Bài tập ôn tập học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 (Thí điểm)

Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using words given. 
1. We don’t celebrate the festival. It costs too much money. (If)
2. Most people book tickets long in advance. They cannot return home for Tet. (Otherwise)
3. Children like Tet because it’s a long holiday. They can also receive lucky money. (Moreover)
4. The buffalo-fighting Festival sounds frightening. Many people come to enjoy it. (Although)
5. The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival. It has become a public holiday in Vietnam since 2007. (Nevertheless)..
 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words provided: 
1. The Muong are well-known for the  of their traditional songs. (rich)
2. The exhibition shows the. of different cultural groups. (diverse)
3. There are always regional  in every country. (differ)
4. All the ethnic peoples of Vietnam have . in every field. (equal)
5. Most ethnic peoples live in the. regions in the north. (mountain)
 Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses: 
1. Hung Kings Temple Festival a public holiday in Vietnam since 2007. (be)
2. Phuc, do you fancy  the modern art exhibition with me this week? (visit)
3. My father doesn’t mind  the washing up in my family. (do)
4. These days lots of children prefer staying indoors to . outside. (play)
5. The students don’t like  to do too much homework now. (make)
 Complete the following sentences with your own ideas.
1. There’s a tradition. 
2. We have the custom of...
3. Although I like Hung King Temple Festival.
4. While we are boiling Chung cakes
5. If you go to Hue Festival 
 Use the following sets of words and phrases to write complete sentences. 
1. village / be / not / crowded / city/.
→ 
2. city / have / interesting / activities / countryside /.
→ .
3. Hung King Festival / be / one / exciting / in / country/.
→ 
4. paddy fields / mountains / be / not / large / those / lowlands.
→ 
5. Nick / be / really / interested / learn / ethnic peoples / Vietnam. 
→ 
Rewrite the following sentences so that the meaning stays the same. 
1. Our houses are now better equipped than in the past.
→ In the past, our houses ...
2. A plane travels faster than a train.
→ A train ........
3. The Manchester team performed more successfully than the Liverpool team.
→ The Liverpool team 
4. Khang swims better than Phuc.
→ Phuc is.....
5. I like playing football better than watching it.
→ I prefer.....
I.Put the verbs in the correct form 
Do you fancy (play) .badminton with me some time next week ?
 I love (listen) to music with good earphones!
 My brother likes (cook) .., but he detests (do). the dishes.
 They enjoyed (watch) the show very much.
She doesn't like (communicate)..through e-mails. ln fact, she hates (do) it. She prefers (meet) people in person.
They adore (make). and (eat).. good food.
Children enjoy .. around the fields, shouting and laughing happily (run)
The .. have a very hard life. They cannot live permanently in one place.(nomadic)
The hills are  in spring when the wild flowers bloom. (colour)
My sister has a beautiful  of paper dolls(collect)
.a horse is one of the shills every nomadic child in Mongolia has to learn.(ride)
II/ Give the correct form of adj comparison
1.A village is much.. a city in size. (small)
2.Of the three types of cattle in the Mongolian desert, the sheep is.. (slow)
3.A city has activities than the countryside. (interesting)
4.The city offers more services. lt's much.the countryside. (convenient)
5.My village has only 1,200 people, lt's not. the city. (crowded)
6. ln the countryside, harvest time is often the and . time. (busy - hard)
7.Some people think that country folk are .. city people. (friendly)
8.Which one is .. the city or the countryside? (noisy)
III.Rewrite the sentences
1.The Eagle team performed more successfully than the Lionteam. (successfully)
 The Lion team performed ..
2.In the countryside, children play more freely than in the city.(freely).
 ln the city, children..
3.Our gers are now better equipped than in the past. (badly)
 ln the past, our gers
4.A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car. (slowly)
An ordinary car goes..
5.A business person travels more expensively than a tourist.(cheaply)
A tourist travels..
6.Mr Thompson works more responsibly than Dr Dylan,(carelessly)
Mr Dylan works
IV.Some of the comparisons are incorrect .Find and correct them
The cost of living in the countryside is more low than in the city 
ln general, putting up a tent is not as difficult than building a house.
Harvest is the busiest time of year in the countryside.
Dogs are much more better than human beings at detecting smells.
Life in a big city is more exciting than life in a small town.
This cottage is near to the main road than that red one
The paddy fields in the mountains are usually not as large as those in the lowlands.
The path through Dead Valley is the most dangerous in my country.
IV.Nguyen often visits his grandparents who live in a mountainous village. These are some of the changes he has observed. Use the information the table and write a
short paragraph about the changes 
 Six years ago Now
Road from the town to the village : dirty paved
Means of transport: buffalo-drawn carts/bikes more motorbikes
Services : no shops /no post office some shops /a post office /a clinic
Lighting : oil lamps electric lights
Going to school : few children most children
There are a lot of changes in grandparents’village .The first change is 
VI. Use the words to complete the sentences
 vast / peaceful /nomadic/ inconvenient /friendly /quiet /safe 
I love the people in my village. They are so .. and hospitable.
I sometimes lie and watch the. movement of the clouds.
Some peoples in the mountains of North Viet Nam used to have a life. They moved to get food and find new land for growing rice.
Don't worry. lt's  to travel here, even at night,
It's so .. to send a letter from my village. The nearest post office is miles away.
Be There's an exam going on,
I love the sky on starry nights. lt looks fantastic.
The Tasadays are a. tribe. They never fight, and never hit their children.
PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1. A. watching
B. machine
C. kitchen
D. matched
2. A. picture
B. written
C. hiding
D. ribbon
3. A. smiled
B. worked
C. picked
D. jumped
4. A. Effective
B. equal
C. seventh
D. president
5. A. status
B. ladder
C. language
D. factor
6. A. effort
B. compliment
C. dissolve
D. minority
7. A. festival
B. reject
C. senior
D. secret
8. A. arguments
B. books
C. elephants
D. televisions
9. A. promise
B. problem
C. proceed
D. products
10. A. imagined
B. installed
C. discussed
D. involved
11. 	A. sound	B. cloud	C. found	 D. favorite
12.	A. tool	B. noon	C. door	 D. school
13. 	A. crafts	B. comics	C. streets	 D. stamps
14. 	A. mention	B. question	C. action	D. education
15. 	A. community	B. computer 	C. museum	 D. custom
16. 	A. minority	B. ethnic	C. tradition	D. religion
17. 	A. education	B. question	C. pollution	D. collection
18.	A. populated	B. loaded	C. harvested	D. lived
19. 	A. fields	B. flowers	C. lemons	D. parks
 20. 	A. looked	B. cooked	C. naked	D. booked
II: Pick out the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line. 
1. A. end B. pencil C. open D. bench
2.	A. wanted	B. washed	C. watched	D. stopped
3. 	A. mention	B. question	C. action	D. education
4.	A. listened	 B. opened	C. wanted	D. lived
5. 	A. community	B. computer	C. museum	D. customs
6.	A. needed	 B. opened	C. wanted	D. decided
III. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
 Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1. A. possessions
B. unhealthy
C. extended
D. legalize
2. A. protection
B. variety
C. industrial
D.nation
3. A. attention
B. effective
C. children
D. approach
4. A. population
B. basis
C. chairman
D. country
5. A. cattle
B. collect
C. generous
D. grassland
6. A. normad
B.paddy
C. robot
D. disturb
7. A. stranger
B. people
C. replace
D. factory
8. A. reputation
B. difficult
C. possible
D. excellent
9. A. visitors
B. museum
C. computer
D. important
PHẦN B. VOCABULARY & STRUCTURES
I. Choose the correct option for each gap to complete the sentences.
1. The farmer rides the buffalo -____________ carts loaded full of rice home.
A. draw
B. drawing
C. drew
D. drawn
2. My dad doesn’t mind my mom from work every day.
A. pick up	 B. picked up	 C. picking up	 D. picks up
3. Using computers too much may have harmful effects ________ your minds and bodies.
A. on
B. to
C. with
D. onto
4. People in the countryside live ___________ than those in the city.
A. happier
B. happily
C. happy
D. more happily
5. Does she fancy  a book to the younger children?
A. reads	B. reading	C. to read	D. read
6. I love the people in my village. They are so ________ and hospitable.
A. friendly B. vast	 C. slow D. inconvenient
7. You should ____________ information about a custom or tradition.
A. finds	B. found	 C. finding	 D. find
8.A custom is something that has become an ____________ way of doing things.
A. to be accept
B. to accept
C. accepting
D. accepted
9. In the UK, there are lots of customs for table manners. For example, We ____________ use a knife and fork at dinner.
A. have to B. are having	 C. has to D. having to
10.In Viet Nam, you____________ use only the first name to address people older than you.
A. should B. must C. shouldn’t D. have to 
11.At the Mid-Autumn Festival ,kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes ; _________, every child likes it very much.
A. However 	B. Moreover C. Because D. Therefore
 12.In 2010, Ha Noi____________ its 1000th anniversary.
A. celebrated B. commemorated C. worshipped D. remembered
13.Tet is an occasion for family____________ in Viet Nam.
A. visitings B. Meeting C. reunions D. seeings
14.____________ spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.
	A. While B. When C. Nevertheless D. However
15.While I ____________the performance, I met one of my old friends.
A. watched	B. was watching	 C. watch	D. am watching
16.You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ___________than the red one.
A. good	 B. well	 C. better D. the best
17The ____________ of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage.
A. preservation	B. procession	 C. song	 D. performance
18 .Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ___________ he was three years old.
A. even though	 B. because	 C. while	 D. if
II.Choose the correct option for each gap to complete the sentences.
Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food____________he was very poor.
A. although	B. when	C. while	D. because
The toad was very _____________because he tried to find way to the heaven to sue God.
A.brave	B. Kind	C. Generous	D. mean
Ali Baba was very ___________when he also used the words “Open sesame” to enter the cave of treasures.
A.wise	B. Cunning	C. Kind	D. evil
The Mountain Spirits (Son tinh) was very ____________, but the Sea Spirit (Thuy Tinh) was ________.
A.gentle-wise	B. Fierce-gentle	C. Gentle-fierce	D.wicked-ugly
It is the ___________for Australians to eat with their fingers at barbecues or picnics outside the home.
A.habit	B.belief	C.custom	D. tradition
________you take the fruit, you should think of the growers.
A.Although	B.However	C.When	D. While
The girl was crying when a fairy____________
A. appears	B. was appearing 	C. appeared	D. is appearing
Use the correct tense and form of the verbs to complete the sentences.
If you write more (care)_____________ , you will make more mistakes.
When I was a small child I fancied (fly)_____________ kites in the field.
They (live)_____________ .a nomadic life for six years.
Thien Nhan (win)_____________ The Voice Kids 2014.
Their teacher (sing)_____________ an English song now.
The horse (herd)_____________ by Vang every day.
Peter _____________ football yesterday. 
John dislikes (work)__________in front of a computer all day.
I’d like (visit)__________the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this weekend.
I’d rather (make)__________crafts than listen to music.
Minh loves (help)__________her parents with DIY projects.
Quang hates (take)_________the dog for a walk.
We all adored (do)__________aerobics when we were young.
You should (play)_________sports to keep fit.
They don’t need (watch)_________that programme if they don’t like it.
Do you fancy (socialize)__________with friends?
My brother prefers (surf)__________the Net.
When I came, the whole family _____________ dinner around a big dining table. (have)
Children should_____________ things from adults with both hands. (take)
My father and I _____________ up at 5 o’clock every morning. (get)
They _____________ English at the moment. ( learn)
We _____________ to Hung King Festival since last Sunday. (go)
Before leaving the dinner table, _____________ your son _____________ ask for permission? (have to)
When I ___________ ,the whole family was having dinner around a big dining table. (come)
We postpone the picnic because it (rain)__________________heavily.
I didn’t interrupt Phuong because he (speak)______________to the teacher
Thirty years ago, we (not have)_________________mobile phones.
PHẦN C.READING
TASK 1 :	MY VILLAGE
I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometres away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere.
 My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips.
 On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.
1. Read the passage and tick (P) True or False ) T F 
1/ The boys helps his parents to collect water from the village well.
2/The villagers gather at the community hall at the weekend.
2. Answer the following questions.
 1/ Does the boy like riding on the electric train in the town square?
à
2/ What do the children do on starry nights?
à
3/ Do you like to live in the countryside or in the city ? Why?
 à
Fill the gaps with the words in the box. More than one word can be suitable for some gaps. 
festivals
celebrate
lunar
best
happy
most
activity
celebrated 
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. 
1.  
2  
3.  
4.  
TASK 2. Read and complete the passage with words in the box. 
celebrate traditional therefore served
Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam. To (1) ..Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty (2)...foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; (3)..., this cake needs a lot of preparation . This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during Tet. Other significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers. However, sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be (4)..immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home.
TASK 3. Read the following passage and complete it using the given words in the box. 
Which wrapped for of visit clean before members
 Tet is celebrated on the first day (1) __________ the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese (2) ___________ their houses and paint the wall. New clothes are brought (3) ____________ the occasion. One or two days (4) ____________ the festival, people make Chung cake, (5) __________ is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets together for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the (6) ___________of the family respect to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money 
(7) ___________ in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to (8) ___________ their neighbours, friends and relatives. 
II. Read the passage and answer the questions: 
1. When do people make Chung cake?
→.
2. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve?
→.
TASK 4. Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage. 
Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ..warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)... This is a great time for everyone, (4)  for boys and girls. The boy (4) the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)..for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (6) ... The festival is always full of songs and prayers.
A .minor	 B. cultural	C. custom	D. festival
A. gets	 B. goes	C. comes	D. runs
A. seen	 B. arranged	C. observed	D. celebrated
A. largely	 B. especially 	C. generally 	 D. typically
A. ask	B. look	C. pray	D. call
A. fathers	B. relatives	C. families 	 D. ancestors
TASK 5. Read and complete the passage with words in the box. 
In addition
In my opinion
Also
Besides
As I have noted
I think
	My favorite leisure activity is listening to music.(1)_____________, listening to music not only helps me relax but also provides me with musical knowledge. I (2)________ like the time that I can lie lazily in bed, put on the small earphone with my iPod and enjoy any favorite songs of many kinds of music: pop, hip-hop, rock or jazz. I like pop music very much because I think it is gentle and suitable for teenagers. I listen to rock music when I am sad and after that I feel cheerful and happy. (3)________________ music from other countries is also good for teenagers to understand other cultures. (4)________ that, the lyrics are easy to understand and interesting. (5)________, it can improve my English and listening skills. (6)___________, music is an important part of my life and it helps me love my life more.
TASK 6.Read the fairy tale Cinderella and do the tasks below.
Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters. Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name. but she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find