ĐỀ CƯƠNG ÔN THI HỌC KÌ 1 LỚP 8

A. PHONETICS
I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1. A. looked B. watched C. carried D. stopped
2. A. study B. success C. surprise D. sugar
3. A. unite B. underline C. university D. uniform
4. A. danger B. angry C. language D. passage
5. A. character B. children C. teacher D. change
B. GRAMMAR
II. Choose the best answer.
1. Are you interested...........playing badminton after class?
A. in B. with C. on D. for
2. " What.........going to Hanoi tomorrow? "
A. to B. in C. about D. for
3. Hoa works very..........so she always gets good marks.
A. badly B. good C. hardly D. hard
4. The building was built . .......1962 and 1969.
A. between B. from C. since D. for
5. This school. ........in 1997
A. built B. is built C. was built D. has built
6. Of all my friends, Hoa is. ...........
A. the tallest B. the most tallest C. taller D. more taller
7. Would you mind if I……………a photo ?
A. take B. took C. would take D. am going to take
8. Last week I ……………my children to the biggest zoo in town.
A. got B. brought C. fetch D. took
9. Are you proud…………….your country and its tradition ?
A. about B. on C. of D. for
10. Do you collect stamps or other things ? - Yes, I am a stamp………….
A. collecting B. collector C. collect D. collection
11. It is very dangerous ………….. in the polluted environment.
A. to live B. lives C. living D. live
12. Our ………….. resources are limited so we should recycle all used things.
A. nature B. natural C. naturing D. naturally
13. His car is the same color …………. my uncle’s.
A. alike B. as C. like D. to
14. This ruler …………….. of plastic.
A. make B. made C. is making D. is made
15. I take part ………….. most youth activities of my school.
A. in B. of C. on D. at
III. Choose the best answer.
1. Yoga helps us learn ________ to co-ordinate breathing and movement.
A. what B. when C. why D. how
2. Teenagers enjoy ________ to music and ________ out with friends.
A. listen – hang B. to listen – to hang C. listening – hang D. listening-
hanging
3. ________ should children do yoga too?
A. Why B. When C. What D. How
4. Don’t worry. It is ________ to travel to that village even at night.
A. safe B. unsafe C. difficult D. inconvenient
5. Life in a small town is ________ than that in a big city.
A. peaceful B. much peaceful C. less peaceful D. much more peaceful
6. The boys often help their parents to ________ water from the village well.
 A. gather B. collect C. give D. find
7. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ________ house.
A. communication B. community C. communal D. commune
8. The Viet people have many ________ customs and crafts.
A. tradition B. traditional C. culture D. customary
9. ________ month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in?
A. When B. Which C. How many D. How often
10. The ________ on display in Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture are very interesting.
A. items B. goods C. products D. shows
IV. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. The Gong Festival is held ________ in the Central Highlands.
A. year B. yearly C. annual D. annually
2. ________ does Hoa Ban Festival take place? – In Lai Chau.
A. What B. Where C. When D. How
3. It is typical of the cultural life of ________ Thai people.
A. some B. a C. the D. 
4. ________ do the cattle provide for the nomads? – Dairy products, meat, and clothing.
A. What B. Where C. Why D. How
5. The crops ________ on the weather.
A. depend heavy B. depend heavily C. affect heavy D. affect
heavily
6. Mai studies Maths a little bit ________.
A. bad B. badly C. good D. smartly
7. During the festival, they fly many ________ kites in different shapes and sizes.
A. colour B. colourless C. colourful D. colouring
8. An old woman was ________ the goats up the mountainside.
A. riding B. taking C. herding D. running
9. ________ is the festival celebrated? – Every year.
A. When B. How often C. How D. What
10. There are no high buildings to block ________ in our village.
A. view B. a view C. some view D. the view
VI. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. The wai is the traditional ________ of people in Thailand.
A. goodbye B. hello C. greeting D. greetings
2. When two Maori people meet, they ________ each other’s noses.
A. touch B. feel C. take D. kiss
3. Do you know the ________ way to welcome people in Tibet?
A. custom B. customer C. customary D. tradition
4. The xoe dance is a spiritual ________ of Thai ethnic people.
A. customs B. tradition C. habit D. dance
5. In Viet Nam you shouldn’t use only the first name to ________ people older than
you.
A. speak B. talk C. say D. address
6. We are going to prepare ________ sticky rice served with grilled chicken for the
celebration.
A. five coloursB. five-colours C. five-colour D. five-coloured
7. A tradition is something special that is ________ through the generations.
A. passed B. passed to C. passed down D. passed out
8. According to the ________ in England, we have to use a knife and folk at dinner.
A. table ways B. table manners C. behaviours D. differences
9. We have to ________ our shoes when we go inside a pagoda.
A. take off B. give off C. turn off D. put on
10. In Australia, you shouldn’t ________ on a person’s accent.
 A. comment B. criticize C. hate D. dislik
D. READING
V. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following
passage.

The country and the city have advantages and (1)______. People in the country live in more
beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (2) ______ and quietness, and can do their work at their (3)
______ pace because no one is in a (4) ______. They live in larger, more comfortable houses,
and their neighbours are more friendly, and ready to help them (5) ______ they need it. their life.
However, can be (6) ______ and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem (7)______
they are ill or want to take children to school.
The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it (8) ______ has a lot of disadvantages.
Cities are often polluted. They not (9)______ have polluted air bit also have noisy streets.
Everyone is always in a hurry and this (10) ______ that people have no time to get to know each
other and make friends.
1. A. joy B. enjoyment C. happiness D. disadvantages
2. A. quiet B. quietly C. peace D. peaceful
3. A. less B. own C. just D. only
4. A. hurry B. hurried C. hurriedly D. hurrying
5. A. when B. which C. what D. that
6. A. bore B. bored C. boring D. bores
7. A. unless B. because C. although D. if
8. A. also B. yet C. already D. so
9. A. never B. ever C. hardly D. also
10. A. aims B. means C. asks D. said
VI.Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the
following passage.
The country and the city have advantages and (1)______. People in the country live in more
beautiful surroundings. They enjoy (2) ______ and quietness, and can do their work at their (3)
______ pace because no one is in a (4) ______. They live in larger, more comfortable houses,
and their neighbours are more friendly, and ready to help them (5) ______ they need it. their life.
However, can be (6) ______ and they may be isolated, which is a serious problem (7)______
they are ill or want to take children to school.
The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it (8) ______ has a lot of disadvantages.
Cities are often polluted. They not (9)______ have polluted air bit also have noisy streets.
Everyone is always in a hurry and this (10) ______ that people have no time to get to know each
other and make friends.
1. A. joy B. enjoyment C. happiness D. disadvantages
2. A. quiet B. quietly C. peace D. peaceful
3. A. less B. own C. just D. only
4. A. hurry B. hurried C. hurriedly D. hurrying
5. A. when B. which C. what D. that
6. A. bore B. bored C. boring D. bores
7. A. unless B. because C. although D. if
8. A. also B. yet C. already D. so
9. A. never B. ever C. hardly D. also
10. A. aims B. means C. asks D. said
VI. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following
passage.
I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (6)
________ it is very quiet and life is slow and easy. The village is always clean; people look (7)
________ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here
than in a city because everyone (8) ________ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are
always people who can help.
 There are only a few that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got many
things to do in the evening; we haven’t got (9) ________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is
that people always talk about (10)_______, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I
still prefer village life to life in a big city.
1. A. so B. although C. because D. but
2. A. for B. at C. up D. after
3. A. knows B. know C. is knowing D. knew
4. A. little B. some C. any D. few
5. A. others B. other C. another D. one other
VII Read the following passages, and answer the questions below.
Duong Lam: An ancient Vietnamese village
Duong Lam Village is located in Duong Lam Commune at a 45 km distance from Ha Noi. It is
the birthplace of two kings in the history of Vietnam, Phung Hung (or Bo Cai Dai Vuong) and
Ngo Quyen, who opened up the long-term self-control and independence period of Viet Nam
after Bach Dang Victory in the year 938.
All houses, gates, village gates and wells are built of laterite creating an architectural complex, a
unique village that is typical for villages in the midlands in the North of Vietnam.
At present, there are still nearly old 200 houses and many other historical monuments such as
Phung Hung Temple, Ngo Quyen Royal Tomb, Mong Phu Communal House, Ho Gam Hill at
which Phung Hung killed tigers to rescue villagers and the temple at which the diplomat Giang
Van Minh is worshiped.
1. Where is Duong Lam Village?

2. Who were the two kings whose birthplace is Duong Lam Village?

3. What is Duong Lam typical for?

4. How many old houses are there in Duong Lam?

5. What are the famous historical monuments there?

Complete the sentences with suitable forms of the adverbs given in the brackets.

1. I am a faster worker than Tom is. (fast)

I work _________________________________________________________________.
2. Mai’s singing is more beautiful than Mi’s. (beautiful)
Mai sings _______________________________________________________________.
3. We were earlier at the party than the Smiths last night. (early)
We arrived ______________________________________________________________.
4. Phong’s voice is louder than Nick’s. (loudly)
Phong speaks ____________________________________________________________.
5. My English is more fluent than my sister’s. (fluently)
I speak English ___________________________________________________________.