ĐỀ CƯƠNG CUỐI KÌ 1

Trường THCS Đỗ Đăng Tuyển, TP Đà Nẵng, 2023 - 2024

PART A: LANGUAGE FOCUS

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. group                    B. forget                    C.longevity

2. A. join                        B. going                         C. noise

3. A. age                       B. cottage                      C. guitar

4. A. truth                      B. June                     C.cushion

5. A. garden                   B. gong                         C. giraffe

II. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. tradition                 B. equipment                      C. mountainous

2. A. pressure                     B. teamwork                  C. prepare

3. A. enjoyable               B. concentrate                    C. memory

4. A. relax                      B. muscle                      C. message

5. A. teenager                     B. plantation                  C. religion

III. Find one word which does not belong to each group:

1. A. cultivate                      B. convenient                 C. vast

2. A. website                  B. media                        C. feed                

3. A. noise                     B. hospitable                  C. friendly

4. A. peer                       B. school work               C. festival

5. A collect                     B. picturesque               C. peaceful

IV. Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the given words in the bracket.

1. Thai women retain their ____________ clothes including short vests, long black skins, vearves, and omaments. (tradition)

2. During their visit to Ha Noi last summer, they____________some photos of Duong Lam (take)

3. People in the country live____________ than those in the city (happy)

4. The____________ or Rong house can only be found in villages to the North of the Central Highlands. (community)

5. Phong walked____________ than his friends (quick)

6. The____________ hetded the livestock to high ground to keep them safe during the floods. (village)

7. Nga eats____________ than Tung does because she doesn't like fast food. (healthy)

8. She did the puzzles ____________ than I did, so I won the competition (slow)

9. I am____________ in her hometown with a lot of paddy fields. (interest)

10. My sister is into____________ about wild animals and natural mysteries (read)

V. Click the correct option A, B or C for each gap in the following sentences ar do as directed:

1. In his free time, my younger brother is____________ on taking photos and doing puzzles.

A. fond                          B. keen                          C. interested

2. Phong spends a lot of time doing puzzles;________, he can solve puzzles more quickly than his other classmates can.

A. therefore                   B. otherwise                   C. however

3. How often do you____________ notifications on Facebook? Once a day

A. upload                       B. browse                      C. check

4. This year, we will break____________ tradition and go on holiday instead of staying at home during Tet

A with                            B. on                             C. at

5. Be quiet, please! I'm trying to____________ on my homework

A concentrate                           B. log                            C. advise

6. It's ____________ time, so the villagers are busy cutting and gathering their crops.

A. festival                      B growing                      C. harvest

7. Nick: ____________do people in the Central Highlands organize the Elephant Racing Festival?

Phong: The Festival is aimed at honoring the spirit of sport activities and taming of elephants in the Central Highland

A. Why                          B. What                         C. Where

8. They try to meet their parents____________ but it's very hard

A decams                      B. interests                    C. expectations

9. Diana “I didn’t know you could play the guitar so well. Your tune was lovely!” – Peter: “____________”

A You're welcome  B. I bought it near my house    C. Thank you for your  compliment

10. Ms.Hoa:“ Congratulations Nick! You are the winner of a talent competition”

Nick _________

A. You're welcome         B. That’s kind of you                 C. No, thanks

11. "How lovely your pets are” – “____________”

A. Thank you. It's nice of you to say so.        

B. Really? They are always very nice

C. Can you say that again ?

12. Daisy: “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary” – Mary: “____________”

A. Thank you very much. I’m afraid.          

B. You're telling a lie  

C. Thank you for your compliment

13. These student are learning how to deal with___________ before the final test

A pressure                     B. interests                    C. account

14. Phong: Why are they knocking on wood? Nick: Traditionally, they believe it can help to chase ___________bad spirits.

A. away                         B. into                            C. onto

15. Ann uploads pictures to social networks ___________than her friends.

A more frequent             B. more frequently         C. frequently

16. Phuong is ___________about messaging friends because it is more convenient than calling.

A. crazy                         B. fond                          C. interested

17. I love staying here because of the picturesque scenery with vast fields___________long distances

A. opening                     B. widening                    C. stretching

18. Nowadays, teenagers have_________ from their parents and friends

A. pressure                    B. activities                    C. tests

19. It’s raining outside; _________, the kids are still playing in the garden

A however                     B. therefore               C.otherwise

20. You have to fasten your seatbelt ;_________, you will be fined

A. however                    B. or                              C. otherwise

21. Do you ever wish you would live in________ Paris someday

A. 0                               B. a                               C. the

22 Joe broke with________ when he went to an art college

A. culture                       B. habit                          C. tradition

23. Festivals are important because they keep some village traditions_______

A. alive                          B. living                         C. lively

24. After harvesting rice, I helped my dad_______ it onto a truck

A unload                        B. pick                                     C. load

25. My grandfather prefers_______ flowers in the garden behind his house

A. to planting                 B. planting                     C. plant

PART B: READING:

I. Read the passage and fill each blank, uing the words in the box

disadvantages     own       hurry        also        however        when

The country and the city have advantages and (1) _______. People in the country live in more beautiful surroundings. They enjoy peace and quietness, and can do their work at their (2) _______ pace because no  one is in in hurry. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more friendly, and ready to help them when they need it. Their life can be monotonous and they may be isolated which is a serious problem if they are ill or want to take children to school.

The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it (3) _______ has a lot of disadvantages. Cities are often polluted. They not only have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in a (4) _______ and this means that people have no time to get to know each other and make friend.

II. Read the passage and fill each blank, using the words in the box:

before                which       reunion             to         traditional

The Tet holiday is celebrated on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Viet Nam. Some weeks (1) _______  the New Year, the Vietnamese clean their houses and paint the walls. New clothes are bought for the occation. One or two days before the festival, people make Banh Chung, which is the (2) _______ cake, and kinds of jam. On New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together for a (3) _______ dinner. Every member of the family should be present during the dinner is which many different kinds of dishes are served. On New Year morning, the young members of the family pay their respects (4) _______ the elders. And the children receive lucky money (5) _______ in red tiny envelopes. Then people go to visit their neighbours, sends and relatives.

III. Read the pavsage. Circle the best answer A, B, or C to each of the questions

Tet of Vietnamese New Year, is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. Tet celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Chinese calendar, which usually has the date falling in January of February. Tet is generally celebrated on the same day as Chinese New Year. It takes place from the first day of the first month of the Vietnamese calendar (around late January or or early February) until at least the third. Many Vietnamese prepare for Tet by cooking special holiday food and cleaning e third day the house. These foods include chung cake, day cake, dried young humboo soup, and sticky rice. Many cutoms are practiced during Tet, such as visiting a person's house in the first day of the new year, ancestor worship, wishing New Year's greetings, giving lucky money to children and elderly people, and opening a shop.

Tet is also an occasion for pilgrims and family amily reunions. They start forming about the troubles of the past year and hope for a better upcoming year.

1. What is the most important Vietnamese celebration?

A Vietnamese New Year           B. Fanily reunions          C. New Your's greeting

2. How long does Tet last?

A From the first day of the Vietnamese calendar until at least the third day.

B. From the last day of January to the first day of February

C. From January to February

3. How do Vietnamese people prepare for Tet?

A. Opening a shop                            

B. Giving lucky money to children

C. Cooking special holiday food and cleaning the house

4. What customs are practiced during Tet?

A. Visting a person's house                

B. Cleaning the house.                

C. Cooking special food

IV. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, or C to each of the questions.

In southern Australia, there is a town where chimneys rise from the sand and there are big red signs warning people of "unmarked holes". This town is Coober Pedy, aften known as the "underground" town

Coober Pedy is a small town over 1.000 miles from Canberra, the country's capital. Today it has about 1,500 residents. Originally, residents of Coober Pedy were opal miners, and even today it is still a mining town.

The Couber Pedy region is mostly a treeless desert. Very little plant life exists due to the region's low rainfall and intense heat, so most of the residents live underground to escape the heat. They call therr underground homes "dugouts" These dugouts remain at a constant temperature, while surface building need air conditioning. The average maximum temperature is 30-32°C, but it can gut quite cool in the winter. There are a number of underground hotels and tourist shops in the town. The town has become a popular stopover point and tourist destination.

1. What is special about people in Coober Pedy?

A. They are coal miners           B. They live underground.        C They need air conditioning

2. People in Coober Pedy live in "dugouts" because_______

A. very little plant life exists                

B. they can do the mining there 

C. it is much cooler there

3. The underlined word "it" on the passage refers to_______

A. Canberra                             B. capital city                       C. Coober Pedy

4. The underlined word "intense" in the passage probably means _______

A. strong                                  B. quiet                                C.weak

V. Read the passage. Circle the best answer A, B, or C to each of the questions.

Although there various wedding styles in America, mint weddings still follow certain traditions. One of those is an old saying that dates back to 19th century England about what a bride should weat or carry "Something old something new, something borrowed, something blue"

A bride wears something old to remind het of her family and the past. Some brides wear their mother's wedding dress or a piece of hor jewelry. Something new means good luck and hope for a happy future with her new husband. Again, this item may be the dress, but often it is a pair of new shoes. Something borrowed such as a friend's handkerchief a married friend's bridal veil means the bride has friends and family who are willing to help her. Something blue is a symbol of trust and faith between the couple. These days, some brides are creative with this item by painting their fingernails a light blue color or weating a garter on the their leg. Another tradition says that the groom should take the garter after the ceremony and throw it to the single men. The man who catches it will be the next one to get married.

1. To remind her of the past the bridge might

A. wear a pair of new shoes.              

B carry a friend's handkerchief          

C. wear her mother's wedding dress.

2. For good luck and hope for a good future with her partner, the bride might wear

A. piece of now jewelry or a new dress         

B. a new dress and a pair of new shoes

C. a pair of new shoes or at a new dress

3. The word "It" refer to_____

A. a pair of shoes                     B. luck                                C. item

4 Why do some brides wear a blue garter on the their leg?

A. Because too many brides paint their fingermails a light blur color

B. Because it is a symbol of trust and faith between the bride and the groom

C. To show how the couple can be lucky in their mariage

PART C. WRITING: PART L Complete the following sentences so that it is closest in meaning to the ariginal one or du as directed.

I. Find and correct ONE mistake in the following sentence:

1. The Vietnamese people believe that the Kitchen Gods go to Heaven on carps

       A                                       B                                 C

2. The worshipping Kitchen Gods is a long-time tradition of the Vietnamese

      A                                                   B                                     C

3. Today we play more badly than we did yesterday, so we need to practise more.

A                                     B C

4. Were they have boarding schools for minority students in 1960

       A                                        B                      C

II. Rearrange the words to make a sentence

5. Dalat Festival Flower/When/ organize/ people/ do/?/

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6. the house/ plant/ a new year's tree/ Many families / in front of/ in Vietnam /.

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7. often/ Susan/ logs on to/ her Facebook account/ with her friends/ to chat/

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III. Complete each the sentence using the cues given

8. He/ fond/ play/ Monopoly/when/he/have/ leisure time.

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9. Lam/ not/ good/ dancing/ however/ he/ member/ dancing club.

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10. My family/ have/ custom/ cook/ sticky rice / first day/ each lunar month

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IV. Rewrite the second sentence without changing its meanings, using the given words:

11. Although many people in my company think he is a good man, I think he is a really cruel one (however)

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12. He wanted to prepare for the exam, so he turned off his mobile phone. (therefore)

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13. Although my sister follows a diet plan, she can't lose weight (however)

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14. The Vietnamese decorate their houses with plants and trees.

The Vietnamese use ...............................................................

15. They want to chase away bad luck and pray for a lucky new year,

They are crazy ...................................................................

PART II

I. Write a paragraph (50-100 words) about the leisure activities one of your relatives does. You

may use the following questions as cues

1. What he/ she likes doing in his/her free time           

2. Who he/she likes doing these with

3. How often he/she does these                                    

4. Why he she likes doing these

II. Write a short paragraph (abeut 80-100 words) about the things you do to help your family, using the cues below:

1. When you started helping your family                     

2 What the things you do to help your family are

3. How often you do these things                            

4. How you feel when you do these things

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