ĐỀ 8

I. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
that of the others in each group
1. A. attraction B. artisan C. frame D. handicraft
2. A. asked B. embarrassed C. developed D. decided

II. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose main stress position is placed differently from
that of the others in each group
3. A. dominance B. versatile C. marinate D. confusion
4. A. review B. escape C. prefer D. lotion

III. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word OPPOSTE in meaning to the underlined word in
the following question
5. Primary education in the United States is compulsory.
A. free of charge B. selective C. optional D. required
6. Let’s put off that meeting to next Monday.
A. start B. arrange C. decide D. postpone

IV. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word in
the following question
7. They had to delay their trip because of the bad weather.
A. keep up with B. get through C. put off D. go over
8. Phong Nha cave should be preserved for our descendants.
A. observed B. destroyed C. limited D. conserved

V. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase to complete each of the following
sentences
9. Every time my father flies to America, he gets really bad __________.
A. jet lag B. touchdown C. journey D. mix-up
10. There are now countless__________ orbiting the earth for telecommunications, and other purposes.
A. satellites B. rockets C. spacecrafts D. telescopes
11. Vietnamese people’s quality of life has been _____ improved year by year.
A. significance B. significant C. signify D. significantly
12. Have you been to Antelope Canyon? That place is _________!
A. Out of this world B. Over the moon
C. Once in a blue moon D. Many moons ago
13. “I’ll make steak pie for dinner.” - “ _____”
A. I’d love to. B. You’re right.
C. Please, do it. D. Great! I can’t wait.
14. Jane: “We appreciate your contribution to the success of our project.”
- Jason: “_______”
A. It was my pleasure. B. It pleased me.
C. That’s alright. D. You can say that again.
15. ______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.
A. As B. Though C. Since D. Despite
16. The pollution _____ they are talking about is getting worse.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. where
th
17. It ______ that Po Nagar Cham Towers were built in the 8 century.
A. considered B. has considered C. considers D. was considered
18. My dad was glad ______ his best friend again after 20 years.
A. to meet B. of meeting C. meeting D. meet
19. Have you made _______ your mind about where to go on holiday?
A. up B. on C. in D. of
20. Harrison’s greatest attribute is his ability to work ________ pressure.
A. on B. within C. in D. under

VI. Mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the part that is incorrect in each of the following sentences
21. My pen has very few ink in it, so could you give me some?
A. could B. has C. few ink D. some
22. Henry David Thoreau was an American writer who is remembered for his faith in religious significance of the
nature.
A. the nature B. an C. is D. who

VII. Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word that best
completes each of the blanks
I have always wondered how life was twenty years ago. I (23) ______ that life in the past was boring
and inconvenient (24) ______ the lack of modern facilities. However, I changed my opinion after I heard my
grandfather talk about his childhood. In the past, although modern and convenient gadgets were not
available, everyone really enjoyed the simple and peaceful life. In the family, the father used to be the (25)
______ while the mother used to just stay home and take care of the house. The saying “Men make house,
women make home” used to be very popular that day. The children didn’t use to play video games or go on
extra classes after school as we do today. Instead, they could enjoy a variety of outdoor activities with other
such as kite flying, rope skipping, so on. In the past, many unique (26) ______of Vietnamese people were
seen more vividly than today. For example, Vietnamese women used to (27) ______ their teeth black and
people used to chew betel nut. It is such a pity that I rarely see those customs today.
23. A. resumed B. consumed C. presumed D. revised
24. A. due to B. because C. despite D. as
25. A. most important B. pillar C. strongest D. breadwinner
26. A. clothes B. costumes C. traditional D. customs
27. A. make B. color C. dye D. paint

VIII. Read the following passage and mark letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each
of the questions
You can do a few things to make homework less stressful. First, be sure you understand the
assignment and its require. Write it down in your notebook or day planner if you need to. It is much easier to
take a minute to ask the teacher during or after class than to struggle to remember later that night!
Second, use any extra time you have in school to work on your homework. Many schools have
libraries that are specifically designed to allow students to study or get homework done.
Third, pace yourself. If you don't finish your homework during school, think about how much you
have left and what else going on that day, and then plan your time. Most middle students should have
between 1 and 3 hours of homework a night. If it is a heavy homework day, you will need to devote more
time to homework.
No one is expected to understand everything, and may be you need some help. The first place to
turn for help is your teacher. But if you don't feel comfortable with your teacher? there may be other
teachers who teach the same subject. Speak to other teachers directly and you may be in luck. Sometimes it
just helps to have someone explain something in a different way.
28. The most important thing that you should do when you get your assignment may be ____
A. to remember it in order to plan the time
B. to know when you hand it in
C. to know how long it takes to complete it
D. to understand it and its require
29. What should you do if you have any free time left at school?
A. use it to make your day planner
B. spend time with your friends
C. use it to understand the assignment
D. use it to do your homework in the library
30. When students need some help, they should______.
A. go to their teachers or other teachers teaching the same subject
B. never ask other teachers because it will hurt their own teachers
C. always turn to their own teachers for help
D. ask any good students at the subject in your school
31. According to the passage, all of the following are correct EXCEPT that ______.
A. it takes a student more than three hours a night if there is much homework
B. you only do your homework at home between 1 and 3 hours a night
C. it is good to have the explanation in a different way
D. it is very useful to take a minute to ask the teacher during or after class
32. The main idea of the first three paragraphs is______.
A. to get help when you need it
B. to do homework immediately
C. to create a homework plan
D. to ask your teachers for more explanation

IX. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the given one
33. "Are you interested in this Language Center?" asked Chi.
A. Chi asked me whether I am interested in that Language Center.
B. Chi asked you whether you were interested in that Language Center.
C. Chi asked me whether I was interested in that Language Center.
D. Chi asked me whether I were interested in that Language Center
34. Although she had a good salary, she always felt unhappy in her job.
A. Thanks to a good salary, she always felt unhappy in her job.
B. In spite of her good salary, she always felt unhappy in her job.
C. She always felt happy in her job because she had a good salary.
D. She had a good salary so she always felt unhappy in her job
35. Ally wants to buy that dress, but she doesn't have enough money.
A. If Ally has enough money, she can buy that dress.
B. If Ally have enough money, she could buy that dress.
C. If Ally had enough money, she will buy that dress.
D. If Ally had enough money, she could buy that dress.
36. They had to postpone the convention because of the bad weather.
A. The convention had to be postpone because of the bad weather.
B. The convention had to be postponed because of the bad weather.
C. The convention had to postpone because of the bad weather.
D. The convention had been postponed because of the bad weather.
X. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is best written from the words/ phrases
given
37. We/ like/ computer/ we/ bought/ yesterday.
A. The computer we like when we bought yesterday.
B. We like the computer we bought which yesterday
C. We like the computer which we bought it yesterday
D. We like the computer which we bought yesterday.
38. I/ wish/ small children/ in/ Mekong Delta/ not/ go through/ foot bridges/ order to/ school.
A. I wish small children in the Mekong Delta can go some foot bridges in order to get to school.
B. I wish small children in the Mekong Delta didn’t went through some foot bridges in order to get to
school.
C. I wish small children in the Mekong Delta didn’t go through some foot bridges in order to get to school.
D. I wish small children in the Mekong Delta gone through some foot bridges in order to get to school.
39. My mother/ not/ use/ cook/ me/ since/ I/ married/ my wife
A. My mother wasn’t used to cook for me since I married my wife.
B. My mother didn’t use to cooking for me since I married my wife.
C. My mother didn’t use to cook for me since I married my wife.
D. My mother didn’t used to cook for me since I married my wife.
40. I / be/ glad / you / come / to / my party.
A. I am glad for you to come to my party.
B. I am glad to you come to my party.
C. I am glad that you come to my party.
D. I am glad that you coming to my party.
ĐÁP ÁN
1. C
2. D
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. A
11. D
12. A
13. D
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. A
19. A
20. D
21. C
22. A
23. C
24. A
25. D
26. D
27. C
28. D
29. D
30. A
31. B
32. C
33. C
34. B
35. D
36. D
37. D
38. C
39. C
40. C