ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP CUỐI KÌ I ANH 8

II.EXERCISES
Exercise 1. Circle the word whose underlined part differs from the others in pronunciation in each of the
following questions.
1. A. look B. book C. know D. lock
2. A. cat B. centre C. carrot D. copy
3. A. check B. change C. scholarship D. church
4. A. gymnastics B. goal C. girl D. gift
5. A. normal B. name C. money D. monkey
6. A. pink B. anger C. bank D. land
7. A. thank B. instinct C. nothing D. think
8. A. danger B. drink C. ink D. uncle
9. A. angle B. single C. strange D. strong
10. A. gentle B. goose C. suggest D. giant
Ex2. Read the text carefully, then choose the most suitable answers:
The lifestyle in Bangkok is quite diffferent. I think that living in Bangkok is very exciting. I haven’t
lived here all my life. My family came here when I was three. But now it is my home. Nearly all my friends live
here.It is our capital city, and very big. From morning till night there are crowds of people on the main streets.
Some parts of the city are very noisy. I have a long journey to school every day, but I don’t mind because it is
so interesting. There’s always something happening in the streets. There are all kinds of people selling things –
fruits, flowers, cooked food, clothes, - everything you could imagine. I really enjoy the excitement of the
crowded streets and large modern buidings. I love walking around the streets at the weekend with some other
boys from my class.
1. When did the writer move to Bangkok?
A. When he was three months years old C. When he was in grade three
B. At the age of three D. At the age of thirteen
2. What does the word “main” in paragraph mean?
A. quiet B. minor C. major D. clean
3. Why doesn’t the writer mind the long journey to his school?
A. Because he travels by bus B. Because he can see many interesting things in the streets
C. Because he selling fruits D. Because he can enjoy cooked food
4. Which of the following sentence is NOT true?
A. The writer was born in Bangkok C. The writer’s house is very far from his school
B. Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand D. Almost streets in Bangkok are crowded and busy
5. Who does the writer walk around the streets at weekends with?
A. His sister B. His brother C. His cousin D. His classmates
Ex3.Rewrite the following sentences by using the word in the (..)that best combines each pair of
sentences.
1. If you eat an apple a day, you will stay healthy. (Unless)
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2. You will run out of money if you don’t stop wasting it. (Unless)
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3. Don’t call me unless it is an emergency. (IF)
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4. James will not pass the test unless he studies harder. (IF)
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5. If Jane finishes her work before 6 pm, she will dine out with her friends. (Unless)
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6. My brother won’t go travelling this summer if he doesn’t stay healthy. (Unless)
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7. It is not easy to do these exercises unless you listen attentively to the teacher. (IF)
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8. We are going to the Flower Festival in Da Lat with my parents. (make a question for the underlined part)
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9. It takes about 2 hours to travel from Ha Noi to Nha Trang by plane. (make a question for the underlined
part)
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10. You are advised not to wear shorts when going to pagodas.
 You should not
11. No one in my family can speak English more fluently than my father.
 My father can
12. He is interested in getting up early in the morning.
 He enjoys
13. How much does the bronze statue cost?
 What
14. This hotel is more spacious than that one.
 That hotel
15. We will cancel the picnic. The weather will be really bad.
 If
16. If we come home late, our parents will get angry.
 We must
1. City children play less freely on the streets because of crowded traffic.
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2. The communal house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals.
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Exercise 4. Choose the correct answers.
1. The Tay is the second largest _____________ group in Viet Nam.
A. minority B. majority C. ethnic D. national
2. We used to stay in a stilt house, which _____________ terraced fields.
A. overlooks B. sees C. near D. enjoys
3. Five-colour sticky rice is a _____________ in Ha Giang, so you must try it when you travel there.
A. cuisine B. food C. destination D. speciality
4. You can see a lot of children in the highlands help raise their family’s _____________.
A. castle B. livestock C. crop D. pasture
5. The Jrai live mainly on growing crops, weaving, planting industrial trees, _____________ buffaloes, and
elephants.
A. herding B. feeding C. raising D. rising
6. I am really fond of _____________ the flowers, so I would like to visit Sa Dec Flower Village.
A. arranging B. admiring C. watching D. picking
7. In Viet Nam, we usually use plants and flowers for decorations and for _____________.
A. offerings B. entertainment C. praying D. ceremony
8. People hang decorative items like small bells and lanterns on a _____________ in order to chase away bad
luck and pray for a lucky new year.
A. communal house B. bamboo pole C. kumquat tree D. peach blossom
9. Giving and receiving lucky money are Vietnamese _____________ at Tet.
A. culture B. costumes C. features D. traditions
10. The village festival helps us maintain our traditions, connect with other people, and strengthen our family
_____________.
A. relation B. reunion C. bonds D. activity
11. Many adults are in the _____________ of having breakfast outside of their homes.
A. habit B. leisure C. time D. custom
12. In the USA, people _____________ each other by saying “Hello” or “Hi”.
A. meet B. greet C. communicate with D. get to know
13. Italy is _____________ for spaghetti, pasta and many types of cheese.
A. enjoyable B. native C. famous D. unique
14. Various native groups have their own special _____________ of carving and weaving.
A. habits B. customs C. cuisines D. styles
15. It is difficult for some villages to _____________ their traditional lifestyle.
A. maintain B. protect C. adopt D. have
Exercise 5. Choose the correct answers.
1. Banh Chung is made from _____________.
A. sticky rices B. sticky rice C. rice sticky D. rices sticky
2. In the mountainous region, the number of _____________ going to school is going up.
A. child B. childs C. children D. childrens
3. _____________ are stilt houses made from?
A. Which B. How C. When D. What
4. _____________ communal house the largest and tallest house in the village?
A. Do B. Does C. Is D. Are
5. _____________ ethnic groups live on the Hoang Lien Son Mountain range?
A. How much B. How many C. What D. When
6. _____________ The Khmer mostly earn their living from weaving?
A. Do B. Does C. Are D. Is
7. _____________ British decorate their Christmas trees and place presents under them.
A. A B. An C. The D. x
8. In many cultures, knocking on wood is _____________ way to chase away bad spirits.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
9. In Viet Nam, children are given _____________ lucky money on Tet holiday.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
10. Hard work is believed to be _____________ important Vietnamese value.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
11. My parents _____________ us the zoo this weekend.
A. will take B. takes C. took D. have taken
12. You need to wake up now, or you _____________ to school on time.
A. will go B. don’t go C. won’t go D. go
13. If I travel to Paris this summer, I _____________ you.
A. will visits B. would visit C. visit D. will visit
14. Unless you _____________ your homework, you will get mark 0.
A. don’t do B. won’t do C. will do D. do
15. If it _____________ tomorrow, we _____________ fishing.
A. rain - won’t go B. rains - won’t go C. rains – will go D. rain – will go
Exercise 6. Find and correct a mistake in each sentence.
1. Do you help your uncle load rice onto the cart yesterday?
A. Do B. help C. load D. rice
2. The Cham in Ninh Thuan raise sheeps and cows.
A. The B. raise C. sheeps D. cows
3. How can you find wild animals like tigers and monkeys? - In the forest.
A. How B. animals C. tigers D. monkeys
4. There is no modern transportation in remote areas, so much people have to travel on foot.
A. modern transportation B. much
C. people D. foot
5. People here often grow some crop like rice and corn.
A. People B. crop C. rice D. corn
6. Many the Vietnamese go to temples or pagodas to pray for good luck.
A. Many B. the C. temples D. good luck
7. It’s very interesting to find that ancient Egyptians worshipped a Sun.
A. interesting B. to find C. Egyptians D. a
8. Joya-no-Kane is the custom of ringing temple bell on New Year’s Eve in Japan.
A. the B. custom C. temple bell D. Japan
9. We have a tradition of holding a family reunion on a first day of Tet.
A. a B. a C. family reunion D. a
10. In America, you shouldn’t ask people how many money they earn because it is considered to be rude.
A. America B. people C. how many D. money
11. I will to try some local food when I go to Hue next month.
A. to try B. some C. when D. go
12. If you eat more fresh vegetable and fruit every day, you would be healthier.
A. eat B. vegetable C. and D. would be
13. You will understand the lesson unless you pay attention to it.
A. will B. understand C. the D. pay
14. Jack will have sore eyes if he spend too much time on the computer.
A. have B. if C. spend D. much time
15. Unless it doesn’t rain, we will have a picnic next week.
A. doesn’t train B. will have C. a D. next week
Exercise 7. Read the text and choose the correct answer.
When the fireworks light up the sky across the states in America, they signalize the transition moment
between the old year and the new year. At Times Square, New York City, this sacred moment is illuminated by
the (1) ___________ dropping of a dazzling ball. It’s fantastic to see the confetti rain down over the square and
people cheer and take selfies to say a farewell to another departing year. Before this annual great event,
numerous flocks of New Year’s Eve (2) ___________, beginning to head for the square at 2 p.m., join the big
celebratory party and enthusiastically wait until the clock strikes midnight. A handful of festivities, like live
music performances (3) ___________from famous artists, happen during this time. People can enjoy the
bustling evening atmosphere among the enormous crowds in the avenues or (4) ___________ the event on the
rooftops of luxury high buildings. Although it’s inconvenient to wait long hours in cold weather to see the ball
drop and colorful fireworks displays, it’s worth (5) ___________.
1. A. traditions B. tradition C. traditional D. traditionally
2. A. celebrants B. celebrationsC. celebrate D. celebratory
3. A. performing B. performers C. perform D. performances
4. A. observes B. observe C. observing D. observation
5. A. waited B. to wait C. wait D. waiting
Exercise 8. Reorder the words to make correct sentences.
1. already / We / have / interesting / known / facts / a lot of / about / groups / ethnic / in/Viet Nam.
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2. you / in / last / Did / Mid-Autumn / part / take / festival / the / year?
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3. pagodas / shouldn’t / wear / going / Tourists / or / shorts / to / when / the / temples.
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4. can / Where / most / we / in / beautiful / find / terrace / the / field / Viet Nam?
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5. group / the / Which / smallest / ethnic / has / population?
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6. “Ao dai” / one / in / of / the / is / costumes / traditional / most / Viet Nam.
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7. I/ call / arrive / when / at / will /I / the / you / airport.
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8. If /I / time / this / shopping / should / my / weekend, /I / free / go / have / with / friends.
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9. you / are / yourself / careful, / you / Unless / will / cut.
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10. village / is / March / Our / held / on / of / festival / 10th.
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