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TEST 8 I. PHONETICS (1-3). Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others. 1. a. pipe b. sight c. mineral d. pilot 2. a. flood b. typhoon c. food d. tool 3. a. option b. question c. pollution d. collection (4-5). Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others. 4. a. meteor b. volcano c. typhoon d. parade 5. a. describe b. distinguish c. destroy d. decorate II. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (6-20). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence. 6. She’s extremely well qualified ___________ the job. a. in b. by c. for d. to 7. He is very capable ___________ learning and understanding things. a. with b. of c. at d. about 8. Put ___________ the cigarette, please. I don’t like the smell of it. a. out b. in c. up d. off 9. ___________ the wet weather, the football match went ahead. a. Although b. Owing to c. Because of d. Despite 10. Many designers took ___________ from Vietnamese’s ethnic minorities. a. artificiality b. inspiration c. fashion d. information 11. She spoke quietly ___________ nobody else could hear a word. a. because b. although c. so that d. therefore 12. My pen friend, ___________ photos I showed you, will come to see me next week. a. her b. which c. who d. whose 13. He lent me several books, but ___________ of them was interesting. a. neither b. both c. none d. all 14. My father will have a ___________ holiday next month. We’ll go to Nha Trang. a. five days b. five-days c. five-day d. five day’s 15. Nowadays more and more people are shopping on the ___________. a. Television b. Computer c. Newspapers d. Internet 16. She lives in New York, but she ___________ in Washington D.C. right now. a. works b. worked c. is working d. has worked 17. It was pleasant to meet ___________ interesting people.
a. so b. such c. that d. too 18. The house was ___________ to live in, so we moved to a bigger one. a. small enough for us b. too small for us c. enough small for us d. so small to us 19. I told you ___________ the computer, didn’t I? a. don’t switch off b. not switch off c. not to switch off d. to not switch off 20. ‘Can I help you?’ ‘___________’ a. I’m sorry you can’t. b. No, it’s all right. I can manage, c. Not for me. Thank you. d. I’d rather you couldn’t. (21-25). Choose the underlined word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that needs correcting. 21. Some artists have few or no formal art training. A. few B. or C. formal D. training 22. All employees are required to wear their identification badges in work. A. are B. to wear C. identification D. in 23. I suggest that he will go to the doctor as soon as he returns from school. A. suggest B. will go C. as soon as D. returns 24. Oxygen plays an important role in maintaining live. A. plays B. an important C. in maintaining D. live 25. When George returned to his house, he was reading a book. A. When B. returned C. to D. was reading (26-30). Use the correct form of the word given in each sentence. 26. You can not work all the time. You need some rest and __________. (relax) 27. The kids were ___________ about the holiday. (excite) 28. She is so busy with ___________ activities that she has no time for entertainment. (society) 29. Many rivers have been found ___________ with filthy waste from factories. (pollute) 30. A helmet affords the cyclist some degree of ___________ against injury. (protect) III. READING (31-38). Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. One of the (31) ___________ things that can happen on our earth is an earthquake. When earthquakes happen near large cities, many people may be killed and many buildings are (32) ___________ down. Fire may start and do more damage than the quake (33) ___________. Earthquake comes (34) ___________ a shaking of the rocks under the surface of the earth. Forces within the earth push against the rocks (35) ___________ they break. Sometimes, the earth above the break will split open.