LE QUANG CUONG SECONDARY SCHOOL
REVISION FOR MIDTERM TEST – ENGLISH 8 2020 2021
A/ PRONUNCIATION. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from the others 1. A. speaks 2. A. diverse 3. A. compare 4. A. brave 5. A. celebrated C. hopes C. inconvenient C. center C. dragon C. practiced B. wants B. minority B. clever B. fable B. booked D. learns D. mine D. cultural D. tale D. missed
D. larger B. the large C. the largest
your customs and traditions.
B. following C. followed D. follow
traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.
C. cooking D. cooked
in the forests. He’d like to find some more food B. to cook
B. hunting C. to hunt D. hunted
_the buffaloes.
B. herding D. playing C. driving
B/ CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER. 1. The Kinh have _ _number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population. A. large 2. If you are Vietnamese, you should A. to follow 3. My mother enjoys A. cook 4. My father sometimes goes for our family. A. hunt 5. Look! The children are A. picking 6. The sky is _here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the
view.
D. vast
C. dense than living in the country?
C. most convenient D. so convenient
than that in a big city.
D. much more peaceful
C. to get up D. gets up
my mom from work every day.
C. picking up D. picks up
did the first channel broadcast in the world? – B: In 1928
C. Why D. How
job. Did Mary get _ job she applied for?
C. a/a D. the/the
B. close A. tidy 7. Is living in the city _ A. more convenient B. as convenient 8. Life in a small town is B. much peaceful C. less peaceful A. peaceful getting so early in the morning. 9. They detest B. get up A. getting 10. My dad doesn’t mind A. pick up B. picked up 11. A: A. When 12. I am looking for A. a/the 13. The Yao have _ B. Where B. the/a rich culture of folk literature and art, with tales, songs and
poems.
B. The C. an D. X
is more colourful, the Nung’s or the Hoa’s costume?
B. Which C. How D. Where
is the waterwheel used for? – B: It is used to get water to the fields.
A. a 14. A. What 15. A: A. Which B. How C. What D. When
playing with her little dog.
D. on C. to
B. out , the Tay people have the largest population. B. majorities
C. ethnic minorities D. ethnic cultures computers and mobile phones. They use them a lot.
D. afraid of
B. bored with C. worried about _ pulled down and transported than a ger. B. most easily D. as easily C. easier
making origami.
D. into C. in B. on
doing morning exercise. She is healthy.
D. dislike C. loves
with her friends in the shopping mall.
D. to
your minds and bodies.
D. onto C. of C. with B. to
park in front of the entrance.
B. must C. have to D. should
talk to her about anything. She’s very openminded.
B. couldn’t C. have to D. shouldn’t
of your two sisters is studying in Australia?
C. What D. Where
read this book for our pleasure because it’s optional.
16. Kitty is really hooked A. in 17. Among the A. groups 18. So many people nowadays are A. addicted to 19. A tent can be _ A. more easily 20. Elena is interested A. to 20. Katarina B. love A. dislikes 21. She often hangs B. out A. in 22. Using computer too much have harmful effects A. on 23. Cars _ A. mustn’t 24. You _ A. can 25. B. Which A. Who 26. The teacher said we B. must A. should C. needn’t D. can’t
* Identify the mistake in each sentence
1. Having leisure activities are truly important to the
elderly. A B C D
2. Although she wanted to go to the museum, she decided staying at
home. A B C D
3. Parents are concerned that their kids may be spending too many time on
screens. A C D B
4. Collecting coins is exciting, but it can also be
relaxed. A B C D
5. Cloud watching sound weird, but Hang adores it.
A B C D
7. His parents are thinking of banning him on using the computer.
A B C D
8. When you game online, be carefully when making friends with strangers.
A B C D
C. READING. I/ Circle the correct answers to complete the following paragraphs.
1/ In the past few decades, the countryside (1) lots of changes. Because of population growth, more products are needed. Therefore, more factories have been constructed, and young people have more choice of jobs apart (2) becoming farmers. When big cities have become more and more polluted, the fresher atmosphere in the countryside attracts more people. Rich people who live in the city for their work often buy a second home in the countryside to spend their weekend and holiday. (3) , the countryside is no longer a small community of rural people. In fact, in many parts of the countryside, there are urban people from nearby cities. Additionally, the introduction of the internet creates more opportunities for increasing (4) _ people's knowledge. Many farmers have used machines for tasks that used to be done by hand, which helps them save labour. In the near future, it is expected that the countryside will gradually become more similar to big cities.
C. experience C. about C. because C. rural B. experienced B. from B. so B. city D. have experienced D. of D. As a result D. ruler
French architects, and construction began in 1951 and was finished by May 1916. The
and ritual lives of the Cham people. They arranged the displays in order to the areas where
1. A. has experienced 2. A. for 3. A. however 4. A. countryside 2/ (1) history of Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture started in 1891 when a French scientist began to collect Cham sculptures that had been discovered in scattered areas of Quang Nam Province and (2) them to Da Nang. The first museum building was designed (3) Museum has played an important role in preserving sculpture items featuring the cultural, (4) the objects were found. B.an 1. A. The B.to bring 2. A. bringing B.by 3. A. with B. spirit 4. A. physics No article D. D. bring D. from D. spiritual C. a C. brought C. to C. physical
II/ Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question:
The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages with hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly farmers and they grow rice on terraced fields. They also raise cattles and poultry.
Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton. There is usually not much embroidery or other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts inside and long one on the outside.
They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar New Year and the midJuly festivals are the most lavishly organized. During festivals, people in many places play con throwing, badminton, tugofwar, dragon dancing, or chess.
The Tay eat mainly sticky rice. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as banh chung (sticky rice square cakes), banh day (sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao (cakes made of white rice flour).
1. Which of the following best describes the main idea of the passage?
A. The Tay live in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam.
B. The Tay make many kinds of cakes on festival occasions.
C. The Tay have many festivals and holidays in a year.
D. The life of the Tay in Viet Nam.
2. What do the Tay mainly eat?
A. sticky rice C. sticky rice square cakes B. sticky rice round cakes D. cakes made of white rice flour
3. Which of the following is NOT true of the Tay?
B. They grow rice on terraced fields.
A. They live on stilt houses. C. They wear clothes with much embroidery. D. They eat sticky rice.
4. Which is true of the Tay’s life?
B. They work in industry.
A. They mainly work in agriculture. C. They have one very important festival a year.D. They buy cotton to make dress.
D. WRITING.
I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one 1. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs. → Dogs can swim..................................................................................... 2. Minh really loves to hang out with friends. → Minh really enjoys................................................................................ 3. Playing beach games is very interesting. → It is........................................................................................................ 4. He uses all his free time to look after his garden. → He spends.............................................................................................. 5. The black dress is more expensive than the white one. => The white dress ….……….……….……….……….……….………
6. Jane cooks better than her sister. => Jane’s sister………………………………………………………………. 7. He works much. He feels tired. => The more ……………………………………………………………. .
II/ Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful sentence 1. prefer/ she/ live/ to/ a/in/ city/ large.
2.
3.
……………………………………………………………………… think/ I/ in/ living/ better/ is/ the/ countryside. ……………………………………………………………………… teenagers/ on/ Nowadays/ more/ past/ rely/ the/ than/ technology/ in. ………………………………………………………………………..
4. minorities/ still/ traditional/ Some/ life/ in/ ways/ mountains/ their/ the/ keep/ of.
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5. all/ a computer/ problems/ Sitting/ in front of/ health/ day/ cause/ can.
…………………………………………………………………………
6. stamps/ a child/ Minh/ since/ collected/ was/ has/ he.
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7. information/ entertainment/ also/ is/ TV/ only/ but/ not/ bringing .
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8. struggle/ on/ always/ nature/ life/ is/ the farm/ with/ a.
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III/ Make questions for the underlined words.
1. . hard
2.
3. An . province
4.
5. month
6. . February
play a more important role in a Giarai family. 7. Women
He was tired yesterday because he worked very …………………………………………………………………………….. Ede children go to school on foot …………………………………………………………………………….. Nghê ̣ The Odu people mainly live in …………………………………………………………………………….. . beams The stilt houses are built on columns and ……………………………………………………………………………. I and my friends write to each other twice a …………………………………………………………………………. The Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people is held in Lunar ……………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………
IV. Write a 5060 words paragraph giving your opinion about:
1. Write a short paragraph about the changes in a village or city that you know. 2. Write a paragraph giving your opinion about life in a big city / in the countryside.
