Đề thi HK1 môn Tiếng Anh 8 năm 2021-2022 - Trường THCS Tô Vĩnh Diện

Read the passage and answer the questions. Music serves as the motivation to work out harder. It is also shown that listening to those top workout tracks can increase endurance during a tough exercise session. USA Today explains this works partly through the power of distraction: When we’re focusing on a favorite album, we may not notice that we just ran an extra mile. If you are feeling down or depressed, music can be a perfect cure. Studies show that music helps put people in a better mood and gets them in touch with their feelings. Study participants rated “arousal and mood regulation” and “self-awareness” as the two most important benefits of listening to music. Whether you realized it or not, listening to your favorite songs while walking to class, coming from work, or right before bed provides your mind and body with much more than the enjoyment of the songs; it also has several health benefits to go along with it. So keep on listening! Music is a vital part of human life.

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank in the following passage. I live in a small village called Northville. There are about 2000 people here. I love the village (11)__________ it is very quiet and life is slowly and easy. The village is always clean; people look (12)_____________ it with great care. The air is always clean, too. People are much more friendly here than in city because everyone (13)_________ the others, and if someone has a problem, there are always people who can help. There are only a few things that I don’t like about Northville. One thing is that we have not got many things to do in the evening; we haven’t got (14)___________ cinemas or theaters. The other thing is that people always talk about (15)___________, and everyone knows what everyone is doing. But I still prefer village life to life in a big city.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences