This festival shows the love for ……… A.. The children used to go a long way to school ………... The Xoe dance is a spiritual tradition of Thai ethnic people ………... ……… month is the Hoa Ban
Trang 1ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KỲ 1 - TIẾNG ANH 8
A LISTENING
I Listen and choose the correct answers:
1 Five-colored sticky rice is made by ethnic minorities in the northern ……… regions A mountainous B generous C delicious 2 The dish has five colors: red, yellow, green, ……… and white A blue B brown C purple
3 The green colors symbolizes ………
A plant B plants C planes
4 Five colors sticky rice is made on special occasions, for festivals and ………
A century B ceremonies C ceremony II Listen to the passage write True (T) or false (F) 1 Five - colored sticky rice is a traditional dish ………
2 The colors represent the elements of life ………
3 These elements create harmony between people ………
4 This rice is only made when there are guests ………
III Listen to a tour guide giving information about the Giong Festival and circle the correct answer 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 4 This festival shows the love for ………
A our motherland B our house C our parents
IV Listen and decide whether these statements are True (T) or False (F) 1 Saint Giong is worshipped for defending the Ming 2 The preparations for the festival begin two month beforehand 3 The festival is held from the 6th to the 12th of the 4th lunar month 4 This festival shows the love for our motherland and the preservation of our cultural heritage V Listen to the passage and choose the correct answers:
1 What percentage of Britain’s population dream of living in the country ? A 80 B 18 C 20 2 English village communities are often small and ………
Trang 2A close B poor C unknown
3 People in English villages use private transport ………
A a little B less C more 4 The environment of English villages is ………
A spoil B not spoilt much C not safe VI Listen to the passage again and complete the sentences Life in the English countryside According to a recent survey by Country Life magazine, about 80 percent of Britain’s (1)………
dream of living in the countryside In fact the countryside of England today shows the wealth of landowners and those who can afford to escape the busy and (2) ……… city life English village communities are often small and close They are warm and usually welcoming Maggie, who lives in North Yorkshire, says: “ Village life is (3) ……… and safe for the kids There is a great sense of community here It is more relaxing and you can’t tell who has money and who doesn’t” People in the English (4) ……… use private transport more, and the environment hasn’t been spoilt much VII: Listen to a boy talking about changes in his village and say if the sentences are True or False 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 ………
VIII Listen to Mai’s presentation and tick True (T) or False (F) :
1 The Xoe dance is a spiritual tradition of Thai ethnic people ………
2 There are 16 ancient forms of Xoe ………
3 Only young people perform the circle dance ………
4 Dances with conical hats, paper fans or scarves are some form of Xoe ………
5 The importance of Xoe is expressed in an old Thai song ………
IX Listen again and complete the Mai’s presentation
Today I’m going to tell you about the (1)……… dance, a traditional dance of the Thai ethnic group in Viet Nam Thai people have followed this spiritual tradition for(2) ……… The Xoe dance expresses people’s working life and wishes for a happy and wealthy life It is (3) ………
in both public and private gathering such as celebrations, festivals or family reunions The Xoe dance has more than (4) …………forms based on the first six ancient forms The most popular form is the Xoe vong or
‘ circle dance’ because it expresses social unity People, young or old alike, join hands to make a circle around the fire and dance to the music Besides the circle dance, there are dances with conical hats, paper fans or scarves.Old people say they shouldn’t break with this tradition because it reflects
Trang 3Thai(5)……… and lifestyle As a Thai folk song goes, without the Xoe dance, the rice won’t grow and people won’t get married
B: USE OF LANGUAGE:
I Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined
16 A end B pencil C open D bench
22 A education B question C pollution D collection
II Choose the best answer
1 My dad doesn’t mind ……… my mom from work every day
2 Using computers too much may have harmful effects …… your minds and bodies
3 I love the people in my village They are so……… and hospitable
Trang 4A friendly B vast C slow D convenient
4 Among the ………, the Tay people have the largest population
A groups B cultures C ethnic minorities D ethnic
5 People in the countryside live ……… than those in the city
A happy B more happily C happily D less happy
6 Viet Nam is ………… multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups
A a B an C the D A and C
7 Tet is an occasion for family………… in Viet Nam
8 Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk………… he was three years old
9 We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam;………., we have many tradition festivals
10 Would you like to go……… a walk………… the park this afternoon?
11 At school, the teacher and students………… follow the rules
12.Children need a caring environment to develop………… mentally………… physically
13 ……… you study harder, you won’t be able to pass the examination
14.The buses were very ………… … this morning We can’t go to the church with you in time
15 He ………… cross the street when the traffic light is green for pedestrians
16 You……….… use your mobile phone on the plane
17 The farmer rides the buffalo - ……… carts loaded full of rice home
18 Does she fancy ……… a book to the younger children?
19 We help load the rice ……… carts on the first day of our trip to the countryside
20.The US is a………… … country with over 80 ethnic groups
A multi-cultural B bi-lingual C rich D ethnic
Trang 521 So many people nowadays are……computers and mobile phones They use them a lot
A addicted B bored C worried about D afraid of
22 Tam is a beautiful girl; ……… , she’s kind-hearted
A therefore B however C moreover D otherwise
23 While I……….…the performance, I met one of my old friends
A watched B was watching C watch D am watching
24 In 2010, Ha Noi ……… its 1000th anniversary
A celebrated B commemorated C worshipped D remembered
25 Tet is an occasion for family……… in Viet Nam
A visitings B Meeting C reunions D visited
26 Life in a small town is ……… than that in a big city
A peaceful B much peaceful C less peaceful D much more peaceful 27.The boys often help their parents to ………water from the village well
28 In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ……… house
29 The Viet people have many ……… customs and crafts
30 Nam enjoys ……… so early in the morning
31 The exhibition in the museum shows the ……… of different cultural groups
A diversity B community C tradition D richness
32 Mary is ………responsible as Peter
A more B the most C much D as
33 It is ……… in the city than it is in the country
A noisily B more noisier C noisier D noisy
34 ……… month is the Hoa Ban festival of the Thai people held in?
35 It is typical of the cultural life of ……… Thai people
36 During the festival, they fly many ……… kites in different shapes and sizes
37 What do most ethnic peoples in Viet Nam live on ?
38 The Gong festival is held ……… in the Central highland
Trang 6A year B yearly C annual D annually
39.“……… is the festival celebrated ?” – “Every year”
40 While I ……….…the performance, I met one of my old friends
A watched B was watching C watch D am watching
41 You should buy the blue sweater It suits you ……… than the red one
42 The ……….… of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage
43 Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ……… he was three years old
44 I detest……… ….so early in the morning
45 Both my brother and I help ……… our family’s goats We feed them on the pastures by the edge of the village
46 Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food……… he was very poor
47 The girl was crying when a fairy………
48 The volunteers have to work much ……… usual to save the dying animals from the forest fire
A as hard as B more hard than C harder than D the hardest
48 In 2010, Ha Noi ……… its 1000th anniversity
A celebrated B commemorated C worshiped D remembered
50 The ……… of quan ho singing has been recognised as a world heritage
A preservation B procession C performance D song
51 Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food ……… he was very poor
52 Tam is a beautiful girl; ………, she’s kind-hearted
53 While I ……… the performance, I met one of my old friends
54 She told me a story ……… I found hard to believe
55 She is famous ……… her intelligence She designs many social styles
Trang 7A in B for C with D into
56 We ……… wear uniform at school from Monday to Saturday That’s good way and equal to everyone
III Give the correct form of the following words:
1 Mai enjoys ……… crafts, especially bracelets (make)
2 ……… you ever ……… a buffalo? (ride)
3 The children used to ……… a long way to school (go)
4 They hate ……… their son texting his friends all day (see)
5 Do you fancy ……… in the park this Sunday? (skateboard)
6 Peter ………football yesterday (play)
7 When I came, the whole family ……… dinner around a big dining table (have)
8 Children should……… things from adults with both hands (take)
9 My father and I ……… up at 5 o’clock every morning (get)
11 We ……… to Hung King Festival since last Sunday (go)
12 I’m so ……… about your trip It’s going to be amazing (excite)
13 Ao dai is our ……… dress We wear it every Monday at school ( tradition)
14 After ………food from the plate, you should put it into your bowl before eating ( take)
15 We all adored ……… aerobics when we were young (do)
16 30 years ago, we ……… mobile phone ( not have)
17 The girl (cry) ……… when a fairy (appear)………
18 My close friend gave me a ………present on my birthday I like it so much ( wonder)
19 Tuan loves ……… to music every day (listen)
20 ……… you ever ……… a buffalo ? (ride)
21 The children used to ……… a long way to school (go)
22 They hate ……… their son texting his friends all day (see)
23 When I was a small child I fancied (fly)……… kites in the field
24 They (live)……… a nomadic life for six years
25 Thien Nhan (win)………The Voice Kids 2014
26 Their teacher (sing)……… an English song now
27 The horse (herd) ……… by Vang every day
28 Peter ……… football yesterday
29 John dislikes (work)………in front of a computer all day
30 I’d like (visit)………the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this weekend
31 I’d rather (make)………crafts than listen to music
Trang 832 Minh loves (help)………her parents with DIY projects
33 Quang hates (take)………the dog for a walk
34 We all adored (do)………aerobics when we were young
35 You should (play) ………sports to keep fit
36 They don’t need (watch) ………that programme if they don’t like it
37 Do you fancy (socialize)………with friends?
38 My brother prefers (surf)………the Net
39 When I came, the whole family (have) ………dinner around a big dining table
40 Children should (take)……… things from adults with both hands
41 My father and I ……… up at 5 o’clock every morning (get)
42 They ……… English at the moment ( learn)
43 We ……… to Hung King Festival since last Sunday (go)
44 Before leaving the dinner table, ……… your son ……… ask for permission? (have to)
45 When I ……… ,the whole family was having dinner around a big dining table (come)
46 We postpone the picnic because it (rain) ………heavily
47 I didn’t interrupt Phuong because he (speak) ………to the teacher
C READING
* MY VILLAGE: I live in a village by Mekong River Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school
It is three kilometres away After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the
chickens At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV The adults
watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news The children run around,
playing games and shouting merrily Laughter is heard everywhere
My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square I love those trips
On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky
Way We dream of faraway places
# Read the passage and tick True or False
1 The boys helps his parents to collect water from the village well ………
2 The villagers gather at the community hall at the weekend ………
# Answer the following questions
1 Does the boy like riding on the electric train in the town square?
………
2 What do the children do on starry nights?
………
Trang 93 Do you like to live in the countryside or in the city ? Why?
………
* Fill the gaps with the words in the box More than one word can be suitable for some gaps
Spring is the time when there are many (1) ……… in our country Among them, Hoa Ban festival
is the (2)………beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau It is typical of the
cultural life of the Thai people In the second (3) ……… month of the year, when it gets warmer and Hoa Ban – a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (4) ……… This is a great time for everyone, especially for boys and girls
* Read and complete the passage with words in the box
celebrate traditional therefore served
Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam To (1) ………Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty (2)………foods The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; (3) ………, this cake needs a lot of preparation This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during Tet Other significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers However, sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be (4) ………immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home
* Read the following passage and complete it using the given words in the box
Which wrapped for of visit clean before members
Tet is celebrated on the first day (1) ……… the Lunar New Year Some weeks before the New Year, the Vietnamese (2) ……… their houses and paint the wall New clothes are brought (3) ……… the occasion One or two days (4) ……… the festival, people make Chung cake, (5) ……… is the traditional cake On the New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets together for a dinner On the New Year morning, all the (6) ………of the family respect to the elders by beautiful words In return, they receive lucky money (7) ……… in red tiny envelopes Then people go to (8) ……… their neighbours, friends and relatives
# Read the passage and answer the questions:
1 When do people make Chung cake?
→………
2 What do they do on the New Year’s Eve?
→ ………
* Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage
Trang 10Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau It is typical of the (1) ………life of the Thai people In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ………warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3)
………This is a great time for everyone, (4) ……… for boys and girls The boy
(4)……… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5)………for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (6) ……… The festival is always full of songs and prayers
4 A largely B especially C generally D typically
6 A fathers B relatives C families D ancestors
* Read and complete the passage with words in the box
My favorite leisure activity is listening to music (1) ………, listening to music not only helps me relax but also provides me with musical knowledge I (2)………like the time that I can lie lazily
in bed, put on the small earphone with my iPod and enjoy any favorite songs of many kinds of music: pop, hip-hop, rock or jazz I like pop music very much because I think it is gentle and suitable for teenagers I listen to rock music when I am sad and after that I feel cheerful and happy (3)……… music from other countries is also good for teenagers to understand other cultures (4)……… that, the lyrics are easy to understand and interesting (5) ………, it can improve my English and listening skills (6) ………, music is an important part of my life and it helps me love my life more
* Read the fairy tale Cinderella and do the tasks below
Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died Her father married an evil widow with two daughters Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her She had to wear old clothes and work hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun A good witch helped Cinderella She turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown Cinderella went to a party and a handsome prince politely invited her to dance with him He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who she was Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name but she left a glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her They got married and lived happily ever after
# Answer true (T) or false (F)
a Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died ………