Đề cương ôn tập học kỳ 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Số 2

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1. off his hiking boots. The other man looked (24) _____ him and said, “Are you crazy? Do you think you can run (25) ______ than that bear?” “No,” replied the first man. “But I can run faster than (26)_____!” take off (phrv) : cởi( giày...) sneakers (n) : giày chạy bộ hiking boots (n) : giày đi bộ 21. a. hiked b. are hiking c. was hiking d. were hiking 22. a. sits b. sited c. sitted d. sat 23. a. take b. taking c. to take d. b & c 24. a. on b. at c. for d. after 25. a. fast b. fastly c. faster d. more fast 26. a. him b. his c. you d. your 5. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. In Scotland, there is a popular legend about a monster. The monster lives in a lake called Loch Ness, near the town of Inverness. Loch Ness is 32 km long, 5 km wide, and very, very deep. The monster’s name is Nessie. People say that she is very big, and that she has got a long neck, like a snake. The legend of the monster is very famous, and millions of tourists from all over the world come to Loch Ness. Everybody wants to be the first person to see Nessie. Come to Scotland and Loch Ness _ that person may be you! legend (n) : truyền thuyết monster (n) : quái vật 27. What does the word ‘popular’ in the first line mean? a. ancient b. modern c. famous d. interesting 28. What is the length of Loch Ness? a. 32 km b. 5 km c. very deep d. no information 29. Which of the following does the word ‘she’ in line 4 refer to? a. legend b. Loch Ness c. the monster d. the town 30. The tourists want to _____ . a. hear about the monster b. swim in the lake c. be the first person to see the monster d. catch the monster 31. Which of the following is not true? a. The name of the monster is Nessie. b. The lake where the monster lives is near the town of Inverness. c. Millions of tourists saw Nessie. d. The lake where the monster lives is in Scotland. III. 1.Complete the sentences with prepositions of time : in , at , on, after, before, between. 1. Mozart was born--------------Salzburg ----------------1756. 2. What do you do ----------------Sundays? We often go for long walks in the country----------- weekends. 3. The got married--------------21 Apirl2002. 4.I’m usually free -----------------8pm and 10pm. 5. The course begins-------------12 May and ends sometime -------------------August. 6. She doesn’t like traveling ----------------night. 7. I’ll leave ---------------7 o’clock, so you should call me -------------------7. 8. My English class finishes ----------------7.30. Let’s meet -----------------7.30. 9. Do you give each other presents-----------------Christmas ? 10. There are usually a lot of parties ----------------New Year’s Eve. 2. Match a word in A with a word in B A B 1. to tell a. in love 2. to do b. the house 3
2. 3. to cook c. a wife 4. to choose d. home 5. to fall e. the clothes 6. to stay f. a story 7. to clean g. a meal 8. to wash h. chores Key “1 2. 3 4 5 6 7 8. 3. There is one mistake in each of the sentences. Correct it. 1. I used go for a walk after dinner. 2. We ought give them some advice. 3. We had better to leave now. 4. Would you gave me a hand? 5. Would you like to have something for drink? 6. I buy this a couple of years ago. 7. Don’t make them to feel worried. 8. Look at those black clouds. It will rain. 9. The room is so dark – I shall turn on the lights. 10. She never lets the boy to play with those toys. Key : 1. ---------------- 2. ---------------- 3. -------------------- 4. ----------------------------- 5. ------------------ 6. ------------------- 7. ----------------- 8. ------------------ 9. ---------------- ----- 10. ---------------------------- 4. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. (21)____ the United States and Canada, (22)_____ a popular legend about a monster. People say that it is very big and that it has a lot of hair. (23) _____ name is Bigfoot, (24) _____ there are big footprints in the snow. The footprints are 60 cms (25) _____ and 20 cms wide. But (26)______Bigfoot really exist? We don’t know! 21. a. In b .At c. On d. Fro 22. a. there is b. there are c. have d. having 23. a. Its b .It c. It’s d. It has 24. a .so b. because c. so that d. although 25. a. length b. width c. height d. long 26. a. do b. does c. did d. are 5. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. Legends are stories about the past. Some of the stories come from ancient history. But not all legends are ancient. There are modern legends too. They are often called urban legends, because the stories happen in modern cities. Ten years ago, there was a rumor that there were crocodiles under New York. The rumor was soon a newspaper story, and the newspaper story was soon a legend. So, today, many people in New York believe that there are crocodiles under the ground there! rumor (n) : tin đồn 27. What does the word ‘legends’ in line 1 mean? a. stories b. history c. people d. newspapers 28. Which of the following does the word ‘they’ in line 3 refers to? a. stories about the past b. modem legends c. modern cities d. people 29. Another name of ‘modern legends’ is ______ . a. urban legends b. modern cities c. rumors d. crocodiles 30. We can replace the word ‘believe’ in line 7 with _____ . a. ‘know’ b. ‘say’ c. ‘think’ d.’ appear’ 31. Which of the following is true? 4
3. a. All legends are about the past. b. Modern people still believe in legends. c. There are crocodiles under New York. d. Now many New Yorkers don’t believe that there are crocodiles under the ground of New York. IV. 1. Choose the best answers. 1. Children are usually----of their parents a. tired b. bored c. proud d. glad 2. The important part in the letter is the ---- a. heading b. opening c. closing d. body 3. I’m pleased to hear you had an—Christmas vacation a. enjoyable b. enjoyed c. enjoyness d. enjoying 4. What is necessary ----learning words ? a. on b. in c. at d. for 5. We should spend more time ----Math and English a. on b. in c. at d. for 6. He wanted me ---another language. a. learning b. being leaning c. to learning d. to learn 7. They told him ----in the library a. not to smoke b. didn’t smoke c. doesn’t smoke d. not smoke 8. Mr Nam is a good driver. He drives very ----- a. care b. careless c. careful d. carefully 9. How ----Sarah is ! a. love b. lovelily c. lovely d. loveliness 10. Ann told Sue she---her a card when she came to Japan. a. will send b. sent c. sends d. would send 2.Complete the sentences, using the simple part tense of the verbs 1. -----------------you-------------------a musical instrument when you were a kid? ( play) 2. She ----------------shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing ( be) 3. In 2001 our class---------------------a trip to the ancient Town of Hoi an ( make) 4. He-------------------tomatoes before ( not like) 5. She --------------------her mother in the kitchen ( help) 6. She --------------------her homework in the afternoon ( do) 7. The little boy ----------------------from 1 to 10 ( count). 8. Last summer we--------------------to Singapore ( go). 3. Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the word provided. 1. Most refrigerators are run by -----------------( electric). 2. They have -----------------and always do what is right ( wise). 3. It is -----------------to stay up late every night ( fool) 4. They are kind enough to teach their-----------------to read and write. ( serve). 5. I used to answer his letter -------------------but now I’m too busy to write( immediate) 6. Very beautiful clothes appeared------------------on the waving of the fairy’s wand ( magic) 7. he is too----------------always eating and drinking a great deal in a hurry ( greed). 8. I will never forget his -----------------to my little dog ( cruel) 4.Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. Harry starts work (21)______ half past six. He delivers papers every day of the week, from Monday to Saturday, but not (22)_____ Sundays. He works (23)_____ the mornings before school and (24)_____ the afternoons after school. He usually finishes work (25) ______ six o’clock. Harry says, “(26)______ the summer, the job is OK, but (27) _____ December and January, the weather is very cold! I like this job. I get a lot of exercise, and the money is good. I’m saving my money in the bank (28)_____the moment for a holiday in Spain.” 5
4. 21. a. in b. at c. on d. a & b 22. a. in b. at c. on d. between 23. a. in b. at c. on d. Ø 24. a. in b. at c. on d. when 25. a. in b. at c. on d. since 26. a. In b. At c. On d. Ø 27. a. in b. at c. on d. from 28. a. in b. at c. on d. of 5. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. Cambridge 20 February, 2050 Dear Mr. Editor, I read the article last week which compared life in the 1990s with life today. The writer thought that family life then was better than it is now. I don’t agree. I think life today is much better than it used to be. Life is so much easier and more convenient now. Fifty or sixty years ago, they didn’t have domestic robots, for example. My grandparents had to do all their own housework! Today, we can order everything by using our cards, but in the last century people had to go to the shops themselves. What a waste of time! In my opinion, we’re much better off now. domestic (adj) : trong nhà 29. According to John Andrews, life in the 1990s was ______ . a. better than it used to be b. better than life in the year 2050 c. so much easier and more convenient than life in the year 2050 d. less easier and convenient than life in the year 2050 30. Fifty or sixty years before the year 2050, _____ . a. there were many domestic robots b. people had to do all their housework by themselves c. people bought everything by using their cards d. people didn’t have to go to the shops themselves 31. What does the word ‘order’ in line 10 mean? a. sell b. buy c. use d. have 32. What does John think? a. The life in 1990s wasn’t very interesting. b. The writer of the article wasn’t right. c. It’s a waste of time to go to the shop by himself. d. all are correct. 33. John writes this passage in the year______ . a. 1990 b. 2000 c 2006 d. 2050 V. 1.Fill in each numbered gap with one suitable word or phrase. Language (1)----learn words in different ways. Some learners make a (2)-----and put into it the (3)----of new words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by(4)-----. However, others do not; instead, they write one or two example sentences with each new word in order to (5)---- how to use the word in the right way. 1. a. learners b. pupils c. students d. people 2. a. notebook b. book c. lit d. list. 3. a. means b. meanings c. mean d. meaner. 4. a. head b. mouth c. heart d. mind 5. a. forget b. remember c. study d. know 2.Correct form or tense of the verbs. 1. The teacher told them ( not make)---------------------so much noise 2. Thu asked Ba ( carry)-------------------------her suitcase 3 The doctor said he ought ( not eat)-----------------------fatty food 6
5. 4. I said ‘(not worry)-----------------------about, Mom 5 I expect the exam (be)-----------------------easy 6 Our team (win)---------------------- the game because we played very well 7 She ( fall )---------------------and hurt badly 8 The doctor said I should ( stay)--------------------in bed for a few day 3. Put these sentences into direct speech: Ex: I told Ba to open the window. -> “ Open the widow,” I said to Ba 1. My mother asked my sister to go to the market. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. The teacher asked Hoa to go to the blackboard. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. My father told me not to stay up late. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. My friend asked me to help him with the homework. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. My teacher said I should improve my English grammar. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. They asked their children not to worry about them. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Lan’s mother advised her she shouldn’t get up late. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. The doctor said Nam should take a few days off. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. Kenji and Ykari are new students in Peter’s class. They are from Japan. They said they (21) ____ together, (22) ____ a week. They studied their textbook (23) ______ it has the grammar at the back. They learned the rules (24) _____ heart and then they wrote (25) _____ of sentences and examples, and practiced with conversations. 21. a. revised b. revision c. learned d. learning 22. a. once b. one c. two d. a & b 23. a. so b. so that c. because d. in order to 24. a. with b. by c. on d. in 25. a. lot b. lots c. many d. much 5. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. Dear Maria, At last! Hooray! We finished all our exams yesterday. The last one was History. It was horrible. I think History is really difficult because I can’t remember all the facts and the dates. I did seven subjects. The worst were Science and History. I found them very difficult. I always forget most of the things we’ve learned. The best subject this year was Geography, but we only had it twice a week. We’re going to Wales in the middle of August, to see my granddad. Would you like to come with us? Mum says it’s OK. Please write and tell me about your year at school. What was it like? Were your exams easy? 26. This is a letter to _____ . a. a brother b. a sister c. a friend d. granddad 27. How many subjects did Peter take exams? a. two b. three c. four d. seven 28. Peter was good at _____ . 7
6. a. History b. Science c. Geography d. Math 29. What does the word ‘forget’ in line 6 mean? a. not remember b. not know c. not understand d. not like 30. Peter wanted to______ . a. complain about his exams b. tell Maria about his year at school c. ask Mario to go to Wales with his family d. b&c are correct VI. 1. Complete the sentences. Put for or since into each gap. 1. I have known her --------------------three days. 2. It has been raining-----------------lunchtime. 3. My boss will go away -------------------the next ten days. 4. I’m staying in English -------------------a year. 5. She has lived in London ----------------------1985. 6. Please hurry up ! We have been waiting---------------------an hour. 7. I have known her---------------------January. 8. Nam’s father has worked in this company----------------------20 years . 9. Have you learned English ----------------------a long time ? 10. I haven’t seen Tom ----------------------Monday. 2.Write sentences with the cue words. Use the present perfect tense of the verbs. 1. I /know/her/three months. -> I have known her for three months. 2. He/have/a cold / a week. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. They/buy/the new house/ April. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. My family/ be/ here/ Christmas. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. We/ not see/ each other / 10 years. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Mr Clark / work/ in the bank/ a long time. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Tom and Joanna/ go/ to France / last summer. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. My sister/ start / a new job/ yesterday. -> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Underline the mistake and then correct it. 1. It has started raining an hour ago 2, I knew Hoa for some months 3, We didn’t see Nga since Monday 4, Lan was in the USA for 2 years 5, I have gone to bed at 10 o’clock last night 6, They moved to London for 2003 7, How long have you learn English ? 8, Peter was ill for a week Key . 1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 4.Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. 8
7. We got up early in the morning. We (21) _____ prepared our food boxes to take with us. We left the house and had to drive (22)____through the town traffic. However in the countryside we drove (23) ____. After an hour we reached the foot of the mountain. We climbed the first part easily, but when we were nearly at the top we naturally slowed down (24) ___it was difficult. We tried (25)___to reach the top and when we did, Dad said we had done (26) ____. 21. a. care b. careless c. careful d. carefully 22. a. slow b. slowly c. lovely d. lately 23. a. fast b. fastly c. quick d. slow 24. a. but b. however c. because d. for example 25. a. hard b. hardly c. best d. most 26. a. good b. well c. fine d. bad 5 . Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. 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! according to (prep) : theo pay attention: chú ý at least (idm): ít nhất give up (phrv) : từ bỏ 27. The author was trying to ______ . a. show how important the language is b. introduce a new way of language learning c. give the reader advice on language learning d. persuade the readers to join their new language class 28. The author wrote the passage to ______ . a. students b. language learners c. doctors d. engineers 29. Which of the following could be the best title of the passage? a. How To Be a Good Language Learner b. How To Be a Good Teacher c. A New Way of Language Learning d. Dr. Lee’s Ideas 30. We could replace ‘ought to’ in line 4 with _____ . a. should b. have to c. need d. can 31. Language learners shouldn’t _____ . a. get to class early b. ask and answer questions in class c. be absent from school d. use the new language outside of class 9
8. VII. 1.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form. 1. I (study)----------------------English for nearly three years. 2. She (live)----------------------in Nha Trang since 1889. 3. They (not see)------------------each other for a long time. 4. He (leave)----------------------school in 2009. 5. my father (play)--------------------chess now. 6. My sister (go)-----------------to HCM City next week. 7.I(read)-------------------this novel already. 8. My mother often (get)-------------------up early in the morning. 9. I (not see)----------------- him at the party last night. 10. He wants (go)------------------to Ha Long Bay this Sunday. 2. Gap fill “ foot, since , lived, those , crowded “ My family has four people: my parents, my sister and me. We have (1)-------------------in this area since 1999. The school is near my house, so my sister and I go to school (2)--------------.My father has taught in a high school nearby on (3)--------------we moved here. I loved this area because it is beautiful. It is not as (4)--------------as my previous neighborhood. The people here as friendly as (5)----------------in my previous place. But I prefer to be here because there many children at the same age as me 3.Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in standard English. 1. There is not good restaurant in the town. a b c 2. What is the weather like at Ha Noi ? a b c d 3. How much is this parcel cost? a b c d 4. How are Peter these days? a b c d 5. Who is that man at the door? a b c d 6. It has been raining for lunchtime. a b c d 7. Please hurry up ! We have been waiting since an hour a b c d 8. Did you succeed in solve the problem? a b c d 4. We live in the suburbs, and it’s just too (21)___! There aren’t (22)__shops, and there are certainly (23) ___clubs or theaters. (24) _____ a lot of parks, good schools, and very (25)____crime; but nothing ever really happens here. I would really love (26) _____downtown. suburb (n) : ngoại thành 21. a. noisy b. noisily c. quiet d. quietly 22. a. much b. many c. more d. a lot of 23. a. not b. nothing c. none d. no 24. a. Has b. Having c. There is d. There are 25. a. little b. less c. many d. lots of 26. a. to live b. living c. to living d. a & b 5. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. 10
9. My neighborhood is very convenient - it’s near the shopping center and the bus station. It is also safe. But those are the only good things about living downtown. It is very noisy - the streets are always full of people! The traffic is terrible, and parking is a big problem! I can never park on my own street. I’d like to live in the suburbs. 27. What does the word ‘convenient’ in line 1 mean’ a. close to something b. beautiful c. far from other places d. noisy 28. What does the word ‘it’ in line 2 refer to? a. the author’s neighborhood b. shopping center c. bus station d. downtown 29. It’s easy to ______. a. find a place to park b. live in the suburbs c. move to another place d. go to the bus station 30. The author _____. a. likes to live in the suburbs b. thinks that his/ her neighborhood is too quiet c. thinks that living in the suburbs is very convenient d. feels that his - her neighborhood is not safe 31. Which of the following is true? a. The author’s neighborhood is inconvenient. b. The author doesn’t want to move to anywhere. c. It’s too difficult for the author to find a place to park his - her car. d. Living downtown is better than living in the suburbs. VIII. 1. Choose the correct answer. 1. It -----my mother an hour to do the cooking. a. makes b. has c. takes 2. My uncle lives-----a farm. a. in b. on c. at 3. How long does your summer vacation-----? About three months. a. take b. have c. last 4. At the end of each semester, students receive their---from their school. a. messages b. greeting cards c. word cards d. report cards. 4. At the end of the report cards, teachers often write their------ a. comment b. comments c. common d. commons 5. Children are usually ----of their parents a. tired b. bored c. proud d. glad 6. The important part in a letter is the----- a. heading b. opening c. closing d. body 7. I’m pleased to hear you had an----Christmas vacation. a. enjoyable b. enjoyed c. enjoyness d. enjoying 8. What is necessary -----learning words ? a. on b. in c. at d. for 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense or form. 1. Ba ( visit )--------------------his parents once a year. 2. Lan and Hoa often ( play )--------------------------badminton after class. 3. He ( read)-----------------------a magazine at the moment. 4. You should wear warm clothes, it(become)--------------------------cold 5. We ( meet)-----------------------him three days ago. 6. She (never be )----------------------------to My Son towers. 7. He ( write)------------------------a book about the war now. 8. Be quick ! I ( wait)-------------------------for you 3. rewrite the sentences with the beginning words given Ex. 1. Your wristwatch is different from mine. 11
10. -> My wristwatch is not the same as yours 2. My mother is very tired, so she can’t cook dinner. -> My mother is too --------------------------------------------- 3. I moved to this city ten years ago -> I have ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. I last saw her in February. -> I haven’t ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5.Long began to collect stamps in 1998. ->Long has --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. This book is more expensive than that one -> That book isn’t ------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. No other students in the class study better than John -> John --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.Choose the word (a, b, c, or d) that best fits each of the blank spaces. James: Excuse (21)____, I’m your new (22) _____, Jack. I just moved in. Mrs. Jones: Oh. Yes? James: I m looking for a grocery store. Are there (23)____around here? Mrs. Jones: Yes, there are some (24) _____ Pine Street. James: OK. And is there a Laundromat near here? Mrs. Jones: Well, I think there’s one across from the shopping center. James: (25) ______ Mrs. Jones: By the way, there’s a barber shop in the shopping center, (26) _____ James: A barber shop? Laundromat (n) : hiệu giặt tự động barber shop (n) : hiệu cắt tóc 21. a. I b. me c. my d. myself 22. a. neighbor b. neighborhood c. next-door d. newcomer 23. a. any b. anywhere c. some d. somewhere 24. a. of b. at c. on d. beside 25. a. You’re welcome. b. Thank you. c. Excuse me. d. Never mind. 26. a. neither b. either c. too d. b & c 4. Read the following passage and choose the item (a, b, c, or d) that best answers each of the questions about it. Although 80% of Australians live near cities, the cities are not as large as those in some other countries. Most people live in houses in suburbs - not in apartments. The suburbs usually have their own churches, schools, and shopping centers. They also have recreational facilities. In large cities, like Sydney, the suburbs are often far from the center of town. Because many people commute to work, traffic is slow and there are many traffic jams. recreational (adj) : (thuộc) sự giải trí commute (v) : đi làm xa 27. Most of the Australians ________. a. live in the cities b. live downtown c. live in the suburbs d. a & b are correct 28. What does the word ‘their’ in line 3 refer to? a. cities b. countries c. houses d. suburbs 29. Sydney is ______. a. large cities b. a large city c. a suburb d. the center of a town 30. Why are there many traffic jams? a. Because the suburbs are often far from the center of town. b. Because many people commute to work. c. Because people live in houses - not in apartments. d. Australians like to live downtown. 12
11. 31. The cities in Australia _______. a. are very beautiful b. are not as large as cities in some other countries c. are the biggest cities in the world d. are noisy 13