ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 HỌC KÌ I CÓ FILE NGHE, CÓ ĐÁP ÁN

THƯ VIỆN TIẾNG ANH

BỘ ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA
TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
HỌC KỲ I
Theo Chương trình
mới
(Có đáp án)


CONTENTS

PHẦN 1: TEST 15’
TEST 15' LẦN 1.1
A. Choose the best answer. (5 marks)
1. She adores............... crafts.
A. make

B. made

C. making

D. makes

2. Using computers too much may have harmful effects ....... . your minds and bodies.
A. on

B. to

C. with

D. onto

3. I love the people in my village. They are so..................... and hospitable.
A. friendly

B. vast

C. slow

D. inconvenient

4. Loading the rice is ___________ than I expected.
A. more easy

B. difficult

C. easier

D. more difficultly

5. People in the countryside live .................. than those in the city.
A. happy

B. more happily

C. happily

D. less happy

B. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in

brackets. You must not change the word. Write no more than THREE words.

1. Herding buffaloes is more difficult than loading the rice.
Loading the rice is ______________________ herding buffaloes.
2. Life in a mountainous village is more boring than life in a big city.
Life in a big city is ______________________ life in a mountainous village.
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3. People in the countryside are often more optimistic than those in the city.
People in the countryside often ______________________ than those in the city.
4. Living in a modern town is noisier than living in a small village.
Living in a small village is ______________________ living in a modern town.
5. Houses in this village have less furniture than those in the nearby city.
Houses in this city are ______________________ those in the nearby village.
ANSWER KEY
A. Choose the best answer. (5 marks)
1. C
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. B
B. Rewrite the sentences. (5 marks)
1. easier than
2. more interesting than
3. feel more optimistic
4. more peaceful than
5. better furnished than
TEST 15' LAN 1.2
A. Choose the best answer. (5 marks)

1. Are you interested ........... playing badminton after class?
A. in

B. with

C. on

2. "What ......... going to Hanoi tomorrow?"
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D. for


A. to

B. in

C. about

D. for

3. Hoa works very .......... so she always gets good marks.
A. badly

B. good

C. hardly

D. hard

C. was built

D. has built

4. This school .......... in 1997
A. built

B. is built

5. Of all my friends, Hoa is .............
A. the tallest

B. the most tallest. C. taller

D. more taller

B.
I. Put the words in order.
1. stamps/ a child/ Minh/ since/ collected/ was/ has/ he.
………………………………………………………………………..
2. information/ entertainment/ also/ is/ TV/ only/ but/ not/ bringing .
………………………………………………………………………..
3. struggle/ on/ always/ nature/ life/ is/ the farm/ with/ a.
………………………………………………………………………..
II. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one
1. I love listening to music.
I adore................ .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ............................... ..........
2. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
Linda.......... ............................................................................................................
The end

ANSWER KEY
A. Choose the best answer. (5 marks)
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1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

B. Rewrite the sentences. (5 marks)
I.
1. Minh has collected stamps since he was a child.
2.TV is bringing not only entertainment but also information.
3.Life on the farm is always a truggle with nature.
II.
1. I adore listening to music.
2. Linda is the most intelligent in my group.
TEST 15' LAN 1.3
A. Choose the best answer. (4 marks)
1. Which armchair would you sit …………...in, this one or that one?
A. comfortable

B. more comfortable

C. comfortably

D. more comfortably

2. When the Mongols move to a new place, they ………… a ger
A. make up

B. turn up

C. put up

D. take up

3. ………….. Thai’s main food is rice, especially sticky rice.
A. The

B. A

C. An

D. X

C. How

D. Which

4. ………………… of those pictures do you like?
A. What

B. Whose

B. Put the verb into the correct form (4 marks)
1/ My mother often (watch)……………………. TV in the evening.
2/ She doesn’t mind (do) ……………………………. homework
3/ I (never/ see) …………………………… him before.
4/ You (visit)…………………….…..……… your grandfather last Sunday?
C. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one(2marks)
1. Tea is cheaper than coffee.
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Coffee .……….……….……….……….……….………………………….……………
2. He likes watching TV more than he loves reading books.
He prefers ………………………………………………………………………………….
The end
ANSWER KEY
A. Choose the best answer.
1.D

2.B

3.D

4.B

B.
1. watches

2.doing

3.have never seen

4.Did you visit

C. Rewrite the sentences. (5 marks)
1. Coffee is more expensive than tea.
2. He prefers watching TV to reading books.
TEST 15' LAN 2.1
A. Choose the best answer. (5 marks)
1. People burn incense to show respect to their _____ during Tet.
A. procession

B. relatives

C. ancestors

D. Neighbors

2. You.................. use your mobile phone on the plane.
A. don't have to

B. have to

C. mustn’t

D. must

3. The Lolo women’s dress is among ……most striking styles of clothing worn by ethnic
peoples.
A. a

B. the

C. an

D. Ø

4. Tam is a beautiful girl; ___________, she’s kind- hearted.
A. therefore

B. however

C.otherwise

D. moreover

5. In my family, all the traditions of our ancestors are _______ followed.
A. strict

B. stricty

C. strictly

D. strictness

B.
I. Rewrite the following sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
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1. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
The white dress …. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………………………. …
2. It isn’t necessary to bring an umbrella.
You don’t .............................................................................................................................
II. Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in
brackets.
1. A businessman travels more expensively than a tourist.

(cheaply)

 ……………………………………………………………………….…………………...
2. We hold traditional festivals every year. They are costly .

(although)

 ……………………………………………………………………….…………………...
3. I was in England. I was lucky to join the Glastonbury Festival.

(While)

 ……………………….…………………………………………….…………………...
The end
ANSWER KEY
A. Choose the best answer. (5 marks)
1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5. C

B.
I.
1. The white dress is cheaper than

the black one/ dress.

isn’t as expensive as
is less expensive than
2.You don’t need / have to bring an umbrella.
II.
1. A tourist travels more cheaply than a businessman.
2. We hold traditional festivals every year although they are costly. / Although traditional
festivals are costly, we hold them every year.
3. While I was in England, I was lucky to join the Glastonbury Festival.
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TEST 15' LAN 2.2
A. Find a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence.(3 marks)
1. We speak English more fluent now than last year.
A

B

C

D

2. Was you studying Maths at 5 pm yesterday ?
A

B

C

D

3. I don't like this performance although it's too boring
A

B

C

D

B. Give the correct form of the words in CAPITAL to complete the sentences.(2 marks)
1. There are many interesting things about the cultural groups of Vietnam at the museum
of
…………………………....
ETHNIC
2. Aodai is our ................................dress. We wear it every Monday at school.
TRADITION
C. Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences. You don’t need to change
the words. (3 marks)
1. are / in / ethnic groups / There/ Viet Nam / 54 / .

......................................................................................................................................
2. all / a computer / problems/ in / Sitting / front / health / day / cause /of / can/.
......................................................................................................................................
3. minorities/ still/ traditional/ Some / life / in / ways / mountains / their / the / keep / of /.
.....................................................................................................................................
The end
ANSWER KEY
A.
1. B

2.A

3. C

B.
1. ethnology

2. traditional
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C. Rewrite the sentences.
1. There are 54 ethnic groups in Viet Nam.
2. Sitting in front of a computer all day can cause health problems.
3. Some minorities in the mountains still keep their traditional ways of life.
TEST 15' LAN 2.3
A. Circle the mistakes and correct them.(3 marks)
1. People should chew gum while talking to someone.
A

B

C

D

2. When I came, the whole family is having dinner around a big dining room.
A

B

C

D

3. When you visit a temple in Thailand, you has to follow some important customs.
A

B

C

B. Circle the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences.(5 marks)
1

You _______ be late for school.

A. must

B. mustn’t

C. have to

D. don’t have to

2. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food _______he was poor.
A. because
D.however

B. although

C. so

3. When I came, My family ____________dinner around a big dining room
A. has

B. was having

C. had

D. is having

4. In 2010, Ha Noi____________ its 1000th anniversary.
A. remembered

B. commemorated

C. worshipped

D. celebrated

5. Viet Nam is _____________ multi-cultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. A and
C
C. Combine each pair of sentences to make one sentence, using the words given in
brackets.(2 marks)
1.The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival. It has become a public holiday in
Viet Nam since 2007.(however)
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…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. The Buffalo- fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday. There were so
many people. (Because)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
The end
ANSWER KEY
A.
1. A

shouldn’t

2. B

was having

3. B

have to

B.
1. B

2. A

3. B

4. D

5. A

C. Rewrite the sentences.
1.The Hung King Temple Festival was a local festival; however, it has become a public
holiday in Viet Nam since 2007.
2.Because The Buffalo- fighting Festival took place in Do Son last Saturday, there were
so many people.

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PHẦN 2: FIRST TERM TEST
01 ANH 8 HK1
PART A: LISTENING
I: Listen and write the missing words.
The average lifespan of the Japanese is 78 for males and 85 for females, the (1)
_____in the world. The main secret lies in their food. The Japanese eat a lot of tofu, which is
made from soybeans. Tofu contains a lot of vegetable protein, calcium and Vitamin B. It

doesn’t contain (2) _____fat, and it doesn’t provide many calories. Seafood like fish and
vegetables (3) _____ an important role in their diet, too. They cook the (4) _____ with less
cooking oil and less time. For each meal, they have more dishes on the table than us but they
eat only little of everything, never stuffing themselves. Japanese people also work very hard
and do more exercise. This helps them burn the calories (5) _____ easily.
II.Listen and write True (T) or False (F)
1. UNICEF serves children of all races, nationalities, religions, and political systems .
2. Its purpose is to help provide a better life for all people.
3.Today 80 million humans live in condition of poverty and hopelessness.
4. Four- fifths of these children have no regular health services
5.Unsafe water is one of the reason millons of people die every year.
PART B: LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. I adore___________with my friends at the weekend.
A. to hang out

B. hang out

C. hanging out

D. to hanging out

2. Lang Lieu couldn’t buy any special food___________he was very poor.
A. although

B. when

C. while

D. because

3. A tent can be___________pulled down and transported than a ger.
A. easier

B. more easily

C. most easily

D. easily

4. I think some one__________talk to the boss. We can’t work extra hours on Saturday.
A. have to

B. should

C. don’t have to

D. shouldn’t

5. We reached the house after__________for almost an hour.
A. cycled

B. to cycle

C. cycling
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D. cycle

6. The Chirstian Festival of Easten celebrates the return of Christ from the dead,______
festival is actually named after the goddest of the Sun.
A. if

B.but

C. however

D. moreover

7. We don’t have many carnivals in Viet Nam;___________ ,we have many special
traditional festivals.
A. moreover
8.
A. Unless

B. while

C. nevetheless

D. although

you study harder, you won’t be able to pass the examination.
B. Because

C. If

D. How

9. It’s snowing now. Would you like to__________ on Sunday?

A. skiing

B. go to ski

C. go skiing

D. go ski

10. Saint Giong was unable to talk, smile, or walk__________he was three years old.
A. if

B. because

C. while

D. even though

II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses.
1.What__________ you (do)____________ at 3 o’clock yesterday?
2. You should (respect) ___________ old people.
3. We were having dinner when the telephone (ring)____________.
4. They (live)___________ in this city for 10 years.
5. This test must (do)_____________ carefully.
PART C: REDING
I. Read the postcard and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks.

popular – than – town – visit – fo

HOI AN
The ancient(1)___________of Hoi An lies on the Thu Bon river, more (2)________two

kilometers to the South of Da Nang. Occupied by early western traders, Hoi An was one of
the major old-time commercial ports of South Asia in the 16 th century. Hoi An is famous
(3___________old temples, pagodas, tiled-roof houses and narrow streets. Tourists can
(4)___________the relics of Sa Huynh and Cham Civilizationa. They can also enjoy the
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beautiful scenery of the Thu Bon River, Cua Dai Beach, etc. In recent years, Hoi An has
become a very (5)____________ tourist denstination in Viet Nam. Importantly, the
committee of the World Heritages of UNESCO officially certified Hoi An a World Heritage
Site in 1999.
1____________, 2____________, 3____________, 4___________, 5 ____________
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to compelete the following
passage.
Children love playing computer games. Some people say that of them are addicted to games.
If you become addicted, all you think about is computer games and you can’t spend a day
without (1)___________. Of course, playing games (2)___________the computer is a great
way to spend time and have fun. But there are also bad sides to it as well.
First of all, you don’t get enough exercise because you don’t have to move your body much
when playing games. Second, your eyesight becomes (3)____________ because your eyes
are fixed on the screen for too long. This is why it isn’t hard to find children wearing glasses
around these days. Third, you don’t get to spend much time with your family because you are
spending all of your time in front of the computer. Playing computer games is not such a bad
thing. But (4)___________much playing can cause problems. (5)___________ hours do you
spend in front of the computer? Why not take this opportunity to cut down on computer
games?
1. A. play

B. to play

C. playing

D. plays

2. A. in

B. on

C. at

D. of

3. A. good

B. well

C. bad

D. badly

4. A. too

B. little

C. few

D. some

5. A. How often

B. How much

C. How long

D.How many

III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below:
Yoko, a Japanese girl, has been an exchange student in the USA for two months. She’s now
living with the Paul family on a farm 80 kilometers to the north of Las Vegas.
The Pauls are kind and friendly. There are four people in their family. Mr and Mrs Paul are
hard-working people. They get up early every day and go to work on the farm right after
breakfast. Their two children, Jane and Mike often help them after school.
Since Yoko arrived, she has been learning a lot about life on a farm. In the afternoon, after
learning, she helps the Pauls with farm work. She often feeds the animals and waters the
vegetables. Sometimes she pumps water into the field.
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In the evening, after dinner, the Pauls and Yoko often watch TV in the living room,
drinking tea and chatting about their work, their plans for the next crops. Yoko feels as if she
was in her family in Tokyo.
A. True (T) or False (F)
Statement

True

1.

There are 4 people in Paul’s family

2.

The Pauls and Yoko often chat about their life,
their plans for the next crops

False

B. Answer the questions
1. Where does Yoko live?
=>_________________________________________________________________
2. Do the Pauls work hard?
=>_________________________________________________________________
3. What does Yoko do after learning?
=>_________________________________________________________________
PART D: WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:
1. The hotel we saw first was rather expensive. We decided to look for another. (so)
=>_________________________________________________________________
2. There are more and more cars sold every day. The traffic in the streets is becoming more
and more difficult. (because)
=>_________________________________________________________________
3. A sports car goes faster tha an ordinary car.
=>An ordinary car goes________________________________________________
4. I don’t like getting up early on cold days.
=>I detest___________________________________________________________
5. The Bedford River Festival is held in Bedford, England, and thousands of European
visitors come.
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=>When____________________________________________________________
II. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:
1. is/ When/ the/ held?/ Hue/ Festival/
=>_________________________________________________________________
2. go out/ You/ play/ should/ to/ instead of/ here./ staying/
=>_________________________________________________________________
3. in/ Life/ the city/ that/ in/ is faster/ the countryside./than/
=>_________________________________________________________________
4.Vietnamese/plan/activites/families/around/their/children/on/many/their/special/days/./
=>_________________________________________________________________
5.At/children/have/to/,/Easter/independent/be/and/look/themselves/after/./
=>_________________________________________________________________
III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:
1.We / have to / use / knife / fork / dinner.
=>_________________________________________________________________
2.What /be/ you/ and/ friends/ do/ at/ 4 p.m/ yesterday/ afternoon/?
=>_________________________________________________________________
3.When / spring / come, / many Vietnamese villages / prepare / new festival season.
=>_________________________________________________________________
4. He/ detest/ go/ shopping/ his friends./
=>_________________________________________________________________
5. She/ drive/ carefully/ than/ her brother./
=>_________________________________________________________________
_______________THE END______________
ĐÁP ÁN
PART A: LISTENING
I. 1. longest 2. much

3. play

4. seafood
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5. off


II. UNICEF, the United Nation International Children’s Emergency Fund, serves the
children of the world. It serves children of all races, nationalities, religions, and political
systems in more than 100 developing countries. Its purpose is to help provide a better life for
children and their mothers. It gives both long-term assistance and emergency help. This
program is very necessary. Today 800 million humans live in condition of poverty and
hopelessness. Two-thirds of them are children and mothers of small children. Four- fifths of
these children have no regular health services. Nine out of ten are not protected against
childhood diseases. One hundred million do not have enough of the right foods. Most of the
drink impure water. Unsafe water is one of the reason millons of people die every year.
1.T

2.F

3.F

4.T

5.T
PART B: LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. C

2. D

3. B

4. B

5. C

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. C

10. D

II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses.
1.What were you doing at 3 o’clock yesterday?
2. You should respect old people.
3. We were having dinner when the telephone rang.
4. They have lived in this city for 10 years.
5. This test must be done carefully.
PART C: REDING
I. Read the postcard and put a word in the box in each of the numbered blanks.
1. town

2. than

3. for

4. visit

5. popular

II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to compelete the following
passage.
1. C

2. B

3. C

4. A

III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below:
A.True (T) or False (F)
1. T

2. F

B. Answer the questions
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5. D


1. She lives on a farm 80 kilometers to the north of Las Vegas./ On a farm 80 kilometers to
the north of Las Vegas.
2. Yes./ Yes, they do.

3. She helps the Pauls with farm work: She often feeds the animals and waters the vegetables;
sometimes she pumps water into the field.
PART D: WRITING
I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:
1.
=>The hotel we saw first was rather expensive, so we decided to look for another.
2.
=>The traffic in the streets is becoming more and more difficult because there are more and
more cars sold every day./ Because there are more and more cars sold every day, the traffic in
the streets is becoming more and more difficult.
3.
=>An ordinary car goes more slowly than a sports car.
4.
=>I detest getting up early on cold days.
5.
=>When the Bedford River Festival is held in Bedford, England, thousands of European
visitors come.
II. Rearrange the sentences using the following words:
1. When is the Hue Festival held?
2. You should go out to play instead of staying here.
3. Life in the city is faster than that in the countryside.
4. Vietnamese families plan their activities around their children on many special days.
5. At Easter, children have to be independent and lool after themselves.
III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:
1. We have to use knife and fork at dinner.
2. What were you and your friends doing at 4 p.m yesterday afternoon?
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3. When spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.

4. He detests going shopping with his friends.
5. She drives more carefully than her brother.
_______________THE END______________
02 ANH 8 HK1
I. Listen and write .
Although people love festivals very much, there are also some disadvantages.
First, festivals are very costly. Because the general purpose of festivals is to
(1) …….. cultural heritages, a nation is willing to spend a lot of money on this. Moreover,
during a festival, most people do not work but spend money on (2) ……… gifts for their
friends and relatives.
Second, festivals can be dangerous. People may drink a lot during a festival and cause
road accidents. In many festivals, there are races like cow-racing and elephant racing which
may be (3) …………, especially for children. Moreover, in some festivals, when people rush
to see the events, they may also cause other people to get hurt.
Third, festivals may affect the environment. After a festival, the roads are full of colourful
paper, flowers, waste cans or bottles that people throw away. Trees along the roadsides may
be damaged by the (4) ……….. Furthermore, the noise from music and other
(5) ……….. also cause noise pollution.
II. Listen and write True or False .
1. In the 6th Hung Vuong dynasty, the King wanted to give the crown to one of his sons
2.Each prince searched for an amazing food with the hope that they would become King.
3.He dreamed that a god told him how to make some special food to symbolise the moon , the
sky.
4.Banh Chung and Banh Day symbolised the grandparents.
5.Vietnamese people make Banh Chung and Banh Day on the Tet holiday and on some other
occasions
PART B:LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. Mai enjoys _______________ to music, especially pop music in her free time.
A. heaving

B. playing

C. listening
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D. talking


2. Jane would like to know something about the ________________group of Viet Nam when
he visited the museum of Ethnology.
A. culture

B. cultural

C. cultured

D. culture

3. At school, the teachers and students ___________________ follow the rules.
A. has to

B. have to

C. need to

D. haven’t to

4. Would you like to go ____________a walk _____________ the park this afternoon ?
A.to- at

B. for- at

C.to- in

D. for- in

5. We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam, ____________ , we have many special
traditions.
A. moreover

B .while

C. nevertheless

D. although

6. It started to rain heavily while I _________________ at the bus stop.
A. waited

B. am waiting

C. was waiting

D. to wait

7. You _________________ miss any of the meetings. They are always very useful.
A. needn’t

B. should

C. shouldn’t

D. can

8. ________________ ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede.
A. What

B. Why

C. Which

D. Who

9. Ba works ________________ so he often gets worse marks than Tuan.
A. lazier

B. more lazily

C. lazilier

D. more lazy

10. The Gong festival ________________ annually in the central Highlands.
A. hold

B. held

C. is held

D. is holding

II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses:
1. Ngoc adores ___________(sit ) in front of the computer.
2. They ____________(not see ) the film Titanic yet.
3. One Pillar pagoda in Ha Noi ___________( complete ) in 1049.
4. I would rather ____________(make ) models than listen to music.
5. According to tradition, you shouldn’t ___________(sweep) the floor on the first day of Tet.
PART C: READING
I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered
blanks:
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visit

members

of

clean

before

Tet is celebrated on the first day (1)___________ the Lunar New Year. Some weeks before
the New Year, the Vietnamese (2)_____________ their house and paint the walls. New
clothes are bought for the occasion. One or two days (3) ________the festival, people make
Chung cake, which 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 (4) _________of the family show
respect to the elders by beautiful words. In return, they receive lucky money wrapped in red

tiny envelopes. Then people go to (5)__________ their neighbors, friends and relatives.
1……………….. 2…………………. 3………………. 4……………..
5…………………
II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following
passage:
There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the
second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in
northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, BacKan, Thai Nguyen and
Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the
mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They
inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also
cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5)
______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has
about 15 – 20 households.
1. A. less

B. than

C. few

D. much

2. A. large

B. larger

C. largest

D. the largest

3. A. take

B. arrive

C. inhabit

D. stay

4. A. of

B. among

C. in

D.at

5. A. to base

B. base

C. basing

D. based

III. Read the following passage and do the tasks below:
An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every
day he went out with his paints and brushes and painted from morning to evening, and
painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and
had a good dinner before going to bed.
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At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want
the money – but give me one of your picture. What is money for? In a week it will all be
finish, but your picture will still be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his
paintings. The farmer smiled and answered “ It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants
to be an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he
will not want to be an artist any more, I think”.
A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. Where did the artist spend his holiday?
A. With his paints and brushes
B. With a farmer
C. On a farm
D. In a beautiful country
2. What did the artist do during his holiday?
A. He went out every day
B. He made paints and brushes
C. He went back to the farm
D. He painted all day
B. Answer the questions:
1. What did the farmer ask the artist for at the end of the holiday?
=>________________________________________________________________________
2. Why was the artist very pleased with the farmer’s request?
=>________________________________________________________________________
3. Does the farmer’s want to be an artist?
=>________________________________________________________________________
PART D: WRITING
I. Rearrange the words and phrases given to make meaningful sentences.
1. I enjoy/ tennis/ my/ playing/ with/ friends/ weekend/ every.

=>________________________________________________________________________
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2. Vu Lan/ day/ on/ the/ lunar/ takes/ seventh/ month/ 15th / place/ of/ the .
=>________________________________________________________________________
3. We/ our/ should/ and/ respect/ traditions/ customs.
=>________________________________________________________________________
4. They/ speak/ fluently/ last/ than/ year/ English/ more.
=>________________________________________________________________________
5. At/ pagoda/, /me/ Buddha/ worship/ tray/ Huong/ of/ a/ fruit/ offer/ to/ him.
=>________________________________________________________________________
I. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the sentence before:
1. Tuan drives more carefully than his brother.
=>Tuan‘s brother drives _____________________________________________________
2. There are more and more cars sold every day. The traffic in the streets is becoming more
and more difficult.
=>Because________________________________________________________________
3. They usually visit museums when they have leisure time.
=>They enjoy______________________________________________________________
4. People built this pagoda many years ago.
=>This pagoda_____________________________________________________________
5. Making crafts or collecting things like stamps and coins are very interesting.
=>It’s ____________________________________________________________________
III. Make sentences using the words and phrases given:
1. Sometimes/ brother/ and/ I/ go/ fishing/ in/ river/ near/ our/ farm.
=>________________________________________________________________________
2. Homes/ city/ often/ better/ equipped/ with/ electrical appliances/ those/ countryside.
=>________________________________________________________________________
3. We/ have/ dinner/ when/ telephone/ ring.

=>________________________________________________________________________
4. Thanks/ technology /, / now/ we/ can/ preserve our culture/ for/ future/ generations.
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=>________________________________________________________________________
5. Our country / government / always/ take/ care/ people’s life/ especially/ the ethnic groups’.
=>_______________________________________________________________________

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ĐÁP ÁN
PART A. LISTENING
I. 1.preserve

2. expensive

3 dangerous

4 crowds

5. performances

II. Listen and write True or False .
Once upon a time, in the 6th Hung Vuong dynasty, the King wanted to give the crown to one
of his sons. He decided that he would organise a competition, and he would give the crown to
who ever could find the most delicious and special food.
Each prince searched for an amazing food with the hope that they would become King. Lang
Lieu, the 18th prince, was a very kind person. One day, he dreamed that a god told him how

to make some special food to symbolise the earth, the sky, and the parents. Lang Lieu woke
up and made Banh Chung and Banh Day. Banh Chung was square and symbolised the
earth. Banh Day was round and symbolised the sky. Banh Chung and Banh Day symbolised
the parents, too.
The King had seen and tasted all of the special food, but he thought Banh Chung and Banh
Day were the most delicious. He asked Lang Lieu about the meanings of them, and then he
decided to give the crown to Tiet Lieu. From that day on, Vietnamese people make Banh
Chung and Banh Day on the Tet holiday and on some other occasions.
1. T 2.T

3.F

4.F

5.T

PART B. LANGUAGE FOCUS
I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. C

2. B

3. B

4. D

5. C

6. C

7. C

8. C

9. B

10. C

II. Supply the correct tense or form of the verb in parentheses:
1.

sitting

2. haven’t seen

3. was completed

4. make

5. sweep

PART C. READING
I. Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the numbered
blanks:
1. of

2. clean

3. before

4. members

5. visit

II. Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.
1. B

2. C

3. C
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4. B

5. D


III. Read the passage and do the tasks bellow.
A. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences:
1. D

2. D

B. Answer the questions:
1. (The farmer) He asked for a picture/ a picture.
2. Because he ( the artist) thought his pictures were so beautiful.
3. Yes, he does./ Yes.
PART D. WRITING
I. Rearrange the words and phrases given to make meaningful sentences.
1. I enjoy playing tennis with my friends every weekend.

2. Vu Lan takes place on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month.
3. We should respect our customs and traditions .
4. They speak English more fluently than last year.
5. At Huong Pagoda we offer Buddha a tray of fruit to worship him
II. Rewrite the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. Tuan’s brother drives less carefully than him (Tuan)/Tuan’ s brother drives more carelessly
than him( Tuan)
2. Because there are more and more cars sold every day, the traffic in the street is becoming
more and more difficult.
3. They enjoy visiting museums when they have leisure time .
4. This pagoda was built many years ago.
5. It is very interesting to make crafts and collect things like stamps and coins.
III. Make up sentences, using the words and phrases given.
1. Sometimes my brother and I go fishing in the (a) river near our farm.
2. Homes in the city are often better equipped with electrical appliances than those in the
countryside.
3. We were having dinner when the telephone rang.
4. Thanks to technology, now we can preserve our culture for future generations.
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