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Môn thi: Tiếng Anh 8
Thời gian làm bài: 120 phút (không kể lúc giao đề)

I. Choose a word in each group that has different stress pattern
1. a. conversation b. favorite c. uniform d. treatment
2. a. medicine b. attend c. conclusion d. attention
3. a. happy b. allow c. career d. employee
4. a. discussion b. assistant c. character d. expensive
5. a. computer b. memory c. serious d. special
II. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined, italic and bold part pronounced differently from the rest
1. a. new b. knew c. sew d. few
2. a. bear b. tear c. hear d. dear
3. a. land b. England c. Holland d. Thailand
4. a. trousers b. cloudy c. loud d. tour
5. a. cut b. butcher c. but d. shut
III. Underline the best option to complete these sentences
1. We must hand in the exercise (before, between, on, in) 8 o`clock.
2. I`ll try my (better, good, best, well) to improve my French.
3. My mother told me to study (hardly, good, bad, hard)
4. Mai (left, leave, live, lived) the book at home.
5. We`ll organize a party (between, in, on, at) 27th May.
6. He used to (plays, playing, played, play) football when he was a kid.
7. Each of us (have, having, are having, has) a new bag.
8. Lan is Mr Sang`s (assist, assistant, assistance, assisting)
9. Helen is my aunt`s daughter. She`s my (sister, nephew, cousin, niece)
10. My grandma (looked at, looked for, looked after, looked in) us when my parents were away from home.
11. He had to do everything without the help of (modern equipments, modern equipment, equipment modern, equipments modern)
12. The step mother was very (cruel with, cruel to, cruel of, cruel for) the little poor girl.
13. The beautiful girl finally got (married to, married with, married, married at) the prince.
14. Are there enough apples for us to have one (every, each, self, individually)?
15. The room was (full, complete, crowded filled) of strangers
IV. Choose the best option in the parentheses to complete the passage
The most diary in English was written by Samuel Pepys. It gives a detailed (description, letter, notice, story) of everyday life in England (between, from, through, to) 1660 and 1669. Pepys writes about important news stories of the time, like disease, and enemy navy (driving, flying, running, sailing) up the river Thames, and the Great Fire of London. He also writes about himself, even about his (accidents, plans, tastes, faults) - he often slept during church or (looked, played. Talked, thought) at other people. He describes his home life- a (conversation, discussion, quarrel, talk) with his wife and how they became friends again, his worry about her illness. As well as books, he liked music, the theater, card (battles, games, matches, plays), and parties with good food and (amount, plenty, much, some) of fun. Pepys was a busy man who had many important (acts, hobbies, jobs, studies) - he was a Member of Parliament and President of the Royal Society. He is (reviewed, remembered reminded reported) for his work for the British Navy.


V. Give the correct form of the word
1. This school doesn`t have any sports (equip)
2. The news that Michael had inherited a million dollars made his friends (excite)
3. The police are interested in the sudden (appear) of the valuable painting.
4. The saying of the sage are full (wise)
5. Who is the (own) of this black Merced?
6. The (magic) world of Disney attracts thousands of children as well as adults
7. My car has given me excellent (serve)
8. My mother cooked a (taste) dish last night
9. My neighborhood is (fame) for good and cheap restaurant.