Test 8

I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest :

1.A.changed

B.learned

C.laughed

D.earned

2.A.ch air

B.ch in

C.ch emical

D.ch eck

3.A.steps

B.mates

C.fights

D.stairs

4.A.le nd

B.se nd

C.me nd

D.ope n

5.A.th at

B.th ree

C.th ank

D.th ink

II. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences:

6.We are really.................. by the beauty of Hue

A.impression

B.impress

C.impressive

D.impressed

7.They.................go to Nha Trang in summer.

A.use

B.used to

C.are used

D.are used to

8.A lot of............come to Van Mieu everyday

A.visiter

B.visitorC.visiters

D.visitors

9.I.......................to school when I met him

A.will cycle

B.am cycling

C.cycled

D.was cycling

10.My aunt has been in HCM City..................1995

A.to

B.by

C.since

D.for

11.It’s going to rain in Canberra,...................is the capital city of Australia

A.which

B.where C.that

D.when

12.Bill wishes he................. more money so he could buy a new bike

A.has

B.have

C.had

D.having

13. He was born.............15 th,January

A.in

B.of

C.at

D.on

14. She would rather he.........here on time

A.go

B.gone

C.went

D.to go

15.What aspect of........E do you find difficult?

A.study

B.studied

C.learnt

D.learning

16. Can you tell me who.......this kind of machine

A.invented

B.invention

C.inventor

D.inventive

17. Going swimming in the summeris very interesting,..... it?

A.is

B.isn’t

C.are

D.aren’t

18.I remember.................her somewhere

A.see

B.seeingC.saw

D.to see

19.He got wet ......................he forgot his umbrella.

A. because of

B. because

C.but

D.and

20. Mary bought this car last night,...............?

A. didn’t she

B.doesn’t she

C.isn’t she

D.hasn’t she

21.He went away without.....................the door.

A.to close

B.closedC.closing

D.close

22.If he is careful,he......................get good marks

A.must

B.will

C.could

D.would

23.I was very ...................that you won the first prize

A.amazed

B.amazeC.amazement

D.amazing

24.His life was hard ,.................he studied very well

A.but

B.so

C.if

D.and

25.Pay the bill within 2 weeks on the electricity will be cut………….

A. up

B. down C.in

D.off

III. Read the text and choose the best answer to complete each sentences below:

The invention of the electric telegraph gave birth to the communication industry . Although Samuel B . More succeeded in the

making the invention useful in 1837 , it was not until 1843 that the first telegraph line of consequence was constructed . By 1860 more than

50.000 miles of lines connected people east of the Rockies . The following year , San Francisco was added to the network The national

telegraph network fortified the ties between East and West and contributed to the rapid expansion of the railroads

by providing an efficient means to monitor schedules and routes . Furthermore , the extension of the telegraph , combined with the

invention of the steam – driven rotary printing press by Richard M . Hoe in 1846 , revolutionized the world of journalism. Where the

business of news gathering had been dependent upon the mail and on hand –operated presses , the telegraph expended the amount of

information a newspaper could supply and allowed for more timely reporting . The establishment of the Associated Press

as a central wire service in 1846 marked the advent of a new era in journalism .

26.The main topic of the passage is ………

A.the history of journalism

B. the origin of the national telegraph

C . how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads

D. the contributions and development of the telegraph network

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