Bài tập ôn tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 8 - Unit 5: Festivals in Viet Nam

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1. ENGLISH 8 HỌC KỲ 1 UNIT 5: FESTIVALS IN VIET NAM A. PHONETICS I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group 1. A. lantern B. invader C. nation D. race 2. A. carnival B. command C. ceremony D. encourage 3. A. tradition B. question C. procession D. preservation 4. A. performed B. worshipped C. prayed D. offered 5. A. sound B. crowd C. found D. court 6. A. end B. pencil C. open D. bench 7. A. wanted B. washed C. liked D. stopped 8. A. sound B. cloud C. found D. favourite 9. A. pictures B. watches C. buses D. brushes 10. A. rest B. different C. ethnic D. question 11. A. polluted B. established C. finished D. watched 12. A. crafts B. stops C. opens D. months 13. A. what B. where C. who D. when 14. A. wanted B. washed C. decided D. needed 15. A. although B. laugh C. paragraph D. enough 16. A. stroll B. oversea C. remove D. go 17. A. lucky B. structure C. push D. struggle 18. A. rebooked B. overcooked C. opened D. latched 19. A. southern B. south C. synthetic D. fourth 20. A. fang B. slang C. angry D. dangerous 21. A. when B. which C. whole D. what 22. A. environment B. comment C. development D. improvement 23. A. great B. fate C. seat D. hate 24. A. sugar B. since C. sight D. song 25. A. change B. chocolate C. chip D. schedule 26. A. ordered B. developed C. touched D. escaped 27. A. washes B. handles C. courses D. teaches 28. A. happiness B. homework C. honour D. hungry 29. A. dead B. leader C. feast D. heating 30. A. thorn B. thong C. there D. theatre
2. II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group. 1. A. inhabit B. devotion C. character D. suggestion 2. A. assistant B. possible C. happiness D. holiday 3. A. vacancy B. beautiful C. delicious D. separate 4. A. entrance B. lesson C. dancer D. police 5. A. discover B. confidence C. relation D. employment 6. A. reply B. marriage C. response D. maintain 7. A. difficult B. biology C. decision D. obedient 8. A. understand B. identity C. recommend D. engineer 9. A. technology B. geology C. curriculum D. independence 10. A. technical B. different C. remember D. interview 11. A. flavour B. summer C. machine D. theatre 12. A. hobby B. enrol C. favour D. summer 13. A. centre B. village C. harvest D. appear 14. A. excellent B. efficient C. popular D. beautiful 15. A. finish B. revise C. provide D. prefer B. MULTIPLE CHOICE I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. You should information about a custom or tradition. A. finds B. found C. finding D. find 2. A custom is something that has become an way of doing things. A. to be accept B. to accept C. accepting D. accepted 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. In Viet Nam, you use only the first name to address people older than you. A. should B. must C. shouldn’t D. have to 5. 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
3. 6. In 2010, Ha Noi its 1000th anniversary. A. celebrated B. commemorated C. worshipped D. remembered 7. Tet is an occasion for family in Viet Nam. A. visitings B. meeting C. reunions D. seeings 8. spring comes, many Vietnamese villages prepare for a new festival season. A. While B. When C. Nevertheless D. However 9. The flight at 6.10 has been delayed. A. leave B. which leaves C. leaving D. B&C 10. This is the first time she rice paddies. A. will see B. sees C. has seen D. saw 11. Would you mind I borrowed your dictionary? A. if B. when C. that D. Ø 12. We lots of photos on vacation last summer. A. had B. took C. did D. made 13. The animal in the forest fire was a wild pig. A. hurt B. hurted C. hurts D. hurting 14. Would you mind the window? A. to close B. closing C. about closing D. closed 15. Welcome Springfield! A. at B. to C. in D. for 16. Accommodation in London very expensive. A. is B. are C. has D. have 17. The road down to the sea is very rough. A. goes B. going C. to go D. gone 18. is a large hole in the side of a mountain or under the ground. A. Waterfall B. Cave C. Bay D. Lake
4. 19. The vase on the shelf is very beautiful. A. stands B. standing C. is standing D. stood 20. Do you mind if I your atlas for a minute? A. borrow B. will borrow C. am going to borrow D. borrowed 21.The Christian Festival of Easter celebrates the return- of Christ from the dead, ___.the festival is actually name after the goddess of the sun. A. if B. but C. however D. moreover 22. After a long and exhausting journey, they arrived home A. finally B. by the end C. at the end D. at last 23. I couldn’t hear what he said ___ he was muttering under his breath. A. because B. Although C. in spite of D. if 24. Children need a caring environment to develop___ mentally physically. A. and - and B. both – and C. the – the D. in - and 25. We do not have many carnivals m Viet Nam; ___We have many Special traditional festivals. A. moreover B. while C. nevertheless D. although 26. I was promised a luxury weekend by my husband ___, I am not satisfied. A. Despite B. Because C. Although D. However 27. .you study harder, you won’t be a e 0 p examination. A. Unless B. Because C. If D- Without 28. My sister has been living in Da Lat for 2 years,___ , She has if never been to Than Tho Lake. A. however B. although C. If D. because
5. 29.___Vietnamese IJSO delegation was attending 11th Olympiad in Argentina, we had chance to meet many friends all over the world and visit different beauty spots there. A. When B. Despite C. Although D. If 30. When the first Chinese restaurants opened in Greece, it was very difficult to get fresh___ of Chinese vegetables. A. provisions B. materials C. supplies D. ingredients 31. different regions and religions have a variety in marital arrangements, the arranged marriage is a traditional feature of every community. A. Because B. Although C. While D. When 32.The Vietnamese are influenced by Buddhist theology and Confucian philosophy, ___they believe in fate in marriage A. and B. but C. so D. yet 33.Always take your shoes off before you enter a temple in India, you will be considered impolite. A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. moreover 34."Giao Thua" is the most sacred time of the year; ,the first houseguest to offer the first greeting is very important. A. moreover B. nevertheless C. so D. therefore 35.The five-fruit tray on the altar symbolizes the gratitude of the Vietnamese to their ancestors; ,it demonstrates their hope for a life of plenty. A. and B. moreover C. therefore D. however 36.The Hung King Temple Festival from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho. A. takes B. takes part C. takes place D. takes turn 37.During the Buddhist Festival, visitors join the procession and make offerings to Buddha at the pagoda.
6. A. think about B. consider C. worship D. believe 38.I think the Kate Festival is a really joyful festival which many activities. A. contains B. holds C. features D. includes in 39.In Viet Nam, the we mostly use is chopsticks. A. cut B. cutting C. cutlery D. cutlet 40.You shouldn't your promise to the children. A. break B. cut C. keep D. save 41. Mid-Autumn Festival not only recalls the family love, ___ is also a festival for both children and adults in Vietnam. A. and B. but C. yet D. therefore 42. Tran Temple Festival lasts from the 15th-20th of lunar August. ___, visitors all over the country eagerly go on a pilgrimage far prior to the day. A. Nevertheless B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Moreover 43. ___ the main worship event is taking place at Hung Temple, 100 lanterns are released into the sky. A. Because B. Even though C. While D. If 44. Lim Festival is among the most impressive festivals, ceremonies ___ singing events. A. or B. but C. yet D. and 45. The navigation of the boat, called ghe ngo, requires great skills ___ it can easily be flipped. A. therefore B. because C. when D. although 46. ___ you consider yourself a culture enthusiast, Hue Arts Festival is a must. A. If B. Though C. Because D. As 47. The festival only lasted for three days; ___ they spent nearly a month preparing for it.
7. A. when B. moreover C. otherwise D. however 48. In Quang Ninh, you can go to Yen Tu Mountain to attend the Yen Tu Festival, ___ you can visit Ha Long Bay. A. so B. yet C. or D. otherwise 49. ___ there are loads of festivals in Vietnam, Tet or Tet Nguyen Dan is the most important one. A. Since B. Although C. When D. As long as 50. Festival visitors can take part in cultural activities, such as visiting art galleries, historical places and parks. ___, they can taste exotic food and dishes. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise C. WORD FORMS Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence. 1. To make Chung cake, the rice and green bean has to (SOAK) be___ in water for a day to make it stickier. 2. Vietnamese families plan their___ around their (ACTIVITY) children on Tet holiday. 3. Parents would use the Mid-Autumn Festival as an (APPRECIATE) opportunity to show their love and ___ for their children. 4. Lanterns represent___ while the procession symbolizes (BRIGHT) success in school. 5.I am writing to express my ___ of my stay at the Eden (SATISFY) Hotel in London last weekend. 6. At the end of the service, a lot of ___ streamed (WORSHIP) down to the altar. 7.___ lanterns feature special heritage night at Hoi An. (FLOAT) 8.___activities are official procession, sporting events (FESTIVAL)
8. and singing. 9.___for the Lunar New Year begin weeks before the (PREPARE) festival. 10. Tet is the privileged occasion for family members to (REUNION) ___. 11. Hung King Temple Festival is held in ___ of (COMMEMORA Vietnam’s first kings. TE) 12. The tribe has different ___ masks for each ceremony. (CEREMONY) 13. ___ of culture can be achieved by keeping cultural (PRESERVE) elements, such as food, clothing, shelter, and language. 14. The Whale Festival is ___ of the many different (TYPE) festivals in villages inVietnam. 15. HatXoan is a folk song ___ in festivals and (PERFORMANC worshipping genie. E) 16. When Alice heard footsteps, she was ___ and (FRIGHT) started to run. 17. Cinderella’s stepmothers was ___ and treated (KIND-BAD) her ___. 18. Jack is very bright, but he’s also ___ of his (BOAST) accomplishments at school. 19. When Jack was going to the market, he met a ___. (MAGIC) 20. She smiled ___, waved, and vanished into thin air. (WICKED) D. VERB FORMS I. Give the correct form of the following verbs 1. My mother always tells me that I have to (be) home by 9 p.m.
9. 2. When I came, the whole family (have) dinner around a big dinning table. 3. Children should (take) things from adults with both hands. 4. In Australia, you mustn’t (comment) on a person’s accent. 5. Laura lives in a big city. If she (live) in the country, she ___(have) a dog. 6. I (learn) Italian for the past three years. 7. If I were you, I (not / buy) that book. 8. What the children (see) in the zoo yesterday? 9. They prefer (play) in a swimming pool all day. 10. The doctor will be ready in ten minutes. Take a seat while you (wait) . II. Write the correct form of verbs. Use the past continuous or the past simple. 1. The woodcutter (work) in the woods. He (hear) a loud scream from a small cottage. 2. Hans Christian Andersen (grow up) in a Danish village and (move)___ to the big city in 1900s. 3. Cinderella (have to) work hard all day since her father died. 4. Cinderella (dress) in rags with a dusty gray face from the cinders whileher stepsisters always (dress) splendid and elegant clothes. 5. I (see) the accident when I (wait) for the taxi. 6. While people (talk) to each other, he (read) his book. 7. Who she (dance) with at the party last night? 8. While we (play) basketball in the park, Mary (fall) over. 9. When Cinderella (run) she (loose) one of her slippers. 10. Someone (knock) the door at midnight yesterday. III. Put the verbs in brackets in past perfect or past simple.
10. 1. When she (finish) ___her work, she (go) ___ to the cinema. 2. He (not eat) ___ until his parents (come)___ home. 3. She (tell) ___me she never (meet) ___ him. 4. He (do) ___ her homework before he (go) ___ out. 5. The lights (go) ___out the moment he (get) ___into the cinema. 6. Hardly the holiday (begin) ___ when they (leave) ___the town. 7. They (be) ___out for an hour when it (start) ___ to rain. 8. They (leave) ___the shop as soon as they (buy) ___everything they (need) ___ 9. The house (burn) ___to the ground buy the time the firemen (arrive) ___ 10. As he (do) ___a lot of work that day he (be) ___very tired. E. CORRECTION I. Find one mistake in each of the following sentences and correct it. 1. The ritual is made in order to thank the Sun Goddess for the rice harvest. A B C D 2. I found it very excited to take part in the spring festival of Bai Dinh Pagoda. A B C D 3I like both the green or the blue T-shirt, but I don’t have enough money to buy two T-shirts. A B C D 4. Your marks in English are low although you don’t study hard enough. A B C D 5. Which festival do you like much, Huong Pagoda or Hung Temple? A B C D 6. We follow a custom to buy lanterns and moon cakes at Mid-Autumn Festival. A B C D 7. Before Tet, Vietnamese people are busy cleaning and decorating their houses and they cook traditional foods. A B C D
11. 8. Until recently, people talk to each other instead of relying on texting and e-mail A B C to communicate with their peers. D 9. She was offered the prestigious job, however she turned it down because she did not A B C want to move to Texas. D 10. It started to rain hardly while we were playing some folk games at the festival. A B C D 11. He hated being in the army when he had to obey commands. A B C D 12. He must be about 60 whereas his wife look about 30. A B C D 13. You better take the keys in case I'm out . A B C D 14 . I went to the post office immediately since I left you. A B C D 15. Shouldn't we wait until Antony here ? A B C D II. There are five mistakes in this passage. Find and correct them. Tet’s preparations and celebrations used to be spread over months, but nowadays the holiday is much shorter. A ___ great deal of excitement still builds in well before Tet. Streets are decorated on colored lights and red banner. ___ Shops are full with goods. People are busy buying gifts, cleaning and decorating their houses and cooking ___ traditional foods. Homes are often decorated with plants and flowers at this ___ time. Peach blossom is traditional at Tet in the North while apricot blossom is traditional in the South. The ___
12. kumquat tree in its ripe deep orange fruits is popular throughout the country. One of Tet’s most special foods is banh chung, which is made up sticky rice, green beans and fatty pork. Mut, which is candied fruits such as sugared apples, plums or tomatoes, is also popular. F. READING I. Read the passage and decide which statements are true (T) or false (F). Mid-Autumn Festival In Viet Nam, Tet Trung Thu or the Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most popular family holidays. It is held on the 15th day of the August lunar month. Vietnamese families plan their activities around their children on this special day. In a Vietnamese folklore, parents were working so hard to prepare for the harvest that they left the children playing by themselves. To make up for lost time, parents would use the Mid-Autumn Festival as an opportunity to, show their love and appreciation for their children. Appropriately the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Children’s Festival. In the United States, this tradition continues in many Vietnamese - American communities. Trung Thu activities are often centered on children and education. Parents buy lanterns for their children so that they can participate in a candlelit lantern procession at dawn. Lanterns represent brightness while the procession symbolizes success in school. Vietnamese markets sell a variety of lanterns, but the most popular children’s lantern is the star lantern. Other children’s activities include arts and crafts in Which children make face masks and lanterns. Children also perform traditional Vietnamese dances for adults and participate in contests for prizes and scholarships. Unicorn dancers are also very popular in Trung Thu festivities. Like the Chinese, Vietnamese parents tell their children fairy tales and serve mooncakes and other special treats under the silvery moon. A favorite folklore is
13. about a carp that wanted to become a dragon. The carp worked and worked and eventually transformed itself into a dragon. This is the story-behind the mythical symbol, Cá Hóa Rồng. Parents use this story to encourage their children to work hard so that they can become whomever they want to be. 1. In Viet Nam, the Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of every month. 2. To make up for lost time, parents would use the Mid-Autumn Festival as an opportunity to show their love and appreciation for their children. 3. Lanterns represent brightness while the procession symbolizes success in school. 4. It's difficult for children to buy lanterns in Vietnamese markets. 5. In Mid-Autumn Festival, Vietnamese parents tell their children fairy tales and serve mooncakes and other special treats under the silvery moon. II. Read the passage and choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete it. The Rice-cooking Festival The Rice-cooking (1) ___was held in the communal house yard about one kilometer a way from a (2) ___ There were three (3)___ water fetching, fire-making and rice-cooking. The festival (4)___one day. In the water-fetching (5) ___, one person from each team had (6)___to the river to get the (7) ___ In the fire-making contest, two team members had to make fire in the (8) ___way. They tried to rub pieces of (9) ___together to make the fire. Six people from each team (10)___in the Rice-cooking Festival. They had to separate the rice from the husk and then cook the rice. 1. A. holiday B. contest C. festival D. competition 2. A. mountain B. city C. house D. river 3. A. holidays B. contests C. festivals D. competitions 4. A. takes B. took C. taking D. take
14. 5. A. contest B. contests C. test D. tests A 6. A. to run B. run C. ran D. running 7. A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water 8. A. strange B. tradition C. traditional D. tradition 9. A. bamboo B. rice C. fire D. water 10. A. participates B. participate C. participating D. participated III. Read the passage about Chol Chnam Thmay Festival, and answer the questions. Chol Chnam Thmay Festival This holiday is the New Year festival in ancient calendar of Khmer people. Held in mid-April, the festival occurs in 3 days (4 days for the leap year). People prepare new clothes, food and drinks for whole festival days. They also repair, clean and decorate their house. Everyone is excited to care for holiday. At night of New Year's Eve, every family prepares a lavish meal, burns incense and candles to welcome the new god, farewell the old god. On the altar, they present 5 flower branches, 5 candles, 5 incense, 5 cereal seeds and fruit crops. They pray for health and luck in the New Year. On the first New Year - Chol Sangkran Chmay, major activities are bathing, dressing nice, bringing sacrifice gifts to the temple in good time which has been selected. On Wonbof day - the second day, they make rice offerings and cover the sand mountain. People cook rice and bring it to the temple in the morning and the afternoon. On Lom Sak day - the third day, they do Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony. In the morning. people bring breakfast to monks and listen to the sermon. At noon, they burn the lamps, offer sacrifice gifts and bring fragrant water
15. to bathe Buddha statues. After the ceremony at the temple, the monks go to the grave to pray for the souls of those who died. 1. What is the festival? ___ 2. When is it held? And how long does it last? ___ 3. What do people prepare to celebrate the festival? ___ 4. How do Khmer people prepare the altar at night of New Year's Eve? ___ 5. What do people do on the first New Year Day? ___ 6. When do people cook rice and bring it to the temple? ___ 7. When do they do Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony? ___ 8. What do the monks do after doing Buddha bathing and monk-bathing ceremony? ___ ___ G. WRITING I. Combine the two simple sentences in one. 1. The boys are playing games. The girls are watching TV. (and) ___ 2. I tried my best in the final test. The result was not as good as I expected. (but) ___
16. 3. He lost the key. He couldn’t get into the house. (so) ___ 4. She loves comedies. Her husband is interested in action films. (yet) ___ 5. You must do well in the test. You will not graduate. (or) ___ 6. Pop music is so popular. The melody is simple and memorable. (for) ___ 7. I should practice more for the competition. My health hasn’t been excellent recently. (but) ___ 8. You can go to the movies with me. You can go to the concert alone. (or) ___ II. Combine the sentences using a subordinator to make a complex sentence. Number 1 is an example for you. 1. I’m going to the bank. I need some money. I’m going to the bank because I need some money. 2. I made lunch. I got home. ___ 3. It’s raining. She’s going for a walk in the park. ___ 4. She finishes her homework soon, she will fail the class. ___ 5. He decided to trust Tim. He was an honest man. ___ 6. We went to school. She decided to investigate the situation.
17. ___ 7. Jennifer decided to leave Tom. He was too worried about his job. ___ 8. Dennis bought a new jacket. He had received one as a gift last week. ___ 9. Brandley claims that there will be trouble. He doesn’t complete the job. ___ 10. Janice will have finished the report. The time you receive the letter. ___ III. Make sentences, using the words or phrases provided. You can add some words or make changes. 1. Giong Festival/ hold/ commemorate/ Saint Giong/ who/ defeat/ An invaders ___ 2. The Khmer/ believe/ they/ have to/ float/ lanterns/ otherwise/ may not/ get/ good luck ___ 3. Lim Festival/ take place/ every year/ 13th day/ first lunar month ___ 4. officially/ national holiday/ Tet/ last/ three days/ however/ Vietnamese people/ often/ spend/ nearly a month/ celebrate/ this special event ___ 5. prepare/ Mid-Autumn Festival/ make/ colorful lanterns/ happy activity/ between/ families/ children ___ 6. Whale Festival/ a festival/ worship/ the whale/ pray/ the good fortune/ the fishmen
18. ___ 7. while/ elephants/ race/ people/ cheer/ encourage/ them ___ 8. Hung Kings Temple Festival/ one of/ most important/ national holiday/ Vietnam/ commemorate/ Hung Kings ___ IV. Write a letter to your friend telling him about How Vietnamese people celebrate Tet. Uses as many complex sentences as possible.