REVISION FOR MID-TERM TEST – ENGLISH 8

Academic Year: 2021- 2022

A/ PRONUNCIATION
Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. speaks B. wants C. hopes D. learns
2. A. diverse B. minority C. inconvenient D. mine
3. A. compare B. clever C. center D. cultural
4. A. brave B. fable C. dragon D. tale
5. A. celebrated B. booked C. practiced D. missed
B/ CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER
1. The Kinh have _ _number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population.
A. large B. the large C. the largest D. larger
2. If you are Vietnamese, you should your customs and traditions.
A. to follow B. following C. followed D. follow
3. My mother enjoys traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.
A. cook B. to cook C. cooking D. cooked
4. 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
5. Look! The children are _the buffaloes.
A. picking B. herding C. driving D. playing
6. The sky is _here in the countryside because there are no buildings to block the view.
A. tidy B. close C. dense D. vast
7. Is living in the city _ than living in the country?
A. more convenient B. as convenient C. most convenient D. so convenient
8. Life in a small town is than that in a big city.
A. peaceful B. much peaceful C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful
9. They detest getting so early in the morning.
A. getting B. get up C. to get up D. gets up
10. My dad doesn’t mind my mom from work every day.
A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up
11. A: did the first channel broadcast in the world? – B: In 1928
A. When B. Where C. Why D. How
12. I am looking for job. Did Mary get _ job she applied for?
A. a/the B. the/a C. a/a D. the/the
13. The Yao have _ rich culture of folk literature and art, with tales, songs and poems.
A. a B. The C. an D. X
14. is more colourful, the Nung’s or the Hoa’s costume?
A. What B. Which C. How D. Where
15. A: is the waterwheel used for? – B: It is used to get water to the fields.
A. Which B. How C. What D. When
16. Kitty is really hooked playing with her little dog.
A. in B. out C. to D. on
17. Among the , the Tay people have the largest population.
A. groups B. majorities C. ethnic minorities D. ethnic cultures
18. So many people nowadays are computers and mobile phones. They use them a lot.
A. addicted to B. bored with C. worried about D. afraid of
19. A tent can be _ _ pulled down and transported than a ger.
A. more easily B. most easily C. easier D. as easily
20. Elena is interested making origami.
A. to B. on C. in D. into
20. Katarina doing morning exercise. She is healthy.
A. dislikes B. love C. loves D. dislike
21. She often hangs with her friends in the shopping mall.
A. in B. out C. of D. to
22. Using computer too much have harmful effects your minds and bodies.
A. on B. to C. with D. onto
23. Cars _ park in front of the entrance.
A. mustn’t B. must C. have to D. should
24. You _ talk to her about anything. She’s very open-minded.
A. can B. couldn’t C. have to D. shouldn’t
25. of your two sisters is studying in Australia?
A. Who B. Which C. What D. Where
26. The teacher said we read this book for our pleasure because it’s optional.
A. should B. must C. needn’t D. can’t

* Identify the mistake in each sentence

1. Having leisure activities are truly important to the elderly.

A B C D
2. Although she wanted to go to the museum, she decided staying at home.
A B C D
3. Parents are concerned that their kids may be spending too many time on screens.
A B C D
4. Collecting coins is exciting, but it can also be relaxed.
A B C D
5. Cloud watching sound weird, but Hang adores it.
A B C D
7. His parents are thinking of banning him on using the computer.
A B C D
8. When you game online, be carefully when making friends with strangers.
A B C D
C. READING
I/ Circle the correct answers to complete the following paragraphs.

1/ In the past few decades, the countryside (1) lots of changes. Because of population
growth, more products are needed. Therefore, more factories have been constructed, and
young people have more choice of jobs apart (2) becoming farmers. When big cities
have become more and more polluted, the fresher atmosphere in the countryside attracts
more people. Rich people who live in the city for their work often buy a second home in
the countryside to spend their weekend and holiday. (3) , the countryside is no longer a
small community of rural people. In fact, in many parts of the countryside, there are urban
people from nearby cities. Additionally, the introduction of the internet creates more
opportunities for increasing (4) _ people's knowledge. Many farmers have used
machines for tasks that used to be done by hand, which helps them save labour. In the near
future, it is expected that the countryside will gradually become more similar to big cities.
1. A. has experienced B. experienced C. experience D. have experienced
2. A. for B. from C. about D. of
3. A. however B. so C. because D. As a result
4. A. countryside B. city C. rural D. ruler
2/ (1) history of Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture started in 1891 when a French
scientist began to collect Cham sculptures that had been discovered in scattered areas of Quang
Nam Province and (2) them to Da Nang. The first museum building was designed (3)
French architects, and construction began in 1951 and was finished by May 1916. The
Museum has played an important role in preserving sculpture items featuring the cultural, (4)
and ritual lives of the Cham people. They arranged the displays in order to the areas where
the objects were found.
1. A. The B.an C. a D. No article
2. A. bringing B.to bring C. brought D. bring
3. A. with B.by C. to D. from
4. A. physics B. spirit C. physical D. spiritual

II/ Read the passage. Circle A, B or C to answer each question:

The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and
crowded villages with hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly
farmers and they grow rice on terraced fields. They also raise cattles and poultry.
Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton. There is usually not much
embroidery or other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts inside and
long one on the outside.
 They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar New Year and the mid-July
festivals are the most lavishly organized. During festivals, people in many places play con
throwing, badminton, tug-of-war, dragon dancing, or chess.
The Tay eat mainly sticky rice. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes,
such as banh chung (sticky rice square cakes), banh day (sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao
(cakes made of white rice flour).
1. Which of the following best describes the main idea of the passage?
A. The Tay live in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam.
B. The Tay make many kinds of cakes on festival occasions.
C. The Tay have many festivals and holidays in a year.
D. The life of the Tay in Viet Nam.
2. What do the Tay mainly eat?
A. sticky rice B. sticky rice round cakes
C. sticky rice square cakes D. cakes made of white rice flour
3. Which of the following is NOT true of the Tay?
A. They live on stilt houses. B. They grow rice on terraced fields.
C. They wear clothes with much embroidery. D. They eat sticky rice.
4. Which is true of the Tay’s life?
A. They mainly work in agriculture. B. They work in industry.
C. They have one very important festival a year.D. They buy cotton to make dress.

D. WRITING
I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning with the first one
1. Cats cannot swim as well as dogs.
→ Dogs can swim.....................................................................................
2. Minh really loves to hang out with friends.
→ Minh really enjoys................................................................................
3. Playing beach games is very interesting.
→ It is........................................................................................................
4. He uses all his free time to look after his garden.
→ He spends..............................................................................................
5. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
=> The white dress ….……….……….……….……….……….………
6. Jane cooks better than her sister.
=> Jane’s sister……………………………………………………………….
7. He works much. He feels tired.
=> The more ……………………………………………………………. .
II/ Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful sentence
1. prefer/ she/ live/ to/ a/in/ city/ large.
 ………………………………………………………………………
2. think/ I/ in/ living/ better/ is/ the/ countryside.
 ………………………………………………………………………
3. teenagers/ on/ Nowadays/ more/ past/ rely/ the/ than/ technology/ in.
 ………………………………………………………………………..
4. minorities/ still/ traditional/ Some/ life/ in/ ways/ mountains/ their/ the/ keep/ of.
 ………………………………………………………………………..
5. all/ a computer/ problems/ Sitting/ in front of/ health/ day/ cause/ can.
 …………………………………………………………………………
6. stamps/ a child/ Minh/ since/ collected/ was/ has/ he.
 ………………………………………………………………………..
7. information/ entertainment/ also/ is/ TV/ only/ but/ not/ bringing .
 ………………………………………………………………………..
8. struggle/ on/ always/ nature/ life/ is/ the farm/ with/ a.
 ………………………………………………………………………..

III/ Make question

1. He was tired yesterday because he worked very hard.
 ……………………………………………………………………………..
2. Ede children go to school on foot
 ……………………………………………………………………………..
3. The Odu people mainly live in Nghệ An province.
 ……………………………………………………………………………..
4. The stilt houses are built on columns and beams.
 …………………………………………………………………………….
5. I and my friends write to each other twice a month
 ………………………………………………………………………….
6. The Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people is held in Lunar February.
 …………………………………………………………………………….
7. Women play a more important role in a Giarai family.
 …………………………………………………………………………………

IV. Write a 60-70 words paragraph giving your opinion about:

1. Write a paragraph about changes in the countryside.

2. Write a paragraph about how to cook a traditional dish.