ĐÊ CƯƠNG HỌC KÌ II(NĂM HỌC 2009-2010)
MÔN ANH VĂN 8.
I.Choose the best answer:
1. He is working very hard………get good grades. (.in order to / .in order not to/ so as / so not to)
2. Milk bottles can be …… after being cleaned. (collect / thrown away / broken / reused)
3. Would you mind if ………… the phone? use / will use / am going to use / used)
4. The taxi …………. us to the airport broke down. ( take / takes / taking / taken)
5. Ann ……… television when the phone rang. ( watches / watched / has watched / was watching)
6. Presents……. in colored paper and put under the Christmas tree.
( are wrapped / are wrap / are wraped /are wrapping)
7. She asked me ……… a driving licence . (if I have / Whether I had / Whether I have / If I have had)
8. There is an/a ……Please send an ambulance to Thang Long school.
( televition / emergency / first-aid / wound
9 Nam wrote the note on the board in order to ………his classmates about the change in schedule.
( inform /informs/ informing / informed)
10. My brothe……… his homework at seven o'clock last night. (does / did / has done / was doing)
11. An English speaking contest ……….at Quang Trung school next week.
( is held/ was held/will be held/ has been held)
12. Phong enjoys ……… flowers. ( plant/ to plant / planting / planted )
13. People usually use compost to…… their fields.( fertilize / melt / recycle D/ reduce)
14. Would you mind ………….the door? ( open/ to open / opening/ opened )
14. London will be very… with the low temperature of minus three and high of seven.
(cold / cool / hot /warm)
15-The bike in Japan is USD $100. ( maked / make / making / made)
16- It's difficult all these things. (remembered / remember / to remember/ remembering)
17. Have you finished your homework ? (yet / already /since / for)
18-Color television by John Logie Bard in 1928. (was invented / is invented / has invented /invented
19- She asked me if I pop music. ( like / to like / liked / liking)
20- / I don't know how the game. ( playing / play / to playing / to play)
21- is often called "The windy city". ( San Francisco /Hawai / New York / Chicago )
22- Pepple use the first aid ease the victim’s pain and anxiety.

45/. She fell off a bike and… … her head on the road. ( hited hit / hitted / hiting )
46/. The teacher… … by the children. (be / being / was /been)
47/. Would you mind if I …… a photo. ( take / took /taking /to take)
48/. Mount Rush more can be… … from more than 100 kilometers. ( see / saw / seen / been seen)
49/. My friend is always… …in class .(talked / talking / talks /told )
50/. Angkorwat…… around 1100 to honor a Hindu god. (is built / was built / would be built / has been )
51/. she asked me ……a driving licence. ( if I have / whether I have / if I had / whether I have had)
52/. He told me……to do in that situation. (not / don’t / do / does)
53/ you post the letter for me, please ? ( Will / Do / Are / Won't)
54/ Cool the burns immediately so as to tissue damade. ( ease / relieve / minimize / maximize)
55/ It's difficult your directions. (to follow / following / follow / followed.)
56/ Milk to the houses by the milk man everyday. ( brings / is bring / is brought / has brought)
57/ Would you mind if I off the TV ? ( turned / turning / turns / turn)
58 While Hoa the phone rang ( was eating / is eating / eating / were eating.)
59/ In the contest , one person from each team has to run to the river to get water.
(/ bull fifghting / ice skating / water-fetching / weight lifting.)
60/ She said she a good teacher. ( is / are / were / was)
61/ He asked me I knew the Phong Nha cave. ( whether / if / Do / a and b are OK)
62/ Millions of Christmas cards every year. (/ were sent / are sent / send / is sending )
63.Would you mind if I……….a photo? (took / take / to take / taking)
64.Hoa…………dinner at seven o’clock last night. (eat / ate / was eating / to eat)
65.The Le family was sleeping when mailman……… . (come / came / was coming / to come )
66.David is……ancient cities. (interested in / to interest / interested of / interest in)
67.Robinson is fond……….crowed places. (at / of / in / to )
68.She arrived early………….order to get a good seat . (on / in / out /at)
69. Billions of cans are thrown …………every year all over the world . (up / away / in / on)
70.The question sounds very ……………. (easy / easily / ease /at ease)
71.I promise I…video games any time . (will play / play / won’t play / to play )
72.He told me ………to do in that situation (How /where / when / what)
73.I have known her friend …………two years (with / for / since / on)

101. I’d like you……with me for some days. (staying / to stay / stayed /.will stay
102. I am happy…………….all the exams (passed / pass / passing / to pass)
103. Car tires………to make pipes and floor coverings. (are recycling / are recycled /recycled / recycling)
104. When will the project…… doctor ? - Very soon. ( be started / started / to started / star )
105. She asked me if I …………pop music. ( like / to like / will like / liked
READING
I. Complete the passage with the suitable words in the box
arrived ambulance order accident awake tight offer stop
Yesterday, when I was riding along a busy street, I saw an (1)___. A woman was knocked down when she
crossed the street at a zebra crossing. Many people stopped to(2)_____ their help. A police man arrived and
asked a young man to telephone for an (3)____While waiting for the ambulance, the policeman and some
people tried to (4)_____the bleeding. They used a handkerchief to cover the wound, then put pressure on it.
and held it (5)____They tried to talk to her in (6)_____to keep her (7)_____After about three minutes, the
ambulance (8)____and the woman was taken to the hospital.
II. Read and complete the passage
THE RICE-COOKING FESTIVAL
The rice-cooking (1)_________ was held in the communal house yard about one a way from a river. There
were three (2)_________: water-fetching, fire-making and (3)__________. The festival took one day. In the
water-fetching contest one person from each team had to run to the river to get the water. In the fire-making
contest two team members had to make fire in the (4)__________way. They tried to rub pieces of bamboo
together to make the fire. Six people from each team (5)___________ part in the rice-cooking festival. They
had to (6)___________ the rice from the husk and then cook the rice.
III. Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau, in the central high land province of Lam Dong. Da Lat is a well
known city attracting all the people who have been there once. Da Lat is known as a city of pine trees,
waterfalls and flowers. Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with different colors and various species. Da
Lat has the widest range of orchid varieties in the country. Da Lat has few rivers and canals but it has many
picturesque waterfalls. The famous Cam Ly Falls is only three kilometers from the town center. The Prenn
Falls is ten kilometers in the South of Da Lat. The water pours down like a white shade. Da Lat people are
very proud of it. They always boast to tourists about it in the first place.

3 / People covered his wound with a thick bandage . T / F
4 / The boy was taken to hospital after ten minutes. T / F
VI/Đọc đoạn văn sau và trả lời các câu hỏi .
Da Lat lies on Lam Vien plateau , in the central highland province of Lam Dong,300 kilometers north of Ho
Chi Minh City.Da Lat is a well-known city attracting all the people who have been there once.Da Lat is known
as a city of pine trees,waterfalls and flowers.Da Lat is described as a forest of flowers with different colors and
various species.Flowers can be found anywhere and in any season.We can see flowers in Da Lat in the
parks,in front of the houses,in the gardens etc…
1/When can people see flowers in the year?
2/What is Da Lat famous about?
3/How far is it from Da Lat to Ho Chi Minh City?
4/Where is Da Lat in Viet Nam?
VII. Đọc đoạn văn sau và chọn T (True) hay F (False ).:
Uyen had a day to remember last week. She had a Math exam last Friday, so she had to stay up late before
to do her exercises. She got up late the next morning. She realized that her alarm clock didn’t go off. As she
was leaving home, it started to rain heavily. Uyen tried to run as fast as she could. Suddenly she stumbled over
a rock and fell down. Her schoolbag dropped into a pool and everything got wet. The rain stopped as she got
to her classroom. Luckily, Uyen had enough time to finish her exam.
* T/F statements
1. Uyen finished her Math exam.
2. She was late for her classroom.
3. As she got to her classroom, it still rained heavily
4. Everything in her schoolbag got wet.
5. She got up early and went to her classroom on time.
VIII) Đọc bài khóa ; trả lời các câu hỏi phía dưới:
An increasing number of people are growing up in Egypt. Last year for example about one and a
half million tourists visited Egypt. The population of Egypt is about fifty million and the capital is El Qahira
(Cairo), a busy city of under nine million people. Although the climate is hot and dry and most of the country
is desert, the average temperature from October to March is not too high. The most famous sights are the
pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant visit Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as

3/ a/ friends b/ clothes c/ shoes d/ shirt
4/ a/ happy b/ nice c/ imfortant d/ popular
**/ Answer the questions ( 2ms )
5/ What is Vietnam's New year known as ?
6/ What do Vietnamese people usually do to prepare for Tet ?
7/ Which days of Tet do you think the most imfortant ?
8/ Do you like the New year's Eve ? When is it ?

XI.Read the paragraph,then do exercises:
A new university without a library has recently opened in the USA.All the information normally found
in a library is now stored in the university’s computers. Without leaving their computers, users can send
messages and receive information through telephone lines. However, this means that each student must have
access to a computer,and many universities are making this a require for freshmen. College campus now have
computer jacks in every part of the university.Study is no longer restricted to just one location.
 Choose True or False?
1.There is a new university without a library in the USA recently.
2.Users can send and receive messages by using computers.
3.First-year students in many universities are required to have access to a computer.
4.Students have to go to computer rooms to connect their computers to the computer jacks.
5.Study is longer restricted to just one location.
XII.READ THE PASSAGE AND THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION BELOW:((3m )
Ha Long Bay of the Descending Dragon – is popular with both Vietnamese and international tourists.One of
the attractions of Ha Long is the Bay’s calm water with the limestone mountains . The Bay’s water is clear
during the spring and early summer .Upon arriving in Ha Long city ,visitors can go along Chay Beach .From
the beach ,they can hire a boat and go out to the Bay .It is hear that visitors can find some of Southest
Asia’smost beautiful sites .Dau Go cave is one of the most beautiful caves at Ha Long .It was the cave in
which General Tran Hung Dao hid wooden stakes to beat the Mongols on Bach Dang River in1288.
1.Whom is Ha Long popular with ?
2.What is one of the attractions of Ha Long ?
3.What is the Bay’s water like ? …………………………………………………………

1.At Tri Nguyen aquarium, visitors can enjoy watching a few sharks only……
2.Nha Trang is a famous seaside resort……
3.In the morning, tourist can take part in various facinating….
4.Tri Nguyen Aquarium was built in 1990……
XV/ Read the passage, then decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false(F) (2,5) :
Lon don is Britain’s biggist city. It is a very old city and dates back to the Romans. It is a city of
historic building and churches, and it has many beautiful parks. It also has some of the best museums in the
world. London is very crowded in summer. It is a popular city with foreign tourists, and has more than eight
million visitors a year. The city is famous for its shopping and department stores. London has an excellent
underground railway system, so it is easy for tourists to get around. In London there are plenty of good
restaurants where you can get excellent Bristish food. The city also has lots of good Indian, Chinese, Japanese,
French, Italian, and Greek restaurants T
F
1/ None of the cities in Britain is bigger than London.
2/ London has historic buildings and churches
3/ Foreign tourists like visiting London.
4/ Most of the best museums in the world are situated in London.
5/ It is not easy for tourists to travel around Iondon
XVI. Reading. B. NỘI DUNG:
Choose the word ( A, B, C or D) that best fits each of the blank spaces(3m)
We (5) to Thai land for our summer vacation last year. I was our first (6) to Asia. We loved it. We
went to the floating market very early one morning. We didn't buy anything there , we just looke. Another day,
we went to Wat phra Keo, the famous Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It was really (7) Then we saw two
more temple nearby. We also went on a river (8) somewhere outside Bangkok. The best thing (9) the
trip was the food. The next time we have friends over for dinner, I (10) Thai food.
5/ A. go B. went C. are going D. will go
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6/ A. vacation B. holiday C. trip D. A&B
7/ A. interested B. interesting C. bored D. boring
8/ A. trip B. walk C. travel D. bank

2-While Lan was watching TV,
3-When Nam won the race ,
4-How was you driving
a-when the accident happened?
b-when the mailman came
c-the crowd was cheering
d-the phone rang
1….
2…
3…
4…
A B
1.Do you mind if I turn on the TV ? a.I’m sorry , I can’t
2.Can you lend me your bike ? b. No, I don’t mind.What’s on tonight 3.Would you mind opening
the windows ? c. Not at all.
4.Will post the letter for me ? d. OK. The post office is on my way.
5.Would you mind if I used your phone ? e. Sure .I’m hot too
2/. Complete the second sentence sothat it has a similar meaning to the first(2,5 ms)
1/Mr Robinson teaches us how to speak English properly.
-We ……………………………………………………
2/Shall I sit here? -Would ………………………………………………………………?
3/ “Is Ha Long Bay in Quang Binh province?”
-I asked my father……………………………………………………
4/. To travel around the world is exciting =It
5/. I started learning English 3 years ago.=I have
6. Mai bought a new shirt yesterday. = A new shirt……………………………………………………
7. Huong said: " I'll go to Ha Noi tomorrow". Huong said that ………………………………………………
8. To learn English is very interesting. = It's …………………………………………………………….
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9. Could you give me the bag? =Would you mind…………………………………………………………

Hoa asked ………………………………………………………….
35/They built that house in 1986.
That house…………………………………………………………
36/" Do you go to school by bike ?"Na said to me
Na asked
37/ I don't know how ( do ) this math exercise. ( give the correct form of the verb )

38/ Susan said " My sister is coming to see me next week. " ( change into reported speech )

39/.I will repair your bike tomorrow -Your bike……………………………………………………….
41/.it/difficult/learn/Japanese ……………………………………………………………………….
42/The woman is sitting next to me. She is nervous …………………………………………………………
43/The car is made in Japan . It is $ 4000 …………………………………………………………
44/ To learn English is difficult. It is………………………………………………………………
45/ Someone will translate this letter into Viet namese
. This letter…………………………………….
46/ Johnny said to me “ I don’t know what Fred is doing”
Johnny said to me…………………………
47/ Nien asked Hoa “ Do you have many new friends ?”
 Nien asked Hoa ……………………………
48/ This house was built more than 100 years ago
 People………………………………………………
49/ " Did you study hard for the exam?" She wanted to know
She wanted to know
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50/ Please don't play your music loudly
Would you mind
51/ Tam broke the glass.The glass
52/ Do/ mind/ if/ you/ close/ I/ the/ window? (sắp xếp)……………………………………………………


5/The Pikes (have)……………. . . . . . diner. When he(arrive)……………………
6/My teacher (teach)…………………English while we (listen)……… …. to him.
VI/ Hoàn thành câu với từ gọi ý
1/ They / play/ tennis/ 10.30 yesterday morning =
>………………………………………………………………
2.My father / wash/ car/ from five to six/. -> ……………………………………………
3/ You / tidy/ the /bedroom/ yet/ ?  ?
4/ Christmas songs/ often perform/ the chuches.
=>…………………………………………………………….
5./ When/ the poem/ write?=>……………………………………………………………… ?
6/. celebration/ will/ hold/ tomorrow. =>…………………………………………………….
7. I/ dinner/ phone/ ring. =>…………………………………………………………………….
8./He/ decide/ take/ taxi/ Hue. =>…………………………………………………………………
9/ He / say/ he/go/ Nha Trang/ the following summer.
=>……………………………………………………
10/ They/ ask/ me/ if// I/ know/ Phong Nha cave
=>………………………………………………………….
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