ĐỀ CƯƠNG HỌC KỲ 1-MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 (2010-2011) I/ Choose the correct answers a,b,c or d 1,When he was young, he…. fishing with his brother. a, use to go b,used to go c,was used to go d, is used to going 2, Have you done your homework……? a,already b, yet c,just d, ago 3, My birthday is……May 28 th . a. in b. on c. at d. by 4, David spends much time……novels every day. a. to read b. reads c. read d.reading 5, I’m sorry, but you will have to cook dinner… a. myself b. yourself c. himself d. herself 6, I’ll do my homework… dinner. a. after b. before c. for d. Both A&B are correct 7, Nam is not… .to go to school. a. old enough b. enough old c. enough d. olded enough 8,Alexander Graham Bell ……….the telephone . a.invention b.invented c. invent d. inventing 9, We ……….have a party soon . a.are going to b. is going to c. going to d.go to 10. They enjoy ………in the morning a lot . a. jogging b. jog c. to jog d. jogs 11.I…… a letter from my friend two days ago A.received B.to receive C.receive D. receiving 12 He is … to have a lot of friends A.enough lucky B.lucky enough C.too lucky D.so lucky 13/ We’ve lived in this neighborhood …… ten years. A.since B. in C.for D.from 14/ Vietnamese language is different…… English language. A.from B.with C.in D.on 15/ She used to …….sweet when she was young. A.to eat B eating C.ate D.eat 16/ Lan doesn’t like… soccer, and…… up. A.play-wash B.playing-washing C. plays-washes D.playing-wash 17 Could you do me a favor? A. Yes ,thank you B.What can I do for you C.No,thanks D.Yes,please 18/ My teacher said I ………harder next semester A.learn B.learned C.leaning D.should learn 19/A new shopping is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today. A.small B.mall C.hall D.house 20/ Students usually .or highlight only the words they want to learn. A/.underline B.read C.listen D.spell 21- A kitchen is a …… place to play in .a suitable b.dangerous c. safety d.convernient 22.When I was a child, I……… follow my Mom to the market. a. used to b. like c. get used to d. usually 23. We must be there ………….7.30 and 10.30 a. at b. before c. between d. on 24.Alexander Graham Bell was born…… March 3,1847. a. in b. at c.on d. during 25. She asked her children………… a. to stop playing b. stop to play c. stop playing d.stoping to play 26 His parents are always proud………him a.about b. of c. on d. with 27.She… a letter from her friend last week a. gave b. sent c. took d. received 28. I’m not …… drive a car a. enough old to b. enough for to c. old enough to d.old enough for 29.Would you like…… a message? a. to leave b. leave c. leaving d. left 30.He……. from Canada to America to find work. a. started b. demonstrated c. delivered d. emigrated 31. He isn’t old enough a car . A. to drive B. drive C. drove D. driven 32. The boy killed ………………… A. himself B. themselves C. herself D. itself 33. When he was young, he………to music in his free time. A. used to listen B. uses to listen C. is listening D. listens 34. He is a good driver. He drives……… A. carefully B. careful C. careless D. care 35. They enjoy……….jokes. A. telling B. told C. tell D. to telling 36. My family has lived here………… last year. A. since B. for C. from D. in 37. Which girl is Ceila?- She is the one with A.long black hair B. black long hair C black hair long D.long hair black 38.He fell .and broke his leg A.upstair B.upstairs C.downstair D.downstairs 39. Water .at 100 A. boil B.boils C.boiled D.is boiling 40. The train to Ha Noi . at 10:00 a.m tomorrow A. leave B. is going to leave C.leaves D. is leaving 41.You keep all dangerous objects out of children's reach A.has B.have C.have to D. has to 42. The dortor he should take a few days off A.say B. said C.ask D.tell 43. I hate . up but I like cooking meals A.wash B. to wash C. washes D. washing 44. . have you known Jane? A. How far B. How long C.What time D. What day 45. We'll go swimming today It's hot A. so B. Because C. so that D. then 46. The Lost Shoe is a a.folk tale b. comic c. novel d.funny story 47. I’ll try my best my Spanish pronunciation a. improve b.to improve c. improving d. improved 48. I asked her to school on time a.go b. going c. to go d. went 49.You speak English a.well b. fluently c. correctly d.All are correct 50. We can save natural with the recycling program a.source b. materials c. things d. resouces 51. My grandfather died . old age a.by b.in c.on d.of 52.Some learners make a list of new words in their to learn them by heart. a.mother tongue b. languages c.translation d. explanation 53. What do you have .lunch ? A. to B . for C. in D . of 54.He is not tall enough .the top of the shelf. A .reach B .reaching C.reached D to.reach 55. They are going their homework tonight . A .to do B .doing C. do D. does 56. They bought new fishing rods to go . A .swimming B. shopping C. sailing D. fishing 57. She has to the room. A. cleaning B.clean C cleaned D. cleans 58. I can ride to school by . A. myself B.himself C. herself D.themselves 59 .This book is expensive than that one A . the most B. the same C. more D.as 60.Why don’t we . part in this activity? a.take b. give c. have d. do 61. Nhi has a hair. a. curly long b. black bold c. long black d. bold long 62. The car is . carry many things. a. big enough to b. to big enough c. big to enough d. enough to big 63. Can I speak Hoa, please? a. on b. in c. of d. to 64. We are going to our teacher. a. visits b. visit c.visited d. visiting 65. I think .is very useful for us. a. swimming b. swim c. swam d.swims 66. Student .all homework before going to school. a. should done b. should to do c. should doing d. should do 67. Their children enjoy football after school. a. played b. to play c. playing d. plays 68 sing for peace ! a Let b.Let's us c. Let's d. all correct 69.The Earth . round the moon a.doesn't go b.doesn't goes c. didn't go d.goes 70.Where is Hung ? I don’t see him upstairs .I think he is………… a.in b.downstair c.down d.downstairs 71. Can you help me………… this homework ? . A.doing B .do C. does D. did 72.The Earth,the Sun,the Moon,the Mars are…………… A.Planets B.objects C.Mercury D.friend 73.She isn’t old………………tobe in my class. A.enough B.so that C.for D.that 74.Noone helped Nam draw the picture.He did it…………. A.by him B.by himself C.lonely D.all lonely 75.Playing football and go camping are………… A.outside activities B.out house C.outdoor D.outer 76.Could you…………me a favor? How can I help? A.make B.give C.do D.bring 77………….he is poor,he is a hard-working and honest man. A.Although B.because C.when D.as . II/ Rearange the words to create meningful sentences 1 .many / are/ flowers/ garden/ in/ red/ her/ there/ small. . 2. my/ has/ a/ student/ two / years/ for / sister/ been . 3. much / how/ time/ spend/ does/ he/ english/ on/ learning. . 4.let’s / tomorrow/ go/ out/ evening . . 5.he/ study/ ought to/ harder. . 6. homework/ the / to / students / ought / their / carefully /do/. . 7. has / the chores / to / today / Thanh / do / himself /. 8. clean/ the/ teacher/ me/ told/ to/ blackboard/the/ . 9. She / my class / is / enough / old / in/ not/ to be/ 10. how/ English/ to/ me/ tell/ study/ you/ Could/? 11. my parents/ take/ used to/ me/ my sister/ to/ a/ beautiful/ in/ park/ the city./and . 12.French/ not/ as/ is/ difficult / as/ English. . 13. Ought/ you/ study/ to / next/ hard/ semester. 14. Have / their /yet/ they / job / finished / ?. 15. Is / Lan / going / visit / to / this / Hoi An / weekend. 16. My/ to bring / asked /mother / me / some food /her. III/Make new sentences from the cues given 1/ We began to study English 5 years ago. →. We have 2 “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?”. →Tom told 3/I’m lucky because I have many good friends. → I’m lucky 4/ A dog is bigger than a cat. → A cat isn’t as 5/ The coffee is so strong that I can’t drink it. The coffee is too 6- Hoa’s uncle / used / take / park / when / alive (complete the sentence) ………………………………………………………………………………. 7- Mr Lam is too weak. He can’t lift the table (adj + enough + to – infinitive) ……………………………………………………………………………… 8- I have to do this math problem. I hate it (combine, using V-ing) ………………………………………………………………………… 9- The teacher said :” Don't talk in class, students” (reported speech) ………………………………………………………………………… 10- Hoa’s bag is 50,000 dong. Lan’s bag is 70,000 dong (compare) …………………………………………………………………………. 11. He is tall . He can play volleyball . ( Dùng “enough” để nối câu ) =>…………………………………………………………………………………………. 12. He / learn / English / since / 2006. (Dùng từ gợi ý viết thành câu có nghĩa) =>…………………………………………………………………………………………. 13. My mother said to me: “ Turn down the television, please.” => My mother asked me ……………………………………………………………… . 14. We / like / play / volleyball / after school.(Dùng từ gợi ý viết thành câu có nghĩa) =>………………………………………………………………………………………… 15. The house is 5000 dollars. The villa is 50.000 dollars. ( Dùng “cheap” để so sánh) =>………………………………………………………………………………………… 16.“Can you speak more slowly ?” he said to me.  He asked 17 I often went boating when I was young. ( used to)  -> . 18.Lan’s very intelligent. She can do this difficult exercise. ( enough )  -> 19.We built this house in 1975. ->We have 20. The children aren't too young to be in class 6. → The children are not . 21. "Eat more fruits and vegetables" , the doctor said to her →The doctor told 22 ? I have studied English for 6 years 23 .? The weather was beautiful 24.Miss Jackson said: “ Can you give Tim this dictionary?” Miss Jackson asked . 25.The weather is beautiful. We can go swimming. (enough) The weather is . 26.Ba intends to visit his friend next Sunday. Ba is 27.Do you want to leave her a message? Would you .? 28.When I was young, I often go fishing on the weekend. I used . IV.Reading 1.Fill in the gap with a suitable word from the list there is an example at the beginning . from what by works the uses changed mean important . One of the invention made in the world of science and technology is (0) the telephone .This instrument has become an (1)…….part in our daily life . The word “TELEPHONE” comes (2) …… two Greek words “tele” and “phone ”.The words (3)……. “far” and “sound” .the telephone (4)…… electricity to carry sound over a distance .So you see, the two Greek words tell us exactly (5)……….the instrument does . Since its invention (6)………Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, the design of the telephone set has (7)…… greatly .However, the way the telephone (8)……. is still the same . Then answering the questions : 1.What has become a vital part in our daily life ? . 2. Who invented the telephone ? 2/ Read the passage, then decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false(F) SAVE THE WORLD We are all destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities. We have cut down so much trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers in parts of Africa can not grow enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice. Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we have killed too many. However, it isn’t enough simply to talk about the problem. We must act now before it is too late to do anything sbout it. Join us now. Save the Earth. This is too important to ignore. Wasteland : đất khô cằn ; hoang mạc rare :hiếm ignore : lờ đi T F 1- The seas and rivers are polluted now . 2- We have planted many trees now. 3- In all over the world , farmers can not grow enough to eat. 4- There are only a few tigers exist in India. 5- Save the world is unimpotant problem. 3- READ THE PASSAGE, FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS: Nam is lucky enough to (1) ………………………….a lot of friends. All of his friends, Binh, Tam and Minh are the ones he spends most of his time with. Each of them has a different (2) …………………………. Binh is the most sociable. He is also very kind and generous. He is a hard – working student who always gets (3) …………………………. grades. Tam and Minh are quite reserved in (4) ………………………… Tam is the star school’s soccer player, and Minh likes the peace and quiet of the school library. Nam is humorous. He enjoys telling jokes. However, sometimes his jokes annoy his friends Questions: 1- Do Nam and his friends have the same or different characters ? 2- What is Binh like ? 3- Do Nam’s friends always like his jokes ? 4.Đọc đoạn văn sau,và làm các bài tập bên dưới According to Dr Lee,here are the most important things a student should do to be a good language learner.First,you should always go to class and get to it early.Second,you should sit straight and pay attention.And you ought to ask and answer questions in class.Third you should do all homework and try to use your new language outside of class,at least once every week.Finally, you mustn’t give up! * (to) pay attention : chú ý (to) give up : từ bỏ ** Viết đúng(T)/ sai(F) cho các câu sau 1.The title of the passage was how to be a good teacher. ( ) 2.The writer gave the readers advice on language learning. ( ) 3.Language learners shouldn’t be absent from school. ( ) **Trả lời các câu hỏi sau: 1.Did the author write the passage to language learners ? 2.What should language learners do ? 3.What shouldn’t language learners do ? 5. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow 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? …………………………………………………………………………… 6 .Read the passage then answer the questions : My name is Tim Caldwell. I’m twenty years old and I am a student .I’m not maried .I live at 25 Catherdral Melbourne Australia with my parents and my younger sister .I’m tall and thin and I have short brown hair .My girlfriend is a secretary . Her name is Glenda and she is twenty years old .She is nice . • Questions: 1. How old is Tim Caldwell ? . 2 .What does he look like ? 3 .Who does he live with ? 4. What is his girlfriend’s name ? .7.Read the passage carefully.Then answer the questions below Chaing Mai is a city inThai Land that has a wonderful night market.In the evening, the main street is lined with small stands and shops that sell almost anything you can imagine.Some stands sell jewelry or clothing, others sell traditional Thai crafts and still others sell fresh fruit and species .It is easy to spend and entire evening just looking at everything.If you decide to buy something,you will not be disappointed.The prices are very reasonable .There are a lot of wonderful attractions in Chiang Mai,but the night market is a favorite for many people. 1.where is Chiang Mai? >………………………………………………………… 2.what is Chiang Mai famous for? >………………………………………………………… 3.what can you buy in some stands in Chaing Mai? >………………………………………………………… 4.Are the prices expensive? >…………………………………………………………. 5.Are there a lot of wonderful attractions in Chaing Mai? >…………………………………………………………. 8. Complete the passage by choosing A,B,C,D If I had a chooce , I would have learned to play (1)………. guita when I was a kid . My parents made me………(2) the piono , but it is not very practical. I mean, you can’t ………… (3) a piano with you …… (4) a party . But I love it at a party when some one brings a guita and they can play songs and everyone sings along. (1) A. a B. an C.the D.x (2) A.study B. studying C. studied D. studies. (3) A. give B. take C. get D. fetch (4) A. for B. of C. at D. to 9. Đọc đoạn văn và làm các yêu cầu bên dưới telephone, house, out, message, customer, letter A (1) phoned to Sao Mai Service Company in June 19 th just before midday. She wanted to speak to Mr Ha but he was (2) .….……….So Mr Hung took a (3) . for Mr Ha. The customer’s name was Hoa, and she wanted to know about her furniture delivery. She wanted Mr Ha to call her. Her (4) .number is 0510 865 613 10. Read the dialogue and choose the best answer : Nga: Hello, 0511832830 Hung: Can I speak (1) to Lan , please? I’m Hung. Nga: I’m sorry. She’s(1) Can I (2) .a message? Hung: Yes, please. Would you (3) her that I’m staying at the Bamboo Green Hotel? The (4) is 735-9001, Room 725. Could you tell her to call me? Nga: Ok . I’ll give her the (5) . Hung: Thank you very much . Goodbye. 1. a. in b. out c. upstairs d. downstairs 2. a. take b. leave c. give d. hear 3. a. ask b. tell c. talk d. speak 4. a. number b. numbers c. address d. place 5. a. telephone b. note c. news d. message V.Matching the sentence in column A with one in column B. A B a.Could you fill this form for me? 1. Certainly. Oh,they’re heavy. b. Could you do me a favor ? 2.Sorry, bus I’m busy now. c. Can you help me carry these books? 3 .Reading, acting and outdoor activities . d.What are your hobbies`? 4. Sure. What can I do for you? VI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. a.She (stay) here for 2 weeks. b.We should go home. It (get) . darker and darker. c.Water ( boil) . at 100 0 C d. I (meet) . Lan at the station yesterday . ĐỀ CƯƠNG HỌC KỲ 1-MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 (2010-2011) I/ Choose the correct answers a,b,c or d 1,When. (4) .number is 0510 86 5 613 10. Read the dialogue and choose the best answer : Nga: Hello, 051 183 283 0 Hung: Can I speak (1) to Lan , please?