MATRIX
Contents Recognizing Understandin
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Application Sum
A. Vocabulary & Structure 12
3,0
12
3,0
B. Reading 4
2,0
4
2,0
C. Writing 4
2,0
6
3,0
10
5,0
Sum 12
3,0
4
2,0
4
2,0
6
3,0
26
10,0
A. Vocabulary & Structure (3 pts)
1. Supply the past form of these verbs (1 pt)
Ex: run ran

MARKS:
“ Language learners learn words in different ways. Some learners make a list and put into it the meanings of new
words in their mother tongue, and try to learn them by heart. Howerver, others do not. Instead, they write one or two
example sentences with eath new word in order to remember how to use the word in the right way.
In order to remember words better, some learners even write each word and its use on a small piece of paper and stick
it somewhere in their house so as to learn it at any time.
Many language learners do not try to learn all new words they come across. They usually underline or highlight only
the words they want to learn. This helps them remember important words.”
Answer the questions:
1. Do learners learn words in the same way?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….
2. Why do some learners write example sentences with new words ?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….
3. What do some learners do in order to remember words better?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….
4. Why don’t some learners learn all the new words they come across?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………….
D. Writing (5 pts)
1. Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets (2 pts)
1. Mozart (start) …… composing at the age of five and (write) more than 600 pieces of music.
Started / wrote
2. I promise I (try) my best next semester. Will try
3. Can you help me (move) this table for me? move
2. Rewrite these sentences in Reported speech (2 pts)
Ex: The teacher said to Tim, “Come into my office, please.”
The teacher asked/ told Tim to come into his/her office.
1. Their mother said to them, “Don’t make so much noise.”

2. The traffic policeman said, “Show me your driving license, please.”


3. They write examples, put the words and their meaning on stickers, underline or highlight them.
4. Because they want to learn only important words.
D. Writing (5 pts)
1. Supply the correct form or tense of the verb in brackets (2 pts)
1. Mozart started composing at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
2. I promise I will try my best next semester.
3. Can you help me move this table for me?
2. Rewrite these sentences in Reported speech (2 pts)
1. Their mother told them not to make so much noise.
2. The traffice policeman asked me to show him my driving license.
3. The doctor said he/ Mr.Lam should stay in bed for a few days.
4. The doctor said he/ Mr. Lam should keep his body warm.
3. Fill in the blank with suitable words (1pt)
a. A: Can I/ Could I/ May I help you?
B: Yes, thank you. Could you carry my luggage, please?
b. C: Do you need any help?
D: No. Thank you. I’m fine.
ENGLISH 8
TEST 2
( A )
I. Choose the best option to complete these following sentences(3 pts)
1. Don’t go___________It’s too cold.
A. outside B. inside C. into D. away
2. You shouldn’t let your child ___________ with matches.
A. to play B. play C. playing D. plays
3. Mr Ba is a ________ driver he never causes accidents.
A.carefully B. careless C. careful D. carelessly
4. Tom is a ________ driver he always causes accidents.
A.careful B. carelessly C. carefully D. careless
5. He told me ________up early in the morning.

and empty cans. Then she will send them for (4)_________.
She hopes she can save natural resources and earn some money for her school Y &Y in these activities. She
also thinks about (5)________ in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children. It is really
interesting, isn’t it?
a. Choose the best word to fill in the blank (1.25 pt)
1. A. interesting B. interest C. interesed D. interests
2. A. having B. have C. to have D. has
3. A. take part in B. took part in C. get in D. got in
4. A. recycle B. recycling C. to recycle D. recycled
5. A. participating B. participate C. participated D. to participate
b. Answer the questions(1.25 pt)
1. Is Lan going to have interesting activities?
__________________________________________________________________
2. What will she do?
__________________________________________________________________
3. What will she send for recycling?
__________________________________________________________________
4. What does she hope in these activities?
__________________________________________________________________
5. Do you help the community? What do you do?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
IV. Put the verbs in the right form or tense. ( 1 pt)
1. She promises ________(come) there.
2. We like _________(talk) with friends at recess.
3. Minh hates _______________(eat) durians
4. She intends _____________( hold) a party tomorrow.
V. Choose the right word in brackets to complete each sentences. ( 1 pt)
1. She works ______ in order to pass the exam.
2. She hurt herself___________

6. My father used (took/taking/to take/takes) us to the zoo when he was alive.
hard, badly, softly,careless
7. Language (learners/teachers/doctors/worker) learn words in different ways.
8. We are going( to clean/ clean/cleaning/cleans)the banks of the lakes on weekends.
9. I( sent/gave/received/called) a letter from my old friend last week.
10. They enjoy (to tell/tell/telling/tells) jokes.
11. Alexander Graham Bell was born (in/on/at/for) March 3, 1847.
12. Tim needs to (improve/say/listen/tell)his Spanish pronunciation.
IV/ Rewrite these sentences: (1m)
1. “You should learn more English words” Ba said to Lan.
Ba advised
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. “Can you tell me the truth?” Nga said to me.
Nga
asked………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…
V. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form or tense.
1. Bad driving _______ (cause) many accidents.
2. Nga and Lan ________ (see) a movie tonight.
3. Sue can _________ (speak) Vietnamese very well.
4. Mozart _________ (write) more than 600 pieces of music.
5. ‘How _______ you _______ (learn) to drive?’ ‘My father ______ (teach) me.
6. We usually ______ (go) to the library three times a week, but last week we _______ (go) twice.
7. Alexander Graham Bell _______ (introduce) the telephone in 1876.
8. Yesterday I _______ (be) busy, so I _______ (not/ have) time to phone you.
9. ‘What _______ you _______ (do) next summer vacation?’
‘I _______ (visit) my grandparents in Nha Trang.
10. Would you like ______ (come) to dinner tomorrow?
VI/ Complete the letter:(2.5ms)
Dear Hoa,

II. Pick out the words that has the underlined letters pronounced differently from the others ( 1.0m) (Tìm
từ có phần gạch dưới phát âm khác với các từ còn lại )
1. a. soccer b. notice c. photo d. grocery
2. a. promise b. revise c. right d. visit
3. a. lucky b. curly c. shy d. library
4. a. are b. area c. ant d. art
III. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first (0.5m)
( Viết câu thứ hai sao cho nghĩa của nó tương tự như câu thứ nhất )
1. The teacher said to Hoa: “You should study harder”
-> The teacher said Hoa ……………………………………………………………
2. Tim said to Linda: “ Can you help me with my French pronunciation?’’
-> Tim told Linda …………………………………………………………………
IV.Give the correct form of the words in parentheses (0.5m)
1. Surface mail is than airmail ( cheap )
2. There was an of paintings at the art gallery ( exhibit )
V . Find out the underlined words or phrases that are wrong (1.0m)(Tìm những từ hoặc cụm từ được gạch
chân mà bị sai)
1. Shopping in the mall is more comfort than in the market
A B C D
2. My sister uses to play tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now.
A B C D
3. Tom said you could reach him in 8 645 082 after dinner.
A B C D
4. We raise funds by collect waste paper and broken glass.
A B C D
2. Answer the questions .(1m)
a.What is special about the new shopping mall ?
->……………………………………………………………………………………………
b. What facilities are available in the shopping mall ?
>…………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. After his wife died, he married again. He ……………
a. rearranged b. remarried c. reoccupied d. repeat
5. The new wife was a bad and wicked woman. She was very……….
a. cruel b. nice c. good d. gentle
6. Ann was feeling ill last night. She ……… leave the party early.
a. has to b. must c. had to d. mustn’t
7. I don’t want anyone to know. You ………… tell anyone what I said.
a. must b. musn’t c. have to d. don’t have to
8. Promise that you’ll be on time. It’s important. You ………… be late.
a. don’t have to b. have to c. must d. mustn’t
9. Ann’s eyes are not very good. She ……………wear glasses for reading.
a. has to b. can c. doesn’t have to d. musn’t
10. She helped me …… the box
a. to carry b. carried c. carrying d. for carrying
11. The …………is people who can’t see.
a. blind b. deaf c. mute d. poor
12. She and her mother are very different …………character. She is sociable, but her mother was quiet.
a. in b. from c. of d. with
13. John, We have ………………green apples. Can you go to the super market and buy me soon?
a. no b. none c. any d. nothing
14. The sun ……at 5.16 tomorrow.
a. rise b. rises c. is rising d. is going to rise
15. Give me a word …………with letter “S”.
a. begins b. beginning c. began d. begin
16. Some drugs look …………soft drinks or candy.
a. as b. like c. likely d. alvie
17. Paper is often made ……………wood.
a. of b. by c. with d. from
18. Wait here until I ……… you.
a. call b. will call c. called d. am going to call

4. The school a bit far ……….my house.
5. She likes working ……….young people.
6. Is your mother …………….? – No, she isn’t. She’s. ….at the moment.
7. My friends sometimes laugh………….my jokes.
8. Our new teacher is slim …………… long black hair.
9. I used to live …………… a farm and look ……… my younger brother.
10. In my room, I can see a big tree………….the window.
1. “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?”
Tom told …………………………………………………………
2. “You should spend more time on English writing, Tim.”
The teacher told…………………………………………………………
3. The movie was very bad. I couldn’t see it
The movie was not ………………………………………….
4. Trung is the most intelligent student in my class.
No one……………………………………………………………
5. “Please give the manager this document.”
The man asked the secretary……………………………………………
6. He failed the exam because of his laziness.
Because he …………………………………………………………….
7. The front yard is too small to play soccer in.
The front yard isn’t ………………………………………………………
8. It isn’t necessary for you to set off early.
You don’t …………………………………………………………….
9. Putting a knife into an electrical socket is dangerous.
It……………………………………………………….
10. What’s the weight of your suit case?
How……………………………………………………….?
• Supply the correct verb form:
1. We seldom (eat) ___________________ before 6.30
2. The sun ( set) ______________________ in the West

She / begin / learn / this / language / 2003.
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……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………3.
3.
She / always / want / improve / her English.
She / always / want / improve / her English.
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……………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
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.
4.
4.
Last week / she / buy / English-Vietnamese dictionary.
Last week / she / buy / English-Vietnamese dictionary.
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II.
II.
Pick out the word that doesn

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ger, w
ger, w
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fe, w
fe, w
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sdom, f
sdom, f
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re
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3.
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environment, excellent, interesting, character (khác dấu nhấn)
environment, excellent, interesting, character (khác dấu nhấn)
4.
4.
straw, wisdom, peace, guideline (khác từ loại)
straw, wisdom, peace, guideline (khác từ loại)
III.
III.
Choosing the most suitable words or phrases (A, B,C or D) (2,0pts)
Choosing the most suitable words or phrases (A, B,C or D) (2,0pts)
1.

. in
. in
B
B
. at
. at
C
C
. on D. for
. on D. for
6. I …………natural resources by joining the recycling program of my school Y & Y.
A. give B. earn C. save D. collect
7. The movie was so ……… that we couldn’t sleep last night.
A. excite B. exciting C. excited D. excitedly
8. We ………. to Da Lat for our holiday last year. A. go B. are going C. went D. gone
IV. Match the questions in column A with the answers in column B (2,0pts)
A B
1.
1. Could you help me, please?
2. When do you do your homework?
3. My English pronunciation is so too bad.
4. Do you need any help?
a. Yes. That’s very kind of you.
b. I’m fine.
c. After school.
d. You should practice speaking English as
much as possible.
e. Sure.
V.
V.

The past tense
Question words
Not+ adj+ enough + to-inf
Reflexive pronouns
Preposition of position
 Vocabulary :
III/ Teaching aids : Test
IV.Procedures :
I. Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất hoặc chọn từ/cụm từ thích hợp để hoàn thành các câu sau :
1. I spend most of my time _________ my friends.
A. with B. at C. together D. for
2 The moon _________ around the Earth , doesn’t it ?
A. move B. moving C. moves D. to move
3. You seem _________ , Peter.
A. happy B. happiness C. happily D. happyly
4. She isn’t tall _________ to reach the ceiling.
A. so that B. enough C. for D. that
5. My father has _________
A. short hair black B. short black hair C. black short hair D. hair short black
6. I’m going _________ the movie at 8 this evening
A. see B. seeing C. to seeing D. to see
7. He was late, but fortunately his friends waited for him.
A.Luckily B. magically C. cruelly D. lately
8. Mrs. Lien said you could reach her __________ 8603530.
A.on B. to C in D. at
9. My child can’t wash his face ______________.
A.myself B. itself C. himself D. herself
10. Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được đọc khác với từ còn lại
A. curly B. my C. library D. lucky
11. She usually_________ books in her free time.

A. dark B. father C. star D. principal
27.We ought _________ the wardrobe in the conner opposite the bed.
A. put B. push C. to put D. to push
28.What’s was wrong with you ? Why_________ go to the hospital?
A. had you to B. did you have to C. must you D. did you must
29. Can I to Mary, please? This is Nancy.
A. speak B. listen C. read D. write
30.Chọn từ có phần gạch chân được đọc khác với từ còn lại
A. machine B. chess C. speech D . reach
II. Chọn phương án trả lời thích hợp nhất cho các câu từ 31 đến 36 theo nội dung đoạn văn
In the home, you must (31)___________ matches, lighters and candles out of the reach of children. You must
have a smoke detector on the floor, and test them monthly. In the (32)__________, you must keep sharp knives,
scissors, hot meals and drinks out of reach of children. You must keep children out of the kitchen during
(33)__________. In the bathroom, you must check the bath water temperature before children get (34)_______,
and always run the cold water first before adding the hot. In the (35)__________, you must keep furniture away
(36)__________ the windows, to make sure children do not climb up and fall out of open windows.
31
a. to keep b. keep c. keeping d. kept
32. a. bathroom b. bedroom c. kitchen d. living room
33
.
a. to cook b. cooking c. cook d. cooked
34
.
a. in b. on c. to d. off
35. a. bathroom b. bedroom c. kitchen d. living room
36
.
a. in b. on c. for d. from
III.Tìm lỗi sai trong các câu sau đây:

11. We got _____ in the wood
a. lot b. lost c. loss d. lose
12. The _____ is to increase sales in Europe.
a. aim b. aid c. arm d. ace
13. I like _____ activities such as walking and camping.
a. outdoor b. indoor c. outside d. inside
14. She gave me a form and told me to _____ .
a. fill it b. fill it out c. fill out it d. fill in it
15. Two years_____ , an American businessman got lost in London.
a. lately b. later c. latter d. late
III. Change these following sentences into reported speech
6. The old man said, “ I live on Le Loi street.”
 The old said to me___________________________________________
7. He said to his son , “ You should go to bed.”
 He told his son___________________________________________________
8. “You shouldn’t eat too much candy.” The dentist said
 The dentist said to me______________________________________________
9. “Don’t make so much noise.” Our teacher said to us
 Our teacher _____________________________________________
10. The boy said, “I am a student in grade 9.”
 The boy _______________________________________
IV. Read the passage below, choose the best word to fill in the blank or replace the underlined word and
answer the questions below
Lan is excited about the (1)__________activities she is going to do. The Y & Y is (2)______ a plan to help the
community. She will participate in (3) its recycling programs. In this program, she will collect glass, used paper
and empty cans. Then she will send them for(4)_________.
She hopes she can save natural resources and earn some money for her school Y &Y in these activities. She
also thinks about (5)________ in either planting trees and flowers or helping the street children. It is really
interesting, isn’t it?
a. Choose the best word to fill in the blank

a.will go - will begin. b.are going - will begin. c. go - begins. d. are going - begins.
2. " May I help you ? " " "
a. What can I do for you ? c. I'm afraid I'm busy now.
b. Yes, that's very kind of you. d. How can I help you.
3. His doctor said he stay in bed that week. a. will / b. has to /c. can / d. should
4. Mary was born in France. French is her
a. mother tongue b. first language c. foreign language d. a & b
5. I know you worked very ….this semester. a. hardly / b. good / c. bad / d. hard
6. I’m usually free ….8pm and 10pm. a. on / b. at /c. between / d. during
II/ Rewrite these sentences in to the reported speech ( 1ms)
1. “ Can you carry these chairs into the room ? ” my mother said to me.
- > My mother told
2. She said to them, “ Don’t make so much noise. ” - > She asked ……….
3. On Sundays I like to sleep late. - > I enjoy
4. Nam no longer comes to class late - > Nam used
III. Read the following passage about the ways Lan studies English vocabulary and answer the questions.
( 2.5 ms )
I have a little notebook. I always have it with me. I try to fill one page a day. Sometimes I put words in
groups , like fruit – all kinds of fruit. You know? Or colors, or clothes, or things and the shop you buy them .I
have some grammar pages , where I write regular verbs or irregular verbs , or a page of prepositions . I think
prepositions are difficult, you know – on Sunday, in the morning, listen to a concert – but you say phone
someone. In my language we say “ phone to someone”. And so on…
1 .What does she always have with her?
2. How many pages does she try to fill a day?
3. In what way does she put words?
4. List some groups of words she puts together?
5. Do you have the same way to learn vocabulary?
IV/ Writing ( 2.5 points) Use the cue words to write a letter to your friend.
Dear ,
I/ glad/ tell/ you/ I/ going/ join/ Y&Y Green Group.

D. Can you remove this motorbike .It’s on the way?
E. Sure .What can I do for you?
1- 2- 3- 4- 5-C
IV/Rewrite the sentences (2points):
1/ "Can you give me your pen?", Lan said to me.→ Lan asked me ……
2/Those boys are interested in playing badminton.→ They enjoy……
3/My mother said to my sister, "You should work harder on Math and Literature."
→ My mother said
4/My grandmother lived in the countryside when she was young.
 My grandmother used……………………………………………………………
V/. Read the passage and answer the following questions (2points):
The Y & Y is planning to help the community by encouraging all members to participate in a recycling program.
All we have to do is to collect used glass, paper and cans, and send them for recycling. By doing this, we can help
saving natural resources and earn some money for the organization.
If possible, we can participate in other programs such as raising funds for the poor, helping street children and
planting trees, flowers along the sidewalk or in the parks. If we do well all the plans as shown, we will make our
life become more beautiful and lively.
1/. How is the Y & Y planning to help the community ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
2/. After collecting cans, what do the Y & Y members do with them ?
………………………………………………………………………
3/. Can We help saving natural resources by taking part in these programs ?
……………………………………………………………………………………
4/. What other programs can each member participate in?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
VI / Listen carefully and fill in the missing words ( 2 points)
“ In the first semester of grade 8, I had some difficulties in ( 1)……………… English. My ( 2)
…………………… of English was really bad and my English grammar was worse. I didn`t know ( 3)
………… to improve them. One day, my English teacher took me to the school ( 4)…………. and showed me
cassettes of pronunciation drills. She also told me how to use an English - English ( 5)…………………… to

* Reported speech with commands,request and advice.
+ Comman:
+ Request: S + asked / told + O + to_ing.
+ Advice: S1 + said ( that) + S2 +should + bare infinitive.
* Asking for favor and responding to favor
* Offering assistance and responding to assistance
* Comparative:
+ Short adj: S + be + adj_er + than……
+ Long adj: S + be + more + adj + than……
* Superlative:
+ Short adj: S + be + adj_est ……
+ Long adj: S + be + the most + adj + than……
ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI HỌC KÌ I
I. L ý thuyết:
1)Cách dùng các thì:
a.Hiện tại đơn: am/is/are *Nhận biết:always/ usually/ often/ sometimes/ never/
V
1
/V
S-ES
every………
b.Hiện tại tiếp diễn:am/is/are +V-ing
*Nhận biết: now/ at the moment
c.Hiện tại hoàn thành: have/ has+V
3
/ V
ED
*Nhận biết: since/ for
d.Qúa khứ đơn: was/ were *Nhận bíêt: yesterday/last/ ago…
V

2
b.So sánh hơn: S
1
+be+Adj(er)+S
2
S
1
+be+more+Adj+than+S
2
c.So sánh nhất: S+be+the+ Adj+EST
S+be+the most+Adj
*Ngoại lệ:+good better the best
+happy happier the happiest
7) S+be+ getting+Adj(er)…(dần dần)
S+be+becoming+Adj(er)….(trở nên)
Why+do/does/did+S+V
1…………
?
Because+S+V
1
/ V
S-ES
/V
2-ED
……….
*Used to+V
1
……
8)Câu tường thuật:
*S+asked/ told+O+To infinitive……

………………………………………………………………
2. What do you often do in your free time?
………………………………………………………………
3. Which subjects do you need to improve?
………………………………………………………………
4. What do you do to improve your English?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Who helps you with your homework?
…………………………………………………………
6. What’s your fullname?
…………………………………………………………
7. How long have you studied English?
…………………………………………………………
8. How often do we have Math?
………………………………………………………….
B)Fill in the blanks with preposition of time:
1. She often goes ………school………the afternoon………bike.
2. They lived …………Ha Noi ……….2000.
3. The school ends………11:15 am. I go home…….11:15am.
4. He is waiting…………me…………school.
5. Nam is good …………English and his Mom is proud…………him
6. The meeting is ………15
th
December…………Monday.
7.I was born ……….June……….HCM city.
C)Rewrite the sentences:
1. Please help me with the homework
My friend asked me………………………………………………
2. Can you do the homework for me?
Lan asked me……………………………………………………….

We can meet in front of the movie theater.
5……………………………………………………………?
She is tall and thin.
6……………………………………………………………?
Miss Hang is my form teacher.
F)Choose the word has different syllable stress from the others:
1. receive – generous—character enjoy
2. reserved—humourous—orphanage—funny
4. sociable—helpful—appearance—furniture
H) Choose the word has different pronunciation from the others:
5. community must study—mummy
6. winter—find—hi—bike
7. happy—study—try—tidy
I) Fill in the blanks with suitable word:
1. We have lived in this village……………1999 since
2. Could you do me a…………………? favour
3. That’s very……………of you. kind
4. You should do the test……………… carefully
5……………I help you? Can
6. Why did he fail his English exam?
Because he………………………hard on English.** didn’t work
7. The boy is getting…………………(tall). taller
8. The streets are becoming……………….(busy). busier