The first term test 2021-2022 - Subject: English 8

Chu Van An Secondary school
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ĐỀ 1
THE FIRST TERM TEST 2021-2022
Subject: English 8
 Duration: 60 minutes
(Không tính thời gian phát đề)
Marks:
Teacher’s remark:
I. PHONETICS: (1.0pt)
A. Choose the word that underlined part is different from the others. (0.5pt)
1. A. couch	B. house	C. cough	D. ground
2. A. cut	B. surf	C. hunt	D. study
B. Choose the word that has different stress pattern. (0.5pt)
3. A. accent	B. station	C. legend	D. unique
4. A. television 	B. entertainment	C. information	D. education
II. VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURES: (4.0pts)
 Choose A, B, C or D that is the best fit for each sentence.
5. A ______ is something we do that is special and is passed down through the generations.
A. custom	 	B. tradition	C. story	D. manner
6. Which is not correct?
Co Tu people love to share with guests about their live and tradition.
 A B C D
7. The xoe dance is a ______dance of the Thai people.
A. physical	B. traditional	C. material	D. practical
8. Lac Long Quan missed his life in the sea, ______ he took 50 sons back there.
A. so	B. as	C. because	D. therefore
9. The Le Mat Festival ______ the founding of the village.
A. worships 	B. commemorates	C. performs 	D. preserves
10. The Christian Festival of Easter celebrates the return of Christ from the dead. _____, the festival is actually named after the goddess of the sun.
A. Although	B. If	C. But	D. However
11. Can you speak English ______? My English is not good.
A. more slowly	B. slow	 	C. quickly	D. more quickly
12. You should ______ information about a custom or tradition.
A. finds	B. found	C. finding	 	D. find
13. You _____use your mobile phone on the plane.
A. must	B. have to	C. don’t have to	D. mustn’t
14. There’s a ______ in our family that we have a party on New Year’s Eve.
A. legend 	B. custom	C. tradition	D. belief
15. Which is not correct?
Xo Dang men are good at architecture, sculpting, and paint.
 A B C D
16. Tet is an occasion for family ______ in Viet Nam.
A. visitings B. meetings C. reunions D. seeings
17. ______ plays a more important role in a Jarai family? – Women do.
A. Why	B. Who	C. Which	D. What
18. Most ethnic minorities live in ______areas.
A. mountainous	B. rural	C. urban	D. modern
19. Among the ethnic minorities, ________Tay have the largest population.
A. a	B. an	C. the	D. any
20. My family ______the traditions of cooking sticky rice on the first day of a lunar month.
A. follows	B. allows	C. discovers	D. advises
III. READING: (3.0pts)
A. Choose one suitable word (A, B, C or D) to complete the passage. (1.5pts)
 Tet is the biggest festival in Vietnam. To (21) _______ Tet, Vietnamese people make many tasty (22) _______ foods. The most important food includes Chung cakes, sausages, boiled chicken, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Chung cake is made of sticky rice, pork, green beans, and other spices, wrapped in green leaves; (23) _______, this cake needs a lot of preparation . This cake can be kept for a long time, even though the weather is often humid during Tet. Other significant foods that (24) _______ be missed to worship the ancestors are sausages, spring rolls, and sticky rice. Because sausages are difficult to make, people often buy them from famous suppliers. However, sticky rice and spring rolls are easier to prepare and must be (25) _______ immediately after they are cooked, so they are often made at home. There’s a tradition that the whole family gets together for the (26) ______ dinner with lots of delicious traditional dishes on the New Year's Eve.
21. A. welcome	B. make	C. do	D. have
22. A. spicy	B. traditional	C. delicious	D. dried
23. A. however	B. moreover	C. therefore	D. furthermore
24. A. should	B. must	C. has to	D. can’t
25. A. served	B. eat	C. given	D. sold 
26. A. ceremony 	B. reunion	C. performance	D. anniversary	
B. Read the passage and do the requests. (1.5pts) 
The meaning of Mid-Autumn Day is rather different to that in China, though the Vietnamese also celebrate it by eating mooncakes. In Viet Nam the Mid-Autumn Festival is the happiest day for children, during which parents buy their children various kinds of lanterns and snacks. There are also various activities held to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Viet Nam. The main activities include worshipping the God of Earth, and carrying carp-shaped lanterns. Usually a worshipping platform is set up in the yard during Mid-Autumn night, on which mooncakes, fruits, and snacks are laid. Later family members sit together to eat the food while appreciating the moon.
It's also a tradition for the Vietnamese to light lanterns during the Mid-Autumn night. It is thought that if people walk at night with a carp lantern in hand, they will be safe from the carp spirit. Now, children hold various kinds of lanterns and play in the moonlight, while eating mooncakes during the evening of Mid-Autumn Day.
a. Circle the best option for each sentence below. (1.0pt)
27. When is Mid-Autumn Festival?
A. On the 15th of the 1st lunar month.	B. On the 1st of the 5th lunar month.
C. On the 15th of the 8th lunar month.	D. On the 15th of the 12th lunar month.
28. Parents buy children all of these things EXCEPT _________.
A. mooncakes	B. lanterns	C. snacks	D. carps
29. The word "hold" can be replaced by _________.
A. carry 	B. buy	C. light	D. lay
30. Which of the following is NOT true? 
A. In Mid-Autumn Festival, children are the happiest.
B. There is only one main activity in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
C. To worship the God of Earth, people usually offer a tray of mooncakes, fruits, and snacks.
D. According to tradition, people light lanterns during the Mid-Autumn night.
b. Read the passage and decide True (T) or False (F) for the following statements. (0.5pt)
31. The meaning of Mid-Autumn Day is not same as to that in China	
32. In Mid-Autumn Festival, children just carry carp-shaped lanterns.	
IV. WRITING: (2.0pts) 
A. Do as the requests. (1.5pts)
33. I’m obliged to finish the letter before midday. 
(Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning)
à..........
34. My big brother is good at maths. He is excellent at English.
(Combine two sentences with an appropriate conjunctive adverb) 
à ..
35. You may have an allergy. Be careful with what you eat and drink. 
(Combine two sentences with an appropriate conjunction) 
à ..
36. No one in my group is more intelligent than Long. 
(Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning)
à ......
37. We/ break/ tradition/ not/ decorate/ house/ Tet holiday. 
(Make the full meaning sentence)
à ......
38. There / be / tradition / our family / that / we / have / party / New Year’s Eve.
(Make the full meaning sentence)
à ......
B. Complete the sentences below with your own words. (0.5pt)
39. The Tay ...
40. The fishermen in Quang Nam celebrate Whale Festival to ........................................................ ...... ....................................................................
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