ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KỲ 1 LỚP 8 tiếng anh

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KỲ 1 LỚP 8

A. USE OF LANGUAGE:
*/ Vocabulary : Review vocabularies from unit 1 to unit 6
*/ Grammar :
- Verb of liking + to infinitives / gerund
- Comparative forms of adj & adv
- Question words
- Articles: a, an, the
- Should/ shouldn’t
- Have to / don’t have to
- Compound & Complex sentences
*/ Exercises :
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. A. community
B. computer
C. custom
2. A. minority
B. ethnic
C. tradition
3. A. concerned
B. received
C. attached
4. A. mend
B. behave
C. prepare
5. A. homework
B. exhibition
C. human
II. Chooose the word with a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. custom

B. explain
C. chopstick
2. A. resident
B. cutlery
C. ancestor
3. A. tradition
B. procession
C. carnival
4. A. bamboo
B. fashion
C. spacious
5. A. musician
B. cultural
C. performance
III. Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. I love the people in my village. They are so………………… and hospitable.
A. friendly
B. vast
C. slow
D. convenient
2. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.
A. pick up
B. picked up
C. picking up
D. picks up
3. Does she fancy …………… a book to the younger children?
A. reads
B. reading
C. to read
D. read

4. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile or walk…………. he was three years old.
A. If
B. because
C. while
D. even though
5. We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam;………., we have many tradition festivals.
A. nevertheless
B. while
C. although
D. because
6. At school, the teacher and students………….. follow the rules.
A. has to
B. have to
C. need to
D. haven’t to
7. You…………………….…. use your mobile phone on the plane.
A. must
B. mustn’t
C. don’t have to
D. have to
8. The US is a…………..…..country with over 80 ethnic groups.
A. multi-cultural
B. bi-lingual
C. rich
D. ethnic
9. Many people nowadays are…….…computers and mobile phones. They use them a lot.
A. addicted
B. bored
C. worried about
D. afraid of

10. While I……………….…the performance, I met one of my old friends.
A. watched
B. was watching
C. watch
D. am watching
11. In 2010, Ha Noi …………………………. its 1000th anniversary.
A. celebrated
B. commemorated
C. worshipped
D. remembered
12. It is typical of the cultural life of _______ Thai people.
A. some
B. a
C. the
D. an
13. What do most ethnic peoples in Viet Nam live on ?
A. hunting
B. rice farming
C. fishing
D. herding


14. .“______ is the festival celebrated ?” – “Every year”.
A. when
B. how often
C. how
D. what
15. The ……………….… of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage.
A. preservation
B. procession

C. song
D. performance
16. She is famous _________her intelligence. She designs many social styles.
A. in
B. for
C. with
D. into
17. People in the countryside live ……………… than those in the city.
A. happy
B. more happily
C. happily
D. less happy
18. In .................... afternoon, she goes to visit .................. friends.
A. the/ any
B. the/x
C. an/ an
D. the/ the
19. …………… of your two sisters is studying in Australia?
A. Who          
B. What          
C.Which
D. that
20. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets, …………. They make chung cakes as well.
A. but
B. and
C. or
D. so
IV.Give the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. If you write more (care) _______________, you will make more mistakes.
2. The Tay people live mostly in the _______________regions in the north of Viet Nam (mountain)

3. Thai cloth is famous for being unique, _______ and strong.
(colour)
4. We like the _______ songs of the Muong in Hoa Binh. (tradition)
5. I’m so_______________ about your trip. It’s going to be amazing.(excite)
6. Viet Nam is a_______________ country with different peoples, religions and traditions.(culture)
7. People in the countryside live (happy) _______________than those in the city.
8.The_______________have a very hard life. They can not live permanently in one place. (nomadic)
9. It is very_______________for people in remote areas to get to hospitals. (convenience)
10. Y Moan was one of the greatest _______ of the Ede ethnic group.(art)
V.Give the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
1.Thirty years ago, we (not have)_________________mobile phones.
2. ____________ you ever ___________ a buffalo? (ride)
3. Peter ____________ ________ football yesterday. (play)
4. They _____________ English at the moment. ( learn)
5. My father and I _________ up at 5 o’clock every morning. (get)
6. we ( not have) _________ mobile phone 30 years ago.
7. We ______ to Hung King Festival since last Sunday. (go)
8. They (live)_____________ a nomadic life for six years.
9. Thien Nhan (win)_____________ The Voice Kids 2014.
10. Their teacher (sing)_____________ an English song now.
B. READING
I. Put a word from the box in each gap to complete the following passage:
celebrate
traditional
therefore
served
Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam. To (1) ……………..Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty (2)……..
….foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky
rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; (3)…….
….., this cake needs a lot of preparation . This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is

often humid during Tet. Other significant foods that cannot be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages,
spring rolls, and sticky rice. Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous
suppliers. However, sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be (4)………..immediately after
they are cooked, so they are often made at home.

II. Read the text, then answer the questions below:


MY VILLAGE
I live in a village by Mekong River. I walk to school everyday. It is three kilometers away. After class, I
often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend evenings, the
villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk
about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily.
Laughter is heard everywhere.
My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables,
fruits, eggs,etc. Then he buys for me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town
square. I love those trips.
1. How far is it from his house to the school?..................................................................................................
2. Where do the villagers often gather at the weekend?....................................................................................
3. What do the children do at the weekend evenings ?......................................................................................
4. Does the boy like riding on the electric train in the town square?.................................................................

C. WRITING
I. Do the tasks as directed in the brackets:
1. The black dress is more expensive than the white one. .(Rewrite these sentences, keeping the
original meaning)
=> The white dress ….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….
2. It is one kilometer from here to the post office.(make a question for the underlined parts)
=>……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. My family has the custom of ……………………………………

(Complete the following sentence with your own idea)
4. I love listening to music.(Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning)
=> I like …………….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….
5.The novel/ the film. more/ was/ interesting/ than/ much (Reoder the words to make a complete
sentence)
=>……………………………………………………………………………………………
II. Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets.
1. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food . He was very poor.
(because)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The buffalo-fighting Festival sounds frightening. Many people come to enjoy it. (Although)
3. Most people book tickets long in advance. They cannot return home for Tet. (Otherwise)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Children like Tet because it’s a long holiday. They can also receive lucky money. (Moreover)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets. They make Chung cakes as well.(and)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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