HSG anh 9

Practice test for Tieng Anh 8.
I- Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounces differently from the rest.
01 . a. hear b. clear c. bear d. ear
02. a. noon b. tool c. blood d. spoon
03. a. with b. library c. will d. if
04. a. comfort b. hobby c. knowledge d. popular
05. a. enough b. rough c. laugh d. though
06. a. not b. nobody c. wrote d. spoken
07. a. sound b. amount c. country d. noun
08. a. thin b. than c. they d. there.
09. a. fond b. off c. follow d. honey
10. a. come b. comfort c. some d. comb.
II.Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1.When I first met him, he (work ) on my uncle`s farm.
2.My father (stop) working 5 years ago.It means he (not smoke) for 5 years.
3.At last you are here. I (wait) for you for more than half an hour.
4.The floor is dirty. You (clean ) it please?
5.The house (build) in the 19 th century has collapsed.
6.The people (live) in my neibourhood are friendly.
7.When I saw Tom, he (walk) hand in hand with his father.
8.Nam ( not buy) a new computer since he (sell) the old one last month.
III- Read the following passage and then choose the best answer to complete the passage.
A- An increasing number of people are now going on holiday to Egypt. Last year, for example, about one and a half million …(21).. visited Egypt. The …(22)… of Egypt is about fifty million and the …(23).. is EL Qahira ( Cairo), a busy city of just under nine million people. Although the ..(24)… is hot and dry and most of the country is desert, the average …(25).. from October to March is not too high. The most …(26).. sights are the pyramids at Giza. However, it is also pleasant to ..(27).. Alexandria, Port Said and several other places and do as much…(28).. as possible in the time available. A …(29)… to Luxor is an unforgettable experience, and there are frequent ..(30 ).. there from Cairo.
21. a. explorers b. voyagers c. tourists d. passengers.
22. a. people b. citizenship c. nation d. population.
23. a. principal b. head c. state d. capital.
24. a. temperature b. climate c. condition d. position.
25. a. weather b. measurement c. climate d. temperature.
26. a. famous b. known c. visited d. requested
27. a. search b. inspect c. examine d. visit
28. a. viewing b. inspecting c. sightseeing d. looking
29. a. picnic b. trip c. guide d. entertainment.
30. a. flights b. travels c. journeys d. voyages.
B- I am going to a wedding(31. last, next, at, from) Saturday. My great friend, Marie, and her friend, George, are ( 32. becoming, having, going, getting) married. They have known each other (33. after, until, for, before) five years, but they have only been going out together a short time. I must say, we were all rather (34. please, surprised, friendly, interesting) when they announced that they were engaged. The wedding will be in the church near Marie`s home and(35. afterwards, yet, however, because) there will be a party in the Church Hall. There will be almost a hundred(36. visitors, guests, members, crowds) at the party. Besides both (37. couple, their, her, his) families, all Marie`s friends from college will be at