ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP GIỮA KÌ I - TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 (2022 – 2023)

A. THEORY (UNIT 1,2,3 + Review)

Vocabulary Pronunciation Grammar Speaking
Unit 1: Leisure activities. Clusters: /br/ - Verbs of liking + Gerunds. Talk about good
Leisure and /pr/ - Verbs of liking + to- and bad side of
Activities infinitives. leisure activities.
Unit 2: Life in the Clusters: /bl/ and - Comparative forms of Talk about what
Life in the countryside. /cl/ adjectives: review. you like or dislike
countryside - Comparative forms of about life in the
adverbs. countryside.
Unit 3: Different cultural Clusters: /sk/ /st/ - Questions revision. Talk about life of
Peoples of groups of and /sp/ - Articles (a, an, the) and an ethnic group.
Vietnam Vietnam. Stress of words. quantifiers (some, any…).

LISTENING (Tham khảo các bài nghe trong SGK)

1. Listen and fill in the blanks.
2. Listen and choose the correct answer.
3. Listen and decide whether the statements True (T) or False (F)
4. Listen and answer the questions.

B. PRACTICE EXERCISES
I. PHONETICS
EX 1. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
1. A. vast B. cart C. craft D.paddy
2. A. scarf B. school C. science D. scare
3. A. raised B. returned C. brushed D. cleaned
4. A. ethnic B. unique C. basic D. diverse
5. A. sure B. soundly C. simple D. stilt
6. A. programs B. computers C. subjects D. celebrations
7. A. visited B. recommended C. wanted D. hoped
8. A. fields B. flowers C. lemons D. parks
9. A. diverse B. climb C. minority D. worship
10. A. opened B. lived C. stayed D. loaded
EX 2. Find the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. harmful B. slowly C. cloudy D.unique
2. A. worship B. belong C. enjoy D. behave
3. A. support B. invite C. explore D. system
4. A. generous B. nomadic C. interesting D. comfortable
5. A. community B. identify C. expensive D. socialize
6. A. active B. virtual C. collect D. harmful
7. A. festival B. resource C. station D. history
8. A. adore B. enjoy C. fancy D. detest
9. A. competition B. invitation C. attraction D. conservation
10. A. beauty B. refuse C. attract D. agree

II. LANGUAGE FOCUS

EX 3. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.
1.Yoga help us learn to co-ordinate breathing and movement.
A.what B.when C.why D.how
2.Teenagers enjoy to music and out with friends.
A.listen - hang B.to listen – to hang. C.listening - hang D.listening - hanging
3. should children do yoga too?
A. Why B.When C.What D.How
4.Don’t worry. It is to travel to that village even at night.
A.safe B.unsafe C.difficult D.inconvenient
5.Life in a small town is than that in a big city.
A.peaceful B.much peaceful C.less peaceful D.much more peaceful
6.The boys often help their parents to water from the village well.
A.gather B.collect C.give D.find
7.In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the house.
A.communication B.community C.communal D.commune
8.The Viet people have many customs and crafts.
A.tradition B.traditional C.culture D.customary
9. month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?
A.When B.Which C.How many D.How often
10. The on display in Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture are very interesting.
A.items B.goods C.products D.shows
11. We are all hook ________ making star lanterns.
A. in B. off C. on D. to
12. Their family have moved to the city ________ 2001.
A. horn B.for C.in D. since
13. The Kinh have the largest number of people, ________ for 86% of the population.
A. holding B.taking C. accounting D. numbering
14. I’m tired of ________ inthe city. It’s too busy, noisy and dirty.
A. live B.to live C.to be lived D. living
15. ________ drop that mobile phone and do your homework?
A. Why don’t you B. How about C. Would you mind D. When did you
16.The Hmong of Sa Pa are called Black Hmong ________ their mainly black clothing.
A. because of B.in spite of C.in order to D. according to
17. People in rural areas live ________ than those in cities.
A. simplier B.more simply C. more simple. D. simpler
18. Which one is _______, the city or the countryside?
A. noisier B. noisily C. noisy D. more noisy
19. ________ is the Nung’s clothing? ~ Indigo.
A. What B.Which group C. What colour D. Whose
20. Would you pass me salt, please?
A. a B. the C. an D. Ø
21. Can you show me way to station?
A. the – the B. a – a C. the – a D. a – the
22. She has read interesting book.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
23. You’ll get shock if you touch live wire with that screwdriver.
A. an – the B. Ø – the C. a – a D. an – the
24. Mr. Smith is old customer and honest man.
A. an – the B. the – an C. an – an D. the – the
25. Teenagers enjoy _______ to music and _________ out with friends.
A. listen – hang B. to listen – to hang C. listening – hang D. listening – hanging
26. __________ should children do yoga too?
A. Why B. When C. What D. How
27. Don’t worry. It is ____________ to travel to that village event at night.
A. safe B. unsafe C. difficult D. inconvenient
28. Life in a small town is __________ than that in a big city.
A. peaceful B. much peaceful C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful
29. The boys often help their parents to _________ water from the village well.
A. gather B. collect C. give D. find
30. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ________ house.
A. communication B. community C. communal D. commune

EX 4. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined
word(s) in each of the following sentences.
1. I received housing benefit when I was unemployed.
A. out of work B. out of fashion C. out of order D. out of practice
2. How many countries took part in the last SEA Games?
A. succeeded B. hosted C. participated D. performed
3. He insisted on listening to the entire story.
A. part B. funny C. whole D. interesting
4. He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
A. complain B. exchange C. explain D. arrange
5. Picasso was a well-known cubist painter.
A. artistic B. colorful C celebrated D. knowledgeable

EX 5. Choose the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the

underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences
1. Polluted water and increased water temperatures have driven many species to the verge of extinction.
A. enriched B. contaminated C. purified D. strengthened
2. The new laws to conserve wildlife in the area will come into force next month.
A. eliminate B. protect C. pollute D. destroy
3. The shop assistants have to break off the conversation to serve a customer.
A. interrupt B. continue C. hurry D. begin
4. There have been significant changes in women’s lives since the women’s liberation movement.
A. unimportant B. controlled C. political D.disagreeable
5. The doctor advised Peter to give up smoking.
A. stop B. continue C. finish D. consider

EX 6. Choose the best option A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable respond to complete each of
the following exchange.
1. Phong: ‘Is it true that Y Moan was the greatest pop singer of the Ede?’ - Hoa: ‘_________’
A. Really? B. How beautiful! C. Come on! D. Exactly.
2. Yorn: ‘Look at this dish, Lili. It has five colours.’ Lili: ‘_________’
A. How nice! B. What a shame! C. Sounds bad. D. Okay.
3. Max: ‘In some ethnic groups, women play the leading role in the family’. - Raz: ‘_________’
A. Well, of course. B. I don’t think so. C. Wow, that’s surprising! D. It’s all right.
4. Roxie: ‘Let’s go to the local open-air market’. Arthur: ‘_________’
A. Good idea. B. I’d love to. C. Not at all. D. Yes, of course.
5. Mina: ‘The ethnic minorities are mainly concentrated in Northern Uplands and Central Highlands.’
Violet: ‘_________’
A. Oh, I see. B. So far so good. C. How convenient! D. Almost certainly.
6. Veera: ‘I have two tickets to a gong performance. Would you like to go?’ Alice: ‘_______.What time?’
A. Sorry, I can’t. B. Not very good. C. Yes, I’d like that. D. Never mind.
7. Amily: ‘Tomorrow we will go to Coc Ly market. You can buy lots of handmade items there.’
Bright: ‘_________’
A. What a pity B. How interesting C. How thoughtful! D. Well done.
8.Hoa: “I think we should preserve traditional craft villages.” - Mai: “______”
A. That’s a good idea! B. Well done! C. Congratulations! D. Good job!
9. Lan: “My favourite leisure activity is people watching.” - Mai: “_______”
A. Yes. It’s kind of you. B. Sure. It’s very entertaining.
C. OK. Good idea. D. That’s all right.
10. Nam: “Would you like to come with us for lunch?” - Lan: “__________”
A. Yes, it is B. Yes, so do I C. Yes, I'd love to D. I'm very happy
III. READING
EX 7. Read the following passage and choose A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that
best fits each of the numbered blanks.
I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (1) _________
it is very quite and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean, people look (2) _________it with great
care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in a city because everyone (3)
_________ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help.
There are only a few things that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got many
things to do in the evening; we haven’t got (4) _________ cinemas and theaters. The other thing is that
people always talk about (5) _________, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer
village life in a big city.
1.A.so B.although C.because D.but
2.A.for B.at C.up D.after
3.A.knows B.know C.is knowing D.knew
4.A.little B.some C.any D.few
5.A.others B.other C.another D.one another

EX 8. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate
the correct answer to each of the questions.
For 3,000 years, Mongolians have lived in the rural areas, adopting a pastoral way of life, moving in the
search of new pastures. They depend largely on their livestock for a living and sustain themselves with what
they can get from the land. Today, approximately half of Mongolia’s population is still roaming the vast
plains living in the ger and moving their campings several times a year. Nomadic life thrives in summer and
survives in winter. When temperatures are warm, they work hard on their farms to get milk and make airag,
consuming meat from their sheep and goats. Once winter comes, temperatures dip extremely low and they
stay indoors and survive on horse meat.
With the rise of technology, changes in the Mongolian nomadic lifestyle are almost inevitable. While
they still lead their lifestyle as pastoral herders, many use motorbikes to herd cattle and horses. To move
their homes, trucks have taken the place of ox carts. Solar panels are also becoming an addition to the ger,
giving them access to electricity without being confined to one place. The nomads use solar energy to power
television sets and mobile phones.
1. Mongolians regularly move from place to place in order to _________.
A. look for food for their family B. find pastures for their livestock
C. herd their cattle and horses D. sell their animals and farm products
2. How many Mongolians still live a traditional nomadic life?
A. Close to 40 percent B. More than 50 percent
C. About 50 percent D. Approximately 60 percent
3. What is a ger?
A. A portable, round tent B. A thatched house
C. A circular house made of snow D. A wooden hut
4. What is the Mongolian’s main food in winter?
A. airag B. goat meat C. sheep meat D. horse meat
5. Today, Mongolian nomads _________.
A. don’t lead their lifestyle as herders any more
B. use ox carts to move their homes
C. use solar energy to power electronic devices
D. have the advantage of urban life
6. Which of the followings is NOT true about Mongolian nomads?
A. They live in the countryside.
B. They live by and for their livestock.
C. They work hard in winter when the temperature dip very low.
D. They are now taking advantage of technology.
IV. WRITING
EX 9. Find ONE mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it.
1. I haven’t seen Martin since we graduate from the university in 2001
A B C D
2. Although she wanted to go to the museum, she decided staying at home.
A B C D
3. I detest to have to get up when it’s dark outside.
A B C D
4. My mother still spends 14 hours a day do the housework.
A B C D
5. When you game online, be carefully when making friends with strangers.
A B C D
6. For some people, training pets are hard work.
A B C D
7. Life in the countryside is much peaceful and the life is also slower.
A B C D
8. Steve works more happy than he used to.
A B C D
9. Han lives in an cottage house in Cuc Phuong national park.
A B C D
10. The Muong people are the ethnic minority who live in the mountainous regions of Vietnam.
A B C D

EX 10. Mark the letter A, B, C, D to indicate the sentence that is the closest in meaning to each of the
sentences given.
1. She likes to hang out with friends on Saturday evening.
A. She’s interested in hanging out with friends on Saturday evening.
B. She’s keen in hanging out with friends on Saturday evening.
C. She’s fancy hanging out with friends on Saturday evening.
D. She’s interested in hang out with friends on Saturday evening.
2. What leisure activity does she like most?
A. What’s her favorite activity in her free time?
B. What does she like most?
C. What activity does she like doing most?
D. What’s leisure activity does she like most?
3. How about going window-shopping this afternoon?
A. Shall we going window-shopping this afternoon?
B. Shall we go window-shopping this afternoon?
C. What about to go window-shopping this afternoon?
D. Will we go window-shopping this afternoon?
4. DIY skills aren’t as hard to learn as I think.
A. DIY skills are easier to learn.
B. I think DIY skills are easier to learn.
C. DIY skills are easier to learn than I think.
D. DIY skills are easier to learn as I think.
5. There are some stilt houses in my village.
A. My village has some stilt houses.
B. Some stilt houses has my village.
C. There some my village stilt houses.
D. In my village there have some stilt houses.
6. This country is so multicultural that many tourists visit it.
A. Many tourists visit this country although it’s multicultural.
B. Many tourists visit this country but it’s multicultural.
C. Many tourists visit this country so it’s multicultural.
D. Many tourists visit this country because it’s multicultural.
7. Life in the countryside isn't as stressful as life in the city.
A. Life in the city is less stressful than that in the countryside.
B.Life in the countryside is more stressful than that in the city.
C. Life in the city is more stressful than life in the countryside.
D. Life in the countryside is so as stressful as life in the city.
8. Despite the fact that it was snowing, I didn’t feel cold.
A. In spite of the snow, I felt quite cold.
B. In spite of feeling warm, it was snowing.
C. Although it was snowing, I didn’t feel cold.
D. Although I didn’t feel cold, it was snowing.
9. Your car is more expensive than mine.
A. My car is cheaper than your.
B. Your car is not cheaper than mine.
C. My car is as expensive as yours.
D. My car is not as expensive as yours.
10. That's the most delicious meal I've ever had.
A. I have ever had some more delicious meal than that.
B. That meal isn't so delicious as the meal I've ever had.
C. That meal was as delicious as the meal I've ever had.
D. I have never had a more delicious meal than that.

EX 11. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence which can be made from the given words
in each question.
1. Some farmers/ still/ use/ buffalo-drawn/ carts/ move crops.
A. Some farmers still uses buffalo-drawn carts to move crops.
B. Some farmers still uses buffalo-drawn carts move crops.
C. Some farmers still use buffalo-drawn carts move crops.
D. Some farmers still use buffalo-drawn carts to move crops.
2. My friend/ never/ ride/ horse/ before.
A. My friend never ridden a horse before.
B. My friend never rode a horse before.
C. My friend has never ridden a horse before.
D. My friend had never ridden a horse before.
3. He/ usually/ go/ herd/ buffaloes/ other boys/ village.
A. He usually goes herding buffaloes with other boys in village.
B. He usually go herding buffaloes with other boys in village.
C. He usually goes herding buffaloes with other boys in the village.
D. He usually go herding buffaloes with other boys in the village.
4. than/ more/ in the/ in the/ city/ more/ It’s/ countryside/ to live.
A. It’s more countryside convenient in the city than in the to live.
B. It’s more convenient to live in the city than in the countryside.
C. It’s live in the city than more convenient to in the countryside.
D. It’s more convenient to than in the live in the city countryside.
5. Marie/ like/ window shopping/ her close friend/ Saturday evenings.
A. Marie likes window shopping with her close friend in Saturday evenings.
B. Marie like window shopping with her close friend in Saturday evenings.
C. Marie likes window shopping with her close friend on Saturday evenings.
D. Marie like window shopping with her close friend on Saturday evenings.
6. Why/ not/ we/ help/ our parents/ some DIY projects?
A. Why not we help our parents with some DIY projects?
B. Why not we help our parents some DIY projects?
C. Why don’t we help our parents some DIY projects?
D. Why don’t we help our parents with some DIY projects?
7. How much/ time/ day/ you/ spend/ playing game?
A. How much time a day do you spend on playing game?
B. How much time a day do you spend in playing game?
C. How much time a day did you spend in playing game?
D. How much time a day did you spend on playing game?
8. is/ My/ gardening/ activity/ favourite/ leisure.
A. My favourite leisure activity is gardening.
B. My leisure activity favourite is gardening.
C. My gardening is favourite leisure activity.
D. My activity is favourite leisure gardening.
9. How much/ dish/ five-colored/ sticky rice?
A. How much are dish of five-colored sticky rice?
B. How much are a dish of five-colored sticky rice?
C. How much is a dish of five-colored sticky rice?
D. How much is dish of five-colored sticky rice?
10. City/ children/ have/ more/ interesting life/ country ones.
A. City children have more interesting life than country ones.
B. City children have more interesting life country ones.
C. City children has more interesting life than country ones.
D. City children has more interesting life country ones.