Đề cương ôn tập giữa học kỳ 1 môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Năm học 2021-2022 - Phạm Thị Trang (Có đáp án)

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1. Anh: ____ A. I think doing DIY is B. I don’t know. It may be doing DIY C. Doing DIY is more exciting than making crafts D. All are correct. 4. Ann: “What do you usually do on Sundays?” Mary: “ ____” A. I used to drive to work B. I’m not doing anything C. I usually sleep until noon D. I’d be sleeping all day. 5. What do you think of a book? “____” A. That’s right B. No, it not C. It’s right D. Oh, excellent VI. GRAMMAR (10 câu) 1.Ann finds books ____ Because she can learn many things from them. A. are useful B. be useful C. useful D. being useful 2. I love being outdoors, but today I ____ staying at home. A. want B. do not mind C. like D. prefer 3. Do you fancy ____ to the cinema with me? A. going B. to go C. go D. gone 4. I do not feel like ____ shopping now. I need to have sleep to feel better. A. going B. to go C. go D. goes 5. I see Lan ____ every afternoon with her mother. Walking is her hobby. A. walking B. to walk C. walk D. walked 6. I love ____ and I want ____ a well- known singer in the future. A. to sing- being B. singing- being C. singing-tobe D. sing-tobe 7. I enjoy____ traditional music of my country – Viet Nam A. listen to B. listening C. listening to D. listen 8. Do you enjoy ___________ crafts? A. making B. make C. to make D. makes 9. My sister loves ___________ the elderly people in our neighborhood. D. helped A. help B. to help C. helps 10.They love ___________ with their friends. A. eat out B. ate out C. having eaten D. to eat out VII. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions. (05 câu) 1. You can enjoy great Vietnamese seafood in Ha Long Bay. A. dislike B. like C. hate D. detest 2. Nam enjoys going to the cinema in his free time. A. leisure time B. favorite activity C. summer holiday D.this weekend 3. I am certain that he will satisfied with my DIY project. A. uncertain B. sure C. unreliable D. unsure 4. She hates talking with him about what he likes A. likes B. detests C. enjoys D. love 5. You do leisure activities in your free time and they make you feel satisfied. A. pleased B. dissatisfied C. tired D. bored VIII. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions. (05 câu)
2. 1. I fancy hanging out with my friends.. A. love B. hate C. like D. adore 2. I like hanging out with the girl next door. A. dislike B. love C. adore D. enjoy 3. Playing beach games is fun. A. exciting B. relaxing C. boring D.good 3. My DIY project is to make some new bookshelves this summer. A. old B. big C. small D. giant 4. Too much texting can be harmful to our health. A. harmless B. dangerous C. unsafe D. poisonous 5. Playing soccer is good for your health. A. excellent B. bad C. beneficial D. nice IX. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 1. What he destest to do is going to work at weekends. A B C D 2. All the girls in my class are a big fan of SNSD girl- band A B C D 3. Going fishing alone is one of my Dad’s favorite leisure activity. A B C D 4. She sings that song much more better than I do A B C D 5. I think that she wouldn’t mind to go to the night party with you, surely. A B C D D. READING: Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks There are many reasons why it (1) ____ important to have a hobby. It will give you a pleasure and help you relax. Many old people enjoy gardening. They (2) ____ a lot of trees and vegetables, so they can sell them for some money. In addition, a hobby can help you connect with other people. If you like (3) ____ stamps, you can join a stamp club to share your albums with other collectors. If your hobby is carving eggshells, you can give your products to your friends (4) ____ gifts. 1. A. have B. do C. are D. is 2. A. grows B. to grow C. growing D. grow 3. A. gardening B. playing C. selling D. collecting 4. A. as B. for C. in D. with Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. Almost everybody has some kinds of hobby. My hobbies are listening to music and watching television. I am very fond of music. When I am free, I often listen to my favorite songs from an old cassette recorder. At weekends, I usually go to music shops in the downtown areas to buy good CDs. Of the famous pop singers, I prefer Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Madonna and Paul McCartney. I also spend an hour after dinner watching news and documentary programmes. I
3. particularly enjoy the programme '' The World Here and There '' because it broadens my knowledge of nature and human civilizations. I think that my hobbies are very useful. They widen my knowledge, relax my mind, and make me feel better about myself. 1. The writer’s hobbies are ____ A. listening to music and playing games. B. playing games and watching TV. C. watching TV and listening to music. D. reading books and playing games. 2. The writer often listens to his favorite songs from ____. A. a cassette recorder B. a laptop C. a mobile phone D. a computer 3. What does he usually do at weekends? A. He usually listens to music with his friends. B. He usually stays at home and listens to music. C. He usually listens to music at music shops. D. He usually goes downtown to buy CDS. 4. Why does he enjoy the programme “The World Here and There”? A. Because he can see his most famous singers. B. Because it widens his knowledge. C. Because it contains some music programmes. D. Because he prefers to listen to Paul Cartney. E. WRITING (10 câu) I. Sentence transformation. Question 1: I am interested in learning English. I like . I like learning English. Question 2: Lan likes using the computer best in her free time Lan's favorite . Lan's favorite leisure activity is using computer Question 3: I am interested in going camping with my close friends. I fancy I fancy going camping with my close friends Question 4: Mr Pike is a big fan of water polo. Mr Pike is fond .. Mr Pike is fond of water polo. Question 5: It is not a problem to me whether I have to pick her up to the cinema or not. I don’t mind .. I don’t mind picking her up to the cinema. Question 6 :John can not bear listening to such kind of noisy music. John dislikes . John dislikes listening to such kind of noisy music. Question 7: Watching historical films is very interesting to my younger brother.
4. My younger brother enjoys My younger brother enjoys watching historical films Question 8: She cannot bear talking with him about what he likes. She hates .. She hates talking with him about what he likes She hates to talk with him about what he likes Question 9 : The thing that I hate most is motor racing, and I will never do it in my life. I detest . I detest motor racing, and I will never do it in my life. Question 10 : It is really interesting for him to talk with his music teacher about jazz. He fancies He fancies talking with his music teacher about jazz. II. Paragraph writing. (1 đoạn) Write a paragraph (about 60-80 words about one of your leisure activities. The following questions may help you: - What it is - How long you have had it - What its benefits are - Something you would like to change about it UNIT 2: ...........(LEISURE ACTIVITIES) ENGLISH 8 ANSWER KEY A. LISTENING: I. Listen to the short talk twice and circle the correct answer to each of the following questions 1. Where is Nguyen now? A. countryside B. large village C. Ha noi D. small village 2. When was he able to make new friends? A. on his 4th day B. on his 3rd day C. on his 2nd day D. on his 1st day 3. What is Nguyen’s kite like? A. small B. big C. large and colorful D. short 4. Does Nick want to be there with Nguyen? A. Yes, he did B. Yes, he does C. No, he doesn’t D. No, he don’t II. Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are True or False. 5. Nguyen think country life could be so interesting. A. True B. False 6. Nguyen never joins the boys in herding the buffaloes. A. True B. False 7. Nick would like to visit the countryside at harvest time. A. True B. False 8. Rice is transported home on trucks. A. True B. False B. PRONUNCIATION (10 câu) I. Choose a word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others. 1. A. normal B. visitors C. transport D. chore
5. 2. A. basic B. major C. craft D. racing 3. A. ceremony B. cultural C. cattle D. costume 4. A. country B. cloud C. loudly D. mouse 5. A. camel B. cattle C. paddy D. buffalo II. Choose a word that has different stressed syllable from others. 1. A. activity B. traditional C. majority D. population 2. A. leisure B. beehive C. unique D. ethnic 3. A. heritage B. pasture C. virtual D. detest 4. A. festival B. nomadic C. ornament D. turmeric 5. A. addicted B. socialise C. terraced D. custom C. GRAMMAR POINTS I. VOCABULARY 1. People in my home village grow rice, plant vegetables and _____ poultry for their living. A. look after B. fly C. feed D. raise 2. My younger brother used to detest _____ fish, but now he likes eating it. A. eats B. ate C. eating D. eat 3. Things in the city are _____ than in the country. A. moderner B. more moderner C. modern D. more modern 4. It is _____ in the city than it is in the country. A. noisily B. more noisy C. noisier D. noisy 5. It’s _____ holiday I’ve had. A. better B. good C. the best D. well II. VERB FORM 1. The English test _____ easier than I thought it would be. A. was B. is C. am D. are 2. She _____ lerning English in 2015 A. start B. starts C. started D. to start 3. My sister ______ better than me. A. dance B. danced C. dancing D. dances 4. When I ______, she was having lunch. A. arrived B. arriving C. is arriving D. arrives 5. We ______ a picnic next week. A. has B. have C. will have D. having III. WORD FORM 1. He drives more ______than her brother. A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. care 2. My new sofa is more ________than the old one A. comfortable B. uncomfort C. comfortablely D. comfort 3. It was _______day of the year. A. the colder B. colder C. the coldest D. cold 4. This vegetable soup tastes very______. A. best B. better C. well D. good 5. His kite is very ______ A. highly B. colorfully C. colorful D. color IV. PREPOSITION
6. 1. Do you believe_____ ghost? A. in B. on C. of D. for 2. It’s very convenient for people _____remote area to gets to hospital. A. in B. to C. at D. from 3. The kite is great ______there in the sky. A. to B. for C. up D. at 4. My brother is taking his buffaloes ______to feed them A. on B. in C. of D. out 5. When people are not _____ a hurry. A. up B. after C. in D. on V. SPOKEN LANGUAGE 1. Lan: “Have you ever ridden a cart?” Nam: "____" A. Yes, we do. B. That’s a good idea. C. No, but I’d like to. D. Not at all. 2. Nick: You’ve made new friends? A. Yes, I did. B. Yeah- right on the first day. C. Yes, please. D. You’re welcome. 3. Ba: "Why don’t we take a trip to my home town?" Nam: "____" A. Yes, we do. B. That’s a good idea. C. Not at all. D. You’re welcome. 4. Nick: "How is your stay there?" Nam: "____" A. Yes, please. B. So exciting. C. Never mind. D. Sure 5. Lan: "What are you doing there?" Nam: "____" A. Lots of things. B.Good idea. C. Ok. D. Not at all. VI. GRAMMAR 1. She is singer I’ve ever met. A. worse B. bad C. the worst D. badly 2. Mary is responsible as Peter. A. more B. the most C. much D. as 3. It is in the city than it is in the country. A. noisily B. more noisier C. noisier D. noisy 4. She sings among the singers I have known. A. the most beautiful B. the more beautiful C. the most beautifully D. the more beautifully 5. She is student in my class. A. most hard-working B. more hard-working C. the most hard-working D. as hard-working 6. The English test was than I thought it would be. A. the easier B. more easy C. easiest D. easier
7. 7. English is thought to be than Math. A. harder B. the more hard C. hardest D. the hardest 8. Jupiter is planet in the solar system. A. the biggest B. the bigger C. bigger D. biggest 9. She runs in my class. A. the slowest B. the most slow C. the slowly D. the most slowly 10. Her office is away than mine. A. father B. more far C. farther D. farer VII. Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions. 1. Nomadic people live in a ger. It keeps them cool in summer and warm in winter. A. house B. circular tent C. cave D. yatch 2. The nomads move two or three times a year to look for new pastures A. food B. places C. grasslands D. lifestyles 3. life in the city is more exciting than in the country. A. boring B. interesting C. convenient D. beautiful 4. That village is very peaceful , so we like to live there. A. noisy B. quiet C. boring D. skillful 5. I don’t like living in the country. A. dislike B. hate C. enjoy D. A and B are correct VIII. Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined words in each of the following questions. 1. The life in the countryside is very quiet and relaxing A. noisy B. exciting C. modern D. hard 2. City people seem to react more quickly to changes than country people. A. noisy B. slow C. slowly D. fast 3. A buffalo ploughs better than a horse. A. well B. bad C. badly D. worse 4. This exercise is more difficult than that one. A. easy B. boring C. good D. easily 5. Life in the city is more convenient and exciting than life in the country. A. inconvenient B. more inconvenient C. slow D. A and B are correct IX. Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 1. I am not sure who lives happier : nomads or city dwellers. A. who B. lives C. happier D. city dwellers 2. A camel runs much more slowly as a horse. A. A B. runs C. much D. as 3. City people seem to react quickly to changes than in the countryside. A. seem B. quickly C. than D. the 4. My father used to hate eat sea food, but now he likes doing it. A. used B. eat C. but D. doing 5. How many water do you drink every day? A. How many B. do C. drink D. everyday D. READING:
8. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks. Most of the ethnic minority peoples in the Central Highlands live in stilt houses. These houses are built on columns (1)________ beams. They have two or four roofs, and some (2)________ decorations on the peaks and the sides. The entrance is on the side. The communal house is usually (3)________ largest, tallest and most elaborate building in the village. (4)________ is used for village meetings, receiving guests, or as a place of worship, and village festivities. Single men can sleep in this house. 1. A. and B. but C. with D. so 2. A. were B. has C. are D. have 3. A. the B. a C. an D. x 4. A. She B. They C. He D. It B. The country and the city have both advantages and (1) ________. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (2) ________ and quietness, and can do their work at their own space because no one is in a (3) ________. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are friendlier, and ready to help them (4)________ they need it. Their life, however, can be boring and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem if they are ill or want to take children to school. 1. A. joy B. enjoyment C. happiness D. disadvantages 2. A. quiet B. quietly C. peace D. peaceful 3. A. hurry B. hurried C. hurriedly D. hurrying 4. A. when B. which C. why D. that Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. A. On Sunday, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a day trip to his home village about 60 kilometers to the north of Ha Noi. The village lies near the foot of a mountain and by a river. The journey to the village was very interesting. People had the chance to travel between the green paddy fields and crossed a small bamboo forest before they reached a big old banyan tree at the entrance to the village. Liz met Ba's family at his house early in the morning, and after two hours traveling by bus, they reached the big old tree. Everyone felt tired and hungry, so they sat down under the tree and had a snack. After the meal, they started to walk up the mountain to visit the shrine of a Vietnamese hero and enjoyed the fresh air there. In the afternoon, they went boating in the river before having a picnic on the river bank, so they went home late in the evening. It was an enjoyable day. 1. Where is Ba’s home village? A. to the South B. in Ha Noi C. Near a river D. Near the foot 2. How did everyone get there? A. By airplane B. By driving themselves C. By bus D. By walking 3. What did they see on the mountain? A. A temple B. A hero C. A mountain D. A shrine 4. Did they enjoy their trip? A. Yes, they were B. Yes, it did C. Yes, it was D. Yes, they did
9. The festival is joined by thousands of actors, dancers, musicians as well as students. Most of them are the local residents of Ha Long Bay. The highlights of Ha Long Carnival is street parades with variety of colorful customers and dance on the wide streets along the coast. Moreover, a laser, sound and water performance combining with a sparkling firework show is an amazing party of light and color which tourists shouldn’t miss at the festival. Ha Long Carnival is the heart of the series of events within the schedule of Ha Long Tourism Week - a tourism promotional celebration which has been held yearly for six years. It’s usually taken place in a week in late April to early May. On the 6th celebration in 2012, Ha Long Bay was officially regconized as one of New 7 Wonders of nature of the world by the New 7 Wonders Organization. 1. Who join the Festival? A. actors, dancers, musicians and students B. actors, dancersm local residents and students C. actors, musicians and local residents D. actors, dancers, musicians, students and local residents 2. What is the highlight of Ha Long bay carnival? A. street parades B. colorful customers C. firework show D. dance 3. When is this festival held? A. in April B. in early May C. in late April D. in late April to early May 4. Which sentence is NOT true? A. Overseas people shouldn’t miss at the festival. B. Ha Long Bay was regconized as one of New 7 Wonders on the seventh celebration. C. This festival is the center of the series of events . D. This festival has been taken place yearly for six years. E. WRITING I. Sentence transformation. 1. No one in my class is more intelligent than Peter → Peter is the most intelligent person in my class. 2. A city has more interesting activities than the countryside. → The countryside has fewer activities than a city. 3. A motorbike goes faster than a bike. → A bike goes more slowly than a motorbike. 4. It is good for you to keep our customs and traditions. → You should keep our customs and traditions. 5. Most Vietnamese return home for Tet because it is the most important festival in Viet Nam. → Tet is the most important festival in Viet Nam, so most Vietnamese return home for Tet. 6. Life in the city is busier than life in the countryside. →Life in the countryside is more peaceful than life in the city. 7. His uncle works less responsibly than Mr. Nam. →Mr. Nam works more responsibly than his uncle. 8. We fancy doing the housework. →We do not hate doing the housework. 9. Jane makes crafts better than her sister.
10. →Jane’s sister makes crafts worse than him 10. John loves to play beach games. →John adores playing beach games. II. Paragraph writing. Write a paragraph (about 80 words) about advantages of countrylife The following questions may help you: 1. Is the countryside a good place for everyone or not? 2. Is it safe to live in the country or not? Why? 3. Is everything in the country clean? 4. Is the country friendly or not? UNIT 3: PEOPLES OF VIET NAM A. LISTENING: (08 câu) I. Listen to the short talk twice and circle the correct answer to each of the following questions (04 câu) 1. The Xoe dance, a traditional dance of ........ ethnic group in Viet Nam. A. The Thai B. The Tay C. The Kinh D. The Khme 2. The Xoe dance expresses people’s working life and wishes for a happy and........... A. heathy life B. wealthy life C. heavy life D. lucky life 3. The Xoe dance has more than .......... A. 50 forms B. 40 forms C. 30 forms D. 20 forms 4. Beside the circle dance, there are dances with conical hats, ...... or scarves. A. electric fans B. Paper hats C. Paper coats D. paper fans II. Listen to the conversation twice and decide whether the following sentences are True or False. (04 câu) 5. T The name of the festival is Occ Bom Boc. 6. F The festival worship the Sun God. 7. F The offerings are Green rice flakes, coconuts, potatoes and day cakes. 8. T Floating the beautiful paper lanterns on the river is one of the activities in this festival. B. PRONUNCIATION (10 câu) I. Choose a word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from others. (05 câu) 1. A. ancester B. gather C. basic D. animal 2. A. instruments B. others C. peoples D. fields 3. A. showed B. called C. lived D. discriminated 4. A. basic B. minority C. curious D. complicated 5. A. complicated B. costume C. majority D. recognize II. Choose a word that has different stressed syllable from others. (05 câu) 1. A. mountainous B. product C. literature D. unforgetable 2. A. southern B. highland C. clothing D. experience 3. A. following B. including C. poultry D. worship 4. A. delicious B. symbolise C. sticky D. festival 5. A. communal B. festivity C. exhibition D. museum C. GRAMMAR POINTS I. VOCABULARY (05 câu) 1. The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are _____ , but they live peacefully. A. diverse B. similar C. unlike D. like
11. 2. So many people nowadays are _____ computers and mobile phones. They use them a lot. A. addicted to B. bored with C. worried about D. afraid of 3. Tet is an occasion for family _____ in Viet Nam. A. visitings B. meetings C. reunions D. seeings 4. Some people in the mountains of North Viet Nam used to have .......... life. They moved to get food and find new lands for growing rice. A. vast B. nomadic C. inconvenient D. peaceful 5. .of your two sisters is studying in Australia ? A. Who B. What C. Which D. Whose II. VERB FORM (05 câu) 1. He doesn’t mind .the window for his father. A. opened B. to open C. opening D. open 2. I ... to go out in the rain even if I have an umbrella. A. detest B. hate C. mind D. adore 3. Karen loves .with her sister. A. to play B. playing C. plays D. played 4. The boys often help their parents to water from the village well. A. gather B. collect C. give D. find 5. An old woman was .the goats up the mountainside. A. riding B. taking C. herding D. running III. WORD FORM (05 câu) 1. That song gave me a ..feeling. A. peace B. peaceful C. peacefulness D. peacefully 2. They live a life. A. abnormally B. normally C. normad D. normadic 3. There are 54 .. in Viet nam. A. personalities B. persons C. people D. peoples 4. That new drug has great for the treatment of this disease. A. significane B. significant C. significantly D. insignificant 5. During the festival, they fly many kites in different shapes and sizes. A. colour B. colourless C. colourful D. colouring IV. PREPOSITION (05 câu) 1. Kitty is really booked ... playing with her little dog A. in B. out C. on D. with 2. We are interested ____ gardening. A. in B. to C. at D. from 3. Tom’s good at studying ..addition, he’s a good child at home A. in B. on C. at D. with 4 Most ethnic minority peoples are good _____ farming techniques. A. at B. for C. to D. on 5. He broke .the family tradition and did not go to the pagoda. A. by B. in C. to D. with V. SPOKEN LANGUAGE (05 câu) 1. A: Hello, I’m from Australia. Can I ask you something about the ethnic groups of Viet Nam ? B: "____"