Đề ôn thi học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Bùi Văn Vinh

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II. Choose the words that has the different stress from the others. 
1. A. reflect 
2. A. ancestor 
3. A. capture 
4. A. rescue 
5. A. emperor 
6. A. incense 
7. A. scenery 
8. A. historian 
9. A. belonging 
10. A. commemorate 
B. fable 
B. origin 
B. granny 
B. replay 
B. woodcutter 
B. ritual 
B. invader 
B. speciality 
B. fisherman 
B. companion 
C. spindle 
C. stepmother 
C. command 
C. servant 
C. announce 
C. preserve 
C. childhood 
C. oriental 
C. procession 
C. reunion 
D. legent 
D. continue 
D. swallow 
D. tortoise 
D. suddenly 
D. fortune 
D. archway 
D. preparation 
D. performance 
D. ceremony 
B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR 
I. Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences. 
1. My mother enjoys _________ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet 
holiday. 
 A. cook B. to cook C. cooking D. cooked 
2. My father sometimes goes ____________ in the forests. He’d like to find some 
more food for our family. 
 A. hunt B. hunting C. to hunt D. hunted 
3. Look! Some children are ____________ the buffaloes. 
 A. picking B. herding C. driving D. playing 
4. The sky is _______ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to 
block the view. 
 A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast 
5. Is living in the city _________ than living in the country? 
 A. more convenient B. as convenient 
 C. most convenient D. so convenient 
6. He is surprised __________ that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country. 
 A. to understand B. to study C. to know D. find 
7. The Viet (or Kinh) have ____________ number of people, account for about 86% 
of the population. 
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 A. large B. the large C. larger D. the largest 
8. ________ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede? 
 A. What B. Which C. Why D. Who 
II. Use the gerund of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences. 
play; listen; eat; do; collect; ride; take; wash; watch; write 
1....take) ______________ the dog for a walk. 
6. We all adored (do) ______________ aerobics when we were young. 
7. You should (play) ______________ sports to keep fit. 
8. They don’t need (watch) ______________ that programme if they don’t like it. 
9. Do you fancy (socialize) ________________ with friends? 
10. My brother prefers (surf) _______________ the Internet. 
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IV. Complete the sentences. Put the verbs into the correct form. Affirmative or 
negative. 
1. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I _________ her. (disturb) 
2. I was very tired, so I _________ to bed early. (go) 
3. The bed was very uncomfortable. I __________ well. (sleep) 
4. Sue wasn’t hungry, so she __________ anything. (eat) 
5. We went to Kate’s house but she __________ at home. (be) 
6. It was a funny situation but nobody __________. (laugh) 
7. The window was open and a bird _________ into the room. (fly) 
8. The hotel wasn’t expensive. It __________ very much. (cost) 
9. I was in a hurry, so I __________ time to phone you. (have) 
10. It was hard work carrying the bags. They __________ very heavy. (be) 
V. Complete these sentences with used to or didn’t use to. 
1. My father gave up smoking two years ago. He (smoke) _____________ a packet 
of cigarettes a day. 
2. There (be) __________ a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago. 
3. Mr. An (not/ drink) ______________ coffee when he was young but he likes it 
now. 
4. Peter (have) ________________ a motorbike, but last month he sold it and 
bought a car. 
5. I (not/ like) _____________ her but we are best friends now. 
6. They came to live in the city last year. They (live) ______________ in a small 
village in the country. 
7. My sister (play) __________________ tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often 
now. 
8. When I was a child I (not/ study) ___________________ hard. 
C. READING 
I. Read the following passage then choose the correct words. 
Dear Grandma and Gran...nar month of the year, when 
it get warmer and hoa ban – a kind of beautifully 
flower in the northwest mountainous area - 
blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is celebrate. 
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III. Read the following passage then answer the questions: 
 Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by 
UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture 
covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak 
Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, 
Sedang, Mnong, Coho The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central 
Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, 
highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic groups of the 
Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed 
that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets 
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older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such 
as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies The Gong 
sound is a way to communicate with the gods. 
Answer the questions: 
1. Where does Gong culture exist? 
2. How often is the Gong Festival held? 
3. What do artists do in the Gong Festival? 
4. Are Gongs pieces of folk music? 
5. Is the gong sound a way to communicate with the ancestors? 
IV. Read the passages and write True for (T) of False for (F). 
His early life 
George was born in Virginia. His family owned a big farm and had slaves. 
George didn't have much education. During his life he had three jobs: he was a 
farmer, a soldier, and a politician. He loved the life of a farmer. He grew tobacco 
and owned horses. He worked hard but he also liked dancing and going to the 
theatre. In 17S9 he married a widow called Martha Custis. They were happy 
together, but didn't have any children. 
 His