ĐỀ 8 Questions : Pick out 4 words that have the strongest stress on the third syllable(1pt): A. introduce B. computer C. mathematics D. biology E. pharmacy F. liberation G. exciting H. interesting I. business J. production K. laziness L. introduction Questions 1-8: Read the passage and fill in each blank with an appropriate word provided in the box (2pts): English has been (1)__________ a world language more than a century. The number of people who (2)___________ it as their mother tongue (tiếng mẹ đẻ) has been (3)__________ at between 300 million and 400 million. It is (4)___________ as an official language (ngôn ngữ chính thức) in many countries. In the late 16 th century English was (5)____________ by just under 5 million people. The arrival of English in North America was the key step in the world-wide expansion (sự mở rộng). The United States is a huge commercial market (thị trường thương mại) and this has (6)___________ to promote English language in many other nations. About 80% of the data (7)____________ on the world’s computers is (8)____________ to be in English and nowadays insufficient (thiếu) knowledge of English can be a problem in business. Questions 9-12: Fill in each blank with the correct word (1pt): 9. They ____________ in solving the problem of poverty. A. succeed B. successful C. success D. successfully 10. The girl is really ____________. A. attract B. attractive C. attractively D. attraction 11. His English _____________ is quite good. A. pronounce B. pronouncement C. pronunciation D. pronounced 12. We always prepare for our lessons ______________ before going to class. A. careful B. careless C. carelessly D. carefully believed spoken decided stored discovered invented considered called speak estimated (đánh giá) tended Questions 13-20: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence (2pts): 13. _________? This car can run 180 kilometers per hour. A. How long is this car? B. How wide is this car? C. How far can this car run? D. How fast can this car run? 14. If I were you, I _____________ that. A. will do B. would have done C. would do D. did 15. He ___________ swimming on Saturday afternoons. A. went B. goes C. will go D. has gone 16. Rebecca is a writer, and she _______ fifteen novels and stories in her writing career. A. has written B. wrote C. had written D. writes 17. The police let him___________ . A. go B. to go C. going D. goes 18. The doctor recommended me ____________ everyday. A. jog B. to jog C. jogging D. jogged 19. I want to go swimming ___________ it is very hot. A. because of B. although C. because D. no matter what 20. He finds no solution to the problem_________________. A. no matter what he tries. B. no matter what he did. C. no matter when he does. D. no matter how he tries. Questions 21-24: Choose the best option (2pts): 21. I would like you to help me to put the chairs away. => Do you mind_____________________ me to put the chairs away? A. to help B. helping C. helped D. help 22. Was the generator invented by Michael Faraday? => Did _______________________________ the generator? A. Michael Faraday invented B. Michael Faraday invent C. invent Michael Faraday D. Michael Faraday was invented 23. He did not study hard. So he failed the final test. => If he _______________, he ______________ the final test. A. studied / wouldn’t fail B. studies / will not fail C. had studied / would have failed D. had studied / wouldn’t have failed 24. He was sacked because he was lazy. => Because of ______________________, he was sacked. A. he’s laziness B. his laziness C. the laziest D. very lazy Reading: Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer was carried out (thực hiện) over two centuries ago by a man called Charles Babbage. Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines which he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he started building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued if his machines would work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building an engine based on one of Babbage’s designs. It has taken six years to complete and more than 4000 parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition (cuộc triểm lãm) in the Science Museum to remind of Babbage’s work. Questions 25-28: Read the passage above and decide if the following statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG) (1pt): 25. __________ Charles Babbage had the idea of building a computer over two hundred years ago. 26. __________ Babbage drew up plans for some calculating machines and made them successfully. 27. __________ Babbage also designed a super-computer. 28. __________ The Science Museum in London has taken six years to complete an engine based on one of Babbage’s designs. Questions 29-30: Answer the questions (1pt): 29. Who was Charles Babbage? 30. What has the Science Museum in London finished recently? . 1 3-2 0: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence (2pts): 13. _________? This car can run 180 kilometers per hour. A. How long is this car? B. How wide is this car? C. How far can this. world-wide expansion (sự mở rộng). The United States is a huge commercial market (thị trường thương mại) and this has (6)___________ to promote English language in many other nations. About 80 %. on the world’s computers is (8) ____________ to be in English and nowadays insufficient (thi u) knowledge of English can be a problem in business. Questions 9-1 2: Fill in each blank with the