TEST 8

49. A. broaden                        B. persuade                             C. reduce                    D. explain

 50. A. solidarity                     B. effectively                          C. documentary          D. dedication

 51. A. royal                            B. unique                                 C. remote                    D. extreme

 52. A. enroll                           B. promote                              C. require                    D. danger

 53. A. optimistic                    B. diversity                             C. environment           D. assimilate

 54. A. affectionate                 B. kindergarten                       C. respectable             D. occasional

 55. A. certificate                    B. compulsory                         C. remember               D. information

 56. A. treasure                        B. appoint                               C. advance                  D. diverse

 57. A. conceal                        B. contain                                C. conserve                 D. conquer

 58. A. forgettable                   B. philosophy                          C. humanism               D. objectively

 59. A. centralize                     B. candidate                            C. applicant                 D. motivation

 60. A. compass                       B. campus                               C. comfort                  D. command

 61. A. engineer                       B. Vietnamese                         C. entertain                 D. employee

 62. A. encounter                    B. agency                                C. influence                D. memory

 63. A. personify                     B. generate                              C. affection                 D. encourage

 64. A. contain                                    B. achieve                               C. improve                  D. enter

 65. A. company                      B. instrument                          C. business                  D. adventure

 66. A. suffer                           B. differ                                  C. prefer                      D. offer

 67. A. contact                                    B. concert                                C. constant                  D. concern

 68. A. recipe                           B. candidate                            C. instrument              D. commitment

 69. A. inflation                       B. maximum                            C. applicant                 D. character

 70. A. compulsory                  B. biography                           C. curriculum              D. admirable

 71. A. struggle                       B. anxious                               C. confide                   D. comfort

 72. A. offer                            B. canoe                                  C. country                   D. standard

 73. A. pollution                      B. computer                            C. currency                 D. allowance

 74. A. financial                      B. fortunate                             C. marvelous               D. physical

 75. A. prepare                                    B. survive                                C. finish                      D. appeal

 76. A. bamboo                       B. forget                                  C. deserve                   D. channel

 77. A. endanger                     B. furniture                             C. determine               D. departure

 78. A. teacher                         B. lesson                                  C. action                     D. police

 79. A. important                     B. happiness                            C. employment           D. relation

 80. A. possible                       B. cultural                               C. confident                D. supportive

 81. A. office                           B. nature                                 C. result                      D. farmer

 82. A. difficult                       B. popular                               C. effective                 D. national

 83. A. answer                         B. reply                                   C. singer                      D. future

 84. A. medical                        B. essential                              C. dangerous               D. regular

 85. A. doctor                          B. student                               C. advice                     D. parent

 86. A. advice                          B. justice                                 C. circus                      D. product

 87. A. politician                     B. genetics                              C. artificial                  D. controversial

 88. A. sympathy                     B. poverty                               C. equipment              D. character

 89. A. intend                          B. install                                  C. follow                     D. decide

 90. A. apartment                    B. benefit                                C. argument                D. vacancy

 91. A. explain                         B. involve                                C. borrow                    D. discuss

 92. A. behave                         B. relax                                    C. enter                       D. allow

 93. A. disaster                        B. origin                                  C. charity                    D. agency

 94. A. president                     B. opponent                            C. assistant                  D. companion

 95. A. obtain                          B. perform                               C. affect                      D. happen

 96. A. inform                         B. explore                                C. prevent                   D. cancel

 97. A. attitude                                    B. manager                              C. invention                D. company

 98. A. respect                         B. marry                                  C. depend                   D. predict

 99. A. fantastic                      B. powerful                             C. sensitive                 D. personal

 100. A. travel                         B. return                                  C. connect                   D. deny

17. The street food in Hoi An is delicious and ________.

A. fabulous B. affordable C. available D. fascinating

18. The bus ________up passengers outside the airport.

A. picks B. hits C. sends D. lays

19. The government has done nothing to resolve the ________ over nurses’ pay.

A. fight B. crash C. war D. conflict

20. The museum has a superb collection of ancient ________ from Nubia.

A. artefacts B. leather C. presence D. beads

21. I met James in a restaurant on Friday and he said that he had seen Caroline there ________.

A. this day B. that day C. the day before D. today

22. French bakers are fighting for the traditional baguette to be given UNESCO World Heritage- ________.

A. site B. admission C. recognition D. status

23. Sacramento’s central location and low cost of living make this place a ________ city.

A. determining B. poor C. fabulous D. forbidden

24. The weather was ________ in England than in Spain last week.

A. most warmer B. by far warmer C. more warmer D. much warmer

25. About 85 per cent of city ________ breathe heavily polluted air.

A. livers B. dwellers C. members D. villagers

26. He asked her to marry him but she ________ .

A. carry him out B. let him in C. took him out D. turned him down

27. The railway station was criticized for its lack of disabled ________.

A. preparation B. system C. facilities D. schedule

28. After visiting Van Phuc village, they came ________to their hotel for lunch.

A. down B. back C. up D. at

29. The trip to the National Gallery has been ________ until next Friday.

A. found out B. turned up C. put off D. looked into

30. How can we encourage people to get along with each other in this ________society?

A. multicultural B. considerable C. rural D. crashing

31. He was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of drug ________.

A. stealing B. stealing C. trading D. charging

32. ________ I met the Gills, I had been gardening for nearly ten years.

A. Before B. As soon as C. After D. Although

33. They see the outdoors as a ________ activity, not a job opportunity.

A. volunteering B. recreational C. exhausted D. international

34. He still doesn’t know ________ his budget when living alone in the city.

A. where to manage B. when to manage C. what to manage D. how to manage

35. Every time I fly to the United States, I get really bad ________.

A. recreation B. jet lag C. asthma D. confusion

36. Our aim is to make the performing arts, museums and our ________ accessible to all.

A. status B. love C. heritage D. patriotism

37. Savannah is one of the best ________ cities for job growth.

A. medium-sized B. whole C. full D. part

38. Jane said that she ________ come and look after the children the following day.

A. should B. will C. can D. could

39. Life in Ho Chi Minh City is ________ than we thought at first.

A. the more busier B. much more busy C. much busier D. far the busier

40. Of the cities we surveyed, Singapore was ________ the worst rated by its residents for culture.

A. a bit B. by far C. much D. a lot

41. I want to be well-groomed ________other people think nice things about me.

A. as soon as B. in order to C. so as not to D. so that

42. For most of us, however, positive thinking and ________ can be learned.

A. self-awareness B. self-analysis C. self-access D. self-abuse

43. My parents always criticize me for not getting good grades at school. I wish they put themselves in my ________ .

A. pants B. hands C. legs D. shoes

44. Harrison’s greatest attribute is his ability to work ________ pressure.

A. on B. within C. in D. under

45. You’ll never guess what happened ________ I left my room.

A. as long as B. while C. as soon as D. as far as

46. In recent years, there has been thousands of victims of sexual and physical ________.

A. crime B. conduct C. abuse D. sentence

47. Leave the ironing ________ - I’ll do it later.

A. for the time being B. in the nick of time

C. from time to time D. in any time

48. All people should join hand in protecting the environment ________ we can gain better health.

A. because B. even though C. when D. in order that

49. I almost missed my flight ________ there was a long queue in the duty-free shop.

A. since B. because of C. although D. despite

50. The cost ________ living in Singapore is higher than any countries in South East Asia.

A. of B. in C. for D. on

51. ________ all our efforts to save the school, the authorities decided to close it.

A. Because B. Although C. Since D. Despite

52. These factors contribute ________making city life more difficult for its residents.

A. on B. in C. with D. to

53. David Ferris’s father was a bank manager living ________the outskirts of the Lancastrian town of Preston.

A. in B. at C. on D. of

Decide which of the options (A, B, C, or D) is the best answer.

Everyone wants to reduce (28) _____. But the pollution problem is as complicated as it is (29)____. It is compltcated because much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, (30)_____ from automobiles causes large percentage (31)______air pollution.

But the automobike provides transportation to millions of people. (32)_____ discharge much of the material that pollutes air and water, but factories give employment to a large number of people. Thus, to end or greatly (33)_____ pollution immediately people would have to stop using many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can be

gradually reduced in several ways. (34)______ and engineers can work to find ways to lessen the amount of pollution that such things as automobiles and factories cause. Governments can pass and enforce laws that (35)_____ businesses and individuals to stop, or cut down on certain polluting activities.

28.      A. pollute                                  B. pollution                                       C. polluted                                        D. polluting

29.      A. seriousness                          B. serious                                          C. seriously                                       D. serioused

30.      A. exhaust                                B. exhausted                                    C. exhaustedly                                 D. exhauster

31.      A. to                                           B. with                                              C. in                                                   D. of

32.      A. Hills                                      B. Mountains                                   C. Factories                                      D. Rivers

33.      A. reducing                              B. reduced                                        C. reduce                                          D. reduction

34.      A. Doctors                                B. Engineers                                     C. Workers                                       D. Scientists

35.      A. require                                  B. Requires                                       C. required                                        D. requiring

Read the following passage and choose the best answers.

I often hear or read about “natural disaster”- the eruption of Mount St Helen, a volcano in the state of Washington: Hurricane Andrew in Florida; the floods in the American Midwest; terrible earthquakes all over the world; huge fires; and so on. But I’ll never forget my first personal experience with the strangeness of nature – “the London Killer Fog” of 1952. It began on Thursday, December 4^th when a high –pressure system (warm air) cover southern England. With the freezing-cold air below, heavy fog formed. Pollution from factories, cars, and coal stoves mixed with the fog. The humidity was terribly high, there was no breeze at all. Traffic (cars, trains, and boats) stopped. People couldn’t see, and some walked onto the railroad tracks or into the river. It was hard to breathe, and many people got sick. Finally on Tuesday, December 9^th, the wind came and the fog went away. But after that, even more people got sick, many of them died.

1.                               1. Which natural disaster isn’t mentioned in the text?

A. a volcanic eruption                                           B. a flood                            C. a hurricane   D. a tornado

1.                               2. What is his unforgettable person experience?

A. the London killer                                              B. the heavy fog in London

C. the strangeness of nature                                  D. a high-pressure system

1.                               3. What didn’t happen during the time of the “London Killer Fog”?

A pollution                   B. humidity                       C. heavy rain                      D. heavy fog

1.                               4. The traffic stopped because of _________.

A. The rain                   B. the windy weather      C. the humid weather        D. the heavy fog

Rewrite the following setences as directed.

23. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car. (use Despite)

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24. The storm destroyed the town completely. (change into passive)

@_____________________________________________________________________________________

25. We don’t go on cleaning up the beach because it starts raining. (use conditional sentences type 2)

@_____________________________________________________________________________________

26. “Good morning! How are you today?” Nam said to me. (use reported speech)

@_____________________________________________________________________________________

27. Lan goes to the bookshop to buy a dictionary. (make question for the underline part)

@_____________________________________________________________________________________

Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

1.                               1. A. media                        B. deny                               C. remote                                D. response

2.                               2. A. pity                            B. wide                               C. violent                                D. variety

3.                               3. A. shore                          B. sand                               C. sugar                                   D. share

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.

1.                               4. A. internet                      B. telegraph                        C. recycle                                D. wonderful

2.                               5. A. dynamite                   B. pesticide                        C. interactive                          D. achievement

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best completes the sentence.

6. People can get the latest ________and enjoy interesting programs on TV.

A. newspaper                 B. website                          C. news                                   D. data

7. ________ from factories is one cause of water pollution.

A. waste                         B. materials                        C. treasure                               D. products

8. Don’t spend much time________ the Internet, will you?

A. to surf                        B. to play                            C. playing                               D. surfing

9. I can’t easily get access________ the Internet because of living in the country.

A. for                             B. to                                   C. into                                     D. about

10. We should put garbage bins around here to prevent lazy students________throwing trash.

A. for                             B. against                           C. from                                   D. away

11. In order to save time, they decided to ride ________the forest.

A. over                           B. to                                   C. for                                      D. through

12. Let’s do something to protect the environment, ________?

A. shall we                     B. shall I                             C. don’t you                           D. shan’t we

13. I am the youngest student here, ________?

A. aren’t I                      B. am not I                         C. aren’t you                           D. am I

14. You should avoid________ in such a dangerous river.

A. swim                          B. to swim                          C. sitting                                 D. swimming

15. I think that most children are creative enough to write________ poems.

A. beauty                       B. beautiful                        C. beautifully                          D. beautify

16. If we don’t go on littering, the environment ________ cleaner and cleaner.

A. is becoming               B. could become                C. would become                    D. will become

17. They wanted their school________ more beautiful and attractive.

A. become                      B. to become                      C. becoming                            D. becomes

18. I have already heard of the violent earthquake which caused terrible________.

A. destruction                B. destroy                           C. destructive                         D. destroyer

19. He is going to the post office ________ he wants to send some postcards to his friends.

A. as                               B. however                         C. and                                     D. although

20. She will save a lot of money________ she uses energy-saving bulbs.

A. but                             B. if                                    C. although                             D. unless

21. When he was a little boy, he used to going swimming.

A                          B                   C          D

22. You rarely drink tea, don’t you?

A                 B       C     D