Title LỚP 8 HK1 FORM 2026 TEST 17.docx ✅

Joining a local club or taking up a new hobby can be a great way to (14) ______ with others who share your interests. For example, some students choose to volunteer in their (15) ______ or participate in weekend art classes. These activities are fun and also help students build useful life skills. No matter what you enjoy, leisure time should help you feel relaxed, refreshed, and ready to (16) ______ new challenges. 13. A. message B. puzzle C. folk song D. savings 14. A. surf B. get irritated C. socialise D. pronounce 15. A. community B. melody C. preference D. hobby 16. A. take after B. take off C. take on D. take part Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to question 17. 17. Which is the best order of the sentences? a. I love both fiction or non-fiction, watching films always teaches me something new. b. It’s also a great way to improve vocabulary and listening skills. c. What do you like doing in your free time? d. I enjoy getting lost in a good movie because it lets me escape into another world. A. d-c-a-b B. c-d-a-b C. c-a-d-b D. a-b-c-d 18. Choose the sentence that can end the text (in Question 17) most suitably. A. I think watching movies is a waste of time. B. That’s why I spend most weekends at the cinema or watching Netflix. C. I prefer reading books because they are more imaginative. D. I usually go for a walk instead of staying indoors. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct option that best fits each numbered blank from 19 to 24. Life is changing rapidly in the large cities of England. However, life in other areas remains much the (19) ____________ as it has been for centuries. Factories have brought huge population increases to the cities, and city life boomed. City residents have discovered a new (20) ____________ of life, but in country villages the traditional lifestyle has remained nearly (21) ____________. There have been a few changes, particularly the new steam-powered machinery. It made farm production more (22) ____________. But for the people who remain in the countryside, daily life continues much as it had before the (23) ____________ revolution. Life in country villages continues to (24) ____________ at a slow pace. The daily schedule depends on the times that the sun rose and set and on the weather. In a typical village, the highest number of workers is still employed in agriculture or in domestic service. A smaller number of people work in various trades. Even fewer work in the professions. 19. A. similar B. same C. different D. both A & B 20. A. method B. walk C. way D. path 21. A. changeful B. changeable C. unchanged D. change 22. A. efficient B. efficiently C. efficiency D. inefficient 23. A. Industry B. Industrial C. Industrialize D. Industrialized 24. A. run B. walk C. move D. drive Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.