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ĐỀ CƯƠNG ANH 8 HỌC KỲ II (07-08)
I. Choose the correct words or phrases:
1. I …… English at 8 o’clock yesterday morning.
a. learn b. am learning c. learnt d. was learning
2. It’s too cold outside. Would you mind ………. the window?.
a. to close b. close c. closed d. closing
3. It is very exciting to see the lava pouring ….. when you visit Kilauea Volcano.
a. in b. on c. out d. with
4. Color television …………. by John Logie Baird in 1928.
a. invented b. was inventing c. was invented d. has invented
5. The boy …………… next to Hoa is a newcomer.
a. sit b. sits c. to sit d. sitting
6. She asked me if I………………. pop music.
a. like b. to like c. will like d. liked
7. The air in this city is very dirty. It is ………….
a. dusty b. fresh c. healthy d. polluted
8. In order to keep fit, we should do exercises…………….
a. regular b. regularly c. regulating d. regulation
9. They had the porter ………… their luggage.
a. carry b. carrying c. to carry d. carried
10. He used ……….. a football player. He had to stop ………… because of an injury.
a. to be/playing b. being/playing c. to be/ to play d. be/playing
11. She asked me …………. a driving license.
a. if I have b. whether I have c. if I had d. whether I have had
12. The Pyramid of Cheops is one of the seven ………. of the world.
a. pyramid b. temples c. landmarks d. wonders
13. Tom …………. his hand when he was cooking the dinner.
a. burnt b. was burning c. has burnt d. burn
14. A contest in which participants have to fetch water from the river is called ……..
a. water – fetching contest c. water – fetch contest

a. take b. bring c. separate d. make
30. Christmas songs ………. for people eight hundred years ago.
a. perform b. are performed c. performed d. were performed
31. The Statue of Liberty was ………….. to the USA by the French.
a. constructedb. designed c. completed d. presented
32. Angkor Wat ..…….. to honor Hindu God.
a. built b. orginally was built c. was orginally built d. was built orginally
33. He always gets excellent grades because he studies………….
a. hardly b. hard c. good d. goodly
34. Ho Chi Minh is ………….. than Ha Noi.
a. much big b. more big c. bigger d. biger
35. My sister likes sweets ……….. from chocolate.
a. making b. made c. to make d. make
36. Would you ………… cleaning the floor for me?.
a. like b. please c. mind d. rather
37. She hasn’t finished the letter …..
a. already b. yet c. just d. never
38. Millions of Christmas cards ……….. every year.
a. were sent b. are sent c. send d. is sending
39. “ I don’t believe in ghost” – “…………….”
a. So do I b. I do, too c. Neither do I d. I do either
40. I spent my time swimming in the ……………. of the Coral sea.
a. water crystal - clear b. water clear - crystal
c. clear - crystal water d. crystal - clear water
II. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses or forms:
1. My mother (wait)………………….for me when I (come)…………..
2. Jane is trying (avoid)………………. (meet)…………… him.
3. I hate (laugh) …….. at by the other people.
4. Hung (wait) …………… for her since half past six.
5. It isn’t very easy (please) …………….. him.

8. Daisy said to Tim, “I’m going to visit my aunt next week”.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
9. He said to me, “What school do you go to?”.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
10. Mary said to Peter, “Can you carry my suitcase, please?.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
11. He said to me, “ I will come here again tomorrow”.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
12. “Go to the blackboard, Long” the teacher said.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
13. They said, “ We are unlucky today”.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
14. She said to me, “I want to speak to your father”.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15. “Please help me with my homework” Linh said to Trang.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
16. “Does your brother like playing sports?” I asked Huy.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
17. He said, “ I caught sight of Jane this morning”.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
18. The teacher said to us, “ Did you understand my explaination?”.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
19. Van said to me, “Will you go with me?”.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
20. He said to me, “Don’t forget to post the letter”.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
IV. Do as directed in the brackets:
1. Trang finished her report last night. (Using present perfect tense)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. I will give my friend a doll on her birthday. (passive voice)

17. I was a shy girl when I was young. (Using “used to”)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
18. He is being taken to the police station by the policeman. (Active Voice)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
19. She wasn’t accepted in that group. She was very sad (Using S+be+adj+that clause)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
20. We started learning English six years ago. (Using present perfect)
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