DE HSG A8- 2011-2012

I. Pronunciation.
1. A. near B. dear C. hear D. bear
2. A. cleaned B. finished C. wrapped D. Brushed
3. A.september B.sit C. sugar D. Say
4. A. those B. thirsty C. Weather D. brother
5. A. hat B. garden C. harm D. farm
6. A. grow B. know C. borrow D. how
II. Choose the best answer
1. He doesn’t look ……to become a famous boxer.
A. enough strong B. strong enough C. Weak enough D. too weak
2. The flat was very small ……we enjoyed living there.
A. but B. as C. because D. since
3. A hotel ……..in our neighborhood at the moment.
A. is built B. is being built C. is building D. was being built
4. She….me to eat an apple every day to stay healthy.
A. said B. made C. advised D. got
5. It’s too hot today. Let’s go out for a drink,…….?
A. will we B. do we C. should we D. shall we
6. The train will leave in five minutes so you……..better hurry up.
A. had B. should C. will D. would
7. The book borrowed …..the school library is very interesting.
A. in B. from C. with D. at
8. Thanks for inviting me to the ..contest.
A. flower-arranging B. arranging-flower C. flower-arrange D. arranged-flower
9. It took me a long time to get used …..glasses.
A. to wear B. to wearing C. wear D. wore
10. The novels…..Mark Twain attract a lot of children.
A. writing B. written C. being written D. to be written
11. Tim: Would you mind lending me your dictionary?
Paul: ……….
A. Yes, let’s B. Great C. No, of course not D. Yes, here you are.
12. Mr Jame is a……….man, he always tells the funny stories.
A. humorous B. reserved C. generous D. kind
13. Mary wants to visit the……..inetitute in VN.
A. ocean B. sea C. oceanic D. ea bank
14. – Mrs. Smith: You made a lot of noise last night!
- David: ………
A. Really? B. What a pity! C. Oh! I’m really sorry! D. It’s kind of you to say so
III. Verb form.
1. The children (make)………………a lot of noise now. I (be)………….afraid of that they (wake up)…………….my father who (sleep)……………in the next room.
2. A: Where is Hoa?
B: I (not see)………………her today.
3. Tom: Where were you at 8 o’clock last night?
Mary: I (dance)…………..at my friend’s party.
4. A: The newspaper (come)………………….?
B: Yes. I’m reading it.
IV. Find and correct the mistake.
1. My daughter has learned Chinese since ten years.
2. My brother may stop his job because his low salary.
3. I often take my children to the park for pleasure in Sunday mornings.
4. It was raining heavy when I woke up yesterday morning.
5. They got up early so as to not get to school late.
6. Life in the city is often noisy than in the country.
7. Lucky, Uyen still had enough time to finish her test.
8. It is not easy learning English grammar.
9. She had to stay at home to finish her homeworks.
10. The building build in the nineteenth century has collapsed.
V. Read and choose the best answer
Parents send their children to school to prepare for the time they grow up. Children learn their native language so that they will be able to communicate fluently with other people around them. Moreover, they can preserve the valuable culture and literature of their country. They learn foreign languages in order to benefit from other countires’ heritage. The more foreign laguages they learn, the more benefits they get. Children also learn math to calculate, geography to know about nature, and history to know about human beings and historical events. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical uses in their life.
1. Parents send their children to school to……..
A. paly better B. Learn English C. Prepare for their future D. make them grow up
2. Why do children have to learn their native language?
A. To learn foreign languages.
B. To communicate fluently with other people around them