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(1)ÔN TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 8 TEST YOURSELF 8 ĐỀ 15 (từ 23/3-29/3)
I Find the word marked A, B, C, or D with a different stress pattern from the others.
1 A coffee B trainee C trustee D payee
2 A absentee B jubilee C devotee D nominee
3 A Japanese B Vietnamese C Togolese D Senegalese
4 A guarantee B referee C committee D divorcee
5 A Maltese B Burmese C Chinese D Viennese
II Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete each sentence.
6 Chicago the third largest city in the United States
A has been B will be C is D was
7 Chicago "The Windy City"
A often calls B is often called C often is called D was called
8 Over three million people _ in the two hundred and twenty-five mile area of Chicago
A will live B are living C is living D lived
9 Today, some of the world's tallest and most famous skyscrapers _ in the city
(2)10 Located in the heart of the city _ the one hundred and ten story Sears Tower
A has been B is C will be D are
11 Trees have _ a meaningful role in the historic development of Canada
A taken B given C done D played
12 Singapore is famous for its _ and green trees
A cleanliness B cleanly C cleaning D clean
13 On Christmas Eve, most big cities, especially London are with colored lights
across the streets and enormous Christmas trees
A made B hang C put D decorated
14 In the United States there are 50 _ and six different time zones across the country
A states B nations C towns D countries
15 The Maori _ in New Zealand from other Polynesian islands over a thousand years ago
A has arrived B arrived C arrives D arriving
III Put the words in brackets into the right forms to complete the sentences.
16 I like going to England to study English because I can practice English with speakers (non-native)
17 English is an language in this country (officially)
(3)19 Last summer holiday, my family went to Da Nang and Hoi An We had a time there (wonder)
20 Why has she improved her English a lot? - Ah, she's just come back from an English country (speak)
IV Complete the sentences with the appropriate present tense of the verbs in brackets.
21 Each of the 50 states _ an official state flower so far (adopt) 22 Canada made up of 10 provinces and territories (be)
23 Australia a range of different landscapes, including urban areas, mountain ranges, deserts and rain forests (have)
24 Annually, the National Eisteddfod festival of Wales place for eight days at the start of August (take)
25 The Statue of Liberty over 12 million immigrants entering the USA through New York Harbor since 1900 (welcome)
V Choose the option A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
London’s Tower Bridge
London’s Tower Bridge is one of the most famous (26) _ in the world The bridge, designed by the architect Horace Jones together with John Wolfe Barry, was finally
(4)(28) _ photographs of the Tower Bridge is a favourite London tourist activity, but you can also go inside the bridge, where you’ll have a magnificent view over London from the walkway between the two bridge towers
In 2014, glass floors (29) _in the walkways, giving visitors another, unusual view from the bridge The long glass floors, more than 40 meters above the river, allow you to watch the traffic over the Tower Bridge from above It is particularly (30) _ to see the bridge open and close below your feet
26 A bridge B bridges C tower D towers
27 A brought B built C took D gave
28 A To take B Take C Taking D To taking
29 A were installed B installed C are installed D will be installed 30 A fascinate B fascination C fascinated D fascinating
VI Read the passage and choose the option A, B, C or D that best answer the question.
Scotland: The Land of Legends
If we travel all over Scotland, we can see that it consists of three main parts: Lowlands, Uplands and Highlands with their Grampian Mountains, where the tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located
You are sure to enjoy the beauty of the Scottish varied landscape: the hills covered with purple heather, its beautiful lakes (here they are called lochs), its green and narrow valleys The biggest and the most beautiful lake in Scotland is Loch Lomond, but the most famous one is Loch Ness with its mysterious monster Nessie Nessie sometimes appears to scare the tourist but only in fine weather!
(5)the country The earliest Scots formed themselves into clans (family groups) and the tartan became a symbol of the sense of kinship
There are about 300 different clans in Scotland, and each has its own colour and pattern of tartan together with the motto Scotland is a land of many famous people: writer and poets, scientists and philosophers, such as Robert Burns, Arthur Conan Doyle, Alexander Graham Hell, or Alexander Fleming
31 The tallest mountain peak, Ben Nevis, is located in A Lowlands
B Uplands C Highlands D England
32 Scotland has beautiful landscape with all of the following except _ A the hills
B the lakes C the valleys D the beaches
33 All of the following are true about Loch Ness except _ A it is the most famous lake in Scotland
(6)34 In early times, each family groups was different from each other in A its own colour and pattern of tartan together with the motto
B the chequered pattern of tartan and the sense of kinship C its green and narrow valley where they lived
D its area and population and beautiful landscape
35 The word “kinship ” in paragraph is closest in meaning to A the family group and its symbol
B the own colour and pattern of tartan C the relationship between clan members D the national dress of the country
VII Rewrite these sentences using the given word in order not to change the meaning.
36 We have never been to Alaska before (ever)
=> It's the first time 37 Tom plans to open another restaurant in Manchester next month (is)
=> Tom is 38 The last time Phong visited Tasmania was five years ago (not visited)
=> Phong 39 The early train is scheduled to arrive in London at 10 o'clock (arrives)
(7)40 It is the most beautiful waterfall I have ever seen (such)
=> I _