ĐỀ SỐ 1
MÔN: TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8
A. Listening
I. Listen and fill 1 word in each blank.
1. The child lost the power of ___________ from birth.
2. I am going to __________ the weekend at the grandparents’ house.
3. I got lost and I had to __________ somebody the way.
4. Which ___________ do you like playing?
5. The boy picked up a __________ and threw it into the river.
II. Listen and decide if the following statements are True (T) or False (F)
6. The Gong Festival is held yearly in the Central Highlands.
7. The Hoa Ban festival takes place in Lai Chau
8. The crops depend heavily on the Government.
9. During the festivals, they fly many colorful planes in different shapes and sizes.
10. An old woman was herding the deer up the mountainside
B. Grammar
III. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.
11.A. harmful B. slowly C. cloudy D. unique
12.A. worship B. belong C. enjoy D. behave
13.A. alternate B. entertain C. symbolize D. cultivate
14.A. heritage B. museum C. decorate D. blackberry
15.A. minorities B. populated C. activity D. experience
IV. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the sentences.
16. Terraced rice fields in SaPa are slopes claimed for cultivation in hilly or ________ areas.
(mountain)
17. For the Muong, rice is also the main _________ crop. (agriculture)
18. The Muong call their ___________ calendar “sach doi”, which is made from 12 bamboo sticks
that represent the 12 months. (tradition)
19. Viet Nam is a country of tremendous ___________ with 54 ethnic groups. (diverse)
20. The ethnic minority groups in Viet Nam have been living in ______ coexistence. (peace)
V. Fill in each blank with “a”, “an”, or “the” to complete the following passage.
(21)__________ history of Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture started in 1891 when
(22)____________ French scientist began to collect Cham sculptures that had been discovered in
scattered areas of Quang Nam Province and brought them to Da Nang.
(23)___________ first museum building was designed by French architects, and construction began
in 1915 and was finished by May 1916. (24)___________ Museum has played (25)_________
important role in preserving sculpture items featuring the cultural, spiritual and ritual lives of the
Cham people.
VI. Complete each blank in the following passage with the correct word/ phrase from the box.
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Cat Cat Village – Sa Pa
Cat Cat Village is located on the Muong Hoa Valley, this is the village of Hmong hill
(26)____________. It’s not far from Sa Pa Town, about 3 km and it (27)__________you 45 minutes
to walk here. The village is on the (28)___________ of the hill and easy walking, rice and corn are
grown here. Visiting Cat Cat Village, we can have a chance to visit a big waterfall on the
(29)__________ and the old Hydro-electric Power Station built by the French here. We can also see
the (30)____________ of young women sitting by looms with colourful pieces of brocade decorated
with designs of flowers and birds. When these pieces of brocade are finished, they are dyed and
embroidered with beautiful (31)___________. It is interesting that Hmong women (32)__________
plants and leaves to dye these brocade fabrics. And then they roll a round and smooth section of wood
covered with wax on fabrics to polish them, making their (33)___________ durable.
VII. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following
passage.
I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village
(34)__________ it is very quiet and life is slowly and easy. The village is always clean; people look
(35)_____________ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly
here than in city because everyone (36)_________ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are
always people who can help.
There are only a few things that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got
many things to do in the evening; we haven’t got (37)___________ cinemas or theaters. The
other thing is that people always talk about (38)___________, and everyone knows what everyone is
doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.
34.A. so B. although C. because D. but
35.A. for B. at C. up D. after
36.A. knows B. know C. is knowing D. knew
37.A. little B. some C. any D. few
38.A. others B. other C. another D. one another
VIII. Complete the following sentences using the cue words.
39. Women/ dance and beat/ rhythm/ the same time.
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40. They/ embroider and decorate/ clothes/ beautifully.
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