HSG 8 Hot

GD&ĐT Đô Lương
SECTION A: PHONETICS
I. Choose the word whose the underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the other three.
1. A. island B. design C. resort D. position
2. A. explain B. complain C. certain D. campaign
3. A. appeared B. dropped C. overturned D. believed
4. A. exam B. remember C. delighted D. excellent
5. A. proud B. shower C. cloudy D. should

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II. Choose the word whose the main tress is different from that of the other three.
1. A. arrive B. perform C. decide D. happen
2. A. festival B. library C. tradition D. customer
3. A. enjoyable B. beautiful C. unsuitable D. exciting
4. A. wonder B. compile C. neighbor D. pressure
5. A. environment B. vegetable C. difficult D. dangerous
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SECTION B: VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
I. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. Why don’t you ______ your brother repair your computer? – He’s too busy.
A. have B. ask C. advise D. get
2. I was reading a newspaper______ he came.
A. while B. when C. at times D. since
3. I think we should organize some shows to ______ the fund for the poor.
A. collect B. bring C. offer D. raise
4. Would you like me to get you something to drink? - ______
A. No, I’m sorry B. That’s too bad C. My pleasure D. That would be nice
5. More and more people are ______about protecting the environment nowadays.
A. proud B. interested C. concerned D. fond
6. Would you ______ helping me move this table? – No, of course not.
A. please B. mind C. suggest D. prefer
7. There is nothing ______ to do in this small town.
A. exciting B. amazed C. excite D. excitedly
8. Could you please ______ me the way to the nearest bank? – Yes, sure.
A. explain B. show C. say D. talk
9. I still can’t believe it. My bike ______ last night.
A. were stolen B. was stolen C. has been stolen D. stolen
10. Nga asked me ______ Ha Long Bay was in northern Viet Nam.
A. if B. whether C. that D. A or B

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II. There is ONE mistake in each line in the following passage. Find and correct it.

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 Last summer, Grace decided to do a two- weeks course in France because

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she want to improve her French.

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 In the first day at the language school, they gave her a test, and the teacher

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told her, “ We’ll put you in the top of the class.” She was very pleased hearing

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that, and “I’m sorry to say”, she proud told all her friends at home, “ I’m one

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of the best students”. But soon she was very surprising to find how difficult

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the class was. She also felt very homesick. “ It’s hard to adapt to life in other country”

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she said. After two weeks, her French was many better, but she was happy to return home


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III. Supply the correct word form to complete sentences below.
1. ___________, dark clouds appeared and it