Tiếng Anh: Ôn thi Học kỳ I lớp 8 thí điểm, Bùi Văn Vinh

Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 ÔN THI HỌC KỲ I TIẾNG ANH - LỚP (Theo chương trình sách thí điểm Bộ Giáo Dục) A PHONETICS I Choose the words that have the bold part has different pronunciation from the others A sound B cloud C found D favourite A tool B noon C door D school A know B show C now D low A crafts B comics C streets D stamps A mention B question C action D education A leisure B pleasure C ensure D measure A minority B ethnic C tradition D religion A recognised B designed C displayed D entered A country B cloud C loudly D mouse 10 A camel B cattle C paddy D buffalo 11 A populated B loaded C harvested D lived 12 A normal B visitor C transport D chore 13 A nomad B badly C adore D language 14 A behaved B bored C hoped D tried 15 A looked B cooked C naked D booked Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 II Choose the words that has the different stress from the others A reflect B fable C spindle D legent A ancestor B origin C stepmother D continue A capture B granny C command D swallow A rescue B replay C servant D tortoise A emperor B woodcutter C announce D suddenly A incense B ritual C preserve D fortune A scenery B invader C childhood D archway A historian B speciality C oriental D preparation A belonging B fisherman C procession D performance 10 A commemorate B companion C reunion D ceremony B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences My mother enjoys _ traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday A cook B to cook C cooking D cooked 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 Look! Some children are the buffaloes A picking B herding C driving D playing The sky is _ here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view A tidy B close C dense D vast Is living in the city _ than living in the country? A more convenient B as convenient C most convenient D so convenient He is surprised that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country A to understand B to study C to know D find The Viet (or Kinh) have number of people, account for about 86% of the population Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 A large B the large C larger D the largest 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 My sister enjoys _ aerobics in the morning Lucia fancies _ emails after dinner In his free time, Quang likes photographs Are you interested in handball, Peter? Vinh’s brother loves _ foreign coins, doesn’t he? David hates a bike to school on rainy days I prefer _ DVDs to going to cinema Nam detests the dishes every day We don’t mind _ to classical music 10 The Robinsons adore _Vietnamese food III Put the verbs in the brackets into infinitive (V/to V) or gerund (V-ing) John dislikes (work) _ in front of a computer all day I’d like (visit) _ the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology this weekend I’d rather (make) crafts than listen to music Minh loves (help) _ her parents with DIY projects Quang hates (take) the dog for a walk We all adored (do) aerobics when we were young You should (play) sports to keep fit They don’t need (watch) that programme if they don’t like it Do you fancy (socialize) with friends? 10 My brother prefers (surf) _ the Internet Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 IV Complete the sentences Put the verbs into the correct form Affirmative or negative I knew Sarah was very busy, so I _ her (disturb) I was very tired, so I _ to bed early (go) The bed was very uncomfortable I well (sleep) Sue wasn’t hungry, so she anything (eat) We went to Kate’s house but she at home (be) It was a funny situation but nobody (laugh) The window was open and a bird _ into the room (fly) The hotel wasn’t expensive It very much (cost) 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 My father gave up smoking two years ago He (smoke) _ a packet of cigarettes a day There (be) a movie theater here but it closed a long time ago Mr An (not/ drink) coffee when he was young but he likes it now Peter (have) a motorbike, but last month he sold it and bought a car I (not/ like) _ her but we are best friends now They came to live in the city last year They (live) in a small village in the country My sister (play) tennis a lot but she doesn’t play very often now When I was a child I (not/ study) _ hard C READING I Read the following passage then choose the correct words Dear Grandma and Grandpa, Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 Hi I'm on holiday (1) ………… Majorca with my friends, Tracy and Sharon.We arrived last Saturday The first two days the weather wasn't very (2) ……………., so we did some sightseeing.We (3) …………… lots of photographs (4) …………… Wednesday we hired a car and (5) ………… out into the country We (6) ……………… for lunch at a lovely little village and then in the (7) ……………… we found a beautiful beach Last night, we went to (8) ………… disco We didn't (9) …………… back till about am, so we got up (10) ………… this morning and we decided to have a relaxing day by the hotel swimming pool So that’s where I am now II There is one mistake in the line marked with a number in the following passage Underline and correct it: Correction Spring is a time when there is many festivals in our 1…………………… country Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is a most 2……………… … beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai 3…………………… Chau It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai 4…………………… people In the second lunar month of the year, when 5…………………… it get warmer and hoa ban – a kind of beautifully flower in the northwest mountainous area blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is celebrate 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 Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 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: Where does Gong culture exist? …………………………………………………………………………… How often is the Gong Festival held? …………………………………………………………………………… What artists in the Gong Festival? …………………………………………………………………………… Are Gongs pieces of folk music? …………………………………………………………………………… 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 later life He was Commander-in-Chief of the army and fought the British in the War of Independence When the war ended in 1781 he was happy to go back to the farm, but his country wanted him to be President Finally, in 1789, he became President, and gave his name to the new capital dry He started the building of the White House, but he never lived in it By 1797 he was tired of politics He went back to his farm and died there two years later _ He came from a rich family _ He loved being a politician _ He worked hard Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 _ He had a lot of other interests _ He had a good education _ He married, but didn't have any children _ He was in office for eight years _ He was happy to live and work on the farm _ Finally he was tired of politics and resigned 10 Americans loved him very much D WRITING I Put a suitable preposition in each blank I was born January 1st, 1965 When did you meet him? - lunch today It often rains October Vietnam What are you going to 2020? I don’t know but I am going to go to college September this year You want to watch the sky sunset? Sure And I like to go for a walk sunrise, too Well, let’s go for a walk the weekends I don’t know what he is doing the moment 10 What did he the ninth of April, 2000? 11 She often hears some strange noise _ midnight 12 Does it rain Spring? in II Read the text, correct the underlined verbs if they are wrong Some verbs are correct I rememeber a trip I once (1) made to my _ grandmother’s house She (2) would live about 30 _ kilometres awy from us and we (3) used to going _ there quite often with our mother On this occation we _ (4) set off to my grandmother’s after school on a cold _ winter’s day When we were about to leave we (5) _ were noticing that some snow was beginning to fall, _ Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 and as we (6) were driving along we (7) were _ realizing that it (8) moved more and more heavily _ Suddenly we had to brake hard as the car in front 10 _ stopped suddently We (9) were skidding and (10) went off the road into a ditch! It was pretty scary, but we were lucky and none of us were hurt III Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above Cats cannot swim as well as dogs → Dogs can swim Minh really loves to hang out with friends → Minh really enjoys Playing beach games is very interesting → It is He uses all his free time to look after his garden → He spends IV Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above Use “Used to” They once started these machines by hand → They used to He doesn’t get up late any more → He used to I don’t listen to the radio any more → I used to They don’t have a dog any more → They used to My brother doesn’t serve in the army any longer → My brother used to Barbara is not as keen on travel as she used to be → Barbara used to When he was young, he usually did morning exercise in the park Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 → He used to The man often spent his holiday in the mountain when he was young → The man used to Before he had the car, he went to work by bike → Before he had the car, he used to When I was young, I usually get up early → I used to V Read the passage and fill in the correct words Our library is (1) the ground floor It is a big (2) It is about thirty metres (3) and fifteen metres (4) It has (5) …… … windows and lights There (6) a fan in thelibrary There is a clock (7) the wall.There are many (8) ………… of books in the library.They are on the (9) ………… There is a shelf for dictionaries, too Some of the books are instore.There are some newspapers, magazines and (10) ……… in the library, too VI Use the words or phrases to complete the sentences my/ went/ mother/ shopping/ yesterday father/ mother/ watches/ on TV/ goes/ my/ and/ in/ afternoon/ the/ walking / my/ football back/ at/ I/ often/ home/ come/ weekends teacher/ dances/ English/ gracefully/ my/ very enjoys/ she/ in/ walking/ rain/ the back/ at/ I/ often/ home/ come/ weekends Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 hasn’t/ done/ his/ homework/ he/ yet passion/ swimming/ favourite/ my/ is because/ I / help/ you/ you/ too/ are/ can’t / lazy 10 I / love / basketball / volleyball/ watching/ and VII Complete these sentences with the correct form of adjectives and adverbs comparison Mary is (pretty) as her sister A new house is (expensive) than an old one His job is (important) than mine Of the four ties, I like the red one (well) Nobody is (happy) than Miss Snow Today English is the (international) of languages Jonh is much (strong) than I thought Benches are (comfortable) than arm- chairs Bill is (good) than you thought 10 Mr Bush is the (delightful) person I have ever known Dick is the (careful) of the three workers Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 Is the book (interesting) than the one you read last week? Gold is (precious) than iron The weather today is (warm) than the weather yesterday This film is not (good) as the one we saw last week Holidays are (pleasant) than working days Which is (high) mountain in your country? A house is (strong) than a dog Robert is (fat) than his brother The Pacific is (large) ocean in the world VIII Read the passage and complete the sentences below A horse on board the Enterprise was perhaps the first and only horse ever to save the livesof its shipmates The Enterprise was sailing for North Carolina She carried a mixedcargo, and there were fifteen passengers on her She was making good time until at dawn, she struck something Water poured into the ship The holds were soon flooded Frightened men and women climbed the rigging to save their lives The crew tried to pump the holds out, but with no luck Then the cargo caught fire All those on board thought they would die The captain knew the coast was near But how near? Perhaps if the horse could reach land, the people could, too The horse was led to the side and pushed over The horse did reach land In fact, it almost waded ashore! The people soon followed All were saved, thanks to a nameless horse There were people on the Enterprise Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 The ship was wrecked at When water poured in, the crew tried to the holds The horse was pushed overboard in the hope that it could The horse got ashore almost by IX Read the passage then answer the questions The Youth and Young Pioneers Organization was founded in Vietnam on March 26th, 1931 It builds character, and encourages good citizenship and personal fitness The Y & Y has many plans to help the community It encourages all members to take part in different programs The recycling program can help people save natural resources The “Rosy Smile” program helps raise fund for the poor children The “Green Sunday” program makes the city more beautiful with clean streets, plenty of trees and flowers It gives more green color to the city and it is done on Sunday so it has the name “Green Sunday” There are some more helpful programs such as “helping the elderly and street children”, “supporting cultural-sport”, “young scientists”, etc When was the Y & Y founded? -> What does it build? -> What does it encourage? -> Why is it named “Green Sunday”? -> What does the recycling help? -> Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 X Read the passage and fill a suitable word in each blank to complete its sumary below Nasreddin's Visitors One day a visitor came to Nasreddin's house "I am your cousin from Konya," he said, "and I have brought you a duck to celebrate the visit." Nasreddin was delighted He asked his wife to cook the duck, and served the visitor a fine dinner The next day another visitor arrived "I am the friend of the man who brought you the duck," he said Nasreddin invited him in and gave him a good meal The next day another visitor arrived, and said he was the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck Again Nasreddin invited him in for a meal However, he was getting annoyed Visitors seemed to be using his house as a restaurant Then another visitor came, and said he was the friend of the friend of the friend of the man who had brought the duck Nasreddin invited him to eat dinner with him His wife brought some soup to the table and the visitor tasted it "What kind of soup is this?" asked the visitor "It tastes just like warm water." "Ah!" said Nasreddin, "That is the soup of the soup of the soup of the duck." One day, Nasreddin had a …………… (1) who claimed to be his…………… (2) from Konya The visitor brought a …………… (3) as a gift, and Nasreddin's ………… (4) made some ………… (5) with it, and served a fine meal Then another visitor arrived, saying he was a …………… (6) of the cousin; then a third, who said he was a friend of the friend of the cousin They didn't bring any…………… (7), but Nasreddin gave them a meal anyway However, when the ……………… (8)visitor arrived, Nasreddin became angry Instead of soup, he served ……………… (9) water He told the friend of the friend of the friend of the cousin that it was soup of the soup of the soup of the …………… (10) Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 ANSWER KEY A PHONETICS I Choose the words that have the bold part has different pronunciation from the others D C C B B C A A A 10 D 11 D 12 B 13 C 14 C 15 C II Choose the words that has the different stress from the others A D C B C C B A B 10 D B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences C B B D A C D B II Use the gerund of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences doing writing riding watching taking playing washing collecting listening 10 eating III Put the verbs in the brackets into infinitive (V/to V) or gerund (V-ing) working doing to visit play make to watch helping taking socializing 10 surfing IV Complete the sentences Put the verbs into the correct form Affirmative or negative didn’t disturb laughed went flied didn’t sleep cost ate didn’t have wasn’t 10 were V Complete these sentences with used to or didn’t use to used to smoke used to be didn’t use to drink used to have didn’t use to like used to live used to play didn’t use to study C READING I Read the following passage then choose the correct words in stopped nice 3.took afternoon 4.on a get drove 10 late Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 II There is one mistake in the line marked with a number in the following passage Underline and correct it: is =>are a =>the get =>gets beautifully =>beautiful celebrate =>celebrated III Read the following passage then answer the questions: It exists in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam It is held once a year / annually They give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province No, they aren’t No, it isn’t IV Read the passages and write True for (T) of False for (F) 1.T F 3.T T F T F T T 10 T D WRITING I Put a suitable preposition in each blank on at in/ in in in at at at at 10 on 11 at 12 in II Read the text, correct the underlined verbs if they are wrong Some verbs are correct True used to live -> lived True were noticing -> noticed used to going -> used to go True were realising -> realized snowed -> was snowing were skidding -> skidded 10 True III Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above Dogs can swim better than cats Minh really enjoys hanging out with friends It is very interesting to play beach games He spends all his free time looking after his garden IV Complete each sentence so it means the same as the sentence above Use “Used to” They used to start these machines by hand Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 He used to get up late I used to listen to the radio They used to have a dog My brother used to serve in the army Barbara used to be keen on travel He used to morning exercise in the park when he was young The man used to spend his holiday in the mountain when he was young Before he had the car, he used to work by bike 10 I used to get up early when I was young V Read the passage and fill in the correct words 1.on is 2.building on 3.high kinds 4.wide 5.many shelves 10 periodicals VI Use the words or phrases to complete the sentences My mother went shopping yesterday My father watches football on TV and my mother goes walking in the afternoon I often come back home at weekends My English teacher dances very gracefully She enjoys walking in the rain I often come back home at weekends He hasn’t done his homework yet Swimming is my favourite passion I can’t help you because you are too lazy 10 I love watching basketball and volleyball VII Complete these sentences with the correct form of adjectives and adverbs comparison as pretty more expensive happier most international better 10 most delightful 13 more precious 17 the highest best 7.stronger 8.more comfortable 11 most careful 12 more interesting 14.warm 18 stronger more important 15.so good 19 fatter 16.more pleasant 20.the largest VIII Read the passage and complete the sentences below fifteen dawn pump out find the shore wading Bùi Văn Vinh – ĐHSPHN – 0977.267.662 IX Read the passage then answer the questions It was founded on March 26th,1931 It builds characters It encourages good citizenship and personal fitness It is named “Green Sunday” because it gives more green colors to the city and is done on Sunday The recycling helps people save natural resources X Read the passage and fill a suitable word in each blank to complete its summary below visitor cousin friend food duck fourth wife warm soup 10 duck ... washing collecting listening 10 eating III Put the verbs in the brackets into infinitive (V/to V) or gerund (V-ing) working doing to visit play make to watch helping taking socializing 10 surfing... duck Nasreddin invited him to eat dinner with him His wife brought some soup to the table and the visitor tasted it "What kind of soup is this?" asked the visitor "It tastes just like warm water."... that’s where I am now II There is one mistake in the line marked with a number in the following passage Underline and correct it: Correction Spring is a time when there is many festivals in our 1……………………