TEST 8
Part 1: Phonetics:
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest in each group
1. A. please B. measure C. rise D. pause
2. A. biscuits B. magazines C. newspapers D. vegetables
3. A. honourable B. honesty C. historic D. heir
4. A. bush B. brush C. pull D. lunar
5. A. depth B. with C. smooth D. mouth
Choose the word whose syllable is stressed differently from the rest in each group
6. A. founder B. damage C. answer D. collapse
7. A. reverse B. conflict C. revise D. relax
8. A. accessible B. conspicuous C. convenient D. continental
9. A. intensity B. deficiency C. disadvantage D. associate
10. A. enclose B. evolve C. exert D. invite
Part 2: Vocabulary - grammar and structures
Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D
11. Would you do me a small favour? I______ very much
A. appreciate it B. would appreciate
C. would be appreciative D. would appreciate it
12. I am familiar with that product. I don't know______ times I've seen it advertised on TV
A. how many B. how often C. how much D. many often
13. "When______ leaving for Toronto, Canada?"
"We are planning to set out at 10 o'clock".
A. are we B. will we C. will up D. are us
14. I asked Robert when he could fix my leaking tap. He said that he would come round and fix
it______
A. as much as possible B. as possible as he could
C. as fast as he could possibly D. as soon as possible
15. "Do you know______ that building is?"
"I would say that it is was built at least 100 years ago".
A. old B. how age C. how old D. which age

A. What about take a trip to Da Nang & visit Hoi an town?
B. What about taking a trip to Da Nang & visit Hoi an town?
C. What about taking a trip to Da Nang & visiting Hoi an town?
D. What about we take a trip to Da Nang & visit Hoi an town?
28. It is cheaper to go by train than by air.
A. going by air is cheaper than going by train.
B. going by air is as cheap as going by train.
C. going by train is cheaper than going by air.
D. going by train is not cheap.
29. Do you consider staying at home & playing cards tonight?
A. Let's staying at home & playing cards tonight.
B. Let's stay at home & play cards tonight.
C. Let's stay at home & playing cards tonight.
D. Let's staying at home & play cards tonight.
30. People say that playing football is the most interesting
A. The most important thing is playing football.
B. Playing football is said to be the most interesting.
C. It was said that playing football is the most interesting.
D. It is said that playing football was the most interesting.
Choose a word or phrase in each sentence that needs correcting
31. (A) Whenever I open my mouth (B) to speak English I always feel that (C) peoples are
laughing and that (D) makes me nervous.
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32. What I find is that (A) either I make a bad grammatical mistake (B) also I pronounce the word
(C) the wrong (D) way.
33. I wonder if you (A) have ever (B) visit my country because more and more (C) tourists are (D)
coming now.
34. I hope one day you (A) will come and I hope that I haven't (B) done too (C) many mistakes in
my (D) sentences.
35. I (A) expect you will understand (B) most of what I have written and that you are not (C)

B. Canada publishes a lot of newspapers and books.
C. Pulp and paper export is a major source of income for Canada.
D. Producing paper is the only industry in Canada.
38. Who is suggesting that pulp and paper could be produced without cutting down trees?
A. the logging industry B. the government
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C. the environmental lobby D. the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association
39. Why was the plant hemp essential to world-wide trade in the past?
A. Ships' ropes were made from it B. Hemp was a very profitable export
C. Hemp was used as fuel for ships D. Hemp was used as food for sailors.
40. Why do agriculturalists think that hemp would be better for paper production than trees?
A. It is cheaper to grow hemp than to cut down trees.
B. More paper can be produced from the same area of land.
C. Hemp produces higher quality paper.
D. All are correct
Speech is one of the most important (41)_______ of communicating. It consists of far more
than just making noises. To talk and also to (42)_______ by other people we have to speak a
language, that is, we have to use combinations of (43)_______ that everyone agrees stand for a
particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own
language.
Learning a language properly is very (44)_______ The basic (45)_______ of English is not
very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite (46)_______ But the more
words you know, the more ideas you can (47)_______ and the more precise you can be about their
exact meaning.
Words are the (48)_______ thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we
(49)_______ the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and
(50)_______ whether we are pleased or angry, for instance.
41. A. ways B. reasons C. rules D. tests
42. A. be examined B. be talked C. be understood D. be spoken
43. A. sounds B. languages C. systems D. talks