Đề ôn thi học kì 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

TEST 1
Supply the correct form of the verbs in the bracket (2,5 points)
Robert wilson .............(be)1 apolitician. He......................(go)2 to Oxford University in 1960, and in 1976 he................(become)3 a member of Parliament (an MP). He..................(be)4 an MP since then. He...........................(be)5 Minister of Education from1980 to 1985. He....................(write)6 many books. He......................(be)7 married and ....................(have)8 two children. His family lived in Oxford for 15 years, then they.....................(move)9 to Lon don in 1980. They now.........................(live)10 in a house at Kensington street in Lon don.
Choose the best words or phrases A,B,C or D to complete the sentences
(1 point).
1. I’ve known Minh.....................I was on holiday in Ha Long Bay.
A. when	B. during	C.until	D. since
2. You really............................work harder and harder for the coming exams.
A. need	B. must	C. ought	D.will
III. Read the passage then decide true(T) or false(F) (4 Points).
In England boys and girls go to shool five days aweek.They don’t go to shool on Saturdays and Sundays. Lessons usually begin at nine o’clock. Each lesson lasts forty-five minutes. At ten past eleven they have a quarter of an hour’s break in which they drink milk. Some pupils eat sandwiches or biscuits which they bought from home. Then they have two lessons more. After that they have a lunch break. Some pupils begins again. There are two more lessons. For the next forty minutes they do some of their home works have a club meeting or play games like football. They go home at four o’clock.
 ........1.In England pupils goto school like
 Viet Nam pupils go to school.
........ 2.They go to school on Saturdays and Sundays.
.........3.Their lessons usually begin at senven o’clock.
.........4.In England boys and girls eat sandwiches or
 Biscuits which they bought from home.
.........5.Each lesson last forty-five minutes.
.........6.All of the pupils go home to have lunch.
.........7.At two o’clock school begins again.
.........8.They go home at half past four.
IV.Rewrite the sentences using the following cues (2,5 points)
Bob milton / be / most successful / pop singer / last ten years.
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First record /be / second / us/top ten / 1993.
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Since then / he / have / nine / us top ten song / and /make / many / video.
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4. Since 1995 / they / become / very famous / britain.
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5. People / many country / world / also / like / records.
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TEST 2
I. Circle the best option A, B, C or D to complete each of the following sentences. (2,5 points).
I often play soccer  Sunday afternoon.
A. in	 B.at	 C. on	 D. for
2 We should wait here . Our teacher comes back.
A. before	 B. until	 C. from	 D. with
3. Mr Brown is the same age . Mrs Brown.
A. as	 B. like	 C. from	 D. with
4. The little boy is not  to lift the suitcase.
A. enough strong 	 B. strong enough	 C. too strong	 D. so strong
5. My father was good at swimming. He used to . swimming in summer.
A. go	 B. goes	 C. went	 D. going
6. Kate hates  to classical music.
A. listens	 B. listened	 C. listen.	 D. listening
7. Hung is .. student in my class.
A. good	 B. better	 C. the best	 D. a best
8. Ho Chi Minh city is larger and  beautiful than Ha Noi
A. more	 B. as	 C. most	 D. the most
9. Mr.Smith likes  to music in this free time.
A. listens B. listened	 C. listen 	 D. listening
10. They built this house  1990.	
 A. from
B. in
C. at	
D. for
II. Complete the sentences below. (1 point).
We must put dangerous . children’s reach?
 It  to leave medicine around the house.
III. Read the passage and choose the most appropriate answer A, B, C or D. 
(4 points)
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 about this. One afternoon after the lesson, my teacher of English told me to wait for for her outside the classroom. She took me to the school library and showed me cassettes of pronunciation drills Kelt in a glass bookcase. She also told me how to use an English-English ditionary to improve my English grammar. “Now I think you know what you should do”, did she. I made much progress and only one year later, I won the first prize in the English speaking contest held for secondary school. Students in my home town.
What difficulties did Nam have in learning English in the first year?
A. The pronunciation	 C. Both pronunciation and grammar
B. The grammar	 D. The way of improving his pronunciation
2. How was his English pronunciation? 
A. It was really bad	 C. It was wonderful
B. It was really good	 D. Is was very interesting
3. Did he know how to improve his English pronunciation?
 A. No, he didn’t	 C. He knew
B. Yes, he did	 D. He doesn’t know
 4. Didn’t he want his father and mother to know about this?
A. No, he didn’t	 C. No. he doesn’t	
B. Yes, he did	 D. Yes, he does
5. Who wanted to meet him one afternoon after the lesson?
A. His teacher 	 C. His father
B. One of his friends	 D. His mother
6. Where did Nam and his teacher go after that?
A. To the town library	 C. To the teacher’s room
B. to the school library	 D. to his house
7. What did the teacher show him then?
A . A glass bookcase	 C. An English grammar book
B. An English- English dictionary 	 D. Cassettes of pronunciation drills
8. What did he win in the English speaking contest one year later?
A. The first prize	 C. the third prize
B. the second prize	 D. fourth prize
IV. Write a passage using the following sets of words and phrases. You can make all the necessary changes and additions (2,5 points).
Lan / like / learn / English
She/begin/ learn/ this language/ 2003.
She/ always/ want/ improve her English.
Last week/ she/ buy/ English-VietNamese dictionary.
She/ often/ use/ it/ for reading.
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TEST 3
	A: READING
I. Read the passage. Then tick true or false for statements. (3points)
	Hello! My name is David. I work for a construction company. I have worked for this company for nearly 5 years. 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 roads 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 projects 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. David works for a construction company.
.2. David has worked for this company for over 5 years.
.3. Now David's company is producing a plan for a new motorway.
.4. David usually works in the roads department.
.5. David never spends a lot of time outdoors.
.6. David is testing a model of one of the new bridges
	B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Complete the sentences, using the prepositions in the box. (1point)
at
after
in
on
1. Lan often does her homework.......................dinner.
2. She usually plays volleyball...................................Monday.
3. My mother gets up........................5 o'clock and cooks for meals.
4. I sometimes watch TV......................the morning.
II. Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences (1,5 points)
1. She is..................................enough to drive a car.
	A. old 	B. older 	C. elder 	D. oldest
2. ................................I speak to Hoa, please?
	A. Should 	B. Can 	C. Will	D. Do
3. I have to..............................my homework everyday.
	A. does 	B. doing 	C. do 	D. did
4. She used to .................................when she was young.	
	A. cry	B. crying 	C. crier	D. crys
5. My teacher told me..........................new words at home. 
	A. learn 	B. to learn 	C. learning	D. learned.
6. We have studied English......................2years.
	A. in 	B. since	C. for 	D. from.
III. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets (2points)
1. The Earth........................(go) around the sun.
2. Lan is going to..................................(visit) her parents next week.
3. Mr.Lam....................................(buy) a new house last month.
4. I like....................................(watch) TV every day.
C. WRITING
I. Write about Nga's day, using the cues below. (2,5 points)
Activities
. get up
 have breakfast
 go to school
 clean the house
 do homework
Time
at 6 o'clock
at 6.30
at 7o'clock
afternoon
in the evening
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