ĐỀ CƯƠNG ôn tập học kỳ 1 lớp 8 năm học 2016 2017

ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN TẬP HỌC KỲ 1 LỚP 8 NĂM HỌC 2016-2017
CHƯƠNG TRÌNH THÍ ĐIỂM
A.
I.

PHONETICS
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Circle the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1. A. watching
2. A. picture
3. A. smiled
5. A. status
6. A. effort
7. A. festival
8. A. arguments
9. A. promise
10. A. imagined

B. machine
B. written
B. worked
B. ladder
B. compliment
B. reject
B. books
B. problem
B. installed

C. kitchen
C. hiding
C. picked

C. language
C. dissolve
C. senior
C. elephants
C. proceed
C. discussed

D. matched
D. ribbon
D. jumped
D. factor
D. minority
D. secret
D. televisions
D. products
D. involved

II: Pick out the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line.
1.

A. end

B. pencil

C. open

D. bench

2.

A. wanted

B. washed

C. watched

D. stopped

3.

A. mention

B. question

C. action

D. education

4.

A. listened

B. opened

C. wanted

D. lived

5.

A. community

B. computer

C. museum

D. customs

6.

A. needed

B. opened

C. wanted

D. decided

III. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest.
Circle the corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
1. A. possessions
2. A. protection
3. A. attention
4. A. population
5. A. cattle
6. A. normad
7. A. stranger
8. A. reputation
9. A. visitors

B. unhealthy
B. variety
B. effective
B. basis
B. collect
B.paddy
B. people
B. difficult
B. museum

C. extended
C. industrial
C. children
C. chairman
C. generous
C. robot
C. replace
C. possible
C. computer

D. legalize
D.nation
D. approach
D. country
D. grassland
D. disturb
D. factory
D. excellent
D. important

IVChoose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently. Circle the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D.
11. A. sound

B. cloud

C. found

D. favourite

12. A. tool

B. noon

C. door

D. school

13. A. crafts

B. comics

C. streets

D. stamps

14. A. mention

B. question

C. action

D. education

15. A. community

B. computer

C. museum

D. custom

16. A. minority

B. ethnic

C. tradition

D. religion

17. A. education

B. question

C. pollution

D. collection

18. A. populated

B. loaded

C. harvested

D. lived

19. A. fields

B. flowers

C. lemons

D. parks

B. cooked

C. naked

D. booked

20.

A. looked

VChoose the word whose main stressed syllable is different from the rest. Circle the
corresponding letterA, B, C or D.
1. A. addicted
B.
I.

1.

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

B. communicate

C. detest

D. leisure

VOCABULARY & STRUCTURES
Choose the correct option for each gap to complete the sentences.
–Nam: “Mum, let me go out tonight; my class is holding a party at Trang’s house”
Mum: “OK, but you ______________be home by 11 pm.”
A.must
B. May
C. Need
D.will
The English people are said to love______________.
A.custom
B. Tradition
C. Habit
D. practice

“______________finish the work today?” –“ Yes, you must”
A.May we
B. Do we have to
C. Ought we to
D. Can we
“Do you think that I______________apologize to him?”
A.May
B. Should
C. Could
D. need
______________nice the weather is today!
A.What
B.That
C.Which
D. How
Most of my friends prefer detective stories______________cartoons.
A.than
B.From
C. To
D. as
The whole family______________with tradition by spending the New Year’s Eve abroad.
A.broke
B. Went
C. Followed
D. kept
He said he ______________busy then but he would get to the party by night.
A.Is
B. Will be
C. Would be
D. was

_____________the head of the household cleans the dust and ashes from the altars, children
are in charge of sweeping and scrubbing the floor.
A. When
B. While
C. Because

D. Although


10. Seven days before Tet, each Vietnamese family offers a farewell ceremony for “Ong Tao”

(the Kitchen Gods) to go up Heaven Palace, ________________his task is to make an
annual report to the Jade Emperor of the family’s affairs throughout the year.
A.and
B.But
C. So
D. yet
11. You should ____________ information about a custom or tradition.
A. finds
B. found
C. finding
D. find
12. A custom is something that has become an ____________ way of doing things.
A. to be accept

B. to accept

C. accepting

D. accepted

13. In the UK, there are lots of customs for table manners. For example, We ____________ use

a knife and fork at dinner.
A. have to
B. are having
C. has to
D. having to
14. In Viet Nam, you____________ use only the first name to address people older than you.
A. should
B. must
C. shouldn’t
D. have to
15. At the Mid-Autumn Festival ,kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes ; _________,

16.
17.
18.
19.

every child likes it very much.
A. However
B. Moreover
C. Because
D. Therefore
In 2010, Ha Noi____________ its 1000th anniversary.
A. celebrated
B. commemorated
C. worshipped
D. remembered

Tet is an occasion for family____________ in Viet Nam.
A. visitings
B. Meeting
C. reunions
D. seeings
____________ spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.
A. While
B. When
C. Nevertheless
D. However
While I ____________the performance, I met one of my old friends.
A. watched

B. was watching

C. watch

D.

am

watching
20. You should buy the blue sweater. It suits you ___________than the red one.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.

A. good
B. well
C. better
D. the best
The ____________ of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage.
A. preservation
B. procession
C. song
D. performance
Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk ___________ he was three years old.
A. even though
B. because
C. while
D. if
It’s a rule, so everyone ____________strictly follow it.
A. doesn’t have to
B. shouldn’t
C. has to
D. should
The 54 ethnic peoples of Vietnam are___________, but they live peacefully.
A. similar
B. unlike
C. diverse
D. like
I detest ___________ so early in the morning.
A. get up
B. getting up
C. gets up
D. to get up
Both my brother and I help ____________ our family’s goats. We feed them on the pastures

by the edge of the village.
A. herds
B. to herd
C. herding
D. to herding
27. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food____________he was very poor.


A. although
B. when
C. while
D. because
28. The toad was very _____________because he tried to find way to the heaven to sue God.
A.brave

B. Kind

C. Generous

D. mean

29. Ali Baba was very ___________when he also used the words “Open sesame” to enter the

cave of treasures.
A.wise
B. Cunning
C. Kind
D. evil
30. The Mountain Spirits (Son tinh) was very ____________, but the Sea Spirit (ThuyTinh) was

________.
A.gentle-wise

B. Fierce-gentle

C. Gentle-fierce

D.wicked-ugly
31. It is the ___________for Australians to eat with their fingers at barbecues or picnics outside
the home.
A.habit
B.belief
C.custom
32. ________you take the fruit, you should think of the growers.
A.Although
B.However
C.When
33. The girl was crying when a fairy____________
A. appears
B. was appearing
C. appeared
II.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

9.

D. tradition
D. While
D.

is

appearing
Use the correct tense and form of the verbs to complete the sentences.
If you write more (care)_____________ , you will make more mistakes.
Do you fancy (socialize)__________with friends?
My brother prefers (surf)__________the Net.
When I came, the whole family _____________ dinner around a big dining table. (have)
Children should_____________ things from adults with both hands.
(take)
My father and I _____________ up at 5 o’clock every morning.
(get)
They _____________ English at the moment.
( learn)
We _____________ to Hung King Festival since last Sunday. (go)
Before leaving the dinner table, _____________ your son _____________ ask for

permission? (have to)
10. When I ___________ ,the whole family was having dinner around a big dining table.
11.
12.
13.
14.

(come)
We postpone the picnic because it (rain)__________________heavily.
I didn’t interrupt Phuong because he (speak)______________to the teacher
Thirty years ago, we (not have)_________________mobile phones.
I (already, read)______________that book about volcanoes. It’s amazing to know how they

are formed.
15. John still (live) ______________in the village when you met him?
III. Choose the correct option for each gap to complete the sentences.
C.

READING


TASK 1. Read and complete the passage with words in the box.
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.
TASK 2. Read the following passage and complete it using the given words in the box.
Which

wrapped

for

of

visit

clean

before

members

Tet is celebrated on the first day (1) __________ the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before
the New Year, the Vietnamese (2) ___________ their houses and paint the wall. New clothes are
brought (3) ____________ the occasion. One or two days (4) ____________ the festival, people
make Chung cake, (5) __________ is the traditional cake. On the New Year’s Eve, the whole
family gets together for a dinner. On the New Year morning, all the (6) ___________of the
family respect to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money
(7) ___________ in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to (8) ___________ their
neighbours, friends and relatives.
II. Read the passage and answer the questions:
1. When do people make Chung cake?
→……………………………………………………………………………….

2. What do they do on the New Year’s Eve?
→……………………………………………………………………………….
TASK 3. Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage.
Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban
Festival is the most beautiful and interesting and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1)
………life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) ……..warmer
and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban


Festival is (3)………... This is a great time for everyone, (4) …………… for boys and girls. The
boy (4)………… the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time
for love but also for the Thai people to (5)………..for good crops, for happiness, and express
their special thanks to the Gods and (6) …………... The festival is always full of songs and
prayers.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

A .minor
A. gets
A. seen
A. largely
A. ask
A. fathers

B. cultural
B. goes

B. arranged
B. especially
B. look
B. relatives

C. custom
C. comes
C. observed
C. generally
C. pray
C. families

D. festival
D. runs
D. celebrated
D. typically
D. call
D. ancestors

TASK 5. Read the passage and answer these questions below.
After retiring, my uncle – a lover of the sea- took up a strange leisure activity : he spends
most mornings at the beach, looking for things that the sea sends ashore. He says: It’s a multibeneficial leisure activity. I can get some exercise, blending, picking up, and walking. I can
breathe the fresh air and enjoy the vastness and quietness of the sea. Sometimes I watch the
children playing beach games and I feel years younger. At the same time, I can also clean the
beach. It’s volunteer work, isn’t it? Many of the things I pick up from the beach are still useful to
someone. I clean them and sell them at the Sunday flea market in the town nearby. Do you know
of any leisure activity that pays? Mine does!
1. When did the writer’s take up this strange activity?
- ………………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Which part of the day does he go to the beach?

-………………………………………………………………………………………..
3. How does he feel watching the children playing beach games?
- ……………………………………………………………………………………….
4. What kind of volunteer work does he do?
-……………………………………………………………………………………..…
TASK 6.Read the fairy tale Cinderella and do the tasks below.
Once upon a time there was a young girl called Cinderella. Cinderella was living happily
with her family when her mother died. Her father married an evil widow with two daughters.
Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters mistreated her. She had to wear old clothes and work
hard while the sisters wore fancy clothes and had fun. A good witch helped Cinderella. She


turned Cinderella’s old dress into a beautiful gown. Cinderella went to a party and a handsome
prince politely invited her to dance with him. He fell in love with her and wanted to find out who
she was. Cinderella left the party in a hurry and didn’t tell the prince her name. but she left a
glass slipper, and the prince used that to find her. They got married and lived happily ever after.
I. Answer true (T) or false (F).
True

False

a. Cinderella was living happily with her family when her mother died.
b. Her father married a kind woman.
c. Her stepmother and two stepsisters were very kind to her.
d. The prince got married to the girl who fitted the left glass slipper.
II. Answer the questions.
1. What did Cinderella’s father do when his wife died?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How did Cinderella’s stepmother and two stepsisters treat her?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Who turned Cinderella’s old clothes into a beautiful gown?
………………………………………………………………………….…………………………
4. What did the prince use to find Cinderella?
………………………………………………………………………..……………………………
5. What happened in the end?
………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………
TASK 7 :

MY VILLAGE

I live in a village by Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is
three kilometres away. After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and
feed the chickens. At the weekend, 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… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the
electric train in the town square. I love those trips.


On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find
the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.
1. Read the passage and tick (P ) True or False )

T

F

1/ The boys helps his parents to collect water from the village well.

2/The villagers gather at the community hall at the weekend.
2. Answer the following questions.
1/ Does the boy like riding on the electric train in the town square?
à………………………………………………………………………………
2/ What do the children do on starry nights?
à……………………………………………………………………………
3/ Do you like to live in the countryside or in the city ? Why?
à……………………………………………………………………………
D.

WRITING

I. Identify a mistake in each sentence and correct it.
In Australia, you mustn’t to comment on a person’s accent.
……………………………………………………………………………………..…
2. In my family, children has to get permission before leaving the dining table.
……………………………………………………………………………………..…
3. When I came, the whole family is having dinner around a big dining table.
……………………………………………………………………………………..…
4. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food while he was very poor.
……………………………………………………………………………………..…
5. When you visit a temple in Thailand, you has to follow some important customs.
……………………………………………………………………………………..…
6. People should wear short shorts and tank tops. This is disrespectful
……………………………………………………………………………………..…
7. People can wear sandals, but these have to has a strap around the back.
……………………………………………………………………………………..…
8. People should to lower their voice inside the temple.
……………………………………………………………………………………..…
9. Women have avoid touching monks.

……………………………………………………………………………………..…
1.


II. Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in brackets.

2.

Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food . He was very poor.
(BECAUSE)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…
During Tet, Vietnamese people buy all kinds of sweets. They make Chung cakes as well.

3.

(SO)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…
The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival. It has become a public holiday in Viet

4.

Nam since 2007.(HOWEVER)
…………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…
At the Mid-Autumn Festival, kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes. Every child like it

1.

5.

very much.(THEREFORE)

…………………………………………………………………………………………..…..…
We don’t celebrate the festival. It costs too much money. (If)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

6.

……..
Most people book tickets long in advance. They cannot return home for Tet. (Otherwise)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

7.

……..
Children like Tet because it’s a long holiday. They can also receive lucky money. (Moreover)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

8.

……..
The buffalo-fighting Festival sounds frightening. Many people come to enjoy it. (Although)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

9.

……..
The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival. It has become a public holiday in
Vietnam since 2007. (Nevertheless)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
……..

10. We won’t hold the festival. It costs too much money. (IF)

………………………………………………………………………………………...
…………
11. The tortoise was running. The hare was sleeping. (WHILE)

…………

………………………………………………………………………….….

…………
12. The girl worked hard. Her stepmother wasn’t happy. (ALTHOUGH)

………….………………………………………………………………………………….
……
13. The Buffalo- fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday. There were so many

people. (BECAUSE)


14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

……………..…………………………………………………………………………………..
A lion can run 100km/hr while a horse can run 80km/hr. (fast)

A lion can run………………………………………………………………
They are both good at speaking English, but Hung speaks better than Nam. (badly)
Nam speaks English ………………………………………………………..
The Eagle team performed more successfully than the Tiger team. (successfully)
The Tiger team performed…………………………………………………..
A sports car goes faster than an ordinary car. (slowly)
An ordinary car goes………………………………………………………..
No one in my group is more intelligent than Long.
Mary……….……….…….……….……….……………….….……….………….……….
Son Tung M-TP performs the song “Chung ta khongthuocvenhau” very beautifully.
The song “Chung ta khongthuocvenhau”…………………………….……………………
He uses all his free time to look after his garden.

→ He spends..............................................................................................
I. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one(
1. My house is taller than your house.
F Your house .……….……….……….……….……….………………………
2. I love listening to music.
F I like …………….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….
3. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
F The white dress ….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….
4. We don’t use oil lamps any more.
F We used ……….……….……….…………….……….……….……….……….
5. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
F Mary……….……….…….……….……….……….……….………….……….
6.He works much. He feels tired.
F The more ………….……….……….……….……….……….………….……….


Choose the best answer to complete the sentences: ( 0.5 m)

1. The 54 ethnic peoples of Vietnam are………., but they live peacefully. (similar,
strange, diverse, unlike)
2. A ger can be………..pulled down than a house. (easier, easily, more easily, much easily)
3. Among the ethnic…………., the Odu people have the smallest population.
(majorities, minorities, cultures, costumes)
4. …… is the most beautiful costume of all? (What do you think, Which do you think, What
you think, Which you think)
5. Vietnam is a……….country with 54 ethnic groups.(ethnic, bi-lingual, bi-cultural, multicultural)
E. Make questions for the underlined parts. ( 0.5 m)
1. The Kinh people have the first largest population in Vietnam.
-> …………………..
2. Of the three paintings, I like the biggest one most.
-> ……………………………….
3. Women plays a more important role in a Giarai family.
à ………………………..
4. This shawl is 200,000 dong.
-> ……………………..
5. The waterwheel is used to get water to the fields.
-> ……………………………
READING

Yoga originates in India and it is good for both your body and mind. Anyone can do yoga
- women or men, adults or children. Special children's classes are devised to help them to cope
with pressures they feel from their schoolwork. By learning how to co-ordinate breathing and
movement, yoga helps them to develope body awareness, self control, and flexibility. Taking up
yoga also helps them to focus and become better with daily routines. Start doing yoga by setting
aside a regular time for it. Go slowly, listen to your body and don't push it too fast as yoga is not
a competitive sport. Study each pose and practise it as you control your body and mind. Prepare

well before each session: avoid tight clothing and full stomatch. An ideal time to do yoga is
before breakfast

A. MATCH THE WORDS AND PHRASES IN THE BOS WITH THEIR MEANINGS

originate

pressure

competitive sport

co-odinate

flexibility

daily routine

1. stress:
2. to come from:
3. activities you do every day:
4. you do it because you want to win:
5. the ability to move your body into different positions:
6. to work together:

B- ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

1. Where does Yoga come from?
2. Who can do yoga?
3. Why should children to yoga too?
4. What do you learn when you do yoga?

5. How can you prepare for doing yoga?


C- READ THE TEXT AGAIN TO DECIDE WHICH STATEMENTS ARE TRUE OR FALSE
1. It's important that you do yoga regularly.
2. If your body say "Stop", you should stop and don't push it.
3. You don't need to understand well the pose you are practising
4. Yoga is competitive.
5. The best time for doing yoga is the first thing in the morning.