Bo de thi TN vao 10: De 8

Test 8
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest :
1.A.changed B.learned C.laughed D.earned
2.A.chair B.chin C.chemical D.check
3.A.steps B.mates C.fights D.stairs
4.A.lend B.send C.mend D.open
5.A.that B.three C.thank D.think

II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:
6.We are really.................. by the beauty of Hue
A.impression B.impress C.impressive D.impressed
7.They.................go to Nha Trang in summer.
A.use to B.used to C.are used to D.are used to
8.A lot of............come to Van Mieu everyday
A.visiter B.visitor C.visiters D.visitors
9.I.......................to school when I met him
A.will cycle B.am cycling C.cycled D.was cycling
10.My aunt has been in HCM City..................1995
A.to B.by C.since D.for
11.It’s going to rain in Canberra,...................is the capital city of Australia
A.which B.where C.that D.when
12.Bill wishes he................. more money so he could buy a new bike
A.has B.have C.had D.having
13. He was born.............15 th,January
A.in B.of C.at D.on
14. She would rather he.........here on time
A.go B.gone C.went D.to go
15.What aspect of........E do you find difficult?
A.study B.studied C.learnt D.learning
16. Can you tell me who.......this kind of machine
A.invented B.invention C.inventor D.inventive
17. Going swimming in the summer is very interesting,..... it?
A.is B.isn’t C.are D.aren’t
18.I remember.................her somewhere
A.see B.seeing C.saw D.to see
19.He got wet ......................he forgot his umbrella.
A. because of B. because C.but D.and
20. Mary bought this car last night,...............?
A. didn’t she B.doesn’t she C.isn’t she D.hasn’t she
21.He went away without.....................the door.
A.to close B.closed C.closing D.close
22.If he is careful,he......................get good marks
A.must B.will C.could D.would
23.I was very ...................that you won the first prize
A.amazed B.amaze C.amazement D.amazing
24.His life was hard ,.................he studied very well
A.but B.so C.if D.and
25.Pay the bill within 2 weeks on the electricity will be cut………….
A. up B. down C.in D.off
III. Read the text and choose the best answer to complete each sentences below:
The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communication industry . Although Samuel B . More succeeded in the making the invention useful in 1837 , it was not untill 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed . By 1860more than 50.000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies . The following year , San Francisco was added to the network.
The national telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid expansion of the railroads by providing an efficient means to monitor shedules and routes . Furthermore , the extension of the telegraph , combined with the invention of the steam – driven rotary printing press by Richard M . Hoe in 1846 , revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the business of news gathering had been dependent upon