ENGLISH TEST

Question I.Choose the words that has the underline pronounced differently from the
others. Identify your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your
answer paper.
1.A. arrives
B. watches
C. washes
D. classes
2.A. chair
B. cheap
C. chorus
D. child
3.A. missed
B. closed
C. called
D. planned
4.A. fat
B. any
C. gas
D. hat
5.A physics
B. basic
C. sailor
D. subject
Question II. Choose one word that has a different stress position from the others. Identify
your answer by writing the corresponding word or phrase on your answer paper.
1.A. scissors
B. object
C. intention
D. pencil
2.A. comfortable
B. invention
C. generous
D. demonstrate
3.A. communicate B. organization
C. communication D. consideration
4.A. advice
B. beauty
C. picture
D. postcard
5.A. theater
B. career
C. cinema
D. gallery
III. Choose the correct answer from the four options given ( marked A; B; C and D).
Identify your answers by writing down the corresponding letter A; B; C or D.
1. Lan always talks too much about nothing. She is .. .
A. outgoing
B. talkative
C. naughty
D. sociable
2. It is not .. to see anything in the room.
A. light enough
B. very light
C. enough light
D. too light

3. Minh advised Ba how ............ from My Son to Hoi An.

A. to go
B. going
D. goes
4. Look. Theres dark clouds coming. It .. .
A. will rain
B. would rain
C. is going to rain
5. How long .............. Tom ? Since we were kids.

A. have you know

D. do you know

B. have you known

6. Remember .. anyone about my mistake.

A. not telling
B. not tell
C. not to tell
7. The girl is standing in the room, .. in the mirror.
A. to look at herself
B. looking at herself C. looking at her
8. Foreign tourists are interested ......... pottery.

A. of
B.in
D. for
9. Linh said that she .......... working then .
A. is
B. were
D. was
10. Have you made up your .. to buy a new house yet?
A. soul
B. mind
C. heart
11. We should keep the window open .. fresh air can get in.
A. so that
B. so as to
C. in order
12. If I .a millionaire, I . a villa.
A. was/would buy
B. am/will buy
C. were/would buy
13. This bottlefrom glass.
A. is making
B. is made
C. makes
14.Would you mind if I .. your mobile phone?
A. use
B. am used
C. used

C. go

D. rains

C. did you know

D. dont tell
D. looking herself.

C. on
C. will be
D. head
D. so as that
D. was/will buy
D. made
D. will use

15. Dont worry. We .. of the test results next week.

A. will inform
B. will be informed C. are informing

D. are informed

Question IV . Give the correct form of the words in the brackets.

1. He has been an active .............. in the contest.

(participate )
2. She gave me a ............................... of the new house.
3. Mai finished the course.
4. You must read the following precautions...
5. You shouldnt talk about her character only through her ..........
6. We are waiting for the ................... of our uncles train.
7. Hishas changed the world.
8. My mother always gives me good
9. If you want to get more ...................., please contact Mr. Phong.
10. Its a good restaurant; the food there is very .......................

(demonstrate)
(success)
(care)
(appear)
(arrive)
(invent)
(advise)
(inform)
(taste)

Question V. Complete the following passage, using the correct form or tense of the verbs
in brackets. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Nowadays, a lot of important inventions (1- carry).. out by scientists ( 2- work )..
for large industrial firms. However, there ( 3- be ). still opportunities for other people
( 4- invent ).. various things. In Britain, there is a weekly TV program which (5attempt) .. to show all the devices which people ( 6- invent ) . recently. The
people( 7- organize ) .. the program receive information about 700 inventions per
year. New ideas can ( 8- develop ) ... by private inventors. However, it is
important ( 9- consider) these questions: Will it work? Will it (10 want ) ? Is it
new?
Question VI. Read the following passage. Choose the correct answer by writing down its
corresponding letter A,B,C or D on your answer sheet.
It is five oclock in the evening when Rene Wagner come home from work. She walks
into the living room and looks at her three children. They are 14,13 and 9 years old. They are
watching TV. The living room is a mess. There are dirty socks on the floor and cookies on the
sofa. Games and toys are every where. Rene is angry ,This place is a mess she tells her
children, I cant work all day and then do housework all evening. Im not going to do
housework! Rene doesnt do housework. She doesnt clean or wash dishes. She doesnt wash
clothes, either. Every evening she sits on the sofa and watches TV.
After two weeks, every plate, fork and glass in the house is dirty. All the childrens
clothes are dirty. Every garbage basket is full. The house is a mess.
Then, one day Rene comes home from work and gets a big surprise. The kitchen is
clean. The children clean the kitchen !
The next day, the living room is clean, and the children are washing their clothes. Rene
tells the children OK, Ill do the housework again. But you have to help me.
Now Rene and her three children do the housework together. Then they all sit on the
sofa and watch TV !
1. When Rene came home from work, she found the house ................ .
A. clean and dirty B. dirty and tidy
C. dirty and untidy D. clean but untidy
2. Rene told her children ....................... .
A. to do the housework
B. she couldnt do housework
C. not to do housework
D. she wouldnt do housework
3. Two weeks later, the house was .................. .
A. very clean
B. a mess
C. tidy
D. rather dirty

4. Some days later, the house was clean again because ......................... .
A. she couldnt let it that way
B. her children did housework.
C. her children didnt do housework.
D. she did housework again.
5. Now Rene does housework again because ...................... .
A. her children help her.
B. they can watch TV together.
C. her children wash their clothes.
D. her children dont do it.
Question VIII: Use the given words to make complete sentences.
1. Linh/ parents/ proud/ him/ because/ he/ always/ get/ good marks.
...............................................................................................................................................
2. We/ very interested/ play/ soccer/ when/ live/ countryside.
...............................................................................................................................................
3. I/ not talk/ uncle/ since/ he/ buy/ new house/ city center.
...............................................................................................................................................
4. The Browns/ buy/ lot/ food/ because/ they/ go/ have/ party.
...............................................................................................................................................
5. It/ only/ small car/ so/ there/ not/ enough room/ all/ us.
...............................................................................................................................................
Question IX. Finish the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1. He is strong. He can carry that table.
-> He........................................................................................
2. Alexander GrahamBell invented telephone .
-> Alexander GrahamBell was.......................................
3. You went to see the movie Dream city last night, didnt you?
-> Did...................................................................?
4. The front yard is too small to play soccer in.
-> The front yard isnt.................................................
5. Miss Johnson told me: Read books regularly.
-> Miss Johnson told me...............................................
6. Dont stay up too late
-> My sister asked......................................................
7. Its 3 years since I last spoke to her.
-> I havent.............................................................
8. Tam doesnt type as fast as she used to.
-> Tam used.............................................................
9. Minh began to collect stamps in 2000.
-> Minh has.................................................................
10. His car runs fast but a race car run faster.
-> His car doesnt.........................................................

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P N +HNG DN CHM THI HC SINH GII HUYN

NM HC 2011 - 2012
MN THI: TING ANH 8
I. 0,5 im mi cu ng c 0,1 im

1. A

2. C

3. A

II. 0,5im mi cu ng c 0,1 im

1. B

2. B

3. C

4. B

5. A

4. A

5. B

III. 1,5 im mi cu ng c 0,1 im

1.B
8.B
9.A

2.A

10.B

3.D

11.A

4.C

12.B

5.A
13.D

6.C

7.B

14.C 15.B

IV. 1 im mi cu ng c 0,1 im
1. injuries
2. demonstration
3. assistant
4. safety
5. appearance
6. arrival
7. overcrowding
8. unpleasant
9. information
10. tasty
V . 1 im mi cu ng c 0,1 im
1. aware
2. when
3. diseases
4. cure
5. changed
6. was
7. much
8. live
9. medical
10 . solve
VI. 1 im mi cu ng c 0,1 im
1. have been carried
2. working
3. are
4. to invent
5. attempts
6. have invented
7. organizing 8. be developed 9. to consider 10. be wanted
VII. 1 im mi cu ng c 0,2 im

1. C

2. D

3. B

4. B

5. A

VIII. 0,5 im mi cu ng c 0,1 im

1. Linhs parents are very proud of him because he always gets good marks.
2. We are very interested in playing soccer when we lived in the countryside.
3. I havent talked to your/ my uncle since he bought a new house in the city center.
4. The Browns have bought a lot of food because they are going to have a party.
5. It is only a small car, so there isnt enough room for all of us.
IX.1 im mi cu ng c 0,1im
1.He is strong enough to carry that table.
2.Alexader GrahamBel was the inventor of the telephone.
3.Did you go to see the movie Dream City last night?
4.The front yard isnt large enough to play soccer in.
5.Miss Johson told me to read books regularly.
6.My sister asked me not to stay up late.
7.I havent spoken to her for 3 years.
8.Tam used to type faster than she does now/ she can.
9.Minh has collected stamps since 2000/ for 8 years.
10.His car doesnt run as fast as a race car.
X. 2 im
The Students essay should include the following points:
- The writing passage should be well organized: 0.5 im

* Introduction, body and ending of the passage

* Linking words
- The content of the writing passage should be clear, logical and creative with
explanations:1 im
- The writing passage is supposed to be free of grammatical and spelling errors: 0.5 im .