Anh 8

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Năm học 2009-2010
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(Attention: You must write your answer in a separate answer sheet)

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.

Question 1
A. pour
B. hour
C. our
D. sour

Question 2
A. discussed
B. priced
C. stopped
D. learned

Question 3
A. rude
B. food
C. cook
D. school

II. Choose the word which doesn`t have the same stress pattern as the others.
Question 4
A. explain
B. injure
C. decide
D. annoy

Question 5
A. orphanage
B. deposit
C. generous
D. memory

Question 6
A. tradition
B. equipment
C. citizen
D. appearance


III. For each of the questions from 7 to 30, choose the one correct answer

Question 7. While looking for a reference book, I came ________ an old letter from my friend 15 years ago.
A. about
B. after
C. across
D. down

Question 8. The match kicked _______ at 5 and has not finished.
A. at
B. off
C. on
D. in

Question 9. ___________ Lan nor I am surprised at his behavior.
A. Neither
B. If
C. Either
D. Never

Question 10. They are expecting a good tomato crop; _________, the weather may bring about unexpected harvest.
A. therefore
B. however
C. besides
D. moreover

Question 11. Da Nang is famous __________its beautiful beaches.
A. in
B. for
C. of
D. about

Question 12. I think for sure that the drink cans __________away can be recycled to make cans again.
A. throw
B. throwing
C. to throw
D. thrown

Question 13. Would you __________ giving me a hand with this?
A. like
B. want
C. mind
D. prefer

Question 14. They have taken every measure to prevent them ________ pumping sewage into the sea.
A. from
B. of
C. off
D. on

Question 15. She is _________telling us that she has a good singing voice.
A. often
B. always
C. never
D. sometimes

Question 16. I’m sure she _________be somewhere around here. I’ve just heard her voice.
A. may
B. might
C. can
D. must

Question 17. The castle ________on the hill was built in the 18th century.
A. stand
B. stands
C. standing
D. is standing

Question 18. I am looking forward _________my old friends at the get-together.
A. meet
B. meeting
C. to meet
D. to meeting

Question 19. Graham Bell first introduced the telephone in 1876, ____________?
A. didn’t he
B. did he
C. did he not
D. doesn’t he

Question 20. I am _________that my son gets on well with his classmates.
A. enjoyable
B. pleasing
C. pleased
D. interesting

Question 21. Water is a colorless _____________.
A. liquid
B. solid
C. gas
D. fertilizer

Question 22. He said he would _________ basic necessities for them.
A. give
B. provide
C. send
D. bring

Question 23. Can I borrow a pen? I __________mine at home.
A. left
B. put
C. forgot
D. do not take

Question 24. – What can I do for you? - ________________
A. Sorry I can’t.
B. What?
C. OK
D. That would be nice.

Question 25. There must _______some mistakes in your essays.
A. have
B. be
C. has
D. is

Question 26. In winter, the temperature in this area falls ________OoC
A. beneath
B. under
C. below
D. shorter

Question 27. -_________ per cent of the students have passed the test? – About 90%.
A. How many
B. How much
C. How
D. What

Question 28. We were very amused because he had a good __________of humor.
A. feeling
B.