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ĐỀ KIỂM TRA CHẤT LƯỢNG 8 TUẦN HỌC KỲ I
Năm học: 2010- 2011 –Môn: Tiếng Anh 12
Thời gian làm bài: 45 phút
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in the group.
1. A. farmers B. fields C. vehicles D. crops
2. A. stopped B. followed C. rained D. believed
3. A. marvellous B. argurment C. maximum D. startling
Choose the word with different stress pattern.
4: A. decent B. social C. install D. verbal
5: A. husband B. confide C. unwise D. concern
Choose the best answer.
6: The phone rang while she ______ dinner.
A. is cooking B. has cooked C. was cooking D. cooks
7: Nothing ______ in this town since I first visited it.
A. has changed B. was changing C. changed D. changes
8: - "Could you bring me some water?"
- "______."
A. Certainly, sir B. No, I don't C. I don't want D. No, thanks
9: - "Would you like to go to the cinema with me this weekend?"
- "______."
A. Yes, it is B. Yes, I'd love to C. Yes, I do D. I agree with you
10: Who's going to look ______ the children while you're away?
A. after B. over C. up D. at
11: My sister ______ trouble with her motorbike now, so she has to take the bus to work.
A. had B. have C. is having D. was having
12: A meeting will ______ to discuss the matter.
A. be held B. held C. hold D. have been held
13: Who ______ America about 600 years ago?
A. discovered B. has discovered C. discovers D. was discovering

B. Henry greeted Mary and asked how she was.
C. Henry greeted Mary and asked how is she.
D. Henry said good morning and asked Mary how she is.
26: They are whispering to avoid………………by their friends.
A. being heard B. being hearing C. hearing D. to be heard
Identify a mistake from each of the following sentences.
27: When he left, Peter forgot that he put his passport and wallet in his other jacket
A. when B. in C. put D. forgot
28: Graham told Jane that he would see her tomorrow
A. told B. see C. tomorrow D. he
29: The conical leaf hats is said to be a symbol of Vietnamese culture
A. to be B. culture C. of D. leaf hats
30: He asked me how long did it take to get to Paris by train?
A. how long B. did it take C. get to D. by train
Choose the suitable word to fill in each blank.
Janet left high school three months …31…. She wants to continue her study at a University but her parents
are not rich …32 … to send her to the University. Janet is looking for a job. She hopes that she will earn some
money to …33… the financial problem with her parents . She likes meeting people and traveling …34… she
wants to apply for a position as a receptionist or a tourist guide . She reads newspapers and looks through the
“Situations Vacant” columns everyday. She hopes, she …35… a job soon .
31: A. before B. next year C. ago D. then
32: A. much B. too C. enough D. nearly
33: A. provide B. give C. help D. share
34: A. such B. so C. although D. so that
35: A. has found B. finds C. found D. will find
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Communication in general is process of sending and receiving messages that enables humans to share
knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Although we usually identify communication with speech, communication is
composed of two dimensions – verbal and nonverbal.
Nonverbal communication has been defined as communication without words. It includes apparent

C. saying something aloud D. expressing

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