Title ĐỀ THI HSG ANH 8 BÌNH XUYÊN - VĨNH PHÚC 2020-2021.docx ✅

4 It is important that you stand (1. COMFORT) ____________ with both feet rooted on the floor but slightly apart. Without realizing it, there will be a (2. TEND) ____________ to “retreat” from the audience or you may sway from side to side. Therefore, think of ways to (3. ACT) ____________ this when rehearsing (e.g. imagine you are wearing heavy lead shoes on your feet which are keeping your heels down). Try not to lean on the table or get your arms too close to your body as you will restrict your lungs and impair your (4. ABLE) ____________ to project your voice. Although it may help you feel more (5. RELAXATION) ____________, try not to walk about when delivering your (6. SPEAK) ________ as this will distract your audience. Like any skills, practice is vital. The more you practice, the more confident you will be. Try not to (7. SIMPLE) ____________ read out what you have prepared, and picture yourself talking confidently and (8. KNOWLEDGE) ____________ about your subject. After you have been presenting in front of the mirror for a while, you will begin to see which gestures and (9. FACE) ____________ movements work and which ones look wrong. Remember that nobody wants you to do badly and try to feel positive that you are going to deliver an interesting and (10. INFORM) ____________ talk. III. There are five mistakes in the following paragraph. Find and correct them. There is an example which has been done. Example: 0. Line 1: for => of Language is considered a significant means for communication in international relations. People in modern world have not longer been bound to their own countries. Moreover, in order to keep informed with speedy scientific developments nowadays, they must widen them cooperative relations with those highly developed nations in other parts of the world. Due to the fact that no one is able to communicating with any natives in the world, it is necessary for people to choose to learn a foreign language as a worldwide common means of communication. That is why English has being chosen to be a foreign language to master. More and more people use English and the number of those who learn English like a foreign language has been increasing so rapidly that it is the highest nowadays. D: READING I. Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only ONE word in each space. HURRICANE KATRINA New Orleans, in Louisiana, is (1) ____________ as the most unique city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals. However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea (2) ____________, the city faces the danger of flooding. So, a levee system and