Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete these sentences.

1. The Smith (A. is having/ B. are having/ C. have/ D. had) a barbecue in the backyard right now.

2. The train (A. Left/ B. just leaves/C. has just left/ D. leaves) for 10 minutes.

3. The police (A. didn’t catch/ B. isn’t caught/C. hasn’t caught/ D. don’t catch) the burglars yet.

4. Jim (A. is still reading/ B. has still read/ C. did still read/ D. does still read) the book he borrowed from the local library last week.

5. (A. Have you ever tried/ B. Are you ever trying/ C. Do you ever try/ D. Did you ever try) Indian cuisine before? No, this is my first time.

6. At present, my father (A. have/ B. is having/ C.has/ D. has had) a car and a motorbike.

7. You should arrive at the airport before &:30 because the plane (A. takes off/ B. are taking off/ C. have taken off/ D. took off) at sharp 8.

8. Who (A. do/ B. does/ C. is/D. are) James talking to?

9. I (A. am reading/ B. am read/C. read/ D. have read) five science books so far.

10. Coffee (A. is always been/ B. has always been/ C. is always/ D. has always being) my favorite drink since I was 20.

11. Why (A. are you always talking/ B. do you always talk/ C. have you always talked/ does you always talk) with your mouth full?

12. What (A. are you do/ B. have you done/ C. are you doing/D. do you do) now? I am a linguist.

13. Look! It (A. is pouring/ B. pours/ C. is poursed/ D. has poured) with rain.

14. Have you finished your homework yet? No, actually I (A. worked/ B. am work/ C. am working/ D. work) on it.

15. Mr. Brown (A. sleeps/ B. is sleeping/ C. has slept/ D. is sleep). I can hear his loud snoring.

16. Tomorrow the sun (A. rises/ B. is rising/ C. is rise/ D. does rises) at 6.44 and it sets at 18.33.

17. I (A. don’t do anything/ B. am not doing anything/ C. haven’t done anything/ D. am not do anything) tonight. I want to relax.

18. What time (A. have you met/ B. are you meet/ C. do you meet/ D. are you meeting) John on this Sunday?

19. This year the school (A. is end/ B. has ended/ C. ends/ D. is ending) on 28 June.

20. I can’t help you. I (A. am see/ B. bave seen/ C. see/ D. am seeing) the doctor this afternoon.

Complete the sentences, choose the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. ……….Charlie Chaplin was born in London, Englang. (legend)

A. legend B. legendary C. legendry D. legends

2. In Canada, there are a lot of………. From variuos countries. (refuge)

A. refugees B. refuge C. refugency D. refugee

3. Lake Wanaka is a ……… scenery in New Zealand. (spectacle)

A. spectacle B. spectacled C. spectacular D. spectacularly

4. The Sydney Opera House is an………..monument of Australia. (icon)

A. icon B. icons C. iconology D. iconic

5. The……originates in Ireland and its associated islands. (Ireland)

A. Irish B. Ireland C. Irelands D. Irishes

6. The Canadians are native………..of English. (speak)

A. speaker B. speakers c. spoken D. speaks

7. English is an………..language of France. (official)

A. official B. officialise C. unofficial D. officiant

8. Thuy………………loves the koala in Australia. (absolute)

A. absolutary B. absolute C. absolution D. absolutely

9. The violation of that company was………..yesterday. (exposure)

A. exposure B. exposures C. exposed D. expose

10. Do storm water and the atmosphere bring non – point source………….? (pollution)

A. pollution B. pollutants C. pollute D. polluting

I. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others.

1. A. payee B. Chinese C. coffee D. trainee

2.A. jubilee B. guarantee C. Japanese D. referee

3 A. refugee B. Taiwanese C. absentee D. committee

4.A. Viennese B. Maltese C. Burmese D. Chinese

5.A. reindeer B. volunteer C. mountaineer D. engineer

Học kì một, số học sinh giỏi của lớp 8A bằng 1/8​ số học sinh cả lớp. Sang học kì 2, có thêm 3 bạn phấn đấu trở thành học sinh giỏi nữa, do đó số học sinh giỏi bằng 1/5 ​ số học sinh cả lớp. Hỏi lớp 8A có bao nhiêu học sinh?

Tỉ số giữa hai số nguyên âm là \(\frac{2}{5}\)​. Biết rằng hiệu của hai số là 36, tìm hai số đó.

Số bé là ....

số lớn là .....

Reorder the words to make the sentences.

1. is/ but/ not/ Canberra/ the/, / is/ Australia/ capital/ of/ Sydney.

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2. Maori/ native/ of/ New Zealand/ people/ the/ are/ the/ Island/ in/ North.

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3. Washington D.C/ opens/ Museum/ a.m./ at Children‟s/ in/ 10.00/ National/ The.

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4. monument/ San Francisco/ Bridge/ of/ The/ an/ iconic/ Gate/ is/ Golden.

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Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.

English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world‟s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world‟s scientific papers are printed in English.

It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce,

and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.

1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

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2. Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

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3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

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4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

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5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

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