Đề cương ôn tập kiểm tra cuối Học kì II môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

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I. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
A. about	B. around	C. sound D. young
A. cover	B. oven	C. coffee D. company
A. plates	B. cakes	C. mates D. places
A. changed	B. learned	C. laughed D. arrived
II. Find the one choice that best completes the sentence.
A table with four chairs are .. of the dining room.
A. in	B. the middle	C. in the middle D. about
You ................... brush your teeth twice a day.
A. should	B. can	C. will D. have
Tim is a good student. He did very well in the first semester. His mother is ................... him.
A. sorry for	B. sad	C. proud of D. displeased
The new hotel __________ next year.
A. is opened 	B. will be opened 	C. is opening D. opens
Would you mind .................. on the light?
A. turn	B. to turn	C. turned D. turning
– Where is the fridge? – It’s .. the corner of the kitchen.
A. in	B. at	C. to D. above
Did the children enjoy ................... when they were on holiday?
A. themselves	B. themself	C. himself D. itself
Carmen didn’t use to eat fish, but now she ................... .
A. used to	B. do	C. does D. doesn’t
I never go to Australia. I .................. to Australia yet.
A. went	B. have been	C. will go D. haven’t been
I’m .................. . Let’s do something. How about going to a movie?
A. boring	B. bore	C. bored D. being bored
I’m hungry. .. is for dinner this evening?
A. Why	B. When	C. How D. What
The old lady sat in a corner talking to ................... .
A. himself	B. itself	C. herself D. themselves
I ................... swimming very much.
A. wait	B. try	C. enjoy D. finish
The teacher said, “Come at 8 o’clock”. à The teacher told the students ................... at 8 o’clock.
 A. not to come	 B. to come	 C. coming	 D. came
Mary is watching a film. She really likes it. Mary is really .................. .
A. to interest	B. interest	C. interested D. interesting
................... to do homework today?
A. Have you	B. Do you have	C. Must you D. You must
She knows that he worked really ................... this semester.
A. good	B. hardly	C. better D. hard
Stop, boys! It’s __________ near the streets.
A. dangerous for playing 	B. dangerously to play 	
 C. dangerous to playing 	D. dangerous to play
Do you mind if I switch on the radio? – .................. .
A. No, thank	B. Yes, go ahead C. No, not at all D. Yes, you can
IV.Put the verbs in the correct forms.
Mr Alan ( work ) __________ for that company since 1990.
She ( not take ) _______________ music lessons last Sunday.
The thief ( go ) ______________ away before the police came.
I ( receive ) ___________________ your letter about two weeks ago.
My mother always ( get ) _________________ up early.
When we came, they ( build ) ________________ a new library.
What you ( do) _________________ now ?
It’s raining heavily. I wish it ( stop) _____________ raining.
If you go to the party, I ( come) _______________ with you.
Most children enjoy ( read ) _____________ picture- books.
V.Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first.
The Smiths have tidied the house for Tet . 	 
èThe house ______________________________________________________________ 
The last time he met her was in 2005.
èHe hasn't_______________________________________________________________
The young man said, “ I must go to Cairo tomorrow”. 
èThe young man__________________________________________________________
"Do you have any friends in this town ?", she asked me. 	 	
è She asked me___________________________________________________________
VI.Rewrite each sentence as directed so that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first one.
"Do you want to visit the Statue of Liberty one day?" An asked Long.	(IF)
è_________________________________________________________________
Mary has studied English for three years. (STARTED)
è_________________________________________________________________
They repaired this road in 2002. (PASSIVE VOICE)
è_________________________________________________________________
"What should I do during the three days off?" Lan asked her friends. 
(WHAT + TO)
è_________________________________________________________________
Huong asked her father what means of transport was suitable to go from Hue to Da Nang. (HOW + TO)
è_________________________________________________________________
They built these two pagodas under the Nguyen dynasty. (PASSIVE VOICE)
è_________________________________________________________________
 7. "Do you like reading when you have free time?" Trang asked Minh (WHETHER)
è_________________________________________________________________________
I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. engineer	B. excited 	C. experiment	D. exhibition.
2. A. comment	B. equipment	C. improvement 	D. development
3.A. bean	 	B. teammate	C. speaker	D. overhead
4. A. message	B. furniture	C. cousin	D. invent
5. A. invention	B. agreement	C. arrangement	D. demonstrate
III. Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence .
6. Please let Nam ..... with you . 
A. go B. to go 	 C. going 	 D. goes
7. The exam was quite ..................................... we expected. 
A. more easily 	 B. more easy 	C. easier than 	 D. easier as 
8. What's .............................. film you've ever seen ? 
A. good B. the best 	C. better 	 D. well 
9. He .................... five gold medals since the beginning of the Sea Games. 
A. win B. won 	C. is winning 	 D. has won 
10. The students are playing ............................... in the school yard. 
A. happy B. happier 	C. happiest 	D. happily
11. My friend suggested .................................by bus. 
A. going	 B. to go 	C. go 	 D. goes
12. She told me ................................. you this dictionary.
A. giving B. to give 	C. gave 	 D. given
13. Every milk bottle can be ....................... thirty times. 
A. recycled B. reused 	 C. reduced D. returned
14. It's too cold outside. Would you mind ........................... the window ?
A. to close B. close 	C. closed D. closing
15. When passing Truong Tien Bridge, tourists often stop........... pictures.
A. take B. took 	 C. to take 	 	 D. taking 
16. Life in the city is different ............................ life in the country.
A. with B. of 	 C. from 	 D. to
17. This is the boy ...................Tom.
A. calling B. calls 	 C. called 	D. call
18. The car looks very clean. .................you ................. it ?
A. Did/ wash B. Have/ washed 	 C. Do/ wash 	D. Are/ washing 
19. He hates.......................to do something by others.
 A. being to ask	B. asking	C. being asked	D. to ask
20. . I am afraid that I can’t agree ...................you.
A. about B. at 	 C. on 	D. with
IV. Read the following passage and decide True/False (T/ F ) . 	 
 In the country of China, there is a wall that is 1,500 miles long.It is called the Great Wall of China .It winds uphill and down, through valleys and mountains. Every inch of this 1,500- mile wall was made by hand. The Great Wall of China is made many, many years ago. The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. There are watch towers all along the way. The Wall is made of brick and earth. It is high and wide on top. People can walk along the top as if it were a road .
It is said that it took ten years to build one part of this wall. No other defense line has ever been made as long as the Great Wall of China.
1/ The Great Wall isn’t in China. ______
2/ The people of China made it to keep out their enemies. ______
3/ It is said that it took 10 years to build one part of this wall. ______
4/ The Great Wall isn’t made of brick and earth. ______
V. Rewrite the following sentences, using words provided. 
1/ It is a contest in which participants have to make fire.
è It is a __________________________________________________________________
2/ Do many people live at My Son? 
èThe tourist asked Tam_____________________________________________________
3/ They advised us to take a bus downtown.
èWe were _______________________________________________________________
4/ They built this house more than one hundred years ago .
èThis house _____________________________________________________________
VI.Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.
English people are fond ________ football.
Are you interested ________ picture- books ?
She often stays _______ home _______ Sundays.
Don’t tell your sister _________ that news.
The pupils often go _______ school _______ bicycles.
The first May Day meeting was held _______ 1890.
Are you afraid _______ swimming in the sea ?
My brother is good ______ English.
My uncle lives _______ Ho chi minh city.
The boy was born ________ a very rich family.
VII.Fill in each gap with the correct form of the words in the brackets.
1.	Some parents worry about their children's.	 to computer
games. (ADDICT)
2.	They believe that playing games for too long can be .	... to
their children's health.(HARM)
A computer is very..	..(POWER)
4. We have three new	...-...........................................in our computer center.(TRAIN)
5.	Both	....and data have to be changed to machine code before the computer can work on them. (INSTRUCT)
6.	A well	... person will have to have a good knowledge of computer science. ( EDUCATE )
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TEST
I.Which word in each line does not belong to the group.
A.microphone	B.television C. paper	D.sewing machine
A.pulp	B.wash	 C.weigh	D.cook
A.sugar	B.cocoa	 C.taste	D.butter
A.inventor	B.typewriter C.writer	D.architect
II.Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1.	Some people think 	 suddenly have an idea which
results in a revolutionary invention. (INVENT)
2.	Nowadays, a lot of important 	 are carried out by
scientists working for large industrial films. (INVENT)
Methods of	 have developed the newspaper industry-
over the past hundred years (PRINT)
The facsimile was 	by Alexander Bain in 1843.
(INVENT)
New ideas can be	by private inventors. (DEVELOP)
The	 learned how to make paper in the seventh
century. (JAPAN)
My friend is very fat so she wants to lose	 (WEIGH)
Is Quang Trung School your first	position? (TEACH)
III.Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense of the active or passive form.
1.	It's a huge company. Two thousand people (employ) 	
there.
2.	The explosion (happen)	just after 9 p.m. Fortunately
no one (hurt)	
3.	All the children (send)	home when the school's central
heating system (break)	down last winter.
4.	I wonder why Mary (not invite)	to Lee's party last
Saturday.
5.	When Michelle lived in Italy, she always (have)	dinner at
9 p.m.
The watch isn't worth much but it has sentimental value. It (give)
	to me on my 21st birthday.
The hotel we stayed at was quite good. The rooms (clean)
	 everyday and the towels (change)	
every other day.
8.	While Alan (drive) 	 home late last night, he (run)
	out of petrol.
IV.Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
1.	I've never tasted such a good cake before.
èThis is the first time	
2.	I haven't seen him for two weeks.
èI last	
3.	I started learning English seven years ago.
èI have	
4.	Nam is elected the monitor of our class.
èWe elect	
5.	I've never seen such a wonderful computer before.
6.	"You must see this computer exhibition."
èThe teacher said	
7.	"You have to check for computer viruses before you install any new
software."
èHe said	
8.	Tom is the best programmer in his company.
èNo one in Tom's company is	.
V.Put the verbs in the correct tense. Use the SIMPLE PAST or the PRESENT PERFECT.
.. Tim . (finish) his work yet?
.. he  (finish) it yesterday?
They . (just / go) out.
They  (go) out a minute ago.
 Ann . (study) yesterday afternoon?
 you . (send) the letters yet?
 she .. (call) him a week ago?
They . (not / see) the film yet.
The train  (just / arrive).
. you . (ever / be) in a TV studio?
 you and Tom  (enjoy) the party last night?
 you . (not / finish) school last year?
I . (lose) my dictionary. I can’t find it anywhere.
His hair looks short. He .. (have) a haircut.
When . (he / give up) smoking?
Jane .. (buy) her car two weeks ago.
My bicycle isn’t here. Somebody . (take) it.
Why  (Jim / not want) to play tennis last Friday?
The car looks clean. .. you .. (wash) it?
When we were on holiday, the weather  (be) terrible.
VI.Complete the sentence by choosing A,B,C or D. 
 1. These buildings ............ 80 years ago.
a. built c were built
b. are built d. was built
 2. My collegue told me what .............. when I visited China.
a. to do	 c. does
 	b. do 	 d. doing 
 3. I prefer lemon juice ............ orange juice.
 rather	 c to 
b. more	 d. than
 4. Doing exercise is good for our............ 
a. healthy 	 c. healthful 
b. healthily	 d. health
 5. Would you like to watch on .......... film.
excite	 c. excited
exciting	 d. excites
 6. This is the girl ............ Hoa.
calls	 c. called
calling	 d. call
 7. The house .............. last year.
Built	 b.builds	c.was bui	d. building
 8. Are you ............... in sports ?
interested	 c. interesting
interest	 d. interests
You ................... always talking in class.
are	 b. have	c.were	d. won’t
My father told me how .............. to the bank.
to go	b. went	c.go	d. going 
 VII.Complete the passage by choosing A,B,C or D. 
 Twenty year ago only large companies (1)..... Computer. They were large machines which filled rooms and they always had big tapes which rent round and round (2)..... the 1950s one is every two families (3)..... Britair had a micro - computer - most school also had several (4)..... new machines were much cheaper and much smallr (5).....The older ones. People used them (6)..... pleasure as well as business. A recent survey showed that over 40% of home computer owners used them mainly for games.
1/ 	 a. have 	b. had	c. has	d. having
 2/ 	 	 a. on	b. at	c. in	d. of
 	 3/	 a. in	b. at	c. on	d. over
 4/ 	 	 a. they 	b. this	c. that	d. these
 	 5/ 	 	 a. that	 b. over	 c. than	 d. as
 	 6/ 	 a. to	b. for	c. with d. of
VIII.Rewrite each sentense beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same. 
 1. I gave her a dress.
èShe ...............................................................................................................................
 2. Do many tourists visit VN every year, Lan ? (David asked)
è David asked Lan ..........................................................................................................
 3. Could you Lend her some many ?
è Do you mind ..............................................................................................................
 4. I started learning English 3 years ago.
èI have ........................................................................................................................
IX. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1/ James should be tell the news as soon as possible. 
 A B C D
2/ The assistant asked Helen whether those was too small for her.
 A B C D
3/ It was late, so we decided taking a taxi home
 A B C D
4/ I don’t know who wrote the song, but I’ll try and find about.
 A B C D
5/ She showed me where did I left my luggage.
 A B C D
X.Read the passage and make the correct choice.
 Twenty years ago only large companies (1)..........................computers.They were large ( 2)............ which filled rooms and they always had big tapes which went round and round. (3).......................the 1980s one in every tow families (4).......................Britain had a micro-computer- most schools also had several.(5).............................new machines were much cheaper and much smaller (6)..................... the older ones. People used them (7) ....................pleasure as well as business. A recent survey showed that over 40% of home computer owners used them mainly for (8)............
1. A. have B. had C. has D. having
2. A.machines B. matches	 C.metal	 D. factories
3. A. on B. At C. in D. of
4. A. in B. at C. on D. over
5. A. They B. This C. That D. These
6. A. that B. over C. than D. as
7. A. to B. for C. with D. of
8. A.games	 B. lines	 C. plays 	 D. changes
TEST
I.Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from that of the rest. 
 A. Dinner B. family C. countryside	D. produce
A. Dictionary B. Younger C. invente	D. summer
II.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest. 
A. ago B. know 	C. also 	D. mother
A. where B. what 	C. who	D. why
A. Enjoyed B. helped 	C. looked	D. worked
III.Choose the best answer by circling A, B, C or D. 
The photographs_________during his trip are very pretty.
	A. take B. were taken 	C. taken 	D. were taking
My family _________dinner when the phone rang.
	A. are having B. had	C. have had.	D. were having
She _________her homework yet.
	A. has finished B. haven’t finished C. have finished D . hasn’t finished
This project_________at the end of this month.
	A. will finish B. finishing C. will be finished 	D. finished
I’d like_________a house in the countryside.
	A. live B. living 	C. lived 	D. to live
His new car_________in Japan.
	A. is make B. is made 	C. is making 	D. is to make
She is not old enough _________a car.
	A. drive B. to drive 	C. driving 	D. drove
_________can I do for you ?
	A. What B. When 	C. Where 	D. How
It is easier_________ English than any other languages else.
	A. learn B. learning 	C. to learn 	D. learned
Would you mind_________the washing up for me tonight ?
	A. do B. did 	C. doing 	D. to do
I prefer walking _________riding a bicycle.
	A. to B. than 	C. with 	D. for
She used to _________ her younger brother when her parents went out.
	A. look for B. look after	 C. look up	D. look at
Mr. Lam asked me _________you the dictionary.
	A. give B. to give 	C. gave 	D. giving
IV.Put the verbs in bracket into correct tenses.
Nam _________already _________his homework. (do)
I didn't know how ________________to the city. (get)
It __________________heavily while my family were having dinner yesterday. (rain)
They __________________anywhere last summer vacation. (not go)
They were watching The Eight O’clock News on T.V when I _________last night. (come)
V.Rewrite the sentences as directed. 
The Chinese invented paper in the 1st century A.D.
@ Paper	
This factory produces thousands of cars each year.
@ Thousands of cars	
"My sister likes reading old folktales." said Nam.
@ Nam said that	
" Is Ha Long Bay in the North of Vietnam?" asked Mary.
@ Mary asked me	
The question is so difficult that I can't answer it.
@ The question is too	
VI.Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow.
William Shakespeare was the greatest writer in the English literature. He was born in 1564 in Stratford- upon- Avon. At the age of eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, who was eight years older than himself. A few years later he moved to London, where he worked as a actor and a playwright. Shakespeare wrote thirty seven plays and 154 sonnets (a kind of poem containing 14 lines). His most famous plays are the four great tragedies - Othelo, Macbeth, Hamlet, and King Lear. Shakespeare died in Stratford on 23 April 1616, but his plays are still very popular today. They have been translated into different languages, and many of them have been made into films, both in English and other languages.
*Check True ( T ) or False ( F ).
FACTS
T
F
William Shakespeare was the greatest writer.
He married Anne Hathaway at the age of eighteen.
wrote fifty seven plays and 451 sonnets.
His plays are not very popular today.
*Answer the following questions
When and where was he born?
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How many plays did he write?
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When did he die?
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Are his plays still popular