Đề thi Tiếng anh mới 8 Giữa kì 1 có đáp án (Đề 15)

Read the passage and answer the questionsGong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho... The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people's lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies ... The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods

Choose the words that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Choose the words that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

Choose a word that has different stress pattern from the rest.

Choose a word that has different stress pattern from the rest.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences

My mother enjoys................. traditional food for our family, especially at Tet holiday.

............. ethnic group has a larger population, the Tay or the Ede?

Life in a small town is .............. than that in a big city.

It is typical of the cultural life of................... Thai people.

Read the passage and answer the questions

Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho... The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people's lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies ... The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.

Where does Gong culture exist?

How often is the Gong Festival held?

Are Gongs pieces of folk music?

What do artists do in the Gong Festival?

Rewrite the sentences as directed

I had a bad cold, so I didn't go to school yesterday.

->Because ............................

A fish swims faster than a duck.

->A duck ……………………

His mother visited him last week. (Make the questions for the underlined words)

In/ there/ lots/ customs/ UK/are/ of/ for/ table manners/ the (Rearrange the words to make a meaningful sentence)

Write a paragraph at least 4 sentences about customs and traditions in your family using cue words

In my opinion/ customs/ traditions/ very important. Like/ other families/we/ our own customs/ traditions. Firstly/ there/ a tradition/ our family having lunch together the second day of Tet. Secondly/ we/ the custom /spending Sunday together. We/ usually go/ the cinema/ go/ a picnic. We/ all /enjoy / these customs/ traditions/ they/ provide our family/ a sense of belonging.