ÔN LUYỆN HSG LỚP 8- JAN-2023

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I. Listen and complete the application form below.

VIDEO LIBRARY
APPLICATION FORM
 Full name: Louise Cynthia Jones
 Address: Apartment 1, (1) …72 BLACK ….…Street, Highbridge
 Post code: (2)…2085…..
 Telephone: 9835 6712 (home) (3)…94561309. (work)
 Driver's licence number: (4)……2020BD ……
 Date of birth: (5)…25th, July 1977

II. Listen and choose the correct answer to the questions.

1. Gavin moved into his apartment____________.
A. a week ago. B. two weeks ago. C. three weeks ago.
2. Gavin's apartment is located on the ____________.
A. ground floor. B. second floor. C. third floor.
3. How much do a fridge and a stereo system cost?
A. $1150 B. $ 4000 C. $1600
4. And how many watches does Garvin have?
A. one. B. two C. three.
5. The total annual cost of insurance is______________ .
A. $ 164 B. $194 C. $184
III. T/F
1. Peter Miller is not a medical doctor.
2. Peter sells machines for hospitals and doctors.
2. 3. Starlight is the name of Alessandro's company.
3. Alessandro is the manager of the company.
3. Megumi thinks her real name is difficult to say.
5. 6.Andres is a not permanent member of the team.

Key

1. True 2. True 3. False 4. False 5. False 6. True

PHONETICS (5 pts)
I- Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from
the rest of the group. (2 pts)
1: A. material B. crucial C. partial D. financial
2: A. reign B. leisure C. neighbor D. vein
II- Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the
group. (3 pts)
3. A. career B. avoid C. manage D. advise
4. A. office B. literacy C. inventory D. stationery
5. A. diversity B. severe C. education D. courageous
LEXICAL AND GRAMMAR

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I- Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence. (10 pts)
6. The hotel has been built on the ............. of the lake.
A. border B. boundary C. edge D. front
7. John: “I didn’t pass my driving test.” – Anna: “.............!”
A. Better luck next time B. So poor
C. Congratulations D. That was nice of you.
8. She used to ............. her living by delivering vegetables to local hotels.
A. have B. win C. earn D. get
9. Although it was raining heavily, .............
A.he went out without a raincoat. B. but he went out without a raincoat.
C. so he went out without a raincoat. D. however he went out without a raincoat.
10. The house was .............building.
A. a stone nice old B. a nice old stone C. a nice stone old D. an old nice stone
11. Do you .............my turning the television on now?
A. object B. disapprove C. want D. mind
12. Last year, Matt earned.............his brother.
A. twice as much as B. twice as many as
C. twice more than D. twice as more as
13. You don't have to decide now, you can............. .
A. put it aside B. call it off C. tear it up D. think it over
14. Jenny and her sister are so .................. They could almost be twins.
A. likeness B. alike C. like D. the same
15. They hardly believe him and .....................
A. so do I B. neither do I C. I do, too D. I believe him
II- Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense or form. (10 pts)
16-17. Jack (be) ......WILL BE............. ready in a moment. He (just finish) .......IS JUST
FINISHING...... his breakfast.
18. None of the people (invite) .....INVITED.............. to the party could come.
19-20. I was terribly disappointed (discover) ....TO DISCOVER ............... that he (lie) ...HAD LIED/
HAD BEEN LYING .......... to me.
21-22. Nothing (give) ...WILL BE GIVEN........ to you if you (not study) ..... DON’T STUDY........
hard.
23. We (tell) ....HAVE BEEN TOLD .....not to go out at night recently.
24-25. There is smoke and I smell something (burn) .....BURNING... . There (be) ...MUST BE......... a
fire nearby.
III- Supply the correct form of the word in capital letters. (10 pts)
26. We must learn about keeping our environment (POLLUTE) ........UNPOLLUTED ....... .
27. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces (HOUSE) ...HOUSEHOLD ..... bills.
28-29. You needn't go on a diet; but you have to eat (SENSE) ...SENSIBLY........ and you mustn’t (EAT)
......OVEREAT.... .
30. Help is immediately sent to the (SURVIVE) .......SURVIVORS....... of the earthquake.
31. My brother can repair electric (APPLY) ......APPLIANCES........ very well.
32. (ENVIRONMENT) ..... ENVIRONMENTALISTS......... are doing their best to save the species from
dying out.
33. These (INNOVATE) ....INNOVATIONS.......... will conserve the earth’s resources.
34. The President’s New Year speech is going to be broadcast (NATION)... NATIONWIDE........... .
35. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts, and (CLASS) CLASSIFIED..
advertising.
READING
I- Fill in each of the blanks with one suitable word.
Every year, eight million children across the United States spend some time at a summer camp. For more
than a century, children have enjoyed both learning new skills and (36....TAKING......) part in a variety
of activities in a friendly environment.
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 There are 10,000 camps across the country, which are designed to look (37. ...AFTER ....) youngsters
from the age of 6 to 18. The camps, (38. ..LASTING......) anything from 1 to 8 weeks, are often situated
in beautiful lakeside areas and there is a wide range of (39....PRICES......) to suit every pocket. The
children typically do outdoor (40. ..ACITIVIES.....), including some challenging sports like climbing, or
indoor activities such as drama, music or poetry. (41. ...ALTHOUGH/ WHILE......) the camps are not
luxurious, the wooden cabins the young people sleep (42. .IN......) are comfortable. The timetable
does not allow very much time for relaxing because the children are (43. .KEPT ......) busy all the time.
The camps are popular with the children and many come away (44. ...FULL ...) of enthusiasm. In the
words of one former camper, 'I made a lot of friends, (45...WAS........) never on my own, and became a
lot more self-confident.'
II- Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in the gaps in the following passage. (10 pts)
The computer is undoubtedly one of the most (46) ....................... and important inventions of the
twentieth century. Boring or time-consuming jobs which, in the past, would have been (47)......................
by hundreds of workers can now be done by one small computer. However, the (48)......................... of the
computer has not been entirely problem-free. Many people feel that we are already too
(49)..........................on computers. They think that computers themselves are (50)........................... too
powerful, and that people are no longer in control of them.
One of the problems with a computer is that, like any other machines, it can (51)..........................
If a computer is (52)........................., the information it is storing can be lost. If a computer program has
a(n) (53)......................... in it, the computer’s calculation can be seriously (54)........................... A faulty
program in a hospital or police computer could (55)...........................terrible mistakes.
46. A. shocking B. amazing C. astonishing D. surprising
47. A. done out B. made out C. carried out D. figured out
48. A. usage B. experiment C. introduction D. operation
49. A. dependent B. based C. influenced D. carried
50. A. becoming B. getting C. running D. turning
51. A. break up B. break down C. break into D. break out
52. A. changed B. modified C. contaminated D. damaged
53. A. foul B. abnormality C. wrongdoing D. error
54. A. devalued B. affected C. fooled D. broken
55. A. do B. produce C. find D. cause
III- Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer (5 pts)
Many British people don’t think about clothes very much. They just like to be comfortable. When they go
out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost anything. At theaters, cinemas and concerts you can put on
what you like from elegant suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. Anything goes, as long as you look clean
and tidy.
But in Britain, as well as the United States, men in offices usually wear suits and ties, and women wear
dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors, lawyers and business people wear quite formal clothes. And in
some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses.
In many years, Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful with their clothes.
At home or on holiday, most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But when they go out in the
evening, they like to look elegant. In good hotels and restaurants, men have to wear jackets and ties, and
women wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyles.
It is difficult to say exactly what people wear informal or formal in Britain and the United States because
everyone is different. If you are not sure what to wear, watch what other people do and do the same. You’ll
feel more relaxed if you don’t look too different from everyone else.
56. Many British people wear freely when they ........................
A. attend meetings B. attend lectures C. spend their spare time D. meet their friends
57. Who doesn’t usually wear suits and ties?
A. Lawyers B. Doctors C. Drivers D. Secretaries
58. If you visit an American friend at home in the evening, you may find that your friend
wears................
A. pretty clothes B. informal clothes C. formal clothes D. dirty clothes
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59. If you are in a foreign country, the best way the writer suggests to you is to wear..................
A. strange clothes B. as the people there do C. your native clothes D. pretty clothes
60. What do you think the passage is mainly about?
A. Recent dressing habit in Great Britain and the United States.
B. The reason why informal clothing is popular in Britain and the US.
C. When we should wear in a formal way.
D. Where we should wear in a formal way.
WRITING
I- Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence
printed above it.
61. They bought me two laptops, but neither worked satisfactorily.
They bought me two laptops, (but) neither OF WHICH worked satisfactorily.
62. Jane’s career as a television presenter began five years ago.
Jane has WORKED/ HAS BEEN WORKING as a television presenter FOR five years
63. I’m quite happy to look after the baby for you.
 I don’t MIND LOOKING after the baby for you......
64. The flight to Paris lasted 3 hours.
 It took 3 HOURS TO FLY TO PARIS…………………
65. People say that he sold his house to pay the debt.
 He is SAID TO HAVE sold his house to pay the debt.
66. The passengers don’t realize how lucky they have been.
 Little DO The passengers realize how lucky they have been
67. You ought to fasten your seatbelt before driving away.
 You shouldn’t DRIVE AWAY WITHOUT FASTENING your seatbelt.........
68. His working too much led to his illness.
 If he HADN’T WORKED TOO MUCH, HE WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ILL.………
69. If someone understands this book, they are cleverer than I am.
 Anyone who understands this book IS cleverer than I am …
70. “Would you like to go to the concert with me tonight?” Peter said to Ann.
 Peter invited Ann TO GO TO THE CONCERT WITH HIM THAT NIGHT…..……………….………
71. We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.
If it HADN’T BEEN FOR my father’s money, We couldn’t have managed.
72. I had only just put the phone down when the boss rang back.
 Hardly HAD I put the phone down when the boss rang back
73. It was Walter Raleigh who introduced potatoes and tobacco into England.
 The English owe THE INTRODUCTION OF potatoes and tobacco TO Walter Raleigh
74. “If my members agree to that, I’ll be very surprised,” said the union delegate.
 The union delegate observed that HE WOULD BE SURPRISED IF HIS MEMBERS AGREED TO
THAT
75. While I strongly disapprove of your behavior, I will help you this time.
Despite my STRONG DISAPPROVAL of your behavior, I will help you this time.
76. I’m sorry I missed Professor Baker’s lecture.
 I’m sorry not TO HAVE ATTENDED Professor Baker’s lecture.
77. We may not be able to give the concert.
 The concert MAY HAVE TO BE CANCELLED
78. I was not surprised to hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
It came AS NO SURPRISE TO ME TO hear that Harry had failed his driving test.
80. I only recognized him when he came into the light.
 Not until he came into the light DID I I recognize him
II. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given
81.She assumed that the tribe wouldn’t understand her. UNDER

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  She WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION that the tribe wouldn’t understand her.
82.I had such a bad headache after the aromatherapy treatment that I felt sick. SO
 My headache after the aromatherapy treatment WAS SO SERIOUS / BAD that I felt
sick.
83.It’s Paul’s duty to check on patients. RESPONSIBLE
 Paul IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING ……. .. on the patients.
84.She described the treatment to us in detail. DETAILED
 She gave US A DETAIL DESCRIPTION OF the treatment.
85.We decided not to go to the party on Friday night. DECISION
 We MADE A DECISION not to go to the party on Friday night.

III. Complete the sentences

account to drop in back up turn up come into crop up pass
away

1. When she was told that her father had…………………, she broke down
2. Unless the group ………………soon we will have to cancel the concert
3. James …………………. quite a large sum of money when his parents were killed in the plane crash
4. You will ……….me ……………..at the meeting, won’t you, Bill?”
5 You must …………………….the manager for the money you used

1. When she was told that her father had passed away , she broke down
2. Unless the group turn up soon we will have to cancel the concert
3. James came into quite a large sum of money when his parents were killed in the plane crash
4. You will back me up at the meeting, won’t you, Bill?”
5 You must account to the manager for the money you used

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