ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HSG ANH 8 SỐ 5 I, Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest. 1, A. says B. plays C. rays D. stays 2, A. appeared B. formed C. imagined D. vanished 3, A. exchange B. champagne C. teacher D. children 4, A. sensitive B. benefit C. pretty D. remedy 5, A. oranges B. figures C. classes D. watches II, Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern. 1, A. appliance B. activity C. adventure D. average 2, A. chemical B. effective C. expensive D. biology 3, A. primary B. satisfy C. variety D. remedy 4, A. compulsory B. population C. occasionally D. immediate 5, A. favorite B. government C. influence D. identify III, Choose one word that does not belong in each list. 1, A. destroy B. damage C. ruin D. survive 2, A. been B. wrote C. took D. sank 3, A. planet B. star C. coast D. moon 4, A. television B. newspaper C. forum D. internet 5, A. blouse B. shirt C. shoe D. sweater IV, Choose the best answer to complete sentences. 1, To put off means………………………… . A. destroy B. postpone C. cancel D. wait 2, The Browns had to use all their………………to buy their new house. A. expenses B. savings C. reserves D. remains 3, If you take a train or a bus, you must pay a……………………… . A. tip B. fee C. fare D. commission 4, Your brother is very tall. What is his exact………………………. ? A. size B. length C. measure D. height 5, Another word for forture is………………………… . A. rich B. lucky C. foreign D. good 6, If Lan comes to England, it will be a good………………….for her to improve her English . A. opportunity B. possibility C. advantage D. experience 7, Please………………your hand if you want to ask the teacher a question. A. rise B. push C. raise D. lift 8, All his children speak……………………….English. A. flowing B. fluent C. easy D. well 9, If a bomb goes off, it……………………. A. explodes B. fails C. strikes D. misses its object 10, We went to the airport to…………………off a friend who was leaving for London. A. tell B. say C. join D. see 11, My sister is very ……………… of spiders. A. terror B. terrify C. terrified D. terrifying 12, The chameleon is a very strange……………………… . A. creation B. creator C. creature D. creative 13, I like this essay because it’s very…………………. . A. imaginativeB. imaginary C. imaginable D. imagination 14, Tam has a big…………………… of foreign coins . A. collector B. collection C. collecting D. collective 15, If we don’t …………………on electricity, there will be power cut. A. economic B. economics C. economical D. economize 16, He is a person……………friends trust him. A. whom B. his C. whose D. who’s 17, I’ve always enjoyed traveling. My brother,……………….,prefer to stay at home. A. but B. although C. however D. moreover 18, I’ll give you a lift to the station if…………………………in a hurry. A. you’re B. you were C. you’ll be D. you’d be 19, I wish you………………… to leave now. Can’t you stay a bit longer ? A. don’t have B. didn’t have C. won’t have D. hadn’t 20, …………………to have lunch at 12 o’clock everyday ? A. Did you used B. Did you use C. Are you used D. Were you used 21, If she worked more slowly, she…………………….so many mistakes. A. wouldn’t make B. won’t makeC. didn’t makeD. doesn’t make 22, He never let you cook the meals,……………………… ? A. didn’t he B. doesn’t he C. did he D. was he 23, Stop now, you’ve done……………………work for one day . A. too many B. plenty C. quite more D. quite enough 24, Whenever we meet, we stop………………… . A. talk B. talking C. to talk D. talked 25, Give her a telephone to ring……………… she gets lost. A. whether B. unless C. until D. in case 26, If only I………………….play the guitar as well as you ! A. would B. shall C. could D. might 27, The party, at………….I was the guest honor, was extremely enjoyable. A. which B. that C. who D. where 28, Trung swims very well and……………….does his brother. A. also B. even C. so D. neither 29, …………………….people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago. A. Less B. Lesser C. Fewer D. Few 30, It’s…………………….long time since he last saw his grandparents A. such a B. so C. very D. too V, Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences. 1, If he would speak more slowly, I could understand him. 2, Kangaroos, that can be seen everywhere in Australia, have long tails 3, After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left. 4, Linh wishes that she is given a teddy bear at Chirstmas. 5, Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill. 6, I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer. 7, They asked me where was I going to spend my vocation that summer . 8, Even though being ill, Phong still went to school last Monday. 9, My brother enjoys to read detective stories in his free time . 10, Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he ? VI, Complete the passage with words in paretheses. At six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its (1- shops / banks / hotels ) and flood a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the own of Dorchester. The main street was soon (2- over / under / through ) three feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump the water, but the heavy rain made their job very (3- easy / difficult / quick ). Mrs.Rose Willow, a (4- girl / man / lady ) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs (5- for / during / while ) three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladder and a small (6- boat / ship / car ).” My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time,” said Mrs. Willow. “ She (7- worried / bored / helped ) me a lot. She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid.” The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, (8- but / so / therefore ) the floods have done a great deal of damage. “ Luckily, nobody was (9- burnt / cut / drowned ) or injured, “ Chief Fire Office Hawkins (10- asked / told / said ) reporters, “ but it will take a long time to clear up the mess . “ . ĐỀ LUYỆN THI HSG ANH 8 SỐ 5 I, Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently. Chirstmas. 5, Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill. 6, I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer. 7, They asked me where was I going to spend my vocation that summer . 8, . quick ). Mrs.Rose Willow, a (4- girl / man / lady ) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs (5- for / during / while ) three hours. Finally, firemen were