Đề ôn thi học kì I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2020-2021

 ENGLISH 8 (2020-2021) 
 UNIT 1: MY FRIENDS (NGT) 
I. LISTEN 
A. Listen and circle the correct answer 
1. Hoa received a ___________ from her friend. 
 A. gift B. letter C. book D. dictionary 
2. Nien was Hoa‟s _____________ in Hue. 
A. classmate B. cousin C. neighbor D. aunt 
3. Nien isn‟t _________ enough to be in Hoa‟s class. 
A. old B. young C. tall D. intelligent 
4. Lan is going to meet Hoa‟s friend _____________. 
A. on summer holiday B. at Christmas C. at Tet holiday D. at Halloween 
B. Three friends are planning things to do together. Listen and write “True” or “False” 
1. They decide to see a movie on Sunday afternoon. __________ 
2. They decide to see a movie at 2 p.m. __________ 
3. Steve is having a birthday party on Friday night. __________ 
4. Lisa won‟t do to Steve‟s birthday party. __________ 
C. Listen to the conversation and write “True” or “False” 
1. Bao lives with his grandmother. ___________ 
2. Ba would like Bao to meet his grandmother. ___________ 
3. Ba and Bao are not in the same class at their school. ___________ 
4. At the end of the conversation, grandma understood that Bao is Ba‟s classmate. ___________ 
II. PRONUNCIATION 
Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as the others: 
1. A. humorous B. character C. neighborhood D. tomorrow 
2. A. pleasure B. enough C. Christmas D. happy 
3. A. outgoing B. generous C. reserved D. sociable 
4. A. neighbor B. organize C. attract D. careful 
5. A. character B. kindness C. humor D. appearance 
6. A. different B. remember C. reserved D. forget 
7. A. visit B. annoy C. forget D. prefer 
8. A. complete B. introduce C. annoy D. dislike 
9. A. pretty B. sociable C. happy D. volunteer 
10. A. beautifully B. luckily C. friendly D. extremely 
11. A. however B. happily C. fortunately D. luckily 
12. A. public B. library C. stadium D. society 
13. A. dormitory B. orphanage C. reserved D. classroom 
14. A. humor B. annoy C. kindness D. honest 
15. A. valuable B. extremely C. memorable D. faithful 
III. MULTIPLE CHOICE 
1. I ___________ a letter from my old friend last week. 
A. sent B. gave C. received D. took 
2. He is not ___________ get married. 
A. enough old to B. enough old for C. old enough to D. old enough for 
3. I find Peter is not communicative. He‟s rather ___________ in public. 
A. kind B. reserved C. sociable D. humorous 
4. What does your brother _____________? 
A. look like B. look as C. be like D. as 
5. The girl has no parents, so she has to live in the ___________. 
A. orphanage B. hospital C. school D. kindergarten 
6. He likes telling jokes. He has a good sense of ____________. 
A. volunteer B. character C. member D. humor 
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1. What does A. There is a stadium 
 the sign B. There is a hospital 
 say? C. There is a market 
 D. There is a museum 
 A. the way for women and men 
2. What does 
 B. restroom 
 the sign 
 C. toilet 
 say? 
 D. B & C are correct 
 A. You can play soccer here 
3. What does 
 B. You aren‟t allowed to play soccer here 
 this sign 
 C. You can watch a football match here 
 say? 
 D. You must keep the ball carefully 
 A. There is a supermarket. 
4. What does 
 B. There is a hotel 
 the sign 
 C. There is a restaurant 
 say? 
 D. There is a park 
 A. Please study harder 
5. What does 
 B. Please keep calm 
 the sign 
 C. Please sit down 
 say? 
 D. Please keep quite in the library 
 V. CLOZE TEST 
 Passage 1 
 My sister and I like each other very much although we are very (1) _______. She‟s six years (2) 
 _______ me and she works in a bank. I‟m still (3) _______ school, so I don‟t have a job. My sister 
 loves her job, and she earns a lot of money, so she can go out and enjoy herself. She‟s very (4) ______ 
 and often invites me to go with her, but I‟m studying very (5) _________ at the moment because I 
 want to pass my exams. I usually say no when she asks me, (6) __________ last night I was tired of 
 work so I went with her to have a picnic. We had a great time together. 
 1. A. similar B. the same C. alike D. different 
 2. A. old B. older than C. oldest D. the oldest 
 3. A. of B. to C. at D. in 
 4. A. kind B. reserved C. generous D. a&c 
 5. A. hard B. busy C. hardly D. hard working 
 6. A. so B. but C. and D. because 
 Passage 2 
 Nam is from the Mekong Delta in Vietnam and his (1) ____________ routine is the same as many 
 other children who live in the country. His routine begins very early. He helps his parents do (2) 
 _______ . Every morning he wakes up at 5:30 a.m. He helps his dad water the vegetables, and then he 
 has to (3) ______ the chickens on the farm. At 6:15 a.m, Nam has to go to school on foot . In the 
 afternoon, Nam helps his mom look after (4) ______ brother. After dinner, Nam has to wash the 
 dishes and gets ready (5) _____ bed. He has to do many activities every day like (6) ______ children 
 in the Mekong Delta. 
 1. A. favorite B. daily C. popular D. healthy 
 2. A. shopping B. housework C. chores D. both B & C 
 3. A. feed B. look for C. feeds D. looks for 
 4. A. he B. him C. his D. himself 
 3 
 Do you have any close friends? I think everybody at least has one close friend in their life. And so do I. 
I have two close friends, Mary and Susan. We are in the same class at primary school, and then 
secondary school. We are also neighbors in Manchester so we spend most of our time in learning and 
playing together. Mary is a beautiful girl with big blue eyes and an oval rosy face. She is an intelligent 
student who is always at the top of class. She likes reading, and she often goes to the library whenever 
she has free time. Susan isn‟t as beautiful as Mary, but she has a lovely smile and looks very healthy. 
Susan is very sporty. She is interested in all kinds of sport and music. Her favorite group is U2, but her 
favorite singer is Bryan Adams. Sports View is her favorite TV program. She is a volleyball star of our 
school. She is also very sociable and has a great sense of humor. Her jokes always make us laugh. I 
love both of my friends and I always hope our friendship will never die. 
Answer True or False 
1. The author formed her close friendship when she was a child. _________ 
2. The author‟s close friends are also her next-door neighbors. _________ 
3. Susan isn‟t fond of all kinds of sport and music. _________ 
4. The author hopes to have a lasting friendship. _________ 
5. What is the main idea of this passage? 
A. the author‟s classmates. B. the author‟s childhood. 
C. the author‟s close friends. D. the author‟s next-door neighbors. 
6. What does the word “sociable” in line 9 mean? 
A. generous B. outgoing C. humorous D. reserved 
Reading 2 
There were two friends called Sam and Mark. One day, when they were walking in the forest, they saw 
a big bear. They didn‟t want the bear to attack them. Sam quickly stood on Mark‟s shoulders and 
climbed up a tree. He said that there wasn‟t enough space for Mark. Mark didn‟t know what to do, so 
he lied down and pretended to be dead. When Mark was lying down, the bear came and said something 
to him. After that, it walked away. Sam climbed down and asked Mark what the bear said. Mark told 
Sam, “The bear said that I should choose better friends”. 
Answer True or False 
1. Sam and Mark are best friends. _______ 
2. They both climbed up the tree when they saw the bear. _______ 
3. When Mark was lying down, the bear came and attacked him. _______ 
4. It is important for everyone to choose the best friend. _______ 
5. What is the main idea of this passage? 
A. the best friend. B. how to develop the friendship. 
C. how to attack the bear. D. advice to choose the real friend. 
6. What does the word “space” in line 3 mean? 
A. room B. seat C. place D. all are correct 
Reading 3 
 Khai and I are team mates in our school‟s soccer team, and that is the reason we became best friends. 
At first we did not know each other, but we quickly became close friends after just a few weeks. Khai is 
a good player, so he always helps me practice to improve my skills. In order to thank him, I become his 
instructor in some of the subjects in class. I am as tall and slim as Khai, and many people say that we 
look like brothers. In fact, we are even closer than brothers. Khai is very sociable, but I‟m not as 
outgoing as him. We can share almost everything, from feelings to clothes and hobbies although we 
don‟t have the same characters. I am always proud of our friendship, and we will keep it like this as 
long as we can. 
Answer True/ False 
1. Both the writer and Khai play football for the school team. _______ 
2. They are close friends when they were children. _______ 
3. Khai always helps the writer play football better. _______ 
4. They have the same appearance and characters. _______ 
5. What is the main idea of this passage? 
A. Classmates are best friends. B. Team mates are best friends. 
C. Brothers are best friends. D. All are correct. 
6. What does the word “it” in line 6 mean? 
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