My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electri[r]
Trang 1THUY LUONG SECONDARY SCHOOL
Name: ………
Class: ………
THE FIRST WRITTEN TEST Subject: English 8
Time: 45 minutes
Mã đề TA8T25K102
ĐỀ CHÍNH THỨC
A- USE OF LANGUAGE (3.5 points)
Question I Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined
1 A ancestor B grass C cattle D relax
2 A minority B diversity C beehive D activity
3 A nomad B collect C local D social
Question II Choose the best answer
4 .do most ethnic peoples in Viet Nam live on?- Rice farming
5 My dad doesn’t mind……… my mom from work every day
A pick up B picked up C picking up D to pick up
6 Using computers too much may have harmful effects …… your minds and bodies
7 I love the people in my village They are so……… and hospitable
A friendly B vast C slow D inconvenient
8 Among the ………, the Tay people have the largest population
A groups B majorities C ethnic minorities D ethnic cultures
9 People in the countryside live ……… than those in the city
A happy B more happily C happily D less happy
10 Viet Nam is ………… multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups
11 So many people nowadays are computer and mobile phones They use them a lot
A addicted to B bored with C worried about D afraid of
12 .plays a more important role in Giarai family?- Women
13 Does she fancy a book to younger children
14 At the Museum of Ethnology, we can see many ways of life of different in our country
Trang 2A cultural groups B people C customs D costumes
B-READING (2.5 points)
Question III Read the passage and choose the best answer.
I live in a village by Mekong River Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school It is three kilometers away After class, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there
is a TV The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news The children run around, playing games and shouting merrily Laughter is heard everywhere
My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs… He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square I love those trips
On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way We dream of faraway places
15 The boy often helps his parents
A to collect water from the village well
B to sell the vegetables
C to collect eggs from the chicken shed
D to feed the chickens
16 The villagers gather at the community hall
A every day
B once a month
C only when there is an important event
D at the weekend
17 The things the boy enjoys better than other things on his trip to town is
A he can sell his home products
B he feels grown-up
C he can ride on the electric train
D he can buy his father an ice cream
18 The village children dream about
A having a school that is nearer
B having a TV at home
C finding the Milky Way
D travelling to faraway places
Question IV Choose the correct word for
each blank in the following passage
Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau It
is typical of the (19) life of the Thai people In the second lunar month of the year, when it (20) warmer and hoa ban- a
Trang 3kind of beautiful flower in the northewest
mountainous area- blossoms, Hoa Ban
festival is (21) This is a great time for
everyone, (22) for boys and girls The
boys picks the most beautiful flower and
gives it to his girlfriend This is not only a
time for love but also for the Thai people to
(23) for good crops, for happiness, and
express their special thanks to the Gods and
(24) The festival is always full of songs
and prayers
19 A minor B cultural C custom
20 A gets B goes C comes
21 A seen B arranged C observed
22 A largely B especially C generally
24 A fathers B relatives C families
C- WRITING (2.0 points)
Question V Rewrite the second sentence
so that it has a similar meaning to the
first one
25 The city is more interesting than the
country
F The country ……….……….………
……….……….……….…
26 They enjoy making crafts in their free
time
F They like ……….……….………
……….……….……….………
Question VI Rearrange the words/
phrases given to make complete
sentences.
27 all day/a computer/ health problems/
Sitting/ in front of/cause/can/
F
28 is/a/Hoa Ban Festival/ of/festival/the Thai/ people/significant/
F
D- LISTENING (2.0 points) Question VI Listen and choose the correct answers
29 Five-colored sticky rice is made by ethnic minorities in the northern
………… regions
Trang 931 The green colors symbolizes
………
A plants B animal
C sky D earth
32 Five colors sticky rice is made on
special occasions, for festivals and
………
A century B ceremonies
C parties D aniversaries
Question VII Listen to the passage and tick (x) True (T) or False (F)
Statements
33 Five - colored sticky rice is a traditional dish
34 The colors represent the elements of life
35 These elements create harmony between people
36 This rice is only made when there are guests -THE