Chọn lọc 10 đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 8

 E 8 – TUYỂN 10 ĐỀ THI HSG 
I- Choose the word which has underlined letters pronounced differently from that of the rest :
1/ arrange	family	attract	man
2/ card 	face	make	paint
3/ library	child	wife	activity
4/ children	choice	machine	change
5/ activity	width	musical	admire
6/ divided	wanted	translated	walked
7/ played	showed	lined	stopped
8/ thousand	thirsty	clothes	thin
II- Fill in the blank with the best word in parentheses :
1/ I'm not interested.....................................any of his stories (by, at, in, with)
2/ The boys are tired.....................................having to wash the dishes every night (with, by, of, in)
3/ The girl, .....................father is a chief at a famous restaurant, can not cook ( who, whom, whose, that)
4/ Smoke and waste chemicals from vehicles and factories.............................................the air and water (polluted, refresh, clean, wash)
5/ Mary learns Mathematics..............................than Peter does.( well, badly, best, better)
6/ It's very kind.. .. ..you to help the poor(for, with, by, of)
7/ Fruits are very useful.. .. .. ..our health.(for, with, in, to)
8/ The river is deep.. .. for ships to sail up to the port of Hai phong (too, as, enough, necessary)
III- Put the verbs in parentheses into their correct form :
1/ I don't think we (meet) each other before.
2/ Nothing (do) since I moved here.
3/ Like humans, zoo animals must (have) a dentist (fill) their teeth.
4/ At last you're here. I (wait) for you for more than half an hour.
5/ If I (be) the President, I (change) a lot of things.
6/ He wishes he (come) back to his mother land now.
7/ These books (write) (read) by every one. It should be shown in the library.
8/You looked very busy when I saw you last night. What you (do) ?
IV- Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same :
1/ Thank you for helping me
	- It was kind ........................................................................................................................................
2/ Robert is a playwright as well as an actor.
	- Robert is not only.............................................................................................................................
3/ The last time I saw Linda was at Jimmy's birthday party.
	- I haven't............................................................................................................................................
4/ Mrs Green told Alice to carry those book back home.
	- Mrs Green had................................................................................................................................
5/ A child can understand the problem.
	- The problem.......................................................................................................................................
6/ It's such a heavy box that I can't lift it.
	- The box.............................................................................................................................................
7/ I've never seen that play before.
	- It's......................................................................................................................................................
8/ They're watching my father's new car
	- My father's new car..........................................................................................................................
 TEST 1
I. Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage. (20 points )
 Linda is from England, but she (1-live )_________in the United States. She (2-work)_______for a women’s magazine. She (3-start )_________writing articles many years ago. She (4-write )__________
many articles. As a journalist, she (5-visit )_________nearly every city in the world. Recently, she (6-be )
_________to a number of countries in Africa. Now she (7-be )__________on holiday in Italy. She (8-go )
____________there three days ago. She (9-say )___________she (10-return )__________to the United States next week.
II. Write the correct form of words in capitals. (10 points )
1, Gases from factories are extremely____________________.	HARM 
2, We’ve decided to interview only ten __________________for the job. 	APPLY
3, The water is__________________. You can’t drink it .	POLLUTE
4, Boys and girls may behave __________________in this situation.	DIFFER
5, He was the greatest ___________________of the time . 	SCIENCE
III, Rewrite the following sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same. (10 points 
1, They are painting the living room at the moment.
 - The living room..
2, John drives more carefully than his brother does.
 - John’s brother ..
3, Learning English is not easy.
 - It is
4, They were such difficult questions that we couldn’t answer all of them .
 - The questions were so
5, I don’t know her phone number, so I can’t call her.
 - If I
IV, Complete the following sentences, using a word or a phrase. (10 points )
1, If you don’t work hard , you ..the exam .
2, Marie Curie , father was a Polish, was a French physicist.
3, World population will continue to risewe try to reduce it.
4, The girl.in front of the school gate is our new classmate.
5, Even..tired, Mrs Hoa helped me with my homework.
V, Choose the best answer to complete the sentences. (20 points )
1, I haven’t had any news of Hoa..2003.
A. in	B. before	C. on	D. since
2, The house is.small for us to live in .
A. very	B. too	C. such	D. so
3, Do you mindon your own?
A. live	B. to live	C. Living	D. lived
4, This is the factory..my father used to work.
A. where	B. what	C. when	D. which
5, You must leave nowyou will be late for school .
A. unless	B. if	C. because	D. or
6, All of us werethat he was successful in the final exam .
A. surprise	B. surprised	C. surprising	D. surprisingly
7, Radium was .by Marie Curie.
A. discover	B. discovered	C. discoverer	D. discovery
8, I don’t think that film is.
A. bore	B. bored	C. boringly	D. boring
9, She was born..June 28th , 1976.
A. in	B. at	C. on	D. of
10, The man you met on Main street yesterday is your new teacher .
A, whom	B. which	C. who	D. whose
VI, Fill a suitable preposition in each blank to complete the following passage. (20 points )
 Mark Twain is a famous America writer. His name was Samuel Langhorn Clemens and Mark Twain was his pen name. He was born in a small town (1)_____________the Missouri (2)________the USA. The boy had many friends (3)____________school and when he became a writer, he described them (4)____________his stories. Samuel always wanted to be a sailor and (5)_________
the age of twenty he found work (6)____________a river boat. After some time he left the boat and went to live (7)_____________California. Here he began to write short stories (8)_________the name(9)__
____________Mark Twain. He sent them (10)___________newspapers. The readers loved his stories very much.
VII, Read the following passage carefully. Use the suggested words to make questions, then answer them ( 10 points )
 There are about 5,000 living languages in the world today, but only about six of them are major languages of the world. Two-thirds of the world’s population speak those languages. More than 350 million people speak English as their first language. Nobody knows exactly how many people speak it as a foreign language. Chinese is the only language with more speakers than English. This is because of the huge population of China. It is true that English is the most widespread language os Earth. It is the language of business, technology, sports and aviation.
Questions :
1, How many / living languages / there / world / today ?
.2, How many / there / speak / English / first language ?
3, Anyone / know / exact / many people / English / foreign language ?
4, Which / language / have / speaker / English ?
5, Chinese / be / most widespread / language / Earth ?
TEST 2
I, Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. ( 20 points )
1, If I (be)a bird, I (not want )..to live in a cage.
2, Laura wishes that she (not live ).in a small flat .
3, I can’t go out now because it (rain )and I (not have)a raincoat.
4, She (say)she’d phone me this morning, but it is now 12.30 and she (not phone).yet.
5, If he (read ).in bad light, he ( ruin ).his eyes .
6, He had a bad fall while he ( repair )his roof .
II, Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word. ( 20 points )
 In the United States of America the national (1)is also English. Four hundred years ago (2)some English people sailed to North America to live there, and (3)brought the new language to this new (4) . Now in the United States of America people (5)
American English. Most of the words are the (6)in American and in British English, but American people say some English words not like people (7)in England.
 Canada is to the North of the United States of America. It is (8)..than the United States. In Canada many people speak English (9)they also came from England many years ago. But in some parts of Canada, they speak (10).. . People living in these parts came from France.
III, Fill in each blank with the correct form of the word in capitals. (15 points)
1, His son’s..has not improved much	BEHAVE
2, He draws cartoons for a ..magazine .	HUMOR
3, For some people UFOs only exist in films for .. .	ENTERTAIN
4, The gas from the chemical factory is extremely. .	HARM
5, My brother is a stamp .	COLLECT
IV, Find and correct the mistakes in each sentence. ( 10 points )
1, If we would have a large garden, we would plant a lot of flowers in it 
2, Nha Trang, that has a long beach, attracts many foreign visitors.
3, A new department store was building in our town last month .
4, They used to having big parties when they lived in the city .
5, Although my sister was tired, but she tried to finish her homework.
V, Read the passage below and answer each of the questions . (15 points )
 Tropical rain forests are found in Amazon region of South America, Central America, Africa, and South and Southeast Asia. Rain forests are very important to the world’s climate. The Amazon rain forest alone receives about 30 to 40 percent of the total rainfall on the Earth and produces about the same percentage of the world’s oxygen. Some scientists believe that the decreasing size of the rain forests will affect the climate on the earth, making it uncomfortable or even dangerous for life. Saving our rain forests is an international problem. One country, or even a few countries cannot solve the problem alone. The nations of the world must work together to find a solution before it is too late .
Questions :
1, Where are tropical rain forests found ?
2, How are rain forests to the world’s climate ?
3, How much percent of the world’s oxygen does Amazon rain forests produce ?
4, What do scientists think about the decreasing size of rain forests ?
5, Is saving our rain forests only a national problem ?
VI, Rewrite these sentences . ( 20 points )
1, “ Let’s use fewer plastic bags, “ he said . → He suggested...
2, We last saw our uncle five months ago. → We haven’t
3, Would you like me to finish the work tonight ? → I’ll.. 
4, It’s a pity our teacher isn’t here at the moment . → I wish.
5, They ‘ll have to change the date of the meeting again. → The date.
6, You may get hungry on the train, so take some sandwiches. → In..
7, All visitors to the town falls in love with it . → Every one who.
 8, In spite of not speaking Vietnamese, Mr John decided to settle in Ha Noi. → Although..
TEST 3
I, Choose the word in each group that has pronounced differently from the rest .
1.	A. claimed	B. warned	C. occurred	D. existed
2. 	A. grade	B. replace	C. wander	D. parade
3. 	A. health	B. ready	C. heavy	D. appear
4. 	A. throw	B. thought	C. through	D. though
5. 	A. sugar	B. sight	C. source	D. sale
II, Choose the best answer to complete these sentences .
1, You really saw a UFO, Mr John,you ?
	A. weren’t	B. didn’t	C. don’t	D. aren’t
2, I wish this exam..easier .
	A. is	B. will be	C. would	D. were
3, If anybody..a question, please ask me after class.
	A. has	B. have	C. had	D. will have
4, Viet..go fishing with his uncle when he lived in the countryside.
	A. used to	B. is used to	C. has used to	D. was used to 
5, If I.Nam’s address, I.his a letter.
	A. have – write	B. had – will write	C. had – would write	D. had wrote
6, We haven’t seen Bich.two months.
	A. since	B. for	C. until	D. before
7, The book.is on the table belongs to my brother .
	A. who	B. where	C. whose	D. which
8, They reached the village before sunset.the road was flooded.
	A. although	B. whether	C. as if	D. even
9, After arriving home , they usuallytheir uniforms .
	A. take out	B. put out 	C. take off	D. put off
10, He workedthan his workmates.
	A. more careful	B. as carefully	C. carefullier	D more carefully
III, Find and correct mistakes in each sentence .
1, Mary asked me how did I go to school every day
2, The English course will start in May 29th and finished in August.
3, Last summer my family went to Vung Tau, where my aunt is living there.
4, If you won’t study hard, you’ll fail the exam .
5, I haven’t visited Mr Ba when he moved to his new house .
IV, Read the passage below and choose the correct answers to complete it .
 The Rockies Mountains run almost the length of North America. They start in the North-West, but lie only a ( 1- many / lot / few / couple ) hundred miles from the centre in more southern areas. Although the Rockies are smaller ( 2 - to / as / than / from ) the Alps, they are no less wonderful. There are many roads across the Rockies, ( 3 - but / because / since / unless ) the best way to see them is to ( 4 -drive / travel / ride / pass ) by train. You start from Vancouver, ( 5 - a / the / one / its ) most attractive of Canada’s big cities. Standing with its feet in the water and its head in the mountains , this city ( 6 -allows / offers / gives / lets ) its residents to ski on slopes just 15 minutes by car from th city ( 7 - centre / middle / heart / circle ). Thirty passenger trains a day used to ( 8 - get / take / set / leave ) off from Vancouver on the cross-continent railway. Now there are just three a week, but the ride is still a great adventure . You sleep on board, ( 9 – which / who / where / when ) is fun, but travel through some of the best (10 – scenery / view / site / beauty ) at night . 
 TEST 4
I, Supply the correct verbs form .
1, Listen to those people ! What language they ( speak ) ?
2, Where you ( go ).if you had a lot of money ?
3, Did you advise him ( join )..in the talent contest ?
4, Who ( carry )..our bag when we climb the mountains ?
5, It ( not rain )much in our country in winter .
6, We ( make )..to work hard last week by the teacher .
7, My brother enjoys ( listen ).to stories about UFOs .
8, When I got to the station, my pen pal ( wait )for me .
9, Nothing ( do ).since I moved here .
10, To avoid ( recognize ), the film star wore dark glasses .
II, Fill in each blank with the word in capitals .
1, We should use paper asas we can .	Economy
2, They live in a..area in the north-east of the country.	Mountain
3, His sudden.must be a shock to his family .	Die
4, You shouldn’tothers if you also have a lot of mistakes.	Critic
5, There are over 50..in the talent contest.	Compete
6, Television is one of the cheapest form of .	Entertain
7, My teacher..me to take this examination .	Courage
8, The ring is not valuable. In fact, it is almost. .	Worth
9, I’m full offor my English teacher .	Admire
10, That was an..remark. It would have been better to keep silent.	Necessity
III, Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1, Whena dictionary, you need to be able to understand the symbols and the abbreviations it contains .
	A. having used	B. use	C. to use	D. using
2, How can I knowbook is yours ? They are so alike.
	A. what	B. which	 C. this	D. the 
3, Paul brings the money for lunch, we’ll go right down to the cafeteria .
	A. Since	B. As soon as	C. Now that	D. Until
4, If I..you, I’d take some rest before the game tomorrow .
	A. am	B. could be	C. were	D. would be
5, You have never been to Nha Trang,  ?
	A. have you	B. haven’t you	C. you have	D. you haven’t
6, She will visit us as soon as she arrives..Paris.
	A. at	B. in	C. on 	D. to
7, The smaller the room is , the.furniture it needs .
	A. fewer	B. smaller	C. more	D. less
8, The secretary to..I talked didn’t know where the meeting was.
	A. which	B. who	C. that	D. whom
9, I find the time of English meals very strange. I’m not useddinner at 5 p.m
	A. to have	B. to having	C. having	D. have
10, I have to be present at eight o’clock and so
	A. are you 	B. have you 	C. do you 	D. you do
IV, Combine each pair of sentence using the words in parentheses.
1, The man seems very lonely. His wife and children are away. 	( whose )
2, I recently went back to the town. I was born in that town .	( where )
3, The coffee was very hot. I couldn’t drink it .	( too )
4, The ice is quite thick. We can walk on it .	( enough )
5, The people were very nice. We met them on the train to Ho Chi Minh city	( who )
6, The road was very icy . They couldn’t drive fast .	( so )
7, I went to school as usual yesterday . I had a terrible cold .	( although )
8, The children ran away . They broke the window .	( after )
9, His brother is now working in Liverpool. Liverpool is a big city of England.	( which )
10, He cannot speak Chinese. I cannot speak Chinese. 	( neither ) 
V, Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences.
1, We took part in a six-hours journey to the eastern coast. ...
2, Different kinds of newspapers are arranging on the shelves .
3, There are a little activities that we can do after the meeting ...
4, Hung really wishes that he can take part in the game. ..
5, They’re going to get their house to decorate for the Christmas 
6, I used to sit next to a man who his name is Michael Faraday .
7, I’d rather typing this letter than write it because it’s faster ..
8, He drives too fast that no one likes to ride with him. ..
9, The novel writing by Mark Twain attracts a lot of children. ..
10, Thank you very much for your letter, who came yesterday. ..
VI, Read the text carefully then answer the questions bellow.
	 How the may day holiday began in england
	 Many hundred years ago there were many villages and few towns in England. The villagers liked to go into the forests and the fields when spring came. On the first Sunday of May they usually took a tree back with them and put it in the center of the village. The children dance round it and the men and the women took part in games around it.
	Later the international working class made the First of May their day of solidarity.
	The first May Day was celebrated in England in 1890, when the workers decided to fight for an eight-hour working day and an end to the very long hours that they worked. In London, the workers marched from all places to a meeting in Hyde Park. This demonstration showed their unity and solidarity.
	After that, May Day in England was usually celebrated on the Sunday nearest to the first day of the month.There have been many large May Day demonstrations. The working people showed on those days their solidaity with the progressive people in orther countries.
Which ssasons did the villagers like to go into the forests and fields ?
Where were the tree put ?
What did the children do round the tree ?
When was the first May Day celebrated in England ?
What did the working people show on those day ?
VII. Read the text then choose A, B, C or D to complete the text.
	For many people, traveling by plane is an exciting experience. Others, however, find the whole idea quite terrifying, (1)..flying is no more dangerous (2).any other form of travel and some experts say it is considerably safer. It is known, however, that most accident occur (3)take-off and landing when a (4).decisions are vitally important.
 The people (5).job it is to look (6)the passengers – the stewards and stewardesses- play an important part in helping passengers to (7)..safe and comfortable. Indeed for many passengers being (8)such care of is all part of the total experience. (9)other form of travel involves waiting on people in quite the same (10)., with food, drink, newspapers, magazines, music, and even video films.
	1, A. although	B. too	C. and	D. because
	2, A. than	B. as	C. then	D. with
	3, A. while	B. during	C. for	D. through
	4, A. leader’s	B. chief’s	C. driver’s	D. pilot’s
	5, A. whose	B. which	C. their	D. that
	6, A. for 	B. up	C. after	D. round
	7, A. feel	B. rest	C. experience	D. lie
	8, A. given	B. kept	C. shown	D. taken
	9, A. Any	B. No	C. All	D. Not
 	10, A. way	B. kind	C. sort	D. part
VIII, Fill one suitable word in each blank in the following passage.
 Everyone wants to reduce pollution. But pollution problem is (1)complicated as it is serious. It is complicated (2)..much pollution is caused by things that benefit people. For example, exhaust (3)automobiles causes a large percentage of all pollution. But automobiles
(4)transportation for millions of people. Factories discharge much of the material (5).
pollutes the air and water, but factories give employment to a large (6).of people . Too much fertilizer or pesticide can run soil , but fertilizers and pesticide (7).important aids to the growing of crops. Thus, to end (8)greatly reduces pollution immediately, people would have to (9)..using many things that benefit them. Most people do not want to do that, of course. But pollution can (10).gradually reduced in several ways .
IX, Rewrite the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meanings stay the same.
1, They have just sold that old house. 
– That old house.
2, Charles lives quite near his aunt’s house. 
 – Charles doesn’t.
3, It was such a hard cake that I couldn’t eat it . 
– The cake
4, Linh is a better cook than Hoa . 
 – Hoa can’t.
5, I last heard this song ten years ago . 
 – It is
6, “ You’d better not lend that man any more money, Mary “ said Liz.
 – Liz advised...
7, I was a two-hour flight from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh city. 
 – It took..
8, When he is asked about his past, he hates it . 
– He hates
9, We don’t have enough money, so we can’t buy that house .
 – If we..
10, Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert. 
 – Despite...
X, Complete the sentences using the words given .
1, These exercises / too difficult / students / do / without / mistakes .
- 
2, The / clearly / teacher / explain / lessons / faster / we / understand / them .
-..
3, He / can’t / go / work / bicycle / because / live / far / office .
- .
4, Our friend / birthday / next week / we / give / present / that / he / dream / long time .
-..
5, If / Bob / have / lot / money / he / buy / car / and / travel / around / world .
-
6, I / not see / Mai / since / we / leave / school .
-...
7, Scientists / think / how / use / rise / fall / tide / produce / electricity .
-...
8, Mr Green / not used / take / children / circus / when / live / city . 
-...
9, Although / Uncle Tom / look / everywhere / glasses / not / find . 
-...
10, It / be / such / cold day / we / decide / not / go out .
-... 
TEST 5
I, Choose the word in each group that has underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1,	A. says	B. plays	C. rays	D. stays
2, 	A. appeared	B. formed	C. imagined	D. vanished
3, 	A. exchange	B. champagne	C. teacher	D. children
4, 	A. sensitive	B. benefit	C. pretty	D. remedy
5, 	A. oranges	B. figures	C. classes	D. watches
II, Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1,	A. appliance	B. activity	C. adventure	D. average
2, 	A. chemical	B. effective	C. expensive	D. biology
3, 	A. primary	B. satisfy	C. variety 	D. remedy
4, 	A. compulsory	B. population	C. occasionally	D. immediate
5, 	A. favorite	B. government	C. influence	D. identify
III, Choose one word that does not belong in each list.
1, 	A. destroy	B. damage	C. ruin	D. survive
2, 	A. been	B. wrote	C. took	D. sank
3, 	A. planet	B. star 	C. coast	D. moon
4, 	A. television	B. newspaper	C. forum	D. internet
5, 	A. blouse	B. shirt	C. shoe	D. sweater
IV, Choose the best answer to complete sentences.
1, To put off means.. .	 
	A. destroy	B. postpone	C. cancel	D. wait
2, The Browns had to use all theirto buy their new house.
	A. expenses	B. savings	C. reserves	D. remains
3, If you take a train or a bus, you must pay a.. .
	A. tip	B. fee	C. fare	D. commission
4, Your brother is very tall. What is his exact. ?
	A. size	B. length	C. measure	D. height
5, Another word for forture is.. .
	A. rich	B. lucky	C. foreign	D. good
6, If Lan comes to England, it will be a good.for her to improve her English .
	A. opportunity	B. possibility	C. advantage	D. experience
7, Pleaseyour hand if you want to ask the teacher a question.
	A. rise	B. push	C. raise	D. lift
8, All his children speak.English.
	A. flowing	B. fluent	C. easy	D. well
9, If a bomb goes off, it.
	A. explodes	B. fails	C. strikes	D. misses its object
10, We went to the airport tooff a friend who was leaving for London.
	A. tell	B. say	C. join	D. see
11, My sister is very ..of spiders.
	A. terror	B. terrify	C. terrified	D. terrifying
12, The chameleon is a very strange.. .
	A. creation 	B. creator	C. creature	D. creative
13, I like this essay because it’s very. .
	A. imaginative	B. imaginary	C. imaginable	D. imagination
14, Tam has a big..of foreign coins .
	A. collector	B. collection	C. collecting	D. collective
15, If we don’t on electricity, there will be power cut.
	A. economic	B. economics	C. economical	D. economize
16, He is a personfriends trust him.
	A. whom	B. his	C. whose	D. who’s
17, I’ve always enjoyed traveling. My brother,.,prefer to stay at home.
	A. but	B. although	C. however	D. moreover
18, I’ll give you a lift to the station ifin a hurry.
	A. you’re	B. you were	C. you’ll be	D. you’d be
19, I wish you to leave now. Can’t you stay a bit longer ?
	A. don’t have	B. didn’t have	C. won’t have	D. hadn’t 
20, to have lunch at 12 o’clock everyday ?
	A. Did you used	B. Did you use	C. Are you used	D. Were you used
21, If she worked more slowly, she.so many mistakes.
	A. wouldn’t make	B. won’t make	C. didn’t make	D. doesn’t make
22, He never let you cook the meals, ?
	A. didn’t he	B. doesn’t he	C. did he	D. was he
23, Stop now, you’ve donework for one day .
	A. too many	B. plenty	C. quite more	D. quite enough
24, Whenever we meet, we stop.. .
	A. talk 	B. talking	C. to talk	D. talked
25, Give her a telephone to ring..she gets lost.
	A. whether	B. unless	C. until	D. in case
26, If only I.play the guitar as well as you !
	A. would	B. shall	C. could	D. might
27, The party, at.I was the guest honor, was extremely enjoyable.
	A. which	B. that	C. who	D. where
28, Trung swims very well and.does his brother.
	A. also	B. even	C. so	D. neither
29, .people go to soccer matches now than twenty years ago.
	A. Less	B. Lesser	C. Fewer	D. Few
30, It’s.long time since he last saw his grandparents
	A. such a	B. so	C. very	D. too
V, Find and correct mistakes in the following sentences.
1, If he would speak more slowly, I could understand him.
2, Kangaroos, that can be seen everywhere in Australia, have long tails
3, After living in London for two months, my brother got used to drive on the left.
4, Linh wishes that she is given a teddy bear at Chirstmas.
5, Hoang has felt much better when he took the pill.
6, I suggested that you writing to them to accept their offer.
7, They asked me where was I going to spend my vocation that summer .
8, Even though being ill, Phong still went to school last Monday.
9, My brother enjoys to read detective stories in his free time .
10, Your brother hardly goes to work by bus, doesn’t he ?
VI, Complete the passage with words in paretheses.
 At six o’clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its (1- shops / banks / hotels ) and flood a wide area. By nine o’clock the floods had reached the own of Dorchester. The main street was soon (2- over / under / through ) three feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump the water, but the heavy rain made their job very (3- easy / difficult / quick ). 
 Mrs.Rose Willow, a (4- girl / man / lady ) nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs (5- for / during / while ) three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladder and a small (6- boat / ship / car ).” My cat, Tibbles, stayed with me all the time,” said Mrs. Willow. “ She (7- worried / bored / helped ) me a lot. She sat with me, so I didn’t feel afraid.” 
 The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, (8- but / so / therefore ) the floods have done a great deal of damage. “ Luckily, nobody was (9- burnt / cut / drowned ) or injured, “ Chief Fire Office Hawkins (10- asked / told / said ) reporters, “ but it will take a long time to clear up the mess . “
 Test 6
I, Which underlined part is differently pronounced?
1. Sight circus tiger lion
2. poster post-office most lion
3. tamer apple acrobat matter
4. acrobat nose cold both
5.folk pierrot donkey also
6. promise countryside leisurely sunbathe
7.musical instruments mutual regularly
8.follow narrow slow crowd
9.city-dweller double-decker underground handkerchief
10.Heathrow headway seat teachings 
II, Choose the one words or phrases which could be subtituted for the underlined word or phrase without changing the meaning of the sentences.
1, The indecisive(do du) man was readily persuaded to change his mind again.
 a. easily	b. hardly	c. willingly	d. difficult
2, After discussing the matter with the bank manager, Ha instantly received his loan(tien cho vay)
 a. casually	b. soon	c.finall