TRƯỜNG THCS NGUYỄN GIA THIỀU ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP CUỐI HKI - TIẾNGANH 8
TỔ: ANH VĂN NĂM HỌC: 2023-2024
A. MULTIPLE CHOICE:
I. Sound:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1.A. school B. chemistry C. kitchen D. chaotic
2.A. longevity B. young C. angle D. England
3.A. dogsled B. village C. guests D. gathering
II. Vocabulary.
1. Bamboo dancing is a popular ___________ of Thai people.
A.communal house B.folk dance C.high posts D.stilt house
2. ____________ is an accepted way of behaving or of doing things in a society or
community.
A.costume B.folkdance C.ceremony D.custom
3. The _________ is still used as a means of transport in Alaska today.
A.tribal dance B.native art C.reunion D.dogsled
4. Linh and her sister are hanging ______________ like small bells and lanterns on the
bamboo pole.
A.decorative items B.street food C.wooden statue D.ornamental tree.
5. Students here call their teachers by their ___________, not by their names.
A.surnames B.names C.nicknames D.title
III. Dialogue:
1.Ken: “My dad is taking me to his Vietnamese friend’s house for dinner. Can you give me some
advice?
– Tom: “___________”
A. You don’t hit the bowl with your chopsticks. C. I think it’s too much table manners
B.I don’t know what it means. D. You should dig into the dish.
2. David: “What gift should I bring to John’s opening ceremony.” – Linh: “ _____________”
A. Sorry, but I’m busy on Sunday. C. Oh dear! He is so impolite.
B. How about buying his an ornamental tree? D. That sounds exciting!
3. Vietnamese love seafood, don’t they?
A. I’m struggling to understand this concept. C. I’d love to try them someday.
B. We can go there together. D. Yes, certainly.
IV. Preposition:
1. The Tay serve this kind of cake ______________ a lot of honey.
A. with B. into C. at D. in
2. My mom is in the habit ________________ keeping everything in the kitchen bright and
clean.
A. in B. of C. with D. at
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3. They want to chase ____________bad luck and pray for a lucky new year.
A. for B. in C. away D. with
V. Tense
1. Linh ______ for some information about the lifestyle of the Van Kieu in central Vietnam right
now.
A. is searching B. was searching C. searches D. cooked
2.We all ____________in the tribal dances when we attended the local festival.
A. join B. joined C. joins D. don’t join
3. Spring is coming, so we __________ the Hoa Ban festival soon.
A. are celebrating B. will celebrate C. celebrate D. won’t celebrate
VI. What does the text say?
1.
A.Be careful when you stand up.
B.You can’t drive this way.
C. Workers work ahead.
D.You can turn left here.
2.
A.You can shop only from the 6th to 10th .
B.This shop doesn’t open.
C. You can shop there from 10 to 6 on Monday.
D.You can shop there six days a week.
3.
A.You must book the table first.
B. The table isn’t available.
C. You can’t sit down this place.
D. The waitress will show you where to sit.
VII. WORD FORM:
1.Tet in Viet Nam is a time for family ____________ .
A.union B.united C.reunion D.unit
2.Story telling is a great way to the local ____________alive
A. traditioning B. tradition C. traditionally D. traditional
3.My grandparents use plants and flowers for ___________ and for offerings.
A. decorations B. decorative C. decorated D. decorating
VIII. MISTAKE: Circle the incorrect part
1.Arethe Danube run through many European cities?
A. Are B. the C. many D. cities
2. You won’t get into troubleif you do something bad.
A. won’t B. trouble C. if D. do
3. She answeredthe questions quickly than her friend.
A. answered B. the C. quickly D. friend
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IX. VERB FORM:
1.She is fond of ____________the blooming flowers.
A.is admiring B.admiring C. to admire D.admire
2.We’ve decided __________ Instagram for our forum.
A.using B.to use C.use D.to be used
3.I often spend free time ___________ out with my friend.
A.hang B.hangs C. to hang D.hanging
X. A/AN/ THE/ SOME/A LITTLE/ A FEW/ A LOT OF/…
1 Don’t forget to turn off __________ television.
A. An B. The C. A D. x
2. Fansipan is _____________ highest mountain in Vietnam.
A. The B. x C. A D. An
3. Holding _________ party to wish our grandparents longevity is one of the customs we practice
at Tet.
A. x B. The C. An D. A
4. There are only __________________ waterwheels left in this village.
A. much B. some C. a few D. a little
5.How __________ information about Nguyen Trai have you collected?
A. much B. many C. a lot of D. any
B. WRITING
1. The Hoa Ban Festival takes place in Lai Chau. (Change into Yes/ No question)
_______________________________________________________________________
2. There were about 90 – 100 people at the concert last night. (Make question for the underlined
words)
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Artists from the Central Highlands will give Cong performances in the festival. (Change into
Yes/ No question)
_______________________________________________________________________
4. We are going to the Flower Festival in Da Lat with my parents. (Make question for the
underlined words)
_______________________________________________________________________
5. My mother bought a costume of the Bahnarat an open-air market in Kon Tum. (Make question
for the underlined words)
_______________________________________________________________________
6. It’s a good idea to greet people with a warm handshake in formal places.
You should _____________________________________________________________
7. Speaking loudly inside a temple or pagoda is impolite.
You shouldn’t ____________________________________________________________
8. My family traditionally cooks banh chung at Tet holiday.
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My family follows a tradition _________________________________________________
9. Our custom is to take off hats before going into the house.
We have the custom _________________________________________________________
10. Last year we went to Thailand on Tet holiday. (broke)
_______________________________________________________________________
11. The weather will be really bad. We will cancel the picnic. (Rewrite the sentence, using “If”)
If ______________________________________________________________________
12. Don’t read negative comments on social media too much or you will feel stressed all the time.
(Rewrite the sentence, using “If”)
If ______________________________________________________________________
13. Don’t miss the Lim Festival or you won’t be able to enjoy the real quan ho singing. (Rewrite
the sentence, using “If”)
If ______________________________________________________________________
14. We won’t celebrate the festival. It will cost too much money. (Rewrite the sentence, using
“If”)
If ______________________________________________________________________
15. If it / not / rain / tomorrow, we / not / take / our umbrella. (Make sentence, using given
words)
_________________________________________________________________________
16. Full Moon Festival / take place / every year / 15th day / August lunar month. (Make sentence,
using given words)
_______________________________________________________________________
17. Doctors/ warn them/ adopt/ healthier lifestyle/ they/ overweight. (Make sentence, using
given words)
_______________________________________________________________________
18. My family/ has/ custom/ cook/ sticky rice/ first day/ each lunar month. (Make sentence,
using given words)
_______________________________________________________________________
19. festival/ exciting/ music/ The Glastonbury Festival/ is/ an/ (Put the words in order to make
sentence)
_______________________________________________________________________
20. the / traditions / have / Do / follow / you / to / strictly? (Put the words in order to make
sentence)
_______________________________________________________________________
21. minorities/ still/ traditional/ Some/ life/ in/ ways/ mountains/ their/ the/ keep/ of/. (Put the
words in order to make sentence)
_______________________________________________________________________
22. among/ beautiful/ Sa Pa's/ world/ terraced fields/ in/ most/ are/ the/ the/. (Put the words in
order to make sentence)
_______________________________________________________________________
C. READING:
Exercise 1. Read the passage and choose the best answers.
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Tay ethnic group, with more than 1.6 million of the population, is the second largest ethnic
group in Viet Nam. They inhabit northern Viet Nam such as Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai
Nguyen, Quang Ninh, and some of the regions in Bac Ninh, Bac Giang. Moreover, some of them
emigrated to other provinces of the center highlands as Dak Lak, Lam Dong.
The Tay language belongs to the Tay-Thai Group. The Tay has developed a rich culture of
poems, songs, epics, tales, funny stories, and dance. Popular folk songs of the Tay are call-and-
response singing, lullaby, Then, and wedding and funeral singing. It is sung at events such as
worshipping at the ancestral altar, praying for sick people, praying for a couple to have children,
at family get-togethers, to welcome guests, and at a “going to the field” festival held in the first
month of the new year. It is an indispensable part of the spiritual and religious life of the Tay. The
instrument “Dan Tinh” is presented in all the cultural and spiritual life of the Tay. It is the soul of
folk songs and folk dance.
The costumes of the Tay are simple. They wear indigo-blue clothes. Besides, the Tay is also
very famous for weaving workmanship. Their products are not only famous for the quality but
also impresses with an ornate imbued with national identity.
The Tay is a resident of the traditional agricultural farming country. They have known for a
long-time intensive cultivation and extensive application of measures such as digging irrigation
ditches, gutter. In particular, the Tay have praxis with threshing in the field on the wooden trough,
which they called “Loong”, then carrying grain home. Besides wet rice, Tay also plants dry rice,
crops, fruit trees, ...
Adapted from: https://www.vietvisiontravel.com/
1. What is the population of Tay ethnic group?
A. 2.6 million B. 1.6 million C. 1.5 million D. 3.6 million
2. The Tay inhabit some following provinces except _____________.
A. Cao Bang B. Thai Nguyen C. Phu Tho D. Bac Giang
3. What is “Then”?
A. It is the Tay language. B. It is the soul of folk songs.
C. It is a popular folk song of the Tay. D. It is the costume of the Tay.
4. What is the instrument of the Tay?
A. Dan Tinh B. Dan Tranh C. Dan Bau D. Dan Nguyet
5. What do the Tay wear?
A. indigo-red clothes B. indigo-blue clothes
C. indigo-blue shirts D. indigo-black clothes
6. What have they known for?
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