ĐỀ CƯƠNG KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ I

Môn: Tiếng Anh – Lớp 8

A. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR :

* Listening : Review skills 2 from Unit 1 to Unit 3
* Vocabulary : Review vocabularies from Unit 1 to Unit 3
* Grammar :
1. Verbs of liking and disliking, Comparative forms of adverbs, Compound sentences
2. Present Simple
3. Present Continuous
B. EXERCISES
I. *Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
1. A. activity B. sick C. think D. city
2. A. group B. should C. would D. could
3. A. begin B. women C. harvest D. entertainment
4. A. continue B. project C. compare D. control
5. A. leisure B. culture C. nature D. sure
*Choose the word that has a different stressed syllable from the rest.
1. A. harmful B. data C. effect D. leisure
2. A. relax B. muscle C. message D. puzzle
3. A. atmosphere B. convenient C. cultivate D. furniture
4. A. collect B. pasture C. canal D. donate
5. A. forum B. pressure C. teamwork D. prepare
II. Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence or do as
directed
1. John is keen ______________ watching cartoons.
A. on B. in C. at D. off
2. Our kids are interested ______________ playing with pets when they have free time.
A. on B. in C. of D. about
3. My son was crazy ______________ football when he was young.
A. about B. of C. at D. with
4. I enjoy ______________ novels when I have nothing to do.
A. to read B. reading C. read D. reads
5. We like ______________ friends every day.
A. text B. texting C. texted D. texts
6. Julia plays the guitar ______________ than Anna does.
A. more goodly B. more well C. better D. gooder

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7. He did the exam ______________ I did.
A. as bad as B. badder than C. more badly than D. worse than
8. Antony drives ______________ his brother.
A. more careful than B. more carefully
C. more carefully than D. as careful as
9. Today I got up ______________ than I did yesterday.
A. earlier B. more early C. more earlily D. more earlier
10. My brother studies ______________ than my sister.
A. hard B. harder C. more hardly D. hardly
11. Ann uploads pictures to social networks ______________ than her friends.
A. frequently B. frequent C. more frequently D. frequentlier
12. You should drive carefully; ____________ you may cause an accident.
A. however B. but C. otherwise D. therefore
13. Tony works hard; _____________, he gets promotion every two years.
A. however B. so C. therefore D. if
14. Lucy went to school late, _____________ she got up late.
A. and B. for C. but D. or
15. My father is watering the trees, _____________ my mother is cooking in the kitchen.
A. so B. but C. and D. or
16. It’s raining outside; _____________, the kids are still playing in the garden.
A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. and
17. Nowadays, teenagers have _____________ from their parents and friends.
A. pressure B. activities C. leaders D. tests
18. In summer, I usually go to my hometown to help my grandmother pick _____________
in the orchard.
A. trees B. plants C. fruit D. flowers
19. Thanks to modern machines, the farmers can _____________ a field in a short period of
time.
A. plough B. catch C. harvest D. separate
20. We are _____________ on playing basketball after school.
A. interested B. keen C. crazy D. fond
21. We can see a lot of cows and buffaloes on the green _____________ in the countryside.
A. paddy fields B. farms C. pastures D. castle
22. Would you like to go to the cinema with me?
A. Yes, I watch films every day. B. Yes, I don't like it.
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C. I'd love to. Thanks. D. We can go there together
23. A: You look nice today. - B: _______.
A. Do you really think so? B. I don't think so.
C. I beg your pardon. D. I'm fine, thank you.
24. Be quiet, please! I'm trying to ______ on my homework.
A. concentrate B. log C. advise D. bully
III. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the blank.
1. The farmers are ________________ the rice from the back of the truck. (LOAD)
2. They live in a beautiful cottage ________________ by trees and flowers. (SURROUND)
3. When you feel you have to do something so that your friends accept you're
experiencing peer _________________. (PRESS)
4. The Internet ________________ at our home is not strong, so I can't study. (CONNECT)
5. I _________________ cooking because I usually burn the food. (LIKE)
6.Nam isn’t _______________________in using the Facebook at night. (INTEREST)
IV. Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets
1. Hoa often (visit) .............................her parents every summer.
2. He (have) ......................... English lessons on Tuesday and Friday.
3.They ( learn)……….......………… English at the moment.
4. Listen! Someone (cry)…………............…….. in the next room.
5.At present, the social networks………....………… more popular among young
generation. (become)

V. READING
1a. Read the passage and fill in each gap with ONE suitable word from the box
most lunar celebrated festivals
Spring is the time when there are many (1) _______ in our country. Among
them, Hoa Ban festival is the (2) _______ beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in
Lai Chau. It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai people. In the second (3) _______
month of the year, when it gets warmer and Hoa Ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the
northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (4) _______. This is a great
time for everyone, especially for boys and girls.
1b.
environment coaches cultivate complete
team
Studies
have proven that school club activities are important to both the physical and mental
development of children. In sports clubs kids play sports regularly, and under the
guidance of their (1) _______ they improve their physical health. Moreover, children mix

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with friends from different classes in a new (2) _______where they can learn, share, and
appreciate each other. Also, when they work with new friends in a club, they will become
more confident and independent. Furthermore, when children work together in a (3)
_______ to deal with a problem or to do tasks, they have to work together to think about
what they should do to (4) _______ the task. They, therefore, can learn research and
leadership skills.

2. Read the passage and then answer the questions

2a. Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream
about.However, in reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages.
There are certainly many advantages to living in the country. First, you can enjoy
peace and quietness. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is that
there is less traffic, so it is safe for young children.
However, there are certain disadvantages or drawbacks to life outside the city. First,
because there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friend. In addition,
entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Further more, the fact that
there are fewer shops and services means that it is hard to find jobs.
In short, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people than others.
On the whole, it is often the best for those who are retired or who have young children.
In contrast, young people who have a career are better provided in the city.

1. According to the passage, how many advantages does living in the country have ?
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2.Who tend to be friendlier?
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3. Is it easy to find jobs in the country? Why/ Why not?
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4. Where should young people live?
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2b. Teenagers today live in a very competitive world. It is more important than ever to
succeed at school if you hope to have a chance in the job market afterwards. It’s no
wonder that many young people worry about letting down their parents, their peers and
themselves. To try to please everyone, they take on too many tasks until it becomes
harder and harder to balance homework assignments, parties, sports activities and

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friends. The result is that young people suffer from stress.There are different ways of
dealing with stress. Everyone knows that caffeine, in the form of coffee or soft drinks,

keeps you awake and alert. But caffeine is a drug which can become addictive. In the
end, like other drugs, caffeine only leads to more stress. There are better ways to deal
with stress: physical exercise is a good release for stress, because it increases certain
chemicals in the brain which calm you down. You have to get enough sleep to avoid
stress and to stay healthy and full of energy.

1. Do teenagers today live in a very competitive world?

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2.What do young people worry about?
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3. Why is physical exercise a good release for stress?
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4. How many ways are there to deal with stress?
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VI.WRITING
1. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets.
1.The buses run every 15 minutues. The trains run every 30 minutes. (frequently)
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2.Minh really loves to hang out with friends. (enjoy)
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3.They like watching movies on weekends. (fond)
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4.We enjoy trying new foods from different cultures. (keen)
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5.My children don’t like to drink coffee. (dislike)
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6.His car can run 220 km/hr while my car can run only 180 km/hr. (faster)
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7.The workers in your factory work more responsibly than those in my factory.
(carelessly)
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8. I can't cook as well as my mother. (better)
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2.Use the conjunctions provided to connect the sentences.
1.We can prepare a big meal for dinner. We can eat out in a French restaurant. (or)
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2. You have to wear a helmet when riding a bike. You will be fined. (otherwise)
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3. My sister follows a diet plan, but she can’t lose weight. (however)
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4. Jane was sick, so she missed all of the exams last week. (therefore)
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5. This flat was extremely expensive. My father couldn’t buy it. (for)
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3. Reorder words / phrases to make sentences.

1. On /I / weekdays, / hang / out / my friends / with / after / school. / usually
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2. must / fail / harder; / otherwise, / You / will / study / the / you / exam.
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3. Do / fancy / you / going / the / this / to / weekend? / cinema
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4. We / the / helped / farmers / cattle. / herd
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