BRIGHT HORIZONS SCHOOL FIRST TERM TEST 1-G8

Class: 8A0-VQ TIME: 50 MINUTES

Full name: ………………………………….
Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.
1. A. blackberry B. decorate C. heritage D. museum
2. A. cultivate B. alternate C. entertain D. symbolize
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
3. A. cut B. sun C. surf D. fun
4. A. hat B. cake C. bracelet D. cake
5. A. penalty B. eight C. leisure D. celebrate
Match a word in column A with it definition in column B
VI. Choose the word or phrase that needs correcting in each sentence (1p)
6. The Muong ethnicpeople in Cuc Phuong live mainly in farming and bee keeping.
A B C D
7. Kim speaks English more fluently in the science class.
A B C D
8. When Kate visited Alaska, she lived in a igloo in the winter months as well as in the spring.
A B C D
9. The study of the sculptures of the Cham are truly fascinating, and some books have been
A B C
written about them.
D
10. Our grandmother used to be telling us fairy tales when we were small.
A B C D

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

11. Tam was a very ________ girl who had to work all day.
A. generous B. hard-working C. lazy D. mean
12. It is the ________ for Australians to eat with their fishers at barbecues or picnics outside the
home.
A. habit B. tradition C. custom D. belief
13. The Crow was so ________ that he painted the Peacock’s feathers with bright and beautiful
colours.
A. clever B. brave C. pretty D. beautiful
14. The Mountain Spirit (Son Tinh) was very ________ ,but the Sea Spirit (Thuy Tinh) was
________.
A. gentle – fierce B. gentle – wise C. fierce – gentle D. wicked – ugly
15. Giant eagles and waves were very ________ during Captain Sinbad’s voyages.
A. ugly B. generous C. fierce D. wise
16. The ________ king kept all the rice to himself when his people had no food. He was very
________.
A. selfish – wise B. generous – cruel
C. generous – cunning D. selfish – cruel
17. Always take your shoes off before you enter a temple in India, ________ you will be
considered impolite.
A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. moreover
18. The Little Mermaid was so ________ that she didn’t kill the prince with the knife.
A. generous B. clever C. brave D. pretty
19. The servant was very ________ to mark other houses with white chalk so that the thieves
couldn’t find Ali Baba house.
A. clever B. wicked C. kind D. mean
20. An Tiem was very ________ to move to a deserted is land.
A. brave B. generous C. kind D. honest
21. Ali Baba was very ________ when he also used the word “Open Sesame!” to enter the cave
of treasures.
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 A. cunning B. wise C. evil D. kind
22. My dad doesn't mind ________ my mom from work every day.
A. pick up B. picks up C. picking up D. picked up
23. The elder brother was ________ when he gave his brother only a starfruit free.
A. lazy B. clever C. generous D. mean
24. The magician had a brother, who was even more ________ ,and he wanted to kill Aladdin.
A. wicked B. ugly C. fierce D. mean
25. Does she fancy ________ a book to the younger children?
A. to read B. reads C. reading D. read
26. I think An Tiem was very ________ to carve the island’s name and his own name on the
water melon and threw them into the sea.
A. fierce B. generous C. mean D. wise
Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences
27. Lan (practice)________ the piano while her sister (read)________ comics at 7 o’clock last
night.
Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences.
28. I will have to try a bit ________ than this. (hard)
29. It usually rains ________in Central Viet Nam than in other regions. (heavy)
30. It is very ________ for people in remote areas to get to hospitals. (convenience)

Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space

No matter (31)________ well you take care of your pet, sometimes it runs away or gets lost. Its
collar may have broken, or it was scared and ran off. To (32)________ loosing your pet, you need
to take care of your house and yard first.

If you use a fence, be sure that there is no way the animal can get under or over it. Make
(33)________ the gate is locked at all times. Second, don't let your cat or dog run (34)________ the
neighborhood. Keep it on a leash or in a cat (35)________ at all times. This is important when you
take your animal to the vet, too. Loud noises can scare it (36)________. If the animal is on a leash
or in a carrier, it is harder for it to run away from you.

In case, your pet runs away, you need to look for it as soon as you (37)________ it is missing.
Check around your house first. You have to check everywhere.

Make sure to listen, too. Your cat could be stuck and the only way you will find it is to hear it
(38)________. Alternatively, you should go to the place where your pet was lost and talk to
everyone. Describe it to them and give your phone number.

31. A. when B. how C. why D. what

32. A. stop B. prevent C. avoid D. keep
33. A. certain B. sure C. unsure D. uncertain
34. A. around B. down C. about D. along
35. A. carrier B. keeper C. container D. box
36. A. difficultly B. easily C. difficult D. easy
37. A. see B. find C. realize D. look
38. A. whispering B. talking C. shouting D. crying
Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.

The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages
with hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly farmers and they grow
rice on terraced fields. They also raise cattles and poultry.
Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton. There is usually not much embroidery or
other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts inside and long one on the
outside.
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They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar New Year and the mid-July festivals
are the most lavishly organized. During festivals, people in many places play con throwing,
badminton, tug-of-war, dragon dancing, or chess.
The Tay eat mainly sticky rice. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as banh
chung (sticky rice square cakes), banh day (sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao (cakes made of
white rice flour).

39. Which of the following best describes the main idea of the passage?
A. The Tay live in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam.
B. The Tay make many kinds of cakes on festival occasions.
C. The Tay have many festivals and holidays in a year.
D. The life of the Tay in Viet Nam.
40. What do the Tay mainly eat?
A. cakes made of white rice flour B. sticky rice round cakes
C. sticky rice D. sticky rice square cakes
41. Which of the following is NOT true of the Tay?
A. They grow rice on terraced fields.
B. They wear clothes with much embroidery.
C. They live on stilt houses.
D. They eat sticky rice.
42. Which is true of the Tay’s life?
A. They mainly work in agriculture.
B. They work in industry.
C. They have one very important festival a year.
D. They buy cotton to make dress.
43. The word "lavishly" is closest in meaning to ________.
A. carefully B. seriously C. luxuriously D. lengthily
Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given
44. When/small/young Khmer/people/to pagodas/study/improve/knowledge.
____________________________________________________________________
45. Agricultural work/ become/ less difficult/ thanks/ machine.
____________________________________________________________________
46. Public works/ help/ local people especially Khmer people/ devlop production/ reduce
poverty/ create better lives.
____________________________________________________________________
47. Hmong's/history/remain/difficult/trace/because/tradition/oral ones.
____________________________________________________________________

VIII. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the suggested word in such a way that
it is as similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. (1p)
48. Is our final test compulsory? HAVE
_________________________________________________________________
49. People use too much fertilizer so lands will be spoiled. IF
_________________________________________________________________
50. Technology has benefited humankind enormously; however, there are drawbacks with our
reliance on it. ALTHOUGH
_________________________________________________________________
51. “You had better watch other people first, and then follow them.” ADVISED
_________________________________________________________________
52. It is forbidden for passengers to pass beyond this point. NOT
_________________________________________________________________
THE END

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FIRST TERM TEST 1-G8

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

1. D 26. D
2. C 27. was practicing — was
reading
3. C 28. harder
4. A 29. more heavily
5. B 30. inconvenience
6. D 31. B
7. E 32. C
8. A 33. B
9. B 34. A
10. C 35. A
11. B 36. B
12. C 37. C
13. A 38. D
14. A 39. D
15. C 40. C
16. D 41. B
17. A 42. A
18. A 43. C
19. A
20. A
21. B
22. C
23. D
24. A
25. C

Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given

44. When small, young Khmer people go to pagodas to study to improve knowledge.
45. Agricultural work becomes less difficult thanks to machinery.
46. Public works have helped local people especially Khmer people to develop production,
reduce poverty, and create better lives.
47. The Hmong’s history remains difficult to trace because their traditions are oral ones.

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BRIGHT HORIZONS SCHOOL GRADE 8 FIRST TERM TEST 1
Class:8 TIME: 50 MINUTES
Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.
1. A. organization B. communication C. comparison D. socialization
3. A. objection B. reduction C. appearance D. competition
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
5. A. paragraph B. laugh C. enough D. although
6. A. comedy B. princess C. novel D. cinema
8. A. celebrate B. eight C. leisure D. penalty
Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
10. The elder brother was ________ when he gave his brother only a starfruit free.
A. mean B. clever C. lazy D. generous
11. ________ the yellow apricot blossoms are more adaptable to the hot weather of southern
regions, the pink peach blossoms match well with the dry, cold weather from the North.
A. When B. While C. Although D. If
12. Ali Baba was very ________ when he also used the word “Open Sesame!” to enter the cave of
treasures.
A. cunning B. kind C. evil D. wise
13. You ________ address a person older than you as Mrs., Miss, Ms. or Mr. until the person
allows you to use her or his first name.
A. don’t have to B. shouldn’t C. could D. should
14. The Mountain Spirit (Son Tinh) was very ________ ,but the Sea Spirit (Thuy Tinh) was
________.
A. gentle – fierce B. fierce – gentle C. wicked – ugly D. gentle – wise
15. The magician had a brother, who was even more ________ ,and he wanted to kill Aladdin.
A. mean B. ugly C. wicked D. fierce
16. The Crow was so ________ that he painted the Peacock’s feathers with bright and beautiful
colours.
A. beautiful B. pretty C. clever D. brave
17. ________ you take the fruit, you should think of the grower.
A. While B. Although C. However D. When
18. The Little Mermaid was so ________ that she didn’t kill the prince with the knife.
A. generous B. brave C. pretty D. clever
19. The servant was very ________ to mark other houses with white chalk so that the thieves
couldn’t find Ali Baba house.
A. wicked B. mean C. clever D. kind
20. ________ tips are not given in fast food shops, tipping is the usual custom in expensive
restaurants in England.
A. Moreover B. However C. Even D. Although
21. I think An Tiem was very ________ to carve the island’s name and his own name on the
water melon and threw them into the sea.
A. generous B. mean C. wise D. fierce
22. Lucky money it put in red envelopes, ________ the red envelopes symbolize luck and wealth.
A. and B. yet C. because D. so
23. ________ the head of the household cleans the dust and ashes from the altars, children are in
charge of sweeping and scrubbing the floor.
A. Although B. Because C. While D. When
24. Seven days before Tet, each Vietnamese family offers a farewell ceremony for “Ong Tao”
(the Kitchen Gods) to go up to Heaven Palace, ________ his task is to make an annual report
to the Jade Emperor of the family’s affairs throughout the year.
A. and B. but C. so D. yet
25. Giant eagles and waves were very ________ during Captain Sinbad’s voyages.
A. wise B. generous C. fierce D. ugly
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26. The ________ king kept all the rice to himself when his people had no food. He was very
________.
A. selfish – wise B. generous – cruel
C. generous – cunning D. selfish – cruel
27. It is the ________ for Australians to eat with their fishers at barbecues or picnics outside the
home.
A. habit B. custom C. tradition D. belief
Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space
Tipping in the U.S
Another odd (28)________ associated with the United States is its tipping culture. Unlike many
other countries who don't tip at all or who only tip in small amounts when the food was particularly
(29)________ , tipping is rather (30)________ at most restaurants in the U.S. In fact, it is
(31)________ that patrons leave between 10-20 percent of the bill in tips. Wait staff rely
(32)________ this gratuity for a living because legal wages for waiters are (33)________. You may
be surprised to know that waiters at the restaurants typically get only $ 2.13/ hour. Further, there are
(34)________ for tipping bartenders, delivery people and other service personnel. You can either
include the tip in the credit card slip itself or you can pay separately by cash. While some criticize
this practice as irrational, there's no doubt that tipping culture in the U.S. gives an incentive for
waiters and waitresses to (35)________ better service.
28. A. custom B. rule C. tradition D. costume
29. A. bad B. cooked C. served D. good
30. A. mandatory B. optional C. unnecessary D. uncommon
31. A. said B. thought C. needed D. expected
32. A. on B. in C. over D. from
33. A. low B. short C. tall D. high
34. A. regulations B. rules C. ways D. laws
35. A. produce B. provide C. propose D. promote
Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.
The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages
with hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly farmers and they grow
rice on terraced fields. They also raise cattles and poultry.
Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton. There is usually not much embroidery or
other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts inside and long one on the
outside.
They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar New Year and the mid-July festivals
are the most lavishly organized. During festivals, people in many places play con throwing,
badminton, tug-of-war, dragon dancing, or chess.
The Tay eat mainly sticky rice. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as banh
chung (sticky rice square cakes), banh day (sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao (cakes made of
white rice flour).
36. Which of the following best describes the main idea of the passage?
A. The Tay make many kinds of cakes on festival occasions.
B. The Tay live in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam.
C. The life of the Tay in Viet Nam.
D. The Tay have many festivals and holidays in a year.
37. What do the Tay mainly eat?
A. sticky rice square cakes B. cakes made of white rice flour
C. sticky rice D. sticky rice round cakes
38. Which of the following is NOT true of the Tay?
A. They grow rice on terraced fields.
B. They wear clothes with much embroidery.
C. They live on stilt houses.
D. They eat sticky rice.
39. Which is true of the Tay’s life?

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 A. They work in industry.
B. They buy cotton to make dress.
C. They have one very important festival a year.
D. They mainly work in agriculture.
40. The word "lavishly" is closest in meaning to ________.
A. luxuriously B. lengthily C. seriously D. carefully
Read the following passage, and then answer the questions
Wedding custom in Vietnam is quite complicated. Before an official wedding, a ceremony of
engagement must be held first. In Vietnamese tradition, engagement ceremony is an official
occasion for families of fiancé and fiancée to mark their relationship and to arrange the wedding.
Each family need to prepare a representative who is a family member having a happy life and high-
ranking position in the family. In the day of engagement, the representatives of two families will
have some announcement about the wedding and exchange gifts. The time of wedding is chosen
suitably based on lunar calendar. Gifts which are put in trays are prepared by the family of fiancé a
few days before the engagement ceremony. The number of trays must be an odd number. In
Vietnamese habits, odd numbers are thought to bring luck to the couple. In the trays, there are betel
leaves, areca nut fruits, wine, tea, husband-wife and sticky rice. In the wedding day, the couple has
to stay apart to avoid unlucky things. The wedding ceremony starts in front of the ancestor altar.
The master of the wedding ceremony will declare the couple becomes a new family.
41. What ceremony occurs before the official wedding?

42. Who is selected to be the representative of each family?

43. Who prepares gift trays for the engagement ceremony?

44. Why must the number of trays be an odd number?

45. Where does the wedding ceremony occur?

Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given
46. Public works/ help/ local people especially Khmer people/ devlop production/ reduce
poverty/ create better lives.
____________________________________________________________________
47. gongs/significant/Ede's festivals/cultural activity.
____________________________________________________________________
48. They/ live/ a small community/ a temple/ where great events/ such as/ festivals/ organized.
____________________________________________________________________
49. Viet Nam/multicultural/country/54/ethnic/groups.
____________________________________________________________________
50. When/small/young Khmer/people/to pagodas/study/improve/knowledge.
____________________________________________________________________
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
sentence before it. (1p)
51 Cats cannot swim as well as dogs. BETTER
_________________________________________________________________
52. I get a lot of pleasure from reading cookery books. ENJOY
_________________________________________________________________
53. People use too much fertilizer so lands will be spoiled. IF
_________________________________________________________________
54. Technology has benefited humankind enormously; however, there are drawbacks with our
reliance on it. ALTHOUGH
_________________________________________________________________
55. “You had better watch other people first, and then follow them.” ADVISED
_________________________________________________________________
THE END
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GRADE 8 FIRST TERM TEST 1
Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.
1. C 21. C
2. B 22. C
3. D 23. C
4. B 24. A
5. D 25. C
6. B 26. D
7. C 27. B
8. B 28. A
9. B 29. D
10. A 30. A
11. B 31. D
12. D 32. A
13. D 33. A
14. A 34. B
15. C 35. B
16. C 36. C
17. D 37. C
18. A 38. B
19. C 39. D
20. D 40. A
Read the following passage, and then answer the questions
41. It is engagement ceremony.
42. It is a family member having a happy life and high-ranking position in the family.
43. It is prepared by the family of fiancé.
44. Because in Vietnam, odd numbers are thought to bring luck to the couple.
45. It occurs in front of the ancestor altar.
Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given
46. Public works have helped local people especially Khmer people to develop production,
reduce poverty, and create better lives.
47. The gongs are significant in Ede’s festivals and cultural activities.
48. They live in a small community with a temple where great events such as festivals are
organized.
49. Viet Nam is a multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
50. When small, young Khmer people go to pagodas to study to improve knowledge.

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BRIGHT HORIZONS SCHOOL GRADE 8 FIRST TERM TEST 2
Class:8 A0 TIME: 50 MINUTES
Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.
1. A. grammarian B. politician C. civilian D. shakespearean
2. A. librarian B. Indonesian C. physician D. Brazilian
3. A. competition B. appearance C. objection D. reduction
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others
4. A. cinema B. princess C. novel D. comedy
5. A. enough B. laugh C. although D. paragraph
Match a word in column A with it definition in column B
IX. Find the mistakes of the sentences.
6. The girl is not enough tall to touch the top of the shelf.
A B C D
7. I am going to playing chess with my friend tonight.
A B C D
8. You have to making sure children don’t put anything into the sockets.
A B C D
9. Nam drew the picture hisself because his sister didn’t help him.
A B C D
10. He worked with people who could neither speak and hear.
A B C D
Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
11. Life in a small town is _______ than that in a big city.
A. much peaceful B. peaceful
C. much more peaceful D. less peaceful
12. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the _______ house.
A. communication B. community C. communal D. commune
13. Don’t worry. It is _______ to travel to that village even at night.
A. inconvenient B. difficult C. unsafe D. safe
14. The Gong Festival is held ________ in the Central Highlands.
A. yearly B. year C. annually D. annual
15. The Vietnamese are influenced by Buddhist theology and Confucian philosophy, ________
they believe in fate in marriage.
A. but B. and C. so D. yet
16. Parents usually buy new clothes and shoes for their children a month before the New Year;
________ ,children cannot wear their new clothes until the first day of the New Year and
onward.
A. however B. otherwise C. although D. moreover
17. They detest ________ so early in the morning.
A. get up B. to get up C. gets up D. getting up

18. Mai studies Maths a little bit ________ .

A. good B. bad C. badly D. smartly
19. My dad doesn't mind ________ my mom from work every day.
A. picking up B. picks up C. picked up D. pick up
20. A tradition is something special that is ________ through the generations.
A. passed out B. passed to C. passed D. passed down

21. We are going to prepare _______ sticky rice served with grilled chicken for the celebration.
A. five colours B. five-colours C. five-coloured D. five-colour
22. The crops ________ on the weather.
A. depend heavy B. affect heavy C. affect heavily D. depend heavily
23. Teenagers enjoy _______ to music and _______ out with friends.
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 A. to listen – to hang B. listening – hang
C. listening – hanging D. listen – hang
Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
staying indoors watching TV

24. These day a lot of children prefer ________ and ________ to playing outside.
Give the correct form of the verbs in the brackets to complete the sentences
25. They enjoyed (watch)________ the show very much.
Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences.
26. Some region Central Highlands in Viet Nam are not ________ . (populate)
27. The hall was lighted ________ than the corridors. (bright)
28. It is ________ for all people who join the festival to wear white clothes. (obligated)
29. He is very ________ with his hands. (skill)
30. Some of the ________ have lived here all their lives. (village)
Read the passage and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space

We do honestly have a little more (31)________ time in summer than we do in spring. We have
some weekend getaways planned over the summer, A couple of fun things for the kid away from
home. This blogging and social media thing has me wrangled into about a week's worth of travel
and meetings, and I wouldn't be surprised if something or things pops up soon. And for me
personally. I have more free time (and a great (32)________ less stress) than I did when I
(33)________ in town. I go to work around 8a.m. most days on the farm. I used to be at work at
6:30a.m., and it (34)________ me 35 minutes to get there. When it's not time to plant or harvest,
we usually work a few (35)________ on Saturday morning and never on Sundays. And for those
farmers that also have livestock? We used to raise hogs you know. Well those animals want to eat
and be healthy.

31. A. open B. busy C. both A & B D. free

32. A. deal B. amount C. number D. of
33. A. work B. has worked C. worked D. had worked
34. A. spent B. took C. got D. cost
35. A. hours B. time C. seconds D. days
Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.

The country is more beautiful than a town ans 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 around. 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 has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles
around. Surrounding the church is the churchyard, 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.

36. When do city people often go the country?

A. At Christmas B. The summer holidays
C. At the weekend D. All the year around
37. What is the advantage of city people when they have a cottage built in the village?
A. They can have their houses rentend
B. They can go to the country at weekend
C. They can go to the country whenever they can find the time
D. All are correct
38. What is the common feature of English villages?
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 A. They have a church with a tall tower, and a village green
B. They have a church
C. They have a village green
D. They have running water
39. What is NOT mentioned in the life of the English villages?
A. The village green B. Running water
C. The church D. The Internet
40. What can villagers do when their villages are close to small towns?
A. They can go there to buy luxury goods.
B. They can go there to buy whatever they want.
C. They can go there to buy cheaper things.
D. They can go there to buy what is not found in the village shops.
Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the followings sets of words
and phrases, complete sentences

How to cook “Thang Co” – a speciality of the Hmong

41. It/ quite simple/ cook Thang Co.

42. The horse meat and organs/ washed/ and/ mixed/ 12 traditional spices: cardamom, anise
flower, cinnamon, ginger and some secret species…

43. Then/ all meat and organs/ put/ a large pan/ fried.

44. Wait until/ meat/ become/ dry/ and/ pour water/ and simmer within more than an hour.

45. The organ/ such as/ heart, liver, blood, bowel, meat, bone/ added later/ then/ simmered and
put more vegetable.

46. The pans/ Thang Co/ highland market fairs/ usually enough/ a few dozen/ people.

Connect each pair of sentences, using the conjunction or conjunctive adverb given in brackets.
47. Lion dances are held when opening a new company, or commencing an activity. These dances are
believed to bring good luck and prosperity and drive evil.(because)
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
48. You come and visit a Chinese family. You should bear in mind not to give an odd number of presents.
Odd numbers are considered unlucky in China. (if; because)
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
49. The weather in India is rather hot all year round. You shouldn't wear shorts or sleeveless shirtswhen
visiting a pagoda.(but)
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50. Lim Festival is the festival of “Quan ho” singing. It is also space for various folk games. (moreover)
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51. People believe that the first person who visits their home duringTet holiday may bring them welfare for
the whole year. The person who sweeps the floor on the first three days of this festival occasion might
sweep away the wealth.(however)
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THE END
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GRADE 8 FIRST TERM TEST 2

Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.

1. B 24. staying
indoors -
watching
TV
2. B 25. watching
3. A 26. populated
4. B 27. more
brightly
5. C 28. obligatory
6. B 29. skillful
7. C 30. villagers
8. E 31. D
9. A 32. A
10. D 33. C
11. C 34. B
12. C 35. A
13. D 36. B
14. C 37. C
15. C 38. A
16. A 39. D
17. D 40. D
18. C
19. A
20. D
21. C
22. D
23. C

Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the followings sets of words
and phrases, complete sentences

41. It is quite simple to cook Thang Co.

42. The horse meat and organs are washed and/ mixed with 12 traditional spices: cardamom,
anise flower, cinnamon, ginger and some secret species…
43. Then all meat and organs axe put in a large pan and fried.
44. Wait until the meat becomes dry, and pour water in the pan and simmer within more than an
hour
45. The organs such as heart, liver, blood, bowel, meat, bone arc added later and then simmered
and put more vegetables.
46. The pans of Thang Co in highland market fairs are usually enough for a few dozen of people.

Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given

47. The gongs are significant in Ede’s festivals and cultural activities.
48. The Hmong’s history remains difficult to trace because their traditions are oral ones.
49. The Ede’s principal food crop is rice.
50. Viet Nam is a multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
51. Ngoc usually plays badminton on Sundays.

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BRIGHT HORIZONS SCHOOL 1ST TERM WRITING REVISION 1
Class: 8KH-Nov 25th TIME: 50 MINUTES
Full name: ………………………………….
Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given
1. They/ live/ a small community/ a temple/ where great events/ such as/ festivals/ organized.
____________________________________________________________________
2. People/ Central Highlands/ and/ northern regions/ live/ growing rice/ rubber trees/ coffee/ tea.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

3. Along/ coastal lines/ fishermen/ depend/ sea/ live on.

____________________________________________________________________
4. Villagers/ usually earn/ living/ farming/ raising animals/ making handicrafts.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

5. Soc Trang province/ follow/ new rural development programme/ 22 poor vilages/ since 2000.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

6. Villagers/ the Southern/ usually/ houses/ built on stilts/ keep above flood waters.
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

7. Agricultural work/ become/ less difficult/ thanks/ machine.

____________________________________________________________________
8. Local people/ rice, vegetable/ and/ animal.
____________________________________________________________________
Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the followings sets of words
and phrases, complete sentences

How to cook “Thang Co” – a speciality of the Hmong

1. It/ quite simple/ cook Thang Co.

2. The horse meat and organs/ washed/ and/ mixed/ 12 traditional spices: cardamom, anise
flower, cinnamon, ginger and some secret species…

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 ____________________________________________________________________

3. Then/ all meat and organs/ put/ a large pan/ fried.

4. Wait until/ meat/ become/ dry/ and/ pour water/ and simmer within more than an hour.
____________________________________________________________________

5. The organ/ such as/ heart, liver, blood, bowel, meat, bone/ added later/ then/ simmered and put
more vegetable.
____________________________________________________________________

6. The pans/ Thang Co/ highland market fairs/ usually enough/ a few dozen/ people.
____________________________________________________________________

Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the followings sets of words
and phrases, complete sentences

Whether parents help their childen with social network

7. There/ both/ many good things/ many potential dangers/ social network.

8. It/ important for parents/ teach/ their children/ how/ use/ social media wisely.

9. Social network/ be/ start of bad things/ like cyberbullying.

10. Recent reports/ say/ many teenagers/ have/ online contact/ strangers/ and/ it/ make/ them/ feel
scared or uncomfortable.

11. Others/ receive/ online advertising/ that/ be/ inappropriate for their age.

12. It/ be/ important/ parents/ be/ aware of/ what/ children/ doing online.

13. Parents/ make/ children/ understand that/ they/ respect/ children’s privacy.

14. However/ parents/ want/ make sure/ children/ be safe.

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Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the followings sets of words
and phrases, complete sentences

The Giong Festival

15. The Giong Festival/ held/ the 6th/ the 12th/ the 4th lunar month/ several venues around Ha
Noi.

16. The festival/ commemorate/ Saint Giong/ who/ defeat/ the An.

17. It/ also/ an opportunity/ hope for abundant harvests/ happy lives/ and express patriotism.

18. During/ festival/ villagers/ the statue bathing/ processions of bamboo flowers/ Soc Temple.

19. The festival/ provide/ many entertaining activities/ including/ folk games/ traditional singing
performances.

20. The festival/ recognized/ UNESCO/ as an intangible cultural heritage/ mankind.

Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the followings sets of words
and phrases, complete sentences

The Cham ethnic group

21. The Cham ethnic group/ a population/ about 100,000.

22. They/ live mostly/ the coast/ between Ninh Thuan/ Binh Thuan Provinces/ or/ the Cambodian
border/ around Chau Doc.

23. The Cham/ a tradition/ wet rice cultivation.

24. Handicrafts/ fairly well-developed/ especially silkworm textiles/ handmade pottery wares.

25. Both men/ women/ wear/ long one-piece sarongs/ cloth wrappers.

26. Main colour/ their daily dress/ cotton white.

27. Chief means/ transporting goods/ farm produce/ back-basket.

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28. Most important festival/ called Bon Katel held/ near the Cham towers/ the tenth month/ the
Lunar year.

Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the followings sets of words
and phrases, complete sentences

Folk dances of the Pho Xa ethnic group in Sa Pa

29. The Xa Pho ethnic group/ a population/ over 1,000 people/ mainly/ the districts / Sa Pa.

30. Different folk dances/ the Xa Pho/ performed/ by groups of five to ten people/ straight or
curved lines.

31. In the dance movements/ the left hand/ use/ musical instrument/ while/ the right hand/ hold/
costumes following the beat.

32. Girls/ often wear / traditional skirt and shirt/ indigo fabric.

33. They/ embroider and decorate/ clothes/ elaborately/ beautifully.

34. Main musical instrument/ Ma Nhi

35. Women/ dance and beat/ rhythm/ the same time.

36. Men and women/ separate dances/ and/ seldom/ dance together.

Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the followings sets of words
and phrases, complete sentences

The Xoe dance

37. The xoe dance/ already/ considered/ a cultural and folklore activity/ Thai ethnic people/ Hoa
Binh Province.

38. Ten centuries ago/ xoe/ performed/ the occasion/ the establishment/ the hamlets and villages/
or during the festivals/ the Thai ethnic people.

39. Now/ it/ develop/ into 36 dances/ and/ become/ the symbol/ solidarity/ among the ethnic

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 groups/ the northwest.

40. The xoe dance/ performed/ the boys and girls/ the hamlets.

41. They/ hold hands/ form/ a circle/ and/ dance together.

42. Musical instruments/ the dance/ include/ lutes/ drums/ two-chord fiddles/ gongs/ and
cymbals.

43. For the Thai natives/ they/ not need/ learn the xoe dance/ because/ they/ dance automatically/
when they grow up.

44. Without/ xoe dance/ Thai boys and girls/ not become/ lovely couples.

Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the followings sets of words
and phrases, complete sentences

Folk dances of Apsara dance

45. Apsara dance/ a form/ Cambodian classical dance.

46. It/ known/ Cambodian Royal Ballet.

47. The Apsara/ performed/ a woman/ a traditional dress.

48. The dance/ use/ gestures/ tell myths/ or religuous stories.

49. It/ have/ a soft movemnet/ loudly traditional Khmer music/ during its performance.

50. Apsara dance/ not require/ physical ability/ but/ it/ require/ smoth movement.

Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the followings sets of words
and phrases, complete sentences

King Hung Temple Festival

51. King Hung Temple Festival/ take place/ yearly/ King Hung Temple/ the 8th/ 11th day/ the
third lunar month.

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52. During the festival/ Vietnamese people/ go/ King Hung Temple/ Nghia Linh Moutain, Phu
Tho Province/ take part/ this festival.

53. The festival/ feature/ many folk games/ bamboo swings/ rice cooking competitions/ lion
dance/ human chess/ water puppet performance/ wrestling/ crossbow shooting, etc.

54. The 10th day/ a national ceremony/ held/ participation/ about 40 villages.

55. Governmental leaders/ will lead/ procession/ up/ Upper Temple.

56. There/ a ceremony/ offering incense/ five-fruit trays/ and specialities / chung cakes/ day
cakes/ which/ two traditional foods/ Vietnam.

Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given
57. gongs/significant/Ede's festivals/cultural activity.
____________________________________________________________________
58. When/small/young Khmer/people/to pagodas/study/improve/knowledge.
____________________________________________________________________
59. Ngoc/usually/play/badminton/Sunday.
____________________________________________________________________
60. Viet Nam/multicultural/country/54/ethnic/groups.
____________________________________________________________________
61. Hmong's/history/remain/difficult/trace/because/tradition/oral ones.
____________________________________________________________________
62. Public works/ help/ local people especially Khmer people/ devlop production/ reduce
poverty/ create better lives.
____________________________________________________________________
63. Ede's/principal/food crop/rice.
____________________________________________________________________
64. Electricity/ help/ children/ study better/ and/ paved roads/ make, transportation/ easier.
____________________________________________________________________

Write a composition about the following topic

65. Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) about the differences between the countryside and
the city.

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 You should write about:
- Environment
- Education
- Traffic
- Whether you want to live in the countryside or not
66. Your friend in the UK wants to find out about the "Li xi" custom of Viet Nam. Now write an
email (80-100 words) to tell your friend about it.
You should write about:
- What it is
- Who it involves
- When it is
- What it is special about it
- What its meaning is
67. Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) to express your opinion on the following idea:
"Because the Viet is the most populated group, other ethnic minority groups should learn
the Viet’s language."
You may use your own ideas or some of the following ideas:
- They really need a common language.
- If all speak the Viet, they can communicate more easily.
- They can exchange cultures easily.
- They can improve knowledge via the Viet's language.
68. Write a short paragraph (80-100 words) about one of your leisure activities.
You should use the following cues:
- What it is
- How long you have had it
- What its benefits are
- Something you would like to change about it

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1ST TERM WRITING REVISION 1
Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given

1. They live in a small community with a temple where great events such as festivals are
organized.
2. People in Central Highlands and the northern regions live by growing rice, rubber trees,
coffee and tea
3. Along the coastal lines, fishermen depend on the sea to live on
4. Villagers usually earn their living from farming, raising animals, and making handicrafts.
5. Soc Trang province has followed the new rural development programme in 22 poor villages
since 2000.
6. Villagers in the Southern usually live in houses built on stilts to keep above flood waters.
7. Agricultural work becomes less difficult thanks to machinery.
8. Local people grow rice, vegetables, and raise animals.

Make all the changes and additions necessary to produce from the followings sets of words
and phrases, complete sentences

1. It is quite simple to cook Thang Co.

2. The horse meat and organs are washed and/ mixed with 12 traditional spices: cardamom,
anise flower, cinnamon, ginger and some secret species…
3. Then all meat and organs axe put in a large pan and fried.
4. Wait until the meat becomes dry, and pour water in the pan and simmer within more than an
hour
5. The organs such as heart, liver, blood, bowel, meat, bone arc added later and then simmered
and put more vegetables.
6. The pans of Thang Co in highland market fairs are usually enough for a few dozen of people.
7. There are both many good things and many potential dangers about social media.
8. It is important for parents to teach their children how to use social media wisely.
9. Social media can be the start of bad things like cyberbullying.
10. The recent reports about the matter say that many teenagers have online contact with
strangers, and it makes them feel scared or uncomfortable.
11. Others have received online advertising that was inappropriate for their age.
12. It is important for parents to be aware of what their children are doing online.
13. Parents should make their children understand that they respect their children’s privacy.
14. However, parents want to make sure (that) their children are safe.

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 th th th
15. The Giong Festival is held from the 6 to the 12 of the 4 lunar month in several venues
around Ha Noi.
16. The festival commemorates Saint Giong who defeated the An.
17. It is also an opportunity to hope for abundant harvests and happy lives, and express
patriotism.
18. During the festival, villagers do the statue bathing, processions of bamboo flowers to Soc
Temple.
19. The festival also provides many entertaining activities, including folk games and traditional
singing performances.
20. The festival has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind.
21. The Cham ethnic group has a population of about 100,000.
22. They live mostly on the coast between Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces, or on the
Cambodian border around Chau Doc.
23. The Cham have a tradition of wet rice cultivation.
24. Handicrafts are fairly well-developed, especially silkworm textiles and handmade pottery
wares.
25. Both men and women wear long one-piece sarongs or cloth wrappers.
26. The main color of their daily dress is cotton white.
27. The chief means of transporting goods and farm produce is the back-basket.
28. The most important festival, called Bon Kate, is held near the Cham towers in the tenth
month of the Lunar year.
29. The Xa Pho ethnic group has a population of over 1,000 people mainly in the districts of Sa
Pa.
30. Different folk dances of the Xa Pho are performed by groups of five to ten people in straight
or curved lines.
31. In the dance movements, the left hand uses a musical instrument while the right hand holds
the costumes following the beat.
32. Girls often wear the traditional skirt and shirt of indigo fabric.
33. They embroider and decorate their clothes elaborately and beautifully.
34. The main musical instrument is Ma Nhi.
35. The women dance and beat the rhythm at the same time.
36. Men and women have separate dances, and they seldom dance together/ seldom
dancing together.
37. The xoe dance has already been considered as a cultural and folklore activity of Thai ethnic
people in Hoa Binh Province.
38. Ten centuries ago, xoe was performed on the occasion of the establishment of the hamlets and
villages or during the festivals of the Thai ethnic people.
39. Now, it has developed into 36 dances and has become the symbol of solidarity among the
ethnic groups in the northwest.

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40. The xoe dance is performed by the boys and girls in the hamlets
41. They hold hands to form a circle and dance together.
42. The musical instruments for the dance include lutes, drums, two-chord fiddles, gongs and
cymbals.
43. For the Thai natives, they do not need to learn the xoe dance because they can dance .
automatically when they grow up.
44. Without the xoe dance, Thai boys and girls do not become lovely couples.
45. Apsara dance is a form of Cambodian classical dance.
46. It is known as Cambodian Royal Ballet.
47. The Apsara is performed by a woman in a traditional dress.
48. The dance uses gestures to tell myths or religious stories.
49. It has a soft movement and loudly traditional Khmer music during its performance.
50. Apsara dance docs not require physical ability, but it requires smooth movement.
th th
51. King Hung Temple Festival takes placc yearly at King Hung Temple from the 8 to 11 day
of the third lunar month.
52. During the festival, Vietnamese people go to King Hung Temple on Nghia Linh Mountain,
Phu Tho Province to take pari in this festival.
53. The festival features many folk games such as bamboo swings, rice cooking competitions,
lion dance, human chess, water puppet performance, wrestling, crossbow shooting, etc.
th
54. On the 10 day a national ceremony is held with participation of about 40 villages.
55. Governmental leaders will lead the procession up to Upper Temple.
56. There is a ceremony of offering incense, five-fruit trays, and specialities such as chung cakes
and day cakes, which are two traditional foods of Vietnam.

Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given

57. The gongs are significant in Ede’s festivals and cultural activities.
58. When small, young Khmer people go to pagodas to study to improve knowledge.
59. Ngoc usually plays badminton on Sundays.
60. Viet Nam is a multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
61. The Hmong’s history remains difficult to trace because their traditions are oral ones.
62. Public works have helped local people especially Khmer people to develop production,
reduce poverty, and create better lives.
63. The Ede’s principal food crop is rice.
64. Electricity helps children to study better, and paved roads make transportation easier.

Write a composition about the following topic

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65. There are a number of differences between the countryside and the city. In the first place, the
air in the countryside is often fresher because there are not many factories and vehicles.
However, in the city, there are more schools and universities so urban people have more
educational choices. Also, because there are more people in big cities, during rush hours,
there are lots of traffic jams. As for me, I prefer living in the city when I am young because I
have a better chance to get a good job with a high salary.
66. I want to tell you about the “Li xi” custom in my country. “Li xi” is a little new money put in
a red envelope. Adults often give “Li xi” to children, from the first till the 10th day of Tet
Festival, and when the adults first met the kids. No one knows exactly when and how the “Li
xi” custom began. The custom has been and will always be popular because it is believed that
“Li xi” can bring good luck. I am sure that it brings great happiness to both the givers and the
recipients all time.
67. I agree that the ethnic minorities should learn the Viet’s language for some reasons. First,
they live in the same country so they really need a common language to communicate.
Because the Viet account for more than 80 per cent of the population, if every ethnic group
could speak the Viet’s language, all groups would be able to exchange cultures and traditions
more easily. Moreover, the Viet have more opportunities to exchange with the outside world
so they update information and knowledge faster. If ethnic groups could speak the Viet’s
language, I think they could also read news in Vietnamese and widen their knowledge faster.
Those are the reasons why people from ethnic minorities should learn Vietnamese.
68. In my free time I often do volunteer work at Green City Club. We meet twice a week and go
to Hoan Kiem Lake to pick up rubbish and put it in the bins. I joined this club three months
ago. I think this leisure activity is very beneficial. It helps to make the environment cleaner,
and raises people’s awareness about environmental pollution. It makes my city more
attractive to tourists. I also have the opportunity to use English to talk with foreigners when
doing my work. In the future, I would like to become the vice head of this club so I can
contribute more.

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BRIGHT HORIZONS SCHOOL 1ST TERM WRITING REVISION FINAL
Class: 8VQ
Full name: ………………………………….

Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given
1. Agricultural work/ become/ less difficult/ thanks/ machine.
____________________________________________________________________
2. Soc Trang province/ follow/ new rural development programme/ 22 poor vilages/ since 2000.
____________________________________________________________________
3. They/ live/ a small community/ a temple/ where great events/ such as/ festivals/ organized.
____________________________________________________________________
4. Ede's/principal/food crop/rice.
____________________________________________________________________
5. Villagers/ the Southern/ usually/ houses/ built on stilts/ keep above flood waters.
____________________________________________________________________
6. Villagers/ usually earn/ living/ farming/ raising animals/ making handicrafts.
____________________________________________________________________
7. Hmong's/history/remain/difficult/trace/because/tradition/oral ones.
____________________________________________________________________
8. Viet Nam/multicultural/country/54/ethnic/groups.
____________________________________________________________________
9. Along/ coastal lines/ fishermen/ depend/ sea/ live on.
____________________________________________________________________
10. Public works/ help/ local people especially Khmer people/ devlop production/ reduce
poverty/ create better lives.
____________________________________________________________________
11. Ngoc/usually/play/badminton/Sunday.
____________________________________________________________________
12. People/ Central Highlands/ and/ northern regions/ live/ growing rice/ rubber trees/ coffee/ tea.
____________________________________________________________________
13. Electricity/ help/ children/ study better/ and/ paved roads/ make, transportation/ easier.
____________________________________________________________________
14. Local people/ rice, vegetable/ and/ animal.
____________________________________________________________________
15. gongs/significant/Ede's festivals/cultural activity.
____________________________________________________________________
16. When/small/young Khmer/people/to pagodas/study/improve/knowledge.
____________________________________________________________________

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1ST TERM WRITING REVISION FINAL

Complete each of the following sentences with the words or phrases given

1. Agricultural work becomes less difficult thanks to machinery.

2. Soc Trang province has followed the new rural development programme in 22 poor villages
since 2000.
3. They live in a small community with a temple where great events such as festivals are
organized.
4. The Ede’s principal food crop is rice.
5. Villagers in the Southern usually live in houses built on stilts to keep above flood waters.
6. Villagers usually earn their living from farming, raising animals, and making handicrafts.
7. The Hmong’s history remains difficult to trace because their traditions are oral ones.
8. Viet Nam is a multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
9. Along the coastal lines, fishermen depend on the sea to live on
10. Public works have helped local people especially Khmer people to develop production,
reduce poverty, and create better lives.
11. Ngoc usually plays badminton on Sundays.
12. People in Central Highlands and the northern regions live by growing rice, rubber trees,
coffee and tea
13. Electricity helps children to study better, and paved roads make transportation easier.
14. Local people grow rice, vegetables, and raise animals.
15. The gongs are significant in Ede’s festivals and cultural activities.
16. When small, young Khmer people go to pagodas to study to improve knowledge.

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