HSG Anh 8.

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Thời gian: 120’




I/ Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others
1. A. driver B. prefer C. soccer D. meter
2. A. finish B. invite C. sometimes D. nice
3. A. neighbor B. receive C. weight D.great
4. A. resident B. please C. museum D. selection
5. A. pleased B. passed C. reduced D. cooked
II/ Supply the correct forms or tenses of the verbs in brackets
People used (make)………..by (rub)……………..two sticks together
Each July, John together with his family (go)……..to Spain for holidays
While I (study)…………last night, Fred (come)…………..
The world (change)…………. Things never stay the same
The children are late. They (not come)……….home from school yet
This is the first time I (drink)……….Vodka
I wish I (be)………home when you called last night
“ Would you like me (go)……….with you?” I said to her?
After hearing the condition, I deciced (not enter)……….the competition
At the end of next month, the building (build)…………..
III/ Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed above it
1. The nurse taught Hoa how to give first- aid on the phone
Hoa…………………………………………………………
2. “ Do you know what the time is, Steve?” asked David
David asked………………………………………………..
3. That’s the strangest film I’ve ever seen
I’ve never………………………………………………….
4. You can’t visit the USA unless you have a visa.
If you……………………………………………………
5. She started working as a secretary five years ago
She has……………………………………………………
6. I’m interested in knowing more about the ancient Egyptians
I’d like……………………………………………………
7. I saw Jane standing outside the shop
Jane was…………………………………………………..
8. My father had him repair his car yesterday
My father had……………………………………………
9. My sister finds driving on the left difficulty
My sister isn’t…………………………………………
10.I didn’t call her because I didn’t have her phone number
If I…………………………………………………………
IV/ Put the words in brackets into correct forms
I like living in the countryside because people there are (friend)……….and the air is clean
If you need any help, just go to the (inform)………..center
The (reside) ………..in the area are against the building of the expressway
Our environment is being ( pollution) ………………seriously
We have a (day)…………newspaper in this town
If you want to be a teacher, you need a lot of………… (patient)
The house is nice, but it is (comfort)…………..to live in
We are sorry for the (convenient)………………….you have had for these days
The………… to the problem will be difficult to say (solve)
The new shopping mall will offer a wider (select)……………….of goods
V/ Fill in each blank with one suitable preposition
Phong Nha cave in Viet Nam is known ………..a World Heritage Site
The Eiffel Tower was designed………..a French engineer for the Paris World’s Fair of 1889
We have returned ………..a trip to Hue citadel
The lecturer is talking……….the Great Wall of China
Can I help you………….your bag, Mrs Hoa?
In our place, it is very cold………….night
The canoe overturned and everyone fell…………..the deep water
The store’s owners are concerned ………….the new mall
The child divided the cake………….two small part
The step mother was very cruel………… the little girl
VI/ Use the sets of words and phrases to make meaningful sentences
1.How long/ he/ learn/ English?
…………………………………………………………………………………………
2.I/ used/ swim/ this/ river/ but/ I/ not any more
…………………………………………………………………………………………
3.If/ I / be/ you/ I/ not buy/ that/ dress
…………………………………………………………………………………………
4.He/ want/ Jame/ lend/ money
…………………………………………………………………………………………
5.She/ tell/ not/ close/ window
………………………………………………………………………………………..
VII/ Choose the best answer to complete the passage
An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million (1)…….visited Egypt. The (20)……of Egypt is about fifty million and the (3)…….is El Qahira (Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the (4)…….is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average (5)……..from October to