the second final test

English Test 8
E1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
1. A. answer B. listen C. music D. solemn
2. A. bands B. songs C. works D. guitars
3. A. champion B. school C. chemistry D. character
4. A. abandoned B. delighted C. revealed D. discovered
5. A. ocean B. crop C. technologyD. conservation
E2: Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently
6. A. orphanage B. herbicide C. submarine D. tournament
7. A. compete B. damage C. defeat D. compose
8. A. communicate B. convenient C. Environment D .conservation
9. A. serene B. solemn C. forest D. motion
10. A. emotion B. abandon C. jellyfish D. erosion
E3: Choose the best answers
11. The train is leaving in five minutes so you …………….. hurry up.
A. ought B. should C. would D. will
12. Blood flow ………………… by the heart.
A. which is controlled B. controlled C. be controlled D. is controlled
13. The heavy rain has caused ………………… in many parts of the country.
A. water B. crops C. floods D. soil
14. ………. of film do you like to see?
- Action films.
A. What kind B. What C. Which D. Which group
15. Trinh Cong Son was a famous …………………
A. designer B. writer C. singer D. composer
16. Her performance was so ………………… that many people burst into tears.
A. depressing B. boringC. moving D. thrilling
17. About 400 students ………part in the protest.
A. took B. held C. made D. did
18. Titanic is a tragic love story film based ….. the true story of the Titanic disaster.
A. in B. on C. of D. from

19. She prefers Science fiction films ……detective ones.
A. on B. than C. like D. to
20. She doesn’t like her job. It’s so……….
A. bore B. boring C. bored D. boringly
E4: Rewrite some following sentences
21.I couldn’t ride a bike until I was fifteen.
It was not until …………………………………………
22. He didn’t pass the final exam because he didn’t work hard.
If ……………………………………………
23. People have established many national parks to protect rare species.
Many …………………………………
24. The monitor always goes to class on time. He wants to set a good example for
the class. ( to infinite)
………………………………………..
25. If it is fine tomorrow, we will go for a picnic. (Make a question)
…………………………………………………
26. I went to school late because I missed the bus (make Wh – question)
27. We took so many pictures although the sky was cloudy.
In spite of………………………………...
E5. Choose the best answers
THE HISTORY OF FILM
The world’s first was shown in 1895 by two French brothers, Louis and Auguste
Lumiere. Although it only consisted of short, simple scenes, people loved it and
films have (49) …popular ever since. The first film was silent, with titles on the
screen to explain the story. Soon the public had their favorite actors and actresses
and, in this result, the first film star appeared. In 1927, the first “talkie”, a film with
sound, was shown and from then on, the public would accept only this kind of film.
Further improvements continued, particularly in America, (50) … produced 95%
of all films. With the arrival of television in the 1950s, (51) … people went to see
films, but in (52) … years cinema audiences have grown again. More countries

have started to produce films that influence film-making and there are currently
(53) …national film industries.
25. A. gone B. been C. made D. kept
26. A. who B. where C. when D. which
27. A. many B. more C. fewer D. some
28. A. recent B. nowC. modern D. present
29. A. many B. lots C. much D. plenty