TEST OF UNIT 8 - WITH KEY

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TEST OF UNIT 8

I Mark the letter A, B, C or to indicate the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the rest

in each of the following questions

1 A enjoys B feels C takes D gives

2 A experience B domestic C depression D pessimism

3 A treated B corrected C stopped D wicked

4 A contribute B future C influence D security

5 A cough B weigh C laugh D rough

II Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option

to fill each of the following blanks

6 Hurry up! We have only _ little time

7 Ken is a faster runner than others

A No one can run as fast as Ken B No one can run faster

as Ken

C No one can run faster than Ken D No one can run fastest

as Ken

8 We’ll have to hurry if we want to be _ time for the show

9 The phone rings The person calling says “ Hello Who’s that?”

Alex says “ _”

A I’m Alex B Here is Alex C It’s Alex D That is Alex

10 Shall we get a taxi or shall we go _ foot

11 Someone who is _ is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular

A optimist B optimistic C pessimist D pessimistic

12 Who’s the girl standing _ Alice and Mary?

A next B between C among D by

13 A: “Can you lend me your notebook _ Friday?”

B “ Sorry, I can’t I’ll have to finish my report _ the end of the week”

A on/at B on/in C in/at D in/in

14 What did you do with _ camera I lent you ?

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15 His car struck _ tree; you can still see the mark on _ tree

A a/a B the/ the C a/the D the/a

16 Mary ( on the phone) : “Could I speak to Susan?”

Susan: “ _!”

A Speaking B Talking C Calling D Answering

17 I’m sure Bill _ the job He has a lot of experiences

A was getting B will get C had got D will

be got

18 Thanks to the inventions of labour-saving _, domestic chores will no longer be a burden

A tools B facilities C equipment D devices

19 Mai _ in Ho Chi Minh City for five years now

A lives B has lived C is living D has been lived

20 Madrid is _ capital of Spain

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21 What will the relationship between computing and

_ bring us over the next 15 years?

A science B scientific C scientifically D scientist

22 Why are you so rude _ your sisters? Can’t you be nice _ them?

A with/with B at/ to C to/to D on/ with

23 _ are people who always expect good things to happen

A pessimists B optimists C scientists D terrorists

24 No one can predict the future exactly Things may happen _

A expected B unexpected C expectedly D unexpectedly

25 In the future, many large corporations will be wiped out.

A companies B services C supermarkets D farms

26 The more powerful weapons are, the more terrible the _ is

A creativity B history C terrorism D technology

27 – “Don’t tell anyone my new address.” - “ _.”

A I wouldn’t B I can’t C I don’t D I won’t

28 Have you had _ lunch yet?

A a B an C the D any

29 Would you like _an engineer?

A to be B be C being D to have been

30 I _ TV at 8.30 last night

A watched B has watched C had watched D was watching

31 When you see your friend off, you say “ _!”

A Lucky you B See you later C Good night D Have

a good journey

32 We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests _

A had left B has left C left D were leaving

33 “ _! Can you help me with this?”

A Sorry B Excuse me C Pardon D My apology

34 The Mekong River is longer than any other river in Vietnam

A The Mekong River is as long as any other river in Vietnam

B The Mekong River is not as long as any other river in

Vietnam

C The Mekong River is not longer than any other river in

Vietnam

D The Mekong River is the longest in Vietnam

35 Do you believe _ God?

III Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction

36 My brother is more stronger than his friend

A B C D

37 Lily is never in time She’s always late

A B C D

38 She told me she is coming with us the next day.

A B C D

39 Many teenagers show signs of anxiety and depressed when being asked about their future

A B C D

40 My father often watches the television after dinner

A B C D

IV Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or

D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from 41

to 45

Many environmental experts are pessimistic about the future of our _(41) They say that the next few years harmful chemicals will further damage the _(42) layer., there will be more losses of irreplaceable tropical rainforests, and serious air pollution will cause the climate itself to change They also warn us that the developing countries will continue to suffer ecological disasters, while the _(43) countries consume the vast majority

of the world’s fuels Animals are also at _(44) .It’s

fear that some endangered species may soon die out, as their natural _(45) are destroyed

41 A country B planet C society D life

42 A oxygen B dioxide C carbon D ozone

43 A poor B developing C European D rich

44 A risk B danger C accidents D unfortunate

45 A environment B habitats C resources D disasters

V Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or

D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

from46.to 50

PARENTS’ DREAMS

Parents often have dreams for their children’s future They hope their children will have a better life than they had They dream that their children will do things that they couldn’t

do Parents who come to the U.S from foreign countries hope their children will have better education here They think their

children will have more career choices and more successful

lives They make many sacrifices so that their children will have

more opportunities They think their children will remain close

to them because of this Some children understand and appreciate these sacrifices and remain close to their parents

However, other children feel ashamed that their parents are so different from other Americans

46 Parents often dream of _

A their children’s making a lot of money in the future

B one day seeing their children become famous people

C one day living on their children’s money

D a bright future for their children

47.Which is TRUE about the parents who come home from U.S from foreign countries

A They want their children to have a lot of careers

B They wish their children would be successful directors

C They hope their children will have more opportunities for good education

D They ask their children to make a lot of sacrifices

48 Parents think their children will remain close to them because

A they give their children a lot of money

B of their sacrifices

C they know their children will be successful in the future

D they are living in a foreign country

49 The word career in line 5 is closest in meaning

to

A education B travel C subject D profession

50 The word close in line 7 is closest in meaning

to _

A dear B friendly C helpful D kind

KEY TO TEST OF UNIT 8

11.B 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.C 16.A 17.B 18.D 19.B 20.C 21.A 22.C 23.B 24.D 25.A 26.C 27.D 28.D 29.A 30.D 31.D 32.A 33.B 34.D 35.D 36.C 37.B 38.B 39.C 40.C 41.B 42.D 43.D 44.A 45.D 46.B 47.C 48.B 49.D 50.B