PRACTICE 5 - GRADE 8 - 2024-025

I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
1. A. folk B. plot C. ogre D. golden
2. A. brave B. fable C. castle D. tale
3. A. suggest B. cunning C. luxury D. ugly
4. A. heaven B. mistreat C. ahead D. jealous
5. A. shout B. found C. announce D. couple
II. Complete the sentences with the opposite words of the adjectives in brackets. Use the
words in the box.
1. Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a king who was very _ . (mean)
2. The farmer had three sons. All of them were . (coward)
3. One day, a prince came galloping up to the castle. (ugly)
4. The witch turned the prince into a frog. (kind)
5. The ogre believed what he said and released him. (clever)
6. The tortoise knows that it cannot run as as the hare. (slow)
7. The tiger was , it wanted to eat the woodcutter after he rescued it from the
trap. (honest)
8. The king and the queen were very because the princess was rescued.
(sad)
9. It was a knight. Everyone in the village liked him. (rude)
10. Cinderella’s stepsisters were ugly,
and selfish. (hard-working)
III. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1. A fable is an short story that teaches a moral lesson.
IMAGINE
2. Once upon a time there was a happy and ladybug.
CHEER
3. Alice was when she suddenly heard footsteps
FRIGHT
behind her.
4. While Cam lived , Tam had to work very hard.
LUXURY
5. Although the old and wicked fairy was not invited, she came
CELEBRATE
to the anyway.
6. The king and the queen were always _to keep
CARE
the princess away from spindles.
7. Saint Going heard an _ that the emperor needed
ANNOUNCE
brave men to protect the country.

8. The villagers talked about the knights’ when BRAVE

they
fought against the dragon.
9. Everyone was scared when the witch made the MAGIC
dog
disappear.
CRUELT
10. Tam’s stepmother and half-sister were and wicked.

IV. Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
1. When the villagers (have) a party, a dragon suddenly (appear)
and tool a fiery breath.
2. “We (not ride) horses to the beach at this time last week”, said the knights.
3. Sinbad and his men (leave) the cave while the giant (sleep) in his lair.
4. When their parents (die) , the older brother (take)
almost everything, and only (give) the younger brother a cottage and a star
fruit tree.
 5. While Cinderella (do) the housework, her stepsisters (travel) to
the ball.
V. Choose the most suitable words given in the box to complete the passage. Use the word
once only. There are 3 words that are not used.
1 Beautiful Cunning Envy 3 Guarding
2 Jealous Open 4 Riding 5 Rescue
Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Love, there lived a (1) princess. A wicked witch
was (2) of her beauty. She kidnapped the princess and locked her in a dungeon with a
dragon (3) at the gate. One day, a handsome prince passed by, (4) on his
white horse. The princess shouted for help. “ Don’t worry, I will (5) you!” said the
prince. He killed the dragon and fought with the witch. The princess was saved.
VI. Read the following story and choose the best answer for each question.
Once upon a time, there lived in Morocco one of the richest men on earth. He was King Jodas.
He loved gold more than anything else in the world except his lovely, young daughter with
silky, black hair and sparkling eyes. Whenever King Jodas walked among his fruit trees and
flower bushes, he wished he could turn them all into gold.
Early one morning, a god called Terrus came to visit King Jodas in his palace. He came to
reward King Jodas for doing him a favour. Terrus offered to grant King Jodas whatever he
wanted on earth. The King immediately asked that everything he touched be turned into gold.
Terrus unwillingly granted King Jodas his wish and vanished.
Everything was fine till one fateful day. The King wept aloud in despair as he hugged a golden
figurine he loved so much. He did not mean to turn her into gold. He begged Terrus to take
away the curse of the golden touch.
1. Which of the following was King Jodas;s most favoured?
A. gold B. fruit trees C. flower bushes D. his daughter
2. King Jodas’ love for gold tells that he was .
A. greedy B. selfish C. rich D. cruel
3. Terrus was in Morroco because he .
A. wanted to visit King Jodas
B. wanted to return King Jodas a favour.
C. decided to marry King Jodas’ daughter
D. heard about King Jodas’ wish
 4. King Jodas cried because .
A. Terrus was not going to grant him his wish
B. Terrus vanished
C. his daughter was turned into gold
D. Terrus took away his wish
5. Which of the following titles is the most suitable for the story?
A. The golden king
B. The king and his daughter
C. A reward
D. The golden touch
VII. Read and choose the best answer
An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every
day he went out with his paints and brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then
when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I do not want
money but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but
your painting will still be here."
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his
paintings.
The farmer smiled and answered, "It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become
an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not
want to be an artist any more, I think."
1. Where did the artist spend his holiday?
A. With his paints and brushes B. With a farmer
C.On a farm D.In a beautiful part of the country
2. What did he do during his holiday?
A. He went out every day.
B. He made paints and brushes.
C. He went back to the farm.
D. He painted all day.
3. What did the farmer ask for at the end of the holiday?
A. A picture B. His wage C. many picture D. money
4. Why was the artist very pleased with the farmer’s request?
A. Because the farmer had thanked him.
B. Because he had so many kinds of pictures.
C. Because he would sell one of his pictures.
D. Because he thought his pictures were so beautiful.
5. Why did the farmer ask the artist for the picture?
A. Because the farmer wanted his son to see the picture.
B. Because the artist didn’t want to pay the farmer.
C. Because the farmer wanted to say the kind things about the picture.
D. Because the picture was beautiful.
VIII. Write full sentences to make a passage, using the suggested words and phrases given
1. Hung King/ Temple/ Festival/ take/ place/ 8th/ 11th/ day/ third/ lunar/ month/ PhuTho/./

2. This/ festival/ hold/ worship/ Hung Kings/ who/ be/ founders/ also/ first/ emperors/
nation/./

3. The/ festival/ features/ process/ the/ foot/ NghiaLinh/ mountain/ the High Temple/ top
mountain/./

4. Here/, / there/ ceremony/ offer/ incense/ specialty/ such as/ chung cakes/,/ day cakes/
five-fruit trays/ Kings/./

5. Moreover/,/ there/ also/ many/ joy/ activity/ include/ bamboo swings/,/ lion dances/,/
wrestling/ and/ xoan/ sing/ performance/./
 PRACTICE 5 - GRADE 8 - 2024-025 - ANSWERS
I. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
6. A. folk B. plot C. ogre D. golden
7. A. brave B. fable C. castle D. tale
8. A. suggest B. cunning C. luxury D. ugly
9. A. heaven B. mistreat C. ahead D. jealous
10. A. shout B. found C. announce D. couple
II. Complete the sentences with the opposite words of the adjectives in brackets. Use the
words in the box.
11. Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a king who was very generous .
(mean)
12. The farmer had three sons. All of them were brave . (coward)
13. One day,
handsome prince came galloping up to the castle. (ugly)
a
14. The
wicked witch turned the prince into a frog. (kind)
15. The _stupid
ogrebelived what he said and released him. (clever)
16. The tortoise knows that it cannot run as _fast as the hare. (slow)
17. The tiger was
dishonest , it wanted to eat the woodcutter after he rescued it
from the trap. (honest)
18. The king and the queen were very happy
because the princess was
rescued. (sad)
19. It was polite knight. Everyone in the village liked him. (rude)
a
20. Cinderella’s stepsisters were ugly,
laz _and selfish. (hard-working)
y
III. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
11. A fable is an short story that teaches a moral lesson. IMAGINAR
12. Once upon a time there was a happy and ladybug. CHEERFUL
13. Alice was when she suddenly heard footsteps behind FRIGHTENED
her.
14. While Cam lived , Tam had to work very hard. LUXURIOUSLY
15. Although the old and wicked fairy was not invited, she came to CELEBRATION
the anyway.
16. The king and the queen were always _to keep the CAREFUL
 princess away from spindles.
17. Saint Going heard an _ that the emperor needed brave ANNOUNCEMENT
men to protect the country.
18. The villagers talked about the knights’ when they BRAVERY
fought against the dragon.
19. Everyone was scared when the witch made the dog MAGICALLY
disappear.
20. Tam’s stepmother and half-sister were and wicked. CRUEL

IV. Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
6. When the villagers (have) _WERE HAVING_ a party, a dragon suddenly
(appearED) and tool a fiery breath.
7. “We (not ride) _WEREN’T RIDING horses to the beach at this time last week”,
said the knights.
8. Sinbad and his men (leave) LEFT the cave while the giant (sleep) _WAS
SLEEPING in his lair.
9. When their parents (die) _DIED , the older brother (take)
TOOK almost everything, and only (give) GAVE the younger
brother a cottage and a star fruit tree.
10. While Cinderella (do) _WAS DOING __the housework, her stepsisters (travel)
WERE TRAVELLING to the ball.
V. Choose the most suitable words given in the box to complete the passage. Use the word
once only. There are 3 words that are not used.
1 Beautiful Cunnin Env 3 Guarding
g y
2 Ope 4 5 Rescue
Jealous n Riding
Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Love, there lived a (1) princess. A wicked witch
was (2) of her beauty. She kidnapped the princess and locked her in a dungeon with a
dragon (3) at the gate. One day, a handsome prince passed by, (4) on his
white horse. The princess shouted for help. “ Don’t worry, I will (5) you!” said the
prince. He killed the dragon and fought with the witch. The princess was saved.
VI. Read the following story and choose the best answer for each question.
Once upon a time, there lived in Morocco one of the richest men on earth. He was King Jodas.
He loved gold more than anything else in the world except his lovely, young daughter with
silky, black hair and sparkling eyes. Whenever King Jodas walked among his fruit trees and
flower bushes, he wished he could turn them all into gold.
Early one morning, a god called Terrus came to visit King Jodas in his palace. He came to
reward King Jodas for doing him a favour. Terrus offered to grant King Jodas whatever he
wanted on earth. The King immediately asked that everything he touched be turned into gold.
Terrus unwillingly granted King Jodas his wish and vanished.
Everything was fine till one fateful day. The King wept aloud in despair as he hugged a golden
figurine he loved so much. He did not mean to turn her into gold. He begged Terrus to take
away the curse of the golden touch.
1. Which of the following was King Jodas;s most favoured?
A. gold B. fruit trees C. flower bushes D. his daughter
2. King Jodas’ love for gold tells that he was .
A.greedy B. selfish C. rich D. cruel
3. Terrus was in Morroco because he .
A. wanted to visit King Jodas
B. wanted to return King Jodas a favour.
C. decided to marry King Jodas’ daughter
D. heard about King Jodas’ wish
4. King Jodas cried because .
A. Terrus was not going to grant him his wish
B. Terrus vanished
C.his daughter was turned into gold
D. Terrus took away his wish
5. Which of the following titles is the most suitable for the story?
A. The golden king
B. The king and his daughter
C. A reward
D.The golden touch
VII. Read and choose the best answer
An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every
day he went out with his paints and brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then
when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I do not want
money but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but
your painting will still be here."
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his
paintings.
The farmer smiled and answered, "It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become
an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not
want to be an artist any more, I think."
1. Where did the artist spend his holiday?
A. With his paints and brushes B. With a farmer
C.On a farm D.In a beautiful part of the country
2. What did he do during his holiday?
A. He went out every day.
B. He made paints and brushes.
C. He went back to the farm.
D. He painted all day.
3. What did the farmer ask for at the end of the holiday?
A.A picture B. His wage C. many picture D. money
4. Why was the artist very pleased with the farmer’s request?
A. Because the farmer had thanked him.
B. Because he had so many kinds of pictures.
C. Because he would sell one of his pictures.
D. Because he thought his pictures were so beautiful.
5. Why did the farmer ask the artist for the picture?
A.Because the farmer wanted his son to see the picture.
B. Because the artist didn’t want to pay the farmer.
C. Because the farmer wanted to say the kind things about the picture.
D. Because the picture was beautiful.

VIII. Write full sentences to make a passage, using the suggested words and phrases given
6. Hung King/ Temple/ Festival/ take/ place/ 8th/ 11th/ day/ third/ lunar/
month/ PhuTho/./

The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 8TH to the 11th day
of the third lunar month in PhuTho.

7. This/ festival/ hold/ worship/ Hung Kings/ who/ be/ founders/ also/
first/ emperors/ nation/./
This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders
and also the first emperors of the nation.

8. The/ festival/ features/ process/ the/ foot/ NghiaLinh/ mountain/ the High
Temple/ top mountain/./
The festival features a procession from the foot of the NghiaLinh
Mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain.

9. Here/, / there/ ceremony/ offer/ incense/ specialty/ such as/ chung cakes/,/
day cakes/ five-fruit trays/ Kings/./
Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialties such as
chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings.
10. Moreover/,/ there/ also/ many/ joy/ activity/ include/ bamboo swings/,/
lion dances/,/ wrestling/ and/ xoan/ sing/ performance/./
Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo
swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances
IX. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
1. A. folk B. plot C. ogre D. golden
2. A. brave B. fable C. castle D. tale
3. A. suggest B. cunning C. luxury D. ugly
4. A. heaven B. mistreat C. ahead D. jealous
5. A. shout B. found C. announce D. couple
X. Complete the sentences with the opposite words of the adjectives in brackets. Use the
words in the box.
1. Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a king who was very _ . (mean)
2. The farmer had three sons. All of them were . (coward)
3. One day, a prince came galloping up to the castle. (ugly)
4. The witch turned the prince into a frog. (kind)
5. The ogre believed what he said and released him. (clever)
6. The tortoise knows that it cannot run as as the hare. (slow)
7. The tiger was , it wanted to eat the woodcutter after he rescued it from the
trap. (honest)
8. The king and the queen were very because the princess was rescued.
(sad)
9. It was a knight. Everyone in the village liked him. (rude)
10. Cinderella’s stepsisters were ugly,
and selfish. (hard-working)
XI. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.
1. A fable is an short story that teaches a moral lesson.
IMAGINE
2. Once upon a time there was a happy and ladybug.
CHEER
3. Alice was when she suddenly heard footsteps
FRIGHT
behind her.
4. While Cam lived , Tam had to work very hard.
LUXURY
5. Although the old and wicked fairy was not invited, she came
CELEBRATE
to the anyway.
6. The king and the queen were always _to keep
CARE
the princess away from spindles.
7. Saint Going heard an _ that the emperor needed
ANNOUNCE
brave men to protect the country.

8. The villagers talked about the knights’ when BRAVE

they
fought against the dragon.
9. Everyone was scared when the witch made the MAGIC
dog
disappear.
CRUELT
10. Tam’s stepmother and half-sister were and wicked.

XII. Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
1. When the villagers (have) a party, a dragon suddenly (appear)
and tool a fiery breath.
2. “We (not ride) horses to the beach at this time last week”, said the knights.
3. Sinbad and his men (leave) the cave while the giant (sleep) in his lair.
4. When their parents (die) , the older brother (take)
almost everything, and only (give) the younger brother a cottage and a star
fruit tree.
 5. While Cinderella (do) the housework, her stepsisters (travel) to
the ball.
XIII. Choose the most suitable words given in the box to complete the passage. Use
the word once only. There are 3 words that are not used.
1 Beautiful Cunning Envy 3 Guarding
2 Jealous Open 4 Riding 5 Rescue
Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Love, there lived a (1) princess. A wicked witch
was (2) of her beauty. She kidnapped the princess and locked her in a dungeon with a
dragon (3) at the gate. One day, a handsome prince passed by, (4) on his
white horse. The princess shouted for help. “ Don’t worry, I will (5) you!” said the
prince. He killed the dragon and fought with the witch. The princess was saved.
XIV. Read the following story and choose the best answer for each
question.
Once upon a time, there lived in Morocco one of the richest men on earth. He was King Jodas.
He loved gold more than anything else in the world except his lovely, young daughter with
silky, black hair and sparkling eyes. Whenever King Jodas walked among his fruit trees and
flower bushes, he wished he could turn them all into gold.
Early one morning, a god called Terrus came to visit King Jodas in his palace. He came to
reward King Jodas for doing him a favour. Terrus offered to grant King Jodas whatever he
wanted on earth. The King immediately asked that everything he touched be turned into gold.
Terrus unwillingly granted King Jodas his wish and vanished.
Everything was fine till one fateful day. The King wept aloud in despair as he hugged a golden
figurine he loved so much. He did not mean to turn her into gold. He begged Terrus to take
away the curse of the golden touch.
1. Which of the following was King Jodas;s most favoured?
A. gold B. fruit trees C. flower bushes D. his daughter
2. King Jodas’ love for gold tells that he was .
A. greedy B. selfish C. rich D. cruel
3. Terrus was in Morroco because he .
A. wanted to visit King Jodas
B. wanted to return King Jodas a favour.
C. decided to marry King Jodas’ daughter
D. heard about King Jodas’ wish
 4. King Jodas cried because .
A. Terrus was not going to grant him his wish
B. Terrus vanished
C. his daughter was turned into gold
D. Terrus took away his wish
5. Which of the following titles is the most suitable for the story?
A. The golden king
B. The king and his daughter
C. A reward
D. The golden touch
XV. Read and choose the best answer
An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every
day he went out with his paints and brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then
when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I do not want
money but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but
your painting will still be here."
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his
paintings.
The farmer smiled and answered, "It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become
an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not
want to be an artist any more, I think."
6. Where did the artist spend his holiday?
A. With his paints and brushes B. With a farmer
C.On a farm D.In a beautiful part of the country
7. What did he do during his holiday?
A. He went out every day.
B. He made paints and brushes.
C. He went back to the farm.
D. He painted all day.
8. What did the farmer ask for at the end of the holiday?
A. A picture B. His wage C. many picture D. money
9. Why was the artist very pleased with the farmer’s request?
A. Because the farmer had thanked him.
B. Because he had so many kinds of pictures.
C. Because he would sell one of his pictures.
D. Because he thought his pictures were so beautiful.
10. Why did the farmer ask the artist for the picture?
A. Because the farmer wanted his son to see the picture.
B. Because the artist didn’t want to pay the farmer.
C. Because the farmer wanted to say the kind things about the picture.
D. Because the picture was beautiful.
XVI. Write full sentences to make a passage, using the suggested words and phrases given

1. Hung King/ Temple/ Festival/ take/ place/ 8th/ 11th/ day/ third/ lunar/ month/ PhuTho/./

2. This/ festival/ hold/ worship/ Hung Kings/ who/ be/ founders/ also/ first/ emperors/
nation/./

3. The/ festival/ features/ process/ the/ foot/ NghiaLinh/ mountain/ the High Temple/ top
mountain/./

4. Here/, / there/ ceremony/ offer/ incense/ specialty/ such as/ chung cakes/,/ day cakes/
five-fruit trays/ Kings/./

5. Moreover/,/ there/ also/ many/ joy/ activity/ include/ bamboo swings/,/ lion dances/,/
wrestling/ and/ xoan/ sing/ performance/./
 KEY TEST 6
IX. Choose the word having the underlined part pronounced differently in each line.
6. A. folk B. plot C. ogre D. golden
7. A. brave B. fable C. castle D. tale
8. A. suggest B. cunning C. luxury D. ugly
9. A. heaven B. mistreat C. ahead D. jealous
10. A. shout B. found C. announce D. couple
X. Complete the sentences with the opposite words of the adjectives in brackets. Use the
words in the box.
21. Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a king who was very generous .
(mean)
22. The farmer had three sons. All of them were brave . (coward)
23. One day,
handsome prince came galloping up to the castle. (ugly)
a
24. The
wicked witch turned the prince into a frog. (kind)
25. The _stupid
ogrebelived what he said and released him. (clever)
26. The tortoise knows that it cannot run as _fast as the hare. (slow)
27. The tiger was
dishonest , it wanted to eat the woodcutter after he rescued it
from the trap. (honest)
28. The king and the queen were very happy
because the princess was
rescued. (sad)
29. It was polite knight. Everyone in the village liked him. (rude)
a
30. Cinderella’s stepsisters were ugly,
laz _and selfish. (hard-working)
y
XI. Give the correct form of the words given to complete the sentences.

17. A fable is an short story that teaches a moral lesson. IMAGINAR

18. Once upon a time there was a happy and ladybug. CHEERFUL
19. Alice was when she suddenly heard footsteps behind FRIGHTENED
her.
20. While Cam lived , Tam had to work very hard. LUXURIOUSLY
21. Although the old and wicked fairy was not invited, she came to CELEBRATION
the anyway.
22. The king and the queen were always _to keep the CAREFUL
 princess away from spindles.
21. Saint Going heard an _ that the emperor needed brave ANNOUNCEMENT
men to protect the country.
22. The villagers talked about the knights’ when they BRAVERY
fought against the dragon.
23. Everyone was scared when the witch made the dog MAGICALLY
disappear.
24. Tam’s stepmother and half-sister were and wicked. CRUEL

XII. Complete the following sentences by putting the verbs in brackets in the correct form.
11. When the villagers (have) _WERE HAVING_ a party, a dragon suddenly
(appearED) and tool a fiery breath.
12. “We (not ride) _WEREN’T RIDING horses to the beach at this time last week”,
said the knights.
13. Sinbad and his men (leave) LEFT the cave while the giant (sleep) _WAS
SLEEPING in his lair.
14. When their parents (die) _DIED , the older brother (take)
TOOK almost everything, and only (give) GAVE the younger
brother a cottage and a star fruit tree.
15. While Cinderella (do) _WAS DOING __the housework, her stepsisters (travel)
WERE TRAVELLING to the ball.
XIII. Choose the most suitable words given in the box to complete the passage. Use
the word once only. There are 3 words that are not used.
1 Beautiful Cunnin Env 3 Guarding
g y
2 Ope 4 5 Rescue
Jealous n Riding
Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Love, there lived a (1) princess. A wicked witch
was (2) of her beauty. She kidnapped the princess and locked her in a dungeon with a
dragon (3) at the gate. One day, a handsome prince passed by, (4) on his
white horse. The princess shouted for help. “ Don’t worry, I will (5) you!” said the
prince. He killed the dragon and fought with the witch. The princess was saved.
XIV. Read the following story and choose the best answer for each
question.
Once upon a time, there lived in Morocco one of the richest men on earth. He was King Jodas.
He loved gold more than anything else in the world except his lovely, young daughter with
silky, black hair and sparkling eyes. Whenever King Jodas walked among his fruit trees and
flower bushes, he wished he could turn them all into gold.
Early one morning, a god called Terrus came to visit King Jodas in his palace. He came to
reward King Jodas for doing him a favour. Terrus offered to grant King Jodas whatever he
wanted on earth. The King immediately asked that everything he touched be turned into gold.
Terrus unwillingly granted King Jodas his wish and vanished.
Everything was fine till one fateful day. The King wept aloud in despair as he hugged a golden
figurine he loved so much. He did not mean to turn her into gold. He begged Terrus to take
away the curse of the golden touch.
1. Which of the following was King Jodas;s most favoured?
A. gold B. fruit trees C. flower bushes D. his daughter
2. King Jodas’ love for gold tells that he was .
A.greedy B. selfish C. rich D. cruel
3. Terrus was in Morroco because he .
A. wanted to visit King Jodas
B. wanted to return King Jodas a favour.
C. decided to marry King Jodas’ daughter
D. heard about King Jodas’ wish
4. King Jodas cried because .
A. Terrus was not going to grant him his wish
B. Terrus vanished
C.his daughter was turned into gold
D. Terrus took away his wish
5. Which of the following titles is the most suitable for the story?
A. The golden king
B. The king and his daughter
C. A reward
D.The golden touch
XV. Read and choose the best answer
 An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every
day he went out with his paints and brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then
when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, "No, I do not want
money but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but
your painting will still be here."
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his
paintings.
The farmer smiled and answered, "It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become
an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not
want to be an artist any more, I think."
11. Where did the artist spend his holiday?
A. With his paints and brushes B. With a farmer
C.P n a farm D.In a beautiful part of the country
12. What did he do during his holiday?
A. He went out every day.
B. He made paints and brushes.
C. He went back to the farm.
D. He painted all day.
13. What did the farmer ask for at the end of the holiday?
A.A picture B. His wage C. many picture D. money
14. Why was the artist very pleased with the farmer’s request?
A. Because the farmer had thanked him.
B. Because he had so many kinds of pictures.
C. Because he would sell one of his pictures.
D. Because he thought his pictures were so beautiful.
15. Why did the farmer ask the artist for the picture?
A.Because the farmer wanted his son to see the picture.
E. Because the artist didn’t want to pay the farmer.
F. Because the farmer wanted to say the kind things about the picture.
G. Because the picture was beautiful.
XVI. Write full sentences to make a passage, using the suggested words and phrases given
16. Hung King/ Temple/ Festival/ take/ place/ 8th/ 11th/ day/ third/ lunar/
month/ PhuTho/./ The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the

8TH to the 11th day of the third lunar month in PhuTho.

17. This/ festival/ hold/ worship/ Hung Kings/ who/ be/ founders/ also/
first/ emperors/ nation/./
This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders
and also the first emperors of the nation.

18. The/ festival/ features/ process/ the/ foot/ NghiaLinh/ mountain/ the
High Temple/ top mountain/./
The festival features a procession from the foot of the NghiaLinh
Mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain.

19. Here/, / there/ ceremony/ offer/ incense/ specialty/ such as/ chung
cakes/,/ day cakes/ five-fruit trays/ Kings/./
Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialties such as
chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings.
20. Moreover/,/ there/ also/ many/ joy/ activity/ include/ bamboo swings/,/
lion dances/,/ wrestling/ and/ xoan/ sing/ performance/./
Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo
swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances