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LỜI NÓI ĐẦU TEST Time alloted: 45 minutes (Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút) I PRONUNCIATION Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation from those of the others (1,25 pts) A corn B born C often D crop A bleed B sheer C need D sheet A stretcher B challenge C brochure D chat A valley B pan C mankind D ward A corn B overhead C buffalo D stove II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts) David Beckham was named the best-dressed man last year his style is always changing A so B if C though D because Lisa's father thinks she was born to play golf because she is very She can work on one small thing for hours A patient B strong C happy D out-going This street you to the railway station A leads B gets C carries D puts The children are _ in the _ story A interested / interested B interesting / interesting C interesting / interested D interested / interesting 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER 5 can be put into computers A A lot of informations B A large number of information C All kinds of informations D A great deal of information We'll _ around the publishing house A show B shown C be showed D to show More attention must be paid your handwriting A with B by C to D for The jacket _ on the wall A hang B was hanged C hungs D was What is that? It a recorder A be called B calls C is called D called 10 Can you tell me when the Science Museum ? A open B is opened C will open D opening 11 They have fitted a to my car which opens the garage doors automatically A tool B device C engine D all are correct 12 A screwdriver and a hammer are the only one needs in this job A gadgets B utensils C mechanisms D tools 13 Many people think that can broaden one's mind A tour B tourism C travel D journey 14 The old man has made a round-the-world A journey B tour 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER C voyage D all are correct 15 As soon as he came back, he was excited to tell us his recent to Africa A tour B journey C voyage D trip III READING Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D (2,5 pts) In their talks, Americans often try to be frank They like to talk fairly openly about their families, jobs and feelings This is their way to express friendliness and sincerity, They like to use phrases such as "Tell it like it is", "Don't beat around the bush", and "Get right to the point" They are trying to say that they not want to hear only what may be polite or pleasant, but rather they want to know the way things really are or seem to be, as well as a person's real feelings on many matters Certain kinds of information, however, are shared with only close friends; don't ask an American about his or her salary, the cost of expensive items, romantic interests, or the age of anyone not nearly your age Many people not like to be asked how much they weigh or details about their marital arrangements, especially in mixed company If people start raising their eyebrows at you, this means your questions or talks are unexpected or may not be in good taste Sports are often a safe topic of talk Americans like to talk fairly openly about _ A their income B their weight C their marriage D what they like or what they dislike According to the context the phrase "beat around the bush" most probably means _ A walking around the bush B beating someone lightly C refusing to come to the point in talking D speaking angrily against someone else 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER You can ask somebody's romantic interests if he or she is _ of yours A a friend B not a friend C a very close friend D a good friend During the talk, if your question is not in good taste, people may _ you A interrupt B lift their eyebrows at C stop listening to D continue to talk to The best title for this passage might be _ A A Frank Talk B Talks and Topics C A Safe Topic D The American Way to Express Friendliness IV WRITING From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B, C or D Choose the best one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2,5 pts) It's / that / important / you / enough / money / save / to / a / buy / house A It's that important you save enough money to buy a house B It's important that you save money enough to buy a house C It's important that you save enough to buy money a house D It's important that you save enough money to buy a house She / happy / is / that / mother / her / will / her / visit / tomorrow A She is happy that her mother will visit her tomorrow B She is happy that her tomorrow will visit her mother C She is happy her mother that will visit her tomorrow D She will visit that her mother is happy her tomorrow I / am / that / disappointed / he / left / saying / without / a / word A I am that disappointed he left without saying a word B I am disappointed that he left without saying a word C I am disappointed that he left without a saying word D I am disappointed that he left saying without a word 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER Are / sure / you / that / is / telling / he / the / truth? A Are you sure that he is the telling truth? B You are sure that he is telling the truth? C Are you sure that he is telling the truth? D Are you sure he that is telling the truth? I / am / that / amazed / she / did / / not / in / well / school A I am that amazed she did not well in school B I am amazed that she did not in school well C I did not that she am amazed well in school D I am amazed that she did not well in school TEST Time alloted: 45 minutes I PRONUNCIATION Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation from those of the others (1,25 pts) A thirst B flirt C first D twin A crush B come C concern D appliance A factory B bad C microwave D manual A remove B royal C boy D toy A install B participate C itinerary D minimize II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts) He usually _ his hair cut once a month A takes B lets C has D does The food in the hotel is _, but not many people complain A good B delicious C terrible D favourte 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER We should _ the teacher told us A because B like C as D since The weather became very hot after the sun _ A went down B rose C raised D set Our English teacher has _ son A a 8-year-old B an 8-years-old C a 8-years-old D an 8-year-old Please _ when the train leaves A look B look out C find D look for I have made _ my mind to work harder at English from now _ A up / Ø B out / Ø C up / on D in / on She said "I really want to beat you to ." A die B dying C dead D death Your homework must be in two hours A handed B handed out C handed in D handing 10 Newspapers to the house by the postman everyday A deliver B delivering C are delivered D to deliver 11 It's interesting English A learn B learning C to learn D to be learned 12 I was very happy your letter last night A to receive B to receiving C to be received D receive 13 The tower is on the top of the mountain It's about 1, 000 meters above sea-level 10 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER A higher than sea surface B lower than sea surface C as high as sea surf ace D as low as sea surface 14 His father died when he was years old , he has been living with his uncle A By then B From now on C From then on D For the time being 15 The floor has been It's clean now A sweeping B swept C sweeped D sweep III READING Read the passage and then choose the correct answer (2,5 pts) 11 December 2008 Hi George, How are you? Is it winter in London? Over here, it's the school holiday and also the monsoon season It rains cats and dogs every afternoon or evening It is so boring I cannot play my favourite game, football All I can is read and watch television Last week, I watched an interesting programme on 'Animal Planet' It was about the animals and their young I learn many things from this programme For example, we always say a cat mews Well, it should be - a cat purrs A frog 'ong ong?' Not A frog croaks Just like we croak when we have sore throat What about a bear? It growls A dog barks (woof, woof) What about their young? What are their young called? A baby goose is called gosling A baby bird is called nestling and a baby goat is a kid A baby elephant is a calf and a baby cow is also a calf I also learned that a peacock is a male while a female is called peahen What about a duck? The male is called a drake A ewe? 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER 11 10 A daylight B daybreak C day D night A while B before C after D unless A play B study C homework D go to bed A families B parents C teachers D children A pleasure B bitterness C diligence D hardship A clean B their home C their playground D clear IV WRITING Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct (2,5 pts) My computer doesn't work I think that it is broke A B C D The teacher is telling the pupils what to use the new equipment A B C D Everybody knows I like to eat chocolate and ice-cream A B C D The boy hurt himself when he jump down from the tree A B C D Daniel was crossing the road when Terence was calling out to him A 210 B C D 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER TEST 48 Time alloted: 45 minutes I PRONUNCIATION Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation from those of the others (1,25 pts) A French B elbow C water D connect A religious B ought C anxious D ambitious A cherry B check C challenge D charge A manual B industry C clumsy A concern B conveyor C into D hurry D compile II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts) The speech to be given by Professor Li will the problem that the students were arguing about two weeks ago A come to light B get through C throw light on D make clean The cashier a lot of money from the bank three days ago A made off with B ran out of C took away with D made away for We still need one thousand dollars to the amount the man asked for A with D make up C add up to D save for I was by the beautiful music A carried away B carried out C carried up D carried on In face of failure, it's the most important to a good state of mind A keep on B keep out 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER 211 C keep up D keep off Although they are twins, they differ each other A in B with C on D from He greeted me with only a nod A distant B faraway C far D remote Mr Jin likes cars very much, so he went to the exhibition as soon as he heard anew kind of car was display A on B for C with D on a Looking out of the window, I saw many yellow leaves were down the river A floating B flowing C folding D fluttering 10 Don't forget to your name on the form after you fill in it A signal B sign C sigh D sight 11 I looked around but I could hardly understand which the bus went A direction B road C turn D way 12 Hearing the good news, I was so eycited as to remain for the whole night A waken B awakened C wake D awake 13 I'm tired from doing the work, so I'm in no for playing outside now A state B mind C spirits D mood 14 The robber ran into the street, turned right and from sight immediately 212 A scattered B lose C disappeared D out 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER 15 She was getting at listening to the heroic lecture A pay B worry C moved D interesting III READING Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D (2,5 pts) The fiddler crab is a living clock It indicates the tune of day by the color of its skin, which is dark by day and pale by night The crab's changing skin colors follow a regular twenty-four hour cycle that exactly matches the daily rhythm of the sun Does the crab actually keep time, or does its skin simply respond to the sun's rays, changing to the amount of light that strikes it? To find out why they change color, biologists kept crabs in a dark room for two months Even without daylight the crab's skin color continued to change precisely on schedule This characteristic is probably evolved in response to the rhythm of the sun, to help protect the crab from sunlight and enemies After millions of years it has become completely regulated inside the living body of the crab The biologists noticed that once each day the color of the fiddler crab is especially dark, and that each day this occurs fifty minutes later than on the day before From this they discovered each crab follows not only the rhythm of the sun but also that of the tides The crab's period of greatest darkening is precisely the time of low tide on the beach where it was caught The fiddler crab is like a clock because it changes color _ A in a regular 24 hour rhythm B in response to the sun's rays C at low tide D every fifty minutes The crab's changing color _ A tells the crab what time it is B protects the crab from the sunlight C keeps the crab warm 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER 213 D is of no real use Biologists studied the fiddler crab in order to find out _ A where they can be caught B how to use them as clocks C whether they change color D why they change color When the fiddler crabs were kept in the dark, they _ A did not change color B changed color more quickly C changed color more slowly D changed color on the same schedule The crab's color changing ability was probably developed _ A in the process of evolution B over millions of years C by the work of biologists D both A and B IV WRITING From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B, C or D Choose the best one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2,5 pts) We / an / took / umbrella / it / was / because / raining A We was an umbrella because it took raining B We took umbrella because it was an raining C We took an umbrella because it was raining D We took an umbrella it because was raining He / study / didn't / hard / for / English / test / his / however, / he / a / got / good / mark A He didn't hard for study his English test However, he got a good mark B He didn't study hard for his English test However, he got a good mark C He didn't study hard for his test English However, he got a good mark D He didn't study hard for his English test However, he got good a mark 214 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER She / her / washed / hair / cleaned / her / then / teeth A She washed her hair then cleaned her teeth B She cleaned her hair then washed her teeth C She her washed hair then her cleaned teeth D She washed her hair cleaned her teeth then He / up / late / because / woke / he / to / bed / went / too / late A He went up late because he woke to bed too late B He woke to bed too late because he went up late C He woke up to late because he went bed too late D He woke up late because he went to bed too late She / her / finished / sewing / watched / then / TV / for / a / while A She finished a sewing then watched TV for her while B She finished her sewing then watched TV for a while C She finished her sewing then for a while watched TV D She finished her TV then watched sewing for a while * * * TEST 49 Time alloted: 45 minutes I PRONUNCIATION Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation from those of the others (1,25 pts) A itinerary B shiny C tiny D install A typhoon B moon C woo D flood A conveyor B yarn C yoga D yoghourt A engineer B mess C discrete D special A four B foul C outcome D gout II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts) 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER 215 your your name and address in the form, please A Feel in B Fill in C Fell in D Fall in Don't before I have a chance to explain it to you A hang up B back C up D hang back , we saw two planes were flying over the top of the building A Looking around B Looking up to C Looking over D Looking up The lecture on spaceship more than two hours A stuck to B waited on C lasted for D insisted on Peter in the crowd of lookers-on because of his wearing a set of red clothes A stands over B stands out C stands for D stands by Lucy together with other two girls yesterday for having broken the rule A was punished B is to be punished C will be punished D being punished – What can we to help your brother? – All we can is to try that he ought to it by himself A making him to realize B making him realize C to make him realize D to make him to realize Father meant his son that swimming to the bank of the river meant against his own motherland A to tell / to turn B to tell / turning C telling / to turn D telling / turning Most of the workers in this factory are men, and are women A others B other ones C the others D everyone else 10 Behind stars, astronauts saw nothing but space 216 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER A the / Ø B Ø / the C Ø / Ø D the / the 11 Is it possible he misunderstood I said? A that / that B what / what C what / that D that / what 12 By eleven o'clock yesterday, we at the airport A have arrived B had arrived C shall arrive D arrive 13 The modern city has sprung up in was still a wasteland ten years ago A which B that C what D where 14 The things talked about in this report over a year ago A had taken place B took place C have taken place D was taken place 15 When I am doing one job, I wish I another A were doing B will C did D would III READING Read each of the following passage and then fill in the numbered blank with a most suitable word or phrase (2,5 pts) William, Prince of North Wales, lived in the 13 th century His (1) was situated here He has a faithful (2) , Gelert, that went with him everywhere and that he was very fond of But one day the Prince went out hunting, and he (3) Gelert to stay at home and guard his baby son Gelert obeyed his master and lay down by the cradle of the baby When William returned in the evening, the dog came out joyfully to meet him, and the Prince was (4) to see that the baby' s cradle was turned over, the bedclothes and floor were covered with blood and there was (5) round Gelert' s mouth The baby was nowhere to be seen Immediately the Prince (6) that the dog had killed the child and wild with (7) , he drew his sword and thrust it into Gelert's heart The dying cry of the dog was (8) by a child call to the dog William looked round in a hurry, and there, under the torn and 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER 217 bloody blanket, was his baby son, quite (9) and beside it was the body of a huge wolf that Gelert had killed in defending his master's son William was so filled with sorrow that he never smiled again He buried the dog in this spot, and ever since the place has been known as Beddgelert, which (10) , The Grave of Gelert 10 A flat B farmhouse C building D palace A friend B servant C dog D official A allowed B advised C forced D told A excited B terrified C astonished D disappointed A sweat B mud C blood D dirt A guessed B supposed C found D decided A rage B happiness C surprise D sorrow A met B mixed C followed D answered A comfortable B safe C happy D interesting A writes B reads C means D says IV WRITING Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D Circle one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to be correct (2,5 pts) They make progresses everyday in the world of science A B C D People said that he could speaked English very well A 218 B C D 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER Milk is used to making butter and cheese A B C D They didn't tell I the truth about the situation A B C D He will been awarded a gold medal by the jury A B C D * * * TEST 50 Time alloted: 45 minutes I PRONUNCIATION Circle the letter (A, B, C, or D) that corresponds to the answer whose underlined part has different pronunciation from those of the others (1,25 pts) A wheat B wrestle C write D answer A loudspeaker B youth C south D boundary A steamer B lean C tear D treatment A liquidize B printer C religion D prison A decide B aquarium C direction D quite II VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR Choose the correct answer (3,75 pts) The hostess didn't know what to do, as she hadn't got enough food to so many guests not invited A come about B come round C go round D go about The thief was trying to how to open the safe A find for B find out C find against D find up 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER 219 His father has since his business failed A come down B come under C come off D come out The audience warm cheers when they heard the familiar name A start off B broke into C broke up D walked out Electric trains have now steam ones in some countries A taken the place of B changed places with C taken their places of D given place to – It's been raining for a day and a half – If this situation continues, people will be faced serious flooding A to B about C with D by that young man is? A When you guess B Who you guess C Do you guess who D Do you guess Here are two dictionaries You may use of them A either B each C every D all It is said that among the English writers Shakespeare has been read by A a largest population B the most people C the far the more D most of people 10. the poem a second time, the meaning will become clear to you A You having read B While reading C If reading D When you read 11 No sooner he realized that he thought it better to keep silent A had the words been spoken then B had the words been spoken than 220 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER C had the words been spoken when D the words had been spoken than 12 The freezing point is the temperature water changes into ice A on which B in which C at which D with which 13.– The price he offered was reasonable – A So it was B So was it C So it was with him D So did it 14. is power itself is known to every one of us A What knowledge B How knowledge C Where knowledge D That knowledge 15 It was with great joy the old lady got the news that her daughter would soon come back from Japan A to B that C when D why III READING Read the passage and choose the best answer A, B, C or D (2,5 pts) Tom Hofman got to Paris at last He was met at the station by Mr Hardy, one of his father's good friends Mr Hardy was now working in Paris and he could speak very good French When they came out of the station, Mr Hardy met a French woman and talked to her Tom had learned French He was interested in listening to speakers of French He listened but he could not understand what they were talking about He thought he knew French very well for he had studied it for one year and a half before he left New York He had even joined a French association in New York and done a lot of reading every day But now in Paris when a French woman asked him a question he found something had gone wrong He was certain that his answer was grammatically right But the woman could not understand him He tried some other words but still he could not make himself understood 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER 221 At last Mr Hardy told the woman what Tom had said in very easy words and both of them laughed This made Tom know that it was not enough just to read a foreign language What language did Tom Hofman speak before he came to Paris? A He spoke French B He spoke English C He spoke Japanese D We don't know What did Hofman as a member of French Language Association in New York? A He got to know Mr Hardy one of his father's good Friends B He met a French woman C He asked many questions in French D He read a lot of books in French What did Hofman come to know when he arrived in Paris? A What he said in French could not be understood by people in France B The French people could not speak French as well as he could C He did not know how to talk to a French woman D He knew little of the French grammar Why could not the woman understand Tom? A Because he spoke too fast B Because he did not want to answer her question C Because he didn't like to speak French D Because he was not good at speaking French Why did the French woman laugh at the end of the story! A Because she found it interesting to talk to a man like Tom Hofman B Because Mr Hardy said something funny about Tom C Because it was interesting to know what troubled Tom was only a very easy problem D Because Tom had made a lot of mistakes in reading and so he could not answer the woman in French IV WRITING From the given words, there are four sentences marked A, B, C or D Choose the best one by circling the corresponding letter A, B, C or D (2,5 pts) 222 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER Plug / the / in / printer / turn / the / and / on / power A Plug in the power and turn on the printer B Turn on the printer and plug in the power C The plug in printer and the turn on power D Plug in the printer and turn on the power Remove / old / the / paper / load / the / and / new / in / the / paper / paper / input / tray A Remove the old paper and load the new paper in the paper input tray B Remove the paper old and load the paper new in the paper input tray C Remove the old paper and load the paper in the new paper input tray D Input the old paper and load the new paper in the paper remove tray Have / pages / the / appeared / the / on / computer / creen A Have the appeared pages on the computer creen B Have the pages appeared on the computer creen C Have the pages appeared on the creen computer D Have the pages on the appeared computer creen Click / printer / the / icon / the / creen / on / and / for / a / few/ wait / seconds A Click the icon printer on the creen and wait for a few seconds B Click the printer icon on the creen and wait for a few seconds C Click the printer icon a few on the creen and wait for seconds D Click the printer icon on the creen and wait for few a seconds The / paper / printer / will / out / of / the / output / come / path / a / in / minute A The printer paper come will out of the output path in a minute B The printer paper will come out of the path output in a minute C The printer paper will come out of the output path in a minute D The printer paper will come out of the output a path in minute 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER 223 MUÏC LUÏC Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test 14 19 24 28 32 36 41 10 45 11 49 12 54 13 59 14 64 15 68 16 73 17 77 18 81 19 86 20 91 21 95 22 100 23 104 24 108 25 112 Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test Test 26 116 27 121 28 125 29 129 30 134 31 138 32 143 33 147 34 151 35 155 36 160 37 165 38 169 39 173 40 177 41 181 42 185 43 190 44 194 45 198 46 203 47 207 48 211 49 215 50 219 * * 224 * 50 TESTS FOR ENGLISH 8, SEMESTER