ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI GIỮA HỌC KÌ 1 MÔN TIẾNG ANH 8

NĂM HỌC 2021 – 2022

I. Review
1. Grammar
- Verbs of liking + gerunds/ to- infinitives
- Comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs
- Questions
- Articles
2. Vocabulary
- Leisure activities
- Life in the countryside
- Peoples of Viet Nam
II. Practice
PART A. PHONETICS
I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs
from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
1. A. sound B. cloud C. found D. favourite
2. A. too B. noon C. door D. school
3. A. know B. show C. now D. low
4. A. mention B. question C. action D. education
5. A. crafts B. solutions C. streets D. stamps
6. A. prize B. drill C. brick D. him
7. A. broom B. proof C. blood D. troop
8. A. camel B. cattle C. paddy D. buffalo
9. A. populated B. loaded C. lived D. waited
10. A. normal B. visitor C. transport D. chore
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word that differs from the other
three in the position of secondary stress in each of the following questions.
1. A. celebration B. congratulate C. economic D. engineer
2. A. handbag B. wonderful          C. tonight D. heavily
3. A. collect B. pasture C. grassland D. harvest
4. A. adore B. communicate C. leisure D. relax
5. A. ethnic B. custom C. basic D. diverse
6. A. gather B. bracelet C. visit D. enjoy
7. A. majority B. minority C. tradition D. multicultural
8. A. costume B. custom C. people D. unique
9. A. virtual B. leisure C. basic D. develop
10. A. addicted B. harvest C. shopping D. reading
PART B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

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I. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the best answer to each of the
following question.
1. He adores __________ out with his friends at weekends.
A. hang B. hanging C. to hang D. hangs
2. My brother is addicted ___________ playing beach games.
A. on B. of C. to D. at
3. Are you ___________ on making bracelets?
A. hooked B. hanged C. addicted D. adored
4. Will your parents be ___________ with your school results?
A. relaxed B. joined C. satisfied D. detested
5. We are all hooked ________ making lanterns.
A. in B. off C. on D. to
6. People in rural areas live ________ than those in cities.
A. simplier B. more simply C. more simple D. simpler
7. This morning I bought a newspaper and a magazine. _______ newspaper is in
my bag but I don’t know where_______ magazine.
A. A/ a B. A/ the C. The/ the D. The/ a
8. My parents have _______ cat and _______ dog. The dog never bites the cat.
A. a/ a B. a/ the C.the/ the D. the/ a
9. We live in_______ big house in _______ middle of the village.
A. a/ a B. a/ the C.the/ the D. the/ a
10. Nga: “_________ is this shawl?” Lan: “Sorry, it’s not for sale.”
A. What B. How many C. How much D. How often
11. Playing with the beehive __________ dangerous.
A. am B. are C. be D. is
12. In __________ time, farmers use buffalo-drawn cart to take food home.
A. harvest B. collect C. cattle D. local
13. People in my country are very open and _________.
A. friend B. friendless C. friends D. friendly
14. Max says life in the countryside is _________ than he expected.
A. more convenient B. convenient
C. the convenient D. most convenient
15. I often help my parents dry the ___________ in the yard in front of my house.
A. cattle B. rice C. herd D. cow
16. Nam: “_______ is your favourite cartoon? Ba: “It is Kung Fu Panda”.
A. Who B. What C. When D. Why
17. Nam: “_______ is a ‘long house’ of the Ede people?”
Ba: “About 150 meters long.”

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 A. Who B. What C. How far D. How long
18. The cost of living in the countryside is____ than in the city.
A. more low B. lowlier C. lower D. low
19. Which one is ______, the city or the country?
A. more noisily B. noisyer C. noisily D. noisier
20. Some people think that country folk work_______ than city people.
A. more hard B. more hardly C. harder D. as hard
II. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the underlined part that needs
correction in each of the following questions.
1. Mai enjoys to listen to music, especially pop music in her free time.
A. enjoys B. to listen C. especially D. in
2. Why don’t we helping our parents with some DIY projects? I think it’s useful.
A. helping B. with C. DIY D. useful
3. The cost of living in big cities is more cheap in the countryside.
A. cost B. in C. more cheap D. the
4. Hung drives more carefullier than his brother.
A. drives B. carefullier C. than D. brother
5. I think your brother won’t mind lend you a helping hand.
A. think B. won’t C. lend D. a
6. The ethnic minorities in Vietnam often live in a mountainous areas.
A. ethnic B. in C. often D. a
III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to
the underlined word(s) in the following questions.
1. I’m sorry. I won’t be able to join your farewell party this Sunday.
A. hold B. take part in C. have D. be interested in
2. My family love lying on the sofa and watching films together.
A. hate B. detest C. mind D. fancy
3. Thai cloth is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.
A. good B. famous C. seen D. visited
4. The Mongolian move two or three times a year to look for new pastures for
their cattle.
A. grasslands B. rice C. harvest D. paddy fields
IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning
to the underlined word(s) in the following questions.
1. The nomads in Gobi highland live in an inconvenient life.
A. hard B. vast C. convenient D. modern
2. The air conditioner Mary has just bought is hard to use.
A. easy B. complicated C. difficult D. heavy
3. Some ethnic groups have their own written languages.
A. saying B. writing C. spoken D. reading

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4. The Hmong people I met in Sapa speak English very well.
A. badly B. skillfully C. perfectly D. rich
V. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the most suitable response to complete
each of the following exchanges
1. Lan : “I can’t believe you used all your savings for that tool kit. ”
Mai: “__________”
A. But it’s right up my street. B. Thanks a lot.
C. That’s good. D. Check out this book.
2. Nam : “I feel tired of doing too much homework. ”
Phuc : “__________”
A. You should study harder. B. It’s good for your health.
C. Try some outdoor activities to relax. D. That sounds good !
3. Lan: “__________”
Mai: “Yeah! It’s so green and large.”
A. Look at this buffalo! It’s so big. B. The paddy field is beautiful.
C. I’ve never gone to a rural village. D. Summer is coming.
4. Ba: “Which Vietnamese food should we invite John?
Nam: “_____________”
A. I don’t know how to make spring rolls.
B. Have you lived with Hmong people?
C. Spring rolls will be OK for him.
D. This food looks strange.
5. Nga: “ ______________”
Lan: “But it is held in Lunar February, not this month. ”
A. We are going to enjoy the Hoa Ban festival this weekend.
B. Is the Hoa Ban festival beautiful?
C. When is the Hoa Ban festival held?
D. Where is the Hoa Ban festival held?
PART C. READING
I. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the
best answer to each of the following questions.
Living in the country is something that people from the city often dream about.
However, in reality, it has both advantages and disadvantages.
There are certainly many advantages of living in the country. First, you can enjoy
peace and quietness. Moreover, people tend to be friendlier. A further advantage is
that there is less traffic, so it is safer for young children.
However, there are certain disadvantages or drawbacks to life outside the city.
First, because there are fewer people, you are likely to have few friends. In
addition, entertainment is difficult to find, particularly in the evening. Furthermore,
the fact that there are fewer shops and services, so it is quite hard to find jobs. As a

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result, you may have to travel a long way to work, which can be extremely
expensive.
In conclusion, it can be seen that the country is more suitable for some people than
others. On the whole, it is often the best place for those who are retired or who
have young children. In contrast, young or single people who have a career are
better provided for in the city.
1. According to the passage, living in the country has .
A. both good and bad points B. only bad points
C. only good points D. no disadvantages
2. How many advantages does living in the country have?
A. Two B. Four C. Three D. No
3. Living in the country is safer for young children because .
A. there are fewer shops B. there is less traffic
C. there are fewer people D. there are few services
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The country is only suitable for retired people.
B. It’s hard to find entertainment in the country.
C. There are fewer shops and services in the country.
D. People in the country tend to be friendlier than people in the city.
5. Having few friends is_________.
A. one of drawbacks to life in the country
B. the only disadvantage of living in the country
C. one of certain advantages to life outside the city
D. one of certain drawbacks to life in the city
II. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the
word that best fits each numbered blank.
COMMUNAL HOUSE (RONG HOUSE)
The Rong House can only be (1)_____in villages to the north of the Central
Highlands, especially in Gia Lai and Kon Turn provinces. It is a large, imposing,
beautifully decorated stilt house built (2) the middle of the village. It is where
community activities
(3)_______, meetings, wedding ceremonies, or playing ceremonies. It is also the
place for reception of guests. The Rong house of each ethnic group has its own
architectural style, design, and decor. Yet there are shared (4)_______. In the
village, it is often (5)______house roofed with yellow-dried thatch leaves and
having 8 big wood columns. The rafters are decorated with patterns of bright
colour, depicting religious scenes, legendary stories about ancient heroes, stylized
animals, and other familiar things of the village life. The most distinction of the

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decor of the Rong House is the (6) of the brilliant God of Sun. The Rong
House is a (7)______of the culture of Central Highlanders, an age-old and stable
culture. The bigger the house, the wealthier the village is. It is a (8)______of the
whole village.
1. A. found B. find C. to find D. finding
2. A. on B. in C. at D. Under
3. A. happens B. take on C. take place D. Occurs
4. A. features B. cultures C. customs D. designs
5. A. a big B. a bigger C. biggest D. the biggest
6. A. portrait B. photo C. image D. paint
7. A. signal B. sign C. symbol D. scene
8. A. design B. pride C. proud D. respect
PART D. WRITING
Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
the original sentence or best combine the two given sentences in each of the
following question.
1. Playing board games is very interesting.
A. It is very interested in playing board games.
B. It is very interested to play board games.
C. It is very interesting playing board games.
D. It is very interesting to play board games.
2. Julie finds making crafts boring.
A. Julie enjoys making crafts.
B. Julie’s crafts are not boring.
C. To Julie, making craft is not interesting.
D. Julie cannot find an interesting craft to play with.
3. This is the most luxurious house I’ve ever seen.
A. I’ve never seen a more luxurious than this.
B. I’ve never seen the most luxurious house than this.
C. I’ve seen a more luxurious house than this.
D. I’ve seen a more luxurious house than this.
4. He was the cleverest thief of all times.
A. All thieves are cleverer than him.
B. All thieves are less clever than him.
C. No thieves are clever except for him.
D. No thieves are less clever than him.
5. Nam is more attractive story teller than Mai.
A. Nam tells stories more attractively than Mai.
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D. Mai tells stories less attractively than Nam does.
6. Ronaldo plays better than anybody in the team.
A. Ronaldo is good at playing in team.
B. Ronaldo is the best player in the team.
C. No one plays worse than Ronaldo in the team.
D. Everybody plays better than Ronaldo in the team.
7. Muong’s men often wear round-neck shirts.
A. What does Muong’s men often wear?
B. What do Muong’s men often wear?
C. Which does Muong’s men often wear?
D. Which do Muong’s men often wear?
8. Who does this beautiful watch belong to?
A. Whose is this beautiful watch?
B. Whose does this beautiful watch?
C. Which is this watch?
D. Which is the owner of this watch?
9. My parents insist me on learning another language.
A. My parents want me to learn another language.
B. My parents start learning another language with me.
C. My parents help me in learning another language.
D. My parents assist me in learning another language.
10. Have you got any better hat than this one?
A. Is this one the worse hat you’ve got?
B. Is this one the best hat you’ve got?
C. Is this one the better hat than this one?
D. Is that one the better hat than this one?
11. In this mountainous area, it often takes the students two hours to go to their
boarding school.
A. How much does it take the students in this mountainous area to go to their
boarding school?
B. How long does it take the students in this mountainous area to go to their
boarding school?
C. How much do the students in this mountainous area go to their boarding school?
D. How long do the students in this mountainous area go to their boarding school?
12. Tet is the most important festival in Vietnam.
A. Which is the most important festival in Vietnam?
B. When is the most important festival in Vietnam?
C. Where is the most important festival in Vietnam?
D. Why is the most important festival in Vietnam?

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