Bộ đề cương Tiếng anh 8 ôn tập học kì 1 năm 2023 - Đề 1

ENGLISH 8 – REVIEW UNIT 123 (Continued) TEST 5
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part. 1. A. caused B. promised C. increased D. practiced 2. A. many B. complete C. engine D. heavy 3. A. challenger B. chapter C. character D. chancellor 4. A. service B. servile C. sergeant D. servant 5. A. please B. measure C. bees D. roses
II. Choose the correct answer.
1. When I have the whole free day, I prefer …………. to the outskirts to staying in the city.
A. going B. to go C. go D. went
2. Last night, she had an …………………. dancing performance in the school festival.
A. adore B. adoring C. adored D. adorable
3. No matter …………………. hard farmers have to work every day, they don’t earn much money from their work.
A. how B. how much C. how many D. how far
4. A boy …………………. buffalos is one of the typical images about the country life.
A. leading B. walking C. raising D. herding
5. You cannot dry the rice on …………………. days.
A. sunny B. rainy C. cloudy D. windy
6. In the home of the ethnic minority peoples, the ………. are often placed in the middle.
A. table B. TV C. alter D. stilt
7. I am very impressed with sarong – a traditional …………………. of the Khmer people.
A. custom B. clothing C. clothes D. costume
8. The chapi is a traditional …………………. of the Raglai people.
A. music instrument B. musical instrument C. farming tool D. farming tools
9. …………………. should we meet on Sunday? – Because I have to do some shopping first, then let’s meet at 10 a.m.
A. Why B. Where C. What time D. When
10. She is driving too slowly, so I think she will get there …………………. than us.


A. more late B. later C. more lately D. latelier
III. Read the passage and fill the blanks.
We do honestly have a little more (1) ………………… time in summer than we do in spring. We have some
weekend get aways planned over the summer. A couple of fun things for the kid away from home. This
blogging and social media thing has me wrangled into about a week’s worth of travel and meetings, and I
wouldn’t be surprised if something or things pops up soon. And for me personally I have more free time (and a
great (2) ………………… less stress) than I did when I (3) ………………… in town. I go to work around
8a.m. most days on the farm. I used to be at work at 6:30a.m., and it (4) ………………… me 35 minutes to get
there. When it’s not time to plant or harvest, we usually work a few (5) ……………… on Saturday morning
and never on Sundays. And for those farmers that also have livestock? We used to raise hogs you know. Well
those animals want to eat and be healthy. 1. A. free B. spare C. open D. both A & B 2. A. number B. amount C. deal D. of 3. A. work B. worked C. had worked D. has worked 4. A. got B. spent C. took D. cost 5. A. days B. time C. seconds D. hours
IV. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
1. All of the children of the Smith’s really like playing rackets.
→ _______________________________(keen)
2. The thing that I hate most is motor racing, and I will never do it in my life.
→ _______________________________(detest)
3. The harvest festival in my hometown usually starts in October, but this year it started in the middle of September.
→ _______________________________ (earlier)
4. It takes a buffalo about half of a day to plough that field, but a machine can do it within an hour.
→ _______________________________ (faster)
5. In cities, classrooms are equipped with speakers, computers, projectors; however, classrooms in the countryside don’t have any.
→ _______________________________ (better equipped) TEST 5
I. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others 1. A. tasty B. mall C. stadium D. change 2. A. exhibition B. neighborhood C. h ot D. h umid

3. A. just B. summer C. much D. ruler
II. Choose the word which has a different stress from the other words 1. A. simple B. polite C. formal D. instant 2. A. suspicion B. telephone C. relation D. direction
III. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences. (1pt)
1. Harvesting the rice is much ……………………. than drying the rice. A. more harder B. more hardly C. hardlier D. harder
2. Look! Some children are ………………the buffaloes. A. picking B. Playing C. Driving D. herding
3. Among the ethnic minorities,................... Tay have the largest population. A. a B. An C. the D. Ө
4. ...................... DIY brings you a lot of amazing benefits. A. Doing B. reading C. Playing D. Going
5. The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are _________, but they live peacefully. A. diverse B. similar C. unlike D. the same
6. ‘Children in my village often fly their kites in dry rice fields.’ ‘_______’ A. It’s right up my street! B. That’s awesome. C. Exactly what I want. D. How interesting!
7. ____________ month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in? A. When B. Which C. How many D. How often
8. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. A. princess B. president C. present D. broccoli
III- Put the correct form of the word in the blank to complete each question.
1. He doesn't fancy ............ beach volleyball because he hates sand. (play)
2. The .................... have a very hard life. They cannot live permanently in one place. (nomadic)
IV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Nowadays, leisure activities are totally different from the past. Many people no longer enjoy (1)
__________in outdoor activities after school. In stead , they(2)__________playing computer games or
surfing the web in their free time. Some people rely too much on computer and the Internet. For


example, they prefer (3)______ messages to having a face-to-face conversation with friends. Even
when people (4)________out with their friends, they rarely talk but they use their phones to surf web.
However, many people dislike the Internet and the (5)________world. They hate to waste time on the
computer and enjoy other activities such as reading, shopping or sporting. 1. A. participate B. to participate C. participating D. participates 2. A. fancy B. don’t mind C. dislike D. hate 3. A. send B. to send C. to sending D. sends 4. A. play B. rely C. meet D. hang 5. A. virtual B. real C. fake D. new
V. Read the following passage then answer the questions
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. Answer the questions:
1. Where does Gong culture exist?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How often is the Gong Festival held?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What do artists do in the Gong Festival?
………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. Are Gongs pieces of folk music?
………………………………………………………………………………………………