REVISION FOR THE MID TERM TEST - GRADE 8

Name: ……………………………………………….. Class: ……………………..

A/ CONTENTS : REVISE UNITS 1, 2 & 3
o Pronunciation:
 Clusters /br/ and /pr/
 Clusters /bl/ and /cl/
 Clusters /sk/, /sp/, and /st/
 /ɪd/, /t/ and /d/
 /ɪz/, /s/ and /z/
o Word stress:
o Vocabulary:
 Leisure activities
 Life in the countryside
 Peoples of Vietnam
 Closest & Opposite
o Grammar:
 Verbs of liking + gerunds
 Verbs of liking + to-infinitives
 Comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs
 Questions
 Articles
 Complex sentences and conjunctions
 Passive
 Tenses: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Future Simple, Future
Continuous and Past Simple
o Reading:
 Choose the word which best fits each gap.
 Read the text carefully, and then answer the questions.

o Writing:
 Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the word(s) given.
 Write sentences, using the cues given.
B/ PRACTICE EXERCISES:
I. Phonetics.
Exercise 1 :Choose a word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. A. what B. why C. who D. when
2. A. break B. apricot C. bracelet D. bead
3. A. weather B. dream C. instead D. seatbelt
4. A. cleaned B. received C. typed D. changed
5. A. improves B. likes C. laughs D. visits
6. A. identify B. heavy C. dry D. cycle
7. A. flood B. food C. school D. afternoon
8. A. prefer B. information C. woman D. pottery
9. A. avoid B. problem C. second D. pollution
10. A. hard B. pasture C. vast D. paddy
11. A. although B. laugh C. cough D. enough
12. A. trick B. kit C. addicted D. virtual
13. A. origami B. hobby C. community D. volunteer
14. A. school B. skull C. scenery D. sky
15. A. ethnic B. gather C. though D. clothing
16. A. sure B. soundly C. simple D. stilt
17. A. local B. color C. folk D. nomad
18. A. terraced B. ancestor C. heritage D. region
19. A. scarf B. scheme C. science D. scare
20. A. custom B. costume C. museum D. community

Exercise 2 :Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the rest.
21. A. generous B. nomadic C. interesting D. paddy
22. A. buffalo B. blackberry C. colorful D. convenient
23. A. detest B. enjoy C. fancy D. adore
24. A. pleasant B. movement C. already D. weather
25. A. expensive B. recognize C. remember D. community
26. A. satisfied B. addicted C. leisure D. favorite
27. A. project B. active C. diverse D. heritage
28. A. minority B. traditional C. exciting D. instrument
29. A. remote B. country C. ethnic D. area
30. A. cultivate B. irrigate C. religion D. culture
31. A. poetry B. wooden C cultural D. belief
32. A. cattle B. unique C. village D. poultry
33. A. language B. museum C. socialize D. virtual
34. A. exist B. effect C. computer D. harvest
35. A. origami B. volunteer C. technology D. population
36. A. rural B. collect C. urban D. bravery
37. A. yourself B. everything C. idea D. opinion
38. A. dairy B. product C. peaceful D. appliances
39. A. pasture B. majority C. grassland D. highlands
40. A. significant B. festival C. musical D. costume

II. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer.
41. They love ________ with their friends.
A. eat out B. ate out C. eaten out D. to eat out
42. “Is it true that Y Moan was the greatest pop singer of the Ede?” ~ “_________”
A. Really? B. How beautiful! C. Come on! D. Exactly.
43. We have to help our parents _________ water from the river.
A. collecting B. to collect C. collected D. to collecting
44. I’ll call you back in ________ hour.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
45. I will show you how _________ origami with these simple instructions.
A. to do B. to make C. doing D. making
46. She would dearly love ________ her own business.
A. starts B. starting C. to start D. has started
47. Here’s ________ news you might be interested in.
A. any B. a C. some D. many
48. She sings ________ than her sister.
A. as beautiful B. as beautifully C. more beautiful D. more beautifully
49. _________ subject do you like better, Literature or History?
A. When B. Which C. How D. Whom
50. He did the test ________ I did.
A. worse than B. bad than C. as bad as D. more badly than
51. Gathering and hunting still play ______ important role in _______ economy of the Laha.
A. an – the B. a – the C. the – the D. an – Ø
52. “I have just taken an elephant ride in this village.” ~ “________ How interesting!”
A. Certainly. B. Really? C. Never mind. D. What a terrible day!
53. The Hmong people I met in Sa Pa speak English very ________.
A. good B. well C. bad D. worse
54. The Kinh have the largest number of people, ________ for about 86% of the population.
A. to hold B. accounting C. taking D. numbering
55. We prefer _________ at home to _________ out.
A. stay – going B. to stay – go C. staying – go D. staying – going
56. I first got hooked _________ video games when I was eight.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
57. A lot of kids nowadays have become _________ to fast food.
A. keen B. fond C. addicted D. interested
58. What do you enjoy _________ in your spare time?
A. to do B. doing C. to doing D. do
59. I’m learning to play ________ piano.
A. the B. Ø C. an D. a
60. Nick reads the language websites every day because they help him learn Vietnamese _________.
 A. the easiest B. easy C. easier D. more easily
61. This job seems right _________ your street.
A. with B. up C. by D. for
62. You can ________ leisure activities in your free time and they make you feel ________.
A. do – satisfied B. go – satisfied C. play - satisfying D. play – satisfied
63. An old woman _________ the goats up the mountainside.
A. herd B. go herding C. is herding D. to herd
64. Farmers are extremely busy _________ harvest time.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
65. _________ life is hard because people have to move a lot.
A. Convenient B. Vast C. Nomads D. Nomadic
66. The dining table is in ________ middle of ________ room.
A. a – the B. the – the C. the – a D. a – a
67. _________ you ever _________ a cart?
A. Have – ridden B. Has – ridden C. Did – go D. Does – ride
68. A place where rice is grown is called a _________.
A. rice paddies B. paddy field C. a rice paddy D. pasture
69. She is a handy and independent girl. She loves _________ DIY.
A. to make B. making C. do D. doing
70. Spending too much time _________ computers can cause obesity.
A. use B. using C. to use D. used
71. What do you think is _________ leisure activity for teenagers?
A. well B. better than C. the best D. good
72. During the harvest there’s _________ work to do than usual.
A. many B. much C. more D. less
73. It’s harvest time, so we help load the rice _________ buffalo-drawn carts.
A. in B. onto C. at D. with
74. Mongolian children start to learn _________ from an early age to help in the family.
A. ride horse B. horse ridden C. riding horse D. horse riding
75. The Dao in Sa Pa is famous _________ its love market.
A. for B. in C. with D. to
76. _________ Thai have a population of about one and a half million people.
A. A B. An C. The D. Ø
77. English is thought to be ________ than Math.
A. more hardly B. harder C. hardly D. hard
78. _________ is the waterwheel used for?
A. Which B. What C. Why D. How
79. I don’t mind ________ a dog in the house so long as it’s clean.
A. having B. to have C. had D. have
80. How many _________ are there in Vietnam?
A. ethnic group B. ethnic minority C. ethnic groups D. minorities

Exercise 2 :Put the correct form of verbs.

81. She adores (work) _____________ with young children.
82. I tried hard (concentrate) ______________, but my mind kept (wander) ___________.
83. Many teenagers prefer (watch) ______________ TV to (read) ______________ books.
84. I hate being the last one (arrive) ____________________ at a meeting.
85. ____________ you (see) _____________ the news on TV last night?
86. I (already/ ask) _______________________ him twice.
87. I don’t think Emma (get) _______________ the job.
88. I detested (spend) __________________ two hours every day travelling to work and back.
89. Please (remember/ close) __________________________ the windows before you leave.
90. He started (surf) ____________ the net hours ago. Has he stopped (surf) _____________ yet?
91. I have enjoyed (meet) ___________ you. Hope (see) ___________ you again soon.
92. You should avoid (use) _____________________ cars or motorbikes for short trips.
93. We decided (invest) ________________ our time and effort on this new research project.
94. (you/ ever/ make) ______________________ origami cranes?
95. The American (spend) ______________ 34 hours a week watching television.
96. When I was a student, I (not/ like) ______________ doing my homework.
97. The cattle (graze) ___________________ on the green pastures right now.
98. These stilt houses (build) __________________ by the Tay people over 50 years ago.
99. The elephants help local people (work) _______________ in the fields, and carry goods or
construction materials.
100. Sa Pa’s love market (be) ______________ a unique aspect in the culture of the Mong and Dao ethnic
groups for a long time.

Exercise 3:Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following
questions.
101. In his free time, Nick enjoys doing jigsaw puzzles.
A. leisure activities B. hobbies C. spare time D. leisure
102. She’s interested in tennis.
A. keen on B. addicted C. hooked to D. fond
103. Who is going to look after the children while you’re away?
A. take up B. take care of C. take after D. take part in
104. They detest getting up so early in the morning.
A. adore B. hate C. fancy D. love

Exercise 4:Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following
questions.
105. We are surrounded by vast pastures, rivers and mountains.
A. extremely big B. large C. small D. huge
106. It’s important for children to learn to get on with each other.
A. insignificant B. significant C. traditional D. developed
107. New technology has enabled development of an online “virtual library”.
A. real-life B. imaginary C. positive D. weird
108. Ethnic peoples in the mountains have a simple way of farming.
A. expensive B. minor C. poor D. complicated
Exercise 5 :Choose the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
109. His parents are thinking of banning him on using the computer.
A. banning B. on C. using D. are
110. When you play games online, be carefully when you make friends with strangers.
A. carefully B. online C. with D. make friends
111. We have to move two or three times a year to look after new pastures for our cattle.
A. have to B. for C. look after D. times
112. The cattle provides most of our needs: dairy products, meat and clothing.
A. needs B. The C. clothing D. provides
113. A house is more beautiful decorated at New Year than during the year.
A. during B. at C. beautiful D. A
114. Among the ethnic minorities, the Tay has the largest population.
A. Among B. has C. the D. minorities
115. What is the Thai cloth well-known with?
A. is B. the C. What D. with

III. READING
Exercise 1 :Read and choose the word that best fits each numbered blank.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES IN BRITAIN
The British spend their free time in different ways. People generally use it to relax, but many people also
(116) _____ voluntary work, especially for charities.
People spend a lot of their free time in the home, where the (117) _____ popular leisure activity is
watching television, the average viewing time being 25 hours a week. People often (118) ______
programs on video so that they can watch later, and video recorders are also used (119) ______ watching
videos hired from a video rental shop.
Reading is also a favorite 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”, (120) ______
people spend their time improving or repairing their homes. Many people have pets to look after; taking
the dog for a daily walk is a regular routine.
The extra leisure time (121) _____ at weekends means that some leisure activities, many of them to do
with sport, normally (122) ______ place only then. Traditional spectator sports include football, cricket,
horse racing, motor racing and motor cycle racing. Popular forms of (123) ______ 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 (124) ______ to a local
event such as a festival, fair or show. Young people especially go to clubs and discos, while people of all
(125) _____ go to the theatre, the cinema, art exhibitions and concerts.
116. A. make B. do C. play D. go
117. A. many B. more C. much D. most
118. A. record B. scan C. print D. power
119. A. with B. for C. on D. about
120. A. what B. why C. when D. who
121. A. available B. probable C. possible D. active
122. A. make B. bring C. carry D. take
 123. A. strength B. exercise C. athletics D. project
124. A. voyage B. journey C. visit D. road
125. A. ages B. numbers C. years D. groups

Exercise 2 :Read and choose the correct answer.

For 3,000 years, Mongolians have lived in the rural areas, adopting a pastoral way of life, moving in the
search of new pastures. They depend largely on their livestock for a living and sustain themselves with
what they can get from the land. Today, approximately half of Mongolia’s population is still roaming the
vast plains living in the ger and moving their camps several times a year. Nomadic life thrives in summer
and survives in winter. When temperatures are warm, they work hard on their farms to get milk and make
airag, consuming meat from their sheep and goats. Once winter comes, temperatures dip extremely low
and they stay indoors and survive on horse meat.
With the rise of technology, changes in the Mongolian nomadic lifestyle are almost inevitable. While they
still lead their lifestyle as pastoral herders, many use motorbikes to herd cattle and horses. To move their
homes, trucks have taken the place of ox carts. Solar panels are also becoming an addition to the ger,
giving them access to electricity without being confined to one place. The nomads use solar energy to
power television sets and mobile phones.
126. Mongolians regularly move from place to place in order to _________.
A. look for food for their family B. find pastures for their livestock
C. herd their cattle and horses D. sell their animals and farm products
127. How many Mongolians still live a traditional nomadic life?
A. Close to 40 percent B. More than 50 percent
C. About 50 percent D. Approximately 60 percent
128. What is a ger?
A. A portable, round tent B. A thatched house
C. A circular house made of snow D. A wooden hut
129. What is the Mongolian’s main food in winter?
A. airag B. goat meat C. lamb D. horse meat
130. Today, Mongolian nomads _________.
A. don’t lead their lifestyle as herders any more
B. use ox carts to move their homes
C. use solar energy to power electronic devices
D. have the disadvantages of urban life
131. Which of the followings is NOT true about Mongolian nomads?
A. They live in the countryside.
B. They live by and for their livestock.
C. They work hard in winter when the temperatures dip very low.
D. They are now taking advantage of technology.

IV. WRITING
Exercise 1 :Rewrite the following sentences.
132. It took us more than two hours to see the film “Avatar”.
We spent …….……………….…………………………………………………………………
133. She likes to hang out with her friends on Saturday evenings.
She’s interested ……………..…………………………………………………………….……
134. DIY skills aren’t as hard to learn as I think.
DIY skills are …………………..………………………………………………………………
135. The Chinese printed the first books more than a thousand years ago.
The first ..……………..………………………………………………………….……………..
136. The English teacher started teaching at our school three years ago.
The English teacher has.………………………………………………………….………...…..
137. Why don’t we go to uncle Huan’s farm this weekend?
How ….…………..…………………………………………………..………….……………..
138. This village is so beautiful!
What ….….…………..………………………………………………………….……………..
139. Is there an ancestral altar in the La Chi’s largest apartment?
Does …………………………..………………………………………………………….……
140. Mr. Quynh is the happiest person in the village.
No one in .………..………………………………………………………….………………...
141. Phong was a quicker walker than his friends.
Phong walked ...……..………………………………………………………….……………..
Exercise 2 :Write sentences, using the cues given.
142. most/ my friends/ prefer/ play sports/ to/ surf/ Net.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
143. today’s world/ teenagers/ rely/ technology/ more/ the past.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
144. many teenagers/ addicted/ Internet/ computer games.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
145. most/ ethnic minorities/ Vietnam/ live/ mountainous areas.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
146. Thai people/ account/ approximately 1.8%/ Vietnam’s population.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
147. which ethnic group/ second largest population/ Vietnam?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
148. watching TV/ most/ popular/ leisure activity/ Britain?
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
149. when/ I/ be/ child/ I/ enjoy/ play/ computer games.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….
150. Mai/ usually/ listen/ K-pop music/ free time.
 ……………………………………………………………………………………….

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