PART C: SOME SAMPLE TESTS

thi HSG Ting Anh 8 ( 1 ) Thi gian 120 pht I/ Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. 1. A. sociable B. ocean C. receive D. special 2. A. classmate B. climate C. adequate D. concentrate 3. A. crooked B. wrapped C. fixed D. polished 4. A. introduce B. cousin C. invent D. furniture 5. A. mute B. humor C. junior D. music II/ Choose the word or phrase that best completes each unfinished sentence below or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 6. There are three main volcanoes on the North Island, and each of them..still active A. is B. are C. was D. were 7. He seems.enough to me A. happy B. happily C. luckily D. be lucky 8. .is someone who is not paid for the work that they do A. Orphan B. Volunteer C. Cousin D. Principal 9. Would you like to see the factory? Would you like me to show you? A. around B. off C. out D. up 10. I cant reach him by phone. A. arrive at B. achieve C. contact D. come to 11. They emigrated.Australia in the 1960s to find work A. at B. in C. to D. for 12. She injured her arm when she was playing tennis A. covered B. hurt C. destroyed D. kept 13. I took an umbrella just as a A. precaution B. arrangement C. pleasure D. sure 14. He takes..his father A. in B. up C. after D. care 15. He.in prison since 1982 A. was B. was being C. has been D. will be 16. Please ask them . . . . . . . . . . in this area. A. dont smoke B. not smoking C. to not smoke D. not to smoke 17. Come and . . . . . . . . . . . . badminton, Nam! A. do B. make C. take D. play 18. Tim . . . . . . . . . . 13 films and I think her latest is the best. A. made B. had made C. has made D. was making 19. You should learn your lesson . . . . . . . . . . A. careful B. carefully C. careless D. carelessly

20. The students went on a canoe trip yesterday. I heard it was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. excited B. exciting C. excite D. an excitement 21. Do you think your father will worry if were late? Maybe wed better . . . . . . . . him. A. call B. be calling to C. to call D. will call 22. I said Happy Birthday before . . . . . . . . . . Lan a present. A. give B. will give C. gave D. giving 23. Tam . . . . . . . . . last night when the telephone . . . . . . . . . . . A. slept-rang B. slept-was ringing C. was sleeping-rang D. was sleeping-was ringing 24. John doesnt play tennis. David doesnt play tennis. A. Both John and David doesnt play tennis. B. Neither John nor David plays tennis. C. Not either John or David plays tennis. D. Not only John but also David doesnt play tennis. 25. She started learning English ten years ago. A. She has not learnt English before. B. She has started learning English for ten years. C. She has learnt English for ten years. D. She has learnt English since ten years III/ Put the verbs in brackets into correct tenses or forms 26. In a few minutes time, when the clock strikes six, I (wait). for you there. 27. I didn't want to meet Paul, so when he entered the room, I (leave) 28.They are going to have their house (paint) for Christmas. 29.Where are you ?- I'm upstairs. I (have) a bath. 30. After I (have) some biscuits, I had a drink. 31. We (live) here for twenty years 32. The men (drink) together when an argument broke out. 33. I don't regret (tell) her what I thought. 34. Is there anything here worth (buy) ? 45. Pupils are made (work) hard at this school. IV/ Circle the italized portion of the sentence that is incorrect. 36. Would you mind help me solve these mathematics problems? I can hardly understand how to do them. 37. After said goodbye to my parents, I went to school with my sister. 38. The phone rung while I was washing the dishes. 39. Henrys friends told themselves to put his coat on the rack in their hall.

40. Eight hundred years ago Christmas songs are performed for people in towns and villages. V. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase. Acid rain will not be an easy problem (41) . . As more and more countries become (42) . , there will be more and more competition for petroleum for cars, home heating, and industry, while (43) petroleum contributes greatly (44). acid rain, it is less polluted than coal. Unfortunately petroleum is more (45) . than coal and no one knows exactly (46) . petroleum is left. Therefore, there will be a pressure to burn coal for energy. Coal is a (47) dirtier energy source than petroleum. Since we already know how (48) . acid rain is, it is important (49) we increase our efforts to find a (50) . source of energy as quickly as possible, so that we can avoid further environmental damage. 41. A. solve B. to solve C. solved D. solving 42. A. industry B. industrial C. industrialize D. industrialized 43. A. firing B. shooting C. burning D. cooking 44. A. to B. for C. at D. with 45. A. expensive B. cheap C. clean D. dirty 46. A. how many B. how much C. how far D. how long 47. A. so B. many C. lot D. much 48. A. destroy B. destroyed C. destruction D. destructive 49. A. that B. if C. whether D. which 50. A. polluted B. polluting C. non- polluting D. unpolluting VI. Read the text carefully and choose the appropriate answer: What is life like for today's students? As the university and college terms began, I talked to a few students about their lives. Sarah Jane is a second year biology student. ''Money is a big problem'', said Sarah. ''I can eat quite cheaply at the university, but I spend quite a lot on transport. I also spend quite a lot on clothes as I like to wear things that are in fashion''. Collin Peter, who is studying engineering, disagrees. ''I don't spend anything on clothes'', he said, ''Unless you count climbing boots. I'm very keen on climbing and you do need special equipment, some of which is very expensive. Luckily, my parents gave me money for my birthday in November. Not much of my money goes on transport, because I have bicycle''. Diana Bell is the first year fashion student. ''I make all my own clothes. This should save me money, but in fact, the materials are very expensive. I don't know how I would manage if I didn't sell some of the dresses and hats I make to the other students. Everything is expensive''. She said. That includes the rent, food, transport and heating for the flat in winter''.

Jack is a science student in his final year. ''What do I spend my money on ? Well, not on clothes and not a lot on going out in the evening. My rent is expensive and I suppose I spend quite a lot on books''. 51. This is from............. A. a student's notebook. B. a letter to friend. C. a magazine article. D. an advertisement. 52. The aim of the writer is to ....... A. show how students live. B. give advice to students. C. explain that students work hard. D. complaint about students way of life. 53. The students main problem is .......... A. deciding what to wear. B. living on the money they receive. C. finding enough time to study. D. cooking their own food. 54. Colin is different from Sarah because ......... A. he has generous parents who help him. B. he doesn't need to study every hard. C. he is not a second year student. D. his clothes and transport cost less. 55. Which of the following is true for Diana ? A. ''I haven't bought any clothes this year but I will have to next year when I start work''. B. ''I'm going to buy a new pair of boots this winter, after my birthday''. C. ''I'm bought a new jacket and trousers yesterday, so I haven't any money''. D. ''A friend is going to pay me to make a jacket for her, so I will have enough money after all''. VII. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions 56. We are having a birthday party ..Saturday night 57. What would you do if someone broken..your house? 58. I got up late this morning because my alarm clock didnt go 59. I dont know the meaning of this word. Ill look it 60. She fellher bike and hit her head on the road thi HSG Ting Anh 8 ( 2 ) SECTION A: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three. 1. A. island B. design C. resort D. position 2. A. appeared B. dropped C. overturned D. believed 3. A. explain B. complain C. certain D. campaign 4. A. exam B. remember C. delighted D. excellent

5. A. proud

B. shower

C. cloudy

D. should

II. Choose the word whose the main tress is different from that of the other three. 1. A. arrive B. perform C. decide D. happen 2. A. festival B. library C. tradition D. customer 3. A. enjoyable B. beautiful C. unsuitable D. exciting 4. A. wonder B. compile C. neighbor D. pressure 5. A. environment B. vegetable C. difficult D. dangerous SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 1. Why dont you ______ your brother repair your computer? Hes too busy. A. have B. ask C. advise D. get 2. I was reading a newspaper______ he came. A. while B. when C. at times D. since 3. I think we should organize some shows to ______ the fund for the poor. A. collect B. bring C. offer D. raise 4. Would you like me to get you something to drink? - ______ A. No, Im sorryB. Thats too bad C. My pleasure D. That would be nice 5. More and more people are ______about protecting the environment nowadays. A. proud B. interested C. concerned D. fond 6. Would you ______ helping me move this table? No, of course not. A. please B. mind C. suggest D. prefer 7. There is nothing ______ to do in this small town. A. exciting B. amazed C. excite D. excitedly 8. Could you please ______ me the way to the nearest bank? Yes, sure. A. explain B. show C. say D. talk 9. I still cant believe it. My bike ______ last night. A. were stolen B. was stolen C. has been stolen D. stolen 10. Nga asked me ______ Ha Long Bay was in northern Viet Nam. A. if B. whether C. that D. A or B II. There is ONE mistake in each line in the following passage. Find and correct it. 1 Last summer, Grace decided to do a two- weeks course in France because 2 she want to improve her French. 3 In the first day at the language school, they gave her a test, and the teacher 4 told her, Well put you in the top of the class. She was very pleased hearing 5 that, and Im sorry to say, she proud told all her friends at home, Im one 6 of the best students. But soon she was very surprising to find how difficult 7 the class was. She also felt very homesick. Its hard to adapt to life in other country 8 she said. After two weeks, her French was many better, but she was happy to

return home III. Supply the correct word form to complete sentences below. 1. __, dark clouds appeared and it rained heavily so we all got wet. LUCK 2. Last summer, we had a___________ vacation in Nha Trang WONDER 3. People in my neighborhood have ._ a meeting to discuss the situation and find solution to the problem. ORGANIZA 4. There are three ___________in the rice- cooking contest. They are COMPETE water- fetching, fire- making and rice cooking. 5. Mrs. Blake is one of the ___________ from Friends of the Earth. REPRESEN 6. I am ___________ sorry. I didnt break your vase on purpose. TERRIBLE 7. Our principal talked about the___________ of learning English nowadays. IMPORTAN 8. I think this toy is ___________ with children. Lets buy something SUIT different. 9. There is a small stadium in his ___________ . NEIGHBOR 10. This knife is ___________. We cant cut anything with it. USE IV. Supply the correct verb form to complete sentences. 1. We (not see) ___________each other since we (say) ___________ goodbye in 2005. 2. Compost (make) ___ from vegetable matter (consider) a wonderful natural fertilizer. 3. What (you do) ___________ when Nam (come) ___________yesterday? 4. Its not very easy (do) ___________ this test. Questions should (read) ___________ carefully. 5.Hoa: (you know) _______the girl (sit) _____ next to Hai over there?- I dont think so. SECTION C: READING I. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question. People who want to learn a foreign language may have one of great number reasons. Firstly, those who find themselves living temporarily in the foreign language community will have to learn the language to survive in that community. Secondly, many students study a foreign language only because it is part of their school curriculum. Additionally, some students learn the language because they want to know more about the people who speak it and the places where it is spoken. Finally, some people want to learn a foreign language as they think it offers, in some general way, a chance for advancement in their daily lives. It is obvious that there are several possible reasons for studying a language. 1. People living temporarily abroad will have to learn the language___________. A. because they want. B. to get good jobs C. to survive in the foreign language community D. to talk with foreigners 2. Why do many students study a foreign language? _ Because___________.

A. they want to study abroad B. their parents make them study C. they like traveling abroad D. it is one of their subjects 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Some people think the foreign language offers a chance for advancement. B. People living abroad dont need to learn a foreign language. C. Some students want to study a foreign language to survive. D. All people who learn a foreign language want to know about its people. 4. How many reasons for learning a foreign language are there in the passage? A. Only one B. Two C. Three D. Four 5. Which of the following titles can be the most suitable one for this passage? A. The foreign language community. B. Reasons for studying a language. C. Learning a foreign language to survive. D. A chance for advancement. II. Fill in each numbered space with a suitable word. My uncle lives in the country. Once I went to (1) ______ with him for a few weeks. Wherever we went for a walk or (2) ______ a drive in the car and we passed somebody, my uncle waved. I was very surprised and asked, Uncle Hung, you know everybody (3) ______? Where did you meet them all?. I dont know all these people. said (4) _____uncle. Then why do you wave to them? I asked. Well, Nam, answered my uncle, when I wave to someone and he knows me, he is pleased. He continued his journey (5) ______ a happier heart. But when I wave to someone but he doesnt know me, he is surprised and says to him, (6) ______ is that man? Why did he wave to me? so he has (7) ______ to think about during the rest of his journey and that makes his journey seem shorter. So (8) ______ make everybody happy. SECTION D: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first one. 1. He last wrote to his parents three months ago. = He hasnt 2. She arrived too late to see off her friends. = She didnt 3. Do people teach French in your school? = Is .. 4. They have showed this film twice. = This film .. 5. I spent three hours doing that test.

= It .. 6 Do you like pop music? She asked me. = She asked. 7. In that contest participants have to make cakes. = That is II. You are Nam. You are having a wonderful holiday in a certain place in Viet Nam. Write a letter to Hung telling him about your trip. (Write about 80 100 words) Dear Hung, Best wishes, Nam thi HSG Ting Anh 8 ( 3 ) A. Phonetic Question I : Choose the word in each group has the underlined part pronunced differently the rest 1. A. disease B. display C. increase D. discount 2. A. thunder B. earthquake C. gather D. healthy 3. A. complete B. command C. common D. community 4. A. hear B. clear C. swear D. ear 5. A. comic B. campus C. income D. access Question II: Choose the word that has different stress pattern 1. A. individual B. reputation C. experience D. scentistfic 2. A. carpenter B. revise C. ignore D. traditional 3. A. necessary B. achieve C. poetic D. communicate 4. A. influence B. modern C. consider D. different 5. A. contain B. poisonous C. chemical D. scientist B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Question I. Choose the best option: 1. She made her son ...............the windows before he could go to the movies. A. wash B. washing C. to wash D. was washed 2. Why did he grow a beard?- To avoid .................. A. anyone to recognize him B. to be recognized him C. being recognized D. recognizing

3. She finally decided ..................her children alone in the house. A. not leave B. not leaving C. do not leave D. not to leave 4. Thank you .............me move to my new apartment last weekend. A. to helping B. for having helped C. helping D. to help 5. The man ...............must be intelligent and handsome. A. who loving her B. whom loves her C. she loves D. who love her 6. Linda ................me to wait for her at the school gate. A. tell B. told C. says D. said 7. The old lamp............in China is $10 A. made B. was made C. making D. to make 8. Would you mind if I........................here ? A. smoke B. smoking C. am smoking D. smoked 9. My bag's gone. I've been ........... A. stolen B. robbed C. kidnapped D. thieved 10.His hair is too long. He should ............cut A. let it be B. get it be C. make it D. have it o o 11.Hanoi will...........temperatures between 25 C and 30 C. A. experience B. be C. own D. get 12.Mr. Bean....................some interesting statements yesterday. A. did B. created C. discovered D. made 13.I can't help .............; I caught a cold yesterday from ........in a draught. A. sneezing/sit B. sneeze/sitting C. sneezing/sitting D. sneeze/sit 14.It was .............hot day that we decided to leave work early. A. so B. such C. a so D. such a 15.He seldom goes fishing, ...................? A. doesn't he B. is he C. does he D. isn't he Question II: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. 1. Mrs. Smith (be) ..here but she (go) down with cold. 2. When I entered his room, I saw him (sleep).. in a chair. 3. If only I (have). money with me, I (lend). you some. 4. There is someone behind me. I think I (follow).. 5. David is washing his hands. He just (repair).. the TV set 6. No sooner I ( arrive). than I ( send) her a letter to say that I had a present for her 7. At this time next week they ( sit) in the train on their way to Paris

Question III: Word forms (give the correct form of the verbs) 1. A lot of toys encourage childrens...( imagine) 2. He will be able to receive an .. from a government agency ( allow) 3. The technology of computer science is having a ....effect on your lives( drama) 4. The old fishing village is very... ( picture) 5. Thank you for your postcard. It was very .of you to send it ( think) 6. In winter its important for farmers to provide food and..for their animals. ( warm) 7. Artists are ...people ( create) 8. Its a ..idea for children to learn a foreign language at an early age ( marvel) 9. We had the phonebecause we are moving tomorrow ( connect) 10.The weather was terrible, so we had a very ..holiday ( please) Question IV: Select the one underlined word or phrase that is incorrect 1. Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill 2. Even though being ill, Phong still went to school last Monday 3. As soon as Jane arrived, she told us that she will be leaving for New York the next day after the boarding meeting 4. Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own research paper 5. Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesnt he? C. Reading Question I: ( Read the following passage then answer the questions) Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, central America, Africa and South and Southeast Asia. Rain forests are very important to the worlds climate. The Amazon rain forest alone receives about 30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the earth and produces about the same percentage of the worlds oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving our rain forests is an international problem. One country or even a few countries cannot solve the problem alone. The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late. 1. Where are tropical rain forests found? 2. How are rain forests to the worlds climate?

 3. How much percent of the worlds oxygen does Amazon rain forest produce? 4. What do scientists think about the decreasing size of rain forests? 5. Is saving our rain forests only a national problem? Question II : Fill in each numbered blank with ONE suitable word . People in many countries learn English. Some of them are young children. (1)....... are teenagers. Many are adults. Some (2)...................... at school. Others study by (3)................... A few learn English by hearing the language in films on TV, in the office or among their friends. Most people must work hard to learn English. Why do all people learn English? It is easy to (4)...................... .Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Many adults learn English because they need it for their work. Teenagers learn English for their (5)...... studies. D. Writing Question I : Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. 1. The last time Henry smoked a cigarette was in 2005. Henry hasnt. 2. Mr. Long is stopped by the police because he passes the speed limit. If .. 3. Bill and Peter are too young to ride motor-cycles. Bill and Peter are not.. 4. The flood was so high that they had to live on the roofs. It was such.. 5. This winter is colder than the last winter. The last winter 6. People all over the country have helped the poor people in the flood region. The poor people 7. Its cold in the morning, so the children go to school in heavy clothes. Because of.. 8. David has read a lot of books; however, he cannot find a good solution.

Although. 9. Viet Nam is a country which exports a lot of rice Viet Nam is a ..................................... 10. I think you should go by train, Peter ,she said. She advised............................ Question II Write a passage about the main ways to teach a foreign language well, focusing on 2 main points: the ways to teach vocabulary the ways to teach speaking skill You write about 150 words. thi HSG Ting Anh 8 ( 4 ) A. Phonetic Question I: a) Choose the word whose part underlined is pronounced differently from the others in each group. 1. A. smiled B. laughed C. ploughed D. stored 2. A. house B. head C. hundred D. hour 3. A. husband B. must C. useless D. industry 4. A sure B. sun C. success D. sort 5. A. beds B. doors C. students D. plays b)Pick out the word with the position of stressed syllable different from that of the others. 1. A. reply support 2. A. answer 3. A. unhealthy impolite 4. A. enrich smoker 5. A enter comfortable B. appear B. allow B. imperfect B. undo B. improve C. offer C. agree C. unhappy C. dislike C. possible D. D. deny D. D. D.

B. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY Question I Put the verbs in brackets in to the correct tenses 1. Look at those black clouds : it (rain) 2. She felt that she .. (look) at . 3. The kids . (sleep) when the phone range . 4. Its about time we . (start) work . 5. I think she has no objection to .. (go) there

6. Neither my husband nor my children .. (meet) my uncle yet . 7. Id rather you (not tell ) him what I told you . 8. Mr. Ba is having his car .. (repair) at the moment . 9. She gets used to ..(take) to the zoo on weekends . 10.The children enjoy .. (allow) to stay up late when theres something special on TV . Question II. Choose the word that substitutes for the underlined word or phrase. 1. Can you tell me how many chapters this book consists........? A. of B. to C. with D. in 2. Its too cold outside. Would you mind the window. A. to close B. closed C. close D. closing 3. He . difficulties to reach the success A. takes after B. gets over C. gets off D. takes over 4. She asked me a diving license. A. If I have B. whether C. If I had D. whether I have had 5. He is the man . daughter helped me yesterday . A. which B. who C. whom D. whose 6. .you do better work than this , you wont pass the exam . A. Although B. If C. Unless D. When 7. What the matter ? Havent you started . ? A. already B. yet C. by now D. soon 8. Her mother wont ..her drive his car . A. allow B. let C. leave D. permit . 9. She never let you cook the meals, ? A. didnt she B. doesnt she C. was she D. did she 10. Go and get me some chalk ? A. shall you B. wont you C. dont you D. do you Question III. a) change the following sentences into passive form. 1. Somebody is cleaning the room at the moment. . 2. Nobody can measure the depth of the river. . 3. It is believed that the Chinese invented gunpowder. . 4. My boss made me work hard

 . 5. Nobody has used this room for ages ... b)Find out the mistake and correct it 1. We took part in a six - hours journey to the eastern coast. . 2. Different kinds of newspapers are arranging on the shelves .. 3. The novel writing by Mark Twain attracts a lot of children .. 4. Thank you very much for your letter, who came yesterday . 5. There are a little activities that we can do after the meeting . Question IV. Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words. 1. The girl wanted to..............................her dress. LONG 2. The .............................. of the bird flu is worrying. BREAK 3. He is in the government; he is a well-known .................. SPEAK 4. It is my great ............. to meet you at this important meeting. PLEASE 5. It was another ................... attempt; they had to try again. SUCCEED 6. No .............details about celebration have been given. FAR 7) He regularly writes ................. for our newspapers. POET 8) Have you got any ................................? SUGGEST 9) During his ............he family lived in the countryside. CHILD 10. I watch the news everyday because its very.................. INFORM C. Reading Question I: Read the passage and then choose the best answer. Nowadays people are more aware that wildlife all over the world is in (1).......... Many species of animals are threatened, and could easily become (2).......if we dont make an effort to (3)......... them. There are many reasons for this. In some cases, animals are (4) .........for their fur or for other valuable parts

of their bodies. Some birds, such as parrots, are caught (5).......... and sold as pets. For many animals and birds, the problem is that their habitat- the place where they live is ............(6)......... More ...(7)........is used for farms, for houses and industry, and there are fewer open spaces than there once were. Farmers are use powerful chemicals to help them grow better (8)......but these chemicals pollute the environment and ...(9)........wildlife. The most successful animals on earth human beings - will soon be the only ones (10)...........unless we can solve this problem. 1.A. problem B. threat C. vanishing D. danger 2.A. vanished B. extinct C. empty D. disappeared 3.A. protect B. defend C. harm D. serve 4.A. extinct B. game C. hunted D. chased 5.A. lively B. alive C. for life D. for living 6.A. exhausting B. departing C. escaping D. disappearing 7.A. area B. land C. soil D. earth 8.A. products B. crops C. fields D. herbs 9.A. wrong B. spoil C. harm D. wound 10.A. survived B. staying C. left D. over D. Writing Question I: Rewrite the following sentences so that the meanings stay the same. 11.The last time Henry smoked a cigarette was in 2005. Henry hasnt. 12.Mr. Long is stopped by the police because he passes the speed limit. If .. 13.Bill and Peter are too young to ride motor-cycles. Bill and Peter are not.. 14.The flood was so high that they had to live on the roofs. It was such.. 15.This winter is colder than the last winter. The last winter 16.People all over the country have helped the poor people in the flood region. The poor people 17.Its cold in the morning, so the children go to school in heavy clothes. Because of.. 18.David has read a lot of books, however, he cannot find a good solution. Although. 19.Viet Nam is a country which exports a lot of rice Viet Nam is a ..................................... 20. I think you should go by train, Peter ,she said. She advised............................ thi HSG Ting Anh 8 ( 5 ) SECTION ONE : PHONETICS (1m)

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. children B. chicken C. chair D. character 2. A. love B. home C. come D. some 3. A. dad B. stay C. tale D. great 4. A. shy B. fly C. curly D. sky 5. A. learned B. played C. ruled D. cooked SECTION TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (8ms) 1. Choose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences(4ms) 1. The teacher told him ___________ up late. A. to not stay B. to stay not C. to stay not D. not to stay 2. My father is good at ____________ English. A. speaking B. spoken C. speaks D. to speak 3. We are all ________ that you passed your English exam. Congratulation! A. relieved B. afraid C. delighted D. certain 4. __________to come and have dinner with us? Id love to but Im very busy. A. would you mind B. could you please C. Would you like D. Do you enjoy 5. I am very _____________ in the information you have given me. A. concerned B. interested C. surprised D. worried 6. Can you tell me where ______________ ? A. she does B. does she C. she is D. is she 7. You have to work ____________ for the coming exam. A. hardly B. more hardly C. more hard D. hard 8. I saw her _____________ the flowers in the garden. A. watering B. watered C. be watered D. is watering 9. They had their luggage ___________ by the porter. A. carry B. carrying C. to carry D. carried 10. She often spends her weekend ___________ through pleasant open countryside. A. travel B. traveling C. to travel D. to traveling 11- My brother is studying hard ......................... pass the exam. A. for B. in order to C. so to D. so that 12- We have studied ................... seven o'clock. A. for B. at C. since D. to 13- He was born in England. English is his .................................

A. mother tongue B. first language C. foreign language D. A and B are correct 14- It's dangerous .......................... in this river. A. swim B. to swim C. swimming D. swam 15- ........................... to America yet ? A. Were you B. Have you ever been C. Were you been D. Are you 16- The boy was ....................... by the dog A. bite B. bit C. bited D. bitten 17- My father used ...................... me to school. A. took B. taking C. to take D. take 18- Would you mind ................... for a few minutes? A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. be waiting 19. My aunt speaks English very ................................ A. good B. well C. goodly D. best 20. We have math on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; It means we have math ....... a week. A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times 2. Give the correct form of the bold words in parentheses. (2ms) 1. This book has a lot of information. Its very ____________________. A. use B. used C. to use D. useful 2. Youll meet the tour guide on your ___________________ at the hotel. A. arrive B. arrived C. arriving D. arrival 3. Our post is delivered _______________________ except for Saturday A. dayly B. daily C. date D. today 4. Ha Long Bay was ___________by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. A. recognition B. recognize C. recognizing D. recognized 5. Relax for some minutes and youll feel more ________________ . A. comfort B. comfortable C. comfortablely D. to comfort 6. His parents are very __________________ of him. A. pride B. to pride C. priding D. proud 7. The lost shoes is one of the _______________ stories I like best. A. tradition B. traditional C. traditionally D. A & C are correct 8. The _____________ from Hanoi to London was delayed in two hours.

A. fly

B. to fly

C. flying

D. flight

9. Im sure that I have connected the printer ___________ . A. proper B. Properly C. property D. properties 10. Each of my friends has a _________________ character. A. differ B. to differ C. differently D. different 3. Each sentence below contains an error, underline and write the correct one in the space. (2ms) 1. I go to see her if I have enough time. 2. It is not easy do that difficult work. 3. He drove such fast that he won the race. 4. I wish I can go with you to the countryside next weekend. 5. When she came, I read her letter. 6. Its dangerous to drive fastly in busy streets. 7. The bicycle is so expensive for me to buy. 8. Dave is a friend of mine. I knew him for a long time. 9. My brother were a teacher in this school last year 10. The table made in wood is very nice SECTION THREE: READING (4ms) 1. Complete the following passage, using the word given in the box below. There are more words than blanks (2ms) are as work to build no days schools get over planted lived take soon responsibility didnt

Everyone is interested in education all (1).................the world in big countries and in small ones, in cities as well as in villages. People (2) ..................building better (3)............................... In one little village in the Philippines, there was (4)..............school at all. A typhoon blew down the old school and many of the homes and a new school. When the storm was over, everyone set to work (5)..............homes and new schools. They cut bamboo poles to make the walls of the school and used palm leaves for the roof. To separate the rooms, they built screens of grass and palm leaves fastened to bamboo frames. On hot (6).................., they pushed all the screens back to let in as much air (7)..............possible. Even the children helped. They made paths of stone and sand, and (8)...................... flowers along the edges. (9)....................., they finished a fine new village school. It didnt (10) ........................any money to build this fine school, but it took a lot of hard work. No wonder, everyone was proud of it. And all were proving that everyone was interested in education.

2. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits space .Use only one word in each space (2ms) I have several good friends but I suppose that my best (1)............. is Ellen. We have been friends with each other (2)............. we were very young because she used to live next door to me. We were in the (3)............. class at school. She has always been much cleverer than me at all subjects. I dont mind (4)..............she often helps me with my homework! Anyway, I have always been better at sport than she is. I beat her at tennis and she didnt like that. In fact, she hates (5).................. at anything and gets very annoyed if she does. That is the only thing that I dont like about her. Otherwise, she has a great sense of (6) .................and she always makes me laugh. We get on very well (7).................. although we have arguments about silly little things sometimes. Ellen and her family moved to another district last year but I (8).................. see her a lot. Were planning to go on a (9)................around Europe next summer. Im really looking forward to it because I think well (10)............. a lot of fun and see exciting places. SECTION FOUR: WRITING (7ms) 1. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (2ms) 1) British people....................................... more and more wine, apparently A. drink A. didnt go went 3) That bag looks heavy. I .................................you with it. A. am helping A. didnt see hasnt seen A. to come A. will have has 7) Have you ............... away? Yes I went to the country last Sunday. A. be been 8) If you arrive after 4pm, the bank ...........................closed. A. been B. is C. will be D. was B. was C. were D. B. help B. havent seen C. will help C. hasnt saw D. helped D. 4) We....................................Tom since we left school. B. to drink B. doesnt go C. are drinking C. goes D. drank D. 2) Lisa.....................................to work yesterday. She wasnt feeling well.

5) Ask him..........................in. Dont keep him standing at the door. B. come B having C. came C. had D. comes D. 6) We........................ a party next Sunday. Would you like to come?

9) Hoa has................................English since 2007. A. study study 10) Bao suggested (meet).................................. at the cafe corner. A. meeting B. to meet C. met D. will met 2. Complete the following sentences based on the given cues.(1ms) 1- How long / it / take you / get / school ? . . 2- He / not interested / buy / new / house. . . 3- I / play badminton / Nam / when / my friends / come. . . 4- I / bored / doing / same thing / day after day. . . 5- Marie Curie / born / Poland / 1867 .. 3. Complete the 2nd sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the fist (3ms). 1. The children are too young to be in class 6. The children are not.................................................................................................... 2. "Eat more fruits and vegetables", the doctor said to her The doctor told............................................................................................................ 3. We began to study English 5 years ago. .We have ................................................................................................................... 4 Can you wait for me here, Jerry? Tom told...................................................................................................................... 5. A dog is bigger than a cat. A cat isnt as.............................................................................................................. 6. The coffee is so hot that I cant drink it. B. studied C. studying D. to

 The coffee is too ....................................................................................................... 7. The ladder isnt very long. It doesnt reach the window. The ladder ................................................................................................................. 8. The weather was fine. We could go camping. The weather .......................................................................................................... 9. I often went boating when I was young. I used to.................................................................................................................... 10. We built this house in 1975. This house ............................................................................................................. 11. Please stop making noise, said Mrs. Lan. Mrs. Lan told her children . 12. He asked us many difficult questions. We ............................. 13. Mary is more intelligent than other girls in class. Mary is . .. 14. We began to study English 5 years ago. We have . .. 15. Vinh keeps forgetting his homework. Vinh is . . 4. Put the words in their correct order to make complete sentences. Beginning with the underline words.(1ms) 1) community meeting/ They/ organized/ the situation/ discuss/ have/ in order to/ the situation. ..

2) he/ loves/ but/ Ba/ like/ playing/ doesnt/ glasses/ video games/ gathering. .. 3) close friends/ the same/ Do/ characters/ and/ have/ you/ or/ different/ your. ? .. 4) cook/ youll/ yourself/ Im/ have/ but/ dinner/ to/ sorry . .. 5) example sentences/ the words/ They/ remember/ one or two/ the right way/ each new word/ write/ how to use/ with/ in order to/ in. ..

 thi HSG Ting Anh 8 ( 6 ) MN THI: TING ANH 8 Thi gian lm bi: 120 pht (khng k thi gian giao nhn ) I-Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper. 1.A. though B. enough C. cough D. rough 2.A. chair B. cheap C. chorus D. child 3.A. missed B. closed C. called D. planned 4.A. fat B. any C. gas D. hat 5.A physics B. basic C. sailor D. subject II- Choose from the four options given (marked A,B,C or D) one best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper. 1. Davids school .. is very bad this term. A. report B. period C. day D. semester 2. People go to a .. to look at the famous works of art. A. stadium B. gallery C. theater D. fair 3. Id like to go . very much. A. camp B. to camp C. a camp D. camping 4. Hoa is reading short stories . Jack London. A. of B. from C. by D. with 5. John .. Susan to go out with him but her parents didnt let her out. A. insisted B. suggested C. invited D. helped 6. This book is . that I try to read it from beginning to end at one time. A. so interesting B. so interested C. such interesting D. too interesting 7. Let it be is a famous song . . It is one of the best works by this band. A. singing by the Beatles B. was sung by the Beatles C. sung by the Beatles D. sang by the Beatles 8. He the train ticket at home. A. took B. put C. brought D. left 9. She was .. of watching television. A. interested B. tired C. tiring D. pleased 10. My mother .. me that I should wake up earlier. A. told to B. said C. was told D. said to III/Each line of the paragraph has a mistake, underline the mistake and correct at the end of each line .The first is as an example Example: 0. I havent saw you for two month 0/ seen Nam is a student. This year he had a very interested summer 1/ ___________

Holiday. He traveled, with him classmates, to a mountainous area 2/ ___________ in Hoa Binh province. They gone there to help make a road 3/ ___________ through a forest among two villages. It was very difficult 4/ ___________ Because there had no water to drink and no shops where we 5/ ___________ could bought food, said Nam. It was very cold and wet 6/ ___________ in the mountains. It is one of the wetter places in the country. 7/ ___________ Nam stayed in the mountains since six weeks. It was hard work. 8/ ___________ He said that I liked all the things I did 9/ ___________ and next summer he would do the same things like that. 10/ __________ IV. Read the passage and choose the best answer. After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the inventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be used for awarding prizes to people who had made worthwhile contributions to mankind. Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics was added in 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel's original legacy of nine million dollars was invested, and the interest on this sum is used for the awards which vary from $30,000 to $125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death, the awards (gold medal, illuminated diploma, and money) are presented to the winners. Sometimes politics plays an important role in the judges' decisions. Americans have won numerous science awards, but relatively few literature prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II Some people have won two prizes, but this is rare; others have shared their prizes. 1. When did the first award ceremony take place7 A. 1895 B . 1901 C. 1962 D. 1968 2. Why was the Nobel prize established? A. To recognize worthwhile contributions to humanity. B. To resolve political differences. C. To honor the inventor of dynamite. D. To spend money. 3. In which area have Americans received the most awards? A. Literature B. Peace C. Economics D. Science 4. Which of the following statements is not true? A. Awards vary in monetary value. B. Ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel's invention. C. Politics can play an important role in selecting the winners.

D. A few individuals have won two awards. 5. In how many fields are the prizes bestowed? A. 2 B. 5 C. 6 V. Build the sentences from the given cues.

D. 10

1. The house / expensive / than / the apartment. .. ... 2. I / used / look after / younger / brother / sister / when / parents / at /work 3. What/ you / going / do / when / you / grow up .. . 4. Why / we / put / these things / out / childrens reach ? .. . 5. I / not / go / school / because / I / had / stay / home / help / mom. .. . VI. Write a new sentence as similar in meaning a possible to the original sentence . 1.I would like you to help me put the chair away. -Do you mind............................................................... 2.Vinh keeps forgetting his homework. -Vinh is ...................................................................... 3.Keeping the environment clean is very important. -Its............................................................................ 4.Old car tires are recycled to make shoes and sandals. -People........................................................................ 5.Its three years since I last spoke to her. -I havent..................................................................... VII. Use the information given to write a short paragraph of about 130 words about Katherine Mansfield. - born : 1888 - place of birth : New Zealand - came to England in her twenties, spend rest of her life in Europe - married : twice - first marriage unsuccessful - 1915 : death of her younger brother in France made deep impression on her writing

- 1918 : married John Middleton Murray, a critic, who encouraged her writing - works : short stories, some about her childhood and brother. - 1922 : her best known collection of stories published : The Garden Party. - died : 1923, in France, after a long illness. thi HSG Ting Anh 8 ( 7 ) Thi gian: 120 pht. (khng k thi gian giao ) SECTION A: PHONETICS I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. A. drought B. ought C. brought D. bought 2. A. advised B. appeared C. laughed D. improved 3. A. honor B. hour C. habit D. honesty 4. A. movement B. development C. equipment D. comment 5. A. mobiles B. sockets C. houses D. vegetables II. Choose the word whose main stress is different from that of the others. 1. A. window B. sugar C. kitchen D. begin 2. A. afternoon B. hospital C. colorful D. buffalo 3. A. interesting B. excellent C. necessary D. traditional 4. A. recycle B. reduce C. visit D. protect 5. A. famous B. suggest C. happy D. helpful SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D. 1. If you want to see the dentist, its best to make a/ an _________ A. interview B. appointment C. opportunity D. date 2. Hai: Why dont we ask a ________to repair the water pipes for us? Nam: Thats a good idea. A. mechanic B. architect C. plumber D. engineer 3. I am __________in rice- cooking contest. Its really exciting. Peter said. A. keen B. concerned C. fond D. interested 4. Tom is_________ forgetting to bring his textbooks to class. A. all the time B. usually C. never D. always 5. ___________ we arrived, they were having a party in the garden so we joined them. A. While B. The time C. When D. At times 6. The canoe ________and everyone fell into the deep and dangerous water. A. threw B. overturned C. flew D. leaned 7. Please write __________me soon and tell me all your news. A. to B. with C. for D. from 8. A: When did they first meet? B: _________ a rainy day _________ May. A. At- on B. In- in C. On- on D. On- in

9. Peter: Why was Danny given a month off? John: I think its _______ hes worked so hard lately. A. seeing that B. because of C. due to the fact that D. owing to 10. Jane: Are you going to take the new job? Linda: Oh, yes. It is _______excellent opportunity! A. such an B. so an C. such D. so II. There is ONE mistake in each line in the following passage. Find and correct it. Line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
TRAVELING BY PLANE For many people, traveling by plane is an excited experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, although flying is no more dangerous as any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is know, however, that most accidents occur during taking off and landing when a pilot decisions are vitally important. The people, whose job is to look for the passengers, the stewards and stewardesses play an important part in helping passengers to feel safely and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being taken such care of is all part of the total experience. No other form of travel involves waiting on people in quite same way, with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music, but even video films.

III. Supply the correct form of the words to complete sentences. 1. You should not talk about her character only through her APPEAR _________. 2. It is a good restaurant; the food there is very TASTE __________________. 3. __________________, dark clouds appeared and it began SUDDEN to rain. 4. Our teachers were ________ to know that we did the test DELIGHT very well. 5. We are going to ______garbage in the neighborhood of our COLLECTOR school. 6. All _____participating in the games have to try their best to CONTEST win. 7. Clothes made from China are COMPARE _____________________cheap. 8. Angkor Watt was ______________built to honor a Hindus ORIGINAL God. IV. Supply the correct verb forms to complete sentences. 1. We really look forward to (know) _________________________our exam result.

2. Last Christmas, each of us (give) _____________ a packet of candy by Santa Claus. 3. Cars (produce) _______in Japan are (think) _____________________to be good. 4. Its difficult (do) ________________________this exercise if you do not think it over. SECTION C: READING I. Read the passage below and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D. COMMUNICATION Telephone, television, radio and the Internet help people communicate with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as flood, earthquake can bring help from distant countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern technology information travels fast. How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course, this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the oceans. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for the news from Europe to reach to the Americas. This time difference influenced peoples actions. For example, a few battles in the war of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed. They would not have died if news had come in time. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now. There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today. 1. News spreads fast because of_______________. A. modern transportation B. new technology C. the changes of the world D. a peace of agreement 2. According to this passage, ______is very important to people in disaster area. A. fast communication B. modern technology C. the news D. new ideas 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE based on the text? A. The world now seems smaller because of faster communication. B. The world is actually smaller today. C. The world is changing in size. D. The distance between England and America has changed since the War 1812. 4. Two hundred years ago, news between the continents was carried by______________.

A. telephone B. land C. air D. sea 5. The New Orleans battle could have been avoided if the peace agreement had been signed_________. A. by both sides B. in time C. in America D. in England II. Read the passage and choose the best answer from A, B, C, or D to complete each space. DIFFERENT HOBBIES There are four people in my family. Each of us has a (1) ______hobby. My dad likes reading newspapers because he can get the (2) ______news every morning. However, my mom enjoys watching TV and reading magazines. She often spends hours reading articles about fashion and cooking. (3) ________my mom and dad, my brother (4) ______loves exploring websites about airplanes. He spends (5) ________of his free time (6) _______information about the history and development (7)_______aircraft. He also writes emails (8) ________ chats with his friends about his hobby. For me, I am (9) _______interested in listening to music. I love listening to music on the FM radio. I also like music (10) ________on TV on Sundays. What about you? What is your hobby? 1. A. different B. other C. same D. similar 2. A. newest B. latest C. lately D. fastest 3. A. Undo B. Unable C. Unlucky D. Unlike 4. A. real B. does C. only D. doesnt 5. A. lot B. many C. variety D. most 6. A. getting B. having C. looking D. taking 7. A. for B. of C. on D. with 8. A. to B. or C. after D. before 9. A. too B. also C. really D. such 10. A. part B. piece C. program D. playing III. Fill in each numbered space with a suitable word to complete the letter from Mary to Lucy. Hi Lucy, Thanks for your email. In your email, you said that you wanted to know more about festivals in Vietnam. I am (1) ______ to tell you about the Mid- Autumn Festival because tomorrow Vietnamese people are going to celebrate that festival. Its like your Thanksgiving. Families get together. It usually comes in September or October. This year, it is going to be (2) _______September 15 th. On that day, families eat a big dinner, like we do. They also eat moon cakes. There are many different kinds of moon cakes. They are small round cakes (3) __________meat, eggs, nuts or (4) _______ sweet inside. They are really delicious. They taste a (5) _________like our pies. Many families eat their dinner outside in the open air and they eat moon cakes after dinner. The people here like to look at the moon on that day because it looks brighter and rounder. In America, we (6)_________this moon the Harvest Moon. I am going to a friends home for Mid- Autumn festival.

Best wishes, Mar SECTION D: WRITING I. Finish the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as the first one. 1. She is too short to be a model. = She isnt.......................................................................................................................... ... 2. Have you ever played this computer game before? = Is this........................................................................................................................... ...... 3. She last phoned me a year ago. = She hasnt............................................................................. 4. Im very sad that I wasnt accepted in that group. = Im very sad not................................................................................................................. 5. It was such an interesting film that we watched it several times = The film was....................................................................................................................... 6. Dont stay up too late his mother told him. = His mother told ...................................................................................... II. Write about 100- 120 words on the following topic: What students should and should not do to keep their schools clean.