Test 8

SECTION ONE : PHONETICS (5 point)

I.Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from

that of the others.
1. A. Sun B. Sure C. Success D. Sort
2. A. evening B. key C. envelope D. secret
3. A. kissed B. helped C. forced D. learned

II. Choose the words that has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. language B. electricity C. spirit culture

2. A. existence B. instinct C. journey D. factor

SECTION TWO: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR (35 points)

I. Chose A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences. (10 points)

1. You can’t ..................me! I know that story isn’t true.

A. lie B. fool C. do D. cheat
2. She’s so ..................that she refuses to put the fire on, even in the middle of
winter.
A. greedy B. selfish C. self-centered D. mean
3. He said he hasn`t got it now, ................?
A. hasn’t he B. doesn’t he C. did he D. didn’t he
4. Anne is busy ................... a letter
A. wrote B. write C. writing D. written
5. The carpenter will repair the..................chair.
A. break B. broken C. breaking D. has
broken
6. We welcome you to our city. You .......... to our city.
A- Welcome B- are welcome C- have welcomed D- are
welcoming
7. It was ............ an interesting book that he couldn’t put it down.
A- very B- enough C- such D- so
8. I congratulate him ............ his success.
A- in B- at C- with D- on
9. We saw some people ........... car had broken down.
A- them B- their C- whose D- of which
10............ doesn’t seem to be anyone at home.
A- It B- One C- There D- When
ever
II. Supply the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses. (10 points)
1. My uncle just (open) a new internet house on Trang Thi street
2. The Sun always rises in the East. Look! It (rise) now.
3. He (sleep) soundly when the rain started.
4. I wish I (not be) here now.
5. Take these pills and you ( feel) better then, Ba!
6. The Johns (travel) to Vietnam many times.
7. Uyen (take) a bus to school every day.
8. They( leave) Hanoi for HCM City yesterday.
9. That house (rebuild) in 1996.
10.It took us ages to get used to (live) in flats.

III. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete following
sentences.
(10 points)
1. He suffered from constant ............... (sleep)
2. It seems ................. to change the timetable. (logic)
3. His .............with the local languages surprised me
( familiar)
4. My brother lives in a ...............area. ( reside)
5. He was always ........to his father’s wishes. (obey)
6. the children were surprised at the sudden ...........of their teacher. ( enter)
7. He is looking ..............thinner
( appreciate)
8. The water in this lake is rather ................, like sea water. ( salt)
9. The.............of his wife was a great blow to him. ( lose)
10. Trung’s sense of humor ..........him from other students.
( distinct)

IV. Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition: (5 points)

1- Translate this article ....... English for me, please.
2- You remind me ...... my sister.
3- You can see many stars ....... the sky at night.
4- Do you go to school by car or ..... foot?
5- She enjoys participating ....... raising funds for the poor

SECTION THREE : READING (20 points)

I. Read the text and choose the best answer to fill in each gap. (10 points)
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 don’t 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

II.

It can take a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however talented
you are. One thing you have to be (1) _______ of is that you will face criticism along
the way. The world is (2)_________ of people who would rather say something
negative than positive. If you‘ve made up your (3)_______ to achieve a certain goal,
such as writing a novel, (4)_________ the negative criticism of others prevent you
from reaching your target, and let the constructive criticism have a positive effect on
your work. If someone says you‘re totally in the (5)______ of talent, ignore them.
That‘s negative criticism. If (6), __________, someone advises you to revise your
work and gives you a good reason for doing so, you should consider their suggestions
carefully. There are many film stars (7)__________ were once out of work . There are
many famous novelists who made a complete mess of their first novel – or who didn‘t,
but had to keep on approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it (8)
________. Being successful does depend on luck, to a (9)________ extent. But things
are more likely to (10) ________ well if you persevere and stay positive.
Câu 1: A. alert B. clever C. intelligent D. aware
Câu 2 A. overflowing B. packed C. filled D. full
Câu 3: A. idea B. brain C. thought D. mind
Câu 4: A. shouldn‘t let B. won‘t let C. didn‘t let D. don‘t let
Câu 5: A. absentee B. shortage C. missing D. lack
Câu 6: A. hence B. whereas C. otherwise D. however
Câu 7: A. which B. whom C. they D. who
Câu 8: A. publish B. to publish C. publishes D. published
Câu 9: A. plenty B. numerous C. definite D. certain
Câu 10: A. sail through B. come into C. deal with D. turn out
SECTION FOUR : WRITING (40 points)
I. Complete the 2nd sentences so that it has a similar meaning to the first
one.
(20 points)
1. If people deliberately start a fire, they should be punished.
-I think anyone ...........................
2. So I bought neither.
- So I didn’t .........................
3. Terry will get over his illness. Then his work will improve.
- Once..................................
4. It’s thought that the accident was caused by human error.
- The accident is .......
5. You can’t visit the United States unless you get a visa.
- If you .................................
6. I burst into tears when I heard the bad news.
- I broke............
7. John little realizes just what it’s going to be like working in a restaurant
kitchen.
- Little........
8. Alice and Charles did not decide to move to a bigger house until after the
birth of their second child.
- Only when ................
9. You are under no obligation to accept their offer.
- You can please .........
10.Martin may not be very well but he still manages to enjoy life.
- Martin’s poor .........................

II. Write an essay of 120 to 150 by topic below: (20 points)

"Why should we take part in sports?"