Đề luyện tập môn Tiếng Anh Khối 8

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1. ENGLISH GRADE 8 MIDTERM 1. Listerning to choose the best option (from A, B, C or D) to fill the missing words. The Giong Festival is (1)___ every year in Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Ha Noi. This festival commemorates the hero, Saint Giong. He is considered a mythical hero because he grew from a three-year-old child into a giant overnight. He is (2)___ for defending the country from foreign invaders - the An. Although this festival is held from the 6th to the 12th day of the 4th Lunar month, people start preparing traditional clothing for the procession and for various festival performances one month beforehand. During the festival, the procession starts at the Mother Temple and goes to Thuong Temple where a religious ceremony is (3)___ . When night falls, a cheo play is performed. Then the festivities end with a thanksgiving procession on the 12th. This festival shows our love for the motherland and the (4)___ of our cultural heritage. 1. A. celebrated B. celebrating C. egregious D. egregiously 2. A. worship B. worshipped C. worshipping D. worshiped. 3. A. performer B. performeding C. performed D. performedd 4. A. preservation B. preservated C. preservating D. preservater Listen to talk again and write 1. How different is Saint Giong from other heroes in Viet Nam? A. from a three-year-old child into a giant overnigh. B. He is a mythical her. C. He is worshipped for defending the country from foreign invaders — the An D. All correct 2. When do the preparations for the festival begin? A. The preparation begin one month before the festival B. The festival is held from the 6th to the 12th day of the 4th Lunar month. C. The festival is held every 4 years. D. A&B correct 3. What kind of ceremony takes place after the procession? A. A religious ceremony B. A parade C. A pilgrimage D. all incorrect 4. What happens when night falls? A. The festivities end with a thanksgiving procession on the 12th. B. The festival shows our love for the motherland and the preservation of our cultural heritage. C. There is a cheo play performance. D. All correct 5. How important is this festival? A. This festival shows the love for our motherland. B. the preservation of our cultural heritage. C. This festival shows the love for our motherland and the preservation of our cultural heritage. D. The Giong Festival is celebrated every year in Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Ha Noi. Key : 1D, 2A, 3A, 4C, 5C p1
2. Take best correct A,B,C,D. 1. The Giong Festival is held in . district, Ha Noi . A. Dong Anh B. Soc Son C. Dong Da 2. This festival is held to commemorate Saint Giong who defeated A. the An B. the Ming C. the Mongols 3. The festival is held A. on the 6th day of the 4th lunar month B. on the 12th day of the 4th lunar month C. from the 6th to the 12th of the 4th lunar month Key : 1B, 2A, 3C 2. Listerning to fill the missing words. In this week’s (1) we’ll share with you some cool ways to hang out with your best friends after a busy week at school. Basically you can hang out (2) . If you like staying indoors, ask your parents if you can (3) one or two friends over. Make some popcorn! Watch a movie! It’s more comfortable than going to a cinema! Or if you’re feeling creative, you can make crafts togetherằ You’ll feel (4) once you finish something. If you fancy being outdoors, play some sports together. Football, badminton, biking you name it! Or it can simply be a relaxing walk in the park. All these (5) are good for your physical health. Do you (6) something more exciting? Go (7) and to do some people watch. It’s fun. If you like something more organised, go to cultural centres, libraries, and museums. Educate yourself (8) having fun! Key : 1. Programme 2. Indoors 3. invite 4. Satisfied 5. Activities 6. prefer 7. Downtown 8. While Listerning the passage again and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D 1. What can the author basically do in the house? A. cook at home with my family. B. share favourite books with friends. C. go shopping, play team sports. D. staying indoors, ask your parents if you can invite one or two friends over. 2. What is the topic of this week’s programme? A. hanging out with your friends. B. staying indoors C. go shopping, play team sports. D. all correct 3. Which two main ways does the programme suggest you can hang out with your friends? A. hanging out indoors. B. outdoors. C. hanging out indoors and outdoors. D. A&B correct Key : 1D, 2A, 3C 3. Listerning to fill the missing words. I live in a mountainous village. My parents often tell me (1) about their life in the past. It’s not much like the village I can see nowadays. Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of P 2
3. earthen ones. Our houses are better (2) with electric fans and TVs. Thanks to the TV, we now know more about life (3) our village. We don’t use oil lamps any more. We have electric lights which are much brighter. More (4) are using motorcycles for transport instead of riding a horse or walking. We — village children — no longer have to waik a long way and cross a stream to get to school, which is (5) in the rainy season. Now there’s a new school nearby. We also have more visitors from the city. They come to (6) our way of life. KEY : 1. Stories 2. Equipped 3. Outside 4. Villagers 5. Dangerous 6. experience Listen again and say if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). 1. Nobody lives in an earthen house now. 2. The village has electricity now. 3. Horses are still the only means of transport in the village. 4. The children used to go a long way to school. 5. More visitors are coming to see them. Key: 1.F, 2T, 3F, 4T, 5T, 4. Listerning to fill the missing words. Five-coloured sticky rice is an important traditional dish of many ethnic (1) in the northern mountainous (2) . People call the dish five- coloured sticky rice because it has five colours: red, yellow, green, purple and white. The things that (3) the colours are not chemicals but natural roots and leaves. The five colours of the dish represent five elements of life (4) to Vietnamese beliefs: yellow is earth, red is fire, green is plants, white is metal, and purple or black is water. People believe that these five elements create harmony between heaven and earth. Five- coloured sticky rice is usually made and enjoyed at Tet, in festivals and ceremonies, on special occasions, and whenever the family has guests. KEY: 1. Minorities, 2. Regions, 3. Create, 4. According Listerning the passage again and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D 1. Do you like sticky rice? A. Yes, I like sticky rice. B. Yes I do C. Yes thank D. Yes, Please! 2. When do we traditionally have sticky rice? A. Tet holidays B. everyday C. On important occasions D. A&C correct Key : 1B, 2.D true (T) or false (F). 1. Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional dish. 2. Five-coloured sticky rice is made with chemicals. 3. The colours represent the elements of life. 4. These elements create harmony between people. 5. This rice is only made when there are guests. Key: 1 T, 2F, 3T, 4F, 5F. B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Pick out one best option to complete these following sentences P 3
4. 1. My dad doesn't mind my mom from work every day. A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up 2. Using computers too much may have harmful effects your minds and bodies. A on B.to C. with D. into 3. I love the people in my village. They are so and hospitable. A.Friendly. B. vast C. slow D. inconvenient 4. Can you speak English. My English is not good. A.slow B. more slowly. C. quickly D. more quickly 5. Among the the Tay people have the largest population. A groups B. ethnic minorities C. majorities D. ethnic cultures 6. The countryside is than the city. A. peaceful as B. more peaceful C. peacefuler D. most peaceful 7. ethnic group has a large population, the Khmer or the Cham? А. Who B. What C. Which D. How 8. There are always regional in every country. A. differ B. differs C. different D. Differences 9. Sitting too long in front of the computer makes your eyes . A. harmful B. tired. C. boring D. relaxing 10. Does she fancy a book to the younger children? A. read B. to read C. reads D. reading 11. He couldn't buy any special food he was very poor. A. when B. while C. because D. although 12. He was wearing shorts he was not allowed to go to into the temple. A. so B. and C. or D. but 13. Tam is a beautiful girl: she is kind-hearted. A. therefore B. however C. moreover D. otherwise 14. My mother taught me some table when I was young. A manners B. unities C. prongs D. offsprings 5. It's a custom in the USA as people use in all meals. A. cutleries B. offsprings C. belongings D. tips 16. There are a lot of at Mid-Autumn Festival. A. aniems B. offerings C. worships D. archways 17. We like Flower Festival in Da Lat it's joyful. A. although B. however C. because D. therefore 18. You should listen to court music when going on a cruise in Huong river. A. national B. royal C. principal D. animal 19. spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season. A. While B. When C. Nevertheless D. However 20. A buffalo ploughs than a horse. A. well B better C more well D. the best 21. We went to museum yesterday. A. a B. an C. the D. one P 4
5. 22. do you play football? - At the weekend. A. When B. Where C. Which D. What time 23. She when a fairy appeared. A. cried B. cries C. is crying D. was crying 24. At 8.00 last night, they dinner together. A. are having B. had C. were having D. have 25. A witch captured the princess. A. kind B. wicked C. generous D. cheerful KEY : 1C, 2B, 3A, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7C, 8D, 9A,10D, 11C, 12 A, 13C, 14A, 15A,16A, 17C, 18B, 19B, 20C, 21A,22A, 23D, 24C, 25B C. READING Read the passage again and choose the best answer A, B, C, or D 1. We don’t live a normal life like many other people. We live a nomadic life. This means we move two or three times a year to look for new pastures - grasslands - for our cattle. The cattle provide most of our needs: dairy products, meat, and clothing. 2. We live in a ger, our traditional circular tent. It keeps us cool in summer and warm in winter, even when the temperature drops to -50°C. It can be put up then taken down and transported. 3. For most of the year, we are surrounded by vast pastures, rivers and mountains. We see few people from the outside world. When we are small, we play on our land and with the animals. The horse is our best friend. Any nomadic child can ride a horse. We learn from an early age to help in the family, from household chores to heavier work like herding the cattle. We also learn to be brave. 1. We live other people A. similarly to B. a different life to C. the same life as D. in exactly the same way as 2. We have to move in order to A. look for better weather B. look for food for our cattle C. change our lifestyle D. be closer to the city 3. Our cattle can provide us with A. anything we want B. means of transport only C. most of our needs D. food only 4. When we move to a new place, we A. put up the ger B. have to make a new ger C. buy a new ger D. share a ger with our neighbours 5. The children often play with A. animals B. toys C. dolls D. their parents 6. A nomadic child can A ride a horse B. do household chores C.herd the cattle D. all are correct 7.Nomadic children ___. A. play the same games as other children in the world P 5
6. B. use nature and their animals as playthings C. do not like toys D. spend all their time helping with housework 8.Mongolian children in the Gobi learn ___ A. to ride a goat B. to live in the mountains C. to be generous D. to help with household chores KEY: 1.A, 2C, 3A, 4B, 5A, 6D,7B, 8D, II. Read Mi's presentation on customs and traditions. Pick out ONE best option to fill in each of the numbered blanks Like other families, we have our own customs and traditions. Firstly, there's a tradition in our family of having lunch together on the second day of Tet. Everyone has to be there before 11 a.m. We have followed this tradition for three generations Secondly, we have the custom of spending Sunday together. We usually go to the cinema or go for a picnic. We don't have to do it, but it makes us closer as a family Thirdly, we celebrate our grandparents' wedding anniversary on the first Sunday of October because they don't remember the exact date. The custom is that we have to cook a new dish each year. Last year, my mum cooked lasagne, an Italian dish. This year, we prepared five coloured sticky rice served with grilled chicken. We all enjoy these customs and traditions because they provide our family with a sense of belonging. 1. She mentions customs or traditions. A. three B four C. five D. Six 2. Mi's family has a tradition of on the second day of Tet. A. going to the cinema B. going for a picnic C. having lunch together D. celebrating her grandparents' wedding anniversary 3. Her family usually go to the cinema A. on Sundays B. on the first Sunday of October C. before 11 am D. at Tet 4. This year, her mother prepared for her grandparents' wedding anniversary A. lasagna B. five-coloured sticky rice C grilled chicken D. B and C are correct Key: 1. A, 2C, 3A, 4B III. Read again over and then choose the item (A, B, C or D) 1. Which of the following best describes the main idea of the passage? A. The customs and traditions of Mi's family. B. The traditions of having lunch together. C. Mi's grandparents wedding anniversary D. spending Sunday together. 2. What is the name of the Italian dish which is referred in the passage? A. spaghetti B. sushi C. sticky rice D. lasagne 3. Which of the following is NOT true of the Mi's family? A. They have the tradition of having dinner together. P 6
7. B. This year they prepare five colored sticky rice served with grilled chicken for their grandparents' anniversary. C. They enjoy their traditions and customs. D. They usually go to the cinema or go for a picnic on Sunday. 4. Why do they love their family customs and traditions? A. They makes them closer as a family B. They provide their family with a sense of belonging. C. They have chance having chances to go out. D. A& B are correct. KEY: 1A, 2D, 3A, 4D IV. Choose one best option to fill in each blank The Hung King Temple Festivai (1) from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month (2) Phu Tho. This festival is held to workship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation. The festival features a (3) from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain. Here, there is a (4) of offering incense and specialities such as chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit tray to the Kings. 1.A takes place B. take place C. took place D. taken place 2. A. in B. on C. on D. from 3. A. ritual B procession C. performances D. ceremony 4. A. ritual B . procession C. performances D. ceremony KEY: 1A, 2A, 3B,4D V. Pick out one best option to fill in each numbered blank The Thai are (1) farmers. They dig canals to bring (2) to their fields. Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also (3) other crops on burnt-out land. They raise cattle and poultry for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. The Thai live in houses on stilts, usually (4) side by side. The Thai worship their (5) Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating (6) between boys and girls, and many traditional games. 1. A. experience B. better C. best D. experienced 2. A. food B. water C. seeds D. rice 3. A. grow B. bring C. raise D. make 4. A. build B. to built C. building D. built 5. A. relatives B. nation C. ancestors D. village festivals 6. A. dances B. songs C. poems D. dishes KEY: 1D, 2B, 3A, 4D, 5C, 6B VI. Pick out ONE best option (A.B.C. or D) to fill in each of the numbered blanks Read the choose the best answer A, B, C, or D This Buddhist Festival is held (1) . and lasts for three months from the first to the third lunar month. During the festival, visitors come from all over the country and from overseas to join the procession and make (2) . of incense, flowers, fruit and candles to worship (3) at the pagoda. In addition to the ceremonies, people enjoy (4) at this festival such as hiking in the mountains, exploring caves and taking photos of the beautiful scenery P 7
8. 1. A annual B. annually C. monthly D. weekly 2. A. offerings B. offers C. burn D. burning 3. A. Hung Kings B. ancestors C. Buddha D. relatives 4. A. food B. drink C. ritual D. activities KEY: 1B, 2A, 3C, 4D VII. Pick out ONE best option (A, B, C, or D ) to fill in each of the numbered blanks There’s a (1) . in our family of having lunch together on the second day of Tet. Everyone (2) be there before 11 a.m. We have followed this tradition for three (3) . . Moreover, we have the custom of (4) . Sunday together. We usually (5) to the cinema or go for a picnic. We don’t have to do it, (6) . It makes us closer as a family. 1. A. tradition B. custom C. ancestor D. Experience 2. A. have to B. has to C. mustn’t D. should 3. A. ceremonics B. years C. traditions D. generations 4. A. spend B. spent C. spending D. to spend 5. A. went B. go C. will go D. goes 6. A. however B. because C. but D. therefore KEY: 1A, 2B, 3D,4C, 5B, 6C Rewrite the sentences, so that their meaning stays the same, using the beginning 1. We won’t hold the festival. It cost too much money. Because 2. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn’t happy. Although 3. Lang Lieu brought special cakes that he had made. The King was very happy. Because 4. While Tom’s friends were waiting for him, he returned. When . 5. I am interested in collecting coins in my free time. I adore 6. A lion can run 100km/hr while a horse can run 80km/hr. Lion can run than 7. A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car. An ordinary car goes . 8. Hung speaks better than Nam Nam speaks English . 9. Minh really loves to hang out with friends. Minh really enjoys 10. She was crying when a fairy appeared. While . Key: 1. the festival cost too much money, we won’t hold it. 2. .the girl worked hard, her stepmother wasn’t happy. 3. . Lang Lieu brought special cakes that he had made, the King was very happy. P 8
9. 4. . Tom returned, his friends were waiting for him. 5. collecting coins in my free time. 6. faster a horse 7. more slowly than a sports car 8. .worse than Hung 9. .hanging out with friends 10. she was crying when a fairy appeared. II. Make questions to finish the sentences. 1. It is about five kilometers from my house to school. 2. The Laha mostly live in Son La. 3. They have three children. 4. The communal house was built in 2000 Key: 1. How far is it from my house to school? 2. Where do the Laha mostly live? 3. How many children do they have? 4. When was the communal house built? III. Write a short paragraph about the changes. There have been a lot of changes in my village in the recent years. Firstly, we are better equipped with many modern electric devices such as TVs, fridges, etc. Secondly, we have established hospitals, schools, buildings, and factories nearby, which helps our local life better. Especially, young people could have more chance to get a high-paying job. For these reasons, they we really feel happy about the changes. However, these changes also have some negative effects. Factories cause air and water pollution. There are more people , more traffic jams and accidents , less spaces, and less fresh air, etc. I hope we could balance both positive and negative effects to get a beautiful life. V. Write about a festival you like as fill in the proper preposition in the blank 1. I like the Hung Temple festival, which is held from the 8th to the 11 th day of the third lunar month every year in Phu Tho province. 2. It is held to workship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation. 3. The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top the mountain. 4. It is joyful activities go the Hung King Temple Festival because there are many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances. Read the notes on how to make yellow sticky rice. Change the notes into cooking steps to show a foreign visitor how to make yellow sticky rice. This delicious dish is very easy to make.(Món ăn ngon này rất dễ làm.) P 9
10. First, you need to soak the sticky rice for at least five hours.(Đầu tiên, bạn cần phải ngâm gạo nếp ít nhất năm giờ.) Secondly, you need to rinse rice and drain it.(Thứ hai, bạn cần phải vo gạo và để ráo nước.) Once the rice is rinsed, you mix it with turmeric extract and wait for about ten minutes.(Khi gạo được vo sạch, bạn trộn nó với tinh chất nghệ và chờ khoảng mười phút.) Next, you add coconut and salt, then mix the mixture well.(Tiếp theo, bạn thêm dừa và muối, sau đó trộn đều hỗn hợp.) Finally, steam it for 30 minutes and remember to check and see if it's fully cooked.(Cuối cùng, đem đi đồ trong 30 phút và nhớ kiểm tra xem nó đã chín hoàn toàn chưa.) This dish is delicious with chicken.(Món này ăn cùng với thịt gà rất ngon.) And it's better to serve it hot.(Và ngon hơn khi dùng nóng.) P 10