REVISION FOR THE FINAL MIDTERM TEST

ENGLISH 8 – 2024-2025

PART 1: USE OF ENGLISH

I. Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
1.A. knowledge B. sunny C. singer
2.A. longevity B. language C. thank
3.A. dance B. bring c.identify
II.. Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1.A. picturesque B. celebrate C. dangerous
2. A. interesting B. decoration C. ornamental
3.A. minority B. fantastic C. Vietnamese
III. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C to complete each sentence.
1. In the mountainous area, we can see a lot of stilt houses. A stilt house is a …..... house on high posts.
A. rock B. wood C. plastic
2. In Japan, people traditionally bow to greet one another, while in Western countries, they often …….
hands.
A. shake B. shook C. shakes
3. In traditional Vietnamese culture, elders often give red envelopes with money to children as a way to
………..them.
A. blesses B. bless C. blessing
4. Viet Nam is ………………… multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
A. the B. a C. Ø (zero article)
5. Telling story is …….. great way to maintain the local tradition alive.
A. an B. a C. Ø (zero article)
6. …..street food in Vietnam is most popular among foreign visitors?
A. how B. why C. what
7. There are only………….water wheels left in my village
A. a little B. a few C. many
8. If children behave well, they ………… lucky money from the elders during Tet.
A. receive B. are received C. will receive
9. When we come back home next time,we ……….TV. We don’t want to miss our favourite program.
A. watch B. will watch C. are watching
10. Tet is an occasion for family __________ in Viet Nam.
A. visitings B. meetings C. reunions
11. Hoa: “What do you think about the boat race?” - Nick: “___________”
A. Yes, I don’t like it. B. I think I can. C. I think it’s very interesting.
12. Taking children to local fetivals hepls them discover ________ culture of their community .
A. the B. Ø (zero article) C. a
13.You will fail the test unless you ........ harder
A. don’t study B study C. would study

PART 2 : READING
I.Read and choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the passage
Wedding custom in Viet Nam is quite complicated. Before an(1)……….. wedding, a ceremony of
engagement must be held first. Each family needs to prepare a representative who is a family (2)
……….having a happy life and a high-ranking position in the family. On the day of the engagement, the
representatives of the two families will have some (3)….. about the wedding and exchange gifts. The time
of the wedding is chosen suitably based on the lunar calendar. Gifts which are put in trays are(4)…………
by the family of fiance a few days before the engagement ceremony. The number of trays must be an odd
number. In Vietnamese customs, odd numbers are thought to bring (5)……. to the couple. In the trays,
there are betel leaves, areca nut fruits, wine, and tea. The wedding ceremony starts in front of the (6)……
altar. The master of the wedding ceremony will declare the couple becomes a new family.
1.A. official B. special C.national
2.A. elder B. member C.relative
3.A. announcer B. announce C. announcements
4.A. prepared B. preparing C.prepare
5.A.happy B. luck C. rich
6.A. ancestor B. relative C. patriarch

Some people call it ‘Vu Lan Bao Hieu’ (Parents’ Appreciation Day). This festival (1)_______ place on the
15th day of the seventh lunar month. It is one of (2)_______ largest festivals of Viet Nam after the Tet
festival, and it is celebated throughout the country, especially in the south.
During the festival, people (3)_____ in many goodwill activities and perform various religious rituals.
They visit pagodas and temples to worship, release animals like birds or fish, and burn incense. They also
buy presents and flowers as their (4)______ to show their deep love and gratitude towards their parents and
ancestors.
Many people go to pagodas on this occasion, wearing either a red rose if their mothers are (5)_______or a
white rose if their mothers have passed away. The rose is a symbol of love and gratitude shown by every
family towards their ancestors.
1. A.takes B.took C. has taken
2.A. a B. the C. Ø (zero article)
3.A. participate B.paticipating C. paticipated
4. A.traditions B.offerings C. costume
5. A. longevity B. longer C. alive

Each country has its own special (1) ________ and customs just as individual have their own habits and
daily routines. Many people find it difficult to get used to the (2) _______of another country where they go
abroad. For example, in some Asian countries, people do not usually finish everything or their plates,
because it is a (3) _______ that they have not had enough to eat. Visitors from the West find it difficult
to(4) _____ used to this, because they usually eat everything up to show that they liked it. When an Asian
host sees their (5)______ plates, he usually assumes that they want more.
1. A. tradition B. traditions C. traditional
2. A. customs B. tradition C. practice
3. A.icon B. warning C. sign
4. A. get B .make C. look
5. A.clear B. empty C. blank

II. Read the text and answer the questions

Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa are two main provinces where there are more than 1.4 million Muong people
living. They speak the Muong language which belongs to the Mon - Khmer group. However, some of them
also know the Kinh language. They cultivate mainly wet rice on terraced land, watered by small brooks.
They also make handicrafts and exploit forest products such as mushrooms, dried fungus, and ammonium
to improve their living condition.
The Muong build their houses on stilts with 4-roof architecture, which are about six feet off the ground.
They are wooden houses in the shade of big trees, huddling against the mountain, and looking out on their
vast rice fields. Therefore, it is convenient for their living and farming. The Muong follow traditional
religious animism, which means that they believe that non-living objects have spirits and they build altars
in their houses to worship ancestral spirits and other supernatural spirits.
1. Which province do the Muong live in Viet Nam?
=>……………………………………………………………….
2.Which language group does the Muong language belong to?
=>……………………………………………………………….
3. What do they do to earn their living?
=>………………………………………………………………..
4. Why are their houses convenient for their living and farming?
=>………………………………………………………………..
5. Do the Muong believe that non-living objects have spirits ?
=>………………………………………………………………..

The Muong are among the ethnic minority groups that have big populations in Vietnam. The Muong share
an estimate of 1.3 million people from their six sub-groups, such as Mol, Mual, Moi, Moi Bi, Au Ta and
Ao Ta. They are largely concentrated in the provinces of Hoa Binh and ThanhHoa particularly in
mountainous districts. Their language belongs to the Viet-Muong group and they hold many ceremonies
year round.
The Muong have practiced farming for a long time and wet rice is their main food staple. Most of their
family’s other income is generated through the exploitation of forest products including mushrooms, dried
fungus, ammonium, and sticklac. The men are known for basketry as women are skilled in silk spinning
and loom weaving.
The Muong have diverse folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer’s worshiping songs, tales,
proverbs, lullabies, and riddle songs. The gong is the most popular musical instrument along with the flute,
the two-string violin, the drum, and the panpipe.
1. What is the population of the Muong?
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2. Do the Muong mostly live in the provinces of Hoa Binh and ThanhHoa?
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3. How often do the Muong hold ceremonies?
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4. What is the main food staple of the Muong?
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5. How are the Muong folk arts?
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The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son
La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to the Tay – Thai group.
The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their main food is rice,
especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt-out land. They raise cattle and poultry for
their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth is well-known for being unique,
colourful and strong.
Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s style of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional
costumes including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts.
Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.
The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs
between boys and girls, and many traditional games.
1. What is the population of the Thai?
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2.What is the main food of the Thai people?
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3.Do the Thai live in stilt houses?
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4.Who do the Thai worship?
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5.How often do theThai hold the festivals and ceremonies?
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PART 3 : WRITING
I. Do as ditrected
1. The communal house of Ede ethnic group has six high posts. (Make a question
for underlined parts)
=> ………………….......................…………………………………………….......?
2. We will go to the beach unless it rains heavily.(Rewrite the sentence, using “if clause”)
=> If…………………………………………………………………………..
3. It isn’t good for us to wear casual clothes at worshipping ceremony.( Rewrite the sentence, using
“should/shouldn’t”)
=>………………………………………………………………………………………………
4.Many /Vietnamese families/teach/children/respect /elders (Complete the sentence, using the clues)
=>………………………………………………………………………………………..
5.There /many ways /show /respect/elders. (Complete the sentence, using the clues)
=>………………………………………………………………………………………..
6. My dad enjoys doing DIY.( Change the sentence into Yes/ No question)
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7. Tom met his math teacher in the library last Friday. .( Change the sentence into Yes/ No question)
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8.He started working as a volunteer in 2003 .( Make questions for the underlined part )
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9. The cultural heritage of the ethnic peoples in Viet Nam is very rich. (Make questions for the
underlined part)
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10. They have to leave now; otherwise, they will miss the first bus.( Change the sentence into first
conditional)
→ Unless ...............................................................................................................................
11.Unless it rains, we will take you to a famous local restaurant.(Change the sentence into first
conditional)
→ If ...............................................................................................................................
12. we/ have / custom/ stay / outside/ very late / New Year’s Eve. (complete sentence with the cues.)
® ………………………………………………………………………………………
13. My sister/ fond/ talk/ wild animals / because/ they/ interesting (complete sentence with the cues.)
® ………………………………………………………………………………………

II. Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words)

- Topic 1: Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) about the things you do to help your family.
- Topic 2: Write an email (80 - 100 words) to your pen-friend and tell him/her about the most important or
the most loved tradition in your family.

PART E: SPEAKING
Part 1: Greeting and Introduction
Part 2: Talking about one of the three topics below
- Topic 1: Talk about the things you do to help your family.
- Topic 2: Talk about the most important or the most loved tradition in your family.
- Topic 3: Talk about the good points of living in the countryside
Part3: Answering teacher’s further questions