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PROGRESS TEST 2 – 8C
TIME ALLOWANCE: 75 MINUTES Nguyn Phng Anh
NAME: ……………………………………….
POINT: ……………..…../ 100 pts CLASS: ……………………….……………...
8C4

PRONUNCIATION (5 pts)
I - Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others. (3 pts)
1. A. begin B. purchase C. peasant D. breakfast
2. A. number B. invent C. manage D. software
3. A. become B. hardware C. letter D. music
II – Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others. (2 pts)
4. A. Thursday B. thank C. there D. anything
5. A. honor B. hour C. hit D. exhaust

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (70 pts)

I – Choose the correct answers. (22 pts)
6. If you pour oil on water, it _________
A. would float B. shall float C. floats D. floated
7. If I feel better tonight, I _________ to the party.
A. would go B. might go C. go D. went
8. If you _________ in such a hurry, you wouldn’t have forgotten the file.
A. hadn’t left B. didn’t leave C. haven’t left D. won’t leave
9. If I _________ you, I _________ a letter of complaint.
A. was - write B. was - will write C. were - wrote D. were - would write
10. If you had arrived earlier, you _________ dinner.
A. wouldn’t have missed C. won’t miss
B. won’t have missed D. wouldn’t miss
11. _________ he’s with his friends, he’s very talkative.
A. Providing B. When C. Supposing D. Unless
12. What _________ you do if you _________ a million dollars?
A. will – win B. did – would win C. would – won D. do – will rain
13. _________ you leave now, you won’t miss the start of the film.
A. Supposing B. Providing C. Unless D. When
14. Unless you _________ it carefully, you _________ sorry afterward.
A. do – will feel B. did – would feel
C. had done – would have felt D. don’t do – will feel
15. I have a lot of records, but _________ CDs.
A. little B. very little C. a few D. very few
16. We have _________ spaghetti, so I can’t make Spaghetti Bolognese.
A. a little B. very little C. few D. very few
17. I’d love to come to the beach. I just need _________ minutes to get ready. I have _________ work to do before I
can leave.
A. a few – little B. a few – a little C. a little – few D. a little – a few
18. I’ve made _________ notes, but I haven’t written my essay yet. Now I’m tired because I didn’t get _________
sleep last night.
A. many – many B. a lot of – much C. much – much D. lots of – few
19. I would be glad to answer _________ questions you may have.
A. some B. every C. any D. few
20. _________ River Nile flows through Egypt.
A. An B. A C. The D. Ø
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 21. I found _________ money under my bed this morning.
A. some B. a C. an D. Ø
22. Would you like _________ omelette for dinner?
A. an B. a C. the D. Ø
23. I’m not going – so don’t try to _________ me _________ going!
A. speak – to B. tell – into C. talk – into D. talk – out of
24. The teachers _________ us a lot of homework in all of our classes today.
A. reserved B. approved C. requested D. assigned
25. Give me a _________ to this email whenever you get the chance.
A. response B. respond C. responsive D. responder
26. Our _________ resources are limited so we should recycle all used things. ive là tính t
A. nature B. naturally C. naturing D. natural
27. They mentioned it in the article but they didn’t _________ into detail.
A. make B. take C. come D. go

II – Give the correct form of verbs. (6 pts) by thì là thì

HT HOÀN
28. ____________________________________
haven't obtained 31. ____________________________________
will be having THÀNH
had believe
29. ____________________________________ will have slept
32. ____________________________________
will last/ is going to last
30. ____________________________________ is going to crash/ has crash
33. ____________________________________

28. I started learning Spanish a few months ago but I _________ (obtain) a qualification in it yet.
29. Before Columbus discovered America, people _________ (believe) that the Earth was flat.
30. The snowstorm _________ (last) till tomorrow afternoon.
31. This time tomorrow, Helen _________ (have) a meeting with her boss.
32. Wake me up at nine – I _________ (sleep) long enough by then.
33. Look! That car over there _________ (crash)!

III – Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or the –ing form. (10 pts)
34. A: I’m sure I’ve failed my exam.
B: Well, there’s no point in ____________________________
worrying (worry) until you get your results.
stamp
35. The audience began to clap and ____________________________ (stamp) their feet on the floor. last,only,first,
best ......+ to v
36. Mike was the last runner ____________________________
to finish (finish) the marathon.
37. A: I walked past the lake yesterday. watch, see, hear sb + Ving ( 1 ít câu chuyn)/ V ( c 1 quá trình )
B: So did I. I stood for a moment to watch some children ____________________________
feeding (feed) the duck.
to book
38. I’d like ____________________________ (book) a return ticket to London, please.
visiting
39. I remember ____________________________ (visit) Bolivia for the first time. It’s a beautiful country.
40. A: What are you doing this weekend? remeber + Ving( nh vic phi làm)/ remeber + V( nh ngha v bây h phi làm )
driving
B: Well, Tom suggested ____________________________ (drive) to the seaside. suggest + Ving
41. It was very kind of Paula ____________________________
to lend (lend) me her laptop. suggest + clause ( that S-V)
42. What am I going to do? I forgot ______________________
to bring (bring) my calculator, and I need it for my exam today.
43. A: Marie is good at playing the piano, isn’t she?
B: Yes. I heard her ____________________________
perform (perform) in a concert last week. She was wonderful.
it be adj + to V( khi nào có it thì + to V luôn)
IV – Match the clauses. (10 pts) had là loi 3 would là loi 2
44. If you had told me about this problem earlier, ______ A. he probably won’t be at the meeting.
45. If you were a more sensitive person, ______ B. you could always ring them up.
46. If they don’t contact you soon, ______ C. his wife would never have left him.
47. If he didn’t work so hard all the time, ______ D. you wouldn’t have said that to her.
48. If he was feeling ill this morning, ______ E. I would have had them by now.
49. If you’re coming with us, ______ F. everything would be all right now.
50. If I really wanted to have children, _____ G. would you hurry up and get ready?

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V – Write one word in each gap. (10 pts)
MAKE
51. Come in! ______________________ yourself at home. ENIOY YOURSELF : C THOI MÁI I
52. I usually get along very well ___________________
WITH Carl, but he can be a bit annoying when he starts showing off.
IN
53. Do you believe ___________________ telepathy? GET ON WITH B = A LONG WITH SB
54. It’s not always easy to ___________________
TELL the difference between fact and opinion.
TAKE
55. The debate will ___________________ place tonight.
56. Could you ___________________
DO me a favor and ask Oliver to see me in my office? DO SB FAVOR: GIÚP AI
MAKE
57. I don’t really ___________________ friends very easily because I’m quite shy. MT TAY
58. If you keep ______________________
BREAKING your promises, people won’t trust you anymore.
59. The government supplied food and medicine ______________________
TO the victims of the hurricane.
60. The journalist was praised ______________________
FOR his report on the starving children of Africa.
NG SAU FOR LÀ LÝ DO
VI - Find one mistake and correct. (10 pts)
Underline the mistake Correct the mistake
61. Why do press photographers think they can turn up at a celebrity’s house UNANNOUNCED
61. _______________
completely announcement?
62. Could you write an editor for the next issue of the school magazine? 62. _______________
EDITORIAL
63. Are you thinking of a career in journalist? 63. _______________
JOURNALISM
64. Indeed, a number of people have become famous because of their involving in 64. _______________
INVOLVENMENT
reality TV shows. ( DÍNH LÍU N
65. Every of the bedrooms has its own bathroom. 65. _______________
EACH
66. ‘We regret informing you that your application has been unsuccessful’. TO INFORM
66. _______________
67. How many means of communication do you use on a regular basic? BASIC
67. _______________
68. Jenny seemed willing to talk about her argument with Nancy but I eventually got
the facts. UNWILLING
68. _______________
69. Come on! We’ve got very few time and a lot of things to do.
LITTLE
69. _______________
70. Brenda blames her happiness on being single, but I’m not so sure.
70. _______________
UNHAPPINESS

VII – Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals
PERSONALITY
71. She has such a kind, friendly ______________________________________ (person).
72. There’s an ______________________________________
UNWRITTEN (write) rule that you don’t wear jeans to work.
MAJORITY
73. The ______________________________________ (major) of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.
74. One of the beauties of living here is that it’s so ______________________________________
PEACFUL (peace).
75. This village has its own traditional ______________________________________
TRADITIONAL (tradition) dress, cuisine,
folklore and handicrafts.

WRITING (10 pts)

Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that is has the same meaning to the first sentence.
76. You can play Jotto in a team or by yourself? (own)
You can play Jotto in a team or __________________________________________________________
ON YOUR OWN
__________________________________________________________________________________________
77. Camping is cheaper than staying in a hotel. (costs)
Camping _________________________________________________________
COSTS LESS than staying in a hotel.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
78. Children can buy hot lunches at most school. (possible)
IT IS POSIBLE
At most schools ____________________________________________ for children to buy hot lunches.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
79. Kate likes playing game on her phone, and all her friend do too. (do)
SO DO
Kate likes playing game on her phone, and ____________________________________ all her friends.
__________________________________________________________________________________________

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 80. Kim was on the point of closing the shop when a customer walked in. (about)
WAS ABOUT TO CLOSE
Kim _________________________________________________ the shop when a customer walked in.
BE ABOUT TO DO ST
__________________________________________________________________________________________
81. I had a chance to score, but I didn’t because I missed the ball. (might)
MIGHT HAVE SCORE
I _____________________________________ if I ___________________________________
HADN'T MISSED the ball.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
IF+I+HAD+P2 , S+WOULD HAVE P2
82. I didn’t watch the match yesterday afternoon because I went out. (stayed in)
HAD STAYED IN
If I _____________________________ yesterday afternoon, I ________________________
WOULD HAVE WATCHED the match.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
CHO HIN TI LÀM LOI 2 / CHO QUÁ KH LÀM LOI 3
83. Romeo thought Juliet was dead. He committed suicide. (if)
WOULDN'T HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE IF HE HANDN'T THOUGHT JULIET WAS
Romeo _____________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
84. We usually go for a walk after supper if there isn’t a good film on TV. unless
We usually __________________________________________________________ a good film on TV.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
85. I can’t help you if you don’t tell me the truth. unless
I __________________________________________________________________________ the truth.
__________________________________________________________________________________________

READING (15 pts)

I – Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. (10 pts)
PLANNING YOUR TIME
Life in the modem world is very busy for almost everybody and we all need to plan our time carefully. Possibly the
best way to do this is to write a weekly ‘to-do’ list.
The best time to write your list is (86) _________ the weekend. Go somewhere quiet and think about all the things you
must do in the (87) _________ week. Put them into two groups: first, those you can do any time, such as going to the
hairdresser or (88) _________ your room. Then think about more (89) _________ things, like getting a present for your
girlfriend or boyfriend, (90) _________ if it’s their birthday on Monday!
Decide which things you will do (91) _________ which day of the week. Very long lists are not a good idea: it’s much
better to choose just a (92) _________ jobs for Monday and a similar number for the other days of the week.
Early each morning, look at your list. You need to have a plan for the day, (93) _________ decide what order you will
do everything in. When you finish a job, put a line through it.
You might not complete all your jobs (94) _________ day. If it’s really impossible to finish doing something, you can
add it to your list for the next day, but (95) _________ sure you do it first!

86. A. in B. by C. for D. at
87. A. later B. another C. further D. following
88. A. placing B. putting C. tidying D. ordering
89. A. urgent B. quick C. sudden D. actual
90. A. firstly B. mainly C. generally D. especially
91. A. of B. on C. about D. over
92. A. few B. couple C. lot D. little
93. A. since B. because C. so D. though
94. A. some B. every C. both D. any
95. A. do B. take C. make D. get

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II - These people (96 – 100) want to stay home and watch TV tonight. Below there are some TV programme reviews
(A – H). Decide which programme (letter A – H) would be the most suitable for each person. Write the correct letter
for each number.

96. ___ Brian likes water sports very much. He would like to go sailing next summer with his friends. He works in a shop
and doesn’t have much money.
97. ___ Sally is a very romantic person. She likes watching programmes about real people and their lives. She is
particularly interesied in programmes about people who have coped with problems in their life.
98. ___ Dave is a geography teacher in a secondary school in Liverpool. He likes programmes about travel and the
environment in general. He is also very interested in wildlife.
99. ___ Jane is a very artistic person. She enjoys making things and painting in her free time. She enjoys visiting art
galleries and museums.
100. ___ Simon works in a bank and is very interested in finance and politics. He likes to read the newspaper everyday
and to be aware of what is going on in the world.

TV PROGRAMMES

A. “The World Around Us” E. “The weather programme”

A fascinating study of the ancient Egyptian pyramids
and the area around the River Nile in Egypt. The
scenery is beautiful and the filming of this
documentary is a work of art as it is so thoughtfully
done. As well as the obvious camels, there are also
many interesting images of other desert animals and
plant life.
B. “Speak Up”
Well-known personalities discuss the main stories of
the day. What is going on in the government and who
is attacking who in the political parties. Always a
lively programme as events, both at home and
abroad, are debated with great enthusiasm.
All your weather forecasts in one programme.
Featuring local, national and international weather
news, this is a handy programme for anyone who is
about to travel or go on holiday. So if you are off on a
trip or have an outside event planned, don’t miss this
informative programme.
F. “The Creative Mind”
One of the most popular programmes on TV at the
moment. The Creative Mind explores different artistic
themes from exhibition reviews, information about
major and smaller galleries and museums, and
interviews with artists, writers, actors and musicians.

C. “Summer Holidays” G. “Death in Paris”

A practical and honest account of some of the
summer holidays that are on offer this year. Tonight’s
programme features a weekend in Disneyland in
Paris, cheap sailing holidays in the Mediterranean
and a shopping and sightseeing trip to New York.
A fast, violent film about the Mafia in Paris. Although
there are some good actors in this film, the story isn’t
very exciting or interesting and it is often hard to
understand what is going on. There are some beautiful
Parisian scenes however and a few funny moments
between the scenes of violence.

D. “Cooking for special occasions” H. “Born to Run”

The fun cookery programme that offers lots of
exciting ideas from children’s birthday parties to that
frightening dinner for the boss and his wife. Easy to
follow step by step instructions and many useful tips
on how to make your dinner party a little bit special.
An interesting story of a young man with learning
difficulties who overcame the problems in his life,
through his great talent for athletics. This is a true story
of how one person made the most of their life and also
helped many other people with similar problems. The
happy ending will appeal to all those romantics out
there.

Total: 100 pts

Good luck!