ĐỀ CƯƠNG HỌC KỲ 1-MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 (2010-2011)
I/ Choose the correct answers a,b,c or d
1,When he was young, he…. fishing with his brother.
a, use to go b,used to go c,was used to go d, is used to going
2, Have you done your homework……?
a,already b, yet c,just d, ago
3, My birthday is……May 28
th
.
a. in b. on c. at d. by
4, David spends much time……novels every day. a.
to read b. reads c. read d.reading
5, I’m sorry, but you will have to cook dinner…..
a. myself b. yourself c. himself d. herself
6, I’ll do my homework…......dinner.
a. after b. before c. for d. Both A&B are correct
7, Nam is not….........to go to school.
a. old enough b. enough old c. enough d. olded enough
8,Alexander Graham Bell ……….the telephone .
a.invention b.invented c. invent d. inventing
9, We ……….have a party soon .
a.are going to b. is going to c. going to d.go to
10. They enjoy ………in the morning a lot .
a. jogging b. jog c. to jog d. jogs
11.I…… a letter from my friend two days ago
A.received B.to receive C.receive D. receiving
12 He is … to have a lot of friends
A.enough lucky B.lucky enough C.too lucky D.so lucky
13/ We’ve lived in this neighborhood …….. ten years.
A.since B. in C.for D.from
14/ Vietnamese language is different…….. English language.

a. to leave b. leave c. leaving d. left
30.He……. from Canada to America to find work.
a. started b. demonstrated c. delivered d. emigrated
31. He isn’t old enough...................... a car .
A. to drive B. drive C. drove D. driven
32. The boy killed …………………
A. himself B. themselves C. herself D. itself
33. When he was young, he………to music in his free time.
A. used to listen B. uses to listen C. is listening D. listens
34. He is a good driver. He drives………..
A. carefully B. careful C. careless D. care
35. They enjoy……….jokes.
A. telling B. told C. tell D. to telling
36. My family has lived here…………..last year.
A. since B. for C. from D. in
37. Which girl is Ceila?- She is the one with......
A.long black hair B. black long hair C..black hair long D.long hair black
38.He fell.....and broke his leg
A.upstair B.upstairs C.downstair D.downstairs
39. Water .....at 100
A. boil B.boils C.boiled D.is boiling
40. The train to Ha Noi ..... at 10:00 a.m tomorrow
A. leave B. is going to leave C.leaves D. is leaving
41.You .... keep all dangerous objects out of children's reach
A.has B.have C.have to D. has to
42. The dortor .... he should take a few days off
A.say B. said C.ask D.tell
43. I hate..... up but I like cooking meals
A.wash B. to wash C. washes D. washing
44. ..... have you known Jane?

A . the most B. the same C. more D.as
60.Why don’t we ............. part in this activity?
a.take b. give c. have d. do
61. Nhi has a................hair.
a. curly long b. black bold c. long black d. bold long
62. The car is..................... carry many things.
a. big enough to b. to big enough c. big to enough d. enough to big
63. Can I speak............Hoa, please?
a. on b. in c. of d. to
64. We are going to..............our teacher.
a. visits b. visit c.visited d. visiting
65. I think...........................is very useful for us.
a. swimming b. swim c. swam d.swims
66. Student ...................all homework before going to school.
a. should done b. should to do c. should doing d. should do
67. Their children enjoy ..............football after school.
a. played b. to play c. playing d. plays
68.............................. sing for peace !
a..Let b.Let's us c. Let's d. all correct
69.The Earth ....................... round the moon
a.doesn't go b.doesn't goes c. didn't go d.goes
70.Where is Hung ? I don’t see him upstairs .I think he is…………
a.in b.downstair c.down d.downstairs
71. Can you help me………… this homework ? .
A.doing B .do C. does D. did
72.The Earth,the Sun,the Moon,the Mars are……………..
A.Planets B.objects C.Mercury D.friend
73.She isn’t old………………tobe in my class.
A.enough B.so that C.for D.that
74.Noone helped Nam draw the picture.He did it………….

12.French/ not/ as/ is/ difficult / as/ English.
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13. Ought/ you/ study/ to / next/ hard/ semester.
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14. Have / their /yet/ they / job / finished / ?.
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15. Is / Lan / going / visit / to / this / Hoi An / weekend.
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16. My/ to bring / asked /mother / me / some food /her.
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III/Make new sentences from the cues given
1/ We began to study English 5 years ago.
→. We have ........................................................................................................
2 “Can you wait for me here, Jerry?”.
→Tom told..........................................................................................................
3/I’m lucky because I have many good friends.
→ I’m lucky........................................................................................................
4/ A dog is bigger than a cat.
→ A cat isn’t as..................................................................................................
5/ The coffee is so strong that I can’t drink it.
The coffee is too ............................................................................................
6- Hoa’s uncle / used / take / park / when / alive (complete the sentence)
……………………………………………………………………………….
7- Mr Lam is too weak. He can’t lift the table (adj + enough + to – infinitive)
………………………………………………………………………………..
8- I have to do this math problem. I hate it (combine, using V-ing)
…………………………………………………………………………..
9- The teacher said :” Don't talk in class, students” (reported speech)
…………………………………………………………………………
10- Hoa’s bag is 50,000 dong. Lan’s bag is 70,000 dong (compare)

The weather is ...................................................................................
26.Ba intends to visit his friend next Sunday.
Ba is ......................................................................................................
27.Do you want to leave her a message?
Would you ...........................................................................................?
28.When I was young, I often go fishing on the weekend.
I used ...................................................................................................
IV.Reading
1.Fill in the gap with a suitable word from the list there is an example at the beginning .
from what by works the uses
changed mean important .
One of the invention made in the world of science and technology is (0) the
telephone .This instrument has become an (1)…….part in our daily life .
The word “TELEPHONE” comes (2) ……..two Greek words “tele” and “phone ”.The
words (3)……. “far” and “sound” .the telephone (4)……..electricity to carry sound over a
distance .So you see, the two Greek words tell us exactly (5)……….the instrument does .
Since its invention (6)………Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, the design of the
telephone set has (7)……..greatly .However, the way the telephone (8)……. is still the same .
Then answering the questions :
1.What has become a vital part in our daily life ?
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2. Who invented the telephone ?
..............................................................................................................
2/ Read the passage, then decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false(F)
SAVE THE WORLD
We are all destroying the earth. The seas and rivers are too dirty to swim in. There is so
much smoke in the air that it is unhealthy to live in many of world’s cities. We have cut down
so much trees that there are now vast areas of wasteland all over the world. As a result, farmers
in parts of Africa can not grow enough to eat. In certain countries in Asia there is too little rice.
Wild animals are quickly disappearing. For instance, tigers are rare in India now because we