the tiger that I had something called wisdom and the tiger wanted see it. 3. I / tell / it / I / leave / wisdom / home. a. I tell it that I leave my wisdom at home. b. I told it that I left its wisdom at home. c. I told it that I leave my wisdom at home. d. I told it that I left my wisdom at home. 4. I / go / get/ straw / and / burn / tiger. a. I go to get some straw and burned the tiger.b. I went to get some straw and burned the tiger. c. I go to get some straw and burn the tiger. d. I go getting some straw and burned the tiger. The tiger escaped but it still has black stripes from the burns today. *CHÚ Ý: Ôn lại hai bài kiểm tra một tiết. GOOD LUCK ! 8 . grammar and pronunciation were bad . b. The teacher showed her a book of pronunciation drills . c.The teacher told Hoa how to use the dictionary . d. Hoa. Lipton tea. c. Lipton tea is the same as Dilmah tea. d. Lipton tea is not different from Dilmah tea. 2. “Can you give Tim this dictionary?” Miss Jackson