Ôn tập tiếng Anh lớp 8 (HKI)
A- TRẮC NGHIỆM
I. Which underlined letter has different pronounciation from the other three
1. a. wealth b. weak c. peace d. beat
2. a. economic b. eleven c. elephant d. electric
3. a. without b. sixth c. month d. think
4. a. feather b. meat c. heat d. seat
5. a. house b. honor c. horn d. hen
6. a. task b. rather c. mad d. fast
7. a. cooked b. played c. claimed d. favored
8. a. ago b. original c. image d. manager
9. a. worker b. write c. weather d. walk
10. a. music b. use c. student d. study
II. Complete the sentences by choosing the best answer of A, B, C or D.
11. I can’t play football because my feet ………………
a. is ach b. hurt c. hurts d. are feeling
12. They are going to ……………. a film tonight.
a. look at b. see c. make d. seeing
13. ……………. I help you with your bag?
a. Wll b. Shall c. Shan’t d. Won’t
14. You are his old brother. You ……………… help him
a. should b. must c. ought to d. have to
15. I’m sorry you’ve missed the train. It ………… five minutes ago.
a. has left b. was left c. left d. has been left
16. I was born in Scotland but I ……………. In Northern Ireland.
a. grew up b. raised c. brought up d. rose
17. Don’t be familiar ……………… him, he’s a dishonest man.
a. in to b. with c. to d. for
18. My children are important …………………. me.
a. to b. for c. with d. by
19. When were you released ………………. prison.

a. at b. into c. from d. out of
20. She went to market without………. anything.
a. buy b. to buy c. bought d. buying
21. You should be ……………… when using a knife.
a. lucky b. careful c. good d. careless
22. Is Brenda married or ………………. I don’t like to ask her.
a. spinster b. alone c. bachelor d. single
23. Animals seem to have a nature ……………… of direction
a. feeling b. sense c. memory d. knowledge
24. I can’t understand why you don’t buy your …………… computer.
a. only b. proper c. person d. own
25. That house always ……………. me of a holiday I spent in Switzerland.
a. recalls b. connect c. reminds d. compares
26. Since he was a boy, one of his ………………. has been collecting stamps.
a. hobbies b. entertainment c. cares d. prepositions
27. John took an umbrella with him that day because of the bad …………….
a. climate b. prediction c. weather d. day
28. They kept that nice old chair, but ……………………. Rid of the rest of the furniture.
a. were b. got c. made d. did
29. They blamed …………………… for the accident.
a. them b. together c. themselves d. them self
30. Take this medicine three ………………. A day.
a. times b. tables c. once d. hours
III. Arrange the words into correct order to make the meaningful sentences
31. interesting / something / is / there / the / picture / in.
…………………………………………………………………………
32. man / both / a / he / witty / and / wise / is
…………………………………………………………………………
33. want / her / if / I’ll / to / me / don’t / her / message / meet / , / I / , / leave / a
…………………………………………………………………………

34. birthday / come / to / it’s / my / I’m / to / my / Sunday / invite / next / friends / going
…………………………………………………………………………
35. warm / go / the / children / not / swimming / the / weather / to / was / for / enough
…………………………………………………………………………
36. metal / things / into / putting / dangerous / is / socket / an / electrical
……………………………………………………………………………
37. came back/ the seaside/ weeks/ last night/ were/ four/ and/ we/ at/ for
…………………………………………………………………………
38. when/ cooking/ Mary/ the dinner/ hand/ she/ her/ was/ burnt.
……………………………………………………………………………
39. cheapest / buy / you / shop / in / the / the / did / watch?
……………………………………………………………………………
40. we / will / conduct / physics / experiments / tomorrow / lesson.
……………………………………………………………………………
IV. Open the brackets with the correct tense of the verbs
41. It (take) me twenty minutes to go to school every day. ……………………
42. Most rivers (flow) into the sea. ……………………
43. When I (be) young, I (like) playing football very much ……………………
44. She paid for the ticket and (leave) ……………………
45. Do you know that man who (smoke) over there? ……………………
46. As soon as he (finish) his work, he (go) home ……………………
47. You (not forget) to lock the door before you (go out) ……………………
48. He (visit) his friend yesterday but he (be) out ……………………
49. What Tom (do) when you saw him? ……………………
50. My new hi-fi kept (make) a funny noise ……………………
51. We are tired of (work) for low wages ……………………
52. This book is easy (read) ……………………
53. I usually see them (play) football there ……………………
54. I saw them (play) football here yesterday ……………………
55. How long you (read) that story book? ……………………

56. I (know) her since I (be) a student ……………………
57. you (stay) at home tonight? ……………………
58. They (not visit) us since June ………………………
59. She (wait) for you for two hours ………………………
60. Up to now, the teacher (give) our class five tests. ………………………
V. Rewrite the sentences in the other way with the suggestions so that. The meaning is kept
unchanged
61. This mountain is very high we can’t climb it
This mountain is too ………………………………………………
62. There are ten people in the room but there are only eight chairs.
There aren’t …………………………………………………………
63. He is usually a hard worker
He ……………………………………………………………………
64. Mrs. Lan told the children to stop making noise
Mrs. Lan said “……………………………………………………
65. Quang said to his sister “Try your best at school”
Quang told ………………………………………………………….
66. “Why don’t you put a lock on the door, Barry?” said John
John advised ………………………………………………………
67. Joan doesn’t like to read the stories she has written
Joan isn’t fond of …………………………………………………
68. It was so late that nothing could be done.
It was too ……………………………………………………………
69. I’m very pleased that we shall meet again soon.
I’m looking …………………………………………………………
70. I can’t get my feet into these shoes
These shoes …………………………………………………………
71. I last saw Minh six months ago.
I haven’t ……………………………………………………………
72. Hoa hasn’t written to me since June last year

The last time ……………………………………………………….
73. We went out in spite of the rain.
Although ……………………………………………………………
74. It is such a boring book that nobody likes it
The book is so ………………………………………………………
75. She bought that house in 1973
She has ……………………………………………………………
76. I haven’t had to make such a difficult decision for years
This is the …………………………………………………………
77. Not once has our neighbor invited us into his home
Our neighbor ………………………………………………………
78. What a beautiful home you have!
You have……………………………………………………………
79. It isn’t necessary to shout
You don’t…………………………………………………………
80. How long have Catherine and Henry been engaged?
When did …………………………………………………………
VI. Make the meaningful sentences with the words given to have a letter to Frank’s friend to tell
about his future
Dear Jane.
81. My big chance/ come / soon / and / I / be rich and famous
………………………………………………………………………
82. As / tell / you / I / work on / autobiography / seven years
………………………………………………………………………
83. Now / at last / I finish / and / send / to / publishers.
………………………………………………………………………
84. I / be confident / hear / soon / that / the publish / it
………………………………………………………………………
85. when / book / come out / it / sure / be best seller.
………………………………………………………………………

86. Then / film / be made / after / I sell / film rights.
………………………………………………………………………
87. You agree / best actor / role of hero / be Robert Red Fold?
……………………………………………………………………….
88. You / marry me / now that / I / be famous writer?
………………………………………………………………………
Love,
Frank
VII. Comple the passageby filling in each space with only one suitable word.
Dang Mai (89) ____________ born in Hue. She (90) ____________ Vietnam when she was
18 years old and (91) ____________ to study in America. She (92) ___________ journalism at
college and (93) ____________ English in the evening. She (94) ____________ around America
and went sight-seeing with her friends during the holidays. She (95) ____________ a lot of
souvenirs to bring back to her friends and family in Vietnam when she returned to Vietnam,
she (96) ___________ in love with a handsome man and (97) ____________ married. She and
her husband then (98) ___________ to Ho Chi Minh City where they (99) ___________ both
employed as journalists. They (100) ____________ two children.
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