Trường: THCS TAM HIỆP

Tổ: Tiếng Anh

ENGLISH 8
REVISION FOR THE FIRST TERM TEST
School year: 2024-2025
A. Vocabulary: Ss revise words related to the topic from Unit 1 to Unit 5.
B. Grammar:
1/Verbs of liking / disliking + gerunds
Verbs of liking / disliking + to-infinitives
Some verbs of liking and disliking can be followed by gerunds only.
Ex: They dislike surfing the net.
Some are followed by both gerunds and to-infinitives.
Ex: I love going / to go to the cinema.
2/ Comparative adverbs
For most adverbs (often with two or more syllables), we make comparative forms by adding more.
Ex: slowly → more slowly
carefully → more carefully
For adverbs that have the same forms as adjectives like fast, hard, soon, etc., we make comparative
forms by adding -er.
Ex: fast → faster
hard→ harder
Some irregular adverbs:
well → better
badly → worse
3/ Simple sentences and compound sentences
A simple sentence is made up of one independent clause.
Ex: Minh has some problems with his schoolwork.
A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses, and they are joined by:
-a coordinating conjunction: for, and, but, or, so.
Ex: Mai bought many books, for she likes reading.
-a conjunctive adverb: however, therefore, otherwise.
Ex: Mark is hard-working; therefore, he usually gets high scores on exams.
4/ Yes/No questions: These questions need either a Yes or No answer.
We form a Yes / No question with an auxiliary verb (be, do or have) or with a modal verb. We put the
auxiliary verb or modal verb before the subject.
Ex: Are you eating moon cakes? Yes, I am.
Did they eat moon cakes at the festival last year? No, they didn't.
Can he eat all these moon cakes? Yes, he can.
We don't use an auxiliary verb when we use be as a main verb.
Ex: Is that your Christmas present? Yes, it is.
Wh/H-questions: There are seven Wh-questions and one H-question in English: what, which,
where, when, who, whose, why and how.
 Question words and their auxiliaries are usually contracted in speech.
Ex: Who is =Who's Who's coming to the festival?
What will = What'll What'll they do there?
5/ Zero article
Articles in English include a / an, the, and the zero article.
Sometimes, we use nouns without a / an or the. We call this the zero article.
We use the zero article
- with uncountable or abstract nouns.
Ex: Sugar is not good for your teeth.
-when making general statements.
Ex: Students should work hard.
-when describing general forms of transport.
Ex: We went there by boat.
C. Pronunciation: Sounds from unit 1 to unit 5
D. Speaking
I/ Introduce yourself.
II/ Choose the topic randomly and describe the pictures.
1. Leisure time
2. Life in the countryside
3. Teenagers
4. Ethnic groups of Viet Nam
5. Our customs and traditions
III/ Ask and answer the questions related to the topic.
1. What is your favorite leisure activity?
2. If you have some free time this weekend, what will you do?
3. Do you like living in the countryside? Why or why not?
4. What do you usually do when you go to the countryside?
5. What club do you often participate in?
6. Why do you choose to participate in that club?
7. What materials is a stilt house made from?
8. What is the most important part of your home? What do you do there?
9. What family event do you often take part in?
10. What do you often do at that event?
E. Reading - Read the texts that are related to the following topics:
- Unit 1: Leisure time - Unit 4: Ethnic groups of Viet Nam
- Unit 2: Life in the countryside - Unit 5: Our customs and traditions
- Unit 3: Teenagers
F. Writing - Students practice writing with some topics:
1. Write an email of about 80-100 words to a pen friend to tell him/her about what you usually do with
your friends in your free time. (Textbook page 15)
2. Write a paragraph of about 80-100 words about the causes of your stress and offer solutions.
(Textbook page 35)
3. Write a paragraph of about 80-100 words about the things you do to help your family. (Textbook
page 47)
4. Write a paragraph of about 80-100 words about a normal family event that you take part in(Textbook
page 56)
G. Practice
I/ Choose the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
1. A. notification B. concentrate C. media D. snowboarding
2. A. custom B. livestock C. poultry D. bamboo
3. A. costume B. statue C. material D. nature
II/ Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the rest.
1. A. area B. weave C. feature D. release
2. A. folk B. gong C. minority D. costume
3. A. ethnic B. highland C. livestock D. minority
III/ Choose the word/ phrase/ sentence (A, B, C, or D) that best fits the space in each sentences or
best answers the question.
1. People ______ bamboo poles with small bells and lanterns.
A. maintain B. cook C. decorate D. hang
2. We visit pagodas to bow to Buddha and ______ for a lucky new year.
A. pray B. build C. place D. dance
3. The Japanese perform ________ during New Year celebrations.
A. lion dance B. bamboo dance C. flower village D. festival goer
4. Many people visit ________ to take pictures with the blooming flowers.
A. Buddhist temples B. flower villages C. ornamental tree D. kumquat tree
5. We have a ________ every New Year's Day.
A. family reunion B. martial arts C. chase away D. table manners
6. The Vietnamese often prepare ________ to worship their ancestors during Tet holiday.
A. lanterns B. offerings C. longevities D. customs
7. We should buy some ________items for the house before Tet.
A. decorations B. decorative C. decorate D. decoratively
8. On New Year’s Eve, the young often go out to watch the firework ________.
A. perform B. performer C. performing D. performance
9. Stilt houses are made from ______ materials like wood, bamboo, and leaves.
A. nature B. natural C. naturally D. unnatural
10. The ______, usually known as Rong house, is considered a symbol of culture, spirit and religion of
Vietnamese.
A. communal house B. staircase C. statue D. highland
11. The Tay and Hmong raise _____ such as chickens, pigs, and cows as a part of their traditional way
of life.
A. livestock B. cattle C. terraced field D. specialitiy
12. People in some mountainous areas know how to ______ silk thread into beautiful costumes so that
they can wear them on special occasions.
A. raise B. sew C. mend D. weave
13. ______ ethnic minority groups do Viet Nam have? – 54 different unique groups.
A. How far B. How often C. How many D. How much
14. ______ do people in remote area travel to different places? – On foot.
A. When B. How C. Where D. What
15. I don’t have ______ information about the life of the Tay people.
A. many B. a few C. a little D. much
16. Anna is crazy _____ creating new stuffs for her school project.
A. in B. on C. at D. about
17. I spend one hour per day talking my friend on Facebook and Instagram. I am keen on _____.
A. cooking B. playing sports C. surfing the net D. travelling
18. My brother _____ playing board games because he finds them boring.
A. adores B. detests C. fancies D. enjoys
19. We love _____ live music concerts and feeling the energy of the crowd.
A. attend B. attends C. attended D. to attend
20. Doing DIY can increase _____ and it also saves a lot of money.
A. creation B. creative C. creativity D. creatively
21. She enjoys _____ origami paper to bring various shapes and animals to life.
A. wrapping B. trying C. making D. doing
22. Playing sports such as soccer or basketball can contribute to developing _____.
A. muscle strength B. competition C. recipe D. computer skills
23. _____ is a leisure activity that involves putting together pieces to create a picture.
A. Knitting B. Doing puzzles C. Drawing D. Painting
24. I prefer reading a book to _____ television in my leisure time.
A. to watch B. watching C. watch D. watched
25. Visiting _____ expands my understanding about past cultures.
A. movie theaters B. museums C. shopping centers D. restaurants
26. Countryside life is like a ________ painting with lots of landscapes to experience.
A. boring B. picturesque C. dull D. uninteresting
27. Life in the countryside seems to move ________ than in cities.
A. slowlier B. slower C. more slower D. more slowly
28. Children in my village often help parents by ________ fruits and ________ cattle.
A. picking/ herding B. stretching/loading C. picking/loading D. stretching/ herding
29. Every spring, the farmers ________ the fields, turning the soil and getting it ready for planting.
A. load B. herd C. feed D. plough
30. Families in the countryside often take care of ________, where they grow delicious fruits like
apples and pears.
A. paddy fields B. orchards C. cottages D. meadows
31. When you're in the countryside, it's important to drive ________ than you do in the city.
A. more carefully B. more careful C. more careless D. carefully
32. Farmers wake up ________ than the sun to start their work in the paddy fields.
A. more earlier B. more early C. as early D. earlier
33. Picking fresh fruits straight from the trees tastes ________ anything you can buy in the countryside.
 A. as good as B. better than C. well than D. go
34.Tom’s father is ______ playing badminton to keep fit.
A. into B. in C. on D. about
35. - Hi, Tom! You look so happy!
- Hi, Mai. I’ve just been to Ha Noi. I had a very ______ holiday!
A. enjoyable B. terrible C. fashionable D. hospitable
36. Children in the countryside often spend their free time ______ the cattle.
A. herding B. harvesting C. holding D. maintaining
37. - Why are they knocking on wood?
- Traditionally, they believe it can help to ______ away bad spirits.
A. run B. push C. chase D. follow
38. The Ok Om Bok Festival takes place in________October.
A. an B. a C. the D.∅
39. ______ tablets bring many benefits, students should not use them too much before bedtime.
A. Therefore B. Because C. However D. Although
40. Choose the word(s) which is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in the following
sentence: Their performance is about the history of the village.
A. custom B. ceremony C. show D. gathering
IV/ Use ‘a’, ‘an’ ,many / much to fill in the blanks
1.We read _______ books when we have free time.
2. Jim doesn’t want to borrow _________ money from anyone.
3. It was ________ honor to be invited here today.
4.I’ve bought _______ umbrella for my sister.
5. My family often have________ eggs for breakfast.
6.Would you like__________cup of tea?
7.Is there __________post office here?
8. I spend _________hours on my DIY project.
V/ Reorder the words to make a meaningful sentence.
1. Some teens/ school clubs/ new friends/ to make/ participate in/./
_______________________________________________________________
2. The mountain people/ use/ to build/ natural materials/ in the Central Highlands/ a Rong house./
_______________________________________________________________
3. What time/ your mother/ prepare/ does/ dinner/?/
_________________________________________________________________
4. How far/ from/ to/ your village/ is/ it/ the nearest town/?/
_________________________________________________________________
 5. What/ of/ the name/is/ musical instrument/ a popular/ Tay’s/?/
_______________________________________________________.
6. When/ the/ Mid-Autumn Festival/ is/?/
_______________________________________________________.
VI/ Make questions for underlined part
1.The Muong people often play flute, trumpet and gong.
___________________________________________
2.The Kinh is the largest ethnic group in Vietnam.
___________________________________________
3.The Muong live in mountainous areas.
___________________________________________
4.They are harvesting their crops in the fields.
___________________________________________
VII/ Make Yes/No questions for the following sentences.
1. We will watch a documentary about the Khmer tonight.
→ _______________________________________________________
2. They attended the most popular festival of the Tay people.
→ _______________________________________________________
3. The Hoa Ban Festival takes place in Lai Chau.
→ _______________________________________________________
4. They built their houses on stilts to prevent wild animals.
→ ________________________________________________________
5. The artists will give Gong performances in the festival.
→ _______________________________________________________
6. The Dao mainly live in the northern mountain provinces.
→ _______________________________________________________
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