READING: I.Insert word to complete the following sentences Buddhist pagodas population Ethnic groups language 25.When people enter Buddhist pagoda , they are expected to remove their sho[r]
Trang 1NGUYEN TRI PHUONG SECONDARY SCHOOL THE ONE PERIOD TEST Class: ……… ENGLISH: 8 ( 2017-2018) Name: ……… ……… Time: 45’
A LISTENING
I Listen and fill in the blank:
Today I’m going to tell you about the (1)…… ………, a traditional dance of the Thai ethnic group in VietNam Thai people have followed this spiritual tradition for generations The xoe dance expresses people’s working life and wishes for a happy and wealthy life It is performed in both public and (2)……… ……… gatherings such as celebrations, festivals
or family reunions
The xoe dance has more than 30 forms based on the first six ancient forms The most popular form is the xoe vong or ‘circle dance’ because it expresses (3)……… People, young
or old alike, join hands to make a circle around the fire and dance to the music Besides the circle dance, there are dances with (4)………., paper fans or scarves
Old people say they shouldn’t break with this tradition because it reflects Thai culture and (5)
……… As a Thai folk song goes, without the xoe dance, the rice won’t grow and people won’t get married
II Listen again and tick true (T) or false (F)
6 The xoe dance is a spiritual tradition of Thai ethnic people …………
7 There are 16 ancient forms of xoe …………
8 The importance of xoe is expressed in an ols Thai song …………
B Pronunciation:
I Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined
II Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others
15 A festival B resource C station D history
C Grammar and vocabularies.
I Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences (2ps)
17 She is famous her intelligence She designs many special styles for Ao dai
18 You _ miss any of the meetings They’re always very useful
A needn’t B should C shouldn’t D can
19 When having meals with a Britain family, you should never chew with your
open
A hand B eye C finger D mouth
20 _ you study harder, you won’t be able to pass the examination
Trang 2A Unless B Because C If D Without
21 My sister has been living in Da Lat for two years; _, she has never been to Than Tho Lake
A however B although C if D because
22 We wear uniform at school from Monday to Saturday That’s good way and equal to everyone
A have to B haven’t to C could D must
23 We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam; _, we have many special
traditional festivals
A moreover B while C nevertheless D although
24 The Xoe dance is a _ tradition of Thai ethnic people
A physical B spiritual C material D practical
C READING:
I.Insert word to complete the following sentences(1ms)
Buddhist pagodas population Ethnic groups language
25.When people enter , they are expected to remove their shoes
26.Viet Nam is a multi – nationality country with 54
27.Among ethnic minorities, the most populated are Tay, Thai , Muong, … with a
of around 1 million each
27.Because of the accent diversity, each ethnic group creates different _
II Choose the correct word marked A,B,C, or D to fill each blank in the following email
Hello Nick, Great to receive your mail Because you’ll be here soon, I’d like to share with your
my family tradition and customs Well , we have the customs (28) spending the Saturdays together You many ask why not on Sundays It’s simply because my mother works on Sundays On Saturdays, me always (29) _ out Sometimes we our
grandparents in Vung Tau Sometimes go on a _(30) in the park or a nearly beauty spot
You asked me about the Tet holiday, right? There is a (31) _that we make tet cakes and cook braised pork and egg (thit kho trung) Tet cake is similar to chung cakes in Ha Noi, but it’s long, not square Brased pork and eggs is our traditional _(32) for Tet It’s so delicious! When you _(33) here, my mother will cook it for you What about your family? Share with me the traditions and customs you follow
Cheers, Ha
28 A for B of C in D on
29 A stray B put C find D go
Trang 330 A picnic B trip C day D.camp
31 A customs B tradition C regulation D thing
32 A thing B taste C dish D jam
33 A go B leave C come D depart
D WRITING: I Combine each pair of sentences using the words given in brackets (1ps) 34 Peter and Phong are happy to join the procession It is going to rain (however/nevertheless) → ………
35 Nick wanted to travel around Viet Nam to take pictures of festivals He started to save money (therefore) → ………
36 You can go to the Giong Festival You can go to the Huong Pagoda Festival (otherwise) →
37 At the Ooc om bok we float beautiful paper lanterns on the river We also hold thrilling dragon boat races (moreover) →
II Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given (0.5pt) 38Vietnamese students are obligated to wear uniforms when they go to school HAVE →
39.You are not allowed to use your mobile phone on the plane MUSTN’T →
40 Which festival do you like best? WHY? ………
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LISTEN
I Listen and fill in the blank:
Today I’m going to tell you about the (1) xoe dance, a traditional dance of the Thai ethnic
group in VietNam Thai people have followed this spiritual tradition for generations
The xoe dance expresses people’s working life and wishes for a happy and wealthy life It is
performed in both public and (2)private gatherings such as celebrations, festivals or family
reunions
The xoe dance has more than 30 forms based on the first six ancient forms The most popular
form is the xoe vong or ‘circle dance’ because it expresses (3) social unity People, young or
old alike, join hands to make a circle around the fire and dance to the music Besides the circle
dance, there are dances with (4) conical hats, paper fans or scarves.
Old people say they shouldn’t break with this tradition because it reflects Thai culture and (5) lifestyle As a Thai folk song goes, without the xoe dance, the rice won’t grow and people
won’t get married
II Listen again and tick true (T) or false (F)
6 The xoe dance is a spiritual tradition of Thai ethnic people ……T……
7 There are 16 ancient forms of xoe …… F….
8 The importance of xoe is expressed in an ols Thai song ……T ….
B Pronunciation:
I Choose the word which has a different sound in the part underlined (1pt)
12 A lucky B structure C Push D struggle
II Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others (1pt)
C Grammar and vocabularies.
I Choose A, B, C, D for each gap in the following sentences (2ps)
17 She is famous her intelligence She designs many special styles for Ao dai
18 You _ miss any of the meetings They’re always very useful
A needn’t B should C shouldn’t D can
19 When having meals with a Britain family, you should never chew with your
open
A hand B eye C finger D mouth
20 _ you study harder, you won’t be able to pass the examination
A Unless B Because C If D Without
Trang 521 My sister has been living in Da Lat for two years; _, she has never been to Than Tho Lake
A however B although C if D because
22 We wear uniform at school from Monday to Saturday That’s good way and equal to everyone
A have to B haven’t to C could D must
23 We do not have many carnivals in Viet Nam; _, we have many special
traditional festivals
A moreover B while C nevertheless D although
24 The Xoe dance is a _ tradition of Thai ethnic people
A physical B spiritual C material D practical
C READING: I.Insert word to complete the following sentences Buddhist pagodas population Ethnic groups language 25.When people enter Buddhist pagoda , they are expected to remove their shoes 26.Viet Nam is a multi – nationality country with 54 ethnic groups 27.Among ethnic minorities, the most populated are Tay, Thai , Muong,… with a population of around 1 million each 27.Because of the accent diversity, each ethnic group creates different Language II Choose the correct word marked A,B,C, or D to fill each blank in the following email Hello Nick, Great to receive your mail Because you’ll be here soon, I’d like to share with your my family tradition and customs Well , we have the customs (28) spending the Saturdays together You many ask why not on Sundays It’s simply because my mother works on Sundays On Saturdays, me always (29) _ out Sometimes we our grandparents in Vung Tau Sometimes go on a _(30) in the park or a nearly beauty spot You asked me about the Tet holiday, right? There is a (31) _that we make tet cakes and cook braised pork and egg (thit kho trung) Tet cake is similar to chung cakes in Ha Noi, but it’s long, not square Brased pork and eggs is our traditional _(32) for Tet It’s so delicious! When you _(33) here, my mother will cook it for you
What about your family? Share with me the traditions and customs you follow Cheers, Ha 28 A for B of C in D on
29 A stray B put C find D go
30 A picnic B trip C day D.camp
31 A customs B tradition C regulation D thing
32 A thing B taste C dish D jam
Trang 633 A go B leave C come D depart
D WRITING:
I Combine each pair of sentences using the words given in brackets (1ps)
34 Peter and Phong are happy to join the procession It is going to rain (however/nevertheless)
→ Peter and Phong are happy to join the procession; however/nevertheless, it is going to rain
35 Nick wanted to travel around Viet Nam to take pictures of festivals He started to save
money (therefore)
→ Nick wanted to travel around Viet Nam to take pictures of festivals; therefore, he started
to save money
36 You can go to the Giong Festival You can go to the Huong Pagoda Festival (otherwise)
→ You can go to the Giong Festival; otherwise, you can go to the Huong Pagoda Festival
37 At the Ooc om bok we float beautiful paper lanterns on the river We also hold thrilling
dragon boat races (moreover)
→ At the Ooc om bok we float beautiful paper lanterns on the river; moreover, we also hold thrilling dragon boat races
II Rewrite the following sentences so that their meaning stays the same, using the words given (0.5p)
38Vietnamese students are obligated to wear uniforms when they go to school HAVE
→ Vietnamese students have to wear uniforms when they go to school.
39.You are not allowed to use your mobile phone on the plane MUSTN’T
→ You mustn’t use your mobile phone on the plane
40 Which festival do you like best? WHY?