ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 1 ANH 8

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part.
1. A. rough B. enough C. laugh D. though
2. A. design B. basic C. physical D. preserve
I. Complete the sentences/ the text with one word/ phrase in the box
7. The Chirstian Festival of Easten celebrates the return of Christ from the dead,______
festival is actually named after the goddest of the Sun.
A. if B. but C. however D. moreover
8. If you have to do home improvements, ___________ is a good way to save money.
A. staying indoors B. hang out C. playing football D. doing DIY
9. I sometimes lie and watch the ___________ movement of the clouds.
A. inconvenient B. nomad C. friendly D. slow
10. Most of old people adore ________ they usually spend hours growing and watering their plants.
A. cooking B. gardening C. fishing D. painting
11. Not many people can explain the ______________ of the customs and traditions at Tet.
A. start B. begin C. origin D. reason
12. In Vietnam, there is ______________ tidying the house when Tet comes.
A. customs for B. a custom of C. custom in D. custom with
13. Recently, young people ______________ with tradition by living far from their parents.
A. are breaking B. broke C. were breaking D. have broken
14. Does she fancy ______ a book to younger children?
A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
15. The Lao are one of _________ many Thai – speaking peoples.
A. the B. a C. an D. x
16. I have ________ to buy this house.
A. money enough B. enough money C. a lots of money D. many money
17. The ____________ of quan ho singing has been recognized as a world heritage.
A. preservation B. procession C. song D. performance
18. I am a city boy, but I really like _________ the cattle at the pasture.
A. flying B. caring C. herding D. harding
19. The volunteers have to work much ______ usual to save the dying animals from the forest fire.
A. as hard as B. more hard than C. harder than D. the hardest
20. In 2010, Ha Noi _______ its 1000th anniversity.
A. celebrated B. commemorated C. worshiped D. remembered
II. Circle the mistake then correct it in each sentence
21. When you come to (A) Brazil, you should tip (B) the waiter 10% for (C) the bill (D).
22. When eating (A) in India, you always should (B) use the (C) right hand. Never use (D) the left hand.
23. On my family (A), children have to (B) get permission (C) before leaving (D) the dining table.
24. When (A) we were young, we have to (B) stand in a row (C) to greet the guests (D) .
25. People have followed (A) the tradition of (B) give (C) lucky money on Tet for (D) a long time.
III. Complete the correct forms of the words
26. Some ethnic groups use their own _____________ languages. (write)
27. It is difficult to persuade young people to keep the _____________ way of life. (tradition)
28. Are you interested in _____________ stamps? (collect)
29. People in the countryside work ___________ on their farms than we can imagine. (hard)
30. Today you look________________than usual. (confident)
C. READING.Fill in each blank with a suitable word given in the box to complete the.
expensive dangerous waste accidents
make performances crowds preserve
Disadvantages of Festivals

Although people love festivals very much, there are also some disadvantages. First, festivals are very costly. Because the general
purpose of festivals is to (31) ___________ cultural heritages, a nation is willing to spend a lot of money on this. Moreover,
during a festival, most people do not work but spend money on (32)___________ gifts for their friends and relatives.
Second, festivals can be dangerous. People may drink a lot during a festival and cause road (33)________. In many festivals, there
are races like cow-racing and elephant racing which may be (34)___________, especially for children. Moreover, in some
festivals, when people rush to see the events, they may also (35)__________ other people to get hurt. Third, festivals may affect
the environment. After a festival, the roads are full of colorful paper, flowers, (36)____________ cans or bottles that people throw
away. Trees along the roadsides may be damaged by the (37)____________ . Furthermore, the noise from music and
other (38)_________ also cause noise pollution.
D. WRITING. Rearrange the following words to make a meaningful sentence.
39. people / Kinh / in / together / lived / a harmony / the village / under.
=> ____________________________________________________________________ .
40. Vu Lan/ day/ on/ the/ lunar/ takes/ seventh/ month/ 15th / place/ of/ the.
=> ____________________________________________________________________ .
1. Dogs are ______ than buffaloes.A. intelligenter B. more intelligent C. smart D. more smarter
2. Coco thinks life in the countryside is _ that in the city.A. boringer B. excited C. more boring D. more excited
3. In the country, streets are generally _________than those in the city.
A. more narrow B. narrower C. narrow D. narrowing
4. Urban areas are ______ than rural areas. A. more busyB. busyer C. busier D. more busier
5. Julie lives in the countryside. She's a little ______ than her friends.A. quieter B. more quiet C. noisy D. more noisy
6. Nguyen thinks city life is much ____A. more interesting B. interestinger C. interested D. more interested
7. My garden is a lot _______than this park.A. colourfuler B. colourful C. less colour D. more colourful
8. It is amazing. His house is much _______ than a hotel.A. comfortabler B. comfortable C. comfort D. more comfortable
9. He seems to be ________ than we thought.A. more quick B. more quickly C. quicklier D. quicker
10. Is living in the city ________ than living in the country?
A. more convenient B. as convenient C. most convenient D. so
11. Harvesting the rice is much ___ than drying the rice.A. more harder B. more hardly C. hardlier D. harder
12. In my opinion, country people are _______ than city people.
A. more friendly B. friendlier C. more friendlier D. both A&B
14. Medical help is ______ easily obtained in remote areas than in towns.A. more B. fewer C. less D. higher
15. He seems to be ________ than he did yesterday.A. more quick B. more quickly C. quicklier D. quicker
16. The teacher asked me to speak _______.A. loud B. louder C. more loud
17. Today you looks_______ than usual.A. more confident B. more confidently C. confidently
18. You have to work________ if you want to succeed.A. more hardly B. hardlier C. harder
19. You need to work ________ , or you will make a lot of mistakes.A. more careful B. more carefully C. carefully
20. Your house is decorated _________ than mine.A. more beautiful B. more beautifully C. beautifully
21. City drivers have to drive ______ than country ones.
A. more careful B. more careless C. more carefully D. more carelessly
22. I can’t understand what you are saying. Could you speak _______?A. slowlyB. less slowly C. more slowly D. most slowly
23. They live ____ with their family in a small cottage.A. happy B. happily C. unhappy D. happiness
24. Mr. Brown arrived ________ than expected.A. more early B. earlier C. late D. more late
25. We walked______ than the rest of the people.A. more slowlier B. slowlier C. more slowly D. more fast
26. I went home _______ this afternoon. A. more late B. later C. more early D. more earlier
27. Jim jumped __________ than Peter.A. more fartherly B. far C. farther D. farrer
28. Minh always answers questions ______ than the other students.A. weller B. good C. better D. goodly
29. Our new teacher explains the exercises __ than our old one.A. more badly B. bad C. badder D. worse
30.Her old house is bigger than her new one.->Her new house __________________
31. No one in my class is taller than Peter->.Peter _________________________________
32. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.->The white dress______________
33. Although the weather was bad, it did not delay the traffic.->In spite of ______________
34. They built a new bridge over the river.->A new bridge______________________
35. You feel unhealthy because you don‟t take any exercise. ->If you _____________________
36. I last wrote to my pen-pal two months ago.->I haven’ t ______________________
37. Although he is strong, he can‟t move that stone.->In spite _________________________
38. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission. (mustn’t)
39. It’s good idea to swallow rapidly if you have hiccups. (should)
40. They once started these machines by hand.->They used to _______________________
41. He doesn’t get up late anymore.->He ______________________________________
42. David had gone home before we arrived.->After _____________________________________
43. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops.->Before _____________________
44. The light had gone out before we got out of the office.->When ______________________
45. After she had explained everything dearly, we started our work.By the time
________________________________
46.Jane cooks better than her sister. → Jane’s sister.................................................
47. Tom is the best football player in this team. → Nobody in this team.............................................
48.I didn’t spend as much money as you do.→....................................................................
49. I have never met anyone as interesting as he is.→ He is........................................................
50. I Think hip hop music is more exciting than Jazz musuc. ( as….as)
51. The poster in Jack’s room is not different from the poster in the store (like)
52. Baking cake is Jane’s hobby. ( in) -> Jane…
53. Because of the heavy rain yesterday, They didn’t go to school on time ( because)
54. Eating too much sugary food is not good for your health. ( Should)
55. This is the first time I have met him-> I
56. I am sorry I won’t take part in the game with you to night. (I wish)
57. He must complete the mathematical tasks now. (The mathematical tasks)
58. They don’t have free time, so they won’t visit their relatives. (If)
59.In spite of training hard, she didn’t win the championship. (Though