ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 1 LỚP 8 MÔN TIẾNG ANH

Đề số 1

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest.

1. A. bought B. cough C. sight D. daughter

2. A. happy B. character C. fat D. classmate

3. A. smile B. thick C. fit D. visit

4. A. hot B. hat C. hour D. hall

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence. 

1. A: Can you help me carry my bags, please? B: -_________.

A. Certainly B. Yes, I can C. Yes, please D. No, thanks

2. Would you like ___________ a game of chess?

A. Playing B. plays C. play D. to play

3. We have learned English ___________ 2002.

A. Since B. from C. in D. for

4. When were you born? - I was born ___________ 23rd March, 1998.

A. Between B. in C. on D. at

5. My grandfather is not ______ enough to walk as fast as he used to.

A. Strong B. strength C. stronger D. strengthen

6. When my father was young, he used to _______ tennis in the afternoons.

A. to play B. playing C. play D. plays

7. Mary hates ________, but she loves cooking.

A. to wash up B. wash up C. washing up D. washed up

8. I am sure he will enjoys ____________ on his trip.

A. Herself B. ourselves C. itself D. himself

Read and choose the best option to fill in the gaps. 

Can you imagine what life would be (1)______ if there were no telephone? You could not call
your friends(2) ________the phone and talk to them. When a (3)______ broke out in
(4)_________house you could not call the fire department. If somebody were sick, he could not
call a (5)______. Therefore, we should (6)______ our deep thanks (7)________Alexander
Graham Bell, a (8)______, who invented the telephone in 1876.

1. A. like B. of C. for D. as

2. A. on B.in C. at D. to

3. A. light B. fire C. sunlight D. match

4. A. his B. your C. her D. them

5. A. dentist B. farmer C. doctor D. engineer

6. A. given B. gave C. giving D. give

7. A. to B. into C. on D. at

8. A. Dutch B. Mexican C. Scotsman D. Vietnamese

Read the following passage and answer the questions. 

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Canada and then
to the USA in the 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon,
Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the
invention of the telephone. Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant. Bell and Watson introduced the
telephone in 1876. Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions. He died in 1922.

1. When and where was Alexander Graham Bell born?

_______________________________________

2. What did he do when he was at Boston University?

________________________________________

3. Who was Thomas Watson?

________________________________________

4. What did Bell and Watson do in 1876?

________________________________________

Rewrite these sentences as directed. 

1. He is strong. He can carry that suitcase. (use enough)

________________________________________

2. The doctor said: “You should take a few days off.”

The doctor advised ________________________________________

3. She started learning to swim five years ago.

She has ________________________________________

4. Lan said “Please give Tim this dictionary.”

Lan told ________________________________________

Use the given words to make sentences.

1. She / like / learn English/./

________________________________________

2. She / learn / this language /since 2008/./

________________________________________

3. She / always / want / improve her English/./

________________________________________

4. She / buy / an English -Vietnamese dictionary/ last week /./

________________________________________

Đề số 2

II. USE OF ENGLISH: Write A,B,C or D which best completes the sentences:

1. They will visit the ________ of a Vietnamese hero.

A. House B. mosque C. place D. shrine

2. He is now studying in the USA as an ___________ student.

A. Changeably B. changeable C. exchange D. change

3. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others

A. Examiner B. campus C. dormitory D. institute

4. They persuade her ____________ part in the speaking contest.

A. Take B. to take C. taking D. taken

5. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other word.

A. Relax B. blanket C. advance D. pagoda

6. I can complete a ____________ English if you want.

A. Speak B. spoke C. spoken D. speaking

III. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses:

1. My teacher is very young, but she is very. (experience)

2. You should after a hard working day. (relaxation)

3. Please give me some about this tour. (inform)

4. You should prepare carefully for your coming. (examine)

III. READING COMPREHENSION

Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False: (1pt)

My best friend, Na learned English at school and university many years ago. She is now studying
English again in London because she’s forgotten a lot of it. Na really needs English for her job.
She works for an international bank in Hanoi. Her speaking and reading are excellent. She just
wants to improve her writing skill so that she can write normal letter in English. In Na’s opinion
the aspect of learning English she finds most difficult is listening. It’s her biggest problem.
People speak very quickly and she can’t understand them. Although she has difficulty in
studying this language, she likes it a lot. She said it was an interesting language and she could
talk to people from all over the world… and she could understand the words of her favorite song,
too.

TF

1. English is unnecessary for Na’s job.

2. Na can speak English very well.

3. People talk too quickly for Na to understand.

4. Na finds English very interesting because she has no difficulty in studying it.

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space
Farm being near play

to play chores nearby with

A Vietnamese girl named Hoa is living (1) _________ the Parker family in the American State
of Texas. Mr. Parker is a farmer and Mrs. Parker works part time at a grocery store in a (2)
_________ town. They have two children, Tom and Mary. Hoa often does (3) ____________
after school. Sometimes, she also helps on the (4) _________ The family relaxes on Sunday
afternoons and watches Tom (5)___________ baseball. Hoa likes the Parkers , and she enjoys
(6)________ a member of their family.

IV. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses:

1. She told me that her mother (buy)_______ that house the following week.

2. The teacher asked Peter why he (not/ answer)______ her question.

3. Are they used to (go) fishing on this weekend?

4. If the boy (get) _______ good marks next summer, he must study harder.

V. WRITING

Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence

1. Because it was very cold, we turned off the air conditional.

It was very cold_________________________ .

2. Ba asked his sister: “Will you meet our mother tomorrow?”

Ba asked his sister_____________________ .

3. Mary doesn’t know the way to her best friend’s house.

Mary wishes___________________________ .

Write sentences with the cues given to make meaningful sentences:

4. We/ enjoy/ learn/ English/ be able/ communicate/ the foreigners.

…………………………………………………………………………….

5. She/ usually/ practice/ listen/ English program/ TV.

…………………………………………………………………………….
Đề số 3

I. USE OF ENGLISH: Write A, B, C or D which best completes the sentences

1. Susan __________________ a lot of photos to show the trip to her friends.

A. Too B. got C. played D. made

2. They sell a variety of food at this town _______________ store.

A. Farm B. grocery C. field D. park

3. After school, she works _____________ in the supermarket in the afternoon.

A. full-time B. time-full C. part-time D. time-part

4. The interview asked her __________ her name __________.

A. what/was B. if/was C. what/is D. if/is

5. She asked me if I _________ any other languages.

A. Speak B. spoke C. to speak D. speaking

6. Could you please ________ me details of the program.

A. Send B. to send C. sending D. sends

7. My younger sister takes very good care _________ of her lovely cat.

A. For B. in C. at D. of

8. His father grows maize ___________ his farm.

A. On B. in C. at D. into

II. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses:

1. This school has excellent ___________ (repute)

2. We have well- ____________ teachers (qualify)

3. Because of his __________ behavior, I don’t like him (friend)

4. They are having a ____________ time on the beach (wonder)

5. Getting to the village is very ____________ journey (interest)

6. Their holiday was spent __________ on the mountain (enjoy)

III. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses:

1.The excited children were looking forward __________ with the foreign teacher (speak)

2. I __________ on this project or an hour (work)

3. She wishes she _________ here next time (be)

4. He kept ________________ about you last night. (talk)

IV. READING COMPREHENSION

Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False ( 1pt)

Marie was born in Poland in 1876. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was
intelligent and hard an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was 15 years old.
When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and Chemistry at the University.
She won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for
Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934.

TF

1.She finished high school in 1891

2. She studied Mathematics and Chemistry at the University in Paris.

3. She won the Nobel Prize for Physics when she was 28.

4. Marie Curie died in 1943.

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passages:

ran (2) picking (3) wait (4) stopped (5) picked

collected (7) take (8) went (9) turning (10) dropped

At 6:30 in the morning, the bus (1) _________________ Ba and his family from their home.
After (2) _____________ everyone up, the bus continued north on Highway Number 1. It
crossed the Dragon Bridge and (3) ______________ at the gas station to get some more fuel.
Then it left the highway and turned left onto a smaller road westward. This road (4)___________
between green paddy fields, so the people on the bus could see a lot of cows and buffaloes. The
road ended before a big store beside a pond. Instead of (5)___________________ left towards a
small airport, the bus went in the opposite direction. It didn’t stay on that road for very long, but
turned left onto a rod which went through a small bamboo forest. Finally, the bus (6)_______
everyone off at the parking lot ten meters from a big old banyan tree. It parked there and waited
for people to come back in the evening.
V. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence:

1. When did you first know this bamboo forest?

How long ________________________

2. I can’t have lunch with you now.

I wish ________________________

3. The teacher punished this pupil because he was very lazy.

This boy was very lazy so ________________________

4. She asked me, “ Why are you learning English?”

She asked me ________________________

Đề số 4

II. USE OF ENGLISH: Write A, B, C or D which best completes the sentences:

1.He usually catches the bus at 5 o’clock early __________ the morning.

A. On B. in C. to D. at

2. Ba wishes he ______________ fly.

A. Can B. could C. might D. should

3. We went ________________ in the river and had a picnic on the river bank.

A. Boating B. skating C. shopping D. camping

4. There is a banyan at the ____________ to the village. 4

A. Field B. entrance C. gate D. forest

5. They will visit the _______________ of a Vietnamese hero. 5

A. House B. shrine C. mosque D. place

6. If you want to get good grade, you must ______________ hard 6

A. Work B. to work C. working D. worked

7. What ____________ of learning English do you find most difficult? 7.

A. Side B. detail C. position D. aspect

8. If we go there, we can live in a dormitory____________ campus.

A. And B. or C. of D. with

III. Supply the correct form of the words in parentheses

1. The journey to the village is very__________________ (interest)

2. This stamp ____________ belongs to my cousin (collect)

3. Paola answered the questions __________________ (exact)

4. That university has very good _____________ (repute)

5. Look at the ___________ to choose the suitable language school (advertise)

6. If you want to study in this school, you must pass the examination ___________ (write)

IV. Supply the correct Tense or Form of the Verbs in parentheses: (1 pt)

1.Last year, I had a chance (travel)________________ abroad.

2. He (not, see) _____________ his classmate for years.

3.If he (go)______________ to the countryside, he can enjoy the fresh air.

4. I am look forward to (hear)_________________ from you.

V. READING COMPREHENSION

Read the passage and decide whether the statements that follow are True or False ( 1pt)

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and their children were going to begin their vacation one day, and they had
to be at the airport at 11:40 am. Mr. Wilson said that it would take them half an hour to get to the
airport in the taxi so they all had to be ready at 11 o’clock.

At 10 to 11 they were still all running around doing things, except Mrs. Wilson, who was sitting
quietly on a chair in the garden enjoying the sun.

Her husband and the children were very surprised that she was not in a hurry until the taxi
arrived and Mrs. Wilson said to them, “ Well, I knew that this was going to happen, so before I
went to bed last night, I moved all our clocks and watches ahead twenty minutes. So now we can
go to the airport quietly without worry about being late”

TF

1.The Wilson were going to begin their vacation in one day.

2. It would be better for them to leave the house before 11 o’clock.

3. all the members in the Wilsons were in a hurry when it was about 11 am.

4. They were late because Mrs. Wilson moved all clocks and watches ahead about 20 minutes

Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space

do; having; information; of; much; important; how;

Learning a foreign language is, in more ways, like reading (1)___________ to fly. There are
some differences. But there is a very (2)_________________ similarity. It is this: learning how
to do these things needs a lot (3)__________________ practice. It never enough to read a book
how to fly a plane. A book can give you a lot of (4)_______________ about how to fly, but if
you only read that book, the try to fly without any practice, you will kill yourself. The same is
true of learning a foreign language. For example, can you speak English without (5)__________
lots of practice? “Practice makes perfect” is what every learner of a foreign language should
(6)____________.

VI. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence

1. Because the weather was cold, we had to cancel our picnic.

___________________________________

2. Mary can’t sing well and she is not happy about that.

___________________________________

3. My father said “I have to leave now, Lan”

___________________________________

4. When did you stared joining this English speaking club?

___________________________________