Đề cương ôn tập giữa học kỳ I môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

REVISION FOR MID-TERM TEST ( ENGLISH 8 )
I/ Phonetics :
A/ Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from others :
	1/ A. legend	B. wonderful 	C. debate	D. celebrate 
	2/ A. parked	B. watched	C. stopped	D. needed	 
	3/ A. custom	B. melody	C. collect	D. local
	4/ A. stops	B.parks	C. needs 	D. wants
	5/ A. racing	B. nomadic	C. collect	D. local
B/ Choose the word whose the main stress pattern is pronounced differently from others: 
	6/ A. peaceful 	B. highland 	C. comprise 	D. harvest 
	7/ A. slowly 	B. cattle	C. pasture	D. disturb 
	8/ A. exciting 	B. buffalo 	C. generous	D. popular	
	9/ A. minority	B. complicated	C. forgettable	D. majority
	10/A. difficult	B. scenery	C. suitable	D. nomadic
II/ Choose the best answer A,B,C or D to complete each of the following sentences :
	1/ Nickthe Museum of Ethnology with his friends next week.
will visit	B. visited	C. has visited	D. visits 
	2/ Mr Nam often..to work at 6:30 in the morning.
goes	B. go	C. is going	D. went
	3/ She adores.such as herding buffalo, raising the cattle and planting vegetables.
	A. farming works	B. doing chores	C. playing sports	D. cleaning the floor 
	4/ Ao dai is the........................dress of Vietnamese people.
	A. major       	B. special       	C. traditional       D. ethnic
	5/ My friend is addicted.......................playing beach games.
	A. on        	B. of        	C. to        	D. at
	6/ People in my country are very.
friend	B. friendliness	C. friendly	D. friends
	7/ Ethnic people in the mountains have a simple way of farming. 
	 What is the antonym of “simple” ?
important	B. spoken	C. traditional	D. complicated
	8/ Can you speak..? - My English is not good.
more slowly	B. more slowlier	C. slowlier	D. the slowliest 
	9/ Last Sunday, they played the match...the one two weeks ago. 
	A.good	B. better than	C. the best	D. more well
	10/ Theyin the garden with their parents at present.
work	B. are working	C. worked	D. have worked
	11/ People watching is right........................my street.
	A. down        	B. up        	C. to        	D. of
	12/ It’s not always true that rich peoplemore generously than poor people.
offer	B. correct	C.donate	D. change
	13/ At 6 p.m tomorrow, wea movie at Binh Minh movie theater. 
see 	B. will be seeing	C. saw	D. have seen
	14/ Nowadays, the young people use.....................to socialize on the internet.
	A. netlingo        	B. activity        	C. event        	D. centre
	15/ They speak English very.
fluent	B. fluency	C. fluently	D. fluencies 
	16/ Computer plays a significant role in the development of our society.
	 What is the synonym of “ significant “ ?
important	B. written	C. modern	D. developed
	17/ He says life in the countryside is.than he expected
the most convenient	B. more convenient
C. the more convenient	D. as convenient
	18/ In.time, farmers use buffalo-drawn cart to take rice home.
local	B.cattle	C. collect	D. harvest
19/ They........................in this village since 1990.
A. live	B. have lived	C. are living	D. will live
	20/ ..do they often go shopping ? - Twice a week.
How long	B. How many	C. How far	D. How often
III/ Communication :
Complete the conversation, using the phrases/ sentences (A-F) given.
You don’t worry about delay or being late any more.
Ah, I see.
the fresh air and the open space
to make you fit and healthier
It’s the best place in the world.
It’s really interesting. 
Nick: Hi, Mai. Have you just come back from your stay in the countryside?
Mai: Yeah, I stayed on my uncle’s farm for the weekend. (1)______________________
Nick: Do you really like the life in the countryside? Why?
Mai: First, you can enjoy (2)___________________________.
Nick: What do you mean, Mai?
Mai: In the countryside, we have the yard or the garden to play in. You can run around, 	kick a ball or chase butterflies. It’s a real life, I think.
Nick: In my opinion, the countryside ......it’s only nice if people are retired or they get old. 	We can’t enjoy social activities there, especially in the evening.
Mai: But in the country, you are not in a hurry. (3)__________________________. We 	can say “no” to traffic jams there. 
Nick: Well, the traffic systems in the city are becoming much better. Anyway, we can ride 	a bicycle around (4)__________________________.
Mai: (5)_______________________. Maybe we can live in the town and go to the 	countryside at the weekend or during the summer holiday.
IV/ Reading:
A/ Choose the best answers A, B, C or D to complete the passage.
	The country is more beautiful than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and go to the country for the summer holidays though they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time.
	English villages are not all alike, but in some ways they are not very different from one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, where people are buried.
	The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly comfortable and many villages have running water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops.
1/ When do city people often go to the country?
At the weekends.	
All the year round.
At Christmas.
The summer holidays.
2/ What is the common feature of English villages?
They have a church.
They have a church with a tall tower, and a village green.
They have a village green.
They have running water.
3/ What is NOT mentioned in the life of English villages?
The village green
The church
Running water
The Internet
4/ What did they have in the village ?
The villa	B. The house	C. The cottage	D. The apartment
5/ What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?
They can go there to buy whatever they want.
They can go there to buy cheaper things.
They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.
They can go there to buy luxury goods.
B/ Fill in each blank with one word from the box.
outdoor - stopped - around - peaceful - conclusion - boring - isolated - can - possible - polluted
	Nowadays, some people choose to live and work in the countryside. New ways of working, such as online working, have made it (1)____________for more people to live there. There are both advantages and disadvantages to live in the countryside.
	On the one hand, life in the countryside is very (2)____________. There are less cars and that means that there is less noise, and that it is less (3)____________. Furthermore, there is more land available in the countryside, and people can often live in bigger houses or flats than in cities. Finally, it is easier to do a lot of (4)____________ activities such as walking or cycling if you live in the countryside. On the other hand, life in the countryside can be (5)____________. There are fewer restaurants, cinemas and shops to go to. Moreover, there is little public transport, which makes it difficult to get (6)____________ if you don’t have a car. Finally, you can feel (7)____________ if you live a long way from other people.
	In (8)____________, there are both pros and cons to living in the countryside. However, in my opinion, the peacefulness of the countryside makes it a very attractive option.
C/ Read the text carefully, then choose True(T) or False(F).
	The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax, but many people also do voluntary work, especially for charities.
	A lot of free time is spent in the home, where the most popular leisure activity is watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours per week. Reading is also a favourite way of spending leisure time. The British spend a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines. In the summer gardening is popular, and in winter it is often replaced by ‘do-it-yourself’, when people spend time improving or repairing their homes.
	Some leisure activities are mostly or entirely social. Inviting friends for a drink or a meal at home is the most usual one. Sometimes people join friends for a drink in a pub, or have dinner in a restaurant.
	The extra time available at weekends means that some leisure activities, many of them to do with sport, normally take place only then. Traditional spectator sports include football, cricket, horse racing, motor racing and motorcycle racing. Popular forms of exercise are swimming, tennis, ice skating or roller-skating, cycling, climbing, and hill or country walking.
	Families often have a ‘day out’ at the weekend, especially in summer, with a visit to a local event such as a festival, fair or show. Young people especially go to clubs and discos, while people of all ages go to the theatre, the cinema, art exhibitions and concerts.
Decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1.	Many British people use their free time to help people in need. 
2.	In the summer, the British prefer indoor activities.
3.	Most British people watch or do sports at the weekend.
4.	Sometimes people go with their friends to a pub or restaurant.
5.	British young people don’t like going to the movies
V/ Rewrite the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one :
1/ My house is smaller than your house.
→	Your house.....
2/ She adores listening to pop music in her free time.
→ She enjoys....
3/ They worked in this factory five years ago.
→ They have......
4/ No one in my class is more intelligent than Jack. 
→ Jack is.... 
5/ His English is more fluent than my English.
→ He speaks English.. 
6/ She is a skillful tennis player.
→ She plays... 
7/ Nam is interested in singing English songs.
→ Nam likes .....
VI/ Writing :
	Write a short paragraph to tell about the benefits of living in the countryside( or the benefits of living in the city). You should write at least 70 words. You should base on the following suggestions :
Living in the countryside :
	- The sightseeing, the people, the environment, cost of living, natural beauty,. 
Living in the city :
	- Facilities ( schools, cinemas, hospitals, supermarkets,.)
	- Transportation ( public transport : buses, metros, wide streets, ........)
	- Environment for study or work.
	- It’s easier to use the internet.
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VII/ Listening :
Part 1: You will listen to“ This week’s programme“ and fill in the blank with ONE word:
	- Basically you can hang out indoors. If you like staying indoors, ask your parents if you can (1).one or two friends over.
	- Or if you’re feeling (2).,you can make crafts together.
	- You’ll feel satisfied once you finish something. If you fancy being (3), play some sports together. Football, badminton, biking.
	- All these activities are good for your (4)..health
	-- If you like something more organized, go to (5)centers, libraries, and museums. Educate yourself while having fun!	
Part 2 : Listen to the boy talking about changes in his village. Choose True(T) or False(F):
Statements
True(T) or False(F)
1. Nobody lives in an earthen house now.
2. The village has electricity now.
3. Horses are still the only means of transport in the village.
4. The children used to go a long way to school.
5. More visitors are coming to see them.
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