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Trang 1TEST 8 Question 1 Listen to the passage and fill in each gap with one word (2pts)
In my opinion, (1)………is a very fast and (2) ……… way for me to get (3)………… I can also (4) ……… with my friends and relatives by (5)
……… of email or (6) ……… I do not use the internet very often because I do not have much time For me, internet is a wonderful (7)……… of modern life It makes our (8)……… a small village
Question 2 Read the passage and do the tasks that follow
All languages have rules for forming words and for ordering those words in meaningful sentences
In written language, meaning is expressed through a system of characters and rules for combining these characters In spoken languages, meaning is expressed through a system of sounds and rules for combining those sounds Word order is more important in English than it is in some languages such as Russian
Like other languages, English is always changing but it changes very slowly People invent new words, borrow words from other languages and change the meaning of
words as needed For example, the English word byte was invented by computer specialists in 1959 The word tomato was borrowed from Nahuatl, an American Indian
language spoken in Mexico
People learn English as well as languages by listening, copying what they hear and using the language Most school children learn their first languages easily and sometimes other languages as well
A Complete the following sentences (1.5 pts)
1 All languages have rules for ……… ……
2 In written languages, meaning is expressed ………
3 Word order is ……… ………
4 English is always changing but ………
5 People learn English as well as languages by ………
………
6 Most school children ……… ………
B Check True or False (1.5 pts)
T F
1 Some languages have rules for forming words
2 In written languages, meaning is expressed through a system
of characters and rules for combining those characters
3 Word order is more important in English than it is
in other languages
4 English changes very quickly
5 People learn English only by listening what they hear
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Question 3: Circle the correct answer from the option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences (2.5 pts)
1 He drives ……… He often has accidents
A careful B careless C carefully D carelessly
2 ………Ba wasn’t hungry, he ate a lot of food
3 I suggest ……… camping
4 Hoa’s hobbies are reading books ………watching TV
5 She loves watching stars ……… night
6 He repairs water pipes He is a ………
A carpenter B brick-layer C worker D plumber
7 She likes ……… badminton
8 They were very tired They rested ……… 6 p.m
9 Lan used to ……… up early
10 John ……… for that company since 1990
Question 4 Rewrite each of the following sentences in such a way that it has the same meaning as the sentence printed before it (2.5 pts)
1 Mr Brown is 50 Mrs Brown is 42
Mrs Brown is ……… …………
2 It’s a pity; I can’t play table tennis
I wish I ……… ………
3 “Where do you live?” John asked
John asked me ……… …………
4 We must finish the project on time
The project ……… ………
5 I don’t have enough money I can’t buy that house
If I ……… ………
TEST 8
Question 1
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(1) internet; (2) convenient; (3) information; (4) communicate; (5) means; (6) chatting; (7) invention; (8) world
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Question 2
Complete the sentences (mỗi câu đúng 0.25 đ)
1 …………forming words and for ordering those words in meaningful
sentences
2 ………through a system of characters and rules for combining those
characters
3 …………more important in English than it is in some languages such
as Russian
4 ………it changes very slowly
5 …… listening, copying what they hear and using the language
6 …………learn their first languages easily and sometimes other
languages as well
B Check True or False (mỗi câu đúng 0.25 đ)
1 F; 2 T; 3 T; 4 F; 5 F; 6 T
Question 3
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1 D; 2 A; 3.B; 4.C; 5 B; 6.D; 7.B; 8.C; 9.A; 10.C
Question 4
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(Suggestion)
1 Mrs Brown is younger than Mr Brown.
2 I wish I could play table tennis.
3 John asked me where I live.
4 The project must be finished on time.
5 If I had enough money, I could buy that house.