ĐỀ THI GIỮA HKI
LỚP 8
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently.
1. match
B. chore
C. school
D. choice

2. wanted
B. washed
C. danced
D. played

3. beds
B. dogs
C. porters
D. books

II. Choose the word that is stressed differently from the others
4.     A. chemical               B. scissors                C. medicine             D. precaution
5.     A. pronunciation      B. appreciation            C. demonstration      D. communication

III. Choose the best option marked A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
1. I’ll see you _______ Wednesday.
A. on B.in C.at D.between
2. Ba does the homework ________, nobody helps him.
A. hisself B.myself C.himself D.herself
3. The sun ______ in the east and sets in the west.
A. rise B.rises C.rising D.rose
4. Nga’s grandmother used _______ in Hue when she was young.
A. live B.to live C.living D.lives
5. “Why is Nam absent today ?” – “ __________- he was sick.”
A. So B.But C.And D.Because
6. Miss Jackson said you _______ work harder on your Spanish pronunciation.
A. should B.ought C. have to D.will
7. I _______to school by bus last year.
A. will go B.go C.went D.am going
8. She isn’t _______ to be in my class.
A. enough age B.enough old C.age enough D.old enough
9. You must________the lesson carefully before your test.
A. learn B. to learn C. learning D. learns
10. Hoa is old enough ________a car.
A. drive B. drove C. to drive D. driving
11. We mustn’t let children________in the kitchen.
A. to play B. play C. played D. plays
12. Mai ________to visit me next week.
A. is going B. going to C. is going to D. are going to
13. Bell and Watson ________the telephone in 1877.
A. introduce B. introduces C. introduced D. to introduce
14. Bao spends his free time doing volunteer work at a local ________
A. orphanage B. volunteer C. hospital D. school
15. ________is your new English teacher like? - She’s very kind.
A. How B. Who C. What D. Which
16. I like Nam’s sense of humor. His jokes always make us laugh ________.
A. happy B. unhappy C. happily D. unhappily
17. Children ________play with matches. It only takes one match to cause a fire.
A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. don’t have to D. don’t
18. - Hoa: I can’t reach that apple. - Lan: Don’t worry. I ________you.
A. help B. will help C. am going to help D. helped
19. I think our English is good. ________ join our English Speaking Club.
A. Why don’t we B. Shall we C. Let’s D. Can we
20. Putting a knife ________an electrical socket is dangerous.
A. to B. into C. at D. in
21. ________ does Miss Hoa want to be a teacher? -Because she loves children.
A.What B. Who C. What D. Why
22. Who repaired the bicycle for you? - Nobody. I repaired it________
A. itself B. myself C. yourself D. himself
23. I and Thu can look after ________.
A. herself B.