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Class: 8A………..
Name: ………………………………………………………. REVISION E8. 10 (THE FIRST TERM)

A. LISTENING:
Listen 1
I. Listen and tick (√) True (T) or False (F) for each sentence:
STATEMENTS TRUE FALSE
1. The writer walks to school like most of his friends.
2. He often helps his mother to clean the house.
3. His father buys him an ice cream and lets him take a ride on the electric train.
4. On starry nights, the children go around and play games.

STATEMENTS TRUE FALSE

1. The writer cycles to school like most of his friends.
2. He often helps his mother to collect water and feed the chicken.
3. His father buys him a cake and lets him take a ride on the electric train.
4. On starry nights, the children look at the sky and dare each other to find the Milky Way.

II. Listen to the recording and circle the best answer (A, B, C or D):
5. Why are festivals very costly? – Because the general purpose of festival is to …
A. preserve cultural heritages B. help people to relax
C. earn much more money D. make new friends
6. Whom do people spend money on expensive gifts for? – For their …
A. teachers and friends B. friends and relatives C. parents and relatives D. parents and neighbors
7. When may people cause others to get hurt? - When they ….
A. play games B. join the activities C. rush to see the events D. want to go home
8. How are the roads after a festival? - They are…
A. clean and quiet B. busy and crowded C. noisy and crowded D. full of trash
Listen 2
I. Listen to the passage and tick ( ) True or False for each sentence:
STATEMENTS TRUE FALSE
1. The writer’s village has about 500 people.
2.
The air is polluted because there is no traffic here.
3.
The villagers are very friendly and helpful.
4.
The writer wishes to live in a big city.
II. Listen to the passage twice and choose the correct answer.
5. What is the population of the Muong?
A. 1 million B. 1.3 million C. 1.5 million D. 1.7 million
6. Where do the Muong mostly live?
A. Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa province B. Thanh Hoa and Nghe An province
C. Hoa Binh and Quang Ninh province D. Quang Binh and Quang Tri province
7. What is the main food product of the Muong?
A. green tea B. sugar cane C. wet rice D. corn
8. What is the most popular musical instrument of the Muong?
A. the drum B. the guitar C. the flute D. the gong
 Listen 3
I. Listen to the passage and check (√) the box in the correct answer True or False.

Sentences True False

1. “Quan ho”singing had been recognized by UNESCO by 2010.

2. People will enjoy singing, dancing and games after the main day of the festival.
3. Male and female singer don’t sing together.
4. Pot beating is one of the traditional games in the festival.

II. Listen to the passage and circle the best option to answer the following questions
5. Who did Nam visit the countryside with ?  
A. his parents B. his classmates C. his family D. his schoolmates
6.  What do Trung’s parents do?  
A. workers B. teachers C. farmers D. shopkeepers
7.  What did Nam and his friends do in the countryside ? 
A. herding the buffaloes B. flying kites and going swimming.
C. doing gardening D. harvesting the rice and loading in the buffalo-drawn cart.
8.  How does Nam think of the countryside ?  
A.  It  is more peaceful than the city. B.  It is modern and entertaining
C.  It is not as beautiful and interesting as the city D.  It has more beautiful and interesting places than in the town. 
B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others:
1. A. worried B. protected C. happened D. believed
2. A. incense B. ritual C. compliment D. giant
3. A. collect B. disturb C. gather D. oblige
4. A. generous B. nomadic C. convenient D. addicted
5. A. terraced B. wicked C. danced D. worshipped
6. A. community B. computer C. museum D. custom
II. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentences:
1. Parents always want their________ to obey them.
A. ancestors B. offspring C. adults D. foreigners
2. Their …………………………………. to the God included incense, fruit and cakes.
A. ceremony B. ritual C. offerings D. worship
3. “Is it all right if I use your bike?” - ………………………………….
A. I don’t care. B. Sure, go ahead. C. I accept it. D. Oh, forget it
4. There are always regional in every country.
A. differs B. different C. differently D. differences
5. The party was great and we _____________ ourselves very much.
A. enjoy B. will enjoy C. enjoyed D. have enjoyed
6. Bobby likes________hard because he wants to get the best result.
A. to study B. studies C. studied D. study
7. There are always regional ________ in every country.
A. differences B. differ C. difference D. different
8. The Raglai people have a(n) _____________ musical instrument made of bamboo called the Chapi.
A. famous B. important C. traditional D. ethnic
9. The council should be able to help families who have no accommodation.
A. a place to live B. a place to watch sport matches
C. a place to buy meal and eat it D. a place to work
10. I_______________ a new CD of folk songs. I am going to listen it tonight.
A. have just bought B. has just bought C. have just been bought D. just bought
11. Ancestor worship is ________most important religious activity among the Bru-Van Kieu.
A. a B. an C. the D. some
12. My students enjoy English very much.
A. learn B. learning C. learnt D. to learn
13. When we arrived, Cinderella ________ with the prince.
A. will be dancing B. danced C. is dancing D. was dancing
14. Hung Kings Temple Festival_________a public holiday in Vietnam since 2007.
A. is B. has been C. was D. be
15. Ghe Ngo Race is a religious ritual of the Khmer to _______ the Snake God Nagar.
A. commemorate B. preserve C.command D. process
16. It is raining hard.............................. I can’t go camping with my friends.
A. Although B.Therefore C. Because D.However
17. The youth people are hooked _________ cleaning the beach and feeding the animals.
A. for B. in C. on D. of
18. A ______is a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals as characters.
A. tale B. fable C. folk D. fairy

C. READING
I. Circle the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage below:
Reading 1
Swedish teenagers enjoy listening to music and hanging out with friends, just like most children around the world.
Everyone is encouraged to develop his or her own (17) ……………………... Singing and playing a musical instrument are
popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish (18) ……………………... aged
13-15 play an instrument in their spare time. (19) ……………………... sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent of 13- to 15-
year-olds are members of a sports club. Football is the most popular sport among both girls and boys. Then comes horse
riding (20) ……………………... girls. Boys prefer football, swimming and ice hockey.
17. A. projects B. business C. wealth D. interests
18. A. adults B. woman C. children D. families
19. A. Walking B. Doing C. Making D. Reading
20. A. for B. at C. to D. on
Reading 2
The Vietnamese are known to be polite, hospitable and sensitive. They have a casual and friendly (17) . They
regard friendship as being very important throughout one’s life. They are always open to visits from friends. Drop-in
visits are welcome. The Vietnamese are very (18) to their family.
When they (19) you a gift, the Vietnamese will usually speak lightly about it. Even though it is an
expensive gift, they may pretend it is of no great monetary value.
(20) 4,000 years of civilization, the Vietnamese are proud people who like to recite to a myth that
they are descendants of an angel and a dragon.
17. A. tradition B. feature C. culture D. manner
18. A. closed B. closing C. close D. being closed
19. A. offer B. carry C. send D. sell
20. A. Of B. With C. At D. In
Reading 3
Rice is eaten by Vietnamese people every day. It often (19)______in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand
or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (20)______years. The seeds are planted in special beds to
grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered with muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice
look very (21)______. After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before
colleting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice.
(22)______, they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths. China and Vietnam are the two
countries in which people use chopsticks very well.

17. A. grows B. keeps C. plants D. stays

18. A. thousands B. thousand C. thousand of D. thousands of
19. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautifully D. the beauty
20. A. However B. Moreover C. Besides D. Instead
II. Read the following passage and then choose the best answer:
Reading 1
Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of
the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum,
Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar,
Sedang, Mnong, Coho… The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists
from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the
ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that
every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are
associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying
ceremonies… The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.
1. The text tells us about …
A. a world cultural heritage B. the artists of the Central Highland
C. life in the Central Highland D. musical instruments of ethnic groups
2. How often is the Gong Festival celebrated? - ….
A. Every month B. Every year C. All the year round D. On special
occasion
3. The ethnic peoples in the Central Highlands believe that …
A. special powers like their gongs B. gongs are associated with new houses
C. their gongs are the symbols of gods D. the gong is older than themselves
4. For people in the Central Highlands, the gong sound is …
A. a way to entertain themselves B. a sound of victory
C. a form of festival D. a means of communication
Reading 2
Tran Temple Festival, one of the largest annual spring festivals in Vietnam, is held on the 14th night and 15th day of the
first lunar month at the national historical complex of the Tran Kings’ shrines and tombs in Tien Duc Commune, Hung
Ha District, Nam Dinh City. It usually begins with an incense-offering rite at the kings’ tombs and a ritual for the
opening of the gates of Den Thanh (Thanh Temple), Den Mau (Mother Temple) and the Tran Kings’ shrines. They are
followed by a ‘water procession’, in which people will carry nine ornate palanquins with memorial plaques of the Kings
of the Tran Dynasty and members of their royal families. A series of folk games are also organized during the festival,
such as a rice-cooking challenge, clay firecrackers, chung cake wrapping and tug of war, alongside traditional
performances and sport games including lion dances, dragon dances, cheo and chau van singing, human chess, wrestling
and martial arts.
The Tran Temple Festival was recognized as a national intangible heritage in 2014. The historical complex of
the Tran Kings’ shrines and tombs received special national relic status last year.
- ornate (adj): được sơn son thiếp vàng - palanquin (n): kiệu rước (lễ hội)
1. How often is the Tran Temple Festival held?
A. every month B. every year C. every two years D. twice a year
2. The word ‘They’ in the passage refers to ________.
A. temples B. offerings C. shrines D. rituals
3. Based on the information in the text, which statement is false?
A. The Tran Temple Festival aims to honour the Tran Dynasty.
B. The seal opening ceremony takes place on the 14th night.
C. The main rituals are preceded by a water procession.
D. Traditional cheo and chau van singing is performed in the festival.
4. Which of the followings is not mentioned in the text?
A. The Tran Dynasty is the most brilliant reign in Vietnamese history.
B. Tran Temple Festival was recognized as a national intangible heritage.
C. Nine ornate palanquins are carried in the water procession.
D. There are plenty of activities to keep festival goers entertained.
Reading 3
Vietnam is a multi – nationality country with 54 ethnic groups. The Viet (Kinh) people account for 87% of the country’s
population and mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the central coastal delta, the Mekong delta and major cities. The
other 53 ethnic minority groups, totaling over 8 million people, are scattered over mountain areas (covering two – thirds
of the country’s territory) spreading from the North to the South.
Among ethnic minorities, the most populated are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, Nung… with a population of around
1 million each, while the least populated are Brau, Roman, Odu with several hundred people each.
A number of ethnic minorities had mastered some farming techniques. They grew rice plants in swamped paddy fields
and carried out irrigation. Others went hunting, fishing, collecting and lived a semi-nomadic life. Each group has its
own culture, diverse and special. Beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese ethnic minority groups were also disparate
from each other.
1. What is the best title for the passage ?
A. Ethnic minorities in Viet Nam B. The Kinh is the most major ethnic group in Vietnam.
C. There are many people in Vietnam. D. 54 peoples in Vietnam.
2. Who is the most populated people in Vietnam?
A. The Kinh   B. The Thai         C.The Tay       D. The Khmer
3. What is the antonym of ‘ minority’?
A. population                B. group                   C. majority        D. publicity
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The lease populated are Brau, Roman, Odu.
B. The (Kinh) people mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the central coastal delta, the Mekong delta and major cities.
C. Beliefs and religions of the Vietnames ethnic minority groups were the same.
D. Some minor groups went hunting, fishing, collecting and livesa semi-nomadic life.
D. WRITING
I. Choose the underlined part (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting:
1. Thu is interested in go window shopping in her free time.
A B C D
2. You should drive carefully; however, you will cause an accident.
A B C D
3. My classmates fancy to skateboard in the park on Sunday.
A B C D
4. I felt so bored, so last week I went in a trip to the countryside
A B C D
5. While Cinderella danced with the prince, she remembered her fairy godmother’s words and rushed to go home.
A B C D
6. Having leisure activities are truly important to the elderly.
A B C D
7. She is boring with the silent surrounding because she used to live in a big city.
A B C D
8. Most ethnic groups live in rural areas, growing rice and practicing slash-and-burn farm.
A B C D
9. You (A) should drive (B) carefullier, (C) otherwise you will (D) cause an accident.
10. Tay people (A) lives (B) mostly in the (C) mountainous ( D) regions in the North of Vietnam
11. (A) In my family, children (B) has to get (C) permission before ( D) leaving the dining table.
12. (A) Although they (B) were tired, (C) but they went ( D) to school.

II. Use the given words to build sentences:

1. At / time / yesterday, / I / do / homework
- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Many people / countryside / still / work / seven days / week.
- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. The custom/ we / have / cook / new dish / each year.
- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Duong / not know / what / do / when / going into / Japanese hose.
- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. The Giong Festival/ held/ the 6th/ the 12th/ the 4th lunar month/ several venues around Ha Noi.
- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. When/ Little Red Riding hood / pick up/ some flowers/ the path,/ she/ meet/ wicked/ wolf.
- …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Although/ she/ wanted/ go/ the museum, / she/ decided / stay / home.
_________________________________________________________________

8. You/ should/ get/ early/ the morning/ should not / go/ to bed/ late / the evening.
_________________________________________________________________
9. Last Sunday, / my sister/ tell/ me / buy/ her/ some flowers.
_________________________________________________________________
10. In the countryside/ children/ play / more freely/ the city.
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III. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original one.
1. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission.
F ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Mr Lam was very busy; however,he spent the whole day at the Le Mat Village festival.
F ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...

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