ĐỀ THI HỌC KÌ 1 ANH 8 (2021-2022)
A. PHONETICS
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
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others
3.A. procession B. politician C. companion                  D. historian
4.A. participation      B. tradition C. attention                      D. production
5.A. oblige                 B. belonging C. minority                      D. virtual  
6.A. convenient         B. anniversary C. generation                   D. speciality
B. USE OF LANGUAGE
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 following passage.
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