TEST2 ANH 8 THI DIEM

6.The Viet have the largest number of people, 53 others are called ethnic majority peoples/ ethnic villages/ ethinic minority peoples 7.Ethnic minority peoples in the northern mountainou[r]

NGUYEN CONG TRU SECONDARY SCHOOL THE ONE PERIOD TEST

Class: ……… ENGLISH: 8 ( 2017-2018)

Name: ……… Time: 45’

A.LISTENING

I.Listen to the conversation about living in the countryside in Japan Circle A, B or C to answer each question You will listen TWICE.(1ms)

1.Where is Sam living now?A.in England/B in Japan/C in Europe

2 What does he like about the village?A the mountains /B the ocean/C the pollution

3 How does he feel about the people in the village? A difficult/ B friendly/ C easy

4 Which among these is true about Sam's attitude towards the weather in the village?

A He likes it very much./ B He thinks it is comfortable./ C He hates it

II.Listen to the tooth fairy customs in Spain and in Viet Nam Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F) Circle T or F You will listen TWICE.(1ms)

1 According to Vietnamese people, a lost tooth will be replaced by a gift. T F

2 Vietnamese children make a wish related to the mouse when they toss their teeth T F

3 The lost tooth will be thrown onto the roof in Spain T F

4 The lost tooth can be found under the pillow according to the Vietnamese custom T F

B Use of English

I.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences (2ms)

1.The museum of Ethnology is a valuable centre for exhibition and preservation of the (cultural/ traditional/ costume) heritage of the 54 ethnic groups in the whole country

2.I want to buy (a/ the/ this) most beautiful shawl for my mom

3.The Thai are experienced farmers They dig canals to bring (rice/ water/ cattle) to their fields

4.The colours of sticky rice represent the elements of the (sun/ moon/ earth)

5.Many ethnic groups have their own (cultures/ traditions/ languages), and some even have written languages

6.The Viet have the largest number of people, 53 others are called (ethnic majority peoples/ ethnic villages/ ethinic minority peoples)

7.Ethnic minority peoples in the northern mountainous regions often grow rice on (burnt – out land, pasture/ terraced fields)

8.Five – coloured sticky rice is made with (chemicals/ natural roots/ leaves/ natural roots and leaves)

II Put the words in bracket into the right forms to complete the sentences (0,5ms)

1.People in some far-away mountainous regions still keep their way of life (traditionally) 2.Most children in far-away villages can get some _ (school)

III.Give the correct tense of the verbs(0,5ms)

1.Years (pass) since we began school together

2.At this time next month, they (work) in Ho Chi Minh City

C.Reading

I Read the passage, then answer the questions(2ms)

MY VILLAGE

We are Khmer Krom, one of the biggest ethnic groups in the south of Viet Nam We live by

farming – mostly rice – and fishing on the Mekong River Life is sometimes hard as our work depends heavily on the weather When it is not harvest time, the men of the village go fishing from early

morning and don’t return until late afternoon By the time they return, most of the village women will

be waiting for them on the river bank They wait to buy the fish, which they will later sell at the local market or bring to the nearby town for a higher price Our children will be there too We love running around the beach and waiting for the boats to come in

Our most important festival of the year is the Chol Chnam Thmay, which celebrates the New

Year It falls in mid-April Every family tries to prepare well for the festive activities The community also visits and helps poor families so that everybody has a happy New Year

Questions:

1 Where do the Khmer Krom live?

………

2 Why is life hard for the Khmer? ………

3 When do the women and children of the village go to the river bank? ………

4 What do the women do with the fish they buy from the fishermen? ………

II.Insert word to complete the following sentences(1ms) Buddhist pagodas population Ethnic groups language 1.When people enter , they are expected to remove their shoes 2.Viet Nam is a multi – nationality country with 54 3.Among ethnic minorities, the most populated are Tay, Thai , Muong, … with a of around 1 million each 4.Because of the accent diversity, each ethnic group creates different _ D.Writting I Do the tasks as directed in the brackets (1ms) 1 His brother spent two hours doing his homework (make a question for the underlined parts) -> ……….…….……… ?

2 ethnic minorities/ still/ traditional/ Some/ life/ in/ ways/ mountains/ their/ the/ keep/ of/ (rearrange this sentence) -> ……….……… ……….……….………

3 The cultural heritage of the ethnic peoples in Viet Nam is very rich (make a question for the underlined parts) -> ……….………?

4.Five-coloured/ sticky rice/ important/ traditional dish/ many/ ethnic minorities/ northern/ mountainous/ regions (make sentence) II.Write sentences with the following expressions.(1ms) - there’s a tradition that - according to tradition - follow the tradition of - break with tradition by

1………

2………

3………

4………

THE END

A LISTEN

I 1B 2A 3B 4C 5A

II 1T 2T 3 F 4F 5 T

B I, 1 Cultural 2 The 3.water 4.earth 5 Languages 6 Ethnic minority peoples 7.terraced fields

II

1 Traditional 2 Boarding school

I

III

1, have passed 2 Will be working

C I

1 In the south of VN

2 Because their work depends heavily on the weather

3 When it is not harvest time

4 They will sell the fish at the local market or bring to the nearby town for a higher price II.1 Buddhist pagoda 2.ethnic groups 3.population 4 Language

D I

1 How long did his brother spend doing his homework

2 Some minorities in the mountains still keep their traditional ways of life

3. What is the cultural heritage of the ethnic peoples in VN like?