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(1)Tan Hiep B2 Secondary school Mark THE SECOND TEST Grade Name:………………… ……… Class: 8A Subject: English _ No I Listen( 2ms) Listen and complete One missing word (1m) The Xoe dance is a spritual …………………….of Thai ethnic people There are more than……………………ancient forms of xoe The most popular form is The Xoe vong or “…………… dance” Without Xoe dance, the rice won’t grow and people won’t get……………… 2/ Listen and tick True / False.( 1m) Ooc bom boc is the Hoa’s festival in Soc Trang ……… People worship Moon God in this festival ……… A worshipping ceremony is held under the bamboo archway ……… They don’t hold dragon boat races during the festival ……… II/Language Focus and vocabualaries (3 ms) Each sentence has an error Underline and correct(1m) 1.Children should greeting and respect old people …………………………… 2.Do we have to followed the tradition of cleaning the house before Tet? ………………… 3.We have the custom of give presents at Christmas …………………………… 4.She doesn’t have to wears company uniform …………………………… / Underline the correct answer to complete each sentence(1m) 1/ When eating in India, you (mustn’t / should / will) always use right hand Never use left hand 2/ Before leaving the dinning table, we ( have to / shouldn’t / must to) ask for permission 3/ They hold the buffalo-fighting ceremony( worshipping / to worship / worship) the Water God 4/We like Tet because it is a long holiday;( although / therefore/ moreover), we can also receive lucky money 3./Odd one out different stress syllable.(1m) 1/ A competition B participation C anniversary D vegetarian 2/ A musician B librarian C commemoration D magician 3/ A.tradition B procession C attention D carnival 4/ A.ceremony B reflect C majority D production III/ Read: Read, then the tasks that follow(2.5ms) 1/ Complete the passage with the words in the box No is done as an example( 1m): (2) worshipped worship ceremony hero God procession celebrated -0 The Giong Festival is (0).celebrated ….every year in Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Ha Noi This festival commemorates the (1)………., Saint Giong He is considered a mythical hero because he grew from a three-year-old child into a giant overnight He is (2)…………… for defending the country from foreign invaders – the An Although this festival is held from the 6th to the 12th day of the 4th lunar month, people start preparing traditional clothing for the (3)………………… and for various festival performances one month beforehand During the festival, the procession starts at the Mother Temple and goes to Thuong Temple where a religious (4)……………… is performed When night falls, a Cheo play is performed Then the festivities end with a thanksgiving proccession on the 12 th.This festival shows our love for the motherland and the preservation of our cultural heritage 2/Answer the following questions (1.5ms) 1/Where is Giong festival taken place? ……………………………………………………… 2/Who is Saint Giong? ……………………………………………………………………… 3/When is the festival held? ………………………………………………………………… 4/ What happens during the festival? Do you like this festival? Why(not) ……………………………………………………… IV/ Write 1/Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets.(1.m) They are going to build a palace at the end of this street A palace……………………………………………………………………………… 2/ Nha Trang is famous for impressive street carnival It has attracted thousands visitors ( therefore) ……………………………………………………………………………………………… They started to commerate saint Giong a long time ago They………………………………………………………………………………… 4/.The Mongols were very powerful Tran Quoc Tuan defeated them three times during the 13 (although) th century ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… …… 2/ Write a short paragraph about a festival in your neighbourhood you like.(1.5ms) 1/What is the festival called? 2/Where is it taken place? 3/When is it held? 4/Who people worship? (What activities people at the festival?) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (3) (4)