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

REVISION OF SEMESTER 1
By Ms Dung – Mail: ngophuongdunghp@gmail.com
MINI TEST
Name:
Mark:
Rewrite sentences/ Complete sentences/ Put questions:
1. There is a custom in my family that we talk and watch TV together after dinner.	FOLLOW
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2. Tet Festival is an occasion for family reunion. It is an occasion for worshipping ancesters.
MOREOVER
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3. It is not necessary for us to spend too much time studying.	HAVE TO
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4. You have a smooth voice!	WHAT
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5. Danny doesn’t solve the problem as carefully as Eddy.	MORE
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6. Hung Kings Temple Festival/ hold/ annually/ 10th/ third lunar month.
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7. They/ have breakfast/ when/ mailman/ come yesterday.
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8. I used to visit my uncle everyday when I was a child.
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9. My mother is cooking in the kitchen.
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Stress:
1. A. commemorate	B. reunion	C. preservation	D. procession
2. A. dragon	B. eagle	C. custom	D. accept
3. A. character	B. woodcutter	C. suddenly	D. according
4. A. socialise	B. generous	C. tradition	D. emperor
5. A. fortune	B. perform	C. preserve	D. regret
Reading:
Annually, within one week of a particular month in a year, at Halong Bay – northern part of Quang Ninh province, Halong Tourism Week is organized. The event is a valuable chance for foreign visitors to understand the unique beauty of Halong. The spotlight of this festival is Halong Carnival.
It has been held since 2011 when Halong was chosen as one of the new seven natural wonders of the world. Halong Tourism Week is a combination of modern and traditional styles. Also there are a wide variety of cultural, tourism, and sporting activities, consisting of art performances and food festivals. There is even Miss Sea Contest at Halong Tourism Week. The Tourism Week attracts more tourists from other provinces in Vietnam and other countries in the world.
True or False?
1. Halong Carnival is a special part of Halong Tourism Week.	__________
2. Halong Tourism Week lasts one month.	__________
3. Tourists can watch Beauty Contest at Halong Tourism Week.	__________
Choose the best answer:
4. Halong Tourism Week is a mixture of__________styles.
A. modern and traditional	B. cultural and beautiful
C. valuable and unique	D. wide and tourism
5. It has been held for___________years so far.
A. 2011	B. ten	C. two	D. six
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence:
1. In my opinion, a custom is something that has become an_________way of doing things.
A. broken	B. accepted	C. refused	D. denied
2. A tradition is something we do that is special and is________through the generations.
A. passed down	B. spotted on	C. taken up	D. broken with
3. The superstar Ronaldo will go to Vietnam in September.	-	_________! It ‘s like a joke.
A. You’re welcome	B. My pleasure	C. You’re kidding	D. Bless you
4. According to tradition, you _______ sweep the floor on the first day of Tet. If you sweep the floor, you will sweep your money.
A. should	B. must	C. have to	D. shouldn’t 
5. The Tortoise and the Hare is a_______.
A. legend	B. fairy tale	C.folk	D. fable
6. At the beginning of the festival, they performed a ______ of offering some incense. 
A. task 	B. ritual 	C. function 	D. role
7. Giong Sain is unable___________until he was three.
A. to speak	B. speaking	C. speak	D. to speaking
Word form:
1. I find Water Festival in Thailand_____________.	DISAPPOINT
2. _____________is important in life.	COMMUNICATE
3. He contributed a lot to______________.	COMMUNE
4. He walked more_______________than usual to avoid waking everyone up.	QUIET
5. We worship him to show our honour to his protecting us from________________.	INVADE
6. We all enjoy these customs and traditions because they provide our family with a sense of__________.
	BELONG 
HOMEWORK
Word forms:
1. She is preparing for the______________of incense and fruits to the Buddha.	OFFER
2. He was very__________and wanted to take all of the money from his brother.	GREED
3. The____________of cultural values is not productive in Vietnam.	PRESERVE
4. We enjoy these traditions because they provide our family with a sense of__________.BELONG 
5. The_________________is held to welcome the newbies.	CELEBRATE
6. A custom is something that has become an ___________way of doing things.	ACCEPT
7. To make the sticky rice cake, we need a careful______________.	PREPARE
Verb tenses/ forms:
1. At this time last Monday I_____________________(sit) in a café with my friends.
2. We_____________________(not hear) from him recently.
3. What______________________(you/ do) at 6 pm yesterday? – I____________________(cook).
4. It__________________(be) difficult to learn a language when you_________________(get) older.
5. Before the New Year, people______________________(often clean) their houses.
6. Last night while my father___________________(read) book, my mother__________________(knit).
7. _______________________(he/ attend) the grand opening ceremony tomorrow?	
8. I_______________________(sleep) when I__________________________(hear) a noise last night.
9. When I______________________(be) a child, I_____________________(like) candy very much.
10. He spends one hour________________________(work) out everyday.
11. He is unable___________________(speak) any foreign languages.
12. Are you fond of____________________(sing)?
13. I______________________(walk) on the sidewalk when a car_______________________(crash) into me.
14. I promise that I___________________(finish) it on time.
Rewrite sentences:
1. The wolf has cunning eyes!	WHAT
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2. The man looks ugly. He is warm-hearted.	HOWEVER
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3. Susan behaves more maturely than Jack.	AS
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4. Do you like to work with him?	KEEN
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5. It is not necessary for him to attend the procession.	HAVE TO
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6. You are not allowed to go out at midnight.	MUSTN’T
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7. Our custom is gathering every evening after dinner.	FOLLOW
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Put questions:
1. It took me one hour to prepare the offerings.	
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2. I was making a cake at this time last night.
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3. You should bring an umbrella and a compass.
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4. Royal court music is the typical intangible heritage of Hue.
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5. I used to go to school by bus when I was at high school.
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6. Yes, I have bought enough for dinner.
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7. There are fifty-four groups in Vietnam.
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8. She cleans the room twice a week.
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