Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

Scotland: The Land of Legends

If we travel all over Scotland, we can see that it has three main parts: Lowlands, Uplands and Highlands with their Grampian Mountains, where the tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located.

You are sure to enjoy the beauty of the Scottish varied landscape: the hills covered with purple heather, its beautiful lakes (here they are called lochs), its green and narrow valleys.

The biggest and the most beautiful lake in Scotland is Loch Lomond, but the most famous one is Loch Ness with its mysterious monster Nessie. Nessie sometimes appears to scare the tourist but only in fine weather!

But what can be more curious and attractive for tourist than a man in the kilt, playing the bagpipes? The Celts of Scotland made the chequered pattern of tartan – the national dress of the country. The earliest Scots formed themselves into clans (family groups) and the tartan became a symbol of the sense of kinship. There are about 300 different clans in Scotland, and each has its own colour and pattern of tartan together with the motto.

Scotland is a land of many famous people: writer and poets, scientist and philosophers, such as Robert Burns, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexander Graham Hell, or Alexander Fleming.
Question: In early times, 300 clans were different from each other in __________.

(2 Points)

. the chequered pattern of tartan and the sense of kinship

. its area and population and beautiful landscape

. its own colour and pattern of tartan together with the motto

. its green and narrow valley where they lived

Grade 8                     The mid- first semester

Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answer the question about the passage.

The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter – I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. Now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter ad eat the same vegetables all the year round. Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year, for example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons.

We also made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot of things about modern life. In fact, in my opinion they miss a lot more than people in the country, they miss real life.

1. What did the writer like most about living in the country?

A. Flowers in spring                                   B. Leaves in autumn.

C. The wild animals and plants.                D. The change of seasons.

2. What does the word “them” in line 2 refer to?

( Từ “ them” ở dòng 2 đề cập đến điều gì? )

A. Four season                       B. Winter and autumn

C. Countryside people            D. Plants

3. In the countryside which season can we buy strawberries?

A. Spring             B. Summer           C. Autumn           D. Winter

4. Why did the writer never eat tinned food when living in the country?

( Tại sao tác giả không bao giờ ăn thức ăn đóng hộp khi sống ở nông thôn? )

A. Because it was frozen                  B. Because it was contaminated

C. Because it was very fat                D. Because it wasn’t very fresh

5. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

( Câu nào dưới đây không đúng theo nội dung bài đọc? )

A. People in the city can grow vegetables all year round.

B. In the countryside turnips are grown in winter

C. The writer often eat frozen and tinned food now.

D. Many city people think they live better than those in the country.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

6. She is very keen at drawing and she really wants to have her own gallery

          A                B                                     C                        D

7. This house is more spacious as that white house I bought in HCM City

                    A                         B                               C        D

Choose the correct answer

8.We are all hook ________ making star lanterns.

A.in                               B. off                    C.on                     D.to

9. An old woman was ________ the goats up the mountainside.

A. riding              B. taking              C. herding            D. running

10. We found the film ……………………..because of the excellent actors and actresses.

A. interest            B. interested                   C. interesting                 D. interests

11. The church near our school…………. in the 16^th century.

A. was built                   B. was building    C. built                           D. builds

12. His parents feel very sad and upset because he’s __________ to computer games.

A. addiction                  B. addicted           C. addictive                    D. addict

13. __________ a horse is one of the skills every child in Mongolia has to learn.

A. Ride                B. Riding              C. Rides                         D. Rode

14. My dad doesn't mind ________ my mom from work every day.

A. picks up                   B. picking up       C. pick up                      D. picked up

15. He did the test ……………………than I did.

A.as bad as                   B. more worse      C. worse                        D. badder

16. We will go swimming today…………it is very hot.

A. so                    B. so that             C. because                      D. although

17.Using the computer as your hobby can be……………..to both your health and your social life.

A. harm               B. to harm            C. harmful            D. harmless

18.– It isn’t a long way from Britain, isn’t it?” – “Yes, but it isn’t as ……………as HongKong.”

A. far                             B. farther              C. farthest            D. further

19. He ………… lots of old books for 5 years.

A. recycled                B. is recycling           C. has recycled         D. will recycle

20. When I was a child, I …………. follow my Mom to the market.

A. used to                  B. use to                     C. get used to            D. usually

21. They’ll arrive ………. Monday, 14 July.

A. in                           B. at                           C. during                   D. on

22. You look very _________- today.

A. happiness             B. happy                    C. happily                  D. happiest.

23. Using computers too much may have harmful effects____________ your minds and bodies.

A. on                 B. to                   C. with                   D. onto

24. I love the people in my village. They are so __________and hospitable.

A. friendly         B. vast                 C. slow                     D. inconvenient

25. People in the countryside live ___________than those in the city.

A. happy            B. more happily    C. happily                   D. less happy
26. We will start our trip ________6 o’clock _________the morning.

A. in / in                      B. at / in              C. in / at                    D. at / at

27. We __________anything from James since we left school.

A. haven’t heard         B. heard                  C. don’t hear              D. didn’t hear

28. It is ....................... in the city than it is in the country.

A. noisily             B. more noisier                C. noisier                D. noisy

29. Teenagers enjoy ............... to music and ............... out with friends.

A. listen – hang                                               B. to listen – to hang

C. listening – hang                                          D. listening – hanging
30."Do you love it?" can be abbreviated:

A. WBU                 B. J4F                  C. NUFF                      D. DYLI

31. Steven dislikes …………, so he usually takes a bus to work.

A. to drive             B. to be driven       C. be driven               D. driving

32. Thanh is ………..lazy to pass the next exam.

A. very                 B. too                   C. enough             D. so

33. I ……………..watch the football match on TV last night because I …………busy.

A. didn’t watch/ was                         B. didn’t watch / am

C. haven’t watched / was                           D. haven’t watched / am

34. She …………….to have a new computer.

A. enjoys              B. dislikes            C. would like                 D. adores

35. Look ! There are many………………kites in the sky.

A. color                B. colorful            C. colorfully                            D. colorless

36. I can’t run as……………..Huy.

A. fastly as           B. fastly than       C. fast as                        D. fast than

37. Quang’s parents are thinking of banning him from……………. the computer.

A. use                            B. to use               C. used                           D. using

38. No one can help her solve that problem. She must do it………….

A. sheself             B. yourself              C. herself                     D. himself

39. They hate ……………their sin texting his friends all day.

A. texting             B. to texting           C. texting                     D. A + C are correct

40.  I can see many boys……………..buffaloes .

a. herding             B. playing               C. collecting                 D. driving

41. Yesterday, we went on an……………..tour around the village.

A. eight hours      B. eight hour          C. eight – hours           D. eight- hour

42. Would you like……..and ……………with us while you are in town?

A. to come/ staying        B. coming/ staying                   C. to come / stay            D. coming/ to stay

43.A new bridge over the river……………at the moment.

A. is built             B.  is being built    C. has been built                    D. will be built

44. She enjoys looking at goods displayed in the shop windows, so she goes………very often.

A . window- shop                              B. shop- window                                       

C. window-shopping                      D. shopping- window
45. Teenagers prefer……………….

A. to play computer games to read books.
B. playing computer games to read books.
C. playing computer games to reading books.
D. to play computer games to reading books.

46.  Please don’t smoke in the kitchen.

A. Do you mind smoke in the kitchen?

B. Do you mind not smoke in the kitchen?

C. Do you mind not smoking in the kitchen?

D. Do you mind smoking in the kitchen?

47. He is working in a factory that makes cars.

A. He is working in a cars- making factory.

B. He is working in a car- making factory

C. He is working in a cars  making factory

D. He is working in a car making factory

48. My daughter adores doing DIY .

A. My daughter is fond on doing DIY.

B. My daughter is keen on doing DIY.

C. My daughter detests doing DIY.

D. My daughter is fond to doing DIY.

49. She spends 2 hours each day using the computer.

A. It takes her 2 hours each day using the computer.

B. It takes she 2 hours each day using the computer.

C. It takes her 2 hours each day to use the computer.

D. It takes she 2 hours each day to use the computer.

50.  This test is easier than the test we did last month.

A. This test is not as difficult as the test we did last month.

B. This test is less difficult than the test we did last month.

C. The test we did last month was more difficult than this test.

D. All are correct.

36 - 40. Choose the item among a, b, c or d that best answers the question about the passage.

The thing I liked most when I was small was the change of seasons. Spring, summer, autumn and winter - I could see them all come and go and each one was completely different. Now in the city, you can buy summer flowers in winter and eat the same vegetables all the year round. Whereas, in the country, I could only eat things at certain times of the year, for example, strawberries in June and turnips in winter. I lived my childhood with the seasons.

We also made most of our food and would never eat frozen or tinned food. Everything was fresh, so it must be better than the type of food I am taking now in the city. City people may think people in the country miss a lot of things about modern life. In fact, in my opinion they miss a lot more than people in the country, they miss real life.

36. What did the writer like most about living in the country?

      a. Flowers in spring                                               b. Leaves in autumn

      c. The wild animals and plants                             d. The change of seasons

37. What does the word “them” in line 2 refer to?

      a. Four seasons                                                      b. Winter and autumn   

      c. Countryside people                                           d. Plants

38. In the countryside which season can we buy strawberries?

      a. Spring                       b. Summer                       c. Autumn                      d. Winter

39. Why did the writer never eat tinned food when living in the country?

      a. Because it was frozen.                                      b. Because it was contaminated.

      c. Because it was very fat.                                    d. Because it wasn’t very fresh.

40. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

      a. People in the city can grow vegetables all year round.

      b. In the countryside turnips are grown in winter.

      c. The writer often eats frozen and tinned food now.

      d. Many city people think they live better than those in the country.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 26

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

A. sounds

B. languages

C. systems

D. talks

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 28

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

A. grow

B. need

C. pass

D. express

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 27

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

A. basical

B. basically

C. basic 

D. basicity

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 25

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

A. be examined

B. be talked

C. be understood

D. be spoken

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29. Fill in the appropriate word in question 29

Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to (25) ______ by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of (26) ______ that everyone agrees to stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language.

Learning a language properly is very important. The (27) _______ vocabulary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more ideas you can (28) ______, the more precise you can be about their exact meanings.

Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we say the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and (29) _____ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.

A. ask

B. understand

C. know

D. show

Choose the item among A, B, C or D that best answers the question about the passage.

Since thousands of years ago, Vietnamese people have the custom of worshiping ancestors to commemorate their origin. The custom came into being based on the belief of the soul’s immortality after the death. Worshiping ancestors becomes one of traditional Vietnamese customs, ethical norms, and principles. It plays an important role in the religious spiritual life of Vietnamese, especially in the countryside. In each family, there is an ancestor altar situated at the most respectful position. In special occasions, here is the place where family members worship to pray for best wishes. Traditionally, ancestor altar is located in the biggest room of a house with the display of specialized offerings. Nowadays, owing to the influence of modern life, few houses have ancient ancestor altars. These altars might be placed on a panel attached to the wall, even on top of cabinet. Over the time, there is a change in ways of worshiping, but the Vietnamese custom remains its meaning.

1. What is the passage mainly about?

A. A well- known custom in Vietnam          B. Vietnamese traditional clothes      

C. A famous god in Vietnam                        D. A festival Vietnamese people love

2. How important is worshipping ancestors in Vietnam?

A. It shows that Vietnamese people don’t value soul’s immortality.

B. It has an essential part in Vietnamese people’s spiritual life.

C. It makes sure that Vietnamese people forget their origin.

D. It becomes a new custom in Vietnamese people’s life.

3. According to the passage, which of the following is not TRUE about Vietnamese people’s altar?

A. It can be on the top of cabinet or on the wall.

B. There is no offering on the altar.

C. It is placed in special position.

D. It is a place where people pray for best wishes.

4. What does modern life affect the altar?

A. It has lot of strange offerings                   B. It is much smaller than before

C. People use it for other purposes               D. People may put it in different places

5. What is special about worshipping ancestors?

A. Young people don’t like this custom.

B. Vietnamese people had this custom not long ago.

C. People have to prepare too many kinds of offerings.

D. Its meaning can be remained through time.