I. Read the text and tick True (T) or False (F) : (1,0 pt)

Today I’m going to tell you about the xoe dance, a traditional dance of the Thai ethnic group in Vietnam. Thai people have followed this spiritual tradition for generations. The xoe dance expresses people’s working life and wishes for a happy and wealthy life. It is performed in both public and private gatherings such as celebrations, festivals or family reunions. The xoe dance has more than 30 forms based on the first six ancient forms. The most popular form is the xoe vong or ‘circle dance’ because it expresses social unity. People, young or old alike, join hands to make a circle around the fire and dance to the music. Besides the circle dance, there are dances with conical hats, paper fans or scarves. Old people say they shouldn’t break with this tradition because it reflects Thai culture and lifestyle. As a Thai folk song goes, without the xoe dance, the rice won’t grow and people won’t get married.

II. Read the passage and answer these questions below.(1.5pts)

The Giong festival is celebrated every year in Phu Linh Commune Soc Son District, Ha Noi. This festival commemorates the hero, Saint Giong. He is considered a mythical hero because he grew from a three-year-old child into a giant overnight. He is worshipped for defending the country from foreign invaders — the An. Although this festival is held from the 6^th to the 12^th day of the 4^th lunar month, people start preparing traditional clothing for the procession and for various festival performances one month beforehand. During the festival, the procession starts at the Mother Temple and goes to Thuong Temple where a religious ceremony is performed. When night falls, a cheo play is performed. Then the festivities end with a thanksgiving procession on the 12^th_. This festival shows our love for the motherland and the preservation of our cultural heritage

1. Where is the festival held?

………………………………………………………………………

2. Who is worshipped in this festival?

………………………………………………………………

3. Is Saint Giong different from other heroes in Vietnam?

…………………………………………

4. When do the preparations for the festival begin?

…………………………………………………

5. What happens when night falls?

…………………………………………………………………..

6. How importance this festival?

…………………………………………………………………….

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (0,5pt)

1. A. production B. celebration C. procession D. companion

2. A. musician B. preservation C. vegetarian D. competition

II. Choose the best answer. (1,5pts)

1. There is a______ __in our family that we have a party on New Year’s Eve.

A. tradition B. custom C. legend D. belief

2. A tradition is something we do that is special and ____________ down through the generations.

A. to passed B. passed C. passing D. is passing

3. In the UK, there are lots of customs for table manners. For example, we _____use a knife and fork at dinner.

A. have to B. are having C. has to D. having to

4. At the Mid-Autumn Festival ,kids can sing, dance, and enjoy moon-cakes ; ____, every child likes it very much.

A. however B. moreover C. because D. therefore

5. Tet is an occasion for family____________ in Viet Nam.

A. visiting B. meetings C. reunions D. seeing

6. ____________ spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season.

A. While B. When C. Nevertheless D. However

III. Identify a mistake in each sentence. (1,0 pt)

1.In Australia, you mustn’t to comment on a person’s accent.

A B C D

2.In my family, children has to get permission before leaving the dining table.

A B C D

3. Because he is not a Buddhist, he decided to eat as a vegetarian

A B C D

4. She have to wear uniform every school day.

A B C D

I. Finish the second sentence so that it stays the same meaning as the first one ( 0,75 point )

1. Mai doesn’t play the piano as well as Lan =>Lan plays………………………………………

2. My children run faster than me. =>I run..................................................................................

3. They love to eat out with their friends

=> They are interested ……………………………….

II. Make questions for underlined phrasal words( 0,75 point )

1. I watch cartoons twice a week

à………………………………………………………………………………

2. The communal house is the biggest house in the village.

à………………………………………………………………………………

3. The Hani people live in Lai Chau and Lao Cai.

à ....................................................................................................................................................

I. Read the following text about what children in Sweden like doing in their free time and fill the gaps with the words / phrases provided (1,5pts)

Swedish teenagers enjoy(1) ……….……to music and (2)……..……..with friends, just like most of children around the world. Everyone is encouraged to develop his or her own(3)………. Singing and playing(4) ……………………..are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one in three Swedish children aged 13-15 play an instrument in their spare time.

(5)………………sports is also encouraged .68 per cent of 13 to 15 year-olds are member of a sport club. Football is the most popular(6)…………………. among both girls and boys. then come horse riding for girls . boys prefer football , swimming and ice-hockey.

II. Read the passage and decide the statements are true or false (1pt)

I live in a mountain village. My parents often tell me stories about their life in the past. It’s not much like the village I can see nowadays.

Some villagers now live in brick houses instead of earthen ones. Our houses are better equipped with electric fans and TVs. Thanks to the TV, we now know more about life outside our village. We don’t use oil lamps any more. We have electric lights which are much brighter. More villagers are using motorcycles for transport instead of riding a horse or walking. We – village children - no longer have to walk a long way and cross a stream to get to school, which is dangerous in the rainy season. Now there’s a new school nearby. We also have more visitors from the city. They come to experience our way of life.

I. Find the word which has different sound in the part underlined. (0,5 point)

1. A. local B. nomad C. ancestor D. socialise

2. A. detest B. relax C. herd D. enjoy

III. Choose the best answer. ( 1.5points )

1. Ethnic people in the mountainous regions live …………. than people in the city.

A. simple B. more simply C. simpler D. simply

2. ………….. life is hard because they have to move a lot.

A. Nomadic B. Nomad C. Nomads D. Nomady

3. ……. have the largest population. A.Viet B. Kinh C. The Kinh D. both A& B

4. Thai cloth is famous for being unique,………………and strong

A. colour B. colourful C. colourfully D. colourless

5. I don’t mind…………………you with this assignment.

A. help B. to help C. helping D. to helping

6. Look! Some children are .............................the buffaloes.

A. picking B. herding C. driving D. playing

III. Find out a mistake in each sentence (1,0 point)

1. There is the large picture on the wall …………………

2. If you write more careful, you will make fewer mistakes ………………..

3. These days a lot of children prefer staying indoors and watch TV to playing outside ………….

4. Which are the people in your village like? – They are very friendly and helpful………………..

Write about the benefits of recycling waste paper in about 50 to 60 English words

Arrange these words to make sentences.

1. homework/ the / to / students / ought / their / carefully /do/. /

@_____________________________________________________________________

2. has / the chores / to / today / Mai / do / himself /. /

@_____________________________________________________________________

3. clean/ the/ teacher/ me/ told/ to/ blackboard/the/./

@_____________________________________________________________________

4. She / my class / is / enough / old / in/ not/ to be/./

@_____________________________________________________________________

5. how/ English/ to/ me/ tell/ study/ you/ Could/?/

@_____________________________________________________________________

Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance.

This led to the invention of the telephone. Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant. Bell and Watson introduced the telephone in 1876. Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions. He died in 1922.

6. When and where was Alexander Graham Bell born?

@_____________________________________________________________________

7. What did he do when he was at Boston University?

@_____________________________________________________________________

8. Who was Thomas Watson?

@_____________________________________________________________________

9. What did Bell and Watson do in 1876?

@_____________________________________________________________________

10. How old was Bell when he died?

@_____________________________________________________________________

Give the corresct forms of the verbs in brackets.

11. We __________________________ in grade 8 this year. (be)

12. Our class __________________________ to the zoo next week. (go)

13. Their grandmother __________________________ them a lot of stories last year. (tell)

14. Last year, we (live) __________________________ in Nha Trang with our grandparents but now we (live) __________________________ in Hue with our parents.

15. I __________________________ to Nha Trang since I was ten years old. (be)

V §äc kÜ ®o¹n v¨n sau vµ chän ph­¬ng ¸n ®óng (A, B, C, D) cho mçi tõ 31 ®Õn 36.

Monica Fox is a tennis (31) ………. She started playing tennis (32) ………… she was ten years old. She has traveled to many countries with her parents (33) ………… has won a lot of tournaments. She won her first (34) ………….. in a tournament in 1985. Now she is trying very (35) …………. She (36) ………….. to play at Wimbledon next year.

31: A. player B. playing C. plays D. play

32: A. why B. what C. who D. when

33: A. and B. but C. or D. if

34: A. contest B. prize C. festival D. competition

35: A. hardly B. bad C. badly D. hard

36: A. hopes B. hoped C. hoping D. to hope

VI ViÕt l¹i c¸c sau sao cho nghÜa cña kh«ng ®æi.

37: Columbus discovered America in the 15^th century.

America ……………………………………………………………………………..

38: I’ve never talked to a more interesting person than him.

He is …………………………………………………………………………………..

39: The United States has a big industry that makes cars.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

40: “Can you help me with my homework, Lan”.

Nga asked Lan if ……………………………………………………………………..

Read the following passage and answer the questions.

Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Canada and then to the USA in the 1870s. In America, he worked with deaf-mutes at Boston University. Soon, Bell started experimenting with ways of transmitting speech over a long distance. This led to the invention of the telephone. Thomas Watson was Bell's assistant. Bell and Watson introduced the telephone in 1876. Bell demonstrated his invention at a lot of exhibitions. He died in 1922.

1. When and where was Alexander Graham Bell born?

@____________________________________________________________________________

2. What did he do when he was at Boston University?

@____________________________________________________________________________

3. Who was Thomas Watson?

@____________________________________________________________________________

4. What did Bell and Watson do in 1876?

@____________________________________________________________________________

5. How old was Bell when he died?

@____________________________________________________________________________

Give the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

6. We __________________________ in grade 8 this year. (be)

7. Our class __________________________ to the zoo next week. (go)

8. Their grandmother __________________________ them a lot of stories last year. (tell)

9. Last year, we (live) __________________________ in Nha Trang with our grandparents but now we (live) __________________________ in Hue with our parents.

10. I __________________________ to Nha Trang since I was ten years old. (be)

Arrange these words to make sentences.

1. homework/ the / to / students / ought / their / carefully /do/. /

@____________________________________________________________________________

2. has / the chores / to / today / Mai / do / himself /. /

@____________________________________________________________________________

3. clean/ the/ teacher/ me/ told/ to/ blackboard/the/./

@____________________________________________________________________________

4. She / my class / is / enough / old / in/ not/ to be/./

@____________________________________________________________________________

5. how/ English/ to/ me/ tell/ study/ you/ Could/?/

@____________________________________________________________________________

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