ĐÊ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KỲ 1
MÔN: Tiếng Anh – Khối 8
Năm Học 2012 – 2013

I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1) a. emigrate b. arrange c. message d. station
2) a. discount b. surface c. resident d. selection
3) a. orphanage b. directory c. demonstration d. commercial
4) a. excited b. center c. citizenship d. escape
5) a. wisdom b. wife c. tiger d. fire
6) a. beneath b. destroy b. upset d. planet
7) a. closed b. missed c. pleased d. raisced
8) a. habit b. hobby c. hour d. humor

II. Choose the best answer.
1. She got a D for speaking. It means . . . . .( weak/ strong/poor)
2. His parents arc always proud . . . . him. ( about/ of/ on with)
3. I know you worked really. . . . . . . . this semester.( hardly/ good/ bad/ hard)
4. Mary was horn in France. French is her . . . . . ( mother tongue/ foreign language /speech)
5. She asked me . . . . . . . . . . late. ( not/ not to be/ not be/ not being)
6. He does morning exercises regularly . . . . . . . . improve his health. (in order for/ as so to/ in order not to)
7. She has lived here. . . . . . . . about 7 years. (for / at / since)
8. We must be here . . . . . . 7.30 and 8.15. (at/before/ between/ after)
9. When my grandmother was young, she used . . . . . very well. ( sing/ to sing/ sang/ singing)
10. Our tearn played well . . . . . . . to win the gold medal. (too/ that/ so/ enough)
11. Airmail is . . . . . . . expensive than surface mail. (the most/ as/ more)
l2. They’ll arrive . . . . . . . Friday, 14 July. ( in/all during/on)
13 A . . . . . . . is a telephone you can carry around with you. (public telephone / mobile phone / telephone directory)
14. Can you fill . . . . . . . this form for me?(out/ on/ over/ down)
15. They have studied English . . . . . . . three years. (in/ at/ for/ to)
16. Sometimes my jokes . . . . . . . them. (cover/ choose/ fit/ annoy)
17. We have been here . . . . . . . last week. (in/ since/ for/ at)
18. The new shopping mall is quite . . . . . . . the present shopping area. (different from/ the same/ like to / similar)
19. Nga’s English pronunciation is not good, so she should . . . . . . . it. (believe/ need/ improve)
20. . . . . . . . do you have Eng1ish?— three times a week. (How many/ How long/ How often)

III. Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
I. We . . . . . . . (not eat) in that restaurant for a month.
2. Lan . . . . . . . (collect)stamps since 1995.
3. My dad . . . . . . . (work) for his company for 20 years.
4. Sandra needs . . . . . . . (improve) her English writing.
5. You should . . . . . . . (underline) the word you want . . . . . . . (Learn)
6. . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . (have) a good time at Christmas last year?
7. Could you . . . . . . . (do) me a favor?
8. She enjoy . . . . . . . (read) comic books.

IV. Rewrite the following sentences:
1. Ba said to Khanh “can you work harder, please?”.
→ Ba asked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. "You should work harder next semester