THE 1ST WRITTEN MID-TERM 45 MINUTE TEST

ENGLISH: 8

I.Find the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line.(1pt)
1. A. sound B. cloud C. found D.favourite
2. A. what B. where C. who D. when
3. A. crafts B. stops C. opens D. months
4. A. wanted B. washed C. watched D. stopped

II.Write the right word or phrase under each picture (0.5pt)

1.___________________ 2._____________________
III.Choose the best answer (2pts)
1. My dad doesn’t mind _______ me from school everyday.
A. pick up B. picked up C. to pick up D. picking up
2. We will go on holiday with some friends of _______
A. our B. us C. we D. ours
3. There are ___________ ethnic groups in Vietnam.
A. 45 B. 54 C. 49 D. 53
4. Nick ,we’re goin’ to a cultural event ________. Would you like to join us?
A. DIY B. J4F C. 2moro D. /w
5. The volunteers have to work much _________ usual to save the dying animals.
A. as hard as B. more harder thanC. harder than D. the hardest
6. _________ can make you relaxed. You enjoy them in your free time.
A. Sports B. Leisure activities C. Riding a horse D. Flying the kites
7. I love _________ with my best friend on the weekend. We go window- shopping or to the cinema.
A. chatting B. texting C. hanging out D. visiting
8. The opposite of “important” is __________.
A. complicated B. insignificant C. developed D. traditional
IV.Complete the passage with the words given(1.5pt)
take - just - because – texting – since – make –
mainly
I’ve had a mobile phone (1) ________________ I was 8 years old. I do lots of
things with it: play games, listen to music and the radio, (2) ________________
pictures and make videos… I also talk to my friends, but (3) ________________
I send and receive messages! (4) ________________ friends is a lot cheaper
than calling them. The first week of the challenge was hard! But I’ve (5)
________________ found the perfect way to win the challenge: I’ve told my
friends to come to my house after school and for the weekend , too. It’s
been great (6) ________________ now I know that being with my friends is a
lot better than texting them!
V.Write questions for these answers: (0.5pt)
1. Of the three costumes, I like the red one most.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. The water wheel is used to get the water for the fields.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Answer the questions: (0.5pt)
1. Which works faster at calculus, a computer or a human being?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Do you like life in the countryside? Why or why not?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
VI.Read and answer the questions(2.5pt)
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is the most
informative Museum in Vietnam and is a big tourist
attraction in Hanoi. It is located in Cau giay District, about 8
km from the city center. It focused on the officially
recognized 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam . The Museum comes
out of the recognition that Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country.
The proposal for the museum was officially approved on
December 14, 1987. Construction lasted from 1987 to 1995,
and it was opened to the public on November 12, 1997.
The exhibition building was designed by the architect
Ha Duc Linh, a member of the Tay ethnic group, in the shape
of a Dong Son drum, and the interior architecture was
designed by the French architect Véronique Dollfus.
The 54 officially recognized ethnic groups of Vietnam
are introduced here .You can find a wide variety of different
cultural scenes of many ethnic groups in Vietnam . You will
be blown away by the elaboration of these architectures. You
also take part in traditional games and activities such as
water puppet show, calligraphy, stone game.
1. Where is The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology ?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. How long did people build the museum?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Who designed the museum?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. A lot of of different cultural scenes of many ethnic groups in Vietnam are introduced in the
museum, aren’t they?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….
True or False:
1. _________The interior architecture was designed by the architect Ha Duc Linh.
2. _________ The exhibition building has the shape of a Dong Son drum.
VII.There’s one mistake in the line marked with a number in the following passage.
Underline and correct it: (1.5pts)
Correction
Spring is a time when there is many festivals in our country. Among them, 1……………
Hoa Ban Festival is a most beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai 2…………….
Chau. It is typical of the cultural life of the Thai people. In the second lunar 3……………
month of the year, when it get warmer and hoa ban – a kind of beautifully 4………………
flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is 5……………
celebrate.
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